吉林高考英语完形填空专项训练

这是一份吉林高考英语完形填空专项训练，共34页。
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I have to admit I’m an old-school reader. Put simply, I   1 old books.
Alone in a new city to 2 my first daily newspaper job, I was feeling vaguely anxious as I dipped into a used  bookstore to 3 my  mind. The  shelves, full of the smell of the past, quickly 4 me. One of the occupational hazards (职业病) of journalism, my chosen 5 , is a desire to stay on top of the Next Big Thing. With their cracked spines (书脊) and yellowed 6 , the titles in the shop usefully pointed me toward the longer view. “No 7 to get too worked up over today’s headline,” they seemed to say. “ There is not much 8 under the sun.”
Francis Bacon’s essays are always a ready antidote (解药). “Prosperity (繁荣) is not without many 9 and dislikes,” Bacon wrote, and“ 10 is not without comforts and hopes.” For me, that comfort and hope often come from a second-hand 11 .
Reading deeply from the  past can be  at  least as 12 as  following the day’s  news. Don’t 13    missing out on the 14 gossip. All matters of fact, which a man did not 15 before, are news to him.
1．A．buy B．love C．recommend D．hate
2．A．stop B．lose C．keep D．take
3．A．relieve B．change C．train D．feed
4．A．disappointed B．surprised C．calmed D．stressed
5．A．freedom B．profession C．company D．action
6．A．books B．words C．lines D．pages
7．A．need B．wonder C．doubt D．question
8．A．amazing B．interesting C．new D．dull
9．A．inspirations B．fears C．amusements D．strengths
10．A．ownership B．relationship C．friendship D．hardship
11．A．book B．computer C．chair D．shop
12．A．mind-blowing B．doubtful C．instructive D．breathtaking
13．A．reflect on B．worry about C．take up D．dream of
14．A．silly B．common C．best D．latest
15．A．know B．hear C．research D．confirm

Since young, Aisha Ismail has said she let labels (标签) define what she could be. “I was a black girl, from a refugee (难民) family,” Aisha said. “It seemed 16 I was only allowed to 17 in this predetermined box.”
After a high school chemistry class 18 her to think about a career in science and gave her confidence in the field, Aisha learned to live outside 19 and began making big plans for her future. Now she is about to begin her freshman year at the University of California, planning to become a professor.
Born and 20 in San Diego’s City Heights neighbourhood, Aisha is the daughter of a Somali refugee couple. 21 some might say Aisha’s success happened in spite of her background, she would say differently that her experiences shaped her and inspired her to be a(n) 22 , promising undergraduate that she is today.
When Aisha was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to 23 the whole family. That made Aisha realize that education could make a 24 to one’s life.
“I always want to be the 25 girl for my family,” Aisha said. “In my opinion, you have to not even do your best but two times better than everyone else. Thus I always try my hardest.”
Aisha’s efforts 26 . The summer before her senior year of high school, she was 27 to the American Chemical Society Project SEED Programme. “She brought both enthusiasm and focus,” Botham, a researcher at this research institute, recalled. “She arrived every day ready to work, ready to learn and ready to rise to new challenges 28 whether or not she had done anything similar. That was why she was selected.”
When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Aisha warned them not to underestimate themselves. “Don’t tell yourself that the scholarship is too 29 or this programme is too competitive or I’ll never get into this school,” she said. “I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the admission letters 30 in.”
16．A．as if B．even if C．as soon as D．as long as
17．A．cycle B．explore C．sleep D．establish
18．A．warned B．ordered C．inspired D．asked
19．A．subjects B．life C．jobs D．labels
20．A．raised B．worked C．observed D．recovered
21．A．Because B．While C．Once D．Whether
22．A．affected B．famous C．enthusiastic D．fearful
23．A．abandon B．blame C．move D．support
24．A．fortune B．difference C．shadow D．shelter
25．A．richest B．favorite C．perfect D．luckiest
26．A．made sense B．died down C．came to nothing D．paid off
27．A．admitted B．devoted C．close D．equal
28．A．by comparison with B．in addition to C．instead of D．regardless of
29．A．easy B．small C．far D．unnecessary
30．A．joining B．flooding C．handing D．breaking

“Do you need a vase for your purple carnations (康乃馨)?” a gentle voice 31 me in my hospital bed. It was one of those few 32 moments when no one else was in the room with me and I had slipped into sleep. Usually the room was full of 33 and their families.
“Yes, these are from a special friend,” I 34 to sit up in spite of my weak body. She was a cleaner and while clearing the desk beside my bed, she 35 the flowers. But why would she care? And she said “purple carnations” 36 .
I asked her if she likes flowers. Her eyes lit up and she spoke in excited 37 . She loves flowers so much that every flower in her garden each day gets a special hug and 38 from her before she leaves for work. My God! I can’t believe it!
I told her that I’ve been 39 a lot of flowers from my relatives and usually I had them delivered to the nurse station. And I decided to give her the purple carnations just because of her
40 about flowers.
She was in great 41 . But being the nice person she is, she still tried to 42 me to have half of them and she would happily take the rest home. I asked her if she could 43 them with others instead. She was doubly happy.
She left, came back and said, “I will be thinking of you whenever I see purple.” I almost 44 . Such goodwill for something so 45 ? I was really amazed and impressed by this cleaner!
31．A．awoke B．interrupted C．bothered D．surprised
32．A．important B．moving C．rare D．painful
33．A．cleaners B．doctors C．nurses D．patients
34．A．happened B．managed C．pretended D．refused
35．A．gave out B．chanced upon C．dealt with D．held back
36．A．specifically B．fluently C．willingly D．bravely
37．A．dances B．shouts C．whispers D．bursts
38．A．shower B．feed C．bye D．greeting
39．A．buying B．receiving C．requesting D．borrowing
40．A．imagination B．knowledge C．craziness D．opinion
41．A．delight B．panic C．shock D．need
42．A．remind B．inspire C．prepare D．convince
43．A．organise B．plant C．struggle D．share
44．A．laughed B．slept C．choked D．hesitated
45．A．small B．strange C．kind D．unbelievable

Climbing Taishan in China
It is known that Taishan is a tall mountain. It is 46 to ascend to the top. Walking the whole way can take from three to seven hours and visitors can 47 to take a cable car halfway.
For thousands of years, Taishan has been a source of 48 for poets and thinkers. The mountain is in the east, and in Chinese culture east is regarded as a(n) 49 direction because that is where the sun and moon rise. 50 , Taishan is the most venerated (受崇敬的) of China’s five sacred mountains.
Confucius (孔子) once got to the top of the mountain and declared from the 51 : “Climb Taishan and the whole world looks small.” His 52 express the philosophical idea that the higher you climb, the greater your 53 .
For me, the higher I climbed, the more steps I saw, until 54 I got to the steps leading up to the cable car station. Of course, Confucius wouldn’t have 55 a cable car, but I wasn’t Confucius. I spent two hours climbing steps. That was enough of a 56 experience for me.
In the morning, we got up at 4 a. m. to position ourselves for the 57 . From Jade Emperor Peak, sitting among hundreds of others, we were fortunate enough to see a clear sunrise.
After breakfast, we 58 for about five hours down the mountain and through Peach Blossom Valley, beautiful waterfalls and pools of water.
The green plants up the 59 made for a picturesque climb, and the second-day valley hike was to me the highlight. It was peaceful, allowing me to 60 the greater vision from the top.
46．A．tired B．rewarding C．easy D．challenging
47．A．refuse B．choose C．learn D．pretend
48．A．inspiration B．entertainment C．happiness D．information
49．A．unexpected B．lifelike C．sacred D．right
50．A．Besides B．However C．Otherwise D．Therefore
51．A．peak B．foot C．rock D．village
52．A．means B．words C．works D．intentions
53．A．pressure B．weight C．vision D．contribution
54．A．luckily B．suddenly C．fortunately D．finally
55．A．taken B．invented C．owned D．described
56．A．diving B．climbing C．cycling D．sailing
57．A．rainbow B．daybreak C．sunrise D．sunset
58．A．flew B．drove C．ran D．hiked
59．A．mountain B．fence C．path D．kitchen
60．A．change B．enjoy C．miss D．clarify

