一、高中英语完形填空
1．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D的四个选项中。
Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a 1 part of the learning process. But all too often as parents and teachers we 2 this same right to our children. When I see a child 3 from this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie.
Donnie was my youngest third-grader. His 4 of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He 5 answered questions — he was afraid he might be wrong. I tried my best to build his 6 . But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, all 7 her very much.
One morning, we were working on math problems at the chalkboard. Donnie had 8 the problems with pains-taking tidiness. Pleased with his progress, I 9 the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials. When I returned, Donnie was in 10 . He'd missed the third problem.
My student teacher looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face 11 . From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils.
\"Look, Donnie,\" she said, kneeling beside him and gently 12 the tear-stained (弄脏的) face from his arms. \"I've got something to 13 you.\" She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk.
\"See these 14 , Donnie,\" she continued. \"They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are 15 ? That's because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try again. That's what you 16 learn to do, too.\"
She kissed him and stood up. \"Here,\" she said, \"I'll leave one of these pencils on 17 desk so you'll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 18 teachers.\" Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile.
The 19 became Donnie's prized possession. That, together with Mary Anne's frequent encouragement, gradually 20 him that it's all right to make mistakes — as long as you erase them and try again. 1. A. small 2. A. give 3. A. come 4. A. fear 5. A. always 7. A. respected 8. A. worked out 9. A. left 10. A. surprise 11. A. darkened
B. basic B. disallow B. take B. lesson B. often B. disliked B. written down B. offered B. astonishment B. brightened
C. necessary C. offer C. fall C. chance C. never C. avoided C. gone over C. missed C. anger C. pulled
D. large D. permit D. suffer D. sense D. seldom D. minded D. learned D. parted D. tears D. loosened
6. A. self-protection B. self-improvement C. self-confidence D. self-learning
12. A. lifting 13. A. help 14. A. pencils 15. A. used 16. A. may 17. A. my 18. A. still 19. A. pencil 20. A. warned
B. picking B. show B. mistakes B. built B. must B. someone's B. also B. words B. informed
C. holding C. reward C. marks C. worn C. ought C. even C. mistake C. persuaded
D. pushing D. promise D. containers D. damaged D. can D. not D. desk D. reminded
C. the teacher's D. your
【答案】 （1）C；（2）B；（3）D；（4）A；（5）D；（6）C；（7）A；（8）B；（9）A；（10）D；（11）B；（12）A；（13）B；（14）A；（15）C；（16）B；（17）D；（18）C；（19）A；（20）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，犯错误是人们学习过程中的必要部分，但老师和家长往往剥夺孩子犯错误的权利，导致孩子害怕犯错误。作者通过具体事例说明应如何对待犯错误的孩子，怎样鼓励他们，培养他们的自信心。
（1）考查形容词。A. small“小的”；B. basic“基本的”；C. necessary“必要的”；D. large“巨大的”。犯错误应该是人们学习过程中必要的部分。故选C。
（2）考查动词。A. give“给”；B. disallow“不允许，不接受”；C. offer“提供”；D. permit“许可”。大人有犯错误的权利，孩子也应该拥有“同样的”权利。而许多父母和老师不允许孩子犯错，故选B。
（3）考查动词。A. come“来”；B. take“拿走”；C. fall“落下”；D. suffer“遭受”。此处指看到孩子遭受这种压力，suffer from固定短语，“遭受……痛苦”。故选D。
（4）考查名词。A. fear“害怕”；B. lesson“功课”；C. chance“机会”；D. sense“感知”。根据下文的Donnie的表现得出，Donnie害怕犯错误。故选A。
（5）考查副词。A. always“总是”；B. often“经常”；C. never“从来没有”；D. seldom“很少”。根据上下文的逻辑关系得出，因为Donnie害怕犯错误，所以很少回答问题。故选D。 （6）考查名词。A. self-protection“自我保护”；B. self-improvement“自我改善”；C. self-confidence“自信”；D. self-learning“自主学习”。作为老师，“我”应该是尽力帮助建立他的自信。故选C。
（7）考查动词。A. respected“尊重”；B. disliked“不喜欢”；C. avoided“避开”；D. minded“介意”。这位见习老师如此可爱，关爱学生，当然受到学生的尊敬。故选A。
（8）考查动词（短语）。A. worked out“工作出，制定出”；B. written down“记下”；C. gone over“复习”；D. learned“学习”。从后面Donnie漏掉了第三题以及他数学判断能力不好，此处选抄下了数学题符合逻辑。故选B。
（9）考查动词。A. left“留下，离开”；B. offered“提供”；C. missed“错过，想念”；D. parted“分开”。“我”对Donnie的进步感到满意，因此把学生交给见习老师Mary Anne。leave sb. with固定短语，“把某人留给……”。故选A。
（10）考查名词。A. surprise“惊奇”；B. astonishment“惊讶”；C. anger“生气”；D. tears“眼泪”。因为Donnie犯了错所以哭了。下文“ the tear-stained (弄脏的) face from his arms”是
Donnie泪流满面的提示。故选D。
（11）考查动词。A. darkened“变黑”；B. brightened“使闪亮”；C. pulled“拉”；D. loosened“使放松”。Mary Anne面庞一亮，说明她有了一个好主意。故选B。
（12）考查动词。A. lifting“举起，抬起”；B. picking“捡，采摘”；C. holding“持有，握住”；D. pushing“推，促进”。Mary Anne为了鼓励和安慰Donnie，轻轻地托起了他的头。故选A。
（13）考查动词。A. help“帮助”；B. show“展示”；C. reward“回报”；D. promise“许诺”。从后面Mary Anne所做的动作判断，她想通过形象的方式向Donnie“展示”犯错误是很自然的事情。故选B。
（14）考查名词。A. pencils “铅笔”；B. mistakes“错误”；C. marks“标记”；D. containers“容器”。Mary Anne以铅笔和橡皮为例说明犯错误的普遍性。下文“one of these pencils”给了提示，故选A。
（15）考查形容词。A. used“使用过的”；B. built“建造的”；C. worn “用旧的”；D. damaged“被损坏的”。橡皮经常用来擦写错的东西，因此是磨损了。be worn当“破损”讲。故选C。
（16）考查情态动词。改正错误再次尝试是你必须要学会的东西，must“必须”说明人的观点和建议，符合题意。故选B。
（17）考查代词。从后面看Mary Anne把一支铅笔放在了Donnie的桌子上，给他以鼓励和启示。与you一致用your，故选D。
（18）考查副词。A. still“仍然”；B. also“也”；C. even“甚至”；D. not“不”。even表示程度更进一步，符合逻辑。“甚至”老师也经常犯错误。故选C。
（19）考查名词。A. pencil“铅笔”；B. words“单词”；C. mistake“错误”；D. desk“课桌”。Mary Anne留给Donnie铅笔的目的是鼓励他不惧怕犯错误，因此，这支铅笔就是被予以期望的物品。故选A。
（20）考查动词。A. warned“警告”；B. informed“告知”；C. persuaded“说服，劝说”；D. reminded“提醒”。Mary Anne通过形象、浅显的方式最终说服了Donnie，使他摆脱了害怕犯错误的心理阴影。故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，情态动词，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．阅读下面的短文，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。
Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computers in the school he works in. I think it is a 1 school except for the fact that the school didn't have 2 .
Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture, people could see he was teaching his students by 3 an entire computer on the blackboard. The photos showed the 4 level of education for children in Ghana. People were 5 that Owura made sure each button (按钮)was drawn correctly.
Owura wanted the students to 6 what life with a computer could be like someday. He would come to school half an hour ahead of the 7 every day. He drew the computer on the blackboard, but at the end of his class, it was 8 off to start the next class, so he had to 9 it the next day!
Owura's efforts were 10 when Microsoft (微软公司)took 11 of his act. They first took him to an international educators' meeting in Singapore. He made a 12 about his teaching methods at the meeting. He 13 a standing ovation (致敬)after the speech. 14 , Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies 15 computers to the school. Not a single child in the 16 had seen a real computer in their lives. Thanks to their teacher's 17 , the world took notice and responded with 18 to them.
