安徽高考英语完形填空专项训练

这是一份安徽高考英语完形填空专项训练，共32页。

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Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett’s jeans and shirt full of burn holes.
Tired and defeated, I____1____to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had____2____. He often got almost everything in the house out of ____3____. Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking ____4____to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could ____5____ the emotional damage Brett had done to our once quiet home.
As a native speaker, Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett as ____6____ as possible, but inside I was shouting, “I don’t want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can’t ____7____ him!” Having wiped my tears, I continued ____8____ him as before.
When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in the juvenile hall (少管所). After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping ____9____ teens.
At the ____10____ ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had ____11____ the most to him or her.
Brett spoke ____12____ to his parents and then spoke to me, “You did so much. You were always there. For my mom and dad, I was their ____13____. But you, although____14____  enough by me, always____15____ me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it.”
Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.
1．A．demanded B．sank C．carved D．dropped
2．A．ruined B．begged C．torn D．broken
3．A．danger B．date C．trouble D．order
4．A．on B．in C．up D．away
5．A．pick out B．relate to C．compare to D．regard as
6．A．patiently B．willingly C．strictly D．rudely
7．A．appreciate B．educate C．stand D．refer
8．A．parenting B．pardoning C．comforting D．struggling
9．A．lazy B．troublesome C．disappointing D．careless
10．A．opening B．official C．victory D．graduation
11．A．afforded B．meant C．supplied D．owed
12．A．lovingly B．globally C．proudly D．nervously
13．A．friend B．enemy C．kid D．teenager
14．A．confused B．troubled C．touched D．suffered
15．A．cost B．dated C．based D．showed

It was a dark night. Thick, dark, gray clouds had made sure that there was no starlight or moonlight to ___16___ me as I walked out of my porch(门厅). Still, I kept the porch light off because I didn’t want to be ___17___ by bugs and moths(飞蛾)on this sticky ___18___evening. I stood there for a while letting my eyes adjust to the lack of ___19___.
It was then, though, that I saw them. First one blink of light at the far end of the ___20___followed by another and then another. I ___21___. I recognized them at once as my firefly(萤火虫)friends, my lightning bug buddies who always ___22___ this time of the year.
When I was little I used to sit in the grass and watch them ___23___ fly around blinking on and off. I never___24___and put one in a jar as some kids did because I never wanted to hurt these messengers of light. Their time on this earth was so ____25____ as it was. I tried to enjoy them each night they were here. It always ____26____ me when they disappeared(消失) in the fall and it always made my heart sing when they ____27____ the next summer.
We are like them in a lot of ways. Our ____28____ here on earth is short. Often our light of love is more like on and off blinks rather than a ____29____ shine. Still, we do our best to share it and take ____30____ in knowing that others will be shining their light long after we are gone.
16．A．show B．greet C．please D．impact
17．A．troubled B．injured C．shined D．tracked
18．A．spring B．summer C．winter D．fall
19．A．heat B．water C．light D．air
20．A．space B．room C．grassland D．forest
21．A．wept B．sighed C．cried D．smiled
22．A．turned out B．showed up C．sat down D．gave in
23．A．fearfully B．carefully C．nervously D．slowly
24．A．saw B．hit C．caught D．got
25．A．hard B．short C．useful D．terrible
26．A．saddened B．surprised C．confused D．excited
27．A．reappeared B．reduced C．returned D．reacted
28．A．hope B．body C．mind D．life
29．A．bright B．weak C．steady D．clear
30．A．part B．interest C．action D．comfort

What’s the difference between having a dream and making the dream come true? Hard work and perseverance. Wanda Smith always wanted to be a ____31____, but sometimes meeting life’s demanding realities can mean a dream ____32____.
Smith, a mother of three, had to care for her mom, ____33____ her family responsibilities, she took jobs as a bus monitor and gatekeeper for Brenham Independent School District in Texas. The time was ____34____ for her. But rather than let her dream die, at the age of 37, with the ____35____ of her husband, she added night classes to her ____36____. Nine years on, she ____37____ graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University.
Smith’s story came full circle when she was ____38____ as a first-grade teacher back at Brenham Elementary School. ____39____, her mom and beloved sisters didn’t live to see her accomplishment, but she knows they would have been _____40_____ of her. “When I stand in the front of my classroom, I know I am _____41_____ my dream finally,” Smith said during a show celebrating Teachers’ Day.
During the pandemic, as some of her students _____42_____ to take up distance learning, Smith stepped up to help them. She risked her life to deliver schoolwork to students to ensure that the learning could be _____43_____ as smoothly as possible, which really _____44_____ her students and their parents.
It’s no wonder Smith’s kids _____45_____ her. In a special surprise ceremony, they shouted their _____46_____ and held up big colorful signs _____47_____ their love. Smith’s life is an example as well as a(n) _____48_____ for us. With great determination and _____49_____, she graduated from cleaning classrooms to _____50_____ classrooms.
31．A．driver B．teacher C．doctor D．manager
32．A．delayed B．broken C．awoken D．activated
33．A．denying B．shouldering C．claiming D．avoiding
34．A．meaningless B．hopeless C．unfair D．tough
35．A．support B．complaint C．appreciation D．permission
36．A．occupation B．hobby C．schedule D．exercise
37．A．unwillingly B．successfully C．unexpectedly D．secretly
38．A．considered B．treated C．named D．hired
39．A．Unfortunately B．Obviously C．Consequently D．Luckily
40．A．fond B．kind C．proud D．afraid
41．A．telling B．sharing C．passing D．living
42．A．remembered B．struggled C．pretended D．regretted
43．A．checked out B．handed up C．carried out D．given up
44．A．moved B．worried C．attracted D．saved
45．A．envied B．admired C．forgot D．missed
46．A．requests B．anger C．orders D．praise
47．A．pursuing B．donating C．declaring D．seeking
48．A．inspiration B．trouble C．failure D．luck
49．A．kindness B．imagination C．effort D．understanding
50．A．helping B．uniting C．building D．leading

When I was young, I wondered why neighborhoods didn't plant fruit trees to build community. Later, my husband and I decided the right ____51____ to answer this question was to do it ourselves, so we set about ____52____ our front yard with fruit trees, such as strawberries, pomegranates（石榴）and oranges.
Every crop brought us ____53____ to neighbors and strangers. The food was a（n） ____54____ to communicate. Kids in the neighborhood, including our sons, learned ____55____ and gentle timing. When we had extra, we'd ____56____ it. Then, we received a ____57____ lesson: a gift hidden as a loss. Our first-ever crop of pomegranates had ____58____ , but at harvest, they were all gone, ____59____ in the middle of the night.
We were shocked, sad and ____60____ . One of my friends had fun suggesting we post a ____61____ to curse the thieves.
____62____ , we made a decision that we ____63____ need a sign, but our sign would ____64____ sharing and community. Last fall, we had a larger crop of pomegranates. We posted a sign that ____65____ , “If you'd like one, please ____66____ and introduce yourself and we'd be happy to cut one ____67____ the tree for you. Cutting ____68____ the branches and is good for future growth so we can continue to share with new friends like you. Thanks, the Green Family.”
Today, I am happy to role model ____69____ for my young sons and to have been blessed with the opportunity to ____70____ an edible（可食的）front yard for others.
51．A．service B．way C．control D．chance
52．A．filling B．moving C．digging D．entering
53．A．colder B．closer C．more accustomed D．more responsible
54．A．limit B．approval C．excuse D．compromise
55．A．suspension B．independence C．distinction D．patience
56．A．sell B．share C．enjoy D．eat
57．A．challenging B．rigid C．strange D．powerful
58．A．consumed B．watered C．picked D．ripened
59．A．stolen B．sought C．delivered D．damaged
60．A．frightened B．thrilled C．annoyed D．embarrassed
61．A．note B．sign C．mail D．card
62．A．At length B．By contrast C．In addition D．On purpose
63．A．hardly B．commonly C．really D．usually
64．A．prevent B．force C．establish D．encourage
65．A．read B．wrote C．spoke D．meant
66．A．cut B．open C．take D．knock
67．A．up B．down C．off D．out
68．A．saves B．beautifies C．spreads D．nourishes
69．A．cooperation B．sacrifice C．generosity D．competence
70．A．display B．provide C．buy D．reject