About a month ago I noticed something really amazing, which I must call a garden miracle(奇迹). It so happened that when I 61 the double doors of a small storage area in the back of my house where I 62 my garden supplies during the long, severe New England winter, I found, in one of the dirt-filled pots, a living, growing plant, topped with two of the most unlikely pink 63 you’ve ever seen.
How was this 64 ? The unheated space had been closed all winter, and it was still cold outside. Once I caught my breath, I 65 and discovered something approaching a reasonable explanation-there was a small glass window at the top of the double doors, and it was possible that a ray of sun fell directly on that pot, giving the plant just enough light and warmth to 66 it to grow in its own personal greenhouse.
I can’t help feeling 67 at the lessons this wonderful plant has to teach.
For one thing, I am moved by the happenstance(巧合) of the whole thing. If I had 68 my pot six inches to the left or right of that spot, the plant might not have gotten that 69 ray of light. If I had 70 the roots of the plant in late fall, there would have been nothing but dirt in that pot.
But there’s something else that 71 me about this-just how little light and 72 it took for this plant to grow and flower. I’m not 73 we should be mean with love and kindness and all the other warming things we 74 for others and for ourselves. But isn’t it comforting to think that just a drop of 75 can brighten a day, a place, a life?
When it comes to positivity, a little goes a long way. Just ask my little miracle plant.
61．A．approached B．shut C．opened D．knocked
62．A．need B．provide C．receive D．keep
63．A．sticks B．branches C．roots D．flowers
64．A．essential B．possible C．significant D．different
65．A．stepped aside B．stepped away C．looked down D．looked around
66．A．request B．enable C．instruct D．intend
67．A．excited B．puzzled C．amazed D．amused
68．A．put B．found C．measured D．missed
69．A．broad B．soft C．strong D．narrow
70．A．pulled out B．cared for C．thought about D．brought in
71．A．requires B．cheers C．inspires D．changes
72．A．attention B．warmth C．time D．effort
73．A．expecting B．imagining C．doubting D．saying
74．A．experience B．do C．accept D．remember
75．A．water B．encouragement C．sunshine D．support

Lighting flashed through the darkness over Sibson’s bedroom skylight (天窗). Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder 76 he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly over his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to 77 ; he opened the door to the basement (地下室), and flames 78 out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt safe because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,” he explains.
But the phone didn’t work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was 79 by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped.
Sibson’s house was three kilometers 80 the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be 81 .
Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm 82 his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his phone and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the 83 . That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
Huggons dialed 911，and the operator warned him not to 84 the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson 85 and die in that fire.”
“Anyone, there?” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! I’m trapped!” coming from the second-floor balcony (阳台). He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his breath.
After one more 86 inside the house, Huggons gave up and 87 around back.
The wind parted the smoke just 88 for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He shone the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and 89 Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.
Sibson is still 90 when he tells the story. “I was alone that night,” he says. “Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons.”
76．A．before B．while C．since D．until
77．A．hide B．wait C．check D．escape
78．A．moved B．gave C．went D．exploded
79．A．burned B．stopped C．shocked D．covered
80．A．beside B．off C．across D．along
81．A．limited B．false C．fruitless D．regretful
82．A．struck B．missed C．touched D．passed
83．A．noise B．road C．smoke D．danger
84．A．search B．enter C．leave D．damage
85．A．call B．roll C．scream D．sigh
86．A．stay B．chance C．thought D．attempt
87．A．climbed B．circled C．looked D．jumped
88．A．clear B．open C．enough D．fit
89．A．persuaded B．kicked C．pulled D．forced
90．A．nervous B．surprised C．proud D．thankful

I’m a professor teaching people how to think more creatively. 91 , this lifetime passion was awakened by a casual contest when I was a child.
At a family picnic, children used to have the handkerchief-throwing contest, which I realize now, was not meant to show any real 92 , but simply for laughs. But it stirred my love of thinking outside the 93 .
The host gave each child a cloth handkerchief and told us the winner would be the one who threw it the farthest. The first little throwers 94 mighty strength, but the cloth opened and fell to the ground. So when one kid after another threw harder when the handkerchief always opened, it 95 me. The secret was not to throw harder but to keep the cloth from 96 ! Suppose I hid a rock in the cloth without tying it. The rock would 97 the cloth at least farther than the others, and when they separated, people might not notice a small rock 98 in the grass. I had a good chance of 99 with it, but I didn’t want to win by cheating. I had to make the handkerchief fly like a rock. I began tying the handkerchief around itself to make it 100 . When I approached the 101 as the final contestant, people were already laughing. I took a long wind-up, and the balled handkerchief rocketed off maybe 60 feet away. The laughing 102 suddenly. The host stared at me and then ran to 103 if I’d cheated the crowd. “It’s just the handkerchief,” he declared. The adults applauded and I felt 104 .
This is how I learned the secret to creative thinking. I wanted to continue looking 105 what things seemed to be.
91．A．Increasingly B．Unfortunately C．Interestingly D．Normally
92．A．skills B．suggestions C．disadvantages D．signals
93．A．picnic B．crowd C．ground D．box
94．A．broke up B．set up C．used up D．took up
95．A．scared B．annoyed C．distracted D．touched
96．A．opening B．flying C．disappearing D．floating
97．A．adjust B．desert C．encounter D．drive
98．A．growing B．landing C．shooting D．roaring
99．A．getting away B．fading away C．doing away D．running away
100．A．round B．heavy C．small D．cute
101．A．line B．rock C．winner D．punishment
102．A．erupted B．followed C．grew D．died
103．A．suspect B．predict C．examine D．remind
104．A．ashamed B．stressed C．cautious D．proud
105．A．around B．beyond C．beside D．above

Ever since I was 13 years old, I wanted to be a photographer. I had a(n) 106 of working for some magazines, which would allow me to travel around the world to 107 the right picture.
After leaving high school, I 108 in photography in the University of the Arts. However, I kept reflecting on my choice 109 I learned a lot in my freshman year. There was nothing 110 with the school, but it was not 111 for me.
I 112 my high school photography teacher and couldn’t help but envy (羡慕) his work. Such a feeling made me know teaching students how to 113 their full potential in their artwork was what I wanted. And 114 , I wanted to be involved in a 115 that made me feel like I was actually making some 116 in the community.
I decided to transfer (转学) to Buffalo State College. When I was in class, I always 117 myself with what I was learning. Then, during my first on­site teaching lesson at a middle school, it 118 me that this was what I would want to do for the rest of my life, and I 119 loved it. Now, as I’m finishing my senior year, I’m happy I came to such a 120 in my life. I believe this is just the one for me.
106．A．chance B．dream C．experience D．freedom
107．A．get B．download C．offer D．preserve
108．A．joined B．succeeded C．took D．majored
109．A．because B．though C．if D．but
110．A．valuable B．special C．wrong D．unusual
111．A．pleasant B．suitable C．acceptable D．practical
112．A．relied on B．heard of C．referred to D．thought of
113．A．find B．strengthen C．adopt D．realize
114．A．above all B．at last C．in general D．at most
115．A．stage B．job C．duty D．department
116．A．difference B．impression C．sacrifice D．exploration
117．A．amused B．associated C．concerned D．helped
118．A．astonished B．informed C．inspired D．struck
119．A．certainly B．likely C．eventually D．gradually
120．A．conclusion B．proposal C．decision D．sense

At least three people were possibly dead after a powerful earthquake. Others were injured from falling structures and homes, rural roads and 121 highways. Experts said it could take some time to 122 the full extent of the injuries and damage in the region.
Regina Rave,who is a geologist, was meeting with two 123 at his home when the earthquake 124 . Rave tried to stand up from his chair but couldn’t keep his balance and 125 in a kind of group hug with his colleagues, while plates and cups 126 from his shelves to the ground. His children, ages 9 and 2, had their drinks 127 over the edge of cups. Rave tried to calm everybody as the 128 continued for more than a minute.
About 10,000 people live in and around his town, which is 129 66 kilometers from the earthquake’s center. It’s a(n) 130 thing that earthquakes are felt here, but it usually doesn’t last as long and is not as violent as this one. It was quite strong.
People were feeling 131 . Rave was 132 through the damage to his home,which included a broken sewer pipe(污水管)judging from the smell. Friends elsewhere had messaged him with 133 of cracked roads, broken pipes and fallen debris(碎片), but hadn’t described major building collapses or 134 . Communication seemed to have been 135 with some cell towers likely to have fallen. People were starting to clean up their houses and the streets.
121．A．damaged B．surrounded C．hidden D．buried
122．A．foresee B．assess C．recognize D．assume
123．A．roommates B．schoolmates C．colleagues D．parents
124．A．covered B．rose C．ceased D．struck
125．A．ended up B．came out C．carried on D．resulted from
126．A．squeezed B．crashed C．flashed D．pulled
127．A．turn B．knock C．flow D．blow
128．A．jumping B．hanging C．floating D．shaking
129．A．located B．listed C．considered D．posed
130．A．simple B．common C．popular D．awkward
131．A．puzzled B．tired C．frightened D．inspired
132．A．getting B．breaking C．cutting D．sorting
133．A．descriptions B．instructions C．explanations D．introductions
134．A．changes B．injuries C．beats D．attacks
135．A．handled B．improved C．affected D．removed

