2020-2021高考英语完形填空试题(含答案)

一、高中英语完形填空

1．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

John's parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy. It happened during World War Ⅱ. His family never 1 a washing machine and, since gasoline was expensive, they could not 2 trips to the laundry several miles away. Keeping clothes 3 became a problem for young John's household.

A family friend joined the army, and his wife 4 to go with him. John's family 5 to store their furniture while they were away. To the family's 6 , the friend suggested they use their Bendix. So this is how they 7 the washer.

Young John helped with the washing, and across the years he 8 a love for the old, green Bendix. But 9 the war ended. When the friends came to take it back, John grew terribly 10 . His mother 11 him and said. \"You must remember, that machine 12 belonged to us in the first place. That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken 13 , let's use this 14 to be grateful that we had it at all.\"

The lesson turned out 15 . Years later, John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia (白血病). Though he 16 for months with her death, John could not begin getting over from the 17 until he remembered the old Bendix. His daughter was a 18 . When he realized the simple fact, everything changed. He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to 19 for a time. He felt 20 . He found strength and recovery. He knew he could get through the valley of loss. 1. A. required 2. A. afford 3. A. warm 4. A. agreed 5. A. decided 7. A. bought 8. A. achieved 9. A. obviously 10. A. upset 12. A. once 13. A. out 14. A. success

B. repaired B. take B. nice B. prepared B. offered B. got B. reduced B. finally B. frightened B. already B. down B. event

C. saw C. have C. clean C. managed C. expected

D. owned D. ride D. good D. desired D. promised D. regret D. developed D. confused D. hardly D. away D. chance

6. A. astonishment B. disappointment C. sadness

C. produced C. hopeless C. never C. up C. treasure

C. borrowed D. used C. immediately D. peacefully C. comforted D. taught

11. A. explained B. encouraged

15. A. invaluable B. important 16. A. thought 17. A. lesson 18. A. gift 19. A. spend 20. A. grateful

B. struggled B. illness B. washer B. live B. energetic

C. necessary D. reasonable C. missed C. loss C. death C. share C. relaxed

D. forgot D. difficulty D. loser D. earn D. happy

【答案】 （1）D；（2）A；（3）C；（4）B；（5）B；（6）A；（7）B；（8）D；（9）B；（10）A；（11）C；（12）C；（13）D；（14）D；（15）A；（16）B；（17）C；（18）A；（19）C；（20）A；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，John小时候由得到再到失去洗衣机以及成年后痛失女儿的经历，旨在告诉人们：应把曾经拥有的人或事物看做是一种恩赐，不要因为失去了他们而深感懊恼，要为曾经拥有过他们而心存感激。

（1）考查动词。A. required“要求”；B. repaired“修理”；C. saw“看见”；D. owned“拥有”。根据下文提到由于汽油很贵，他们不能去几里远的洗衣店，可推知他家里没有洗衣机。故选D。

（2）考查动词。A. afford“负担”；B. take“拿，取”；C. have“有”；D. ride“骑”。根据上文提到由于汽油很贵可推知，他们负担不起去几英里远的洗衣店的路费。故选A。

（3）考查形容词。A. warm“温暖的”；B. nice“美好的”；C. clean“清洁的，干净的”；D. good“好的”。根据上文可知，由于他家里没有洗衣机，又负担不起去几英里远的洗衣店的路费，因此保持衣服洁净成了小约翰家的难题。故选C。

（4）考查动词。A. agreed“同意”；B. prepared“准备”；C. managed“管理”；D. desired“渴望”。根据下文可知，他们夫妻俩是一起离开的，并且还将家具寄存在了约翰家，因此这里的意思应是，他的妻子准备一起离开。故选B。

（5）考查动词。A. decided“决定”；B. offered“提供”；C. expected“预期，盼望”；D. promised“承诺”。根据上文可知，由于是家里的朋友要去参军，所以这里应是约翰家主动提议答应保管朋友的家具。故选B。

（6）考查名词。A. astonishment“惊讶，令人惊讶的事物”；B. disappointment“失望”；C. sadness“悲哀”；D. regret“遗憾“。根据上下文可知，由于约翰家没有洗衣机，所以保持衣服整洁成了约翰家的难题，当朋友建议他们家使用他的奔迪克斯洗衣机时，他们应该感到很惊讶。故选A。

（7）考查动词。A. bought“买”；B. got“得到”；C. borrowed“借”；D. used“使用”。根据第一段第一句说约翰家得到洗衣机可知，此处表达因此这就是他们如何才有洗衣机的。故选B。

（8）考查动词。A. achieved“到达”；B. reduced“减少”；C. produced“生产”；D. developed“发展”。根据上文可知，由于这几年以来小约翰经常用洗衣机帮家里洗衣服，所以应是对这台洗衣机发展出了感情。故选D。

（9）考查副词。A. obviously“明显地”；B. finally“最后，终于”；C. immediately“立即”；D. peacefully“平静地，和平地”。根据下文朋友回来将洗衣机带走了可知，此处表达的是最后这场战争结束了。故选B。

（10）考查形容词。A. upset“难过的，沮丧的”；B. frightened“害怕的”；C. hopeless“绝望的，不可救药的”；D. confused“困惑的”。根据上文约翰对这台洗衣机产生了感情，以及后来朋友回来将洗衣机带走了可知，John应该感到非常难过。故选A。

（11）考查动词。A. explained“解释”；B. encouraged“鼓励”；C. comforted“安慰”；D. taught“教”。根据上文约翰为失去洗衣机而感到难过，因此此处应是他母亲安慰他。故选C。

（12）考查副词。A. once“曾经”；B. already“已经”；C. never“从未，决不”；D. hardly“几乎不”。此处是母亲安慰John的话，其中in the first place意为“压根儿，从一开始”，此处要表达的意思是“洗衣机压根儿就不是属于我们的”。故选C。

（13）考查副词。根据上文洗衣机被带走了，母亲在安慰约翰可知，这里的意思应是“不能因为它被带走了而恼火”，take away固定短语“带走”，故选D。

（14）考查名词。A. success“成功”；B. event“事件”；C. treasure“财富，财产”；D. chance“机会”。承接上文可知，这里的意思是“让我们借这个机会为我们曾拥有过它而心存感激”。故选D。

（15）考查形容词。A. invaluable“无价的，非常贵重的”；B. important“重要的”；C. necessary“必要的”；D. reasonable“合理的”。根据下文可知，此处的意思是“数年后，这一堂课证实了它的重要性，是无价的”。故选A。

（16）考查动词。A. thought“认为”；B. struggled“挣扎”；C. missed“错过”；D. forgot“忘记”。根据上文讲约翰8岁的女儿死于白血病可推知，此处的意思应是“对于她的死，他痛苦挣扎了几个月”。故选B。

（17）考查名词。A. lesson“课程”；B. illness“病”；C. loss“失去”；D. difficulty“困难”。根据下文提到了那台失去的洗衣机可知，这里的意思应是“直到他想起那台老式的奔迪克斯洗衣机，他才从失去女儿的痛苦中走出来”。故选C。

（18）考查名词。A. gift“礼物”；B. washer“洗衣机”；C. death“死亡”；D. loser“失败者”。根据上文由他痛失女儿想到失去的那台洗衣机，而母亲告诉他洗衣机是礼物，故可以推测，此处表达他明白了一个简单的事实，女儿是礼物。故选A。

（19）考查动词。A. spend“花费”；B. live“生活”；C. share“分享”；D. earn“挣得”。根据上文可知，当他想到失去洗衣机时，母亲安慰他的话，他便开始将失去的女儿看作是一份非凡的礼物，并为能与她共度一段时光而感到庆幸。这里表示分享，故选C。

（20）考查形容词。A. grateful“感谢的”；B. energetic“精力充沛的”；C. relaxed“放松的”；D. happy“快乐的”。结合上文母亲安慰约翰不要因为失去洗衣机而难道，而让我们借这个机会为我们曾经拥有的而心存感激，故此处表达他感到感恩。故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

2．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The Coffee Place

I used to believe politeness was a thing of the past. Very seldom had I met a 1 human being in this modem age of the so-called Ceneration X.

Recently, I had to change my 2 , when I came face to face with just such a human being. I had gone to a coffee place, with two of my grown-up daughters. The place was crowded with the usual loud crowd and we had to climb the stairs in order to find a(n) 3 table. After enjoying coffee and snacks, we were going down the stairs, where the 4 space made climbing down only possible in a single 5 , with hardly any space for another person to either climb up or 6 .

Just as I was in the 7 of my going down, a gentleman entered by the main 8 of the coffee place which was in front of the staircase. I was sure I would be pushed 9 by the man who would want to go up 10 .I kept coming down as fast as I could, 11 on to the bannister (扶手). My daughters were already down, looking up at me and hoping I would reach them before the 12 started up the stairs.

Nearly reaching them, I noticed the man still standing near the 13 . I reached my daughters and passed him at the entrance door he 14 holding open. I looked back, thinking he was still there trying to 15 whether to go in or find another less crowded place. But later I saw him going up the stairs, two at a time. I told my daughters about it and felt bad that we didn't even thank him who was actually holding the door open for us to pass through 16 going up.