On a hot day, George and his brother, Mark, were planting new grass in George’s garden. The lawn(草坪)in the garden had become brown and patchy(参差不齐的), which could make a ____71____ in the heat. The authorities had ____72____ to charge a heavy fine if the situation was not ____73____ . George and Mark had been planting the new patches of grass since morning but the progress was ____74____. George, who was 68, was not feeling right. He went indoors to take a ____75____and suddenly fell down on the couch. His wife, Melissa, called the ambulance____76____.
While he was having a heart attack, George had one thing on his ____77____— his lawn. If the new patches of grass were not planted on the lawn that day, the grass would die. “Although he was in great pain, he kept asking me to have the patches of grass planted because he didn't want them to go to waste,” Melissa ____78____.
Soon the paramedics(护理人员)arrived and ____79____George and Melissa to the hospital, leaving Mark behind to take care of the garden. After an hour, Mark had only _____80_____to uproot the old grass. He was about to plant the new grass when two emergency vehicles _____81_____. Four paramedics, the same ones who had _____82_____ his brother earlier on, got out. George had shared with them how badly he had wanted to plant the new grass patches in his lawn, so they returned to _____83_____. The task was _____84_____ in less than two hours!
Meanwhile, George had undergone a heart surgery. After he had recovered, he had been _____85_____ his beautiful lawn. He was amazed at the new look covered with _____86_____ patches of grass.
George and Melissa were _____87_____ that those paramedics had gone above and beyond their _____88_____ to offer help with the lawn. Melissa told the newspaper reporter one day, “These men not only _____89_____ George’s life, but also his grass. That's just so _____90_____.”
71．A．trap B．fire C．mess D．mistake
72．A．promised B．hesitated C．struggled D．threatened
73．A．approved of B．left out C．dealt with D．put forward
74．A．slow B．steady C．easy D．obvious
75．A．break B．lesson C．chance D．walk
76．A．carefully B．gratefully C．immediately D．secretly
77．A．shoulder B．hand C．head D．mind
78．A．recalled B．questioned C．insisted D．warned
79．A．treated B．rushed C．reported D．introduced
80．A．happened B．attempted C．managed D．offered
81．A．started B．appeared C．crashed D．dropped
82．A．called on B．turned down C．brought back D．attended to
83．A．celebrate B．check C．help D．study
84．A．improved B．increased C．completed D．confirmed
85．A．enjoying B．advocating C．changing D．designing
86．A．black B．green C．red D．brown
87．A．frightened B．regretful C．proud D．surprised
88．A．abilities B．duties C．patience D．ambition
89．A．ruined B．enriched C．entered D．saved
90．A．awesome B．convenient C．awkward D．shocking

In times of stress and depression, a friend would always suggest going for a walk. But I regarded it as nothing but the best ____91____. I didn't understand how these things could ____92____.
Three years ago, I hit a low point. Once I saw a pair of ____93____ eyes looking at me through the mirror. I realized I had to take the ____94____ I fought so hard to ignore. I went for a walk —with the hope that it would ____95____ change my life.
I walked several miles a day for the first 2 weeks, but it did nothing. Then I ____96____ to it every single day for more than a month. There were days when I could ____97____ make it outside, but I managed to ____98____. Every time I went out to walk, I took a ____99____. I think I wanted to document myself trying to make an ____100____.
As time passed by, one day the ____101____ happened. I found myself smiling. I found myself ____102____ to be outside from time to time. What I once ____103____ had become the best part of my day. I never had a ____104____ in mind, nothing in particular. I just ____105____ along the paths, stopped to look at the blue skies and listened to music.
I'm glad I took photos because there was a ____106____ difference in my face. I slowly started to look less ____107____ and tired. Till now, I don't know why I ____108____ to do so for so long. I guess I didn't want to believe that something ____109____ at the surface could actually have a(n) ____110____ on my physical and mental well-being. Next time if you feel troubled, take a walk and keep on with it. Sometimes, all we need to do is try.
91．A．intentions B．lines C．memories D．stages
92．A．land B．fly C．help D．sink
93．A．clean B．empty C．innocent D．hopeful
94．A．blame B．time C．place D．advice
95．A．indeed B．somehow C．completely D．directly
96．A．contributed B．referred C．stuck D．listened
97．A．simply B．probably C．merely D．hardly
98．A．push through B．put off C．reach out D．go away
99．A．break B．ride C．picture D．look
100．A．appointment B．effort C．agreement D．impression
101．A．same B．unbelievable C．opposite D．worst
102．A．longing B．happening C．pretending D．refusing
103．A．believed B．understood C．forgot D．hated
104．A．destination B．career C．name D．theme
105．A．complained B．rolled C．danced D．drove
106．A．potential B．true C．cultural D．noticeable
107．A．guilty B．professional C．defeated D．frightening
108．A．refused B．offered C．decided D．promised
109．A．interesting B．impressive C．specific D．small
110．A．prediction B．impact C．example D．decision

World Book Day falls ____111____ April 23th every year. It was ____112____ by the UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. Many countries ____113____ World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy books of special ____114____, much lower than usual in any bookstore. It has been done since 1998. ____115____ do people like reading? Firstly, reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent (勤奋的). ____116____, reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology. Besides, reading gives us ____117____ about other cultures and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things that we don’t know well. We would have to think about them or do more reading to ____118____ out the answers. The more we read, the ____119____ we know. What’s more, reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English
“Reading _____120_____ a full man.” Books, magazines, newspapers can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us. So it is necessary for us to form the habit of reading every day.
111．A．in B．on C．at D．by
112．A．put up B．give up C．set up D．get up
113．A．celebrate B．control C．communicate D．connect
114．A．way B．method C．prize D．price
115．A．When B．Why C．Who D．What
116．A．Third B．Thirdly C．Second D．Secondly
117．A．advice B．suggestions C．ideas D．sentences
118．A．find B．go C．point D．look
119．A．less B．fewer C．more D．smaller
120．A．wants B．moves C．hopes D．makes

A baby giraffe born with a leg abnormality has been fitted with special leg braces (支架) to help her walk.
The giraffe is named Msituni. She ____121____ from a condition called carpal hypertension (腕骨高血压). It ____122____ the young animal’s front legs, which was especially ____123____ to a giraffe. The abnormality was putting a lot of ____124____on her joints and bones. Zoo workers ____125____ that she could die if they did not quickly correct the ____126____. This is because it could ____127____ the giraffe from getting food and from being able to walk around.
Zoo officials ____128____ experts to treat the giraffe. The medical team had a lot of ____129____ fitting people with braces to correct leg problems. But they had ____130____ treated an animal before. Ara Mirzaian was a member of the medical team. He found the situation strange and ____131____ went online to start learning as much as possible about giraffes.
The team ____132____ models of the giraffe’s legs. It took the team about a week to ____133____ the braces, which were made of a ____134____ called carbon graphite (碳石墨). After 10 days in the special brace, the problem was ____135____. In total, Msituni was in braces for 39 days from the day she was born. She ____136____ in the animal hospital the whole time.
Mirzaian said he planned to ____137____ a picture in his office of the baby giraffe wearing her special brace so that the children he treats might be ____138____ to wear their own braces. “It was the  ____139____ thing to see an animal like that walk in a brace,” he said. “It feels ____140____ to know we saved a giraffe’s life.”
121．A．heard B．suffered C．recovered D．graduated
122．A．strengthened B．benefited C．replaced D．affected
123．A．familiar B．urgent C．dangerous D．natural
124．A．energy B．pressure C．medicine D．equipment
125．A．feared B．complained C．promised D．suggested
126．A．mistake B．condition C．habit D．judgement
127．A．separate B．protect C．prevent D．save
128．A．called in B．showed around C．turned away D．brought up
129．A．expectation B．affection C．experience D．preference
130．A．often B．never C．only D．almost
131．A．actually B．gradually C．luckily D．immediately
132．A．created B．purchased C．measured D．displayed
133．A．find B．match C．evaluate D．produce
134．A．material B．solid C．cube D．product
135．A．discovered B．raised C．fixed D．hidden
136．A．screamed B．jogged C．performed D．stayed
137．A．pick out B．make way for C．get hold of D．put up
138．A．allowed B．forced C．inspired D．invited
139．A．latest B．coolest C．biggest D．easiest
140．A．great B．fortunate C．enthusiastic D．regretful

