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(2013新课标全国Ⅱ)
Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker.He is not famous in sports or the arts. But people in the streets __36__ him, especially those who are __37__. For those people, he is “Gloves” Greenberg.How did he get that __38__？ He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's __39__. His briefcase always has some gloves.
In winter, Mr.Greenberg does not __40__ like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and __41__ the street.He looks around at __42__. He stops when he __43__ someone with no gloves.He gives them a pair and then he __44__， looking for more people with cold __45__. On winter days, Mr.Greenberg __46__ gloves. During the rest of the year, he __47__ gloves.People who have heard about him __48__ him gloves, and he has many in his apartment. Mr.Greenberg __49__ doing this 21 years ago.Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and __50__ his behavior (行动)．But people who don't know him are sometimes __51__ him.They don't realize that he just wants to make them __52__. It runs in the __53__. Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier.Michael Greenberg feels the __54__. A pair of gloves may be a __55__ thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
语篇解读：本文描述了一个广受欢迎的纽约人，他一直坚持在冬天赠人手套。手套虽小，但它在冬天却能发挥很大的作用。 36．A.know about C．cheer for
B．learn from D．look after
解析：选A 由句中“But”可知上下文之间构成转折关系，Michael Greenberg并不出名，但街上的人都知道他。know about“知道，了解”。
37．A.old C．kind
B．busy D．poor
解析：选D 由下文可知，他总是赠人手套，受益人一定是穷人居多，下文“Now, many poor New Yorkers know him”是提示信息，所以本题选D。
38．A.job C．chance
B．name D．message
解析：选B 由上句“他是‘手套先生’”可知，人们会产生这样的疑问“他是如何获得这个称谓的？”name意为“名称”，符合文意。
39．A.calm
B．different
C．crazy D．curious
解析：选B 由上文可知他看起来与其他商人无异，穿西装，提公文箱，但他又与众不同，他的公文箱里总装着一些手套。
40．A.act C．feel
B．sound D．dress
解析：选A 由句末的定语从句可知，他走路不像其他人，那些人总是看着人行道，匆匆忙忙赶路。此处指他的行为和其他人不一样，故选A。
41．A.cross over C．hurry down
B．drive along D．keep off
解析：选C 根据常识，冬天路人都会沿着街道匆忙赶路。hurry down“沿着……匆忙而行”，符合文意。cross over“越过(河等)，横穿过(道路、屋子等)”，drive along“沿着……开车”，keep off“(使)不接近”，均不符合文意。
42．A.cars C．street numbers
B．people D．traffic lights
解析：选B 由下文可知，他在赠人手套，故他四处看的应该是人。故选B。 43．A.helps C．greets
B．chooses D．sees
解析：选D 看到有人没戴手套，他就停下来。 44．A.holds up C．moves on
B．hangs out D．turns around
解析：选C 他遇到没有戴手套的人就停下来给他们一副手套，然后继续走，继续寻找没有戴手套的人。move on“继续行进”，符合文意。hold up“支持住，支撑得住”；hang out“常去某处，泡在某处”；turn around“转身，翻转”。
45．A.hands C．faces
B．ears D．eyes
解析：选A 他要赠的是手套，一定是寻找“手”冷的人。 46．A.searches for C．gives away
B．stores up D．puts on
解析：选C 他在冬天时赠送手套。give away“赠送”，符合语境。search for“寻找，搜查”；store up“(把强烈的感受或问题)郁积，憋在心里，贮存”；put on“穿上，开动，使运行”。
47．A.borrows C．returns
B．sells D．buys
解析：选D 呼应上句，在冬天以外的日子里，他一定是“购买”手套。
48．A.call C．lend
B．send D．show
解析：选B 由下文“他房间里有许多手套”可推知，听说他事迹的人都“送”他手套。 49．A.delayed C．began
B．remembered D．enjoyed
解析：选C 他是在21年前开始做这件事的。 50．A.understand C．study
B．dislike D．excuse
解析：选A 现在许多纽约穷人认识他，并理解他的行为。 51．A.sorry for C．proud of
B．satisfied with D．surprised by
解析：选D 由“But”可知，前后句之间为转折关系，认识他的人能理解他的行为，但不认识他的人有时会对他的行为感到惊奇。
52．A.smart C．special
B．rich D．happy
解析：选D 由下一句可知，他们没有意识到他只是想使他们高兴。下文“it made everyone happier”是提示。
53．A.city C．neighborhood
B．family D．company
解析：选B 由下文的内容可知，他家代代如此(都是这样做的)。 54．A.honor C．same
B．pain D．cold
解析：选C Michael Greenberg也是这样的感受，帮助人能使大家更幸福。 55．A.small C．delightful
B．useful D．comforting
解析：选A 一副手套可能是很小的物品，但它在冬天却可以发挥很大的作用。 (2013北京高考)
A Leap (跳跃) to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam (平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola __36__ for four hours a day, five days a week.At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That's especially impressive, __37__ she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift (移动) constantly.She often sees double and can't __38__ how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom __39__ that even though she couldn't see __40__， she was fearless.So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three.She loved the __41__ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more __42__ for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit.She doesn't let her __43__ stop her from doing anything that she wants to. She likes the determination it takes to do the sport.Her biggest __44__ is the balance beam.Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams.She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine.Sometimes she even closes her eyes.“You have to __45__ your mind that it'll take you where you want to go，” says Lola.
To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave.The beam is probably the most __46__ for anyone because it's four inches wide.At the state competition, Lola didn't fall __47__ the beam.In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10 — her highest score yet.
Lola doesn't want to be __48__ differently from the other girls on her team.At competitions, the judges don't know about her vision __49__.She doesn't tell them, because she doesn't think they need to know.Her mom is amazed by her __50__ attitude. Lola never thinks about __51__.She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics.Her __52__ is to reach level 9.She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she's learned to other kids __53__ she grows up. Lola is __54__ of all her hard work and success.She says it's helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too.Her __55__ for others is “just believe in yourself”．
语篇解读：Lola天生眼睛不正常，却喜欢上了不寻常的体操运动。她凭感觉跳跃在令人胆战心惊的平衡木上，突破了视觉的局限。她年纪轻轻，却志向远大。她的坚强，她的乐观，让人敬佩不已。 36．A.runs C．trains
B．teaches D．dances
解析：选C 第一段提到Lola善于在平衡木上跳跃，由此可知她为了让自己的技能完美，每天“训练”四个小时。
37．A.since C．after
B．unless D．though
解析：选A 第二段提到在国家锦标赛中，她在十六名女孩中位居第七，再结合本句开头部分中的“That's especially impressive”可知，之所以如此令人敬佩是“因为”她天生视力有问题，还能取得如此好的成绩。
38．A.tell C．assume
B．guess D．predict
解析：选A 由于眼睛不正常，她经常看到双重物体，不能“分辨”物体的距离。 39．A.suspected
B remembered
C．imagined D．noticed
解析：选D 在她小的时候，她母亲“注意到”她虽然视力不好，但是却无所畏惧。 40．A.deeply C．ahead
B．well D．closely
解析：选B 结合第三段中的“a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift (移动) constantly”和“She often sees double”可知她不能很“好”地看清物体。
41．A.task C．event
B．sport D．show
解析：选B 在她三岁的时候，母亲为她报名参加了体操训练，她立刻喜欢上了这种“运动”，体操成了她的最爱。此外，第六段的第一句也是提示。
42．A.boring C．difficult
B．enjoyable D．satisfactory
解析：选C 上文提到她视力不好，由此可知她学起体操来比她的一些队友要困难得多。下文中提到她凭借触觉而不是视觉练习体操，这也是提示。
43．A.talent C．nature
B．quality D．condition
解析：选D 她不让自身的“疾病”阻止她做任何自己想做的事情。此处与第三段中的“a rare condition”相呼应。
44．A.doubt C．challenge
B．advantage D．progress
解析：选C 她最喜欢的运动是体操，而她的眼睛又有问题，由此可知她最大的“挑战”是平衡木。
45．A.examine C．open
B．express D．trust
解析：选D 本段提到由于眼睛有问题，她经常看到两根平衡木，因而必须凭借触觉，有时她甚至闭上眼睛，由此可知她认为必须“相信”自己的内心。
46．A.fearful C．unfair
B．harmful D．inconvenient
解析：选A 本句的后半句提到平衡木只有四英寸宽，由此可知对任何人而言，它也许是最“令人恐惧的”东西。
47．A.to C．off
B．on D．against
解析：选C 在国家锦标赛中，Lola没有从平衡木上掉下来。fall off表示“(从某物上)掉下”。
48．A.greeted C．served
B．treated D．paid
解析：选B 下一句提到在比赛时裁判都不知道她的眼睛有问题，由此可知她不想在比赛中被区别“对待”。
49．A.pains C．injuries
B．stresses D．problems
解析：选D 根据本段的内容可知比赛时裁判们不知道她的视力有“问题”。第三段中提到她的眼睛天生不正常，由此可排除A、B、C三项。
50．A.positive C．flexible
B．friendly D．cautious
解析：选A 她虽然视力有问题，但是不肯说出真相以博取裁判的同情和照顾，而是表现得和正常选手一样，由此可知她的母亲对她的“乐观”态度感到很惊奇。
51．A.defending C．winning
B．quitting D．bargaining
解析：选B 根据本段后半部分提到的她的理想可知她从未考虑过“放弃”。 52．A.standard C．view
B．range D．goal
解析：选D 她现在的水平是7级，而体操的最高水平是10级，由此可知她的“目标”是达到9级。
53．A.until C．when
B．as D．before
解析：选C 她说当她长大后，想当一名体操教练，把自己学到的东西传授给其他孩子。此处when表示“当……的时候”。as表示“当……的时候”时，多强调同时发生，用在此处不恰当。
54．A.proud C．ashamed
B．tired
D．confident
解析：选A 根据下一句的内容可知她为自己的辛苦付出和成功感到“自豪”。 55．A.plan C．reward
B．advice D．responsibility
解析：选B 鉴于自身的经历和体会，她给别人的“建议”是“相信自己”。 (2013重庆，A)
When Joe was about to start school, all signs pointed to success.Yet things turned out to be quite __36__. The fourth grade even found him at the __37__ of the class. Joe struggled day and night, but it did not __38__ — until one stormy afternoon.
On that afternoon, __39__ the math teacher started to introduce difficult concepts, dark clouds covered the sky, and the storm set in.Hard though she tried to make the kids __40__， the thunder won the battle for their attention. No one __41__ the concepts. Except for Joe.He understood them and answered all the questions correctly.The teacher patted him on the back, and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had managed it. __42__ by his newfound success, Joe moved quickly throughout the room. Soon math time was followed by the time for __43__. All children naturally drew __44__ pictures on such a day.Except for Joe. Since then, Joe started __45__. Though he never made it to the top, his math teacher was always __46__ and curious about the change: Why had that stormy day changed Joe? On the day Joe graduated, he presented the teacher with his most __47__ possession — the picture of a bright yellow sun. On the picture Joe had written: This is the day I __48__ my brightness.