When I was young, my family had trouble with money. My parents worked at a restaurant, and I often helped them. One day, a newcomer ordered a meal, but had no money on him. He asked if he could pay another time, and asked me what my 136 was. Although I felt a little strange, I agreed and told him to call me “Angela”. After that, the 137 man was nowhere to be seen. I 138 everywhere and even asked everyone at the restaurant if they had seen him. My mom said I had been sitting 139 , talking to myself, “Where can I find him?” Sometimes, she couldn’t help shouting, “Are you out of your 140 ? There was no one around you.”
That night, my mom was 141 . She told me that my grandma had passed away and that the rent on our apartment had gone up. Choking up, she said, “I don’t know how to 142 the funeral expenses and the high rent.” I 143 her I would help pick up the odds and ends. Then I went to check our mailbox, but I found nothing.
My mom told me to check the mailbox again. I 144 in it and pulled out two huge envelopes. She opened one, only to find the big 145 for our apartment. She then walked into her room, saying she was afraid to 146 the other.
I looked at it and saw this: Dear Angela, Love, Your Friend. I tore it open and emptied the 147 onto the bed. There were some checks, all 148 to me. Later, I learned my strange 149 from the restaurant sent it. 150 the valuable checks, we got through the difficult time.
136．A．wish B．number C．duty D．name
137．A．ugly B．familiar C．odd D．mad
138．A．searched B．hesitated C．begged D．wandered
139．A．patiently B．calmly C．asleep D．alone
140．A．wages B．senses C．life D．way
141．A．whispering B．weeping C．waiting D．chatting
142．A．predict B．present C．afford D．announce
143．A．assured B．stroke C．forgave D．annoyed
144．A．cut B．poured C．broke D．reached
145．A．lock B．bill C．ownership D．description
146．A．make B．shut C．believe D．handle
147．A．contents B．coins C．packs D．clothes
148．A．restored B．known C．addressed D．acknowledged
149．A．staff B．manager C．customer D．relative
150．A．On account of B．Apart from C．Instead of D．In spite of
1．B 2．D 3．A 4．C 5．B 6．D 7．A 8．C 9．B 10．D 11．A 12．C 13．B 14．D 15．A

【导语】本文是夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者是个老派的读者。喜欢旧书。独自到陌生城市从事日报工作，从原来对头条渴望的职业病到感慨对人们来说，以前不知道的一切事实，都是新闻。
1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：简单地说，我喜欢旧书。A. buy购买；  B. love热爱； C. recommend 推荐；D. hate痛恨。根据“I’m an old-school reader”可知，作者爱读旧书。故选B。
2．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我独自一人来到一个陌生的城市，开始了我的第一份日报工作，当我走进一家旧书店来放松心情时，我隐约感到焦虑。A. stop停止； B. lose失去； C. keep保持； D. take从事。根据“my first daily newspaper job”可知，作者独自到新城市开始自己的第一份工作。故选D。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我独自一人来到一个陌生的城市，开始了我的第一份日报工作，当我走进一家旧书店来放松心情时，我隐约感到焦虑。A. relieve 如释重负； B. change改变； C. train培训； D. feed喂养。根据“ I dipped into a used bookstore ”可知，作者独自到新城市开始自己的第一份工作，有一天去书店放松心情。故选A。
4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：书架上，满是往日的气息，迅速使我平静下来。A.disappointed使失望的； B. surprised 使惊讶的； C. calmed使平静； D. stressed使受压力。根据“full of the smell of the past”可知，作者爱读旧书，所以书架上的旧书让她平静。故选C。
5．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我所选择的新闻业的职业病之一，就是渴望掌握“下一个大事件”的前沿。A. freedom自由； B. profession职业； C. company陪伴； D. action行动。根据“my first daily newspaper job”可知，作者选择了新闻业作职业。故选B。
6．考查名词词义辨析。句意：书店里那些书脊开裂、书页发黄的书名有力地指引着我从长远的角度看问题。A. books书籍； B.  words单词 ； C. lines线； D. pages书页 。根据“With their cracked spines (书脊)”可知，旧书书脊开裂、书页泛黄。故选D。
7．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“没必要为今天的头条太激动，”他们似乎在说。“太阳底下没有什么新鲜事。”。A. need需要； B. wonder好奇； C. doubt怀疑； D. question问题。根据“ There is not much ____under the sun.””可知，没必要为今天的头条太激动。故选A。
8．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“没必要为今天的头条太激动，”他们似乎在说。“太阳底下没有什么新鲜事。”。A. amazing令人惊叹的； B. interesting有趣的； C. new新的； D. dull枯燥的。根据“today’s headline”可知，太阳底下没什么新鲜事意思是现在正在发生的、将来还会发生。故选C。
9．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“昌盛不是没有很多恐惧与厌恶，”培根写到“逆境也不是没有安慰与希望”。A. inspirations鼓舞； B. fears恐惧； C. amusements好笑； D. strengths优点 。根据“and dislikes”可知，与厌恶表示并列的名词，通过对比选项是贬义词恐惧。故选B。
10．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“昌盛不是没有很多恐惧与厌恶，”培根写到“逆境也不是没有安慰与希望”。A. ownership拥有权； B. relationship关系； C. friendship友谊； D. hardship困难。根据“Prosperity (繁荣)”可知，在逆境中也会有安慰与希望。故选D。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对我来说，那种安慰和希望往往来自一本二手书。A. book书籍； B. computer 电脑； C. chair椅子；D. shop商店。根据“I’m an old-school reader”可知，作者爱读旧书。故选A。
12．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：深入阅读过去至少可以像关注当天的新闻一样有教育意义。A. mind-blowing 令人兴奋的； B. doubtful怀疑的； C. instructive有教育意义的； D. breathtaking惊人的。根据“For me, that comfort and hope often come from a second-hand11”可知，阅读和了解当天的新闻都可以是教育意义的。故选C。
13．考查动词短语辨析。句意：不要担心错过最新的八卦。A. reflect on 反思； B. worry about 担忧 ； C. take up从事； D. dream of梦想。“missing out on the　　14　 gossip”可知，不因为错过头条八卦而担忧。故选B。
14．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不要担心错过最新的八卦。A. silly愚蠢的； B. common普通的； C. best最好的； D. latest最新的。根据“today’s headline,”可知，最新的八卦新闻。故选D。
15．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个人以前不知道的一切事实，对他来说都是新闻。A. know知道； B.  hear听到； C. research 研究； D. confirm确认。根据“are news to him.”可知，以前不知道的事情对人们来说都是新闻。故选A。