\"Your work has really made us feel 19 about the world. At Microsoft, we believe that educators are heroes. They 20 influence the lifelong skills of their students.\" said Anthony Salcito, Vice president at Microsoft. 1. A. final
B. dusty
C. normal
D. personal
2. A. computers B. playgrounds C. classrooms D. managers 3. A. operating B. drawing 4. A. clear 5. A. worried 6. A. start 7. A. line 8. A. shown
B. high B. imagine B. culture B. called
C. describing D. repairing C. ancient C. rebuild C. schedule C. cut C. ruined C. place C. decision
D. poor D. amazed D. harm D. judge D. rubbed D. calculated D. charge D. speech
B. disappointed C. afraid
9. A. improved B. repeated 10. A. rewarded B. selected 11. A. care 12. A. plan
B. notice B. medal
C. forgotten D. affected
13. A. received B. replaced 15. A. gave 17. A. efforts 19. A. secure
B. sold B. pains B. confident
C. decreased D. contained C. lent C. dynasty C. humor C. kindness C. helpless C. directly
D. applied D. school D. doubt D. pride D. foolish D. rarely
14. A. Suddenly B. Hopelessly C. Importantly D. Strangely 16. A. company B. nation 18. A. wisdom B. honesty 20. A. quickly B. briefly
【答案】 （1）C；（2）A；（3）B；（4）D；（5）D；（6）B；（7）C；（8）D；（9）B；（10）A；（11）B；（12）D；（13）A；（14）C；（15）A；（16）D；（17）A；（18）C；（19）B；（20）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，加纳一个贫困学校的学生从没有见过真正的电脑，教师Owura就在黑板上画电脑。他的行为引起了微软公司的注意，很多公司给学生赠送电
脑。他所付出的努力让人们对教育者有了信心。
（1）考查形容词。句意：我认为这是一所正规的学校，除了学校没有电脑外。A. final“最后的”；B. dusty“有灰尘的”；C. normal“正常的，正规的，规范的”；D. personal“个人的”。Owura任教的学校除了没有电脑外，其他的都和别的学校一样。故选C。
（2）考查名词。句意：我认为这是一所正规的学校，除了学校没有电脑外。A. computers“电脑”；B. playgrounds“操场”；C. classrooms“教室”；D. managers“经理”。根据下文“Not a single child in the ____16____ had seen a real computer in their lives”可知，没有一个学生见过真正的电脑，学校没有电脑。故选A。
（3）考查动词。句意：在这幅画中，人们可以看到他在黑板上画一整台电脑来教他的学生。A. operating“操作”；B. drawing“画”；C. describing“描述”；D. repairing“修理”。根据下文“He drew the computer on the blackboard”可知，他在黑板上画电脑，让学生知道电脑是什么样子的。故选B。
（4）考查形容词。句意：照片显示加纳儿童的教育条件很差。A. clear“清晰的”；B. high“高的”；C. ancient“古代的”；D. poor“差的，贫穷的”。学校没有电脑，应该教学条件很差。故选D。
（5）考查形容词。句意：令人们惊讶的是，Owura确保电脑的每个按钮都画得很准确。A. worried“担心的”；B. disappointed“失望的”；C. afraid“害怕的”；D. amazed“吃惊的，惊讶的”。Owura将电脑的每一个按钮都准确无误地画出来，是很让人惊讶。故选D。 （6）考查动词。句意：Owura想让学生们想象有一天有电脑的生活会是什么样子。A. start“开始”；B. imagine“想象”；C. rebuild“重建”；D. harm“伤害”。现在没有电脑，学生只能通过黑板上画的电脑想象。故选B。
（7）考查名词。句意：他每天都会提前半小时来学校.。A. line“线”；B. culture“文化”；C. schedule“日程，安排”；D. judge“判断，评委”。ahead of schedule固定短语，“提前”。故选C。
（8）考查动词。句意：但在他的课结束时，它被擦掉了，以开始下一堂课。A. shown“显示”；B. called“称为”；C. cut“切断”；D. rubbed“擦掉”。根据生活常识，因为要上下一堂课，所以黑板上画的电脑要被擦掉。故选D。
（9）考查动词。句意：所以他不得不在第二天再画！ A. improved“提高，改善”；B. repeated“重复”；C. ruined“毁掉”；D. calculated“计算”。第二天上课又要重新画。故选B。 （10）考查动词。句意：当微软公司注意到他的行为时，Owura的努力得到了回报。A. rewarded“酬谢，回报”；B. selected“挑选”；C. forgotten“忘记”；D. affected“影响”。根据下文“Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies gave computers to the school，”有些公司给他的学校赠送电脑。他的努力没有白费。故选A。
（11）考查名词。句意：当微软公司注意到他的行为时，Owura的努力得到了回报。A. care “关心”；B. notice“注意”；C. place“地点”；D. charge“负责”。take notice of固定短语，“ 注意”，故选B。
（12）考查名词。句意：他在会上作了关于他的教学方法的演讲。A. plan“计划”；B. medal “奖章”；C. decision“决定”；D. speech“演讲”。根据下文中“after the speech”可知，是“作演讲”。故选D。
（13）考查动词。句意：他演讲结束后，大家起立鼓掌。A. received“收到”；B. replaced“取代，代替”；C. decreased“减少”；D. contained“包含”。演讲结束后，听众起立鼓掌表示对他的敬意。故选A。
（14）考查副词。句意：重要的是，Owura得到了他一直想为学生要的东西。A. Suddenly“突然”；B. Hopelessly“毫无希望地”；C. Importantly“重要地”；D.Strangely“奇怪地”。他个人得到了大家的赞许，为学生做点什么才是最重要的。故选C。
（15）考查动词。句意：一些公司给学校捐赠了电脑。A. gave “给”；B. sold“卖”；C. lent“借”；D. applied“申请”。根据常理，应该是捐赠电脑给学校。故选A。
（16）考查名词。句意：学校里没有一个孩子在他们的生活中看到过真正的电脑。A. company“公司”；B. nation“民族”；C. dynasty“朝代”；D. school“学校”。根据上下文，应该是学校里的孩子。故选D。
（17）考查名词。句意：多亏了他们老师的努力。A. efforts“努力”；B. pains“辛苦”；C. humor“幽默”；D. doubt“怀疑”。为了学生，Owura做出了很多努力。故选A。
（18）考查名词。句意：全世界都注意到了他们，并对他们做出了善意的回应。A. wisdom“智慧”；B. honesty“诚实”；C. kindness“善良”；D. pride“骄傲”。全世界都友好地帮助他们。故选C。
（19）考查形容词。句意：“你的工作确实让我们对世界充满了信心”。A. secure“安全的”；B. confident“有信心的”；C. helpless“无助的”；D. foolish“愚蠢的”。Owura为学生的教育所付出的努力，让人们对世界有了信心。故选B。
（20）考查副词。句意：他们直接影响着学生的终身技能。A. quickly“很快地”；B. briefly“简短地”；C. directly“直接地”；D. rarely“稀少地，罕见地”。教育者对学生的影响应该是直接的。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。
3．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Think of the ways you use your eyes every day. Imagine your life 1 sight. Cover your ears, and 2 being deaf and blind for the rest of your life. Think about the songs, the voices, the music you will never 3 again.
For the first 19 months of her life, Helen Keller was 4 to see and hear. But then a sickness struck her. She became 5 blind and deaf. For the rest of her life, she was never to see or hear. She didn't have memories of sight or 6 . And the sickness struck her when she was a baby 7 she learned to talk. But Helen Keller became a teacher and writer. She was in the hearts of millions of people.
8 did this miracle (奇迹) happen? For the first seven years of her life she was almost like a 9 animal. Her mother and father did not know how to 10 her. She screamed, kicked and cried. She wanted very much to have others understand her, but there was no way she could do. 11 her parents decided to send for a family 12 to treat her. Some went away shortly after they spent a few days with her, until the 13 one — Annie Sullivan came, who seemed to be sent here by 14 , for during the rest of Helen's life, she stayed with Helen to overcome (克服) a lot of unthinkable 15 .
Sullivan was a lovely young woman with great patience and imagination. She was a born teacher, 16 of turning a deaf-blind creature into a useful human being. It was this teacher that did not let Helen's world be 17 . Through the teacher's hands and fingers, Helen heard the sounds 18 one can hear on a farm, the noises made by cows, horses, chickens and pigs.
19 back on those years, Helen once said, she was greatly struck by her teacher's wisdom and she was very grateful 20 her teacher. 1. A. without B. by 2. A. think 3. A. see 4. A. happy 5. A. quickly 6. A. smell 7. A. before 8. A. Why 9. A. strong 10. A. feed 11. A. First 13. A. last
C. with
D. through D. look at D. glad D. completely D. sound D. when D. When D. wild D. keep D. Last D. only D. God
B. imagine C. consider D. regard B. listen to C. hear B. able B. partly B. feeling B. after B. What B. clever B. treat B. Finally
C. good C. mostly C. taste C. unless C. How C. silly C. praise C. Slowly
12. A. member B. doctor 14. A. Mother B. Father 16. A. caring 17. A. silent 18. A. what 20. A. for
C. teacher D. nurse C. Uncle
B. second C. first
15. A. thoughts B. moments C. surprises D. difficulties
B. thinking C. dreaming D. hoping B. noisy B. that B. on
C. poor C. who C. to
D. bright D. when D. with
19. A. Looking B. Watching C. Thinking D. Seeing
【答案】 （1）A；（2）B；（3）C；（4）B；（5）D；（6）D；（7）A；（8）C；（9）D；（10）B；（11）B；（12）C；（13）A；（14）D；（15）D；（16）C；（17）A；（18）B；（19）A；（20）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，海伦·凯勒小时候因为得病，变得又聋又瞎，以及后来在安妮·沙利文的帮助下改变了自己。
（1）考查介词。句意：想象什么也看不到的生活。A. without”没有“；B. by”通过“；C. with”带有，随着“；D. through”穿过“。根据下文”Cover your ears, and ___2___ being deaf and blind for the rest of your life.“可知，此处指\"想象一下什么也看不到的生活\"。故选A。 （2）考查动词。句意：捂住你的耳朵，想象你的余生是盲人和聋子。A. think”想“；B.