语篇解读：乔的成绩一直很不理想，直到一个暴风雨的下午，他在课堂上的表现异常的好，而这天下午也是他的人生发生改变的开始。 36．A.unfair C．disappointing
B．boring D．dangerous
解析：选C 当乔刚开始上学时，所有的迹象都表明他会成功，但是结果却令人相当失望。由第二句中表转折关系的Yet可知答案为C。unfair“不公平的”；boring“令人厌倦的”；disappointing“失望的”；dangerous“危险的”。
37．A.center C．beginning
B．top D．bottom
解析：选D 在四年级时，乔的成绩甚至排在全班的最后，句中的even是提示。at the bottom of“在……的底部”。
38．A.happen C．finish
B．work D．last
解析：选B 虽然他日夜都在努力奋斗，但是没有效果。work用作不及物动词，意为“奏效”。
39．A.until C．because
B．since D．as
解析：选D 在一个暴风雨的下午，当数学老师开始介绍很难理解的概念时，乌云布满了天空，暴风雨马上就要到来。as意为“当……时”。
40．A.concentrate C．hide
B．change D．sit
解析：选A 由后文中的“the thunder won the battle for their attention”可知，虽然老师尽力使孩子们集中注意力，但是孩子们的注意力都不能集中在听课上。concentrate“集中(注意
力)，聚精会神”。
41．A.challenged C．doubted
B．grasped D．admitted
解析：选B 由后文中的“He understood them and answered all the questions correctly.”可知除了乔，没有一个人领会这些概念。challenge“向(某人)挑战”；grasp“领会，理解”；doubt“怀疑”；admit“承认”。
42．A.Relieved C．Encouraged
B．Surprised D．Puzzled
解析：选C 由后文中的“Joe moved quickly throughout the room”可知，他愉快并顺利地向全班同学说明了他是怎么做到的，正是因为这小小的成功给了他极大的鼓舞。
43．A.class C．art
B．sports D．tea
解析：选C 由后一句中的“drew __44__ pictures”可知，数学课上完以后就是美术课。 44．A.great C．different
B．dark D．strange
解析：选B 由最后一段第一句中的“the picture of a bright yellow sun”可知，其他同学画的图画都比较暗。
45．A.improving C．recovering
B．painting D．studying
解析：选A 由前文以及后文中的“Though he never made it to the top”可知，自从那天以后，Joe就开始进步。
46．A.worried C．friendly
B．amazed D．cautious
解析：选B 由后文可知，数学老师问他为什么那天他会发生如此大的变化，这表明老师对Joe的变化感到很吃惊。worried“担心的”；amazed“大为惊奇”；friendly“友好的”；cautious“小心的”。
47．A.familiar C．admirable
B．expensive D．precious
解析：选D 在毕业那天，Joe把那天所画的图画呈现给老师看，这是他最珍贵的财富。familiar“熟悉的”；expensive“昂贵的”；admirable“值得赞赏的”；precious“珍贵的”。
48．A.woke up to C．got on with
B．put up with D．looked down upon
解析：选A 在这幅图画的上面写着：我就是在这一天意识到了我闪光的一面的。wake up to“认识到，意识到”；put up with“忍受”；get on with“与……相处”；look down
upon“瞧不起”。
(2013浙江高考)
Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to __21__ how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words.Once I __22__ that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and __23__ friends.While traveling was inspiring and meeting people was __24__， nothing about my term in France was what I __25__. The moment I arrived in Paris, I was __26__ by a nice French couple who would become my host parents.My entire experience was joyous and exciting __27__ I received some shocking news from my program coordinator(协调人)：there had been a death in my host parents extended family.They had to travel outside France for several weeks.That afternoon, I had to __28__ out of one family's house and into another.The exchange coordinator told me I'd have a __29__ this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker.To avoid the temptation (诱惑) to __30__ my native language, I asked not to be __31__ with an English-speaking roommate.When I got to my new room, I __32__ myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian (巴西人) the same age as I whom I was surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDs! In just a few hours, we knew we'd be good friends for the rest of the __33__. I left France with many __34__， so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always __35__ to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends __36__ France we enjoyed together.I love how people __37__ seem so different, but end up being so __38__.The most valuable lesson I gained from studying in France wasn't just to respect the French people __39__ to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away.I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful __40__. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者介绍了作为交换生去法国的经历。在法国期间，他碰到了一个来自巴西的同龄人，也是室友，他们结下了深厚的友谊。 21．A.discuss C．announce
B．express D．argue
解析：选B “我”在申请信中小心翼翼地表达(express)了“我”非常想去法国的想法。discuss“讨论”，announce“宣布”，argue“争辩”，均不符合语境。
22．A.approved C．warned
B．knew D．denied
解析：选B 一知道(knew)“我”要去(法国)，“我”能想到的就都是异国之旅的乐趣和交各种有趣的新朋友。approve“赞成”，warn“警告”，deny“否定”，均不符合语境。
23．A.stubborn
B．anxious
C．universal D．interesting
解析：选D 根据语境可知，此处表示交有趣的(interesting)新朋友。stubborn“固执的”，anxious“焦虑的”，universal“全世界的”，都不符合语境。
24．A.boring C．exciting
B．upsetting D．promising
解析：选C 从inspiring可以推知，此处表示“结识朋友是令人兴奋的事情”，故用exciting。boring“乏味的”；upsetting“令人心烦意乱的”；promising“有前途的”。
25．A.expected C．doubted
B．liked D．feared
解析：选A 此处表示“除了旅行和结交朋友以外，其他都不是‘我’所预料的”，故用expected。
26．A.sponsored C．greeted
B．witnessed D．supported
解析：选C “我”到达巴黎的时候，一对友善的法国夫妻来接“我”。所以用greet，意为“迎接，招呼”。sponsor“赞助”，witness“目击”，support“支持”，都不符合语境。
27．A.until C．since
B．when D．while
解析：选A “我”的整个旅程都是快乐的，令人激动的，直到“我”从项目协调人那得知了一个令人震惊的消息。until“直到”，符合语境。
28．A.move C．walk
B．travel D．rush
解析：选A 从上下文知，由于“我”住的那家法国人的家中出现了变故，所以“我”将不得不搬到另一家去住，故用move，意为“搬迁，搬家”。travel“旅游”，walk“走路”，rush“奔”，都与语境不符。
29．A.housekeeper C．roommate
B．leader D．colleague
解析：选C 从下文“share a bedroom”可推知，“我”将会和一个室友一起住，所以选roommate。
30．A.learn C．speak
B．appreciate D．master
解析：选C 为了避免说母语，“我”要求不要把“我”安置在也是讲英语的室友的房间里。所以用speak，意为“讲(某种语言)”。
31．A.combined C．involved
B．fitted D．placed
解析：选D 参见上题解析。combine“结合”，fit“适合”，involve“参与”，都不符合语境。
32．A.added C．devoted
B．introduced D．adapted
解析：选B “我”跟一个巴西人住在一起，所以“我”先要自我介绍，故用introduced。add“增加”，devote“致力”，adapt“适应”，都不符合语境。
33．A.term C．month
B．week D．vacation
解析：选A “我们”知道在法国剩下的日子里“我们”将成为好朋友。25空前的term也是线索提示。
34．A.presents C．stories
B．suitcases D．dreams
解析：选C “我”带着很多故事(stories)离开了法国。present“礼物”，suitcase“手提箱”，dream“梦想”，都与语境不符。
35．A.surprised C．embarrassed
B．disturbed D．concerned
解析：选A 听“我”谈论“我”的巴西朋友的时候，他们都感到很吃惊(surprised)。 36．A.analyzing C．describing
B．exploring D．investigating
解析：选B 从上下文可知，此处表示“周末‘我们’一起去探索(exploring)法国”。analyze“分析”，describe“描述”，investigate“调查”，都不符合语境。
37．A.need C．must
B．shall D．can
解析：选D 人们看起来是多么不同，但最终却又如此相似。此处用can表示一种可能性。
38．A.generous C．similar
B．independent D．distant
解析：选C 参见上题解析。此处表示转折，similar“相似的”，符合语境。 39．A.and C．or
B．but D．so
解析：选B 根据语境可知，这里是not just ... but ...“不仅……而且……”的结构，表示递进关系，所以选B。
40．A.instructions C．facts
B．friendships D．data
解析：选B 通读全文可知，作者最终获得了珍贵的友谊，这也是他认为法国之旅中最宝贵的经验和财富，所以用friendships。
(2013福建高考)
We have been driving in fog all morning, but the fog is lifting now.The little seaside villages are __36__， one by one.“There is my grandmother's house，” I say, __37__ across the bay to a shabby old house.
I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage (朝圣) with Lise, my granddaughter, seeking roots for her, retracing (追溯) __38__ memory for me.Lise was one of the mobile children, __39__ from house to house in childhood.She longs for a sense of __40__， and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors __41__ for 200 years. We soon __42__ by the house and I tell her what it was like here, the memories __43__ back, swift as the tide (潮水)．
Suddenly, I long to walk again in the __44__ where I was once so gloriously a child. It still __45__ a member of the family, but has not been lived in for a while. We cannot go into the house, but I can still walk __46__ the rooms in memory. Here, my mother __47__ in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary. I can still see the enthusiastic family __48__ into and out of the house. I could never have enough of being __49__ them. However, that was long after those childhood days. Lise __50__ attentively as I talk and then says, “So this is where I __51__； where I belong.”
She has __52__ her roots. To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human __53__. To be rooted is “to have an origin”. We need __54__ origin. Looking backward, we discover what is unique in us; learn the __55__ of “I”. We must all go home again — in reality or memory.