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

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了Aisha Ismail从一个难民家庭的穷苦女孩变身为前途光明的加州大学学生的经历。
16．考查状语从句。句意：阿伊莎说。“似乎我只被允许在这个预先确定的盒子里探索。”A. as if好像、似乎；B. even if即使；C. as soon as一……就；D. as long as只要。分析句子可知，设空处在句中引导一个表语从句，此处表示“好像、似乎”，应用as if。故选A项。
17．考查动词词义辨析。句意：阿伊莎说。“似乎我只被允许在这个预先确定的盒子里探索。”A. cycle循环；B. explore探索；C. sleep睡觉；D. establish建立。根据前面的“Since young, Aisha Ismail has said she let labels (标签) define what she could be.”以及后面的“in this predetermined box”可知，此处指被标签定义，所以只能在预先确定的盒子里探索生活，explore符合语境。故选B项。
18．考查动词词义辨析。句意：高中化学课激发了她投身科学事业的想法，给了她在这一领域的信心。A. warned警告、警示；B. ordered命令；C. inspired激励、鼓舞；D. asked要求。根据后面的“to think about a career in science and gave her confidence in the field”可知，是化学课激发了她投身科学事业的想法，inspired符合语境。故选C项。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：高中化学课激发了她投身科学事业的想法，给了她在这一领域的信心，阿伊莎学会了生活在标签之外，开始为自己的未来制定宏伟的计划。A. subjects主题；B. life生活；C. jobs工作；D. labels标签。根据上文“Since young, Aisha Ismail has said she let labels (标签) define what she could be.”可知，从小阿伊莎就被标签定义，而现在学会了在标签外生活，此处为原词复现。故选D项。
20．考查动词词义辨析。句意：阿伊莎在圣地亚哥的城市高地附近出生和长大，是一对索马里难民夫妇的女儿。A. raised养育、抚养；B. worked工作；C. observed观察；D. recovered恢复。根据“Born and ___5___ in San Diego’s City Heights neighbourhood”可知，此处指“出生长大”，raised符合语境。故选A项。
21．考查状语从句。句意：虽然有些人可能会说阿伊莎的成功与她的背景无关，但她会以不同的方式说，她的经历塑造了她，激励她成为今天这样一个充满热情、有前途的本科生。A. Because因为；B. While尽管；C. Once一旦；D. Whether是否。根据后面的“ ___6___ some might say Aisha’s success happened in spite of her background, she would say differently that her experiences shaped her and inspired her to be a(n) ___7___ ”可知，句子前后之间存在让步关系，表示“虽然有些人可能会说阿伊莎的成功与背景无关，但是她会以不同的方式说，她的经历塑造了她”，while符合语境。故选B项。
22．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然有些人可能会说阿伊莎的成功与她的背景无关，但她会以不同的方式说，她的经历塑造了她，激励她成为今天这样一个充满热情、有前途的本科生。A. affected有影响的；B. famous著名的；C. enthusiastic热情的；D. fearful恐惧的、害怕的。根据下文“She brought both enthusiasm and focus”可知，此处与下文应保持一致，表示“充满热情的、有前途的本科生”，enthusiastic符合语境。故选C项。
23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：阿伊莎8岁时，母亲为了养家糊口，回到学校努力学习，找到了一份工作。A. abandon抛弃、放弃；B. blame责备；C. move移动；D. support支持、支撑。根据“her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to ___8___ the whole family”可知，此处指“为了养家糊口”，support符合语境。故选D项。
24．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这让阿伊莎意识到教育可以改变一个人的生活。A. fortune财富；B. difference差别、差异；C. shadow阴影；D. shelter木架、架子。根据“That made Aisha realize that education could make a ___9___ to one’s life.”可知，此处指“教育可以改变一个人的生活”，make a difference为固定搭配。故选B项。
25．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我一直想成为家里的完美女孩，” 阿伊莎说。A. richest最富裕的；B. favorite最喜欢的；C. perfect完美的；D. luckiest最幸运的。根据后面的“In my opinion, you have to not even do your best but two times better than everyone else.”可知，在她看来，不只是要做到最好，还要比别人强两倍，由此看来，阿伊莎一直想当一个完美女孩，perfect符合语境。故选C项。
26．考查短语辨析。句意：阿伊莎的努力得到了回报。A. made sense有意义；B. died down逐渐消失；C. came to nothing失败、终未实现；D. paid off有回报、见成效。根据后面的“she was ___12___ to the American Chemical Society Project SEED Programme.”可知，她被美国化学学会的SEED项目录取了，说明她的努力得到了回报，paid off符合语境。故选D项。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：高三前的那个夏天，她被美国化学学会的SEED项目录取了。A. admitted准许入学、录取；B. devoted奉献；C. close靠近、接近；D. equal相同的、平等的。根据上文的“promising undergraduate that she is today.”和下文“That was why she was selected.”可知，她是被SEED项目“录取”了，admitted符合语境。故选A项。
28．考查短语辨析。句意：她每天都准备好工作，准备好学习，准备好迎接新的挑战，而不管她是否做过类似的事情。A. by comparison with与……对比；B. in addition to除了……；C. instead of而不是；D. regardless of不管、不顾。根据后面的“whether or not she had done anything similar”可知，此处指“不管她是否做过类似的事情”，regardless of符合语境。故选D项。
29．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不要告诉自己奖学金离自己太远了，这个项目竞争太激烈了，或者我永远都进不了这所学校。A. easy容易的；B. small小的；C. far遥远的；D. unnecessary没必要的。根据后面的“or this programme is too competitive or I’ll never get into this school”可知，此处指不要告诉自己奖学金离自己“太远了”，far符合语境。故选C项。
30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：直到我看到录取通知书如潮水般涌来，我才确定自己能否成功。A. joining参加；B. flooding涌入；C. handing处理；D. breaking破坏。根据“I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the admission letters ___15___ in.”可知，此处指“录取通知书如潮水一般涌来”，flood in为固定搭配，表示“涌入”，符合语境。故选B项。

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者把住院期间收到的一些康乃馨送给了一位爱花的清洁工的故事。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“你的紫色康乃馨需要花瓶吗？”一个温柔的声音吵醒了躺在病床上的我。A. awoke叫醒，唤醒；B. interrupted打断；C. bothered打扰；D. surprised惊讶。根据下文“I had slipped into sleep.”可知，作者正在睡觉时，一个温柔的声音叫醒了作者。故选A。
32．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是一个难得的时刻，房间里没有其他人和我一起，我睡着了。A. important重要的；B. moving令人感动的；C. rare少见的；D. painful疼痛的。根据下文“Usually the room was full of ____3____ and their families.”可知，平时病房里有很多人，而现在是少见的没有其他人的时候。故选C。
33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：通常房间里都是病人和他们的家人。A. cleaners清洁工；B. doctors医生；C. nurses护士；D. patients病人。根据下文“and their families.”及常识可知，病房里通常有病人和他们的家人。故选D。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“是的，这是我一个特别的朋友送的。”尽管我的身体很虚弱，我还是努力坐了起来。A. happened发生；B. managed设法；C. pretended假装；D. refused拒绝。根据下文“in spite of my weak body.”可知，尽管作者身体虚弱，但他仍然设法坐起来。manage to do sth.意为“设法做某事”，符合语境。故选B。
35．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：她是一名清洁工，在清理我床边的桌子时，她偶然发现了那些花。A. gave out用尽；B. chanced upon偶然发现；C. dealt with处理；D. held back克制。根据上文“while clearing the desk beside my bed,”及语境可推知，清洁工在整理桌子的时候偶然发现了这些康乃馨。故选B。
36．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她特别说了“紫色康乃馨”。 A. specifically具体地；B. fluently流利地；C. willingly乐意地；D. bravely勇敢地。根据上文“Do you need a vase for your purple carnations (康乃馨)？”及语境可知，作者很好奇为什么清洁工会这么在意这些康乃馨，并且还具体地说出“紫色康乃馨”。故选A。
37．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她两眼放光，激动地滔滔不绝地说话。A. dances跳舞；B. shouts大喊；C. whispers低语；D. bursts（情感或活动的）突然爆发。根据上文“Her eyes lit up”及语境可知，这位清洁工听到作者问她是否喜欢花后，说了很多关于花的事情。此处表示这位清洁工滔滔不绝地跟作者讲述她对花的喜爱。故选D。
38．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她非常喜欢花，每天上班前，她都会给花园里的每一朵花一个特别的拥抱和道别。A. shower淋浴；B. feed饲养；C. bye告别；D. greeting问候。根据下文“before she leaves for work.”可知，这位清洁工会在上班前和她养的花拥抱告别。故选C。
39．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我告诉她，我一直收到很多亲戚送的花，通常都是我把花送到护士站的。A. buying买；B. receiving收到；C. requesting询问；D. borrowing买。根据“a lot of flowers from my relatives”可知，作者在住院期间收到了很多亲戚送来的花。故选B。
40．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我决定送她紫色康乃馨就是因为她喜欢花。A. imagination想象；B. knowledge知识；C. craziness热爱，狂热；D. opinion观点。根据上文“She loves flowers so much”可知，作者对于清洁工对花的热爱感到吃惊，所以决定把这些康乃馨送给她。故选C。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她非常高兴。 A. delight高兴；B. panic惊慌；C. shock震惊；D. need需要。根据下文“She was doubly happy.”及语境可知，作者要送花给清洁工，她非常高兴。故选A。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但作为一个好人，她仍然试图说服我留下一半，她很乐意把剩下的带回家。A. remind提醒；B. inspire鼓舞；C. prepare准备；D. convince劝说，说服。根据下文“she would happily take the rest home.”及语境可知，清洁工劝作者留下一半的花，然后自己把剩下的花带走。故选D。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我问她是否可以和其他人分享。A. organise组织；B. plant种植；C. struggle努力；D. share分享。根据下文“them with others instead.”可知，作者是想让清洁工分享一些花给其他人。故选D。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我几乎说不出话来了。A. laughed大笑；B. slept睡觉；C. choked说不出话，噎住；D. hesitated犹豫。根据语境及下文“I was really amazed”可知，作者对清洁工说的话感到非常惊讶。此处表示作者因感到震惊而说不出话来。故选C。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这么小的东西就有这么大的善意？ A. small小的；B. strange奇怪的；C. kind善良的；D. unbelievable难以置信的。根据下文“I was really amazed and impressed by this cleaner!”及语境可知，作者对清洁工说的话感到非常惊讶。作者认为自己微不足道的小举动却收到了清洁工如此大的善意。故选A。