imagine”想象“；C. consider”考虑“；D. regard”认为“。根据上文”Imagine your life ___1___ sight. Cover your ears,“可知，此处也是指\"想象\"故选B。
（3）考查动词（短语）。句意：想想那些你再也听不到的歌曲、声音和音乐。A. see”看到“；B. listen to”听“；C. hear”听到“；D. look at”看“。listen to指听的动作，hear表示听到的结果。根据语境可知，此处指\"再也听不到的歌曲、声音和音乐\"。故选C。
（4）考查形容词。句意：在她生命的最初19个月里，海伦·凯勒能够看到和听到。A. happy”快乐的“；B. able”有能力的“；C. good”好的“；D. glad”高兴的“。根据下文”But then a sickness struck her. She became ___5___ blind and deaf.“可知，海伦•凯勒在她生命的最初19个月里能够看到和听到。be able to do sth.固定短语，\"能够做某事\"。故选B。
（5）考查副词。句意：她完全地失明和失聪了。A. quickly“快速地”；B. partly“部分地”；C. mostly“大部分，主要地”；D. completely“完全地”。根据下文“For the rest of her life, she was never to see or hear.”可知，她完全失明和失聪。故选D。
（6）考查名词。句意：她没有视觉和声音的记忆。A. smell“嗅觉”；B. feeling“感觉”；C. taste“味觉”；D. sound“声音”。她没有视觉和声音的记忆。根据上句海伦·凯勒在她生命的最初19个月里之后就看不到和听不到了，所以她没有视觉和声音的记忆。故选D。 （7）考查状语从句。句意：当她还是个婴儿的时候，还没学会说话，她就得了这种疾病。A. before“在……之前”；B. after“在……之后”；C. unless“除非”；D. when“但……时候”。根据上文“For the first 19 months of her life, Helen Keller was ___4___ to see and hear. But then a sickness struck her.”可知，她是在说话之前就得了疾病。故选A。
（8）考查疑问词。句意：这个奇迹是如何发生的？A. Why“为什么”；B. What“什么”；C. How“如何”；D. When“什么时候”。根据上文“But Helen Keller became a teacher and writer. She was in the hearts of millions of people.”可知，海伦·凯勒成为了老师和作家，此处询问这个奇迹是如何发生的。故选C。
（9）考查形容词。句意：在前七年的生活中她就像一头野兽。A. strong“强的”；B. clever“聪明的”；C. silly“蠢的”；D. wild“野生的”。根据下文“She screamed, kicked and cried.”可知，她就像一头野兽。故选D。
（10）考查动词。句意：她的父母不知道如何对待她。A. feed“饲养，喂”；B. treat“对待，治疗”；C. praise“赞扬，夸奖”；D. keep“保持”。根据下文“___11___ her parents decided to send for a family ___12___ to treat her.”可知，她的父母不知道如何对待她，treat是同词复现。故选B。
（11）考查副词。句意：最终，她的父母决定给她请一位家庭教师来管她。A. First“首先”；B. Finally“最终”；C. Slowly“慢慢地”；D. Last“上次”。最终，她的父母决定给她请一位家庭教师来管她。故选B。
（12）考查名词。句意：最终，她的父母决定给她请一位家庭教师来管她。A. member“成员”；B. doctor“医生”；C. teacher“教师”；D. nurse“护士”。根据下文“It was this teacher that did not let Helen's world be ___17___.”可知，他们请来了家庭教师。故选C。
（13）考查形容词。句意：有些人在和海伦相处了几天后就离开了，直到最后一位——安妮·沙利文出现了，她似乎是上帝派到这里来的，因为在海伦的余生里，她和海伦一起克服了许多难以想象的困难。A. last“最后的”；B. second“第二的”；C. first“第一的”；D. only“唯
一的”。根据下文“Some went away shortly after they spent a few days with her, until the ___13___ one — Annie Sullivan came, who seemed to be sent here by ___14___, for during the rest of Helen's life, she stayed with Helen to overcome (克服) a lot of unthinkable ___15___.”可知，安妮·沙利文是最后一个来的家庭教师。故选A。
（14）考查名词。句意：有些人在和海伦相处了几天后就离开了，直到最后一位——安妮·沙利文出现了，她似乎是上帝派到这里来的，因为在海伦的余生里，她和海伦一起克服了许多难以想象的困难。A. Mother“妈妈”；B. Father“爸爸”；C. Uncle“叔叔”；D. God“上帝”。根据上文可知一些家庭教师和Helen Keller一起度过几天之后，都会离开，而只有安妮·沙利文来了之后，留了下来，并和海伦一起克服了许多不能想象的困难，所以说Annie Sullivan似乎是上帝派来的。故选D。
（15）考查名词。句意：有些人在和海伦相处了几天后就离开了，直到最后一位——安妮·沙利文出现了，她似乎是上帝派到这里来的，因为在海伦的余生里，她和海伦一起克服了许多难以想象的困难。A. thoughts“想法”；B. moments“时刻”；C. surprises“惊讶”；D. difficulties“困难”。根据上文可知，海伦又聋又瞎，人生中必定有很多困难。overcome difficulties固定短语，“克服困难”，故选D。
（16）考查动词。句意：她天生就是个当老师的料，梦想着把又聋又瞎的孩子变成有用的人。A. caring“关心”；B. thinking“认为”； C. dreaming“梦想”；D. hoping“希望”。根据常识可以判出，老师都梦想着把人教育成有用的人。dream of doing sth.固定短语，\"梦想做某事\"。故选C。
（17）考查形容词。句意：是老师让海伦的世界变得不再无声。A. silent“无声的”；B. noisy“喧闹的”；C. poor“贫穷的”；D. bright“明亮的”。根据下文“Through the teacher's hands and fingers, Helen heard the sounds ___18___ one can hear on a farm, the noises made by cows, horses, chickens and pigs.”可知，通过老师的手和手指，海伦听到了声音，是这个老师让海伦的世界变得不再无声。故选A。
（18）考查定语从句。句意：海伦听到了农场上可以听到的声音，牛、马、鸡和猪发出的声音。此处是限制性定语从句，先行词是the sound，关系词在从句中做hear的宾语，用that或which。故选B。
（19）考查动词。句意：回顾这些年，海伦曾经说过，她被她的老师的智慧所打动，并且非常感激她的老师。A. Looking“看”；B. Watching“观看”；C. Thinking“认为”；D. Seeing“看到”。look back on固定短语，\"回顾\"。故选A。
（20）考查介词。句意：回顾这些年，海伦曾经说过，她被她的老师的智慧所打动，并且非常感激她的老师。A. for“因为”；B. on“在……上”；C. to“对于”；D. with“随着”。be grateful to sb. for sth.固定短语，\"因某事而感激某人\"。故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及介词，动词，名词，形容词，副词，状语从句，定语从句，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。
4．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Christmas was always a very special time because I could receive many wonderful gifts. There was one particular Christmas 1 all I wanted was a pink car for my Barbie doll. I had 2 all of the commercials (广告) and seen how cool Barbie could look in that car. 3 that time, I had known that Santa Claus was really my parents, so no surprise there. I didn't 4 who bought me the car as long as I got it.
Finally, Christmas Eve arrived. I could not fall asleep that night, just 5 for it to get late enough for me to slip downstairs and open my gifts. Well, I must have fallen asleep at some point, 6 when I awoke it was Christmas morning. I ran 7 to a ton of gifts, but I didn't see the Barbie doll car. I was very 8 for what I had received, but I was still wondering where my car was. After a while, my father 9 what looked like a garbage bag and handed it to me. Before I could opened the bag completely, I saw the pink color. I jumped for 10 and Dad's face lit up. Of course there was 11 what I wanted. Then I noticed a price tag (标签). I asked Dad why it was on my new toy. He sweetly said that Santa went to a special store for the gift and he was probably short on 12 and had forgotten to take the price tag off. Hearing this, I just smiled and said, \"Oh, cool!\" I was happy with my car and my father was happy knowing that I still 13 in Santa Claus.
To this day, that is my very favourite Christmas 14 , because it was sweet that there was 15 who cared about a little kid and the joy and spirit of Christmas. 1. A. that 2. A. watched 3. A. After 4. A. show 5. A. counting 6. A. although 7. A. upstairs 8. A. grateful 9. A. gave out 11. A. nearly 12. A. money 13. A. believed 14. A. truth 15. A. anyone
B. when B. bought B. Until B. waiting B. so that B. calm
C. where C. written C. By C. asking
D. which D. heard D. Since D. care D. wishing D. sadly D. nervous D. pity D. exactly D. food D. memory
B. consider C. forget
C. because D. yet C. angry C. joy C. closely C. time C. trip
B. downstairs C. slowly
B. carried out C. came out D. took out B. almost B. energy B. hated B. reality
10. A. disappointment B. interest
C. depended D. trusted
B. everyone C. someone D. none
【答案】 （1）B；（2）A；（3）C；（4）D；（5）B；（6）C；（7）B；（8）A；（9）D；（10）C；（11）D；（12）C；（13）A；（14）D；（15）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者有一个圣诞节最想要的礼物是给自己的芭比娃娃配一辆粉红色的车，爸爸满足了她的心愿。那是她最喜欢的圣诞节记忆。
（1）考查定语从句。句意：有一个特别的圣诞节，当时我想要的只是我的芭比娃娃坐的一辆粉红色的车。此句是限制性定语从句定语从句，先行词为Christmas，关系副词在定语从句中作时间状语，故选B。
（2）考查动词。句意：我看了所有的广告，看到芭比娃娃坐在车上看起来有多酷。A. watched“观察，看”；B. bought“买”；C. written“写作”；D. heard“听，听说”。根据下文“seen how cool Barbie could look in that car.”可知，作者要先“看”，才能“看到”，故选A。 （3）考查介词。句意：那时，我已经知道圣诞老人是我的父母了，所以没什么好惊讶的A. After“在……之后”；B. Until“直到”；C. By“到……时（后接时间名词）”；D. Since“自从”。by+时间名词，意为：“到……时，在……之前”，故选C。
（4）考查动词。句意：我不在乎谁给我买了那辆车，只要我能拿到它。A. show“展示”；B. consider“考虑，认为”；C. forget“忘记”；D. care“关心，在乎”。根据下文“as long as I got it”只要我能得到它，根据逻辑，主句应该是不在乎（谁给买），故选D。
（5）考查动词。句意：那天晚上我睡不着，只为等着粉红色的小汽车，到时间够晚我好溜下楼，打开我的礼物。A. counting“计数，数数”；B. waiting“等待”；C. asking“问”；D. wishing“希望”。空后it指代a pink car，上文作者就想要一辆粉色的小汽车，所以是等待它，wait for固定短语，“等待”，故选B。
（6）考查状语从句。句意：我一定在某个时候睡着了，因为当我醒来时，是圣诞节的早晨了。A. although“尽管”；B. so that“以便，为了”；C. because“因为”；D. yet“仍然，还”。设空词前为主句，表示结果，设空词所在句子是从句，表示原因，所以选项C切题，故选C。
（7）考查副词。句意：我跑下楼到了一堆礼物那里，但没有看到芭比娃娃的汽车。A. upstairs“楼上”；B. downstairs“楼下”；C. slowly“慢慢地”；D. sadly“悲伤地”。上文中的downstairs，说明作者睡在楼上的，现在是下楼找礼物，故选 B。
（8）考查形容词。句意：收到的礼物我非常感激，但我还是想知道我的车在哪里。A. grateful“感激的”；B. calm“平静的”；C. angry“愤怒的，生气的”；D. nervous“紧张的”。根据下文我所收到的东西，收到东西当然心怀感激，故选A。
（9）考查动词短语。句意：过了一会儿，我父亲拿出一个看起来像垃圾袋的东西递给我。A. gave out“发出，公布”；B. carried out“完成”；C. came out“出版，出现”；D. took out“拿出来”。故选D。
（10）考查名词。句意：我高兴得跳了起来，爸爸的脸也亮了。A. disappointment“失望”；B. interest“兴趣，利益”；C. joy“高兴，兴奋”；D. pity“遗憾”。上文作者最想要的是芭比娃娃的汽车，下文“I was happy with my car”，可知作者拿到了小汽车，所以是高兴地跳起来，故选C。
（11）考查副词。句意：当然，这正是我想要的。A. nearly“几乎，将近”；B. almost“几乎”；C. closely“精密地，紧密地”；D. exactly“准确地，确切地”。上文作者兴奋地跳了起来，说明她拿到的是她最想要的礼物，强调就是她要的礼物，故选D。
（12）考查名词。句意：他甜甜地说，圣诞老人去的一家特别的商店购买礼物，可能时间短，忘了把价格标签拿下来。A. money“钱”；B. energy“能量”；C. time“时间”；D. food“食物”。故选C。
（13）考查动词。句意：我对我的车很高兴，我父亲知道我仍然相信圣诞老人也很高兴。A. believed“相信”；B. hated“恨”；C. depended“依靠”；D. trusted“信任”。根据上文可知，爸爸告诉她礼物是圣诞老人买（送）的，所以作者是相信圣诞老人，believe in固定短语，
“信任”，故选 A。
（14）考查名词。句意：直到今天，那是我最喜欢的圣诞节记忆，因为有人关心一个小孩以及这种圣诞的快乐和精神是甜蜜的。A. truth“真相，事实”；B. reality“现实”；C. trip“旅行”；D. memory“记忆”。故选D。
（15）考查代词。句意：直到今天，那是我最喜欢的圣诞节记忆，因为有人关心一个小孩以及这种圣诞的快乐和精神是甜蜜的。A. anyone“任何人”；B. everyone“每个人”；C. someone“某人”；D. none“没有一个人”。根据上文可知作者父亲给她买了她最想要的礼物，是关心她；作者还玩芭比娃娃，可知当时作者是个小孩，所以是有人（她父亲）关心小孩子（作者），句子为肯定句，故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，介词，副词，代词，定语从句，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。
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My twin sister and I have always been homeschooled, rather than sent to school. And it's wonderful and has changed me greatly. I can't imagine what my 1 would have been like if I wasn't.