语篇解读：文章讲述了祖母带着孙女回到自己当年生活的小村庄寻根问祖的故事，提醒人们要有归属感，不能忘本。 36．A.appearing C．exposing
B．moving D．expanding
解析：选A 整个上午“我们”都在雾中行驶，但是现在雾开始散去，于是海边的小村庄一个接一个地出现(appearing)在“我们”的视野中。上句中的lifting表示“(雾)散去”，是答案提示。
37．A.referring C．pointing
B．travelling D．coming
解析：选C “这是‘我’祖母的房子”，“我”边说边指着海湾那边的一栋旧房子。point to“指着”，符合语境。
38．A.shared C．fresh
B．short D．treasured
解析：选D “我”陪伴孙女去追溯珍贵的(treasured)回忆。 39．A.passed C．moved
B．raised D．sent
解析：选C 根据空前的mobile“流动的”可知，此处应选C项。 40．A.home C．reality
B．duty D．relief
解析：选A 根据上句中的“from house to house in childhood”可知，Lise渴望家(home)的感觉。故选A项。
41．A.built C．remained
B．lived D．explored
解析：选B Nova Scotia是丈夫和“我”出生的地方，也是“我们”的祖先生活(lived)了200年的地方。
42．A.catch up C．step down
B．pull up D．come down
解析：选B 很快“我们”把车停在了那栋房子旁。pull up“停靠”，符合语境。 43．A.falling C．rushing
B．turning D．bringing
解析：选C 根据空后的“swift as the tide (潮水)”可知，此处应选C项。 44．A.yard C．room
B．village D．house
解析：选D 根据第三段中的“by the house”可知，此处应选D项。 45．A.adapts to C．belongs to
B．appeals to D．occurs to
解析：选C 这个房子现在仍然属于(belongs to)“我们”家的一个成员，但有一段时间无人居住了。
46．A.across C．along
B．through D．past
解析：选B “我们”不能进到房子里，但是“我”仍能在记忆中穿梭于各个房间。across强调“从表面通过”；through强调“通过空间”，故选B项。
47．A.lay C．stood
B．played D．sat
解析：选D 根据空后的“wrote in her diary”可知，此处表示妈妈坐(sat)在卧室的窗户旁写日记。
48．A.marching
B．looking
C．breaking D．pouring
解析：选D “我”还能看到热情的家庭成员往来于这栋房子。pour into“涌进”，符合语境。
49．A.between C．near
B．with D．behind
解析：选B could never have enough of sth.意为“对某物如痴如狂”，结合语境可知，此处表示“我”对和家人待在一起如痴如狂。
50．A.wonders C．reacts
B．listens D．agrees
解析：选B 当“我”说话时，Lise仔细倾听(listens)。 51．A.began C．studied
B．grew D．stayed
解析：选A “我”的孙女说，“这就是我生命开始(began)的地方”。语境没有足够的信息表明孙女在这里成长、学习及停留。
52．A.deepened C．accepted
B．recognized D．found
解析：选D 根据前文的“where I belong”可知，此处意为“我”的孙女Lise找到了她的根。
53．A.heart C．interest
B．rights D．behaviors
解析：选A 知道自己来自哪里是人类内心(heart)的巨大渴望之一。 54．A.one C．that
B．its D．every
解析：选C 根据空前的“to have an origin”可知，此处特指前文中的origin，故选that。 55．A.meaning C．connection
B．expression D．background
解析：选A 回首过去，“我们”发现自己身上独特的地方，领悟“我”的含义(meaning)。 (2013江苏高考)
I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us __36__ chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell __37__.I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56.I __38__ the countryside for some place I could rent for the __39__ possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road __40__ the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was __41__， full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner,
rented it, and __42__ a corner to camp in. The locals knew nothing about me, __43__ slowly, they started teaching me the __44__ of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began __45__ around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a __46__ American Dream－not the one of individual achievement but of __47__. What I had believed in, all those things I thought were __48__ for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place.__49__ on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my __50__ with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into __51__.I saw many people were having a really hard time, __52__ their jobs and homes.I managed to rent a big enough house to __53__ a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I've had nine people come in and move on to other places.We'd all be in __54__ if we hadn't banded together. The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one.It's not so much about what I can get for myself; it's about __55__ we can all get by together. 语篇解读：每个人都有自己的梦想，作者通过亲身经历认识到自己心中的美国梦不应该是孤立的、自私的一己之梦，而是建立在大家一起努力的集体力量之上的共同的梦。 36．A.separately C．violently
B．equally D．naturally
解析：选A 根据第三段中的“individual”可知应选separately，表示每个人都在各自追求同样的事情。
37．A.off C．over
B．apart D．out
解析：选B 根据本段内容可知，作者的梦想破碎了。fall apart表示“破裂，破碎”，符合语境。fall over“被……绊倒”；fall off“减少；下降”；fall out“争吵；掉落、脱落；解散”。
38．A.crossed C．toured
B．left D．searched
解析：选D search ... for ...表示“在……寻找……”，符合语境。 39．A.fullest C．fairest
B．largest D．cheapest
解析：选D 根据上文内容可知，作者身上只剩下56美元，因此他会租最便宜的房子。 40．A.at C．over
B．through D．round
解析：选C 蜿蜒的山路应该是在河的对岸，故此处用介词over。 41．A.occupied
B．abandoned
C．emptied D．robbed
解析：选B 根据句中对房子的描写可知它已经好久没有人住了，因此选abandoned“废弃的”。
42．A.turned C．cleared
B．approached D．cut
解析：选C 因为房子里到处都是碎玻璃和垃圾，因此作者清理了一个角落安身。clear“清除，清理”，符合语境。
43．A.but C．otherwise
B．although D．for
解析：选A 当地人一点儿都不了解作者，但是渐渐地他们开始教作者做邻居的技巧。空处前后为转折关系，因此选but。
44．A.benefit C．nature
B．lesson D．art
解析：选D 根据文章后面的内容可知，作者从邻居那儿学到了做邻居的技巧，因此选D。
45．A.sticking C．swinging
B．looking D．turning
解析：选A stick around表示“逗留”，符合语境。 46．A.wild C．different
B．real D．remote
解析：选C 根据句中破折号后面的内容可知，此处表示一个不同的美国梦，因此选different。
47．A.neighborliness C．friendliness
B．happiness D．kindness
解析：选A 根据44空后的“neighbor”和文章的中心可知应选neighborliness，与本句中的individual形成对比。
48．A.unique C．rare
B．expensive D．necessary
解析：选D 我原本认为的一切对于舒适的生活来说都是必需的东西在这里却找不到踪影，因此选necessary，与句中的“nonexistent”相对应。
49．A.Up C．Deep
B．Down D．Along
解析：选A 根据第二段中的“four miles up a winding mountain road”可知作者是在山上，因此选Up。
50．A.cooperation C．satisfaction
B．relationships D．appointments
解析：选B 与邻居之间的关系是作者最大的财富，故选relationships。 51．A.reality C．town
B．society D．life
解析：选C 选town，与上文第二段中的“countryside”相呼应。 52．A.creating C．quitting
B．losing D．offering
解析：选B 根据句中的“having a really hard time”可知他们失去了工作和住所，因此选losing。
53．A.put in C．take in
B．turn in D．get in
解析：选C take in“收留”，符合语境。 54．A.yards C．camps
B．shelters D．cottages
解析：选B 如果不是大家齐心协力，那么我们都将会栖身于收容所，因此选shelters。 55．A.when C．whether
B．what D．how
解析：选D 本句点明中心：美国梦不是关于一个人能够获得什么，而是关于大家如何一起渡过难关。注意从句中get by为固定搭配，意为“设法对付，勉强度日”。
(2013辽宁高考)
A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill.Usually she __36__ play in the small garden.She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill. __37__ she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and __38__ all day about how wonderful and exciting __39__ must feel to live there.
At the age when she gained some __40__ skill and sensibility (识别力), she __41__ her mother for a bike ride __42__ the garden.Her mother finally allowed her to go, __43__ her keeping close to the house and not __44__ too far.The day was beautiful.The little girl knew __45__ where she was heading! __46__ the hill and across the valley, she rode to the __47__ of the golden house. __48__ she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path __49__ to the house and then on the house itself.She was very disappointed when she __50__ that all the windows were __51__ and rather dirty. So __52__ and heart-broken, she didn't go any further.She __53__， and all of a sudden she saw an amazing __54__.There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden.Looking at her little home, she __55__ that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care.Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!
语篇解读：这山望着那山高，这话一点都不假，在生活中我们很容易犯这样的错误，即自己拥有着美好的东西却去羡慕他人所拥有的，等置身于“他山”时才发现原来自己一直都拥有着这种美好的东西。 36．A.might C．would
B．should D．must
解析：选C would表示过去常见的情况，意为“总是，老是”，这里是说这位小女孩常常在自己家的小花园里面玩耍。
37．A.Unless C．Since
B．Although D．But
解析：选B 此空所在句子中逗号前后两部分之间有明显的转折意味，即虽然她很爱她的父母和家庭，但是她渴望能住在这样的房子里面。这样的房子是指她看到的对面山上的那个有着金闪闪窗子的漂亮的房子。
38．A.dreamed C．asked
B．worried D．shouted
解析：选A 与前面的动词desired并列，并且符合句意的只有A项，即这个小女孩梦想着住进那房子的美妙感觉，空后面都是她梦想的内容。
39．A.this C．it
B．that D．which
解析：选C 此空所填词应该能够代替to live there这个不定式短语，所以选C项，此处it作形式主语。她梦想着住在那里一定会很美好、很兴奋。
40．A.different C．musical
B．scientific D．basic
解析：选D 此空所填的词应该是同时修饰skill和sensibility这两个中心词的，结合文意可知应选D项。
41．A.begged C．invited
B．blamed D．paid
解析：选A 等到她获得了基本的技能和识别力的时候，她开始恳求妈妈让她在花园外骑自行车。beg sb.for sth.“向某人恳求获得……”。
42．A.inside C．through
B．outside D．along
解析：选B 下文提到她离开了自己的家来到了梦寐以求的那所房子里，据此可知应该是她在花园外面骑车。这也与36空后面的“in the small garden”相对应。
43．A.insisting on C．arguing about
B．relying on D．wondering about
解析：选A 空后面的内容是母亲的主张，母亲最后允许她去骑自行车，但是坚持要求女儿在家附近骑车。
44．A.traveling C．riding
B．running D．walking
解析：选C 前文出现了“for a bike ride”，下文也有rode等关键词复现；故此处表示母亲坚持要求女儿不要骑得太远，要在靠近自己房子的地方骑车。
45．A.madly C．exactly
B．rapidly D．possibly
解析：选C 与前文的女孩的梦想相呼应，这里应该选择C项，这个小女孩心里很清楚自己在往哪个方向骑，到花园骑车只是借口，她真正的目的是看看那所心目中美好的房子。
46．A.Over C．Around
B．Down D．Beside
解析：选B 文章第一句交代了女孩家住在小山上，那么她要穿越山谷必然要下山。 47．A.windows C．center
B．steps D．gate
解析：选D 由下文中的“put it against the gate post”可知D项正确。她骑车来到了那所房子的大门口。
48．A.Until C．While
B．As D．Because
解析：选B 空后面的动词短语got off表示的是瞬间动作，所以不能选择while, while所引导的从句中的动词应该是延续性的。as在此表时间，引导时间状语从句，意为“当……的时候”。
49．A.getting C．leading
B．introducing D．moving
解析：选C 此处应是现在分词短语作path的定语，此处只有C项符合语境。lead to“通往，通向”。
50．A.felt C．concluded
B．learned D．found
解析：选D 结合语境可知，空后面的内容是那个女孩发现的，故选D。 51．A.transparent C．plain
B．bright D．wide
解析：选C 该空所填内容应与“rather dirty”并列，故此处应填plain“极普通的”。当
她发现所有的窗户都很普通并且相当脏的时候她感到非常失望。
52．A.anxious C．serious
B．angry D．sad
解析：选D 所填词与heart-broken应是同义词，并且与上段女孩的心情保持一致，所以应该选择D项，即女孩很伤心并且心都碎了。
53．A.turned around C．settled down
B．cheered up D．dropped in
解析：选A 只有转身才能看到自己家那个方向，才能看到自己家的房子。turn around“转身”，符合语境，所以选择A项。cheer up“振奋起来”；settle down“定居下来”；drop in“顺便拜访”。
54．A.hill C．background
B．valley D．sight
解析：选D 此空所填词应该能够作动词see的宾语，能够看到的当然是sight“风景”。女孩转过身突然看到了令人惊叹的风景。下文有对她所看到的风景的描述。
55．A.imagined C．realized
B．decided D．guessed
解析：选C 下文描述的是女孩的心理活动，是她所意识到的内容：看到自己的小家，她突然意识到她一直住在充满爱和关怀的金闪闪的房子里面。
(2013湖北高考)
Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside.Still nobody came.Maybe today, he thought __31__.It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹)．
This farmhouse had been __32__ too long.It needed a family.Zigfried's __33__ made a noise.He realized that he hadn't eaten anything since yesterday.He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a __34__ from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike's.
Farmer Mike's house had been a great place for the little mouse __35__ the farmer married a wife who had a cat.Zigfried __36__ when he thought of it.He looked around cautiously as he __37__ into the room where grain was stored and was quite __38__ as he filled his bag with wheat.He was turning to leave when suddenly he __39__ a hot breath about his ear.His heart beat __40__， and without thinking he started to run and luckily __41__ the cat's paws (爪子)．
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a __42__ family would be moving into the farmhouse soon.Zigfried's granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to __43__ with him.He hoped that the family would come before his granny came.Before long, a car came __44__ the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.