We 17 his thoughtfulness. Such 18 people are hard to find these days when pushing roughly is very 19 in our advanced but aggressive society. Till date, I remember this gentleman and 20 to God to make more human beings like him. 1. A. polite 2. A. choice 3. A. convenient 4. A. wide 5. A. area 6. A. break down 7. A. end 8. A. entrance 9. A. gently 10. A. carefully 11. A. holding 12. A. waiter 13. A. table 14. A. stopped 15. A. decide 16. A. after 17. A. required

B. rude B. thinking B. nice B. open B. circle B. set down B. way B. room B. roughly B. happily B. going B. student B. door B. permitted B. inform B. when B. applauded

C. clever C. life C. reserved C. narrow C. second C. middle C. hall C. casually C. slowly C. friend C. window C. kept C. before C. thanked

D. dull D. decision D. empty D. large D. line D. aim D. exit D. politely D. hurriedly D. stranger D. counter D. considered D. since D. spread

C. come down D. take down

C. depending D. handling

C. persuade D. discuss

18. A. well-mannered B. deeply-affected C. ill-educated D. easily-identified 19. A. general 20. A. point

B. urgent B. pray

C. serious C. devote

D. common D. explain

【答案】 （1）A；（2）B；（3）D；（4）C；（5）D；（6）C；（7）C；（8）A；（9）B；（10）D；（11）A；（12）D；（13）B；（14）C；（15）A；（16）C；（17）B；（18）A；（19）D；（20）B；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己在一家咖啡店受到了一位绅士贴心地帮助女士推门的行为，让她相信人们大多还是有礼貌的，善良的。

（1）考查形容词。句意：我过去常常认为礼貌是很久远之前的东西，在现代社会我很少遇见过礼貌的人。A. polite“礼貌的”；B. rude“粗鲁的”；C. clever“聪明的”；D. dull“枯燥的”。故选A。

（2）考查名词。句意：近来，当我面对面遇到这么一个人的时候，我不得不改变我的想法。A. choice“选择”；B. thinking“想法，思考”；C. life“生活”；D. decision“决定”。故选B。 （3）考查形容词。句意：由于咖啡馆充满了喧闹的人群，我们不得不爬楼梯去楼上找个空桌。A. convenient“便利的”；B. nice“好的”；C. reserved“内向的”；D. empty“空的”。故选D。

（4）考查形容词。句意：喝完咖啡，吃完甜点，我们开始下楼，楼梯太过狭窄我们只能排成一列有序下楼。A. wide“宽的”；B. open“打开的”；C. narrow“狭窄的”；D. large“大的”。故选C。

（5）考查名词。句意：喝完咖啡，吃完甜点，我们开始下楼，楼梯太过狭窄我们只能排成一列有序下楼。A. area“区域”；B. circle“环形”；C. second“秒”；D. line“线，队”。故选D。

（6）考查动词短语。句意：几乎没有留下空间供另一个人上楼或下楼。A. break down“分解，崩溃”；B. set down“记下”；C. come down“下来”；D. take down“取下，拿下”。故选C。 （7）考查名词。句意：我刚下到一半的时候，有个绅士从电梯出口正对着的主入口进入咖啡馆。A. end“结束，结尾”；B. way“方式”；C. middle“中间”；D. aim“目标”。故选C。 （8）考查名词。句意：我刚下到一半的时候，有个绅士从电梯出口正对着的主入口进入咖啡馆。A. entrance“入口，进入”；B. room“房间”；C. hall“大厅”；D. exit“出口”。故选A。 （9）考查副词。句意：我确信我一定会被这个匆忙上楼的家伙粗鲁地冲撞。A. gently“温柔地”；B. roughly“粗略地”；C. casually“随意地”；D. politely“礼貌地”。故选B。

（10）考查副词。句意：我确信我一定会被这个匆忙上楼的家伙粗鲁地冲撞。A. carefully“细心地”；B. happily“快乐地”；C. slowly“缓慢地”；D. hurriedly“匆忙地”。故选D。 （11）考查动词短语。句意：我尽可能快地下楼梯，手紧抓着楼梯。A. holding on“坚持，抓住（不放）”；B. going on“继续”；C. depending on“依靠”；D. handling“操作，处理”。故选A。

（12）考查名词。句意：我的女儿已经走下楼梯，抬头看着我，希望我能在这个陌生人上楼之前下来。A. waiter“侍者”；B. student“学生”；C. friend“朋友”；D. stranger“陌生人”。故选D。

（13）考查名词。句意：快赶上我女儿的时候，我注意到这个男的仍然站在门口。A.

table“桌子”；B. door“门”；C. window“窗户”；D. counter“柜台”。故选B。

（14）考查动词。句意：我赶上了我的女儿，从这个人一直开着的门旁走过。A. stopped“停止”；B. permitted“允许”；C. kept“保持”；D. considered“考虑”。故选C。 （15）考查动词。句意：我回首一看，认为那个人还在决定是进去还是找个不那么拥挤的地方。A. decide“决定”；B. inform“告知”；C. persuade“劝说”；D. discuss“讨论”。故选A。 （16）考查连词。句意：我把这件事告诉女儿，我感觉很糟，因为我们没有感谢那位在上楼前一直为我们开门 的 绅士。A. after“在……之后”；B. when“当……时”；C. before“在……之前”；D. since“自从”。故选C。

（17）考查动词。句意：我们很赞赏他的体贴。A. required“要求”；B. applauded“赞赏，鼓掌”；C. thanked“感谢”；D. spread“扩散”。故选B。

（18）考查形容词。句意：在这样一个粗鲁地推挤很普遍的现代却充满挑衅的社会，像这种有礼貌的人很难找了。A. well-mannered“有礼貌的”；B. deeply-affected“深受影响的”；C. ill-educated“缺乏教育的”；D. easily-identified“容易鉴别的”。故选A。

（19）考查形容词。句意：在这样一个现代却充满挑衅的社会里，粗鲁地推挤是普遍的现象，但是像这样有礼貌的人却很难找。A. general“一般的”；B. urgent“紧急的”；C. serious“严重的”；D. common“普通的，共有的”。故选D。

（20）考查动词。句意：直到今天我还记得这个绅士，祈祷上帝创造更多的这种人吧。A. point“指向”； B. pray“祈祷”；C. devote“致力于，献身于”；D. explain“解释”。故选B。 【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

3．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I had stopped to get gas at a place where I almost never go. I had 1 about cleaning my windshield (挡风玻璃). But then when the gas 2 was almost finished, I decided for some reason to 3 and clean it. That's what I was doing when a woman approached me and asked for 4 .

There were two women, one middle aged, the other twenty-something, 5 a young child in the back seat. On a day when the temperature was well past 100, they were 6 in an old car with no air conditioning, driving from a town about an hour away.

\"Can you tell us how to get to Mopac, sir?\" She had a folded-up printout of directions from Google maps. \"Sure. Where on Mopac are you 7 ?\" I asked. She unfolded the printout and showed me the 8 . I knew it well, and started to get the 9 that this moment was meant to happen. \"I know 10 where that is.\" I told her. \"I used to have a(n) 11 in that building to work in.\"

I 12 giving directions to the older lady, and then again to her 13 , who was the driver. It took a while, because I 14 each instruction to make sure they understood. In a sincere moment of 15 , the older lady thanked me.

The whole 16 helped me much more than it helped her. I had been having a very 17 day. In fact, the only reason I had gone to that particular gas station was that I wanted to take a little drive and 18 my head.

As I replaced the gas cap, having sent them on their way, I suddenly 19 that I felt better. My head was clear. And I am 20 for the real goodness it brought into my life. 1. A. cared 2. A. making 3. A. go ahead 4. A. gas 5. A. upon 6. A. starving 7. A. lost 8. A. distance 9. A. feeling

B. hesitated C. worried B. leaking B. give up B. coins B. with

C. burning C. set off C. directions C. except

D. complained D. pumping D. hurry up D. food D. beyond D. hiding D. headed D. address D. pleasure D. personally D. apartment D. ended up D. colleague

B. sheltering C. traveling B. arranged C. located B. line

C. sign C. wholly C. office C. turned to

B. evidence C. reward

10. A. generally B. exactly 11. A. destination B. field 12. A. thought of B. put off

13. A. companion B. passenger C. helper 15. A. silence 16. A. situation 18. A. clear 20. A. anxious

14. A. explained B. repeated C. demonstrated D. recalled

B. coldness C. appreciation D. embarrassment B. accident C. conversation D. incident

D. difficult D. turn D. grateful

B. empty B. fit

C. cover C. ready

17. A. meaningful B. fortunate C. important

19. A. understood B. realized C. acknowledged D. assume

【答案】 （1）B；（2）D；（3）A；（4）C；（5）B；（6）C；（7）D；（8）D；（9）A；（10）B；（11）C；（12）D；（13）A；（14）B；（15）C；（16）D；（17）D；（18）A；（19）B；（20）D；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者在加油站加油时偶遇了驱车旅行的两位女士，她们向作者问路，作者给予了热心的帮助。在帮助他人的同时，作者原本纠结的思想变得清晰开朗了。

（1）考查动词。A. cared“关心”；B. hesitated“犹豫”；C. worried“担忧”；D. complained“抱怨”。根据下文“I decided for some reason to 3 and clean it”可知，作者最后同意擦挡风玻璃可知，作者起初犹豫要不要擦玻璃，故选B。

（2）考查动词。A. making“制作”；B. leaking“泄漏”；C. burning“燃烧”；D. pumping“输入”。作者去加油站就是为了加油，故选D。

（3）考查动词短语。A. go ahead“继续”；B. give up“放弃”；C. set off“出发”；D. hurry up“赶紧”。根据本句“clean it”可知，作者最后同意了擦玻璃，故选A。

（4）考查名词。A. gas“汽油”；B. coins“硬币”；C. directions“指导，方向”；D. food“食物”。根据下文“Can you tell us how to get to Mopac, sir”可知，这位女士向作者问路，故选C。

（5）考查介词。A. upon“当.......，在......上面”；B. with“和”；C. except“除了......”；D. beyond“超过，超出”。本句为with的复合结构with+名词+介词短语，表示后座坐着一个小男孩，故选B。

（6）考查动词。A. starving“挨饿”；B. sheltering“庇护，躲避”；C. traveling“旅行”；D. hiding“隐藏”。两位女士带着孩子在高温天气中，开着没有空调的旧车前行，故选C。 （7）考查动词。A. lost“丢失”；B. arranged“安排”；C. located“位于”；D. headed“前进”。作者问女子要去Mopac的哪个地方，故选D。

（8）考查名词。A. distance“距离”；B. line“线”；C. sign“迹象，标志”；D. address“地址”。女子在地图上把地址指给了作者看，故选D。

（9）考查名词。A. feeling“感觉”；B. evidence“证据”；C. reward“回报”；D. pleasure“乐趣”。根据下文“this moment was meant to happen.”可知，作者感觉这是注定要发生的，故选A。