When I was younger, we mostly 2 from my parents and textbooks, but now we do most work on the computer, 3 my parents still help us when we feel 4 about what we learn. There's a large community of homeschoolers in my town, and they have frequent 5 so that we can talk and play together happily and become more 6 .
In addition, we have a homeschool \"co-op(合作社)\" where some of the moms serve as 7 teachers. We're 8 by age rather than grade, but we get appreciation for everything we do for others there and it 9 well for me. Right now I'm taking 10 writing, a course in which I can learn to express new ideas perfectly! We also learn production, which is taught by my 11 . My best friends go there too, so we have fun learning together. Some of the most interesting things I learn come from 12 with my mom and dad. They are both very 13 people and we have long talks about history, politics, literature，just to 14 a few. My sister is more naughty and 15 trouble a lot more often than I do. We fight and quarrel sometimes, but things have been better with us 16 , because we have been trying really hard to improve our 17 and become more considerate.
I think homeschool has 18 me well. I have a bigger vocabulary and become more intelligent. 19 , I get better grades. I can socialize, too. I'm sort of well known, even if not the most 20 girl. That's just fine with me. 1. A. voyage 2. A. suffered 3. A. though 4. A. crazy 5. A. events 6. A. special
B. life B. escaped B. because B. concerned B. incidents B. formal
C. family C. learned C. so C. upset C. exams C. famous
D. dream D. heard D. otherwise D. puzzled D. competitions D. social
7. A. experienced 8. A. charged 9. A. works 10. A. summary 11. A. sister 12. A. bargains 14. A. call 15. A. deals with 16. A. finally 17. A. schedules 18. A. treated 19. A. As a result 20. A. generous
B. voluntary B. marked B. organizes B. creative B. friend
C. professional D. official C. remembered D. sorted C. deals C. practical C. mom C. busy C. name C. lately C. skills C. served
D. benefits D. journal D. teacher D. touches D. strict D. bring D. regularly D. behavior D. raised D. popular
B. conversations C. lessons B. show B. runs into B. suddenly B. home B. won B. As usual
13. A. knowledgeable B. positive
C. settles down D. get tired of
C. On purpose D. By chance
B. responsible C. selfless
【答案】 （1）B；（2）C；（3）A；（4）D；（5）A；（6）D；（7）B；（8）D；（9）A；（10）B；（11）C；（12）B；（13）A；（14）C；（15）B；（16）C；（17）D；（18）C；（19）A；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者上“家庭学校”的经历。作者小时候和双胞胎妹妹在家跟父母和课本学习，后来去上了社区里开设的家庭学校合作社，跟里面的志愿老师一起学习。在学习过程中，作者从父母那里学到了很多知识，也和妹妹不再打架争吵，变得更懂事了。
（1）考查名词。句意：我无法想象如果我没有在家接受教育，我的生活会是什么样子。A. voyage“旅程”；B. life“生活”；C. family“家庭”；D. dream“ 梦想”。根据 “And it's wonderful and has changed me greatly.”可知是家庭学校对作者生活的影响，故选B。
（1）考查动词。句意：小时候，我们主要从父母和课本中学习。A. suffered“遭受”；B. escaped“逃走”；C. learned“学会”；D. heard “听见”。根据常识和“my parents still help us”可知小时候 是 从父母那里和书上学知识，learn from…固定短语，“从……当中学习”，故选C。 （3）考查连词。句意：我们现在多数在电脑上学习，尽管父母还是会帮助他们。A. though“虽然，尽管”；B. because“因为”；C. so“因此”；D. otherwise“否则”。根据上文，作者和双胞胎妹妹现在多数是在电脑上学习，尽管父母还是会帮助他们。故选A。 （4）考查形容词。句意：当我们对所学东西感到困惑时，父母仍然帮助我们。A. crazy“疯狂的”；B. concerned“有关的”；C. upset“心烦的”；D. puzzled“困惑的”。我们对所学东西感到困惑的时候会求助于父母，他们会帮助我们。puzzle about sth.固定短语，“对某事感到困惑”，故选D。
（5）考查名词。句意：我们镇上有一个很大的家庭学校社区，他们经常举办活动。A. events“活动”；B. incidents“事件”；C. exams“考试”；D. competitions“竞争”。根据“we can talk and play together happily ”可知是举办活动，故选A。
（6）考查形容词。句意：我们镇上有一个很大的家庭学校社区，他们经常举办活动以便我们可以一起开心地聊天、玩耍，变得更善于交际。A. special“特别的”；B. formal“正式
的”；C. famous“有名的”；D. social “社会的，社交的”。上文提到了学校家庭社区会举办很多活动，就是为了我们可以在一起开心地玩耍和交流，并变得更加善于交际。故选D。 （7）考查形容词。句意：此外，我们有一个自主学习“合作社”,一些妈妈们作为志愿老师。A. experienced“熟练的”；B. voluntary“自愿的”；C. professional“专业的”；D. official “官方的，正式的”。因为是家庭学校合作社，所以一些妈妈们是当志愿老师，故选B。 （8）考查动词。句意：我们按照年龄分班，而不是成绩。A. charged“负责”；B. marked“标记”；C. remembered“记住”；D. sorted “分类”。此处指的是按年龄分班，故选D。 （9）考查动词。句意：但是我们为别人做的每一件事都会得到别人的赞赏，这对我来说很有效。A. works“工作，起作用”；B. organizes“组织”；C. deals“处理”；D. benefits“受益”。根据下文的“well for me”，可知这种方式对作者来说非常有效，故选A。
（10）考查形容词。句意：我立刻就学了创造性写作。A. summary“总结性的”；B. creative“有创造力的”；C. practical“实际的”；D. journal“日记”。根据下文“I can learn to express new ideas perfectly ”可知这是一门教学生表达新想法的课程，即有创造性的课程，故选B。
（11）考查名词。句意：我们也学习生产，这是由我妈妈教授的。A. sister“姐妹”；B. friend“朋友”；C. mom“妈妈”；D. teacher“老师”。根据上文可知，参加合作社之前，作者是由父母教授知识的，还提到了妈妈们作为志愿老师，故作者是由自己的妈妈教授的生产课程。故选C。
（12）考查名词。句意：我学到的一些最有趣的东西来自和父母的对话。A. bargains“交易”；B. conversations“对话”；C. lessons“课程”；D. touches“ 接触”。根据下文“we have long talks about history, politics, literature ”可知作者和父母关于历史、政治和文学进行了长谈，即从对话中学习。故选B。
（13）考查形容词。句意：他们都是知识渊博的人，我们经常谈论历史、政治、文学，这只是其中的一部分。A. knowledgeable“知识渊博的”；B. positive“积极的”；C. busy“忙碌的”；D. strict“严格的”。根据下文谈话的内容涉及历史、政治和文学可知，作者的父母都是知识渊博的人，故选A。
（14）考查动词。句意：他们都是知识渊博的人，我们经常谈论历史、政治、文学，这只是其中的一部分。A. call“呼叫”；B. show“展示”；C. name“命名，说出”；D. bring“带来”。根据上文谈话的内容包括历史、政治等方面，可知随便说出一些领域作者的父母都知道。故选C。
（15）考查动词短语。句意：我妹妹更调皮，也比我更经常遇到许多麻烦。A. deals with“处理”；B. runs into“遭遇”；C. settles down“定居”；D. get tired of “厌倦”。与more naughty对应，根据常识可知淘气就容易遇到麻烦。故选B。
（16）考查副词。句意：我们有时会打架和吵架，但是最近情况有所好转。A. finally“最终”；B. suddenly“突然”；C. lately“最近”；D. regularly“定期地”。此处是上家庭学校合作社前后的比较，指最近情况有所好转。故选C。
（17）考查名词。句意：因为我们一直在努力改善我们的行为，想变得更加体贴。A. schedules“日程安排”；B. home“家庭”；C. skills“技能”；D. behavior“行为”。根据上文可知，两姐妹经常打架，但是最近有所好转是因为他们一直在尽最大努力改进自己的行为，变得
更为别人着想。故选D。
（18）考查动词。句意：我认为家庭学校对我很有帮助。A. treated“对待”；B. won“赢得”；C. served“服务，起作用”；D. raised “抚养”。通过作者的改变可知家庭学校对作者非常有效，故选C。
（19）考查介词短语。句意：我有了更大的词汇量，变得更聪明。作为结果，我得到了更好的成绩。A. As a result“结果”；B. As usual“像往常一样”；C. On purpose“故意地”；D. By chance“意外地”。根据上文可知，家庭学校对作者很有帮助，作者有了更多的词汇，变得更聪明了，这些导致作者获得了更好的成绩。故选A。
（20）考查形容词。句意：我想我算是有点名气了，即使不是最受欢迎的女孩。A. generous“大方的”；B. responsible“负责的”；C. selfless“无私的”；D. popular“受欢迎的”。文中并未涉及作者大方，负责，无私等内容，此处对应上文的well-known“著名的；众所周知的”，故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，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。
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。
It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly, and the old headmaster was giving the students a speech about important things in life and about 1 ourselves to what is important to us. This is 2 the story went: An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he 3 wake up every morning and go to the 4 , where he got the train right to Central London, and then sat at the street corner, 5 . He did this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years. His house was dirty, and it smelled 6 . The neighbors could not 7 the smell anymore, so they asked the police officers to 8 the place. The officers knocked down the 9 and cleaned the house. There were small bags of 10 all over the house that he had 11 over the years. The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a 12 . They waited outside his house expecting to share the good news with him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more 13 he was a rich man now. He said 14 at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the street and 15 to beg. 16 , this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything important for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying 17 the things we enjoy doing. We should remain true to our course, which may mean devoting yourselves to things that people around you may disapprove. Let nothing prevent us from being happy, let nothing else decide our fate (命运), but 18 . What makes us happy is what 19 in the end…not what we gain. This particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I don't focus on courses, I 20 myself of this story. 1. A. attracting
B. agreeing C. devoting
D. believing
2. A. why 3. A. might 4. A. street 5. A. begging 6. A. pleasant 7. A. bear 8. A. control 9. A. old man 10. A. rubbish 11. A. earned 12. A. manager 13. A. as
B. how B. would B. factory B. waiting B. forget B. remove B. door B. waste
C. where C. should C. airport
D. when D. must D. subway D. serious D. get D. look D. food
C. attempting D. sleeping C. judge C. clear C. money
B. delicious C. terrible
C. neighbor D. wall
B. collected C. managed D. stole B. gentleman C. millionaire D. gift B. unless
C. until
D. though D. everything
14. A. something B. anything C. nothing 15. A. discouraged B. found 16. A. Actually 18. A. others
C. managed D. continued
B. Obviously C. Surprisingly D. Generally B. us
C. some C. achieves
D. ourselves D. faces D. tired
17. A. focused on B. called on C. turned to D. acted out 19. A. considers B. matters
20. A. reminded B. admitted C. warned
【答案】 （1）C；（2）B；（3）B；（4）D；（5）A；（6）C；（7）A；（8）C；（9）B；（10）C；（11）B；（12）C；（13）A；（14）C；（15）D；（16）B；（17）A；（18）D；（19）B；（20）A；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者在校长的演讲里听到的关于致力于自己觉得重要的事情的故事。故事讲到一位老人二十年如一日的去到街上乞讨，警察在他家发现老人这二十年的钱足以让他成为一个有钱人了，但老人还是坚持去街上乞讨。这个故事让作者意识到只有自己才能决定自己的命运，决定什么才能让自己快乐。
（1）考查动词。句意：在一个普通周一上午的集会上，老校长正在给学生们做关于生活中重要的事情，且要致力于重要事情的讲座。A. attracting“吸引”；B. agreeing“同意”；C. devoting“致力于”；D. believing“相信”。devote oneself to固定短语，“献身于；致力于；专心从事（研究）”。故选C。
（2）考查表语从句。句意：这个故事是这样的。A. why“为什么”；B. how“怎样”；C. where“哪里”；D. when“什么时候”。分析句子可知，此处应表达的是故事发展的方式。且该句为表语从句，用how表方式，意为“如何”。故选B。
（3）考查情态动词。句意：一位老人住在伦敦某处，他每天早上醒来后都要去坐地铁，在那里他会坐火车去伦敦市中心，然后坐在街角乞讨。A. might“可能”；B. would“会”；C. should“应该”；D. must“必须”。分析句子可知，老人每天早上都会醒来，would可以表示过去的某一种习惯。故选B。
（4）考查名词。句意：一位老人住在伦敦某处，他每天早上醒来后都要去坐地铁，在那里他会坐火车去伦敦市中心，然后坐在街角乞讨。A. street“街道”；B. factory“工厂”；C.