Zigfried's Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came __45__ the next few days.Zigfried __46__ every single hour of them. __47__， the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a __48__ smile at the door of his home, he heard the __49__ of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas.What? A cat? The __50__ froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open.After a long while, he at last found his voice：“Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this？”
语篇解读：小老鼠Zigfried住在一个空的农舍，没吃没喝，圣诞节前夕，这个房子搬来了新主人，Zigfried过上了富足的生活。可惜好景不长，圣诞节时这家的孩子们就会有一只猫陪伴他们了，看来Zigfried的这个圣诞节会过得很悲惨了。 31．A.carefully C．hopefully
B．excitedly D．proudly
解析：选C 从语境的叙述看，这只小老鼠在窗户上哈气，然后把窗户擦亮，他满怀希望地想，或许今天会有人来。这里用hopefully表示“充满希望地”，符合语境。
32．A.shabby C．messy
B．noisy D．empty
解析：选D 根据下文的“It needed a family.”可知，这里表示这个农舍空着太久了，没有人住，因此选D。
33．A.mouth C．stomach
B．nose D．throat
解析：选C 下文说他意识到自己从昨天起就没有吃东西了，因此选C，Zigfried的肚子饿得咕咕叫。
34．A.bag C．bowl
B．stick D．coat
解析：选A 根据下文的“as he filled his bag with wheat”可知，他从自己的窝里拿起一个袋子就跑到隔壁的农民迈克家去了。
35．A.although C．whereas
B．until D．unless
解析：选B 迈克家一直是Zigfried的天堂，直到迈克娶了老婆，而他的老婆养了一只猫。根据语境可知选B，用until表示“直到”。
36．A.leapt C．trembled
B．sniffed D．withdrew
解析：选C 一想到迈克家的那只猫，Zigfried就害怕得浑身发抖。tremble“颤抖，发抖”，符合语境。
37．A.broke C．paced
B．marched D．stole
解析：选D 这里用steal (into) 描述Zigfried小心翼翼的神色：他一边谨慎地环顾四周，一边悄悄地溜进存放谷物的房间。
38．A.curious C．pitiful
B．nervous D．sensible
解析：选B 根据上文的内容可知，Zigfried在往袋子里装小麦的时候很紧张。 39．A.took C．felt
B．released D．drew
解析：选C 就在Zigfried转身准备离开的时候，他感觉到耳边有很热的呼吸。这里用feel表示“感觉”。
40．A.strongly C．slowly
B．irregularly D．wildly
解析：选D 猫就在Zigfried旁边，因此他的心狂跳不止，选D。wildly“失控地，紊乱地”，符合语境。
41．A.escaped C．rubbed
B．seized D．scratched
解析：选A Zigfried赶紧逃窜，他幸运地从那只猫的爪子下逃脱了。escape“逃脱，摆脱”，符合语境。
42．A.close C．new
B．happy D．young
解析：选C 既然是要搬来这里居住的人家，那么应该选C，表示“新来的”。 43．A.celebrate C．compete
B．communicate D．compromise
解析：选A 上文提到圣诞节要到了，因此选A，用celebrate表示“庆祝”：Zigfried的奶奶要来跟他一起庆祝圣诞节。
44．A.across C．off
B．from D．up
解析：选D 这里用介词up表示“顺着，沿着”：一辆车沿着通往这幢房子的路开过来了。
45．A.alive C．open
B．loose D．still
解析：选A 这幢房子因为有人的搬入而变得热闹起来。come alive“热闹起来”，符合语境。
46．A.counted C．missed
B．enjoyed D．wasted
解析：选B 句中的them指代前面提到的days，此处表示小老鼠在这几天里每刻都过得很快乐。enjoy表示“喜欢，享受”，符合语境。
47．A.However C．Moreover
B．Instead D．Therefore
解析：选A 从下文的叙述可知，此处表示转折关系，故用副词However，表示“可是，然而”。
48．A.bitter C．polite
B．forced D．satisfied
解析：选D 这家农舍原来没人居住，Zigfried总是挨饿，而现在他在自家门口喝着热巧克力饮料，当然会觉得满足，因此选D。
49．A.introduction C．comment
B．discussion D．debate
解析：选B 这里用discussion表示这些孩子在七嘴八舌地讨论他们圣诞节会收到什么礼物。
50．A.blood C．tear
B．smile D．sweat
解析：选B 听到这家的孩子圣诞节会有只猫，Zigfried脸上的笑容一下子僵住了。这里用smile与上文的“smile”相呼应。
(2013江西高考)
Diane Ray was completely self-centred and very spoilt.Her parents gave her __36__ she wanted, knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum (耍小孩脾气) if they did not.She would scream and kick and __37__ on the floor drumming her heels.Her parents always __38__. That was why she was alone on the __39__， wearing an expensive swimsuit.It had taken a massive tantrum to __40__ her parents to buy it.They were back at the beach-house, __41__ from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving __42__.“Dangerous？” she had said.“You just don't want me to have __43__.I'm going and if you try to stop me, I'll scream.”
“What are you doing？” a voice asked.Diane jumped.She did not know that the man was there __44__ he spoke . “I'm going diving，” she answered.
“You shouldn't swim today，” the man __45__.“There is a storm coming up.”
“You should mind your own __46__！” Diane replied and walked into the gentle waves. “If you go out there you'll be __47__，” the man called after her.She did not bother to reply. Diane slipped into the water and dived __48__ until white caps began rolling in and it became harder to __49__ against the current (水流)．Salt water hit against her face, making it __50__ to breathe.Oh, why had she not listened to advice?
Panicking, she began to __51__.Then, just as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surface, she heard a __52__ voice.“Hold on ! I'm coming.” With __53__， she saw the old man rowing an ancient-looking boat towards her.“I hope you've learned a lesson.You put us both in __54__，” he shouted angrily, as he dragged her over the side of the __55__.Gratefully, Diane thanked him and ran towards the beach-house.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，Diane Ray是一个非常任性的孩子，她经常耍小孩子脾气。一次在海滨度假，任性的她身处危险之中，一位老人出手救她。她认识到了自己的错误。 36．A.either C．nothing
B．neither D．everything
解析：选D 根据上文中的“completely self-centred and very spoilt”及下文中的“she would throw a temper tantrum (耍小孩脾气) if they did not”可知，Diane Ray要什么，她的父母就给什么。所以此空填everything。
37．A.jump C．spin
B．lie D．sleep
解析：选B 根据空后的“on the floor drumming her heels”可知，此空应填lie。 38．A.set out C．gave in
B．set in D．gave out
解析：选C 根据语境可知，她的父母会满足她的任何要求。故give in“投降，屈服，让步”符合语境。
39．A.beach C．floor
B．bed D．ship
解析：选A 根据下文中的“wearing an expensive swimsuit”和“They were back at the beach-house ...”可知，Diane Ray一个人在沙滩上玩耍。
40．A.allow C．get
B．warn D．prefer
解析：选C 结合语境和选项可知，Diane Ray大发脾气，她的父母才给她买了这件昂贵的泳衣。get sb.to do sth.意为“使某人做某事”。
41．A.changing C．appearing
B．recovering D．traveling
解析：选B 根据上下文内容可知，此处应用recovering，表示“恢复”。 42．A.alone C．again
B．away D．aside
解析：选A 根据第二段首句中的“That was why she was alone”可知答案。
43．A.time C．food
B．money D．fun
解析：选D 因为她的父母不让她独自去海里游泳，所以她责怪父母不让她玩得尽兴。have fun意为“玩得开心”。
44．A.when C．after
B．until D．once
解析：选B Diane不知道那个男人在那里，直到他开口说话。not ... until ...意为“直到……才……”，符合语境。
45．A.decided C．advised
B．intended D．repeated
解析：选C 根据倒数第二段中的“Oh, why had she not listened to advice？”可知，这个人建议她今天不要游泳。
46．A.business C．friends
B．swimsuit D．parents
解析：选A mind one's own business是固定搭配，意为“少管闲事”，符合语境。 47．A.angry C．confused
B．sorry D．excited
解析：选B 那个人告诉Diane，如果她去那儿，她会后悔的。根据倒数第二段的最后一句话“Oh, why had she not listened to advice？”可以得知答案。
48．A.nervously C．shyly
B．sadly D．happily
解析：选D 结合语境和选项可知，此处应用happily。 49．A.rise C．stop
B．swim D．row
解析：选B 根据后文中的“Salt water hit against her face ...”可知，Diane在海水中游得越来越困难了。
50．A.difficult C．comfortable
B．easy D．suitable
解析：选A 根据上文中的“it became harder to __49__ against the current (水流)”可知，Diane感到呼吸变得越来越难了。
51．A.speak C．sniff
B．sing D．scream
解析：选D 根据语境可知，Diane感到恐慌，她开始尖叫。 52．A.calm
B．frightening
C．beautiful D．disgusting
解析：选A 根据选项和下文中的“Hold on！I'm coming.”可知，正当Diane高喊救命时，那个人及时赶来救她，所以此处应用calm。
53．A.regret C．interest
B．relief D．ease
解析：选B 当听到有人来救她时，Diane松了一口气。with relief意为“松了一口气”。 54．A.power C．danger
B．safety D．thought
解析：选C Diane让他们俩都处于危险之中。 55．A.house C．beach
B．wave D．boat
解析：选D 根据上文中的“she saw the old man rowing an ancient-looking boat towards her”可知，此空应填boat。
(2013陕西高考)
To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant.We __26__ hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter.When our __27__ came, I started walking towards an empty table.By bad luck, my purse strap (带子) got __28__ on a chair and the tray (托盘) that I was holding slipped __29__ my hands and went flying in the air.The tray, and its contents, __30__ on a man who was just about to __31__ a bite of his sandwich.I stared, greatly __32__， as the drinks soaked (浸湿) his white shirt.