The journey Betty had with her swimming was long but beautiful. She suffered some terrible illness in her early childhood. After years of ____141____, she finally became healthy.
Two years ago, while Betty was watching a sports program, a dream came into her head-to be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted to ____142____ a local swimming team. So she practiced hard and finally ____143____ in being a member of it. However, the team training was a difficult start. She coughed ____144____ in her first few weeks. But she didn’t want to ____145____. She kept swimming and didn’t miss a single practice. She had a strong will to be the best she could be. ____146____ there were many difficulties, nothing could keep her ____147____ trying.
Then came the final award (奖项) ceremony at the end of the year, Betty didn’t ____148____ any award but was still there to cheer on her friends. With the ceremony near the end, she suddenly heard the coach announcing (通知), “The highest honor (荣誉) goes to Betty! She has inspired (激励) us with her ____149____ and love.”
It was the _____150_____ moment of Betty’s life. With all she had been through in her ten years, this was the hour of true success.
141．A．treatment B．trouble C．silence D．experience
142．A．enjoy B．join C．complete D．build
143．A．failed B．worked C．succeeded D．arrived
144．A．luckily B．quickly C．hardly D．badly
145．A．get up B．give up C．turn up D．make up
146．A．Until B．Unless C．Although D．Since
147．A．from B．into C．off D．for
148．A．find B．expect C．take D．lift
149．A．will B．pride C．wisdom D．honesty
150．A．deepest B．earliest C．youngest D．greatest








参考答案：

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是作者与寄养孩子之间的关系变化：从一开始内心对Brett恶劣行为的恼怒但表面上还是悉心照顾到后来Brett对她的理解与充满爱意的行为的感谢。
1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我又累又挫败，瘫倒在地板上。A. demanded要求；B. sank倒下，颓然坐下；C. carved雕刻；D. dropped（使）掉落。根据上文“Tired and defeated”可知，作者又累又挫败，瘫倒在地板上。故选B。
2．考查动词词义辨析。句意：衣服只是布雷特又毁掉的一件东西。A. ruined破坏；B. begged乞求；C. torn撕；D. broken打破。根据上文“holding Brett’s jeans and shirt full of burn holes”可知，布雷特把衣服毁掉了。故选A。
3．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他经常把家里几乎所有的东西都弄得乱七八糟。A. danger危险；B. date日期；C. trouble麻烦；D. order正常工作状况，良好使用状况。根据下文“Many windows in our house needed repair”可知，他经常把家里几乎所有的东西都弄得乱七八糟， out of order是固定短语，意为“混乱”。故选D。
4．考查副词词义辨析。句意：当他选择住在街上时，他闯进来偷钱，我们家很多窗户都需要修理。A. on在上面；B. in进入；C. up向上；D. away距离……有多远。根据下文“to steal money when he chose to live on the street”可知，他是闯进来偷钱，break in意为“闯入”。故选B。
5．考查动词短语辨析。句意：然而，这一切都无法与布雷特对我们曾经宁静的家造成的情感伤害相比。A. pick out挑选出；B. relate to涉及，有关；C. compare to和……相比；D. regard as把……认作。根据下文“the emotional damage Brett had done to our once quiet home”可知，物质上的伤害都无法与布雷特对我们曾经宁静的家造成的情感伤害相比。故选C。
6．考查副词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几年里，我尽可能耐心地对待布雷特，但在内心深处，我在大喊:“我不想让他再来我家了，主啊！我就是受不了他！”A. patiently耐心地；B. willingly情愿地；C. strictly严格地；D. rudely粗鲁地。根据下文“but inside I was shouting”可知，作者尽可能表面上耐心地对待布雷特。故选A。
7．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几年里，我尽可能耐心地对待布雷特，但在内心深处，我在大喊:“我不想让他再来我家了，主啊！我就是受不了他！”A. appreciate欣赏；B. educate教育；C. stand忍受；D. refer提到。根据上文“I don’t want him in my house another day”可知，作者受不了布雷特。故选C。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：擦干眼泪后，我继续像以前一样养育他。A. parenting做……的父亲（或母亲）；B. pardoning赦免；C. comforting安慰；D. struggling挣扎。根据上文“Brett came to live with us”可知，作者是养育布雷特。故选A。
9．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从那以后，我丈夫和我不得不把布雷特送去帮助麻烦少年的寄宿学校。A. lazy懒的；B. troublesome麻烦的；C. disappointing令人失望的；D. careless粗心的。根据上文“he landed again in the juvenile hall”推知，这所寄宿学校也是接纳问题少年的。故选B。
10．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在毕业典礼上，每位毕业生都手持一朵白玫瑰，送给对他/她来说最重要的人。A. opening洞，缺口；B. official官员；C. victory胜利；D. graduation毕业。根据下文“each graduate”可知，此处是说“在毕业典礼上”。故选D。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在毕业典礼上，每位毕业生都手持一朵白玫瑰，送给对他/她来说最重要的人。A. afforded负担得起；B. meant对某人重要；C. supplied提供；D. owed欠。根据上文“held a white rose to give to the person”和下文“the most to him or her”可知，每位毕业生都手持一朵白玫瑰，送给对他/她来说最重要的人。故选B。
12．考查副词词义辨析。句意：布雷特充满爱意地对他的父母说，然后对我说。A. lovingly充满爱意地；B. globally全球地；C. proudly骄傲地；D. nervously紧张地。根据下文“And I want you to know I love you for it”可知，布雷特充满爱意地对他的父母说，然后对作者说。故选A。
13．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对我父母来说，我就是他们的孩子。A. friend朋友；B. enemy敌人；C. kid孩子；D. teenager青少年，十几岁的孩子。根据上文“For my mom and dad, I was”可知，句子表示“对我父母来说，我就是他们的孩子”。故选C。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但你，虽然被我弄得很困扰，却总是这么爱我。A. confused使困惑；B. troubled使忧虑；C. touched触摸；D. suffered遭受。根据下文“enough by me”和上文“inside I was shouting, “I don’t want him in my house another day”可知，作者被布雷特弄得很困扰，be troubled by意为“被……困扰”。故选B。
15．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但你，虽然被我弄得很困扰，却总是这么爱我。A. cost花费；B. dated注明日期；C. based以……为基础；D. showed展示。根据下文“me such love”可知，作者是给布雷特展示爱。故选D。