airport“机场”；D. subway“地铁站”。故选D。
（5）考查动词。句意：一位老人住在伦敦某处，他每天早上醒来后都要去坐地铁，在那里他会坐火车去伦敦市中心，然后坐在街角乞讨。A. begging“乞讨”；B. waiting“等待”；C. attempting“尝试”；D. sleeping“睡觉”。根据下文“He did this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.”他每天都会做这样的事，他坐在同样的街角乞讨了差不多20年了。该句进一步说明了老人乘车去伦敦市中心做的事——乞讨。故选A。
（6）考查形容词。句意：他的房子非常脏，闻起来也很可怕。A. pleasant“愉快的”；B. delicious“美味的”；C. terrible“可怕的”；D. serious“严重的”。根据上文“His house was dirty”老人的房子非常的脏，由此可判断家里的气味也非常难闻。故选C。
（7）考查动词。句意：邻居再也无法忍受这种气味了，于是叫来了警察来清理这个地方。A. bear“忍受”；B. forget“忘记”；C. judge“评判”；D. get“得到”。老人的房子很脏而且味道很难闻，因此邻居再也无法忍受。故选A。
（8）考查动词。句意：邻居再也无法忍受这种气味了，于是叫来了警察来清理这个地方。A. control “控制”；B. remove“移开”；C. clear“清理”；D. look“看”。邻居对这种味道难以忍受，说明老人的住所需要清理。故选C。
（9）考查名词。句意：警察拆掉了门，打扫了房子。A. old man“老人”；B. door“门”；C. neighbor“邻居”；D. wall“墙”。警察没有进门的钥匙，因此需要把门拆了进去清理。故选B。
（10）考查名词。句意：他的房子里有好几袋他这些年来收集的钱。A. rubbish“垃圾”；B. waste“废弃物”；C. money“钱”；D. food“食物”。根据下文“The police counted the money…”，说明警察在老人家里发现的袋子中装的是钱。故选C。
（11）考查动词。句意：他的房子里有好几袋他这些年来收集的钱。A. earned“赚取”；B. collected“收集”；C. managed“管理”；D. stole“窃取”。老人乞讨了近20年，说明家里的钱都是他乞讨得来的。故选B。
（12）考查名词。句意：警察数完钱后发现原来这位老人竟然是个百万富翁。A. manager“经理”；B. gentleman“绅士”；C. millionaire“百万富翁”；D. gift“礼物”。根据上文可知，警察在老人家里发现了好几袋钱，在根据下文“…he was a rich man now”警察也告诉他没有必要再乞讨了，因为他是个有钱人。故选C。
（13）考查连词。句意：那天晚上他到家时，遇到了一名警官告诉他，他没有必要再乞讨了，因为他现在是个有钱人了。A. as“因为”；B. unless“除非”；C. until“到……时”；D. though“虽然”。分析句子可知，前后两句是因果关系，as表原因。故选A。
（14）考查代词。句意：他什么也没说，走进房间后锁上了门。A. something“某事”；B. anything“任何事”；C. nothing“什么也没有”；D. everything“一切”。下文中没有提到老人说了什么话，由此判断老人什么都没说就进了家门。故选C。
（15）考查动词。句意：第二天他又如常起床了，去到那个街道继续乞讨。A. discouraged“阻止”；B. found“发现”；C. managed“管理”；D. continued“继续”。根据“The next morning he woke up as usual…”第二天老人又按照之前的习惯起床了，而老人已经按照这样的方式过了快20年了，说明老人第二天起床后又去街上乞讨了。故选D。
（16）考查副词。句意：很明显，老人没有伟大的计划、梦想或任何在他生命中重要的事。A. Actually“实际上”；B. Obviously“明显地”；C. Surprisingly“令人惊讶地”；D. Generally“通常的”。根据上文老人得知自己存下很多钱后，第二天还是按照之前的习惯去街上乞讨，说明老人没有因为自己有钱而改变，故选B。
（17）考查动词短语。句意：我们在故事中并没有学到什么，除了要专注于自己喜欢的事情。A. focused on“专注于”；B. called on“呼吁”；C. turned to“转向”；D. acted out“行动”。根据老人坚持了20多年的行为，说明这个故事告诉我们要坚持自己的事情。故选A。 （18）考查代词。句意：不要让任何东西阻止我们快乐，也别让别的事情决定我们的命运，能决定的只有我们自己。A. others“其他人”；B. us“我们”；C. some“一些”；D. ourselves“我们自己”。分析句子可知，该句的主语和宾语都是“我们”，因此需使用反身代词。故选D。
（19）考查动词。句意：使我们快乐的是最终重要的事。A. considers“考虑”；B. matters“重要”；C. achieves“实现”；D. faces“面对”。最终在我们身边的才最重要，才能使我们开心。故选B。
（20）考查动词。句意：这特殊的一课我永远不会忘记。每次我没法集中精力学习的时候，我都会回想起这个故事。A. reminded“回想起”；B. admitted“承认”；C. warned“警告”；D. tired“疲倦”。这个故事已经在脑海里，每次不想学习的时候就回想一下这个故事，就会有精力学习了。故选A。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，表语从句，情态动词，连词，代词，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。
7．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。
Our apartment has been hit by a \"hurricane\". Every bit of furniture is 1 with paper chains, scissors, tape and modeling clay. 2 , I'm so exhausted tonight, recovering from a surgery.
The phone rings—for the sixth time in less than an hour. We know it is my mother, again. A stroke claimed her brain, but not her life. She is troubled by a severe mental 3 — She has no idea that she has 4 the things she is about to say a million times. Nor can she recall I had a 5 .
Each time she calls, I play a game with 6 called \"How Good a Person Can I Be?\" I've won five rounds of the game tonight; I am due for a 7 this time.
\"Mom!\" I 8 . \"You are not being removed from your home! And we visited two days ago!\" Silence. Then:
\"I was only calling to say hi.\" My mother continues, \"Why are you yelling?\"
I sink into the couch, aware that my daughter is 9 . She hears me scold my mother and lose my 10 . I have not only failed at being a good person; I have failed at being a good 11 to my daughter.
\"Can I talk to Grandma Ellie?\" My five-year-old 12 the phone. 13 , I hand it over.
Then, I hear my mother 14 through the receiver. \"Sweetheart! How are you? Did you go to school today?\"
What magic is this? All she says is \"Hi, Grandma,\" Out of the phone comes a waterfall of good 15 . My mother tells her how much she loves her and how lovely her voice sounds.
I am not tired or angry; I am 16 inside, watching my kindergartner 17 her fragile grandmother with such skillfulness. I'm fascinated by their 18 .