Then I __33__ my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of __34__.Instead, he said “It's OK” to __35__ me before he disappeared into the washroom. Still shaky and unsure __36__ to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look __37__.A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and __38__ our table.My heart almost stopped __39__.I thought he was going to ask for my father's __40__ and call him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “__41__ yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked __42__ without even finishing his food. He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse, __43__ he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still __44__ in this world. I'll never __45__ his actions. 语篇解读：这是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了发生在快餐店里的一件事情。由于粗心我把食物撒在一位顾客的身上，我感到不安和害怕，但是那位顾客非但没有责备我，反而掏出钱让我另外买一份。这使我真正懂得了在我们所生活的世界里仁慈和友好的行为一直存在着。 26．A.ordered C．arranged
B．made D．demanded
解析：选A 为了庆祝“我们”考试的结束，“我们”去了一家快餐店。“我们”点了(ordered)汉堡包和可口可乐。
27．A.food C．bill
B．turn D．menu
解析：选A 由于上文中提到了汉堡包和可口可乐，故此处指“我们”的食物(food)端上来了。turn“轮到的机会”，bill“账单”，menu“菜单”，均不符合语境。
28．A.fixed C．cut
B．caught D．tied
解析：选B 不幸的是，“我”钱包的带子挂在了椅子上面。短语get caught在此处的意思是“被挂住”。
29．A.by C．from
B．in D．out
解析：选C “我”手上的托盘也就从(from)“我”的手上滑出去了。 30．A.knocked C．stood
B．fell D．hung
解析：选B 此时托盘以及托盘中的东西撒落(fell)到一个人身上了。 31．A.take C．swallow
B．taste D．chew
解析：选A 那个人刚要吃他的三明治。短语take a bite of ...意思是“吃一口……”，符合语境。
32．A.discouraged C．shocked
B．disappointed D．annoyed
解析：选C 由于饮料浸湿了那个人洁白的衬衫，所以“我”盯着他，感到很震惊(shocked)。
33．A.rolled C．narrowed
B．rubbed D．closed
解析：选D 由于害怕，“我”闭上(closed)眼睛，等着他的愤怒爆发。 34．A.bitterness C．anger
B．anxiety D．sorrow
解析：选C 参见上题解析。anger“愤怒”，符合语境。 35．A.satisfy C．encourage
B．comfort D．praise
解析：选B 但是那个人只说了一句“It's OK”来安慰(comfort)“我”，然后去了洗手间。satisfy“满足”，encourage“鼓励”，praise“赞扬”，均不符合语境。
36．A.how C．what
B．who D．which
解析：选C 根据语境可知，此处表示作者不知道要做些什么(what)。 37．A.mild C．calm
B．honest D．modest
解析：选C “我们”坐在一张桌子旁，尽力让“我们”看上去冷静(calm)下来了。mild“温和的”，honest“诚实的”，modest“谦虚的”，均不符合语境。
38．A.pushed C．drew
B．approached D．laid
解析：选B 过了一会儿，那个人从洗手间出来，向“我们”的桌子走来。approach“接近，靠近”，符合语境。
39．A.beating C．sinking
B．breaking D．trembling
解析：选A 由于害怕被责备，“我”的心脏几乎都要停止跳动(beating)了。 40．A.help C．number
B．position D．job
解析：选C 根据此句后面的“call him”可知，“我”认为那个人要给“我”父亲打电话，所以将会要“我”父亲的电话号码(number)。
41．A.Prepare C．Find
B．Buy D．Cook
解析：选B 根据文章中的“To my surprise”可以判断出，那个人的表现与“我”所想的不一致。他仅仅对着“我们”笑了笑，给了“我们”一些钱，让“我们”再买(buy)一些新的汉堡包。
42．A.on C．up
B．around D．away
解析：选D 根据语境，他没有吃完就离开了。walk away“走开，离去”，符合语境。 43．A.so C．although
B．since D．but
解析：选D 他本来可以使这种糟糕的情况变得更糟糕，但是(but)他却选择了一种不同的方式。
44．A.kindness C．politeness
B．happiness D．brightness
解析：选A 从这件事上，那个人让“我们”相信了世界上还有仁慈(kindness)的存在。 45．A.forget
B．refuse
C．oppose D．ignore
解析：选A “我”当然不会忘记(forget)那个人的这种行为。refuse“拒绝”，oppose“反对”，ignore“忽视”，均不符合语境。
(2012·天津高考)
I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to El Capitan, a __16__ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew __17__ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life's passion (钟爱) ever since — __18__ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I've long made Yosemite my __19__. About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of __20__， like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It's __21__ me why visitors started respecting the place __22__ and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried __23__ trash (垃圾) myself, but the job was too big. I would __24__ an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so __25__ it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew __26__ about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a __27__. On that day, more than 300 people __28__. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to __29__. I couldn't believe the __30__ we made — the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and __31__ 132 miles of roadway. I often hear people __32__ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by __33__ rather than complaining. We need to teach by __34__. You can't blame others __35__ you start with yourself. 语篇解读：本文为记叙文。作者和志愿者让公园变得更干净了。而有些人面对环境问题只是一味的埋怨。由此，作者提出建议，改变事情的唯一办法是身体力行，从自我做起，而不是一味的埋怨。
16．A.distant C．narrow
B．huge D．loose
解析：选B。根据下句的that giant rock可知，答案为B。huge意为“巨大的”，符合语境。A项意为“遥远的”；C项意为“狭窄的”；D项意为“松的”，都与语境不符。
17．A.immediately C．gradually
B．finally D．recently
解析：选A。根据下句的That has been my life's passion可知，爬山是作者最喜欢做的事，所以作者一触摸到这块巨大的岩石就想爬上去，所以答案为A。“immediately”意为“立刻，马
上”，符合语境。B项意为“最后”；C项意为“逐渐地”；D项意为“最近”，都与语境不符。
18．A.imagining C．describing
B．painting D．climbing
解析：选D。根据上句的climb和下文的as a rock-climbing guide可知，答案为D。climb意为“爬”，符合语境意义。A项意为“想象，设想”；B项意为“画”；C项意为“描写，描述”，都与语境不符。
19．A.garden C．lab
B．home D．palace
解析：选B。 根据。由下文第二段末句的such a beautiful home-like place可知，答案为B。home意为“家”。A项意为“花园”；C项意为“实验室”；D项意为“宫殿”，都与语境不符。
20．A.material C．waste
B．resources D．goods
解析：选C。根据本句中的like toilet paper，beer cans，and empty boxes可知，答案为C。waste意为废物。A项意为“材料”；B项意为“资源”；D项意为“货物”，都与语境不符。
21．A.beyond C．over
B．against D．within
解析：选A。 根据本句中的why可知，答案为A。beyond意为“超出”。It's beyond me“我不理解”，符合语境。B项意为“反对”；C项意为“在……上面，超过”；D项意为“在……以内”，都与语境不符。
22．A.more C．less
B．most D．least
解析：选C。根据上句a lot of waste ... around the area可知，答案为C。less意为“更少的”。A项意为“更多的”；B项意为“最多的”；D项意为“最少的”，都与语境不符。
23．A.throwing away C．breaking down
B．picking up D．digging out
解析：选B。 根据本句中tried、myself和the job was too big可知作者捡过垃圾。pick up意为“捡起”，符合语境。A项意为“扔掉”；C项意为“分解，垮掉”；D项意为“挖出”，都与语境不符。
24．A.kill C．wait
B．save D．spend
解析：选D。根据上文的I tried __23__ trash myself可知作者捡垃圾会花费时间，答案为D。spend意为“花费”，符合语境。A项意为“杀死”；B项意为“拯救”；C项意为“等待”，都与语境不符。
25．A.satisfied with
B．delighted in
C．tired of D．used to
解析：选C。 根据上句的only to find the area trashed all over again和本句的I decided something had to change可知，作者厌烦了，因为捡了垃圾不久到处又会满是垃圾，答案为C。be tired of意为“厌倦”。A项意为“对……满意”；B项意为“以……为乐趣”；D项意为“习惯于”，都与语境不符。
26．A.something C．everything
B．anything D．nothing
解析：选D。 根据本句的As a rock-climbing guide，organizing any big event 和下句but的转折句意可知，本句为否定意义，答案为D。nothing意为“没什么事情”，know nothing“一无所知”，符合语境。A项意为“某事，某物，一些”；B项意为“任何事”；C项意为“每一样东西”，都与语境不符。
27．A.cleanup C．picnic
B．party D．concert
解析：选A。 根据下文的Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere可知，答案为A。cleanup意为“清理”，符合语境。B项意为“聚会”；C项意为“野炊”；D项意为“音乐会”，都与语境不符。
28．A.dropped out C．looked around
B．showed up D．called back
解析：选B。根据下文的we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash可知来了300人，答案为B。show up意为“出现，到场”，符合语境。A项意为“退出；退学”；C项意为“环顾四周”；D项意为“收回，回电”，都与语境不符。
29．A.demand C．accomplish
B．receive D．overcome
解析：选C。 根据上句的over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash和下句I couldn't believe ...the park looked clean可知，我们能做这么多，真令人吃惊。accomplish意为“完成”，符合语境。A项意为“要求”；B项意为“接到”；D项意为“克服”，都与语境不符。
30．A.plan C．contact
B．visit D．difference
解析：选D。根据本句的the park looked clean可知，我不相信我们带来的这么大的变化，答案D。difference意为“不同，区别”，make a difference“有影响，使不同”，difference放在前面做先行词，we made是定语从句，符合语境。A项意为“计划”；B项意为“参观，访问”；C项意为“联系”，都与语境不符。
31．A.crossed C．covered
B．measured D．designed
解析：选C。根据本句中的132 miles of roadway可知，答案为C。cover意为“走过……里路”，符合语境。A项意为“跨过，横过”；B项意为“测量”；D项意为“设计”，都与语境不符。
32．A.talk C．argue
B．complain D．quarrel
解析：选B。 根据下句的instead of complaining可知，答案为B。complain意为“埋怨，发牢骚”，符合语境。A项意为“谈话”；C项意为“争论”；D项意为“吵架”，都与语境不符。
33．A.doing C．questioning
B．thinking D．watching
解析：选A。根据上文作者叙述的和其他人捡垃圾及下文的you start with yourself可知，改变事情的唯一方法是靠做而不是埋怨，答案为A。do意为“做”，符合语境。B项意为“想，认为”；C项意为“质问，提问”；D项意为“观察”，都与语境不符。
34．A.method C．example
B．explanation D．research
解析：选C。 根据上句的the only way to change things is by ________ rather than complaining和下句的you start with yourself可知，我们需要用实际行动去教(人们)，答案为C。example意为事例，符合语境。A项意为“方法”；B项意为“解释”；D项意为“调查；研究”，都与语境不符。
35．A.although C．when
B．if D．unless
解析：选D。根据上文的the only way to change things is by ________ rather than complaining和本句空格前后句的逻辑关系可知，除非你从自我做起，否则就不要埋怨别人，答案D。unless意为“除非……”，符合语境。A项意为“虽然，尽管”；B项意为“如果”；C项意为“当……时候”，都与语境不符。
(2012·陕西高考)
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __26__ she realised that she was lost. Sitting on a rock and __27__ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she __28__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes.__29__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __30__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __31__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __32__. The girl's parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __33__ that his mistress (女主人) was in danger. He jumped __34__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields, but he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __35__ scent (气味)
as he lowered his head. He __36__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __37__ into the air, the dog __38__ through the woods until he found the __39__. But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __40__， he saw his mistress' blue shirt in the distance. He __41__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __42__. When she opened her eyes and __43__ her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you __44__ me, Laddy，” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of __45__. That night Laddy had a hero's supper: a huge meal of steak.