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

【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。讲述了作者晚上到院子里，遇到喜爱的萤火虫，并且认为人类和萤火虫一样，在这个星球上，生命短暂，但即便如此，我们也要努力地用微光照亮世界。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我走出门廊时，厚厚的乌云证实没有星光或月光迎接我。A. show展示；B. greet迎接，问候；C. please取悦；D. impact影响。根据“there was no starlight or moonlight”和“as I walked out of my porch(门厅).”可知，作者走出来的时候，因为漆黑一片，因此没有月光和星光来迎接他，此处为拟人用法。故选B。
17．考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管如此，我还是关掉了门廊的灯，因为我不想在这个湿热的夏夜被虫子和飞蛾骚扰。A. troubled困扰；B. injured伤害；C. shined闪耀；D. tracked追踪。根据“Still, I kept the porch light off”可知，作者不喜欢被虫子和飞蛾等袭扰，而把灯关掉。故选A。
18．考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管如此，我还是关掉了门廊的灯，因为我不想在这个湿热的夏夜被虫子和飞蛾骚扰。A. spring春天；B. summer夏天；C. winter冬天；D. fall秋天。根据“It always ___11___ me when they disappeared(消失) in the fall and it always made my heart sing when they ___12___ the next summer.”和常识可知，当时是在夏季。故选B。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我在那儿站了一会儿，让眼睛适应光线的缺乏。A. heat高温；B. water水；C. light光线；D. air空气。根据上文“there was no starlight or moonlight”和“I kept the porch light off”可知，当时没有光，作者在那里站了一会儿，是为了让眼睛适应光线不足的情况。故选C。
20．考查名词词义辨析。句意：首先是草原尽头的一闪一闪，接着是另一闪一闪。A. space空间；B. room房间；C. grassland草原；D. forest森林。根据“When I was little I used to sit in the grass and watch them ___8___ fly around blinking on and off.”可知，作者小时候常常坐在草地上，看着萤火虫，说明萤火虫出现在草原尽头。故选C。
21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我微笑了。A. wept哭泣；B. sighed叹息；C. cried哭泣；D. smiled微笑。根据“I recognized them at once as my firefly(萤火虫)friends, my lightning bug buddies who always ___7___ this time of the year.”可知，作者看到了自己的萤火虫朋友，应该是微笑了。故选D。
22．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我一眼就认出他们是我的萤火虫朋友，我的闪电虫伙伴，它们总是在每年的这个时候出现。A. turned out结果是；B. showed up露面；出现；C. sat down坐下；D. gave in屈服。根据常识可知，萤火虫总是在每年的夏季晚上出现。故选B。
23．考查副词词义辨析。句意：当我小的时候，我常常坐在草地上，看着它们忽明忽暗慢慢地飞来飞去。A. fearfully可怕地；B. carefully小心地；C. nervously紧张地；D. slowly缓慢地。根据下文“I never___9___and put one in a jar as some kids did because I never wanted to hurt these messengers of light.”和常识可知，孩子们能逮住萤火虫说明它飞得慢。故选D。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从来没有像一些孩子那样抓住它们并放进罐子里，因为我从来不想伤害这些光的使者。A. saw看见；B. hit打击；C. caught抓住；D. got得到。根据 “and put one in a jar as some kids did”可知，只有逮住萤火虫才能放进罐子里。故选C。
25．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它们在世上的时间是如此短暂。A. hard努力的；B. short短的；C. useful有用的；D. terrible糟糕的。根据“It always ___11___ me when they disappeared(消失) in the fall and it always made my heart sing when they ___12___ the next summer.”可知，夏天出现的萤火虫，秋天消失，所以萤火虫在地球上的时间很短暂。故选B。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当它们在秋天消失时，我总是感到沮丧；当它们在第二年夏天再次出现时，我的心总是在歌唱。A. saddened使悲伤；B. surprised惊讶；C. confused使困惑；D. excited使激动。根据“when they disappeared(消失) in the fall”可知，作者把萤火虫当作朋友，所以当它们在秋天消失时，总是让作者感到沮丧。故选A。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当它们在秋天消失时，我总是感到沮丧；当它们在第二年夏天再次出现时，我的心总是在歌唱。A. reappeared再次出现；B. reduced产生；C. returned 返回；D. reacted反应。作者喜欢萤火虫，把它们当朋友，根据“it always made my heart sing”可知，当它们在第二年夏天再次出现时，作者很开心。故选A。
28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们在地球上的生命是短暂的。A. hope希望；B. body身体；C. mind思维；D. life生活，生命。根据“We are like them in a lot of ways.”可知，作者感慨人类和这些萤火虫一样，人生短暂。故选D。
29．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：通常，我们的爱之光更像是忽明忽暗闪烁的光，而不是稳定的光芒。A. bright明亮的；B. weak弱的；C. steady稳定的；D. clear清楚的。根据“on and off blinks”可知，这里是对比，指稳定的闪耀。故选C。
30．考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管如此，我们还是尽我们最大的努力去分享它，因为我们知道在我们死后，其他人仍将闪耀着他们的光芒，这让我们感到安慰。A. part部分；B. interest兴趣；C. action行动；D. comfort安慰。根据“others will be shining their light long after we are gone.”可知，此处指虽然人生短暂，但我们仍要尽力发光，就算我们离去，也会有别人闪耀着他们的光芒，我们也就能够释怀了。take comfort in感到宽慰。故选D。

31．B 32．A 33．B 34．D 35．A 36．C 37．B 38．D 39．A 40．C 41．D 42．B 43．C 44．A 45．B 46．D 47．C 48．A 49．C 50．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Wanda Smith克服生活中的重重困难通过坚定的决心和努力实现梦想成为一名教师的故事。
31．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Wanda Smith一直想成为一名教师，但有时满足生活中苛刻的现实可能意味着梦想的延迟。A. driver司机；B. teacher老师；C. doctor医生；D. manager经理。根据后文“Smith’s story came full circle when she was ____8____ as a first-grade teacher back at Brenham Elementary School.”可知，此处是指Wanda Smith一直想成为一名教师。故选B。
32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Wanda Smith一直想成为一名教师，但有时满足生活中苛刻的现实可能意味着梦想的延迟。A. delayed延迟；B. broken打破；C. awoken唤醒；D. activated激活。根据“meeting life’s demanding realities”及下文信息（当上了老师）可知，此处是指生活中的苛刻条件会让梦想的实现延迟。故选A。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Smith是三个孩子的母亲，她不得不照顾她的母亲，承担起家庭责任，她在德克萨斯州的布伦汉姆独立学区做过公交车监督员和看门人。 A. denying否认；B. shouldering承担；C. claiming主张；D. avoiding避免。根据“Smith, a mother of three, had to care for her mom,”可知，此处是指承担家庭责任。故选B。
34．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那段时间对她来说很艰难。A. meaningless无意义的；B. hopeless绝望的；C. unfair不公平的；D. tough艰难的。根据前文“Smith, a mother of three, had to care for her mom, ____3____ her family responsibilities, she took jobs as a bus monitor and gatekeeper for Brenham Independent School District in Texas.”可知，此处是指那段时间对她来说很艰难。故选D。
35．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是，在她37岁的时候，在丈夫的支持下，她没有让自己的梦想破灭，而是在自己的课程表中增加了夜校课程。A. support支持；B. complaint抱怨；C. appreciation欣赏；D. permission允许。根据“But rather than let her dream die,”可知，此处是指在丈夫的支持下。故选A。
36．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是，在她37岁的时候，在丈夫的支持下，她没有让自己的梦想破灭，而是在自己的课程表中增加了夜校课程。A. occupation职业；B. hobby爱好；C. schedule日程；D. exercise练习。根据“she added night classes”可知，此处是指在日程中增加了夜校课程。故选C。
37．考查副词词义辨析。句意：9年后，她成功地从萨姆·休斯顿州立大学毕业，获得学士学位。A. unwillingly不愿意的；B. successfully成功地；C. unexpectedly意外地；D. secretly秘密地。根据“But rather than let her dream die,”和“graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University.”可知，此处是指她成功地从萨姆•休斯顿州立大学毕业。故选B。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当Smith回到布伦汉姆小学担任一年级教师时，她的故事又回到了原点。A. considered考虑；B. treated对待；C. named命名；D. hired雇佣。根据“as a first-grade teacher back at Brenham Elementary School”可知，此处是指史密斯回到布伦汉姆小学被聘为一年级教师。故选D。
39．考查副词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，她的妈妈和姐妹们都没能活着看到她的成就，但她知道她们会为她感到骄傲的。A. Unfortunately不幸地；B. Obviously显然；C. Consequently以此；D. Luckily幸运地。根据“her mom and beloved sisters didn’t live to see her accomplishment, but she knows they would have been ____10____ of her.”可知，这是一件不幸的事。故选A。
40．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，她的妈妈和姐妹们都没能活着看到她的成就，但她知道她们会为她感到骄傲的。A. fond喜欢的；B. kind善良的；C. proud骄傲的；D. afraid害怕的。根据“her mom and beloved sisters didn’t live to see her accomplishment,”和语境可知，此处是指她们会为她感到骄傲的。故选C。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“当我站在教室前时，我知道我终于实现了我的梦想，” Smith在庆祝教师节的节目中说。A. telling告诉；B. sharing分享；C. passing通过；D. living实现。根据“When I stand in the front of my classroom,”可知，此处是指终于实现了梦想。故选D。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在疫情期间，当她的一些学生努力接受远程学习时，Smith挺身而出帮助他们。A. remembered记得；B. struggled努力；C. pretended假装；D. regretted遗憾。根据“Smith stepped up to help them.”可知，此处是指一些学生接受远程学习很吃力。struggle to do意为“做某事很吃力”。故选B。
43．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：她冒着生命危险给学生们送作业，以确保学习尽可能顺利，这让她的学生和他们的父母非常感动。A. checked out退房结帐；B. handed up    交给；C. carried out执行；D. given up放弃。根据“as smoothly as possible,”可知，此处是指确保他们的学习能够顺利进行。故选C。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她冒着生命危险给学生们送作业，以确保学习尽可能顺利，这让她的学生和他们的父母非常感动。 A. moved感动；B. worried担心；C. attracted吸引；D. saved拯救。根据“She risked her life to deliver schoolwork to students”可知，此处是指这让她的学生和家长非常感动。故选A。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：难怪Smith的孩子们都崇拜她。A. envied嫉妒；B. admired羡慕；C. forgot忘记；D. missed错过。根据“Smith’s life is an example as well as a(n) ____18____ for us.”可知，此处是指史密斯的孩子们都崇拜她。故选B。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在一场特别的惊喜仪式上，他们高呼赞美之词，并举起巨大的彩色标语来表达他们的爱。A. requests请求；B. anger生气；C. orders命令；D. praise赞扬。根据“their love”可知，此处是指他们高呼赞美之词。故选D。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在一场特别的惊喜仪式上，他们高呼赞美之词，并举起巨大的彩色标语来表达他们的爱。A. pursuing追求；B. donating捐赠；C. declaring宣布；表明态度；D. seeking寻找。根据“held up big colorful signs”可知，此处是指举起巨大的彩色标语来表达他们的爱。故选C。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Smith的一生对我们来说是一个榜样，也是一个鼓舞。A. inspiration灵感；B. trouble麻烦；C. failure失败；D. luck幸运。根据“Smith’s life is an example”可知，此处是指史密斯的人生对我们也是激励。故选A。
49．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她有了很大的决心和努力，从打扫教室到带领教室。A. kindness善良；B. imagination想象；C. effort努力；D. understanding理解。根据“Smith’s life is an example”和语境可知，此处是指有很大的决心和努力。故选C。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她有了很大的决心和努力，从打扫教室到带领教室。A. helping帮助；B. uniting合并；C. building建造；D. leading带领。根据“as a first-grade teacher back at Brenham Elementary School”可知，她有很大的决心和努力，从打扫教室到在教室中授课。故选D。