The mess in our apartment still 19 around me. I listen to my daughter whispering to her grandmother, caring for her with extreme 20 . 1. A. covered 3. A. disorder 4. A. created 5. A. stroke 7. A. success 8. A. whisper 9. A. imitating 10. A. belief 11. A. friend 13. A. Excitedly 14. A. call out 15. A. ideas 16. A. shocked 17. A. teach 19. A. counts
B. decorated C. mixed B. fitness B. surgery B. winner B. explain B. face
D. filled
2. A. What's more B. Above all C. Worse still D. Needless to say
C. performance D. function C. headache C. my mom C. quarrel C. yell C. temper C. plays with
D. problem D. my grandma D. fall D. promise D. sleeping D. way D. example D. hangs up D. set out D. soft D. acknowledge D. behavior D. disappears D. patience
B. completed C. confirmed D. repeated
6. A. my daughter B. myself
B. witnessing C. laughing B. companion C. caregiver
12. A. reaches for B. picks up
B. Aimlessly C. Wordlessly D. Unwillingly B. break down C. give up B. cheers B. weak B. bother B. settles
C. firm C. handle C. expands
C. relationship D. applause
18. A. exchange B. declaration C. voices 20. A. conditions B. confidence C. efforts
【答案】 （1）A；（2）C；（3）A；（4）D；（5）B；（6）B；（7）D；（8）C；（9）B；（10）C；（11）D；（12）A；（13）C；（14）A；（15）B；（16）D；（17）C；（18）A；（19）B；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者由于被很多事情缠身，因此对自己患中风的母亲发火了，但是当看到女儿与母亲电话交流的很和谐，作者很感动。
（1）考查动词。A. covered“覆盖”；B. decorated“装饰”；C. mixed“混合”；D. filled“充满”。根据下文The mess in our apartment still 19 around me.”可知，家里很乱，到处都是纸带，剪刀，磁带以及橡皮泥，故选A。
（2）考查固定短语。A. What's more“另外”；B. Above all“最重要的是”；C. Worse still“更糟糕的是”；D. Needless to say“不必说”。根据下文“I'm so exhausted tonight, recovering from a surgery”可知，作者很疲惫，正在外科手术中恢复，故可知，前后句表示递进，更糟糕，故
选C。
（3）考查名词。A. disorder“混乱”；B. fitness“健康”；C. performance“表演，表现”；D. function“功能”。根据上文“A stroke claimed her brain, but not her life.”可知，作者母亲患中风，因此严重精神混乱，故选A。
（4）考查动词。A. created“创造”；B. completed“完成”；C. confirmed“确认”；D. repeated“重复”。根据下文“she is about to say a million times”可知，作者母亲重复其说了很多次的事情，故选D。
（5）考查名词。A. stroke“中风”；B. surgery“外科手术”；C. headache“头痛”；D. problem“问题”。根据上文“I'm so exhausted tonight, recovering from a surgery.”可知，作者做了手术，其母亲记不得了，故选B。
（6）考查名（代）词。根据句意可知，每次作者母亲打电话时，作者都在自己玩游戏，故选B。
（7）考查名词。A. success“成功”；B. winner“胜利者”；C. quarrel“吵架”；D. fall“下降”。根据上文“I've won five rounds of the game tonight”可知，作者那晚已经赢了五轮，计划下一轮输掉，故选D。
（8）考查动词。A. whisper“低声说”；B. explain“解释”；C. yell“咆哮”；D. promise“承诺”。根据下文“Why are you yelling”可知，作者在对母亲咆哮，故选C。
（9）考查动词。A. imitating“模仿”；B. witnessing“目睹”；C. laughing“大笑”；D. sleeping“睡觉”。根据下文“She hears me scold my mother”可知，作者女儿听见了作者在责骂母亲，可知，作者女儿在目睹其行为，故选B。
（10）考查名词。A. belief“信念”；B. face“面子”；C. temper“脾气”；D. way“路，方式”。根据句意可知，作者女儿听见了作者在责骂母亲，在发脾气，故选C。
（11）考查名词。A. friend“朋友”；B. companion“伴侣”；C. caregiver“护理者，照料者”；D. example“例子，榜样”。根据句意可知，作者没有为女儿树立一个好榜样，故选D。 （12）考查动词短语。A. reaches for“达到，去拿”；B. picks up“拿起”；C. plays with“玩弄”；D. hangs up“挂起电话”。根据上文\"Can I talk to Grandma Ellie?\"可知，女儿征求作者，是否可以和奶奶谈话，去拿电话，故选A。
（13）考查副词。A. Excitedly“兴奋地”；B. Aimlessly“没有目标地”；C. Wordlessly“无语地”；D. Unwillingly“不愿地”。根据文章可知，作者正在对母亲发脾气，当女儿征求作者意见的时候，作者很无语地把电话递给女儿，故选C。
（14）考查动词短语。A. call out“召集，召唤”；B. break down“分解”；C. give up“放弃”；D. set out“出发”。根据下文\"Sweetheart! How are you? Did you go to school today?\"可知，作者听见母亲通过送话器说出的话语，故选A。
（15）考查名词。A. ideas“观点，想法”；B. cheers“欢呼声”；C. relationship“关系”；D. applause“掌声”。根据下文“My mother tells her how much she loves her and how lovely her voice sounds.”可知，作者听到一阵欢呼声从电话中传出来，故选B。
（16）考查形容词。A. shocked“震惊的”；B. weak“虚弱的”；C. firm“牢固的”；D. soft“柔软的”。根据上文“I am not tired or angry”可知，作者不再疲惫或者生气的，变得柔软，故选D。
（17）考查动词。A. teach“教”；B. bother“打扰”；C. handle“处理，应付”；D. acknowledge“承认，致谢”。根据下文“with such skillfulness”可知，作者女儿很有技巧安抚其奶奶，故选C。
（18）考查名词。A. exchange“交换，谈话”；B. declaration“宣称”；C. voices“声音”；D. behavior“行为”。根据上文可知，女儿与奶奶在进行交谈，故选A。
（19）考查动词。A. counts“数，有价值”；B. settles“解决，定居”；C. expands“扩张”；D. disappears“消失”。根据上文可知，作者屋里依然很乱，故选B。
（20）考查名词。A. conditions“条件”；B. confidence“信心”；C. efforts“努力”；D. patience“耐心”。根据下文“I listen to my daughter whispering to her grandmother”可知，作者听见女儿与奶奶低声交谈，很耐心地关心她，故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，代词，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。
8．For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
People hold different views on almost anything, mainly because of the culture we are familiar with or the education we have received. We live in a 1 world where people are quick to point out the faults and imperfections of others, yet seem unaware of their own. Some misguided souls believe they have a duty to help you to be a better person by telling you what a failure you really are first and then offering suggestions as to how you can improve.
So what is the possible solution to 2 ? If you are the one forcing others to feel 3 themselves, STOP. Make a conscious decision rather than 4 the negative aspect of a person's performance or attitudes. You'll offer helpful suggestions from the beginning. If I'm painting our living room and 5 in doing so, I would like my husband to say to me, \"This is a tough job. Can I offer a suggestion that might make it easier for you?\" rather than have him point out what a 6 painter I am and then tell me how I should be doing it.
If you are on the 7 end of criticism, the \"OK\" response is a perfect solution. When someone comments negatively on a task you are doing or a personality issue of yours, a(n) 8 response is to defend and attack. However, this approach is rarely effective as it puts both parties on the 9 . Instead, simply reply with \"OK\". This brief one-word response 10 the other person's comment without agreeing with it or feeling necessary to engage in a debate about it.
It is important to remain emotionally attached to what the other person is saying, to listen without feeling, to be a(n) 11 observer. In fact, there is much that one can learn from a 12 review. You can ask yourself: Did I make a mistake? Could I have done better? Did I give 100% of myself to the task at hand? If so, how can I improve myself? As for chronic (习惯性的) criticizers: It is important to set strict boundary with them. Remove yourself from their 13 when necessary.
14 , one can learn to be \"OK\" with criticism and not allow it to negatively impact your life or relationship with the other party. Examine it for any potential 15 , and then let it go and just be \"OK\". 1. A. dependent 2. A. criticism 3. A. devoted to 4. A. turn down 6. A. considerate 7. A. forcing 8. A. avoidable 9. A. impolite 10. A. ignores 11. A. active 13. A. praise 15. A. harm
B. judgmental B. imperfection B. get rid of B. careless B. receiving B. meaningless B. dangerous B. acknowledges B. initiative B. presence B. conflict
C. selfish C. failure C. cover up C. humble C. criticizing C. extreme C. defensive C. eliminates C. creative C. negative C. comment C. obstacle
D. creative D. unawareness D. focus on
D. offering a helpful hand D. modest D. advising D. natural D. regretful D. declines D. objective D. instructive D. help D. truth
B. connected with C. ashamed of D. concerned about
5. A. making a mess B. asking for trouble C. having fun
12. A. reasonable B. agreeable
14. A. In any case B. On the contrary C. To begin with D. For instance
【答案】 （1）B；（2）A；（3）C；（4）D；（5）A；（6）B；（7）B；（8）D；（9）C；（10）B；（11）D；（12）C；（13）B；（14）A；（15）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，我们生活在一个爱妄下判断的世界，人们往往喜欢对别人评头论足，然后就如何改进提出建议。这时 \"Ok\" 就是对他们问题的一个完美回答，这只是承认了他的不好的评论，而不是赞同它或觉得有必要参与辩论。但我们要从这些负面评论中学习、提高自我。记住：在任何情况下，你都可以学会接受批评，但不要让批评对你的生活或与对方的关系产生负面影响。
（1）考查形容词。A. dependent“依赖的”；B. judgmental“评判的，爱妄下判断的”；C. selfish“自私的”；D. creative“有创造性的”。我们生活在一个评判 他人的世界，故选B。 （2）考查名词。A. criticism“批评，鉴定，审定”；B. imperfection“不完美”；C. failure“失败”；D. unawareness“无意识”。根据下文的，此处是指对于批评的可能解决办法是什么？，故选A。
（3）考查动词短语。A. devoted to“专心于……，忠于……”；B. connected with“与……连接”；C. ashamed of“以…..为耻”；D. concerned about“关心……”。根据下文\"STOP. Make a conscious decision rather than ___4___ the negative aspect of a person's performance or attitudes\"，即\"让人们不要这样做\"，由此可知，如果你是一个迫使别人为自己感到羞耻的那个人的话，…那么就不要这样做了。故选C。
（4）考查动词短语。 A. turn down “拒绝”；B. get rid of“ 摆脱”；C. cover up“掩饰”；D. focus on“关注于……，对……注意”。此处是指\"做决定而不是关注于一个人表现或态度 的 消极方面，故选D。
（5）考查动词短语。A. making a mess“制造混乱，搞得一团精髓”；B. asking for trouble“自找麻烦”；C. having fun“玩得愉快”；D. offering a helpful hand“主动伸出援手”。根据上文说不要专注于人的不好的一面，接着以粉刷客厅为例，就是表达粉刷客厅并把事情搞的一团
糟时，……，故选A。
（6）考查形容词。A. considerate“体贴的”；B. careless“粗心的”；C. humble“谦逊的”；D. modest“谦虚的，适中的”。根据上下文的语境可知，此处是指与其让他指出我是个多么粗心大意的粉刷匠，不如告诉我该怎么做。故选B。
（7）考查动词。A. forcing“迫使”；B. receiving“收到，接收”；C. criticizing“批评”；D. advising“广告”。此处是指如果你是在受批评（即接受批评），那么\"OK\"的回答是一个完美的解决方案。故选B。
（8）考查形容词。A. avoidable“可回避的”；B. meaningless“无意义的”；C. extreme“极端的”；D. natural“天然的，自然的”。此处是指当有人对你正在做的一项任务或你的个性问题发表负面评论时，一种自然的反应是防卫和攻击，故选D。
（9）考查形容词。句意：因为它使双方处于防御状态。A. impolite“不礼貌的”；B. dangerous“危险的”；C. defensive“防守的，辩护的自卫的”；D. regretful“后悔的”。故选C。 （10）考查动词。句意：相反，只需回答'OK'。这个简短的一个字的回答承认了其他人的评论，而不是赞同它或觉得有必要参与辩论。A. ignores“忽略”；B. acknowledges“承认，感激”；C. eliminates“排除”；D. declines“下降，拒绝”。故选B。
（11）考查形容词。句意：重要的是要对对方所说的话保持情感上的依恋，不带感情地倾听，做一个客观的观察者。 A. active“积极的”；B. initiative“自发的，初步的”；C. creative“创造性的”；D. objective“客观的”。故选D。
（12）考查形容词。A. reasonable“合理的”；B. agreeable“惬意的”； C. negative“负面的，消极的”；D. instructive“教育性的”。根据下文\"Did I make a mistake? Could I have done better?\"可知，此处是指事实上，从负面评论中可以学到很多东西。故选C。
（13）考查名词。A. praise“赞扬”；B. presence“出席，在场”；C. comment“评论”；D. help“帮助”。根据下文“与给你负面评论的人要用严格的界限\"可知，必要时远离他们（即离开他们在场的地方）。故选B。
（14）考查介词短语。A. In any case“在任何情况下，无论如何”；B. On the contrary“正相反”；C. To begin with“首先”；D. For instance“例如”。根据上下文的语境可知，无论如何，你都可以学会接受批评，不要让批评对你的生活或与对方的关系产生负面影响。故选A。 （15）考查名词。A. harm“危害”；B. conflict “冲突”；C. obstacle“障碍”；D. truth“事实，真相”。此处是指\"检查它是否有任何潜在的真相，然后过去，只是'Ok'。\"故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，介词短语，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇生活类阅读，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．完形填空
I believe that life's toughest lessons are best learned through personal experience. Throughout my childhood, my grandmother 1 me with unconditional love but always stressed, \"You're not 2 than anyone else, but you're just as good as anyone. Treat others with 3 , and you would earn respect 4 .\"
However, I never really 5 it until I was seventeen and got a summer job as a janitor. As I 6 floors and toilets, I watched people walk right by me and ignore my 7 . This made me feel angry and wonder why they treated me so poorly.