（10）考查副词。A. generally“一般地”；B. exactly“确切地”；C. wholly“完全”；D. personally“个人地”。根据下文“I used to have a(n) 11 in that building to work in.”可知，作者在那个地方工作过，故很准确地知道这个地方，故选B。

（11）考查名词。A. destination“目的地”；B. field“领域，田野”；C. office“办公室”；D. apartment“公寓”。根据“building to work in”可知，在那栋的建筑里有一间办公室，故选C。 （12）考查动词短语。A. thought of“思考”；B. put off“推迟”；C. turned to“转向，求助于”；D. ended up“结束”。作者最后告诉了她们所去的方向，故选D。

（13）考查名词。A. companion“伴侣”；B. passenger“乘客”；C. helper“助手”；D. colleague“同事”。根据下文“who was the driver.”可知，作者还把方向告诉给了老人的伙伴，故选A。

（14）考查动词。A. explained“解释”；B. repeated“重复”；C. demonstrated“证明”；D. recalled“回忆”。根据“to make sure they understood.”可知，为了确保他们能够理解，重复了每条指示，故选B。

（15）考查名词。A. silence“沉默”；B. coldness“冷漠”；C. appreciation“感激”；D. embarrassment“尴尬”。根据下文“the older lady thanked me”可知，他们对作者表示了感谢，故选C。

（16）考查名词。A. situation“情形”；B. accident“事故”；C. conversation“对话”；D. incident“事件”。根据上文可知，作者帮助了两个女性这件事情帮助了作者，故选D。 （17）考查形容词。A. meaningful“有意义的”；B. fortunate“幸运的”；C. important“重要的”；D. difficult“困难的”。根据下文“I felt better”可知，作者当时处于艰难时刻，故选D。 （18）考查动词。A. clear“使清晰”；B. empty“变空”；C. cover“包含”；D. turn“转向”。根据下文“My head was clear.”可知，作者去加油站是为了清醒头脑，故选A。

（19）考查动词。A. understood“理解”；B. realized“意识到”；C. acknowledged“致谢”；D. assume“假设”。根据下文“My head was clear.”可知，作者头脑清晰了很多，意识到很多，故选B。

（20）考查形容词。A. anxious“焦虑的”；B. fit“健康的，适合的”；C. ready“准备好了的”；D. grateful“感激的”。根据上文“The whole 16 helped me much more than it helped her.”可

知，这件事情对作者的帮助很大，因此表示感谢，故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，介词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

4．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

An 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his tuition fees. As an orphan, he didn't know whom to 1 to for money. So he decided to host a musical concert at Standford University to 2 money for his education.

He reached out to the great 3 , Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Paderewski 4 a fee of Us $2,000 for the piano concert. A deal was 5 . And the boy began to 6 to make the concert a success.

The 7 day arrived. Paderewski performed at Standford University. But 8 , the boy hadn't managed to sell enough tickets. The total 9 was only US 1, 600. Disappointed, he went to Paderewski and 10 his plight (困境). He gave Paderewski the entire US $ 1, 600, plus a cheque for the 11 of US $4, 00. The boy promised to 12 the money as soon as possible.

Paderewski tore up the cheque, 13 the US $1,600 and told the boy, \" 14 the money for your tuition fees, and just give me whatever is left.\" The boy was very 15 , and thanked him sincerely.

It was a small 16 of kindness. We all come across 17 like this in our lives. And most of us only think, \"If I helped them, what would happen to me?\" The truly 18 people would think, \"If I don't help them, what would happen to them? They don't do it 19 something in return. They do it because they feel it's the 20 thing to do. 1. A. turn 2. A. borrow 3. A. pianist 4. A. promised 5. A. drafted 6. A. play 7. A. bright 9. A. charge 10. A. analysed 11. A. interest 12. A. give back 13. A. hid 14. A. Get 15. A. surprised

B. apply B. raise B. violinist

C. relate C. make C. drummer

D. refer D. beg D. singer D. charged D. postponed D. cooperate D. big D. cost D. explained D. income D. returned D. Withdraw

B. demanded C. suggested B. recorded C. struck B. work B. easy

C. practice C. warm

8. A. unfortunately B. unfaithfully C. unwillingly D. uncertainly

B. collection C. gain B. announced C. consulted B. price B. divided B. Accept

C. balance C. cast C. Keep

B. put away C. take down D. leave out

B. panicked C. embarrassed D. terrified

16. A. choice 18. A. brave 19. A. accepting 20. A. good

B. act B. smart B. wise

C. habit C. great C. real

D. wish D. processes D. curious D. expecting D. right

17. A. conversations B. examples C. situations

B. predicting C. charging

【答案】 （1）A；（2）B；（3）A；（4）B；（5）C；（6）B；（7）D；（8）A；（9）B；（10）D；（11）C；（12）A；（13）D；（14）C；（15）A；（16）B；（17）C；（18）C；（19）D；（20）D；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Paderewski无私地帮助学生的故事，告诉我们帮助别人是不求别人的回报的。

（1）考查动词。A. turn“转变”；B. apply“申请”；C. relate“涉及”；D. refer“更喜欢”。作为一个孤儿，他不知道该向谁借钱。turn to sb . for sth.固定短语，“向某人寻求帮助”。故选A。 （2）考查动词。A. borrow“借入”；B. raise“提高”；C. make“制造”；D. beg“祈求”。所以他决定在斯坦福大学举办一场音乐会，为他的教育筹集资金。raise money固定短语，“筹集资金”。故选B。

（3）考查名词。A. pianist“钢琴家”；B. violinist“小提琴家”；C. drummer“鼓手”；D. singer“歌手”。他找到了伟大的钢琴家伊格纳西·扬·帕岱莱夫斯基（Ignacy Jan Paderewski）。根据下文的“piano concert”，此处应选A。

（4）考查动词。A. promised“许诺”；B. demanded“要求”；C. suggested“建议”；D. charged“填充，控告”。帕岱莱夫斯基要求为钢琴音乐会支付2000美元。此处用demanded表示钢琴家提出要求——2000美元的出场费。故选B。

（5）考查动词。A. drafted“设计，草拟”；B. recorded“记录”；C. struck“打击”；D. postponed“延期”。协议达成了。strike a deal固定短语，“达成协议”。故选C。

（6）考查动词。A. play“玩”；B. work“工作”；C. practice“练习”；D. cooperate“合作”。达成协议之后，小伙子开始努力工作来主办一场成功的音乐会。故选B。

（7）考查形容词。A. bright“明亮的”；B. easy“容易的”；C. warm“温暖的”；D. big“大的”。音乐会这样重要的日子到了。此处big表示重要的，重大的。故选D。

（8）考查副词。A. unfortunately“遗憾地”；B. unfaithfully“不忠实地”；C. unwillingly“不愿意地”；D. uncertainly“不确定地”。但不幸的是，这个男孩没能卖出足够的票。结合but以及下文的disappointed，可知结果没有达到预期，故选A。

（9）考查名词。A. charge“指责，控告，对……索费”；B. collection“收集”；C. gain“获得”；D. cost“费用”。总共只有1600件。collection表示筹集的资金；gain作名词表示利润时通常具有贬义。故选B。

（10）考查动词。A. analysed“分析”；B. announced“宣布”；C. consulted“咨询”；D. explained“解释”。失望的小伙子向钢琴家解释了自己的情况。故选D。

（11）考查名词。A. interest“兴趣，利益”；B. price“价格”；C. balance“平衡”；D. income“收入”。他把全部1600美元都给了帕岱莱夫斯基，另外还给了他一张4美元余额的支票。balance此处表示“余额”。故选C。

（12）考查动词短语。A. give back“归还”；B. put away“把……收好”；C. take down “记下，

拆除”；D. leave out “省略”。结合语境，此处表示小伙子会尽快还钱给钢琴家。故选A。 （13）考查动词。A. hid“躲藏”；B. divided“分开”；C. cast“投，掷”；D. returned“归还”。结合下文，钢琴家将支票撕毁，并把钱还给了小伙子。故选D。

（14）考查动词。A. Get“得到”；B. Accept“接受”；C. Keep“保持”；D. Withdraw“撤退”。钱本来就是小伙子筹集的，所以此处钢琴家应该是让小伙子把钱留着交学费。故选C。 （15）考查动词。A. surprised“感到惊讶”；B. panicked“惊慌”；C. embarrassed“尴尬”；D. terrified“感到恐惧”。钢琴家说的话出乎小伙子的意料，故选A。

（16）考查名词。A. choice“选择”；B. act“行为”；C. habit“习惯”；D. wish“愿望”。此处表示善良的小举动，其他选项不符合文意。故选B。

（17）考查名词。A. conversations“谈话”；B. examples“例子”；C. situations“境况”；D. processes“过程”。此句表示我们都经历了类似的情况，故选C。

（18）考查形容词。A. brave“勇敢的”；B. smart“聪明的”；C. great“伟大的”；D. curious“好奇的”。此句表示真正伟大的人会为他人的利益考虑，而大多数平凡的人总是先顾及自己的利益。故选C。

（19）考查动词。A. accepting“接受”；B. predicting“预测”；C. charging“使充电”；D. expecting“期待”。结合上文，真正伟大的人帮助他人不求回报，expect表示期待。故选D。

（20）考查形容词。A. good“好的”；B. wise“明智的”；C. real“真的”；D. right“正确的”。真正伟大的人认为帮助他人是正确的选择。故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

5．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My sister called the other day and told me how sad she was feeling about Mother's Day this year. 1 , I was taken by surprise because May feels so far away. I felt instantly 2 because I hadn't thought about my mother in a while. And that's 3 when it occurred to me that our 4 doesn't always follow a calendar.

After our mother died, I spent a good deal of time 5 her in front of her photo. It enabled me to 6 conversations with her that were 7 to me. I remember desiring to be picked up the phone on many occasions to 8 some good news or get her advice, only to be 9 . Now, I simply talk to her in my head. Her photo has become a 10 of her spirit and I'm glad she's there.

My sister, Ellen, said that this is a 11 difficult year for her and she is trying to 12 why. She sounded impatient with herself, 13 13 years should be enough time to \"get past\" being sad on Mother's Day.