51．B 52．A 53．B 54．C 55．D 56．B 57．D 58．D 59．A 60．C 61．B 62．A 63．C 64．D 65．A 66．D 67．C 68．A 69．C 70．B

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，作者通过种植果树推动了社区建设，与他人分享果实，拉近彼此之间的距离，以此鼓励人们分享并且培养共享意识。
51．考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来，我丈夫和我决定回答这个问题的正确方法是自己动手，所以我们开始在前院种满草莓、石榴和橘子等果树。A. service服务；B. way路，方法；C. control 控制；D. chance机会。由后文“answer this question was to do it ourselves”可知，这里是指回答问题的“方式”。故选B项。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，我丈夫和我决定回答这个问题的正确方法是自己动手，所以我们开始在前院种满草莓、石榴和橘子等果树。A. filling填充；B. moving移动；C. digging挖掘；D. entering进入。由后文“ with fruit trees”可知，这里应指用果树“填满”前院。fill ...with 表“用……填满”，为固定搭配，符合语境。故选A项。
53．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：每一次收获都让我们与邻居和陌生人更加亲近。A. colder更冷的；B. closer更亲密的；C. more accustomed更习惯的；D. more responsible更负责任的。由后文“neighbors and strangers”以及下文内容可知，由于作者和邻居和陌生人分享收获，所以这让他们走得“更近”了，关系更亲密了。故选B项。
54．考查名词词义辨析。句意：食物是交流的理由。 A.limit.限制；B. approval批准；C. excuse借口，理由；D. compromise妥协。由前文“Every crop brought us 　　3　　　to neighbors and strangers.”可知，食物是用来交流的“理由”，分享收获让人们走得更近。故选C项。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：附近的孩子，包括我们的儿子，学会了耐心和温和的计算果子成熟的时间。 A.suspension暂停；B. independence独立性；C. distinction区别；D. patience耐心。由后文“gentle timing”可知，孩子们学会了温和地纪录果子成熟的时间，是有“耐心”的。故选D项。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们有多余的时候，我们会分享它。 A. sell出售；B. share共享；C. enjoy享受；D. eat吃。由“extra”可知，当我们有多余的水果时，我们就把它们“分享”给邻居和陌生人。故选B项。
57．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后，我们得到了一个强有力的教训：被掩藏的天赋即为损失。 A. challenging有挑战的；B. rigid固执的；C. strange奇怪的；D. powerful强大的。由后文“but at harvest, they were all gone”可知，所有的水果都被偷了，这是一个“很强大”教训。故选D项。
58．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们的第一批石榴已经成熟了，但是在收获的时候，它们都不见了，在半夜里被偷走了。A. consumed消耗；B. watered浇水；C. picked选择；D. ripened成熟。由后文“at harvest”可知，它们已经“成熟”了。故选D项。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们的第一批石榴已经成熟了，但是在收获的时候，它们都不见了，在半夜里被偷走了。A. stolen被偷；B. sought寻求；C. delivered传递；D. damaged损坏。由上文“they were all gone”可知，它们应是被“偷”了。故选A项。
60．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们感到震惊、悲伤和恼怒。A. frightened害怕的；B. thrilled激动的；C. annoyed恼怒的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。由上文“they were all gone”和“shocked，sad”可知，果子都被偷了，这让作者一家感到“恼怒”。故选C项。
61．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的一个朋友很开心地建议我们贴一个牌子来诅咒小偷。A. note便条；B. sign牌子，符号；C. mail邮件；D. card卡片。由后文“ need a sign”可知，朋友应是建议作者立一个“牌子”。故选B项。
62．考查介词短语辨析。句意：最后，我们决定我们确实需要一个牌子，但我们的牌子将鼓励分享和共有。A. At length最后，详细地；B. By contrast相比之下；C. In addition此外；D. On purpose故意地。由后文“we made a decision ”可知，“最终”，我们做了一个决定。故选A项。
63．考查副词词义辨析。句意：最后，我们决定我们确实需要一个牌子，但我们的牌子将鼓励分享和共有。A. hardly几乎不；B. commonly通常地；C. really真地；D. usually通常地。由上文“One of my friends had fun suggesting we post a 　　11　 to curse the thieves.”可知，朋友建议我们立一个牌子，后面我们觉得我们“真地”需要一个牌子。故选C项。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：最后，我们决定我们确实需要一个牌子，但我们的牌子将鼓励分享和共有。A. prevent防止；B. force强迫；C. establish建立；D. encourage鼓励。由后文“we can continue to share with new friends like you.”可知，立牌子是为了“鼓励”分享的。故选D项。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们贴了一个牌子，上面写着：“如果你想要一个果子，请敲门并自我介绍，我们很乐意为你摘取一颗。A. read写着，显示；B. wrote写；C. spoke发言；D. meant意味。由前文“ a sign ”可知，表示“牌子上写到”，用动词read。故选A项。
66．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们贴了一个牌子，上面写着：“如果你想要一个果子，请敲门并自我介绍，我们很乐意为你摘取一颗。A. cut切；B. open打开；C. take带走；D. knock敲。由后文“introduce yourself ”可知，应是先“敲门”进家然后再自我介绍。故选D项。
67．考查介词词义辨析。句意：我们设立一个牌子，上面写着：“如果你想要一个果子，请敲门并自我介绍，我们很乐意为你摘取一颗。 A. up向上；B. down向下；C. off从……去掉；D. out从……出来。根据“If you'd like one”可知，one指代上文的pomegranate，此空考查短语cut sth off  the tree，表示“如果你想要一个石榴，就从树上摘取一个给你” 。故选C项。
68．考查动词词义辨析。句意：摘取能挽救树枝并有利于未来的成长，这样我们就可以继续与像你这样的新朋友分享。谢谢，格林一家。A. saves节省，拯救；B. beautifies美化；C. spreads传播；D. nourishes滋养。由后文“ is good for future growth ”可知，摘取果实后能“挽救”枝干不被压坏并且利于树的成长。故选A项。
69．考查名词词义辨析。句意：今天，我很高兴为我年幼的儿子们树立慷慨的榜样，并有幸有机会为他人提供一个可食性的前院。 A. cooperation.合作；B. sacrifice牺牲；C. generosity慷慨；D. competence能力。由前文“ we can continue to share with new friends like you. ”可知，作者向儿子提供了“慷慨”的模范。故选C项。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：今天，我很高兴为我年幼的儿子们树立慷慨的榜样，并有幸有机会为他人提供一个可食性的前院。A. display显示；B. provide提供；C. buy买；D. reject拒绝。由后文for可知，这里考查provide sth for sb表“为某人提供某物”,为固定搭配。结合上文可知，此处表示作者可以继续提供前院里生长的果子给他人。故选B项。