When I 8 to my grandmother, she offered me some words of 9 and reminded me never to forget the feeling of being \" 10 \" and to do the best job, because it was still my work, in which I should take 11 . She added that it would make me a better man someday.
Make me a better man someday? She must be 12 , I thought to myself. But I needed the job to 13 college and there were few other jobs available, 14 I bit my tongue and kept on working as best as I could for the 15 of the summer.
Today, when asked what job helped prepare me to gain the 16 of a key university, I tell people it was my summer job cleaning restrooms that 17 me as a man and, down the road, as an educator.
As you can see, 18 can only be understood by walking in a lot of different shoes. So I suggest students 19 of their comfort zones and get deeply involved in different work and community experience. It's essential for people to find 20 in every person, no matter who they are or what they do for a living. 1. A. provided B. offered 2. A. higher 3. A. care 4. A. in order 5. A. worried 6. A. repaired 7. A. glance 9. A. belief
B. more B. anger B. in return B. cleaned
C. gave C. better C. patience
D. afforded D. lower D. dignity D. understood D. mopped
C. in advance D. in need C. swept
B. appreciated C. admitted
B. commitment C. instruction D. presence
C. complained D. explained C. surprise C. angry C. part C. look for C. so C. heat C. shaped C. facts C. give out C. value
D. excitement D. poor D. charge D. pay for D. but D. hope D. treated D. theories D. get out D. way
B. comfort
8. A. attended B. suggested 10. A. invisible B. horrible 11. A. interest B. pride 12. A. joking 14. A. or 15. A. rest 17. A. served 18. A. lessons 20. A. secret
B. promising B. however B. time B. viewed B. method B. fault
13. A. send for B. go for
C. misleading D. outstanding
16. A. friendship B. leadership C. relationship D. hardship
19. A. run out B. drop out
【答案】 （1）A；（2）C；（3）D；（4）B；（5）D；（6）B；（7）D；（8）C；（9）B；（10）A；（11）B；（12）A；（13）D；（14）C；（15）A；（16）B；（17）C；（18）A；（19）D；（20）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者通过一个夏天的打工经历，切身体会到书本得
来终觉浅，生活才是最好的老师。从而鼓励他人去涉足不同的工作，体验不同的社会经历。
（1）考查动词。句意：在我的整个童年，我的祖母提供给了我无条件的爱，但总是有压力。A. provided”提供“；B. offered”提供“；C. gave”给予“；D. afforded”付的起“。结合下文”me with unconditional love“可知是指作者的祖母提供给了作者无条件的爱，provide sb. with sth.固定短语，“给提供某人某物”。故选A。
（2）考查形容词。句意：你并不比别人好，但你和别人一样好。A. higher”更高的“；B. more”更多的“；C. better”更好的“；D. lower”更低的“。根据下文”but you're just as good as anyone“可知你并不比别人好，但你和别人一样好。故选C。
（3）考查名词。句意：尊重别人，你也会得到别人的尊重。A. care”关心“；B. anger”愤怒“；C. patience”耐心“；D. dignity”尊严“。根据下文”you would earn respect“可知是有尊严地对待别人。故选D。
（4）考查介词短语。句意：尊重别人，你也会得到别人的尊重。A. in order”整齐“；B. in return”作为报答“；C. in advance”提前“；D. in need”在穷困中的“。你尊重别人，自然别人也会对你报以尊重。故选B。
（5）考查动词。句意：然而，直到17岁那年，我找到了一份暑期清洁工的工作，才真正明白了这一点。A. worried”担心“；B. appreciated”欣赏“；C. admitted”承认“；D. understood”明白“。根据最后一段中的”can only be understood by walking in a lot of different shoes“可知此处是真正明白了奶奶的话。故选D。
（6）考查动词。句意：当我在打扫地面和厕所时，我注意到人们从我身边走过，无视我的存在。A. repaired”修理“；B. cleaned”打扫“；C. swept”扫除“；D. mopped”拖地“。作者的工作是清洁工，因此选词要与之相对应。根据下文中的”my summer job cleaning restrooms“可知，选B。
（7）考查名词。句意：当我在打扫地面和厕所时，我注意到人们从我身边走过，无视我的存在。A. glance”瞥见“；B. commitment”承诺“；C. instruction”指令“；D. presence”存在“。根据上文”I watched people walk right by me and ignore my“可知人们从我身边走过，无视我的存在。故选D。
（8）考查动词。句意：当我向奶奶抱怨时，她安慰了我几句，并提醒我永远不要忘记“被忽视”的感觉，要做最好的工作，因为这仍然是我的工作，我应该感到自豪。A. attended”参加“；B. suggested”建议“；C. complained”抱怨“；D. explained”解释“。上文提到作者在工作中被人忽视，此处应该是向奶奶抱怨，故选C。
（9）考查名词。句意：当我向奶奶抱怨时，她安慰了我几句，并提醒我永远不要忘记“被忽视”的感觉，要做最好的工作，因为这仍然是我的工作，我应该感到自豪。A. belief”相信“；B. comfort”安慰“；C. surprise”惊奇“；D. excitement”兴奋“。根据下文中奶奶说的话可知奶奶给了作者一些安慰和鼓励。故选B。
（10）考查形容词。句意：当我向奶奶抱怨时，她安慰了我几句，并提醒我永远不要忘记“被忽视”的感觉，要做最好的工作，因为这仍然是我的工作，我应该感到自豪。A. invisible”忽视，无形的“；B. horrible”可怕的“；C. angry”生气的“；D. poor”贫穷的“。此处应该是承接上文中作者抱怨被忽视，根据语境选A。
（11）考查名词。句意：因为这仍然是我的工作，我应该为此感到自豪。A. interest”兴趣“；B. pride”自豪“；C. part”部分“；D. charge”费用“。根据下文”She added that it would make me a better man someday.“可知奶奶补充说工作有一天会是我成为更好的人，因此我应该为自己的工作感到自豪。take pride in sth固定短语“为某事感到自豪”，故选B。
（12）考查动词。句意：我自言自语，她肯定是在开玩笑。A. joking”开玩笑的“；B. promising”有希望的“；C. misleading”误导的“；D. outstanding”杰出的“。设空前一句是反问句，可知作者怀疑奶奶的观点，因此认为奶奶是在说笑话。根据语境选A。
（13）考查动词短语。句意：但是我需要这份工作来支付我的大学学费，而且几乎没有其他的工作可以做，所以我忍住不说话，在暑假剩下的时间里尽我最大的努力工作。A. send for”召唤“；B. go for”主张“；C. look for”寻找“；D. pay for”支付“。根据语境可以推测作者暑假打工就是为了赚学费。故选D。
（14）考查连词。句意：但是我需要这份工作来支付我的大学学费，而且几乎没有其他的工作可以做，所以我忍住不说话，在暑假剩下的时间里尽我最大的努力工作。A. or”或者“；B. however”然而“；C. so”因此“；D. but”但是“。根据句意可知，上下文之间是因果关系，故选C。
（15）考查动词。句意：但是我需要这份工作来支付我的大学学费，而且几乎没有其他的工作可以做，所以我忍住不说话，在暑假剩下的时间里尽我最大的努力工作。A. rest”剩余“；B. time”时间“；C. heat”热度“；D. hope”希望“。根据上文可知作者为了赚取学费，只能咬牙坚持下来，做完暑假剩下时间里的工作。the rest of“剩余的”，故选A。
（16）考查名词。句意：今天，当被问及是什么工作帮助我获得了一所重点大学的领导职位时，我告诉人们，是我的暑期打扫厕所的工作塑造了我作为一个男人的形象，并使我日后成为一名教育工作者。A. friendship”友谊“；B. leadership”领导能力“；C. relationship”关系“；D. hardship”困苦“。根据下文中的educator可推测，作者现在应该是一个重点大学的领导。根据句意选B。
（17）考查动词。句意：今天，当被问及是什么工作帮助我获得了一所重点大学的领导职位时，我告诉人们，是我的暑期打扫厕所的工作塑造了我作为一个男人的形象，并使我日后成为一名教育工作者。A. served”服务“；B. viewed”观察“；C. shaped”塑造“；D. treated”对待“。根据上文”I tell people it was my summer job cleaning restrooms that“可知是暑期打扫厕所的工作塑造了我作为一个男人的形象。故选C。
（18）考查名词。句意：正如你所见的，只有经历了不同的工作才能真正理解生活的教训。A. lessons”课程，教训“；B. method”方法“；C. facts”事实“；D. theories”理论“。此处指只有经历了不同的工作才能真正理解生活的教训，此处与文章开头相呼应，根据”life's toughest lessons are best learned through personal experience“可知，选A。
（19）考查动词短语。句意：所以我建议同学们走出自己的舒适区，去涉足不同的工作体验不同的社会经历。A. run out”用完“；B. drop out”退出“；C. give out”分发“；D. get out”出去“。作者一次艰难的打工经历让他领悟了生活的道理，因此他提出的建议应该与自己的经历有关。故选D。
（20）考查名词。句意：不管他们是谁，不管他们从事什么工作为生，发现每个人的价值非常重要。A. secret”秘密“；B. fault”错误“；C. value”价值“；D. way”方法“。本句是对全文
的总结，也是作者自己的感悟。根据语境选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，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。
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。
I was studying chemistry at college because my family thought it was the key to success. One day, my professor took me aside and asked a very simple question, \"Why are you in my class when it's obvious that you have little or no 1 in chemistry?\"
I came up with an explanation by 2 pressure from my dad, but he knew it was just a /an 3 excuse. He gave me the following advice.