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者攀登中国泰山的经历。
46．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：登顶很有挑战性。A. tired疲倦的；B. rewarding值得的；C. easy容易的；D. challenging富于挑战性的。根据上文“It is known that Taishan is a tall mountain.”及常识可知，攀登泰山是一项具有挑战性的活动。故选D。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：全程步行需要3到7个小时，游客可以选择中途乘坐缆车。A. refuse拒绝；B. choose选择；C. learn学习；D. pretend假装。根据上文“Walking the whole way can take from three to seven hours”及空后“take a cable car halfway”可知，登山有两种方式，游客也可以选择中途乘坐缆车。故选B。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：几千年来，泰山一直是诗人和思想家灵感的源泉。A. inspiration灵感；B. entertainment娱乐；C. happiness快乐；D. information信息。根据空后“poets and thinkers”可知，泰山一直是诗人和思想家灵感的源泉。故选A。
49．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：泰山也被称为东岳，而在中国文化中，东方被认为是一个神圣的方向，因为太阳和月亮从那里升起。A. unexpected出乎意料的；B. lifelike栩栩如生的；C. sacred神圣的；D. right正确的。根据下文“　　5　　 , Taishan is the most venerated (受崇敬的) of China’s five sacred mountains.”可知，东方被认为是一个神圣的方向。故选C。
50．考查副词词义辨析。句意：因此，泰山是五岳中最受尊敬的。A. Besides此外；B. However然而；C. Otherwise否者；D. Therefore因此。前后句意存在因果关系，therefore符合语境。故选D。
51．考查名词词义辨析。句意：孔子有一次登上山顶，在山顶上感慨：“登泰山而小天下。”A. peak山顶；B. foot山脚；C. rock岩石；D. village村庄。根据上文“Confucius (孔子)once got to the top of the mountain”可知，此处指在山顶上感慨。故选A。
52．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的话表达了一种哲学思想，即：你爬得越高，你的视野就越开阔。A. means方法；B. words话；C. works作品；D. intentions目的。根据上文“Confucius (孔子) once got to the top of the mountain and declared from the 　　6　　 : “Climb Taishan and the whole world looks small.””可知，此处指孔子说的话。故选B。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的话表达了一种哲学思想，即：你爬得越高，你的视野就越开阔。A. pressure压力；B. weight重力；C. vision视野；D. contribution贡献。根据语境及常识可知，你爬得越高，你的视野就越开阔。故选C。
54．考查副词词义辨析。句意：对我来说，爬得越高，看到的台阶就越多，直到最后我走到了通往缆车站的台阶上。A. luckily幸运地；B. suddenly突然；C. fortunately幸运地；D. finally最后。根据上文“For me, the higher I climbed, the more steps I saw,”及空后“I got to the steps leading up to the cable car station.”可知，最后我选择去坐缆车上山。故选D。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当然，孔子不会乘坐缆车，但我不是孔子。A. taken乘坐（交通工具）；B. invented发明；C. owned拥有；D. described描述。根据空后“a cable car”可知，此处指乘坐缆车。故选A。
56．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对我来说，这是一次足够难忘的登山经历了。A. diving跳水运动；B. climbing登山；C. cycling骑自行车；D. sailing帆船运动。根据上文“I spent two hours climbing steps.”及语境可知，此处指登山经历。故选B。
57．考查名词词义辨析。句意：早上，我们凌晨4点起床，准备迎接日出。A. rainbow彩虹；B. daybreak黎明；C. sunrise日出；D. sunset日落。根据上文“In the morning, we got up at 4 a. m.”及下文“we were fortunate enough to see a clear sunrise.”可知，我们早起去看日出。故选C。
58．考查动词词义辨析。句意：早餐后，我们徒步下山约五个小时，穿过桃花谷、美丽的瀑布和水池。A. flew飞；B. drove开车；C. ran跑；D. hiked徒步旅行。根据下文“for about five hours down the mountain and through Peach Blossom Valley, beautiful waterfalls and pools of water.”和“and the second-day valley hike was to me the highlight.”可知，我们是徒步下山的。故选D。
59．考查名词词义辨析。句意：小径上的绿色植物构成了一次风景如画的攀登，第二天的山谷徒步旅行对我来说是最精彩的。A. mountain山；B. fence栅栏；C. path小径；D. kitchen厨房。根据下文“and the second-day valley hike was to me the highlight”可知，我们是徒步下山的，此处指小径上的绿色植物。故选C。
60．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这里很平静，让我可以从高处欣赏更广阔的视野。A. change改变；B. enjoy欣赏；C. miss错过；D. clarify澄清。根据空后“the greater vision from the top”可知，此处指从高处欣赏更广阔的视野。故选B。

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

【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。冬天的一缕阳光从作者家储藏室门上的小窗户照射进来，照在一个花盆上，慢慢地花盆里面长出了一株植物，开出了几朵鲜花。作者感叹：一缕阳光，就可以让人一天心花怒放，就可以维持生命的存在。
61．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我打开屋后一个小储藏区的两扇门时，我发现在一个满是泥土的花盆里，有一株正在生长的植物，上面有两朵你从未见过的最不可思议的粉红色花朵。在新英格兰漫长而严酷的冬天，我把我的园艺用品放在那里。A. approached靠近；B. shut关闭；C. opened打开；D. knocked撞。根据“the double doors of a small storage area in the back of my house”可知，作者是打开储物间的双扇门后发现了正在生长的植物。故选C。
62．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我打开屋后一个小储藏区的两扇门时，我发现在一个满是泥土的花盆里，有一株正在生长的植物，上面有两朵你从未见过的最不可思议的粉红色花朵。在新英格兰漫长而严酷的冬天，我把我的园艺用品放在那里。A. need需要；B. provide提供；C. receive收到；D. keep保存。根据“my garden supplies during the long, severe New England winter”可知，小储藏区是作者用来存放园艺用品的。故选D。
63．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我打开屋后一个小储藏区的两扇门时，我发现在一个满是泥土的花盆里，有一株正在生长的植物，上面有两朵你从未见过的最不可思议的粉红色花朵。在新英格兰漫长而严酷的冬天，我把我的园艺用品放在那里。A. sticks枝条；B. branches树枝；C. roots树根；D. flowers花。根据“But there’s something else that___11___me about this-just how little light and___12___it took for this plant to grow and flower.”可知，植物开放出粉红色花朵。故选D。
64．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这怎么可能呢? A. essential重要的；B. possible可能的；C. significant有意义的；D. different不同的。根据“The unheated space had been closed all winter, and it was still cold outside.”可知，作者认为这种植物在寒冷的冬天生长并开花是不可能的。故选B。
65．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：等我喘过气来，我环顾四周，发现了一些接近合理的解释——在双层门的顶部有一扇小玻璃窗，有可能是一缕阳光直射在花盆上，给了植物足够的光和温暖，使它能够在自己的温室里生长。A. stepped aside让开一点；B. stepped away走开；C. looked down俯视；D. looked around向四周看。根据“and discovered something approaching a reasonable explanation-there was a small glass window at the top of the double doors,”可知，作者环顾四周，发现了门顶有个小玻璃窗。故选D。
66．考查动词词义辨析。句意：等我喘过气来，我环顾四周，发现了一些接近合理的解释——在双层门的顶部有一扇小玻璃窗，有可能是一缕阳光直射在花盆上，给了植物足够的光和温暖，使它能够在自己的温室里生长。A. request请求；B. enable使能够；C. instruct指导；D. intend 打算。根据“it to grow in its own personal greenhouse.”可知，足够的光和温暖，使植物能够在自己的温室里生长。故选B。
67．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我不禁对这种奇妙的植物所传授的知识感到惊讶。A. excited激动的；B. puzzled困惑的；C. amazed惊讶的；D. amused愉快的。根据“the lessons this wonderful plant has to teach.”可知，作者不禁对这种奇妙的植物所传授的知识感到惊讶。故选C。
68．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果我把花盆放在那个地方的左边或右边6英寸的地方，植物可能就得不到那微弱的光线了。A. put放置；B. found发现；C. measured衡量；D. missed错过。根据“my pot six inches to the left or right of that spot,”可知，这里指作者把花盆放置的位置。故选A。
69．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果我把花盆放在那个地方的左边或右边6英寸的地方，植物可能就得不到那微弱的光线了。A. broad宽的；B. soft柔软的；C. strong强壮的；D. narrow狭窄的。 narrow ray of light微弱的光线。根据上文“and it was possible that a ray of sun fell directly on that pot,”和“If I had ___8___my pot six inches to the left or right of that spot,”可知，微弱的光线照射到植物上。故选D。
70．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：如果我在深秋拔掉了植物的根，花盆里就只剩下泥土了。A. pulled out拔出；B. cared for照顾；C. thought about考虑；D. brought in引进。根据“there would have been nothing but dirt in that pot.”可知，如果拔出植物的根，花盆里就只剩下泥土了。故选A。
71．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但还有其他一些东西激发了我的灵感——这种植物生长和开花所需要的光线和温暖是多么少。A. requires要求；B. cheers欢呼；C. inspires启发；D. changes改变。根据“just how little light and___12___it took for this plant to grow and flower.”可知，这里指这启发了作者的思考。故选C。
72．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但还有其他一些东西激发了我的灵感——这种植物生长和开花所需要的光线和温暖是多么少。A. attention关注；B. warmth温暖；C. time时间；D. effort努力。warmth在此处指阳光的温暖。根据上文“and it was possible that a ray of sun fell directly on that pot, giving the plant just enough light and warmth”可知，作者在思考这株植物生长需要的温暖很少。故选B。
73．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我并不是说我们应该吝啬我们为他人和自己所做的爱、善良和所有其他温暖的事情。A. expecting期望；B. imagining想象；C. doubting怀疑；D. saying说。根据“we should be mean with love and kindness and all the other warming things we____14____for others and for ourselves.”可知，动词say后接宾语从句时可以用来表达观点和见解。故选D。
74．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我并不是说我们应该吝啬我们为他人和自己所做的爱、善良和所有其他温暖的事情。A. experience经历；B. do做；C. accept接受；D. remember记得。根据“for others and for ourselves.”可知，此处表示“我们”为别人和自己所做的其他所有暖心的事情。故选B。
75．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是，只要想到一缕阳光就能照亮一天，照亮一个地方，照亮一个生命，难道不是一件令人欣慰的事吗?A. water水；B. encouragement鼓励；C. sunshine阳光；D. support支持。根据“just how little light and___12___it took for this plant to grow and flower.”可知，一缕阳光，就可以让人一天心花怒放，就可以维持生命的存在。故选C。