71．B 72．D 73．C 74．A 75．A 76．C 77．D 78．A 79．B 80．C 81．B 82．D 83．C 84．C 85．A 86．B 87．D 88．B 89．D 90．A

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。在和兄弟Mark整理草坪时，George突发心脏病，后被护理人员送到医院。他康复后惊奇地发现自己的草坪已经种上了新草。原来是那些护理人员和Mark一起把新草种上了。
71．考查名词词义辨析。句意：花园中的草坪已经泛黄，参差不齐。这在炎热的天气中可能会造成火灾。A. trap陷阱；B. fire火；C. mess混乱，杂乱；D. mistake错误。根据“in the heat.”推知，泛黄的草坪容易在炎热的天气引发火灾。故选B。
72．考查动词词义辨析。句意：官方已经发出警告，如果这种情况不进行处理，他们会被罚款。A. promised    承诺；B. hesitated犹豫；C. struggled挣扎，努力；D. threatened威胁，警告。根据“charge a heavy fine”可知，这是官方发出的警告。故选D。
73．考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。A. approved of赞同；B. left out遗漏；C. dealt with处理；D. put forward提出。结合上文提到泛黄的草坪容易在炎热天气引发火灾和“if the situation”可知，此处是指官方要求处理这种情况。故选C。
74．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：George和Mark从早晨就开始种植新草块，但是进展缓慢。A. slow慢慢的；B. steady稳定的，持续的；C. easy容易的；D. obvious明显的。根据“George and Mark had been planting the new patches of grass since morning”和表示转折意义的but可知，尽管一大早就开始种植草坪，但进展缓慢。故选A。
75．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他回屋里去休息，但突然就倒在沙发上了。A. break休息；B. lesson课；C. chance机会；D. walk散步。根据“George, who was 68, was not feeling right.”可知，George因为不舒服回屋休息。故选A。
76．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他的妻子Melissa立刻叫了救护车。A. carefully仔细地；B. gratefully感激地；C. immediately立即；D. secretly秘密地。根据“suddenly fell down on the couch.”推知，George的妻子立刻叫了救护车。故选C。
77．考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管得了心脏病，但George惦念着一件事情——他的草坪。A. shoulder肩膀；B. hand    手；C. head头；D. mind思维，大脑。on one’s mind“挂在心上，惦念”。根据“While he was having a heart attack”可知，虽然生病了但George还惦记着自己的草坪。故选D。
78．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Melissa回忆道：“尽管他非常痛苦，但他一直要求我种植草坪，因为他不想让这些草块被扔掉。”A. recalled回忆，召回；B. questioned询问；C. insisted坚持；D. warned警告。结合上下文语境可知，这是Melissa回忆当时情况所说的话。故选A。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：很快护理人员就到了，并把George和Melissa迅速送到了医院。A. treated对待，治疗，招待；B. rushed急忙送，急送；C. reported报道；D. introduced介绍。根据上文“suddenly fell down on the couch.”可知，George突然发病，因此护理人员快速将他送往医院进行救治。故选B。
80．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一小时后，Mark才把枯黄的旧草拔完。A. happened发生；B. attempted企图；C. managed管理，设法；D. offered提供，主动提出。根据下文“He was about to plant the new grass”可知，Mark已经把旧草拔完，manage to do sth.“设法做成某事”。故选C。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他正要去种新草的时候，两辆紧急救援车出现了。A. started开始；B. appeared出现，看起来；C. crashed碰撞；D. dropped落下。根据“Four paramedics, the same ones who had 　　　his brother earlier on, got out.”可知，此处指Mark正准备种上新草，突然看见了救护车，即救护车出现了。故选B。
82．考查动词短语辨析。句意：先前照顾他哥哥的那四位护理人员从车里出来了。A. called on拜访，号召；B. turned down调小，拒绝；C. brought back带回，使……想起；D. attended to照顾。结合上文可知，the same ones指的是上文提到的医护人员，医护人员的职责是照顾病人。故选D。
83．考查动词词义辨析。句意：George和他们分享了他多么想在草坪上种植新的草坪，所以他们回来帮忙。A. celebrate庆祝；B. check检查；C. help帮助；D. study学习，研究。根据“George had shared with them how badly he had wanted to plant the new grass patches in his lawn”推知，医护人员听了George的心愿后都来家里帮忙种植草坪。故选C。
84．考查动词词义辨析。句意：不到两小时这项任务就完成了。A. improved改善；B. increased增加；C. completed完成；D. confirmed确认。根据“in less than two hours!”推知，种草坪的工作在医护人员的帮助下很快就完成了。故选C。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在他康复后，George就享受到了自己美丽的草坪。A. enjoying享受；B. advocating提倡；C. changing改变；D. designing设计。根据上文“The task was 　　14　　 in less than two hours!”可知，草坪已经种植好了，George出院后就可以享受自己美丽的草坪了。故选A。
86．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：被绿草块覆盖的新面貌使他感到惊奇。A. black黑色的；B. green绿色的；C. red红色的；D. brown棕色的。对应上文“The lawn(草坪)in the garden had become brown”可知，新种的草坪是绿油油的。故选B。
87．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：George 和Melissa非常吃惊这些护理人员会在职责之外帮助他们修整草坪。A. frightened害怕的；B. regretful遗憾的；C. proud骄傲的；D. surprised惊讶的。根据下文“those paramedics had gone above and beyond their 　　　　　　　　　　 to offer help with the lawn”可推知，George和妻子对医护人员帮着种草坪的行为感到吃惊，因为这不是他们的工作。故选D。
88．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. abilities能力；B. duties职责；C. patience耐心；D. ambition雄心，报复。结合常识可知，帮病人种植草坪不是医护人员的职责。go above and beyond duties“超越职责，在职责之外”。故选B。
89．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Melissa曾告诉报纸记者，“这些人不仅救了George的命，也救了他的草。这真是太棒了。”A. ruined摧毁；B. enriched使丰富；C. entered进入；D. saved拯救，存，节约。根据上文“Meanwhile, George had undergone a heart surgery. After he had recovered,”可知，医护人员拯救了George的生命。故选D。
90．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. awesome令人敬畏的，极好的；B. convenient便利的；C. awkward尴尬的，笨拙的；D. shocking令人震惊的。根据“These men not only 　　19　　 George's life, but also his grass.”推知，Melissa认为这是一件令人敬畏、非常棒的事情。故选A。