语篇解读：一位小姑娘来到树林里散步，走着走着她迷路了。他们家的小狗Laddy意识到主人有危险，几经周折，最终小狗Laddy找到了她。
26．A.before C．while
B．since D．as
解析：选A。句意：她穿过一大片草地，只是她意识到自己迷路了，即在她意识到自己迷路之前她已经走过了一大片草地，故选A。
27．A.wondering C．remembering
B．forgetting D．regretting
解析：选A。wonder“想知道”；forget“忘记”；remember“记得”；regret“遗憾；后悔”。根据宾语what to do可以推断出此处选A。
28．A.preferred C．failed
B．expected D．decided
解析：选D。prefer“更喜欢”；expect“期待；预料”；fail“没做到；失败”；decide“决定”。由句意可知此处选D。
29．A.When C．If
B．Until D．Because
解析：选A。由句意可知所填词引导时间状语从句，意为“当……的时候”，故选A。 30．A.carelessly C．hopelessly
B．cautiously D．unwillingly
解析：选B。carelessly“粗心地”；cautiously“小心地；谨慎地”；hopelessly“无望地”；unwillingly“不愿意地”。句意：她打开门，小心地走了进去。
31．A.trees C．woods
B．bushes D．grasses
解析：选C。根据上文中woods可知此处选C。 32．A.stream C．tree
B．rock D．house
解析：选A。根据下文中的the little stream可知此处选A。 33．A.found C．heard
B．sensed D．smelt
解析：选B。句意： Laddy意识到女主人有危险。所填词意为“意识到；感觉到”，故选B。
34．A.at C．in
B．through D．onto
解析：选B。根据breaking the window可以推断出所填介词意为“穿过”，故选B。 35．A.terrible C．pleasant
B．strange D．familiar
解析：选D。句意：然而，当它低头闻时，地面上散发出一种熟悉的气味。 36．A.missed C．followed
B．discovered D．ignored
解析：选C。miss“失去”；discover“发现”；follow“跟随”；ignore“忽略”。句意：它跟随这种气味，穿过了草地。
37．A.calmly C．merrily
B．loudly D．gently
解析：选B。calmly“平静地”；loudly“大声地”；merrily“欢乐地”；gently“温柔地”。句意：狗向空中大声的吠叫，穿行森林一直在寻找(主人)，直到发现了那个小屋。
38．A.searched C．looked
B．wandered D．travelled
解析：选A。search“寻找”；wander“徘徊”；look“看；瞧”；travel“旅行”。参考上题解析可知此处选A。
39．A.window C．house
B．girl D．hero
解析：选C。根据上文的提到的名词house可知此处选C。 40．A.satisfaction C．embarrassment
B．disappointment D．delight
解析：选D。satisfaction“满意；满足”；disappointment“失望”；embarrassment“尴尬”；delight“愉快；高兴”。从远处看到了主人的蓝色衣服，当然他高兴。
41．A.jumped C．walked
B．climbed D．flew
解析：选A。jump“跳”；climb“爬”；walk“走；步行”；fly“飞”。根据语境：狗在草丛中，且已发现了主人。故选A。
42．A.awake C．available
B．abandoned D．asleep
解析：选D。根据第二段最后一句中的fall asleep可知此处选D。 43．A.spotted C．observed
B．watched D．saw
解析：选D。spot“玷污； 认出；发现”；watch“观看”；observe“观察”；see“看见”。由句意可知，此处所填词意为“看见”，故选D。
44．A.disturbed C．rescued
B．comforted D．scared
解析：选C。disturb“打扰”；comfort“使舒适”；rescue“挽救”；scare“惊吓”。句意：Laddy，是你救了我。
45．A.pain C．sorrow
B．shock D．relief
解析：选D。pain“痛”；shock“震惊”；sorrow“难过；悲伤”；relief“解脱”。句意：看到他们的女儿回来了，父母激动地留下了泪水，他们如释重负了。
(2012·山东高考)
Whenever we hear about “the homeless”， most of us think of the Developing World. But the __36__ is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a __37__ country like Germany? Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making __38__ for the homeless of Berlin, Germany's capital. They first __39__ one long hot summer when most Germans were __40__ on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, __41__ a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.
The Mullers soon realised that food and clothing weren't __42__. “What these people also need is warmth and __43__，” says Rita. The Mullers didn't __44__ to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita __45__ there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always __46__ to anyone who couldn't face another night on the street.
The couple were soon __47__ all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to __48__ donations. Today, over thirty companies __49__ donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to __50__ them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer __51__ new shoes.
Kurt and Rita receive no __52__ for their hard work. “We feel like parents，” says Rita, “and parents shouldn't __53__ money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets __54__. She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a __55__ in the world.
语篇解读：这是一篇记叙文，叙述的是一对德国夫妇为了帮助无家可归的人所付出的努力，并借主人公之口表达了作者的感受：给予爱，也收获爱，这非常有意义。
36．A.result C．reason
B．truth D．idea
解析：选B。前面的but表转折，句意：但是事实上无家可归的到处都有。句型the truth is that ...意为“事实上……”。
37．A.traditional C．typical
B．developing D．wealthy
解析：选D。根据上文，此处表达的是“一个像德国这么富有的国家”，与前文的for example和后面的like Germany一致。
38．A.preparations C．meals
B．houses D．suggestions
解析：选C。根据下文的sandwiches及a table可知，此句句意为：他们为德国首都柏林的无家可归者做饭已经十一年了。
39．A.began C．called
B．met D．left
解析：选A。此处意为：他们从一个漫长而炎热的夏天开始。上句提到他们为无家可归者提供食物有十一年了，所以此处应该表达何时开始。
40．A.asleep C．across
B．alone D．away
解析：选D。根据后面的Kurt and his wife stayed at home，此处是用大多数德国人与Kurt夫妇作一对比，句意：他们从一个漫长而炎热的夏天开始，此时大多数德国人都外出度假了。
41．A.brought up C．put aside
B．set up D．gave away
解析：选B。句意：Kurt和他的妻子待在家里做三明治，他们在街上布置好桌子，给无家可归者提供食物。set up“安装；布置；临时搭起”，符合句意。put aside“储存；撇开”；bring up“提出；抚养”；gave away“无偿赠送；暴露”。
42．A.enough C．helpful
B．necessary D．expensive
解析：选A。由后句中的what people also need ...可知，此处应该表达的是“穆勒夫妇意识到只有食物和衣服并不够”，故用enough。
43．A.fame C．courage
B．freedom D．caring
解析：选D。句意：他们也需要温暖和关怀。caring“关心；关怀”，符合句意。fame“名
誉；名声”；freedom“自由”；courage“勇气”。
44．A.hesitate C．pretend
B．agree D．intend
解析：选A。由后文中的somebody at home to answer the phone可知，穆勒夫妇很愿意把电话号码给那些街上的需要帮助的人，因此此处表示“很愿意；毫不犹豫地”之意。B项和D项的意义与下文矛盾；pretend“假装”。
45．A.made sense C．made sure
B．found out D．worked out
解析：选C。承接上句而来，前面说到穆勒夫妇把电话号码给街上的人，因此此处应是：Rita确定家里有人随时接电话，make sure“确定”，符合句意。make sense“有道理”；find out“找出；查明”；work out“算出；制定”。
46．A.open C．noisy
B．crowded D．near
解析：选A。此处意为：她家对那些不能在街上再待一夜的人是敞开着的。be open to意为“对某人是敞开的；对……开放”。
47．A.costing C．taking
B．wasting D．spending
解析：选D。句意：穆勒夫妇马上就要花完他们的时间和金钱了。此处用动词过去进行时表示过去将要发生的动作。waste“浪费”；cost“花费”，但主语不能是sb.；take也可表示“花费”，但其主语一般是sth.或形式主语it。
48．A.pay for C．look into
B．ask for D．carry out
解析：选B。句意：因此Kurt去了几家食品厂和服装厂请求捐赠。ask for“请求”，符合句意。pay for“支付”；look into“调查”； carry out“贯彻；执行”。
49．A.completely C．regularly
B．calmly D．roughly
解析：选C。句意：如今，三十多家公司经常为他们的事业捐赠食品和其他物品。regularly“经常性地”，符合句意。completely“完全地；完整地”；calmly“平静地；镇定地”；roughly“粗略地；粗暴地”。
50．A.advertise C．deliver
B．sell D．lend
解析：选C。句意：志愿者帮助向无家可归者分发这些食品物品。deliver“传送；递送”，符合句意。advertise“作广告”；lend“借”；sell“卖”。
51．A.donates
B．produces
C．designs D．collects
解析：选A。上文提到很多公司为无家可归者捐赠，此处表达的应该是：公众也给衣服和钱，而且一家制鞋商捐赠新鞋。donate“捐赠”，符合句意。produce“生产”；design“设计”；collect“收集”。
52．A.permission C．direction
B．payment D．support
解析：选B。由下文可知，此处意为“穆勒夫妇没有因为他们的工作而得到报酬”，payment“报酬；付款”，符合句意。permission“允许；许可”；direction“方向”；support“支持”。
53．A.borrow C．save
B．raise D．expect
解析：选D。句意：我们感觉就像父母，父母是不应该因为帮助孩子而期望得到金钱的。expect“期望；期待”，符合句意；其他选项中，borrow“借”；raise“募集”；have“拥有”，都不符合句意。
54．A.surprised C．tired
B．excited D．amused
解析：选C。这是一个表示让步的句子。句意：尽管Rita承认有时感到累，但她说她会继续这工作，因为她喜欢这种让世界变得不同的感觉。
55．A.profit C．decision
B．difference D．rule
解析：选B。由上题解析可知，此处应该表达的意思是“对世界有意义；让世界不同”，故用短语make a difference，意为“有影响；有区别”。
(2011·四川高考)
I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine, and to my future as a happy wife and businesswoman.When Mum__21__in October 2007, I was a cook.In December that year, while I was working for a wedding, a pearl necklace Mum had left me__22__.I was distraught( 忧心如焚的)．Some days later, I was__23__that a guy who was working with us that day, “ could probably have made a fortune__24__the necklace he found.” __25__， he returned it.Hearing how I'd __26__Mum for six months before her death, he said, “ Christmas is going to be __27__－ why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks？”
I came to Morzaine, a small, friendly village in the Alps and__28__fell in love with it.What was__29__to be a stopgap(权宜之计) trip turned into a new life.I kept travelling between London and here and felt__30__than I had in months.In December 2008, I was __31__as a hotel manager and moved here full time.
A month later, I met Paul, who was travelling here.We fell in love.In the beginning, I didn't want to discuss__32__， because the sadness of losing Mum__33__felt great.Paul understood that and never__34__me but, by summer, we got married.A year later, we used his savings, and the money from the sale of Mum's house, to build our own__35__. We want to give our guests a __36__feel, so each room is themed(以……为主题) around memories from our lives.There are also styles to remind me of Mum－a tiny chair which__37__be in her bedroom is set in one room.
We are having a wonderful life and Mum__38__naturally part of it, __39__there's no way we would be here if it wasn't for the __40__she gave me.I know she's here in spirit, keeping an eye on us.