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了在一场雷雨引发房屋着火之后，西布森如何自救，以及他的邻居哈根斯如何帮他脱离险境的惊险故事。
76．考查连词词义辨析。句意：西布森还没明白是怎么回事，就被一声雷声震住了。A. before在……之前；B. while当……时；C. since自从；D. until直到。根据空后的“he knew what was happening”可知此处指“西布森还没来得及明白发生了什么事”，before符合语境，故选A项。
77．考查动词词义辨析。句意： 西布森光着脚冲下楼去查看。A. hide隐藏；B. wait等待；C. check检查；D. escape逃跑。根据第一段最后一句“Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping. (然后他听到了烟雾报警器的嘟嘟声。)”可知，烟雾报警器的嘟嘟声说明家里某个地方着火了，西布森冲到下楼去查看（check）到底发生了什么事情，故选C项。
78．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他打开地下室的门，火焰从里面喷发出来。A. moved (out)搬走；B. gave (out)分发，公布；C. went (out)出去；D. exploded (out)突然爆发。根据上文“Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping. (然后他听到了烟雾报警器的嘟嘟声。)”，以及空前的“flames”可知，火焰从地下室里爆发出来（exploded），故选D项。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是电话坏了，当他试图走下室外的楼梯时，他被一堵火焰挡住了。A. burned燃烧；B. stopped阻拦；C. shocked使震惊；D. covered覆盖。下文“Sibson realized he was trapped. (西布森意识到自己被困住了)”可知，西布森认为安全的室外楼梯也有火情，阻拦（stopped）他下楼，故选B项。
80．考查介词词义辨析。句意：西布森的房子离主路有三公里远，而且被树木很好地遮挡着，所以他知道呼救是徒劳的。A. beside在……旁边；B. off离开；C. across穿过；D. along沿着。根据前面“three kilometres”及后文“so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be ____6____”可知，这个地方呼救都没人应，说明房子离（off）主干道远，有三公里远，故选B项。
81．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：西布森的房子离主路有三公里远，而且被树木很好地遮挡着，所以他知道呼救是徒劳的。A. limited有限的；B. false错误的；C. fruitless徒劳的；D. regretful后悔的。西布森的房子离主路有三公里远，而且被树木很好地遮挡着，因此他即使呼救，也没人能听见，是徒劳的（fruitless），故选C项。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他躺在床上，突然听到一种类似烟雾报警器的声音。A. struck撞击；B. missed错过；C. touched触摸；D. passed经过。根据第一段最后一句“Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping. (然后他听到了烟雾报警器的嘟嘟声。)”可知，Sibson家着火了，警报器在叫，以及下文“He jumped out of bed, took his phone and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the ____8____. (他从床上跳了起来，拿起手机和手电筒，沿着山坡朝那声音的方向走去。)”可知，邻居Huggons听见了类似烟雾报警器的声音，此处考查动词短语strike one’s ears，意为“传进某人的耳朵；突然听到”。故选A项。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他从床上跳了起来，拿起手机和手电筒，沿着山坡朝那声音的方向走去。A. noise声响；B. road路；C. smoke烟；D. danger危险。根据上文“He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm ____7____ his ears. (他躺在床上，突然听到一种类似烟雾报警器的声音。)”可知，哈根斯听到了像烟雾警报器之类的声音，因此他朝着声响（noise）传来的方向而去。故选A项。
84．考查动词词义辨析。句意：哈根斯拨打了911，接线员警告他不要进入房子。A. search搜寻；B. enter进入；C. leave离开；D. damage损害。根据上一段最后一句“That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke. (就在这时，他看到滚滚浓烟。)”可知，西布森的房子着火了，火势很旺，贸然进去救人十分危险，因此接线员警告哈根斯不要进入（enter）西布森的房子，下一段中的“He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his breath. (他进了房子，但很快就得跑回去喘口气。)”，entered为复现词。故选B项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但哈根斯说：“我不能任凭西布森在大火中拼命叫喊，并葬身火海。”A. call打电话；B. roll滚动；C. scream叫喊；D. sigh叹气。根据常识可知，人在即将葬身火海的生死关头一定会拼命叫喊的，根据下文“Then he heard ‘Help! I’m trapped!’ coming from the second-floor balcony (阳台). (然后他听到‘救命！我被困住了！’，声音从二楼阳台传来)”。故选C项。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在房子里又尝试了一次之后，哈根斯放弃了，绕到后面。A. stay停留；B. chance机会；C. thought想法；D. attempt尝试。根据上文“He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his breath. (他进了房子，但很快就得跑回去喘口气。)”可知，烟雾太大了，哈根斯冲进去救人，但是没有成功，又进行了第二次尝试（attempt）之后，哈根斯最后还是放弃了，决定换个方法救人。故选D项。
87．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在房子里又尝试了一次之后，哈根斯放弃了，绕到后面。A. climbed攀爬；B. circled环行，转圈；C. looked看；D. jumped跳跃。由于烟雾很大，哈根斯绕到（circled)另一边，想从后边救人。故选B项。
88．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：风把烟吹散了，刚好让他看见西布森。A. clear清楚的；B. open开着的；C. enough足够的；D. fit适合的。根据上文“That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke. (就在这时，他看到滚滚浓烟)”可知，西布森家里浓烟滚滚，空后的“for him to catch sight of Sibson”可知，风把烟吹得足够（enough）散开，刚好让他能看见西布森。故选C项。
89．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他把梯子搭在阳台上，在房子的二层就要坍塌之时一把把西布森拉了下来。A. persuaded说服；B. kicked踢；C. pulled拉；D. forced强迫。根据空后的“just as the second floor of the house fell off”可知，在房子的二层就要坍塌之时哈根斯及时把西布森拉了下来，pull符合语境，故选C项。
90．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：西布森在讲述这个故事时仍然心存感激。A. nervous紧张的；B. surprised惊讶的；C. proud骄傲的；D. thankful感激的。根据上文“He took it over to the balcony and ____14____ Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off. (他把梯子搭在阳台上，在房子的二层就要坍塌之时一把把西布森拉了下来。)”可知，在生死攸关时，哈根斯救了西布森一命，西布森对哈根斯心存感激（thankful）。故选D项。