91．A 92．C 93．B 94．D 95．B 96．C 97．D 98．A 99．C 100．B 101．B 102．A 103．D 104．A 105．C 106．D 107．C 108．A 109．D 110．B

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者曾经抗拒朋友外出散步的建议，直到三年前作者经历了低谷，开始每天外出散步，渐渐发现这一举动对自己的身心健康有产生了巨大影响。
91．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但我认为那不过是出于好意。A. intentions目的；B. lines台词；C. memories记忆；D. stages舞台。根据上文“In times of stress and depression, a friend would always suggest going for a walk.(在压力和沮丧的时候，一个朋友总是会建议去散步)”可知，朋友建议作者去散步是出于好意。故选A。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不明白这些东西有什么帮助。A. land着陆；B. fly飞；C. help帮助；D. sink下沉。根据上文“I didn’t understand how these things could”此处指作者不理解散步这件事有什么帮助，故选C。
93．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有一次，我看到镜子里有一双空洞的眼睛在看着我。A. clean干净的；B. empty空的、空洞的；C. innocent无辜的；D. hopeful有希望的。根据上文“Three years ago, I hit a low point.(三年前，我经历了人生的低谷)”指因为经历低谷所以眼神空洞。故选B。
94．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我意识到我必须接受我极力想忽略的建议。A. blame责备；B. time时间；C. place地方；D. advice建议。呼应上文“a friend would always suggest going for a walk.”指作者接受了朋友的建议。故选D。
95．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我出去散步，希望这能改变我的生活。A. indeed的确；B. somehow以某种方式，无论如何；C. completely完全地；D. directly直接地。根据上文“I went for a walk —with the hope that it would”可知，作者出去散步，希望这或多或少可以改变自己的生活。故选B。
96．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后我每天都坚持，坚持了一个多月。A. contributed有助于；B. referred提及；C. stuck卡住；D. listened听。根据后文“to it every single day for more than a month”指坚持散步，短语stick to“坚持”。故选C。
97．考查副词词义辨析。句意：在此期间，也有些不能出门的日子，但我都设法克服了。A. simply只是；B. probably可能；C. merely仅仅；D. hardly几乎不。根据后文“make it outside, but I managed to”中but表示转折，可知指不能出门的日子。故选D。
98．考查动词短语辨析。句意：在此期间，也有些不能出门的日子，但我都设法克服了。A. push through克服，穿过；B. put off推迟；C. reach out伸出；D. go away走开。上文but表示转折，说明作者克服了无法出门的情况。故选A。
99．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每次我出去散步，我都拍张照片。A. break休息；B. ride骑车；C. picture照片；D. look看。呼应后文“I took photos”指作者拍了照片。故选C。
100．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我想记录下自己努力的过程。A. appointment任命；B. effort努力；C. agreement同意；D. impression印象。根据上文“I wanted to document myself trying to make an”可知为短语make an effort：努力，付出。故选B。
101．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：时光飞逝，终于有一天不可思议的事情出现了。A. same同样的；B. unbelievable难以置信的；C. opposite相反的；D. worst最差的。根据后文“I found myself smiling.(我发现自己笑了)”可知，作者从眼神空洞到微笑，发生了不可思议的事情。故选B。
102．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我发现自己时常渴望到外面去。A. longing渴望；B. happening发生；C. pretending假装；D. refusing拒绝。根据后文“had become the best part of my day”可知，作者渴望到外面去了。短语long to do sth.“渴望做某事”。故选A。
103．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我曾经讨厌的事情变成了我一天中最美好的部分。A. believed相信；B. understood理解；C. forgot忘记；D. hated讨厌。根据上文可知，作者以前从不散步，所以是曾经讨厌的事情。故选D。
104．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我从来没有想过要去哪里，没有什么特别的。A. destination目的地；B. career事业；C. name名字；D. theme主题。根据上文“in mind, nothing in particular”可知，作者心里没有目的地。故选A。
105．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我只是一路雀跃着，偶尔停下来仰望蓝天，听听音乐。A. complained投诉；B. rolled滚动；C. danced舞蹈；D. drove驾驶。此处用于表达作者的欢快的心情，dance：轻快的移动，跳跃，雀跃，符合语境。故选C。
106．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很高兴自己拍了照片，因为从中可以看出我脸上的明显变化。A. potential潜在的；B. true真实的；C. cultural文化的；D. noticeable显而易见的。作者开始微笑了，所以是明显变化。故选D。
107．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我慢慢地开始显得不那么沮丧和疲惫了。A. guilty内疚的；B. professional专业的；C. defeated受挫的；D. frightening可怕的。呼应上文“I hit a low point.”作者一开始沮丧和疲惫。故选C。
108．考查动词词义辨析。句意：直到现在，我都不知道自己为什么会抗拒（散步）那么久。A. refused拒绝；B. offered提供；C. decided决定；D. promised承诺。后文“I guess I didn’t want to believe that”是作者在分析自己以前不喜欢散步的原因。故选A。
109．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我想，可能是因为自己并不相信这么不起眼的举动竟然真的会对身心健康有用。A. interesting有趣的；B. impressive印象深刻的；C. specific明确的；D. small小的。散步只是一个小小的举动，small符合语境。故选D。
110．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我想，可能是因为自己并不相信这么不起眼的举动竟然真的会对身心健康有用。A. prediction预测；B. impact影响；C. example例子；D. decision决定。根据后文“on my physical and mental well-being”指散步对身心健康有用，短语have an impact“起作用，有影响”。故选B。

111．B 112．C 113．A 114．D 115．B 116．D 117．C 118．A 119．C 120．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了世界读书日，人们喜欢阅读的原因及阅读给人们带来的好处。
111．考查介词词义辨析。句意：每年的4月23日是世界读书日。A. in在……中；B. on在……时候；C. at在（表示存在或出现的地点、场所、位置、空间）；D. by通过。根据“April 23th”可知，此处表示具体的哪一天，应用介词on。故选B。
112．考查动词短语辨析。句意：它由联合国教科文组织于1955年设立，旨在鼓励人们，尤其是青少年发现阅读的乐趣。A. put up张贴，搭建；B. give up放弃；C. set up设立；D. get up起床。根据上文“World Book Day falls 　　1　　 April 23th every year.”及空后“by the UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) in 1955”可知，此处指世界读书日是由联合国教科文组织设立的。故选C。
113．考查动词词义辨析。句意：许多国家庆祝世界读书日。A. celebrate庆祝；B. control控制；C. communicate交流；D. connect连接。根据语境及常识可知，此处指庆祝世界读书日。故选A。
114．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在那一天，英国数百万学生可以买到特价书，比平时在任何书店都要便宜得多。A. way方式；B. method方法；C. prize奖项；D. price价格。根据空前“millions of students can buy books”及空后“much lower than usual in any bookstore”可知，此处指书的价格。故选D。
115．考查疑问词词义辨析。句意：为什么人们喜欢阅读？A. When当……的时候；B. Why为什么；C. Who谁；D. What什么。根据下文“Firstly, reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent (勤奋的).”可知，此处在问人们喜欢阅读的原因。故选B。
116．考查副词词义辨析。句意：第二，阅读可以帮助我们遵循科学和技术的最新发展。A. Third第三；B. Thirdly第三；C. Second第二；D. Secondly第二。根据上文“Firstly, reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent (勤奋的).”可知，此处指第二个原因，应用与Firstly的形式保持一致。故选D。
117．考查名词词义辨析。句意：此外，阅读让我们了解世界上的其他文化和地方。A. advice建议；B. suggestions建议；C. ideas印象，看法，想法；D. sentences句子。根据空后“about other cultures and places of the world”及常识可知，此处指阅读给我们关于其他文化和世界各地的想法。故选C。
118．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们将不得不思考它们或做更多的阅读来找出答案。A. find (out)找出；B. go (out)出去；C. point (out)指出；D. look (out)当心。根据上文“When we read, we may find many things that we don’t know well.”及空后“the answers”可知，此处指找出答案。故选A。
119．考查代词和形容词词义辨析。句意：我们读得越多，知道得越多。A. less更小（或更无关紧要）的事物；B. fewer更少的人（或物）；C. more(数、量等)更多；D. smaller更小的。根据语境及常识可知，我们读得越多，知道得越多。故选C。
120．考查动词词义辨析。句意：读书使人渊博。A. wants想要；B. moves移动；C. hopes希望；D. makes制造，使得。根据上文“The more we read, the 　　9　　 we know.”及下文“Books, magazines, newspapers can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us.”可知，读书使人渊博。故选D。