语篇解读：本文为一篇记叙文。2007年10月母亲去世时，“我”很悲伤，于是到 Morzaine 度假，没想到权宜之计竟成了“我”新生活的开始。
21．A.died C．returned
B．came D．visited
解析：根据下文信息“...a pearl necklace Mum had left me...” 以及“...Mum for six months before her death” 可知，此处应选A。
答案：A
22. A．burned C．broke
B．disappeared D．dropped
解析：根据空格后的信息“...I was distraught (忧心如焚的)．Some days later, I was__23__that ...a fortune __24__the necklace he found”可知，母亲留给“我”的珍珠项链不见了，disappear 不见，消失，符合语境。
答案：B 23. A．shown C．persuaded
B．comforted D．told
解析：几天后，有人告诉( told)“我”：那天与“我”一起工作的一个小伙子本可卖掉他捡到的项链赚一笔钱。
答案：D 24. A．hiding C．selling
B．stealing D．wearing
解析：sell 出售。 有人告诉“我”：那天与“我”一起工作的一个小伙子本可卖掉他捡到的项链赚一笔钱。
答案：C
25. A．Luckily C．Surely
B．Naturally D．Hopefully
解析：Luckily 幸运地，幸好，符合语境。幸运的是，小伙子把捡到的项链还给了“我”。Naturally 自然地；Surely 无疑；Hopefully 抱有希望地，均不符合语境。
答案：A 26. A．nursed C．missed
B．cured D．guarded
解析：nurse 看护，照料。小伙子听到母亲去世前六个月“我”怎样照料她后，建议“我”去 Alps 度假。
答案：A 27. A．long C．merry
B．hard D．free
解析：hard 难过的，艰难的。圣诞节将会很难过。 答案：B
28. A．suddenly C．nearly
B．finally D．immediately
解析：“我”一到 Morzaine 这个友好的小村庄，就喜欢上了它。immediately 立即，立刻，符合语境。suddenly 表示突然，忽然，强调感到意外，不符合语境。
答案：D 29. A．said C．supposed
B．proved D．judged
解析：be supposed to 应该，一般认为。本该是权宜之计的Alps 之旅成了“我”新生活的开始。
答案：C
30. A．smarter C．firmer
B．higher D．lighter
解析：light 快活的，愉快的。句意：往返于London 和 Alps 之间，“我”的心情比此前几个月愉快多了。
答案：D
31. A．honoured C．regarded
B．hired D．trained
解析：hire 聘用，雇用。此处指“我”被聘用为酒店经理。 答案：B 32. A．travel C．children
B．business D．marriage
解析：marriage 婚姻，婚礼。根据上文信息“ A month later, I met Paul, who was travelling here.We fell in love.”及下文“we got married ”可知，应选D。
答案：D
33. A．recently C．still
B．once D．firstly
解析：因为“我”仍然对“我”母亲的去世感到极大的悲伤，所以最初“我”不想谈结婚问题。
答案：C 34. A．left C．surprised
B．pushed D．interrupted
解析：push 催促，说服，敦劝。句意：Paul理解“我”的感受，并没催促“我”结婚。 答案：B 35. A．hotel C．home
B．restaurant D．shop
解析：根据下文信息“We want to give our guests a __36__feel, so each room is themed (以……为主题) around memories from our lives.” 可知，“我们”开办了属于自己的旅馆。
答案：A
36. A．homely C．motherly
B．lively D．friendly
解析：homely 像家一样舒适的，热情友好的，亲切的。根据该句后半句信息 so each room is themed (以……为主题) around memories from our lives 可知“我们”想给顾客一种像在家一样舒适的感觉。
答案：A
37. A．ought to C．might
B．used to D．could
解析： used to (过去持续或经常发生的事)曾经。有方法让“我”想起去世的母亲，因为以前在“我”母亲卧室里放的一把椅子被布置在了一个房间里。
答案：B 38. A．takes C．looks
B．keeps D．feels
解析：从最后一句话“I know she's here in spirit, keeping an eye on us.”可知“我”认为母亲也自然是我们美好生活的一部分。
答案：D 39. A．unless C．because
B．while D．though
解析：because 引导原因状语从句。前后分句有因果关系。要不是母亲给“我”的项链，“我们”不会在 Morzaine，也不会有现在美好的生活。
答案：C
40. A．money C．house
B．chair D．necklace
解析：第一段中的“...a pearl necklace Mum had left me...”有答案提示。 答案：D (2011·陕西高考)
In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困), and only the rich could manage without great __26__. Three of those rich men and their servants were __27__together on a road when they came to a very__28__village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, __29__ he took all the gold and jewels from his waggons (四轮载重马车) and shared __30__out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man, seeing the __31__situation, stopped for a short time and gave__32__ all his food and drink, since he __33__see that money would be of little __34__to them. He made sure that they each __35__their fair share and would have enough food to __36__ for some time. Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, __37__ and went straight through the __38__without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other __39__ the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was __40__that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they __41__the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was __42__travelling quickly, but his waggons，__43__ the gold and valuables they had been __44__， were now full of farming tools and bags of __45__. He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
语篇解读：本文是一则寓言故事，讲述了三位富人以不同的方式赈济村民的故事。第一位富人取出自己全部的金银财宝分给贫穷的村民，第二位富人捐出所有的食物和饮料，而第三位富人的做法却大大出乎人们的意料，他虽目睹贫困之情形却继续赶路，前两位富人给了他“缺乏同情心”的恶评。但他的做法却是发人深省的—他为村民换来了农耕的工具和种子，这才是村民脱贫最需要的。
26．A.loss C．success
B．expectations D．problems
解析：前半句中的there was great poverty 正好与D项problems“困难” 相对应，此处意为“ 只有富人能够维持下去而没有太大的困难”。
答案：D
27．A.standing
B．travelling
C．gathering D．running
解析：其中有三位富人和他们的仆人一起赶路来到了一个村庄。came to 给我们提示，空白处应该填入一个动态的动词，故用travelling。
答案：B
28．A.faraway C．different
B．poor D．ancient
解析：上文提到过great poverty, 下文多次提到poverty, 所以此处应该填poor。 答案：B 29．A.unless C．so
B．because D．if
解析：前面说第一位富人不能忍受看到这种贫困，该空后面说他取出所有的金银财宝分给村民。由此不难看出前后是因果关系，故用so。
答案：C 30．A.them C．nothing
B．anything D．those
解析：此处用them 代替前文的all the gold and jewels。 答案：A 31．A.curious C．dangerous
B．worrying D．puzzling
解析：该空后面的situation 指的是29空前的the poverty，贫困应该是“ 令人忧虑的”而不是“好奇的”“危险的”或“令人迷惑不解的”。
答案：B
32．A.the villagers C．the others
B．his servants D．the rest
解析：第二位富人不忍心看到这种情形，停了一会儿之后他把所有食物和饮料都给了村民(the villagers)。
答案：A 33．A.could C．should
B．might D．must
解析：could 表示能力，意为“能够”，符合语境。might 表可能性，意为“或许，可能”，用于表示把握性不大的推测；should “应该”； must “必须”，均不合逻辑。
答案：A 34．A.interest C．use
B．concern D．attraction
解析：他知道钱对于他们来说几乎没有用。be of little use to...“对于……几乎没有用”。 答案：C
35．A.returned C．offered
B．gained D．received
解析：receive 与前文的give 相对应，即他确保他们每个人都公平地“收到”他们应得的那份。
答案：D 36．A.remain C．supply
B．last D．share
解析：会有足够的食物维持一段时间，lost 作不及物动词，有继续，持续，维持的意思。 答案：B
37．A.turned back C．showed off
B．set out D．speeded up
解析：第三位富人一看到这种贫困的情形，加快了步伐径直穿过而没有停下来。该空后面的went through 和without stopping 是提示。
答案：D 38．A.village C．field
B．land D．road
解析：第三位富人径直穿过村庄没有停下来。 答案：A 39．A.whether C．where
B．how D．when
解析：前两位富人评论第三位富人缺乏同情心。how 引导宾语从句，意为“如何……，多么……”，符合句意。
答案：B 40．A.good C．true
B．certain D．strange
解析：该空后面的they themselves 指的是前文的the two other rich men, 根据前文可知，另外两位富人认为第三位富人缺乏同情心，而他们提供帮助当然是“好的”。
答案：A
41．A.welcomed C．accepted
B．met D．persuaded
解析：根据该空后面的宾语the third rich man 和上下文可知，此处应该填met, 即三天之后他们遇到了第三位富人。
答案：B 42．A.still C．always
B．already D．indeed
解析：37空有提示。再次见到第三位富人时，他“仍然”走得很快。quickly 与speed up 是相对应的。
答案：A
43．A.except for C．apart from
B．instead of D．along with
解析：根据后文的now full of farming tools and... 可知，原来装的the gold and valuables“金子和有价值的东西”没有了，取而代之的是农具和种子，所以应选instead of “代替，取代”。
答案：B 44．A.loading C．carrying
B．treasuring D．earning
解析：金子和有价值的东西是他原来一直携带“carry” 着的。其他选项很显然不合题意。 答案：C 45．A.food C．money
B．jewels D．seeds
解析：and 这个并列连词前面是farming tools, 所以此空应该是与农耕有关的词语，据此可知，答案应选D, seeds “种子”。
答案：D (2011·山东高考)
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all__36__of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they __37__that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought__38__for the performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn't go, so my brother__39__me the ticket. I was really__40__！
I remember the buzz(嘈杂声)of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our__41__. After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became__42__. I could barely make out the stage in the __43__.We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band__44__the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn't __45__what he was saying.The first song was already starting and the music was as __46__as a jet engine. I could __47__the drum beats and the bass notes in my stomach. I can't recall any of the songs that the band played. I just __48__that I really enjoyed the show and didn't want it to __49__.But in the end ，after three encores(加演)，the show finished.We left
the __50__and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just__51__from a long sleep. My ears were still __52__with the beat of the last song . After the __53__， I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, __54__， I listen to one of their songs and __55__I'm back at that first show.
语篇解读：作者回忆了小时候观看Black Wednesday 乐队演出的情景，同时向我们描述了那次演出对作者产生的深刻影响。
36．A.members C．fans
B．friends D．volunteers
解析：他们发现Black Wendesday要在当地演出，马上买了票去看，可知他们都是Black Wendesday 的粉丝。最后一段的第一句也是线索提示。
答案：C 37．A.guessed C．thought
B．discovered D．predicted
解析：他们发现Black Wednesday 要在当地演出。discover“发觉，发现”，符合语境。 答案：B 38．A.flowers C．clothes
B．drinks D．tickets
解析：根据常识可知，喜欢的乐队在当地剧院演出，粉丝们应该是买票去看，所以选D。 答案：D 39．A.booked C．returned
B．offered D．found
解析：offer sb.sth.(主动)向某人提供某物。最后时刻，哥哥的一个朋友不能去看演出了，所以哥哥把那张票给了我。
答案：B
40．A.relaxed C．excited
B．embarrassed D．encouraged
解析：哥哥给了我一张票，我自然很兴奋。 答案：C 41．A.seats C．spots
B．entrance D．space
解析：由下一句After a few minutes，the lights went down...可知这里描述的是刚进剧院，演出还没开始时的情景，所以说我们应该是在找座位。
答案：A
42．A.comfortable C．serious
B．quiet D．nervous
解析：几分钟后灯突然熄灭，大家都安静下来等待看演出。 答案：B 43．A.silence C．darkness
B．noise D．smoke
解析：结合常识可知，由于灯突然熄灭，眼睛还没有适应，所以在黑暗中(darkness)我几乎辨认不出舞台。
答案：C
44．A.fell upon C．broke into
B．got through D．stepped onto
解析：这里指的是演员登上舞台，所以用step onto the stage。当第一批演员登上舞台的时候 ，人群像爆炸了一样，突然发出了一阵欢呼声。
答案：D 45．A.forget C．repeat
B．hear D．bear
解析：所选词的宾语为what he was saying，结合当时的情景，观众们在欢呼，所以这里表达的意思为：我听不到哥哥在我耳边说的是什么。
答案：B 46．A.loud C．sweet
B．hard D．fast
解析：喷气式飞机的发动机发出的声音是非常响的。所以应该选A。音乐像喷气式飞机发出的声音那么响。
答案：A 47．A.feel C．enjoy
B．touch D．digest
解析：当时的音乐很响，我的腹部可以感觉到鼓点和低音符。 答案：A 48．A.realize C．believe
B．understand D．remember
解析：对应前面的recall(回想起)，这里应该选remember。我想不起那天晚上乐队演奏的任何一首乐曲，我只记得我真的很喜欢那场演出。
答案：D 49．A.continue
B．delay
C．finish D．change
解析：因为喜欢，所以不想让它结束，但是经过三次加演之后，演出还是结束了。 答案：C 50．A.party C．opera
B．theatre D．stage
解析：看完演出后，我们离开了剧院，所以选B。 答案：B 51．A.escaped C．benefited
B．traveled D．woken
解析：woken是wake的过去分词，wake from a sleep从睡梦中醒来。演出结束，我们离开了剧院，摇摇晃晃地走在人行道上，就像从大睡中刚刚醒来。
答案：D 52．A.aching C．ringing
B．burning D．rolling
解析：最后一首歌的节奏仍然在我耳边回响，所以选C。 答案：C
53．A.competition C．interview
B．performance D．celebration
解析：(看完)那次演出之后，我也(和哥哥一样)成了Black Wednesday 乐队的粉丝。 答案：B 54．A.though C．instead
B．otherwise D．besides
解析：上一句告诉我们，在做了几年Black Wednesday 乐队的粉丝后，我又喜欢上了其他类型的音乐。但是偶尔听到他们的歌曲，我就会想象重新回到了当年第一次看演出时的情景。
答案：A 55．A.decide C．conclude
B．regret D．imagine
解析：这里是对当年观看演出的情景的想象，所以选D。 答案：D (2009·江西高考)
Peter and Paul had got permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm.But，being adventurous boys，they knew it would be more__36__to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river.Excitedly，the boys__37__with their tent and food. Carrying their heavy__38__，the two brothers walked along the riverbank，hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down.They were eager to reach their __39__before lunchtime.As they entered the cool，shadowy woods，they began to search for a suitable camping spot.Peter wanted to__40__close to the river at the edge of the woods，__41__Paul，who was older，insisted that they camp further away.__42__，Peter followed his brother deeper into the __43__.“This really is a wonderful setting！” said Paul in excitement.They __44__their tent，and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made，then decided to find their way __45__to the river to catch some fish. “Are you sure that this is the right __46__？” whispered Peter shakily.“I'm sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago.”Paul walked __47__silently.“Look，there it is again.We're lost，aren't we？” complained Peter.Paul had to admit that he didn't know where they were.__48__，they were a long distance from where they were __49__to be.They were not even__50__of where they had set up their camp.They sat in __51__for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea.“Why don't we look for clues (线索) the way that trackers __52__in the movies? We weren't careful about how we walked，so I'm sure we would have left __53__some broken tree branches and leaves.”