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述的是作者通过在小时候的投手帕比赛中感悟到如何进行创造性思考。
91．考查副词词义辨析。句意：有趣的是，这种一生的激情是在我小时候的一次随意比赛中唤醒的。A. Increasingly越来越；B. Unfortunately不幸的是；C. Interestingly有趣的是；D. Normally正常。根据下文中的“…this lifetime passion was awakened by a casual contest when I was a child.”可知，一生的激情是在作者小时候一次随意的比赛中唤醒，这是很有趣的事情。故选C项。
92．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在一次家庭野餐中，孩子们曾经参加过投掷手帕比赛，我现在意识到，这不是为了展示任何真正的技能，而只是为了笑。A. skills技能；B. suggestions建议；C. disadvantages缺点；D. signals信号。根据上文中的“…I realize now, was not meant to show any…”以及下文中的“…but simply for laughs”可知，投掷手帕比赛只是为了开怀一笑，不是为了展示技能。故选A项。
93．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但它激起了我对跳出常规思考的热爱。A. picnic野餐；B. crowd人群；C. ground地面；D. box盒子，框架。结合语境可知，此处指的是“跳出框架”思考问题，think outside the box意为“创造性思维”。故选D项。
94．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：第一个小投掷者使尽了巨大的力量，但手帕打开并掉在了地上。A. broke up分手，解散；B. set up建立；C. used up用完；D. took up占据，从事。根据下文中的“The secret was not to throw harder…(秘诀是不要用力投掷)”可知，一般人想的是用光最大力气投掷手帕。故选C项。
95．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：所以当一个又一个的孩子在手帕打开时更用力地投掷时，我很恼火。A. scared害怕的；B. annoyed生气的；C. distracted分心的；D. touched感动的。根据上文中的“when one kid after another threw harder when the handkerchief always opened,…”可知，作者看到其他选手失败的做法感到很生气。故选B项。
96．考查动词词义辨析。句意：秘诀不是扔得更用力，而是防止手帕打开！A. opening打开；B. flying飞行；C. disappearing消失；D. floating漂浮。根据上文中的“…but the cloth opened and fell to the ground.(但手帕打开并掉在了地上)”以及空前的“The secret was not to throw harder but to keep the cloth from…”可知，想投掷更远的做法应该是阻止手帕打开。故选A项。
97．考查动词词义辨析。句意：小石头至少会把手帕推得比其他人的更远，当它们分开时，人们可能不会注意到一块小石头落在草丛中。A. adjust调整；B. desert抛弃；C. encounter遭遇；D. drive驱使。结合投掷手帕比赛的要求并根据下文中的“…the cloth at least farther than the others,…”可知，小石头会驱使手帕被投得更远一些，drive意为“驱使”符合语境。故选D项。
98．考查动词词义辨析。句意：小石头至少会把手帕推得比其他人的更远，当它们分开时，人们可能不会注意到一块小石头落在草丛中。A. growing生长；B. landing着陆；C. shooting射击；D. roaring咆哮。根据下文中的“in the grass”可知，此处指的是小石头落到草地上。故选B项。
99．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我有很大的机会侥幸逃脱，但我不想通过作弊获胜。A. getting away脱离；B. fading away消失；C. doing away离去；D. running away逃跑。根据上文中的“…people might not notice a small rock ____8____ in the grass.”可知，此处指的是没人注意的情况下，作者会侥幸逃脱，作弊取得胜利，get away with意为“侥幸脱逃”符合句意。故选A项。
100．考查形容词词词义辨析。句意：我开始把手帕绑在上面，让它变小。A. round圆的；B. heavy重的；C. small小的；D. cute可爱的。根据上文中的“I began tying the handkerchief around itself…”可知，作者这样做的目的就是使得手帕变小而在投掷时不至于打开，以便投的更远。故选C项。
101．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我作为最后的参赛者走近投掷线时，人们已经笑了。A. line线；B. rock小石头；C. winner获胜者；D. punishment处罚。根据上下文语境和常识可知，投掷手帕比赛要有一条投掷线才能测量谁投的更远，所以作者是接近投掷线开始比赛。故选A项。
102．考查动词词义辨析。句意：笑声突然消失了。A. erupted爆发；B. followed跟随；C. grew成长；D. died死亡，消失。根据上文中的“When I approached the ____11____ as the final contestant, people were already laughing.”可知，在没有进行比赛的时候，人们就不看好作者，所以开始大笑起来，根据空前描述“I took a long wind-up, and the balled handkerchief rocketed off maybe 60 feet away.”和下文中的“The host stared at me…”可知，作者的投掷结果令大家目瞪口呆，所以笑声消失了。故选D项。
103．考查动词词义辨析。句意：主持人盯着我，然后跑去检查我是否欺骗了大家。A. suspect怀疑；B. predict预测；C. examine检查；D. remind提醒，使想起。结合语境以及下文中的““It’s just the handkerchief,” he declared.”可知，主持人是去检查作者是否作弊。故选C项。
104．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：大人们鼓起了掌，我感到很自豪。A. ashamed羞愧的；B. stressed有压力的；C. cautious谨慎的；D. proud骄傲的，自豪的。根据上文中的“The adults applauded…”以及上下文语境可知，作者对自己的表现感到自豪。故选D项。
105．考查介词词义辨析。句意：我想继续超越事物的表面看待问题。A. around在……周围；B. beyond超越；C. beside在……旁边；D. above在……上面。根据首段中的“____1____, this lifetime passion was awakened by a casual contest when I was a child.”以及第二段中的“But it stirred my love of thinking outside the ____3____.”可知，此处指的是作者超出事物表面，突破常规，创造性地思考问题。故选B项。

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

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。作者从小梦想成为摄影师，但在艺术大学学习摄影时，发现自己并不喜欢这个专业。当想到自己的高中老师后，作者认为自己应该从事能为社区带来影响的工作，于是决定转学，并在第一次现场教学课中意识到当老师就是自己余生想要从事的事业。
106．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我有一个梦想，想为一些杂志工作，这样我就可以周游世界，获得真实的照片。A. chance机会；B. dream梦想；C. experience经验；D. freedom自由。根据上文“Ever since I was 13 years old, I wanted to be a photographer.”推知，为一些杂志工作是作者梦想的工作。故选B。
107．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. get获得；B. download下载；C. offer提供；D. preserve保护。根据上文“which would allow me to travel around the world”可知，去世界各地可以让作者获得真实的照片。故选A。
108．考查动词词义辨析。句意：高中毕业后，我在艺术大学主修摄影。A. joined加入；B. succeeded成功；C. took拿；D. majored主修。根据下文“in the University of the Arts”可知，此处是指在大学主修摄影。故选D。
109．考查连词词义辨析。句意：然而，尽管我在大一学到了很多东西，我还是不断反思自己的选择。A. because因为；B. though尽管；C. if如果；D. but但是。引导让步状语从句，表示“尽管”应用though。故选B。
110．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这所学校没有错，但不适合我。A. valuable珍贵的；B. special特别的；C. wrong错误的；D. unusual不寻常的。根据下文“but it was not___6___for me.”推知，作者认为怀疑自己选择的原因不在于学校，即学校没错。故选C。
111．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. pleasant令人愉快的；B. suitable适合的；C. acceptable可接受的；D. practical实际的。根据下文“I decided to transfer (转学) to Buffalo State College.”可知，作者认为学校不适合自己，才会转学。故选B。
112．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我想起了我的高中摄影老师，不禁羡慕他的工作。A. relied on依靠；B. heard of听说；C. referred to指的是；D. thought of想起。根据下文“and couldn’t help but envy his work”可知，作者想起了自己的高中老师。故选D。
113．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这样的感觉让我知道，教学生如何在他们的作品中实现自己的全部潜力是我想要的。A. find发现；B. strengthen加强；C. adopt采纳；D. realize实现。根据下文“their full potential in their artwork”可知，此处是指教学生如何在作品中实现他们的全部潜能。故选D。
114．考查介词短语辨析。句意：最重要的是，我想参与一份工作，让我觉得自己在社区里确实有所影响。A. above all最重要的是；B. at last最终；C. in general大体上；D. at most最多。根据下文“I wanted to be involved in a ___10___that made me feel like I was actually making some___11___in the community.”推知，作者想要成为教师最重要的原因是想对所在的社区有所作为，带来积极的影响。故选A。
115．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. stage舞台；B. job工作；C. duty职责；D. department部门。根据下文“Then, during my first on-site teaching lesson at a middle school”可知，此处指的是一个能给社区带来影响的工作。且上文“I___7___my high school photography teacher and couldn’t help but envy his work.”也是提示。故选B。
116．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. difference不同；B. impression印象；C. sacrifice牺牲；D. exploration探索。根据上文“teaching students how to ___8___their full potential in their artwork”推知，作者想成为一名教师，教学生如何在作品中实现他们的全部潜能，给自己所在的社区带来影响，就像自己的高中老师那样。make a difference“有影响”。故选A。
117．考查动词词义辨析。句意：上课时，我总是关心自己在学什么。A. amused使……快乐；B. associated联合；C. concerned关心；D. helped帮助。结合上文“I decided to transfer (转学) to Buffalo State College.”作者转到了自己喜欢的学校和专业可知，上课肯定就很用心，总是关心自己在学什么。故选C。
118．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，在一所中学的第一堂现场教学课上，我突然意识到这是我余生想做的事，我肯定喜欢它。A. astonished使……震惊；B. informed通知；C. inspired启发；D. struck突然想起。根据下文“this was what I would want to do for the rest of my life”可知，作者通过一堂现场教学课，突然想到了到老师就是自己余生想要做的事情。It strikes sb. that“某人突然想起/意识到”。故选D。
119．考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. certainly肯定，当然；B. likely可能地；C. eventually最终；D. gradually逐渐地。根据上文“this was what I would want to do for the rest of my life”推知，作者肯定喜欢教师的工作。故选A。
120．考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在，在我即将结束大四的时候，我很高兴我能在生活中做出这样的决定。A. conclusion总结；B. proposal提议；C. decision决定；D. sense感觉。根据上文“it ___13___me that this was what I would want to do for the rest of my life”可知，作者做出了成为教师的决定，并且很高兴自己能这样做。故选C。