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

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了Ara Mirzaian所在的医疗团队首次为一个独一无二的病人——一头刚出生的长颈鹿安装前腿支架的故事。这次特殊的治疗帮助挽救了这头长颈鹿的性命。
121．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她患了一种叫做腕高血压的疾病。A. heard听见；B. suffered遭受，患病；C. recovered恢复；D. graduated毕业。根据后文“from a condition called carpal hypertension”以及首段内容可知，Msituni生下来就腿部异常。通过诊断她是患了一种被称为腕骨高血压的疾病。故选B。
122．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它影响了幼小动物的前腿，这对长颈鹿来说尤其危险。A. strengthened加强；B. benefited获益；C. replaced代替；D. affected影响。根据后文“the young animal’s front legs”可知，这种状况影响（affected）了她的前腿。故选D。
123．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它影响了幼小动物的前腿，这对长颈鹿来说尤其危险。A. familiar熟悉的；B. urgent紧急的；C. dangerous危险的；D. natural自然的。根据后文“the giraffe from getting food and from being able to walk around”可知，前腿畸形对于长颈鹿来说是特别危险的（dangerous）。故选C。
124．考查名词词义辨析。句意：畸形给她的关节和骨骼带来了很大的压力。A. energy能量；B. pressure压力；C. medicine药物；D. equipment装备。结合后文“the giraffe from getting food and from being able to walk around”提到长颈鹿无法获取食物，也无法四处走动，可知畸形给她的关节和骨骼带来了很大的压力。故选B。
125．考查动词词义辨析。句意：动物园工作人员担心，如果他们不迅速纠正这种情况，她可能会死亡。A. feared恐惧，担心；B. complained投诉；C. promised承诺；D. suggested建议。根据后文“she could die”可知，动物园工作人员担心（feared）如果不及时给她矫正这种疾病状况，她可能活不了。故选A。
126．考查名词词义辨析。句意：动物园工作人员担心，如果他们不迅速纠正这种情况，她可能会死亡。A. mistake错误；B. condition情况，条件；C. habit习惯；D. judgement判断。结合上文可知，此处是指长颈鹿因为腕高血压无法进食和行走的情况。故选B。
127．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是因为它会使长颈鹿无法获得食物，也无法四处走动。A. separate分开；B. protect保护；C. prevent阻止；D. save拯救。根据后文“the giraffe from getting food and from being able to walk around”可知，因为这种情况会阻止（prevent）她站立吃东西和行走。故选C。
128．考查动词短语辨析。句意：动物园官员请来了专家来治疗长颈鹿。A. called in召集；B. showed around带领参观；C. turned away转身，拒绝进入；D. brought up提出。根据后文“experts to treat the giraffe”可知，动物园管理人员们请来（called in）医疗专家们给这头长颈鹿治疗。故选A。
129．考查名词词义辨析。句意：医疗团队在为人们安装矫正腿部问题的支架方面经验丰富。A. expectation期待；B. affection喜爱；C. experience经历，经验；D. preference偏爱。根据下文转折后面的句意可知，这支医疗团队在为人用支架矫正腿部问题方面经验（experience)丰富。故选C。
130．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但他们以前从未治疗过动物。A. often经常；B. never从不；C. only仅仅；D. almost差不多。根据后文“treated an animal before”以及上文but表示转折，说明他们从未（never）给动物这样治疗过。故选B。
131．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他觉得情况很奇怪，立即上网开始尽可能多地了解长颈鹿。A. actually实际上；B. gradually逐渐地；C. luckily幸运地；D. immediately立即。根据后文“went online to start learning as much as possible about giraffes”可知，他发现这头鹿的情况很奇怪，于是立马（immediately）到网上了解尽可能多的关于长颈鹿的信息。故选D。
132．考查动词词义辨析。句意：该团队创作了长颈鹿腿的模型。A. created创造，制作；B. purchased购买；C. measured测量；D. displayed展示。根据后文“models of the giraffe’s legs”指制作腿的模型，故选A。
133．考查动词词义辨析。句意：该团队花了大约一周的时间制作出了这种支架，它是由一种叫做碳石墨的材料制成的。A. find找到；B. match匹配；C. evaluate评估；D. produce生产，制作。根据宾语“the braces”指医疗团队又用了一周时间制作（produce）出支架。故选D。
134．考查名词词义辨析。句意：该团队花了大约一周的时间制作出了这种支架，它是由一种叫做碳石墨的材料制成的。A. material材料；B. solid固体；C. cube立方体；D. product产品。根据后文“called carbon graphite”可知支架由一种叫做碳石墨的材料制成。故选A。
135．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在使用特制支架10天后，问题得到了解决。A. discovered发现；B. raised提高；C. fixed修理，解决；D. hidden隐藏。结合后文“know we saved a giraffe’s life”可知，在安装支架十天后，这头长颈鹿的问题被解决（fixed）了，生命得到了拯救。故选C。
136．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她一直待在动物医院。A. screamed尖叫；B. jogged慢跑；C. performed表演；D. stayed停留。根据后文“in the animal hospital the whole time”可知，这头鹿从治疗以来一直呆在（stayed）动物医院里。故选D。
137．考查动词短语辨析。句意：Mirzaian说，他计划在他的办公室里放一张小长颈鹿戴着特殊护具的照片，这样他照顾的孩子们可能会受到启发，戴上自己的护具。A. pick out挑选；B. make way for让路；C. get hold of把握；D. put up张贴，提供。根据后文“a picture in his office of the baby giraffe wearing her special brace”可知，Mirzaian说他打算在他的办公室里张贴（put up）一张这头鹿安装了特殊支架的照片。故选D。
138．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Mirzaian说，他计划在他的办公室里放一张小长颈鹿戴着特殊护具的照片，这样他照顾的孩子们可能会受到启发，戴上自己的护具。A. allowed允许；B. forced迫使；C. inspired鼓舞，启发；D. invited邀请。根据后文“to wear their own braces”可知，他张贴这张照片是为了激励（inspired）他治疗的孩子们能勇敢的接受属于他们需要的支架。故选C。
139．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他说：“看到这样的动物带着支架走路是最酷的事情。”A. latest最迟的；B. coolest最酷的；C. biggest最大的；D. easiest最容易的。根据后文“thing to see an animal like that walk in a brace”看到这头鹿能安上支架走路是最酷的（coolest），意思是他感觉很美好。故选B。
140．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：知道我们救了长颈鹿的命感觉真好。A. great好的；B. fortunate幸运的；C. enthusiastic热情的；D. regretful后悔的。根据后文“to know we saved a giraffe’s life”可知，医疗专家成员Mirzaian认为能挽救这头长颈鹿的生命的感觉是非常好的（great）。故选A。

141．A 142．B 143．C 144．D 145．B 146．C 147．A 148．B 149．A 150．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Betty成为游泳运动员的历程，体现了Betty追逐梦想的坚强的意志，她的精神也鼓舞着别人。
141．考查名词词义辨析。句意：经过了几年的治疗，她终于恢复了健康。A. treatment治疗；B. trouble麻烦；C. silence沉默；D. experience经历。根据“she finally became healthy.”可知Betty最终恢复了健康，由此可知她应该经过了几年的治疗。故选A。
142．考查动词词义辨析。句意：去年夏天，她想要加入当地的一个游泳队。A. enjoy享受；B. join加入；C. complete完成；D. build建造。根据“So she practiced hard and finally ____3____ in being a member of it.”可知，她成为了队里的成员之一，说明她想要加入游泳队。故选B。
143．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此她刻苦地训练，最终成功地成为了当中的一员。A. failed失败；B. worked工作；C. succeeded成功；D. arrived到达。succeed in doing sth.表示“成功做了某事”。根据“However, the team training was a difficult start.”可知，Betty经过努力成功地成为了当中的一员。故选C。
144．考查副词词义辨析。句意：在刚开始的几周里，她咳嗽咳得很厉害。A. luckily幸运地；B. quickly快速地；C. hardly几乎不；D. badly很糟糕地。cough badly表示“咳嗽咳得很厉害”。根据“But she didn’t want to ____5____. She kept swimming and didn’t miss a single practice.”可知，Betty训练过程中咳嗽咳得很厉害。故选D。
145．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：但她不想放弃。A. get up起床；B. give up放弃；C. turn up出现；D. make up编造。根据“She kept swimming and didn’t miss a single practice.”可知，她坚持游泳，不想错过任何一次训练，所以说明她不想放弃。故选B。
146．考查连词词义辨析。句意：尽管有许多困难，没有什么能阻止她去尝试。A. Until直到……为止；B. Unless除非；C. Although尽管；D. Since自从……以来。根据“nothing could keep her ____7____ trying.”可知，没有什么能阻止，由此可知空格所在的句子表示让步，“尽管有许多困难”，应用although来引导让步状语从句。故选C。
147．考查介词词义辨析。句意：尽管有许多困难，没有什么能阻止她去尝试。A. from从……；B. into进入；C. off远离；D. for为了。keep...from doing sth.表示“阻止……做某事”。根据“____6____ there were many difficulties,”可知，Betty遇到了许多困难，但没有什么能阻止她去尝试。故选A。
148．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后就到了年底的年终颁奖典礼，Betty没有期望拿到任何奖项，但仍在那里为她的朋友们欢呼。A. find找到；B. expect期待；C. take拿取；D. lift举起。根据“but was still there to cheer on her friends.”可知，Betty没有期望拿到任何奖项。故选B。
149．考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着典礼接近尾声，她突然听到教练宣布：“最高荣誉归于Betty！她用她坚强的意志和爱激励着我们！”A. will意志；B. pride骄傲；C. wisdom智慧；D. honesty诚实。根据上文“She had a strong will to be the best she could be”可知，她的意志非常坚定，就是尽可能做到最好，因此此处指她的坚定意志。故选A。
150．考查形容词最高级词义辨析。句意：这是Betty人生中最棒的时光。A. deepest最深的；B. earliest最早的；C. youngest最年轻的；D. greatest最棒的。根据“With all she had been through in her ten years, this was the hour of true success.”可知，这是真正成功的时刻，由此可知这应是Betty人生中最棒的时光。故选D。