The truth is, that for me, every year is 14 . At times, when the TV commercials. advertisements and local stores absolutely bomb us with fairy tales of flowers and chocolate and jewelry, I get angry: 15 these same reminders leave me feeling 16 for my wonderful mom, recalling (回忆) her generosity and serious style. She was always a trooper. And sometimes I don't 17 any of it at all.

As Ellen and I talked, she seemed to come to a certain 18 . She was going to be out of the country on business on Mother's Day, without her husband or any family around Without the presence of this 19 , she worried about being 20 . But she decided that it would be OK. Deep in our heart, Mum has always been with us. 1. A. At length 2. A. disturbed 3. A. exactly 4. A. sorrow 5. A. staring at 6. A. switch on 7. A. secure 8. A. request 9. A. astonished 10. A. symbol 11. A. normally 13. A. even if 14. A. brilliant

B. At intervals C. At random B. depressed B. merely B. hesitation B. carry on B. ordinary B. admit B. signal B. basically B. as if B. fortunate

C. guilty C. eventually C. curiosity C. spy on C. meaningful C. obtain C. sign C. rule out C. in case C. apparent C. Naturally C. eager

D. At first D. annoyed D. initially D. enthusiasm D. relying on D. decide on D. skillful D. share D. mark D. figure out D. now that D. different D. Actually D. anxious

B. debating with C. talking to

B. disappointed C. embarrassed D. motivated

C. particularly D. generally

12. A. squeeze out B. sort out

15. A. Occasionally B. Frequently 16. A. concerned B. grateful 17. A. put up with B. try out for 18. A. selection 19. A. support 20. A. shocked

B. decision B. sympathy B. scared

C. take charge of D. pay attention to C. compromise D. conclusion C. appreciation D. courage C. lonely

D. nervous

【答案】 （1）D；（2）C；（3）A；（4）A；（5）C；（6）B；（7）C；（8）D；（9）B；（10）A；（11）C；（12）D；（13）B；（14）D；（15）A；（16）B；（17）D；（18）B；（19）A；（20）C；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者的姐姐打电话来说对于今年的母亲节自己感到特别难过。事实上，距离五月的母亲节还有很长一段时间，所以作者起初非常惊讶，但转而因为自己没有想念母亲而感到十分内疚，引发了自己的回忆及对母亲的思念，表明了悲伤并不总是和日历同步的。

（1）考查介词短语。句意：刚开始，我很惊讶因为五月感觉还很远。A. At length“最后，终于，详细地”；B. At intervals“时时，不时”；C. At random“胡乱地，随便地”；D. At first“起先，首先”。这句的时间与下一句的instantly形成对比关系。故选D。

（2）考查形容词。句意：马上我又感觉到很内疚，因为好一段时间没有想起母亲了。A. disturbed“扰乱的”；B. depressed“沮丧的，萧条的”；C. guilty“有罪的，内疚的”；D. annoyed“恼怒的，烦闷的”。故选C。

（3）考查副词。句意：也正是在那个时候，我意识到我们的悲伤不总是与日历同步的。A. exactly“恰好地，正是”；B. merely“仅仅，只不过”；C. eventually“最后，终于”；D. initially“最初，首先”。故选A。

（4）考查名词。句意：也正是在那个时候，我意识到我们的悲伤不总是与日历同步的。A. sorrow“悲伤，懊悔，伤心事”；B. hesitation“犹豫”；C. curiosity“好奇，好奇心”；D. enthusiasm“热心，热忱，热情”。此空格与第一句中的\"sad\"呼应。故选A。

（5）考查动词短语。句意：我们的母亲去世后，我经常站在她的照片面前跟她说话。A. staring at“凝视，盯住”；B. debating with“与……争辩”；C. talking to“责备，与......谈话”；D. relying on“依赖，信赖”。这个空格与第二段倒数第二句中的\"talk\"呼应，前边谈论的是之前看着母亲照片和母亲谈话，现在是在头脑中想象和母亲谈话。故选C。

（6）考查动词短语。句意：它能使我和我母亲聊一些有意义的话题。A. switch on“接通，开启”；B. carry on“继续，参与，进行”；C. spy on “暗中监视，侦查”；D. decide on“决定，选定”。carry on conservations固定短语“进行交谈”。故选B。

（7）考查形容词。句意：它能使我和我母亲聊一些有意义的话题。A. secure“安全的，无虑的”；B. ordinary“普通的，平凡的”；C. meaningful“有意义的”；D. skillful“熟练的，巧妙的”。此空格与下文中\"some good news or get her advice\"呼应，说明作者想和母亲说的都是自己觉得有意义的事情。故选C。

（8）考查动词。句意：我记得很多时候很想让母亲接起电话，跟她分享一些好的消息或者得到她的建议，却只有失望。A. request“要求，请求”；B. admit“承认，准许进入”；C. obtain“获得，流行”；D. share“分享”。故选D。

（9）考查形容词。A. astonished“吃惊的”；B. disappointed“失望的”；C. embarrassed“尴尬的”；D. motivated“有动机的，有积极性的”。这句话表达的意思是，作者想让母亲接起电话分享好消息或者得到母亲建议，但母亲去世了，所以每次只能是很失望。故选B。 （10）考查名词。A. symbol“象征，符号”；B. signal“信号，暗号”；C. sign“迹象，符号”；D. mark“标志，符号”。现在，我常常想象和母亲对话，而不是对着母亲照片说话了。所以她的照片已经变成了她的精神的象征。故选A。

（11）考查副词。句意：姐姐对她来说今年是尤其困难的一年，她也不知道为什么。A. normally“正常地，通常地”；B. basically“主要地，基本上”；C. particularly“异乎寻常地，特别是”；D. generally“通常，普遍地”。故选C。

（12）考查动词短语。句意：她在试图想明白原因。A. squeeze out“挤出，榨出”；B. sort out“挑选出，分类”；C. rule out“排除，取消，划去”；D. figure out“想出，理解”。故选D。 （13）考查状语从句。句意：姐姐听起来对自己很不耐烦，好像她觉得13年了，一到母亲节就悲伤的情绪应该过去了。A. even if“即使，虽然”；B. as if“好像”；C. in case“万一，假使”；D. now that“既然，由于”。故选B。

（14）考查形容词。A. brilliant“精彩的”；B. fortunate“幸运的”；C. apparent“显然的”；D. different“不同的”。因为本段中空格后句子提到有时看到母亲节各种各样的广告我会很生气，有时会充满感激，有时我会不在意。所以，对于我，每年是不同的。故选D。 （15）考查副词。句意：偶尔一些一样的东西会让我心里充满感激，因为它们让我想起我的好妈妈，想起她的慷慨大方，想起她严肃的样子。A. Occasionally“偶尔”；B.

Frequently“频繁地，经常地”；C. Naturally“自然地”；D. Actually“实际上，事实上”。故选A。

（16）考查形容词。句意：偶尔一些一样的东西会让我心里充满感激，因为它们让我想起我的好妈妈，想起她的慷慨大方，想起她严肃的样子。A. concerned“有关的，关心的”；B. grateful“感谢的，令人愉快的”；C. eager“渴望的”；D. anxious“焦虑的，担忧的”。故选B。 （17）考查动词短语。句意：有时我根本不在意。A. put up with“忍受，容忍”；B. try out for“竞争，参加选拔”；C. take charge of“接管，负责”；D. pay attention to“注意，重视”。故选D。

（18）考查名词。句意：当姐姐跟我说的时候，她好像已经做了一个决定。A. selection“选择，挑选”；B. decision“决定，决心”；C. compromise“妥协，和解”；D. conclusion“结论，结局”。故选B。

（19）考查名词。姐姐决定母亲节在出差不在国内，并且不带丈夫和任何家人。没有了这种家人的支持，她担心会孤单。A. support“支持”；B. sympathy“同情”；C. appreciation“欣赏，鉴别”；D. courage“勇气”。故选A。

（20）考查形容词。A. shocked“震惊的，震撼的”；B. scared“害怕的”；C. lonely“寂寞的，偏僻的”；D. nervous“紧张的”。没有家人的支持，姐姐担心会孤单。故选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，状语从句，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

6．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A 35-year-old Australian mother makes around $58,000 a year by hugging total strangers. Jessica O'Neill started her 1 job six months ago. \"As human beings, one thing we often 2 in our daily lives is physical touch. Without it, we can fall into depression and other mental health problems. To satisfy this 3 , I've become a professional worker in hugging treatment,\" said Jessica.

Jessica claims that her hugs can 4 those who are suffering from loneliness, depression, or low self-confidence. Originally, Jessica was a masseuse (女按摩师), a quite 5 profession. She notices that when she 6 her customers during treatments, they dropped their guards and 7 her more. \"I could see their 8 melt away. Then I could get to their heart and do what I can to 9 them,\" Jessica said. \"Everyone has a totally different story. But the most common 10 are loneliness, depression and anxiety. They all just have that desire to 11 with someone. I believe my hug helps me and my 12 connect on a spiritual level.\"

Jessica says the majority of her customers are 13 , but she has a surprising number of female customers 14 Despite many people thinking she must be 15 for doing such work, Jessica is confident that she's made the right 16 \"It's so much more rewarding than just working as a masseuse. I feel like it's what I was put on this Earth 17 ,\" said Jessica. In today's digital age, many people are lonelier than ever before. For people whose lives

18 physical interaction, hugging therapy can have an apparent effect on their mental health.\" \"Interestingly, although the hugging 19 has been around for a short while, we've actually covered several 20 businesses in the last few years.\" 1. A. simple 2. A. observe 3. A. need 4. A. rescue 5. A. ordinary

B. permanent B. ignore B. direction B. help B. well-paid

C. abnormal C. curiosity C. persuade C. admirable C. consulted C. delight C. defeat C. weaknesses C. debate C. customers C. male C. in total C. wealthy C. choice C. in C. lack C. experiment C. secret