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述的是一次地震中的人员受伤情况以及地震造成的各方面的影响。
121．考查动词词义辨析。句意：其他人因倒塌的建筑物和房屋、乡村道路和受损的高速公路而受伤。A. damaged损害；B. surrounded包围；C. hidden隐藏；D. buried埋葬。根据下文中的“Experts said it could take some time to____2____the full extent of the injuries and damage in the region.”可知，此处说明的是受损的公路状况。故选A项。
122．考查动词词义辨析。句意：专家表示，可能需要一些时间来评估该地区受伤和破坏的全部程度。A. foresee预见；B. assess评估；C. recognize识别；D. assume假设。根据下文中的“…the full extent of the injuries and damage in the region”可知，对于受伤的程度以及损坏程度是要进行评估的。故选B项。
123．考查名词词义辨析。句意：地质学家Regina Rave在地震发生时正在他家中与两名同事会面。A. roommates室友；B. schoolmates校友；C. colleagues同事；D. parents家长。根据下文中的“…and ____5____ in a kind of group hug with his colleagues,…”可知，此处是与他的两位同事在一起。故选C项。
124．考查动词词义辨析。句意：地质学家Regina Rave在地震发生时正在他家中与两名同事会面。A. covered覆盖；B. rose升起；C. ceased取消；D. struck袭击。根据首段中的“…after a powerful earthquake.”可知，此处指的是在地震发生，即袭击这个地方的时候。故选D项。
125．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：Rave试图从椅子上站起来，但无法保持平衡，最终与同事拥抱在一起，而盘子和杯子从他的架子上摔到了地上。A. ended up告终；B. came out结果，出版；C. carried on继续；D. resulted from由……引起。根据上文中的“Rave tried to stand up from his chair but couldn’t keep his balance and…”可知，此处表示的是Rave未能保持平衡后的结果。故选A项。
126．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Rave试图从椅子上站起来，但无法保持平衡，最终与同事拥抱在一起，而盘子和杯子从他的架子上摔到了地上。A. squeezed压榨；B. crashed坠毁；C. flashed闪烁；D. pulled拉，牵。根据空前“plates and cups”可知，此处指的是地震的时候杯子盘子会从桌子上坠落摔碎。故选B项。
127．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他9岁和2岁的孩子，他们的饮料流过杯子的边缘。A. turn转向；B. knock敲打；C. flow流动；D. blow打击。根据上文中的“His children, ages 9 and 2, had their drinks…”可知，孩子们喝的饮料流到了桌子的边缘。故选C项。
128．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Rave试图让每个人都平静下来，因为震动持续了一分多钟。A. jumping跳跃；B. hanging悬挂；C. floating漂浮；D. shaking摇晃。根据下文中的“…continued for more than a minute.”可知，在地震引起的晃动持续的时候，Rave尽可能保持镇静。故选D项。
129．考查动词词义辨析。句意：大约有10000人居住在他的城镇及其周围，该镇距离地震中心66公里。A. located定位；B. listed列出；C. considered考虑；D. posed摆姿势。根据下文中的“66 kilometers from the earthquake’s center.”可知，此处介绍的是地震的位置。故选A项。
130．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在这里感受到地震是很常见的事情，但它通常不会持续那么久，也没有这次那么猛烈。A. simple简单的；B. common常见的；C. popular流行的；D. awkward尴尬的。根据上文介绍的地震位置以及下文中的“…that earthquakes are felt here”可知，此处能感到地震时很常见的事情。故选B项。
131．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：人们感到害怕。A. puzzled迷惑的；B. tired疲倦的，累的；C. frightened害怕的；D. inspired受鼓舞的。结合语境，地震了，人们当然是很害怕的。故选C项。
132．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Rave正在整理他家的损坏情况，其中包括从气味判断的下水道破裂。A. getting得到；B. breaking突破；C. cutting剪切；D. sorting分类。根据下文中的“…which included a broken sewer pipe(污水管)judging from the smell.”可知，此处说明的是Rave在震后“收拾，整理”家里损坏的情况。故选D项。
133．考查名词词义辨析。句意：其他地方的朋友给他发了信息，描述了道路破裂，管道破裂和掉落的碎片，但没有描述重大建筑物倒塌或受伤。A. descriptions描写；B. instructions指导；C. explanations解释；D. introductions介绍。根据上文中提到的“Friends elsewhere had messaged him”以及下文中的“…cracked roads，broken pipes and fallen debris(碎片).”可知，此处说明的是朋友发来的信息中描述着重大建筑物的倒塌或受损情况。故选A项。
134．考查名词词义辨析。句意：其他地方的朋友给他发了信息，描述了道路破裂，管道破裂和掉落的碎片，但没有描述重大建筑物倒塌或受伤。A. changes改变；B. injuries受伤；C. beats击打；D. attacks攻击。根据该空与上文中的“major building collapses”并列可知，此处应该是“损害”。故选B项。
135．考查动词词义辨析。句意：通信似乎受到了影响，一些手机信号塔可能已经倒塌。A. handled处理；B. improved改善；C. affected影响；D. removed清除。根据常识可知，地震时，通信会受到信号塔的倒塌影响。故选C项。

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

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。作者小时候，家里的经济拮据，父母在一家饭店打工，作者经常帮父母。一次一位顾客定了餐，却没有钱付。他问作者的名字并答应下次会付钱。此时，作者家里正面对危机：奶奶去世的葬礼费和房租的上涨，妈妈为此愁眉苦脸。在作者查看他们家的邮箱时，发现两封信，其中一封里装着那位顾客寄给作者的钱。正是这些钱帮助作者一家渡过了难关。
136．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他问我能不能下次再付，还问我叫什么名字。A. wish愿望；B. number数字；C. duty职责；D. name名字。根据下文“I agreed and told him to call me “Angela””可知，他问我的名字。故选D。
137．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在那之后，那个奇怪的人就不见了。A. ugly丑陋的； B. familiar熟悉的；C. odd奇怪的；D. mad疯狂的。根据上文“I felt a little strange”可知，这个人很奇怪。故选C。
138．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我到处找，甚至问餐厅里的每个人有没有见过他。A. searched搜索；B. hesitated犹豫；C. begged祈求；乞讨； D. wandered徘徊。根据下文“Where can I find him?”可知，此处指我到处寻找。故选A。
139．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我妈妈说我一直一个人坐着，自言自语，“我在哪儿能找到他?”A.patiently耐心地； B. calmly冷静地； C. asleep睡着的； D. alone独自地。根据下文“There was no one around you.”可知，此处指我一个人坐着。故选D。
140．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时候，她会忍不住大叫: “你疯了吗？你身边没有人”。A. wages工资； B. senses感觉； C. life 生活；D. way方式。根据下文“There was no one around you.”可知，作者旁边没有人，但妈妈听作者自言自语，所以妈妈认为作者是失去理智了。out of sense “失去理智”，故选B。
141．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那天晚上，妈妈在哭。A. whispering低语；B. weeping哭泣；C. waiting等待；D. chatting聊天。根据下文“She told me that my grandma had passed away”可知，奶奶去世了，所以此处指妈妈伤心地哭。故选B。
142．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她哽咽着说: “我不知道如何支付葬礼费用和高昂的房租。”A. predict预测；B. present呈现；介绍；C. afford支付得起；D. announce宣布。根据下文“the funeral expenses and the high rent”可知，这里指支付葬礼费用和高的房租。故选C。
143．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我向她保证我会帮她收拾残局。A. assured保证；担保；B. stroke打击；罢工；C. forgave原谅；D. annoyed惹恼。结合上文“ Choking up, she said, “I don’t know how to 　7　　the funeral expenses and the high rent.””下文“I would help pick up the odds and ends”可知，在妈妈对我们糟糕的处境难过时，我安慰她并向她保证说自己会帮忙。故选A。
144．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把手伸进去，拿出两个大信封。此处考查介词和动词的搭配。A. cut in打断（谈话）； B. poured in大量涌入；C. broke in打断；闯入；D. reached in 到达；根据上文“My mom told me to check the mailbox again”及下文“ in it and pulled out two huge envelopes”可知，此处指我按照妈妈的要求到邮箱查看。故选D。
145．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她打开了一个信封，结果发现我们公寓的大账单。A. lock锁；B. bill账单；C. ownership所有权；D. description描述。根据上文“the rent on our apartment had gone up”可知，这里指信封里装着房租的费用的单子。故选B。
146．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后她走进她的房间，说她不敢处理另一个。A. make制作；B. shut关闭；C. believe相信；D. handle处理；解决。结合上文“She opened one”可知，这里指妈妈害怕打开另一个信封，即解决信这个难题。故选D。
147．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我把它撕开，把里面的东西倒在床上。A. contents内容；内件；B. coins硬币；C. packs包裹；D. clothes衣服。根据上文“I tore it open and emptied”可知，我撕开信封后应该是把信封里的东西都放在床上，故选A。
148．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一些支票，都是寄给我的。A. restored修复； B. known知道； C. addressed写（收信人）姓名地址 ；D. acknowledged承认。结合上文“I agreed and told him to call me “Angela””及下文“ to me”可知，这些支票上写的都是我的名字。故选C。
149．考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来，我得知这是我的那位陌生顾客寄来的。A. staff全体工作人员；B. manager经理；C. customer顾客；D. relative亲戚。根据上文“One day, a newcomer ordered a meal, but had no money on him. He asked if he could pay another time”可知，这是那位之前答应付钱的顾客寄来的。故选C。
150．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：由于那些有价值的支票，我们度过了困难时期。A. On account of 因为；由于；B. Apart from除……之外；C. Instead of 代替；而不是；D. In spite of尽管。根据下文“ the valuable checks, we got through the difficult time”可知，那些支票帮我们度过了困难时期，所以此处表示原因。故选A。