\"Success can only be measured by oneself, and each of us is 4 . Your success will not be the same as mine, as your neighbor's or your parents'. There is no secret formula(公式), no examination you have to 5 , and no guarantee, but there is a secret ingredient- 6 . To be successful in life in the broadest sense, you must pursue your passion. 7 it is fixing cars or exploring the world, you must be passionate about your 8 and set a path to achieve it. Only then will you find true 9 .\"
Since I was just nineteen years old, that was pretty profound advice to 10 , but I knew instinctively (本能地) that he was 11 . I made a conscious self-examination of my short life to 12 where my passion was hiding. It was so 13 that even my kid sister could have told me my true passion was music. It was in my genes. I could play the piano by ear, but had 14 considered music as a hobby.
Could I be a successful musician? Or a songwriter? Or a music critic? There was only one way to find out, so I took my professor's 15 and switched to the university's music school. I studied harmony and composition, learned how to play a clarinet(单簧管) and 16 the symphony orchestra. I felt as though I was on top of the world, and that 17 has never left me.
I'm now fifty-four years old, and a very happy and 18 man. As I look at the walls of my small office, I still get a thrill at seeing the records I 19 , the photos of the famous musicians I was lucky enough to play with, and the praises from many of the finest instrumentalists in the world who I am honored to call my friends.
Life was a long journey, and not a/an 20 one, but I followed my passion and succeeded. 1. A. achievement B. doubt 2. A. blaming
C. interest
D. belief
B. gathering C. overcoming D. reducing
3. A. accurate 4. A. different 5. A. design 6. A. knowledge 7. A. Unless 8. A. study 9. A. fortune 10. A. confirm 11. A. sensitive 12. A. choose 13. A. likely 14. A. only 15. A. message 16. A. helped 17. A. feeling 19. A. bought 20. A. easy
B. weak B. perfect B. pass
C. direct C. honest C. control
D. innocent D. creative D. stand D. effort D. Whether D. gift
B. confidence C. passion B. Because C. While B. need B. absorb B. report B. obvious B. even B. lecture B. started
C. goal
B. friendship C. character D. happiness
C. remember D. seek
D. right D. follow D. practical D. seldom D. view D. joined D. contented D. copied D. safe
C. discover C. popular C. never C. advice C. hosted C. brave C. received C. ordinary
B. generous C. kind
B. experience C. expression D. appreciation B. made B. good
18. A. independent B. patient
【答案】 （1）C；（2）A；（3）B；（4）A；（5）B；（6）C；（7）D；（8）C；（9）D；（10）B；（11）D；（12）C；（13）B；（14）A；（15）C；（16）D；（17）A；（18）D；（19）B；（20）A；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者大学时迫于家庭压力选择了化学课，教授看出作者对化学并没有兴趣，并给作者了一条建议那就是寻找自己的激情所在。作者对自我进行了反省，最后发现自己真正热爱的是音乐，并转到了音乐学院。并最终获得了成功，感悟到生活是一个漫长的旅程，并不容易，但作者追随激情，并取得了成功。
（1）考查名词。句意：\"很明显，你对化学几乎没有兴趣，或者根本不感兴趣，为什么还来我 的 课?\"A. achievement”成就“；B. doubt”怀疑“；C. interest”兴趣“；D. belief”信仰“。根据上文”I was studying chemistry at college because my family thought it was the key to success.“可知作者是因为家人的原因才去上化学课的，因此对化学课本身并没有兴趣。故选C。
（2）考查动词。句意：我把原因归咎于来自父亲的压力，但他知道这只是一个软弱的借口。A. blaming”责备，；归咎于“；B. gathering”聚集“；C. overcoming”克服“；D. reducing”减少“。根据下文”pressure from my dad“可知作者把原因归咎于来自父亲的压力。故选A。 （3）考查形容词。句意：我把原因归咎于来自父亲的压力，但他知道这只是一个软弱的借口。A. accurate”精确的“；B. weak”软弱的“；C. direct”直接的“；D. innocent”无辜的“。根据下文”excuse“可知教授知道这只是个软弱的借口。故选B。
（4）考查形容词。句意：成功只能用自己来衡量，我们每个人都是不同的。A. different”不同的“；B. perfect”完美的“；C. honest”诚实的“；D. creative”有创造力的“。根据下文”Your success will not be the same as mine, as your neighbor's or your parents“可知每个人都是不同
的。故选A。
（5）考查动词。句意：没有秘密配方，没有你必须通过的考试，也没有保证，但是有一个秘密成分--激情。A. design”设计“；B. pass”通过“；C. control”控制“；D. stand”站立“。根据上文”no examination you have to“可知没有你必须通过的考试，故选B。
（6）考查名词。句意：没有秘密配方，没有你必须通过的考试，也没有保证，但是有一个秘密成分--激情。A. knowledge”知识“；B. confidence”自信“；C. passion”激情“；D. effort”努力“。根据下文”you must pursue your passion“可知秘密成分是激情。故选C。
（7）考查连词。句意：无论是修理汽车还是探索世界，你都必须对你的目标充满激情，并为实现它设定一条道路。A. Unless”除非“；B. Because”因为“；C. While”当……时候“；D. Whether”是否“。根据下文”it is fixing cars or exploring the world“可知无论是修理汽车还是探索世界，whether…or…固定短语，\"是……还是……\"，故选D。
（8）考查动词。句意：无论是修理汽车还是探索世界，你都必须对你的目标充满激情，并为实现它设定一条道路。A. study”学习“；B. need”需要“；C. goal”目标“；D. gift”礼物“。根据下文”set a path to achieve it“可知是对目标充满激情。故选C。
（9）考查名词。句意：只有这样你才能找到真正的幸福。A. fortune”财富“；B. friendship”友谊“；C. character”性格“；D. happiness”幸福“。根据上文”Only then will you find true“可知只有这样你才能找到真正的幸福。故选D。
（10）考查动词。句意：由于我只有19岁，这是一个需要去理解的相当深刻的建议，但我本能地知道，他是对的。A. confirm”确认“；B. absorb”吸收，理解“；C. remember”记住“；D. seek“寻找”。根据上文“pretty profound advice to”可知这是一个需要去理解的相当深刻的建议。故选B。
（11）考查形容词。句意：由于我只有19岁，这是一个需要去理解的相当深刻的建议，但我本能地知道，他是对的。A. sensitive“敏感的”；B. generous“大方的”；C. kind“亲切的”；D. right“正确的”。根据上文“but I knew instinctively that he...”可知本能地知道，他是对的。故选D。
（12）考查动词。句意：我对自己短暂的一生进行了有意识的自我反省，发现我的激情藏在哪里。A. choose“选择”；B. report“报道”；C. discover“发现”；D. follow“跟随”。根据下文“where my passion was hiding”可知作者去发现激情藏在哪里。故选C。
（13）考查形容词。句意：很明显，就连我的小妹妹都能告诉我，我真正热爱的是音乐。A. likely“可能的”；B. obvious“明显的”；C. popular“流行的”；D. practical“现实的”。根据下文“even my kid sister could have told me my true passion was music”可知很明显，就连我的小妹妹都能告诉我，我真正热爱的是音乐。故选B。
（14）考查副词。句意：我可以凭听觉弹钢琴，但我只把音乐当作一种爱好。A. only“只；仅仅”；B. even“甚至”；C. never“从不”；D. seldom“几乎不”。根据下文“considered music as a hobby”可知作者只把音乐当作一种爱好。故选A。
（15）考查名词。句意：只有一个办法可以找到答案，所以我听从了教授的建议，转到了大学的音乐学院。A. message“消息”；B. lecture“演讲”；C. advice“建议”；D. view“意见”。根据上文“took my professor's”可知听从了教授的建议，故选C。
（16）考查动词。句意：我学习了和声和作曲，学会了单簧管的演奏，还加入了交响乐
团。A. helped“帮助”；B. started“开始”；C. hosted“主持”；D. joined“加入”。根据下文“the symphony orchestra”可知是加入了交响乐团。故选D。
（17）考查名词。句意：我觉得自己好像站在世界之巅，这种感觉从未离开过我。A. feeling“感觉”；B. experience“经历”；C. expression“表达”；D. appreciation“欣赏”。根据上文“I felt as though I was on top of the world”可知这是一种感觉。故选A。
（18）考查形容词。句意：我现在54岁了，是一个非常快乐和满足的人。A. independent“独立的”；B. patient“耐心的”；C. brave“勇敢的”；D. contented“满足的”。根据上文“a very happy and...”可知作者快乐和满足。故选D。
（19）考查动词。句意：当我看着我的小办公室的墙壁时，我仍然对我创造的记录感到兴奋。A. bought“购买”；B. made“制造”；C. received“收到”；D. copied“复制”。根据上文“the records”可知是创造的记录。故选B。
（20）考查形容词。句意：生活是一个漫长的旅程，并不容易，但我追随我的激情，并取得了成功。A. easy“容易的”；B. good“好的”；C. ordinary“普通的”；D. safe“安全的”。根据上文“Life was a long journey, and not an....”可知生活是一个漫长的旅程，并不容易。故选A。 【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。
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