D. unusual D. requirement D. train D. challenging D. hugged D. anger D. cure D. failures D. compete D. passengers D. overweight D. after all D. crazy D. promise D. around D. hate D. nursing D. successful

C. misunderstand D. miss

6. A. accompanied B. greeted 8. A. purpose 9. A. impress 10. A. signs 11. A. connect 13. A. elderly 14. A. in return

B. tension B. interest B. faults B. agree B. foreign B. as well

7. A. made fun of B. took advantage of C. opened up to D. spoke well of

12. A. colleagues B. ladies

15. A. responsible B. intelligent 16. A. suggestion B. agreement 17. A. with 18. A. doubt

B. for B. accept

19. A. treatment B. protection 20. A. temporary B. difficult

【答案】 （1）D；（2）B；（3）A；（4）B；（5）A；（6）D；（7）C；（8）B；（9）D；（10）A；（11）A；（12）C；（13）C；（14）B；（15）D；（16）C；（17）B；（18）C；（19）A；（20）D；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文， 讲述了一个35岁的妈妈通过拥抱当地的陌生人一年赚了58000美元的故事。谈及了这位妈妈赚钱的过程，经历与心得体会。

（1）考查形容词。句意：杰西卡·奥尼尔六个月前开始了她不寻常的工作。A. simple“简单的”；B. permanent“永恒的”；C. abnormal“反常的”；D. unusual“不同寻常的”。Jessica成了一位“拥抱治疗师”，并以此谋生。显然，拥抱治疗师是不寻常的职业。故选D。

（2）考查动词。句意：作为人类，我们在日常生活中经常忽略的一件事是身体接触。A. observe“观察”；B. ignore“忽视”；C. misunderstand“误解”；D. miss“错过”。根据下文“For people whose lives 18 physical interaction, hugging therapy can have an apparent effect on their mental health.”可知，人们在生活中忽略的是身体接触，故选B。

（3）考查名词。句意：为了满足这种需要，我成为了拥抱治疗的专业工作者。A. need“需要”；B. direction“方向”；C. curiosity “好奇心”；D. requirement“需要”。根据上文可知， Jessica成了一位“拥抱治疗师”，目的是满足人们对身体接触的需求。故选A。

（4）考查动词。句意：杰西卡说她的拥抱可以帮助那些孤独、抑郁或缺乏自信的人。A.

rescue“援救”；B. help“帮助”；C. persuade“劝说”；D. train“训练”。她的拥抱能够“帮助”那些遭受孤独、抑郁或缺乏自信的人。拥抱只是解决患者心理方面的问题，不至于到了“营救”人的程度，故选B。

（5）考查形容词。句意：最初，杰西卡是个按摩师，一个很普通的职业。A. ordinary“普通的”；B. well-paid“薪资优厚的”；C. admirable“令人钦佩的”；D. challenging“充满挑战的”。根据下文可知，杰西卡就是一名普通的按摩师，故选A。

（6）考查动词。句意：她注意到，在治疗期间，她会拥抱她的顾客。A. accompanied“陪伴”；B. greeted“问候”；C. consulted“咨询”；D. hugged“拥抱”。根据上文可知，作者成为“拥抱治疗师”的起因是之前工作时拥抱客户的经历，故选D。

（7）考查动词短语。句意：他们解除了戒备，对她更加放得开。A. made fun of“取笑”；B. took advantage of“利用”；C. opened up to“对……开放”；D. spoke well of“称赞”。客户解除了戒备，也更放得开了，故选C。

（8）考查名词。句意：我可以看到他们的紧张情绪消失了。A. purpose“目的”；B. tension“紧张”；C. delight “高兴”；D. anger“生气”。根据下文可知，深入他们的内心，可知客户的紧张感消失了，故选B。

（9）考查动词。句意：然后我就可以深入他们的内心，尽我所能治愈他们。A. impress“给……深刻印象”；B. interest“使……感兴趣”；C. defeat“打败”；D. cure“治疗”。根据语境可知，作者尽自己的所能去治愈客户们，故选D。

（10）考查名词。句意：但最常见的症状是孤独、抑郁和焦虑。A. signs\"症状\"；B. faults\"错误\"；C. weaknesses\"弱点\"；D. failures\"失败\"。孤独、抑郁和焦虑是客户们常见症状，故选A。

（11）考查动词。句意：他们都有与人交流的欲望。A. connect\"连接\"；B. agree“ 同意”；C. debate“辩论”；D. compete“竞争”。connect with固定短语，“与……联系”，故选A。 （12）考查名词。句意：我相信我的拥抱帮助我和我的客户在精神层面上建立了联系。A. colleagues“同事”；B. ladies“女士”；C. customers“顾客”；D. passengers“乘客”。根据下文的“Jessica says the majority of her customers”可知，作者用自己的拥抱和客户建立了精神上的联系，故选C。

（13）考查形容词。句意：杰西卡说她的顾客大部分是男性。A. elderly “年长的”；B. foreign“国外的”；C. male“雄性的”；D. overweight“超重的”。根据下文的“but…female customers”可知，此处指杰西卡大部分客户是男性，故选C。

（14）考查固定短语。句意：但她也有数量惊人的女性顾客。A. in return“作为报答”；B. as well“也”；C. in total“总共”；D. after all“毕竟”。根据but可知，该空应用 as well“也”表示强调，表示女性客户也很多，故选B。

（15）考查形容词。句意：尽管很多人认为她做这样的工作一定是疯了。A. responsible“负责任的”；B. intelligent“智慧的”；C. wealthy“富有的”；D. crazy“疯狂的”。根据下文“doing such work”可知，很多人认为作者做这样的工作一定是疯了，故选D。

（16）考查名词。句意：杰西卡相信她做出了正确的选择。A. suggestion“建议”；B. agreement“同意”；C. choice“选择”；D. promise“保证”。根据 “Jessica is confident和It's so much more rewarding than just working as a masseuse. ”可知，她从事拥抱治疗师职业是做出

的正确选择。故选C。

（17）考查介词。句意：我觉得这就是我来到这个世界的目的。A. with“和”；B. for“为了”；C. in“在……里”；D. around“围绕”。for在此处表示目的，故选B。

（18）考查动词。句意：对于缺乏身体互动的人来说，拥抱疗法对他们的心理健康有明显的影响。A. doubt“疑惑”；B. accept“接受”；C. lack“缺乏”；D. hate“讨厌”。根据上文的“As human beings, one thing we often 2 in our daily lives is physical touch.”可知，人们缺乏的是身体互动，故选C。

（19）考查名词。句意：有趣 的 是，尽管拥抱疗法出现的时间很短。A. treatment “ 治疗”；B. protection“保护”；C. experiment“实验”；D. nursing“护理”。根据上文“a professional worker in hugging treatment”可知，“拥抱”是一种治疗的方法，故选A。

（20）考查形容词。句意：事实上，在过去的几年里，我们实际上已经有了几家成功的企业。A. temporary“暂时的”；B. difficult“困难的”；C. secret“秘密的”；D. successful“成功的”。根据上文可知，虽然这种治疗方法时间短，但也拥有了几家成功的企业，故选D。 【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，介词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

7．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Failing Successfully

Two years ago I took part in a speech competition and delivered a memorized speech. It was a hard time for me when the judge 1 the winners. At last, the moment of truth came. I got the worst.

After not being placed in the competition, I really wanted to 2 again. I realized that finding the right topic was the most important part of the whole 3 . It needs to be motivational and inspirational to the 4 . So I reworked my speech for the following year, 5 a different topic and spending many hours before the computer and in libraries doing research. Then I worked 6 the speech, line by line, word by word, making it 7 better.

The next year I participated in the competition again. I gave my 8 in two parts, one was about my own experience and the other was about the feelings that people usually have when giving a speech—how 9 it is, standing on a stage all alone, with everyone sitting and watching them. My speech 10 down well and I was hoping to do that a little bit better. 11 , my wish didn't come true. The competition was so fierce and again I wasn't 12 . I was deeply disappointed, since I couldn't accept the fact that I had 13 twice in something that I had worked so hard on. However, I knew that losing is 14 and part of life. One of the judges said to me that my speech was quite good, 15 it needed to be better if I wanted to go any further. He advised me to struggle to 16 something like some of the empty gestures. He said that I would surely succeed someday.

While I didn't earn 17 as a result of the competition, I did gain a new viewpoint. I discovered that I could fail successfully. I think I'll 18 to work hard and enter the next competition. Now, whenever I'm faced with a defeat, I 19 myself of what a famous person said, \"The path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from under me, knocking the other out of the way, but I recovered and said to myself that it's a slip and not a 20 .\" 1. A. announced B. predicted C. observed D. interviewed 2. A. suffer 3. A. range

B. compete C. win B. condition C. system

D. check D. process D. author D. comparing D. through D. occur D. speech D. rolled D. affected

4. A. audience B. companion C. director 5. A. reviewing B. supposing C. picking 6. A. during 7. A. increase 8. A. choice 10. A. went 11. A. Angrily 12. A. settled 14. A. flexible 15. A. but 17. A. profits 19. A. allow 20. A. kick

B. against B. flow

C. behind C. expose

B. instruction C. reason B. dropped C. slowed B. Sadly B. treated B. normal B. so B. awards B. inform B. push

C. placed

9. A. annoying B. surprising C. frightening D. confusing

C. Strangely D. Eagerly C. struggled D. failed C. appropriate D. typical C. for

D. or

C. overcome D. acquire C. comments D. qualities C. regret C. accuse C. fall

D. apply D. remind D. walk

13. A. decreased B. escaped

16. A. assume B. declare 18. A. continue B. agree

【答案】 （1）A；（2）B；（3）D；（4）A；（5）C；（6）D；（7）B；（8）D；（9）C；（10）A；（11）B；（12）C；（13）D；（14）B；（15）A；（16）C；（17）B；（18）A；（19）D；（20）C；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者通过两次参加演讲比赛都失败的事情告诉我们：前进的道路充满曲折，暂时的滑倒并不意味着失败，我们要继续努力。

（1）考查动词。A. announced”宣布“；B. predicted”预言“；C. observed”观察“；D. interviewed ”采访“。根据”At last, the moment of truth came. I got the worst.“可知，评委宣布了演讲比赛的成绩，我的成绩最差。故选A。

（2）考查动词。A. suffer”遭受“；B. compete”竞赛“；C. win”赢得“；D. check”核查“。根据”After not being placed in the competition“可知，作者在演讲竞赛中失利，他希望再次竞赛。故选B。

（3）考查名词。A. range”范围“；B. condition”条件“；C. system”制度“；D. process”过程“。根据下文的”a different topic and spending many hours before the computer and in libraries doing research“可知，这是准备演讲过程的几部分。故选D。

（4）考查名词。A. audience”观众“；B. companion”同伴“；C. director”主任“；D. author”作

者“。根据”It needs to be motivational and inspirational to“可知，演讲是给听众们听的，要能激励大家有启发性。故选A。

（5）考查动词。A. reviewing”复习“；B. supposing”假定“；C. picking”采摘，挑选“；D. comparing”对比“。根据”So I reworked my speech for the following year“可知，作者重新准备演讲，他先挑出一个不同的话题。故选C。

（6）考查介词。A. during”在……期间“；B. against”反对“；C. behind”在……后面“；D. through”通过“。根据”line by line, word by word“可知，作者逐字逐行的修改演讲，work through固定短语，”完成“，故选D。

（7）考查动词。A. increase”增加“；B. flow”流动，流畅“；C. expose”暴露“；D. occur”发生“。作者逐字逐句的修改演讲，想要使演讲更流畅。flow谈话或思路流畅。故选B。 （8）考查名词。A. choice”选择“；B. instruction”指导“；C. reason”理由“；D. speech”演讲“。根据”and the other was about the feelings that people usually have when giving a speech“可知，这里在说作者把演讲内容分为两部分。故选D。

（9）考查形容词。A. annoying”恼人的“；B. surprising”惊讶的“；C. frightening”令人害怕的“；D. confusing”令人困惑的“。根据”standing on a stage all alone, with everyone sitting and watching them.“可知，作者独自站在舞台感到有点害怕。故选C。

（10）考查动词。A. went”走开“；B. dropped”掉下来“；C. slowed”缓慢“；D. rolled”滚动“。根据”down well and I was hoping to do that a little bit better.“可知，作者感觉演讲受到欢迎，他希望自己表现的不错。go down固定短语，”受欢迎，引起……反响“。故选A。 （11）考查副词。A. Angrily”生气地“；B. Sadly”悲伤地“；C. Strangely”奇怪地“；D. Eagerly”渴望地“。根据”down well and I was hoping to do that a little bit better.“以及”my wish didn't come true.“可知，令人悲伤的是，作者这次演讲又没有取得好成绩。故选B。

（12）考查动词。根据上文”After not being placed in the competition“可知，竞赛很残酷，这次作者又没有取得好名次。place有“名列前茅；取得名次”。故选C。

（13）考查动词。A. decreased”减少“；B. escaped”逃离“；C. struggled”斗争“；D. failed”失败“。根据”my wish didn't come true. The competition was so fierce and again I wasn't“可知，作者两次演讲比赛都失败了。故选D。

（14）考查形容词。A. flexible”灵活的“；B. normal”正常的“；C. appropriate”合适的“；D. typical”典型的“。作者难以接受两次演讲比赛都失利，但是他知道失败是正常的。故选B。 （15）考查连词。A. but”但是“；B. so”因此“；C. for”因为“；D. or”否则“。根据”it needed to be better if I wanted to go any further.“可知评委点评我的演讲不错，但是仍需要提升。前后表示转折关系。故选A。

（16）考查动词。A. assume”假定“；B. declare”宣布“；C. overcome”克服“；D. acquire”获得“。根据”something like some of the empty gestures.“可知，不必要的手势要尽量克服掉。故选C。

（17）考查名词。A. profits”利润“；B. awards”奖项“；C. comments”评论“；D. qualities”品质“。根据上文可知，作者演讲比赛中没有获得任何奖项。故选B。

（18）考查动词。A. continue”继续“；B. agree”同意“；C. regret”后悔“；D. apply”申请“。根据”work hard and enter the next competition.“可知，作者决定继续努力，准备参加下一场竞

赛。故选A。

（19）考查动词。A. allow”允许“；B. inform”通知“；C. accuse”指责“；D. remind”提醒“。每当作者面临失败时，他都会提醒自己名人的话。remind somebody of something固定短语，”使某人想起某事“，故选D。

（20）考查动词。A. kick”踢“；B. push”推动“；C. fall”掉下，落下“；D. walk”散步“。作者滑倒后重新站起，提醒自己这不是掉落。故选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，介词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

8．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My father was born in a small town in the US. He wasn't sure what he wanted from 1 , but something told him to 2 and begin a new adventure.

He began that adventure traveling to cities in the US before going on to Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. He took my mother and us three daughters with him and went wherever the road 3 him.

It's easy to feel 4 when you're on the road. We made lots of new friends on our trip — most of them are mechanics, since we often 5 hours in repair shops. But that was a way much 6 than sitting by the roadside while waiting for the engine to 7 when it was 40℃ outside.

Getting along well sometimes seemed 8 . There were always a lot of 9 , especially among us back-seat passengers about who had to 10 in the middle. But even if it was hard, we learned a lot about 11 . When we were traveling in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been an hour's drive but was nearly three thanks to bad roads and 12 traffic. \"Did you put our suitcases in the car?\" my father asked my mother as we arrived there. From the back seat, we saw her 13 turn toward my father. \"No,\" she said. \"I thought you did.\" That was how a seven-hour car trip turned into a 16-hour one, which was mostly spent in 14 .

On occasions like that, we had to learn to let go of our anger because we were 15 in a rolling box with the same people for the rest of the 16 . Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and 17 one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself. This is why road trips were like 18 universities to us. We 19 our PHDs(博士学位) in how to get along with other people just by traveling in our old car.

If we were 20 given a second chance at life, we would do it all over again. Only this time would I put the suitcases in the car myself. 1. A. move 2. A. live up 3. A. took 4. A. anxious

B. life B. drove B. upset

C. experience C. served C. helpless

D. belief D. walk around D. controlled D. lonely

B. struggle on C. get out

5. A. wasted 6. A. better 8. A. available 10. A. settle 11. A. sharing 12. A. light 14. A. silence 15. A. buried 16. A. holiday 17. A. dragging 18. A. unusual 19. A. earned

B. worked B. easier

C. spent C. safer C. clear up

D. chatted D. cleverer D. turn over D. impossible D. watch D. fast D. slowly D. disappointment D. impatient D. march D. sending D. mobile D. valued D. anyway

7. A. break down B. cool off 9. A. arguments B. fights

B. rest B. respect B. thick B. vain B. crazy B. journey B. pushing

B. alternative C. necessary

C. sit C. local C. panic C. stuck C. exploration C. helping

C. embarrassments D. amusements C. communication D. tolerance

13. A. suddenly B. sensitively C. calmly

B. common C. free B. expected C. missed

C. somehow

20. A. somewhere B. anytime

【答案】 （1）B；（2）C；（3）A；（4）D；（5）C；（6）A；（7）B；（8）D；（9）A；（10）C；（11）D；（12）B；（13）D；（14）A；（15）C；（16）B；（17）B；（18）D；（19）A；（20）C；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者和家人在父亲的带领下进行自驾旅游。在这个过程中作者学到了宽恕和如何与人相处。

（1）考查名词。A：move“行动”；B：life“生活”；C：experience“经历”；D：belief“信仰”。父亲来自小镇，他不确定从生活中会获得什么，但是他知道要走出，开始新的冒险。故选B。

（2）考查动词短语。A：live up“快乐的过日子，实践，不辜负”；B：struggle on“继续努力”；C：get out“出去”；D：walk around“四处走动”。父亲来自小镇，他不确定从生活中会获得什么，但是他知道要走出，开始新的冒险。故选C。

（3）考查动词。A：took“带领”；B：drove“驾驶”；C：served“服务”；D：controlled“控制”。他带上妈妈和我们姐妹三人，到过许多地方旅游，路把他带到哪里，他就把我们带到哪里。故选A。

（4）考查形容词。A：anxious“焦急的”；B：upset“不安的”；C：helpless“无助的”；D：lonely“寂寞的”。根据下文可知，在旅途中很容易感到寂寞，故选D。

（5）考查动词。A：wasted“浪费”；B：worked“工作”；C：spent“花费”；D：chatted“聊天”。因为经常要修车，在维修店花上几小时，故选C。

（6）考查形容词。A：better“更好的”；B：easier“更容易的”；C：safer“更安全的”；D：cleverer“更聪明的”。在修车店里逗留比在外边40℃的路边好多了。故选A。

（7）考查动词短语。A：break down“出故障”；B：cool off“冷却”；C：clear up“清理”；D：turn over“翻转”。这里指在路边等待发动机冷却，故选B。

（8）考查形容词。A：available“可以得到的”；B：alternative“可供选择的”；C：

necessary“必要的”；D：impossible“不可能的”。根据下文可知，姐妹之间的和睦相处是不可能的，故选D。

（9）考查名词。A：arguments“争论”；B：fights“打仗”；C：embarrassments“尴尬”；D：amusements“娱乐”。在路上有许多争论，故选A。

（10）考查动词。A：settle“解决”；B：rest“休息”；C：sit“坐”；D：watch“观察”。三姐妹对于谁坐在中间有许多争吵，故选C。

（11）考查名词。A：sharing“分享”；B：respect“尊重”；C：communication“交流”；D：tolerance“容忍”。根据下文可知，尽管很难，他们学会了容忍，故选D。

（12）考查形容词。A：light“轻的”；B：thick“厚的，浓密的”；C：local“当地的”；D：fast “快的”。因为路况很差和交通拥挤，本该1小时的车程，他们开了3个小时，故选B。 （13）考查副词。A：suddenly“突然”；B：sensitively“敏感地”；C：calmly“平静地，镇静地”；D：slowly “缓慢地”。我们从后排座位上看到妈妈慢慢转向父亲说话。故选D。 （14）考查名词。A：silence“沉默”；B：vain“徒劳”；C：panic“恐慌”；D：disappointment “失望”。在旅途中我们学会了容忍，因此在7个小时的车程变成了16小时的车程时，我们大部分时间都表示沉默，故选A。

（15）考查形容词。A：buried“专心的”；B：crazy“疯狂的”；C：stuck“被困的”；D：impatient “没耐心的”。在那种情况下，我们学会了放下愤怒，因为他们都是同一群人，待在同一个车上，故选C。

（16）考查名词。A：holiday“假期”；B：journey“旅途”；C：exploration“探索”，D：march “行军”。这里指全家在旅途中，故选B。

（17）考查动词。A：dragging“拖，拽”；B：pushing“推”；C：helping“帮助”；D：sending“送” 。作者有时候想要打开门把自己的姐妹推下车，故选B。

（18）考查形容词。A：unusual“不寻常的”；B：common“常见的”；C：free“免费的”；D：mobile “移动的”。对他们来说，公路旅行就像移动的大学，故选D。

（19）考查动词。A：earned“获得”；B：expected“期待”；C：missed“错过”；D：valued “重视”。在这所移动的大学里，就如何与别人相处方面，我们获得了博士学位。故选A。

（20）考查副词。A：somewhere“在某处”；B：anytime“在任何时候”；C：somehow“以某种方式”；D：anyway “无论如何”。如果我们以某种方式被给予第二次生命的机会，我们会重新来过。故选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

9．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes(糖尿病) in 2017 And then I was told that I couldn't 1 for a few weeks until my blood sugar levels had 2 .

Driving was a 3 very soon after diagnosis for me. I needed to get to the chemist's shop for my diabetes 4 and to hospital appointments, but initially couldn't - having been told not to drive. I didn't want to be a 5 -having to ask for lifts all the time.

I found it really 6 to be unable to drive, but things settled down after that and seemed to be 7 -----for a while. 8 , to my surprise, I had a severe hypoglycemia(低血糖) last year and wasn't able to 9 it myself. I called an ambulance and was taken to 10 , where I saw doctors and nurses I didn't 11 as none of them were connected to the diabetes team who usually cared for me. That's where my 12 began - they advised me not to drive on the basis of this 13 . They told me to call the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency(DVLA) and 14 what they'd told me to them. This 15 my license being withdrawn.

I couldn't 16 all that had happened - it seemed 17 . I needed answers and 18 , so I phoned the Diabetes UK Helpline number I got from their website. They 19 I was right in thinking that the DVLA shouldn't have 20 my license based on this hypoglycemia, according to the law. With their help, the DVLA sent me a letter admitting making a mistake. I got it back in six weeks. 1. A. walk 2. A. settled 3. A. task 4. A. report 5. A. witness 6. A. hard 8. A. Thus 9. A. record 11. A. assist 13. A. disease 14. A. explain 16. A. forget 18. A. blood

B. speak B. concern B. bill B. burden

C. drive C. habit C. picture

D. ride D. relief D. medicine D. funny

B. increased C. worsened D. changed

C. mistake D. success C. amazing D. fine

B. convenient C. safe

7. A. worrying B. trouble

B. Meanwhile C. However D. Instead B. describe C. examine D. manage

C. office

D. factory D. study D. experiments D. discussion

B. interview C. know B. status B. return B. regret B. money

C. law

10. A. hospital B. school

12. A. symptoms B. problems C. dreams

C. suggest D. repeat C. believe C. unsure

D. remember D. unhealthy

15. A. relied on B. resulted in C. stuck to D. took the place of 17. A. unafraid B. unfair

C. evidence D. help C. borrowed D. copied

19. A. predicted B. wondered C. confirmed D. imagined 20. A. cancelled B. used

【答案】 （1）C；（2）A；（3）B；（4）D；（5）B；（6）A；（7）D；（8）C；（9）D；（10）A；（11）C；（12）B；（13）A；（14）D；（15）B；（16）C；（17）B；（18）D；（19）C；（20）A；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者因医生之误,致使自己的驾照被取消之后,转而求

助于英国糖尿病协会热线,并最终重新索回了驾照。

（1）考查动词。句意：然后我被告知我几周内不能开车,直到我的血糖水平稳定下来。A.walk”步行“；B.speak”说“；C.drive”驾车“；D.ride”骑行“。根据下文的叙述以及\"having been told not to drive\"的提示可知,作者被告知几周内不能够开车。故选C。

（2）考查动词。句意：然后我被告知我不能开车几个星期,直到我的血糖水平稳定下来。A.settled”安定下来“；B.increased”增加“；C.worsened”（使) 恶化“；D.changed”改变“。根据下文作者血压低的时候医生也建议不能够开车可知,此处表示作者告知几周内不能够开车直到血压稳定下来。故选A。

（3）考查名词。句意：在诊断后不久,开车对我来说就是一件令人忧虑的事了。A.task”任务“；B.concern”关心，忧虑“；C.habit”习惯“；D.relief”减轻，解除“。根据下文中\" I didn' t want to be a 5 - having to ask for lifts all the time.\"可知,诊断后不久对作者来说开车是其忧虑的一件事。故选B。

（4）考查名词。句意：我需要去化学药品商店买我的糖尿病药,还要去医院看病。A.report”报道“；B.bill”账单“；C.picture”图片“；D.medicine”药品“。根据上文\"get to the chemist' s shop\"可知作者去药店是为了拿自己的糖尿病的药。故选D。

（5）考查名词。句意：我不想成为一个负担—不得不一直要求搭便车。A.witness”目击者，证人“；B.burden”负担“；C.mistake”错误“；D.success”成功“。根据下文\" having to ask for lifts all the time\"可知,作者不想让自己不能开车成为一个负担。故选B。

（6）考查形容词。句意：我发现不能开车真的很难。A.hard”困难的“；B.convenient”方便的“；C.safe”安全的“；D.funny”有趣的“。根据上文的叙述以及此空后but的转折可知,此处表示作者发现不能开车非常困难。故选A。

（7）考查形容词。句意：但在那之后一切都安定下来了,经过一段时间事情似乎好了起来。A.worrying”令人担心的“；B.trouble”麻烦，烦恼“；C.amazing”令人惊异的“；D.fine”好的“。根据上文的\" but things settled down after that\"可知,经过一段时间之后事情似乎好了起来。故选D。

（8）考查副词。句意：然而,令我吃惊的是,去年我患了严重的低血糖,我自己也无法处理这件事。A.Thus”这样“；B.Meanwhile”其间,同时“；C.However”然而“；D.Instead”代替“。根据此空前后的内容可知,此空前后之间在逻辑上是转折关系。故选C。

（9）考查动词。句意：然而,令我吃惊的是,去年我患了严重的低血糖,我自己也无法处理这件事。A.record”记录“；B.describe”描述“；C.examine”检查“；D.manage”设法应付、处理“。根据下文\"I called an ambulance and was taken to 10 \"可知,作者自己无法处理这件事。故选D。

（10）考查名词。句意：我叫了救护车,然后被送到了医院。A.hospital”医院“；B. school”学校“；C. office”办公室“；D.factory”工厂”。根据上文中的\" I called an ambulance\"以及下文中的\"where I saw doctors and nurses\"可知,作者被送到了医院。故选A。

（11）考查动词。句意：这就是我的问题的开始。 A. assist“帮助”；B. interview “采访,面试”；C. know“知道”；D. study“学习,研究”。根据下文\"as none of them were connected to the diabetes team who usually cared for me\"可知,作者都不知道在医院见到的医生和护士。故选C。

（12）考查名词。句意：这就是我的问题的开始。A.symptoms“症状,征兆”；B.problems“问题”；C.dreams“梦想”；D.experiments“实验”。根据下文中\"They told me to call the Driver and Vehicdle Licencing Agency (DVLA) ... my licence being withdrawn.\"可知,在医院作者的问题开始了。故选B。

（13）考查名词。句意：他们以这种病为由建议我不要开车。A.disease“疾病”；B.status“地位,情形”；C.law“法律”；D.discussion“讨论”。根据下文中的\"based on this hypoglycemia\"可知,是根据这种疾病他们建议作者不能够开车。故选A。

（14）考查动词。句意：他们让我打电话给驾驶执照及车辆牌照办事处,并重复他们告诉我的话。A.explain“解释”；B.return“返回”；C.suggest“建议”；D.repeat“重复”。根据下文中的\"This 15 my licence being withdrawn.\"可知,医生们告诉作者给驾驶执照及车辆牌照办事处打电话,并重复他们说过的话。故选D。

（15）考查动词短语。句意：这件事导致我的执照被吊销。A.relied on“依靠”；B.resulted in“导致”；C.stuck to“坚持”；D.took the place of“取代”。根据下文可知,这件事导致了作者的驾照被取消。故选B。

（16）考查动词。句意：我简直不敢相信所发生的一切,这似乎是不公平的。A.forget“忘记”；B.regret“后悔”；C.believe“相信”；D.remember“记得”。根据下文\"it seemed 17 . I needed answers and 18 , so I phoned the Diabetes UK Helpline number I got from their website.\"从作者这系列连贯的动作可知, 作者不相信(believe)发生的这一切。故选C。 （17）考查形容词。句意：我简直不敢相信所发生的一切,这似乎是不公平的。A.unafraid“不害怕的”；B.unfair“不公平的”；C.unsure“不确定的”；D.unhealthy“不健康的”。根据下文中的\"I needed answers and 18 ,so I phoned the Diabetes UK …My licence based on this hypoglycemia.\"可知,作者感觉它似乎是不公平的。故选B。

（18）考查名词。句意：我需要答案和帮助,所以我就打了从他们的网站上得到的英国糖尿病求助热线电话。A.blood“血液”；B.money“金钱”；C.evidence“证据”；D.help“帮助”。根据下文的\" so I phoned the Diabetes UK Helpline number I got from their website.. With their help…\"可知,作者需要答案和帮助。故选D。

（19）考查动词。句意：他们证实我是正确的,他们认为驾驶员和车辆许可机构不应该因为这种低血糖症取消我的驾照。A.predicted“预测”；B.wondered“想知道”；C.confirmed“证实”；D.imagined“想象”。根据下文中的\" admitting making a mistake\"他们确认了作者是正确的：根据法律,驾驶执照及车辆牌照办事处不应该取消作者的驾证。故选C。

（20）考查动词。句意：他们证实我是正确的,他们认为驾驶员和车辆许可机构不应该因为这种低血糖症取消我的驾照。A.cancelled“取消”；B.used“使用”；C.borrowed“借”；D.copied“复制”。根据上文中的\"This 15 my licence being withdrawn.\"可知,驾驶执照及车辆牌照办事处不应该取消作者的驾证。故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

10．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选

项。

The Power of Kindness

Leo Kellner loves helping people in the sweetest way possible-by baking them cakes and pies. The 99-year-old man from Hastings, Nebraska, 1 his wife in 2012. They had been together for 72 years.

Since his wife passed away, Kellner took up 2 as a way to give back to the community. \"I didn't know what to do with myself ,\" Kellner said. \"I was 3 all the time, and I thought I'd better do something that could make me get out of the 4 and be good to the community as well, and that's how it started.\"

That first year, Kellner made 144 pies for people in need. He 5 community organizations to let them know he'd like to connect with families having a 6 time. Kellner then started reaching out to those families, getting to know them, and baking up some lovely cakes and pies during their time of need.

What he did made him 7 known around the communities. And whenever people met him, they showed their 8 to him.

\"I regard everybody as a 9 - I love everybody even people that gave me an unpleasant time when things were going hard for me.

Born in 1918, Kellner lived 10 the Great Depression, when his family lost their farm. Kellner had to move from state to state as a teenager looking for possible 11 on farms to make a living. \"I knew what it was to be 12 , and a lot of times we just had vegetables and flour mixed up together;\" he said. \"So as long as I can do it, I will lend a helping hand.\" And Kellner's made quite a/an 13 . \"I've got friends from all over,\" he said. \"I've gotten thank-you cards from Alaska\". Through his baking, Kellner has helped the 14 a lot. 15 is powerful. Children begin to learn to cook so they can spread 16 just as he does. Kellner believes that this interest to give to everyone just might be the secret to a long, 17 life.

Life constantly presents us with opportunities to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a 18 . And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the 19 for us too. Kindness is also a kind of noble cycle. It twice blessed; it blesses him who 20 , and him who receives. 1. A. married 2. A. teaching 3. A. changing 4. A. danger 5. A. contacted 6. A. peaceful 7. A. widely 9. A. friend 10. A. through

B. left B. trading B. crying

C. lost C. acting C. wandering

D. abandoned D. baking D. complaining D. anxiety D. established D. relaxing D. hardly D. respect D. neighbor D. by

B. difficulty C. sadness B. attended C. studied B. hard B. rarely B. student B. with

C. boring C. partly C. mercy C. partner C. on

8. A. expectation B. address

11. A. relatives 12. A. famous 14. A. farm 16. A. news 17. A. happy 18. A. deal 19. A. easier 20. A. deserves

B. schools B. poor B. country B. idea B. noisy B. wish B. better B. waits

C. work C. popular C. organization C. love C. crazy C. career C. healthier C. gives

D. fortune D. lonely D. chaos D. community D. knowledge D. busy D. difference D. steadier D. qualifies

13. A. confusion B. influence C. trust

15. A. Appearance B. Confidence C. Encouragement D. Kindness

【答案】 （1）C；（2）D；（3）B；（4）C；（5）A；（6）B；（7）A；（8）D；（9）A；（10）A；（11）C；（12）B；（13）B；（14）D；（15）D；（16）C；（17）A；（18）D；（19）B；（20）C；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一位名叫Leo Kellner的老人为了走出失去妻子的痛苦，开始为社区里需要帮助的人做蛋糕之类的甜点。他的行为不仅帮助了有需要的人，也帮自己走出阴霾。

（1）考查动词。句意：这位来自Hastings的老人再2012年失去了他的妻子。A. married“嫁，娶”；B. left“离开，留下”；C. lost“失去”；D. abandoned“抛弃”。根据下文中的 \"pass away\"(去世)可知，老人的妻子去世了，所以他失去了妻子。故选C。

（2）考查动词。句意：自从妻子去世，他就把送烘培食品当作是回报社区的方法。A. teaching“教书”；B. trading“贸易”；C. acting“表演”；D. baking“烘焙”。根据\"Leo Kellner loves helping people in the sweetest way possible-by baking them cakes and pies.\"Kellner 喜欢用这种最甜美的方式帮助别人-为他们做烤蛋糕和派，可知，空格处应该用bake。故选D。 （3）考查动词。句意：我总是在哭，我想我得做些事情来让自己走出阴霾。A. changing“改变”；B. crying“哭”；C. wandering“想”；D. complaining“抱怨”。根据常识可知，亲人去世是使人伤心的事，对于年事已高的老人来说更是如此。此处用\"cry\"符合语境。故选B。

（4）考查名词。句意：做一些事情让我走出痛苦，并且对社区有益。A. danger“危险”；. difficulty“困难”；C. sadness“悲伤”；D. anxiety“焦虑”。根据上下文可知，妻子的 去世让老人很痛苦。故选C。

（5）考查动词。句意：他联系社区相关组织让它们知晓他想去拜访那些有困难的家庭。A. contacted“联系”；B. attended“参加”；C. studied“学习”；D. established“建立”。根据语言表达习惯可知，此处应该用\"联系/告知/通知组织\"，故选A。

（6）考查形容词。句意：他想去帮助生活有困难的家庭。A. peaceful“和平的”；B. hard“困难的”；C. boring“无聊的”；D. relaxing“令人放松的”。根据下文中\"baking up some lovely cakes and pies during their time of need.\"在他们有需要的时候为他们做蛋糕和派，可知，老人帮助的是生活艰辛的家庭。故选B。

（7）考查副词。句意：他所做的让他在社区变得很出名。A. widely“广泛地”；B. rarely“极少地”；C. partly“部分”；D. hardly“几乎不”。根据下文\"And whenever people met him, they

showed their 8 to him.“无论何时人们遇到他，都会向他表达敬意，可知，老人通过帮助有需要的人，在社区变得很出名，widely known”广泛被认识“可以表达出名，符合语义。故选A。

（8）考查名词。句意：他所做的让他在社区变得很出名。A. expectation”期待“；B. address”地址“；C. mercy”同情“；D. respect”尊重“。根据上下文可知，老人帮助别人，所以得到了大家的尊重。故选D。

（9）考查名词。句意：我把每个人都当作是我的朋友。A. friend”朋友“；B. student”学生“；C. partner ”搭档“；D. neighbor”邻居“。老人是善良的人，所以把周围的人都当作朋友，故选A。

（10）考查介词。句意：生于1918年，Lellner经历了大萧条时期，那时他家失去了自己的农场。此处应该是老人及一家经历了大萧条时期。live through固定短语，”活过，经历过“故选A。

（11）考查名词。句意：作为一个孩子Lellner不得不辗转于各州之间，期待能在农场找到工作，以此谋生。A. relatives“亲人”；B. schools“学校”；C. work“工作”；D. fortune“财富，运气”。根据下文可知，想要在那个特殊时期谋生，就不得不找工作。故选C。

（12）考查形容词。句意：我明白穷意味着什么，很多时候我们都只能把蔬菜和面粉混合在一起吃。A. famous“著名的”；B. poor“穷的”；C. popular“流行的”；D. lonely“孤独的”。根据上文可知，在大萧条时期他们失去了自己的农场，当时还是孩子的作者也不得不出去工作，说明生活很拮据。故选B。

（13）考查名词。句意：Lellner给周围的人带来了正面积极的影响。A. confusion“困惑”；B. influence“影响”；C. trust“信任”；D. chaos“混乱”。根据下文\"Children begin to learn to cook so they can spread 16 just as he does.\"孩子们学着老人做食物，这样他们就可以把爱传递，可知，老人的行为影响了大家。故选B。

（14）考查名词。句意：通过烘培，他已经为这个社区做出了很大的贡献。A. farm“农场”；B. country“国家”；C. organization“组织”；D. community“社区”。Lellner主要帮助的社区里有困难的人。故选D。

（15）考查名词。句意：善良是有影响力的。A. Appearance“外貌”；B. Confidence“信心”；C. Encouragement“鼓励”；D. Kindness“善良”。故选D。

（16）考查名词。句意：他们可以像他一样把爱传播。A. news“新闻”；B. idea“主意”；C. love“爱”；D. knowledge“知识”。根据上下文可知，孩子们学做食物的主要目的是帮助他人，而帮助他人就是对他人的爱和关心。故选C。

（17）考查形容词。句意：Lellner认为乐于助人的爱好可能就是活得久，活得开心的秘诀。A. happy“幸福的”；B. noisy“吵闹的”；C. crazy“疯狂的”；D. busy“繁忙的”。根据上下文可知，老人非常愿意帮助他人，而且乐在其中；且本文从头到尾都在讲帮助他人的积极影响，所以此处应该选择一个符合语境的词。故选A。

（18）考查名词。句意：生活总是会给我们机会多走一步，或者做能影响他人的善举。A. deal“待遇，协议”；B. wish“愿望”；C. career“职业”；D. difference“影响”。make a difference固定短语，“有影响，起作用”，故选D。

（19）考查形容词。句意：最绝妙的事情是，当我们帮助他人的时候我们自己有了更好的

改变。A. easier“更容易的”；B. better“更好的”；C. healthier“更健康的”；D. steadier“更稳定的”。根据下文的\"It twice blessed\"它是双倍的祝福，可知，\"双倍祝福\"是指，帮助他人不仅对他人有好处，于自己也是有好处的，B项中的better符合语境。故选B。

（20）考查动词。句意：它祝福给予帮助的人，也祝福受到帮助的人。A. deserves“值得”；B. waits“等待”；C. gives“给”；D. qualifies“合格”。根据句意可知，此处应该选择一个和\"receive\"相对的词。故选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，介词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。