Carefully，the boys __54__the marks that they had left，until finally they found their campsite.Hurriedly，they packed their belongings and set off__55__the direction of the river. What would their parents think of their adventure?
语篇解读：两个喜欢冒险的孩子贸然闯入了茂密的树林，不幸迷失了方向。危急之中，其中一人联想到了电影中追踪者寻找线索的方法，从而帮助他们走出了困境。
36．A.surprising C．annoying
B．exciting D．frightening
解析：本句的前半部分提到这两个孩子喜欢冒险，由此可知他们认为在河那边的树林中野营更“刺激”。下一句中的Excitedly也是提示。
答案：B
37．A.went round C．went away
B．went back D．went through
解析：他们满怀激情地带着帐篷和食物“离开”了。A项表示“四处走”，B项表示“回去”，D项表示“通过，完成”，都不符合语境。
答案：C 38．A.load C．food
B．tent D．storage
解析：load表示“负荷”，此处指上文提到的他们携带的帐篷和食物。 答案：A
39．A.grassland C．field
B．destination D．river
解析：他们急于在午饭前到达“目的地”，即河那边的那个树林。 答案：B 40．A.live C．wait
B．lie D．stay
解析：上一句提到他们在寻找合适的营地，所以用stay表示“停留，暂住”。 答案：D 41．A.but C．or
B．and D．so
解析：Peter想把营地安扎在河边，“可是”Paul坚持在更远的地方安扎营地。 答案：A
42．A.Unconsciously C．Unwillingly
B．Unfortunately D．Uninterestingly
解析：Peter“不情愿地”跟着Paul朝树林深处走去。A项表示“无意识地”；B项表示“不幸地”，D项表示“乏味地”，都不符合语境。
答案：C 43．A.woods C．setting
B．farm D．camp
解析：由上下文可知，此处应选woods。 答案：A 44．A.put off C．put down
B．put on D．put up
解析：此处put up表示“搭起”。前三项分别表示“推迟”“穿上”“放下”，语义都不恰当。
答案：D 45．A.forward C．back
B．near D．further
解析：上文提到Peter想在河边安扎营地，而Paul则要向树林深处走去，由此可知他们决定“返回”到原来的河边去捉一些鱼。
答案：C 46．A.place C．way
B．mark D．time
解析：他们显然是在树林中迷失了方向，因此Peter颤抖着问Paul所走的是否是正确的
“道路”。
答案：C 47．A.alone C．in
B．about D．on
解析：Paul默默地“继续”往前走。此处on表示动作的继续。 答案：D 48．A.After all C．Above all
B．At last D．At first
解析：Paul不得不承认他不知道他们现在身在何处，“毕竟”他们离应该在的地方太远了。后三项分别表示“最后”“首先，最重要的是”“开始，最初”。
答案：A
49．A.discovered C．persuaded
B．encouraged D．supposed
解析：be supposed to do sth.表示“应该做某事”，此句的意思是他们离应该在的地方很远。
答案：D 50．A.afraid C．informed
B．sure D．reminded
解析：两个人在树林中迷失了方向，他们甚至不能“确信”营地安扎在了什么地方。 答案：B
51．A.enjoyment C．disappointment
B．satisfaction D．imagination
解析：他们既找不到原来的道路，又记不起营地在什么地方，因此非常“失望”地坐了几分钟。
答案：C 52．A.appear C．work
B．do D．behave
解析：此处do代指本句前面的look for clues，以避免重复，意思是“我们为什么不像电影中的追踪者那样寻找线索呢？”
答案：B 53．A.behind C．aside
B．out D．around
解析：leave behind表示“留下”。Peter相信他们在道路上留下了一些痕迹。leave out表示“省略”；leave aside表示“搁置”；leave around表示“乱扔”。
答案：A 54．A.fetched C．followed
B．watched D．collected
解析：两个孩子仔细地“跟踪”他们留下的痕迹，最终找到了他们的营地。 答案：C 55．A.for C．at
B．to D．in
解析：他们匆忙打点好物品，朝河边走去。in the direction of表示“朝……方向”，是固定搭配。
答案：D
考点二 夹叙夹议 (2013·课标Ⅰ)
I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”， which was to make us more __36__ the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to “__37__ a disability” for several hours one Sunday. Some members, __38__， chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound-blocking earplugs (耳塞) or blindfolds (眼罩)．
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a __39__ experience. I had never considered before how __40__ it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my __41__ made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not __42__. Then I wondered where to put my __43__. It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into __44__. I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of __45__ for several hours. For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary (临时的) __46__. I tried to find a __47__ position and thought it might be restful, __48__ kind of nice, to be __49__ around for a while. Looking around, I __50__ I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I __51__ the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the __52__ of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) __53__ task. My wheelchair experiment was soon __54__. It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the __55__， both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.
语篇解读：本文介绍了作者参加的一个名为“Sensitivity Sunday”的活动。在活动中，通过体验残疾人在日常生活中所面临的困难及挑战，作者更好地理解了残疾人。
36．A.curious about C．aware of
B．interested in D．careful with
解析：选C 作者参加了一个名为“Sensitivity Sunday”的活动，该活动旨在让大家了解(aware of)残疾人面临的一些问题。
37．A.cure C．adopt
B．prevent D．analyze
解析：选C 作者和参加活动的其他成员们必须在几小时内接受(adopt)“他们身体有残疾”这个假想的事实。第二段的最后一句中的“adopting a wheelchair”也是暗示。
38．A.instead C．as usual
B．strangely D．like me
解析：选D 根据下文的内容可知，作者也选择使用轮椅，故应选D项。 39．A.learning C．satisfying
B．working D．relaxing
解析：选A 坐轮椅是一次学习(learning)经历。根据下文的内容也可推出，作者通过这次经历学到了很多。
40．A.convenient C．boring
B．awkward D．exciting
解析：选B 根据下文内容可知，作者以前从未想过使用轮椅会多么不方便(awkward)。 41．A.height C．skill
B．force D．weight
解析：选D 作者一坐在轮椅上，他的体重(weight)就使轮椅开始转动。 42．A.locked C．powered
B．repaired D．grasped
解析：选A 根据前文的“begin to roll”可知，轮椅的轮子并没有被锁上(locked)。 43．A.hands C．keys
B．feet D．handles
解析：选B 根据下文中的“the metal footrest”可知，此处应选B项。 44．A.place C．play
B．action D．effect
解析：选A 作者花了好一会儿才把金属脚踏板调试好。get sth. into place“把……放在正确的位置”。
45．A.operation C．transportation
B．communication D．production
解析：选C 作者第一次很不舒服地看了几眼轮椅，它就是作者在随后的几小时内唯一的交通工具(means of transportation)。
46．A.exploration C．experiment
B．education D．entertainment
解析：选C 对于残疾人来说，坐在轮椅上绝非是一种暂时的体验(experiment)。
47．A.flexible C．starting
B．safe D．comfortable
解析：选D 作者尽力找到一个舒适的(comfortable)坐姿，以为这样可以放松一下。 48．A.yet C．still
B．just D．even
解析：选D 作者甚至(even)想，要是被人推着四处走动一会儿，就太好了。 49．A.shown C．driven
B．pushed D．guided
解析：选B 参见上题解析。push“推”，符合语境。 50．A.realized C．agreed
B．suggested D．admitted
解析：选A 当作者环视四周时，他才意识到(realized)，他不得不靠自己转动轮子，轮椅才会移动。
51．A.lifted C．pressed
B．turned D．seized
解析：选B 当作者转动(turned)沉重的轮子时，他的手开始疼起来。 52．A.path C．direction
B．position D．way
解析：选C 作者这才恍然大悟，对于坐在轮椅上的人来说，控制轮椅的方向(direction)绝非一项简单的任务。
53．A.easy C．major
B．heavy D．extra
解析：选A 参见上题解析。easy“简单的”，符合语境。 54．A.forgotten C．conducted
B．repeated D．finished
解析：选D 作者坐轮椅的体验不久就结束了(finished)。 55．A.weaknesses C．anxieties
B．challenges D．illnesses
解析：选B 几个小时的“残疾”体验让作者感受到了残疾人所要面临的身体和精神方面的挑战，而这些是残疾人必须克服的。
(2013·天津高考)
As I held my father's hands one night, I couldn't help but notice their calluses (老茧) and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a __16__， including all his struggles.
One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾) hit Ontario, turning it into a __17__ desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last __18__ from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which __19__ took twenty minutes. That morning，however, the process didn't __20__ quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we __21__ needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and __22__. Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves！”Dad __23__， “Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we're __24__.” Such is Dad — whatever problem he __25__， he never gives up.
__26__， the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country. It was a challenging time for everyone, __27__ Dad remained optimistic. He __28__ to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to __29__ Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real __30__. From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to __31__ our family. He always puts our happiness __32__ his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games __33__ his exhaustion after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and __34__， putting others first.
Dad, the life __35__ I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者通过回忆一些与父亲有关的往事，向读者描述了在其成长道路上父亲对她的影响。
16．A.teacher C．farmer
B．gardener D．grocer
解析：选C 根据下文可知，父亲应是一位农民，故选farmer。 17．A.stormy C．disappearing
B．lively D．burning
解析：选D 因为Ontario遭遇了旱灾，故这个地区变成了燃烧的(burning)沙漠。 18．A.order C．gap
B．form D．position
解析：选A 根据下文中的“the grocery store”和上文中的“fill”一词可知此处为订单(order)。
19．A.repeatedly C．finally
B．normally D．really
解析：选B 我们一共需要50打，这通常(normally)只需要20分钟就可以完成。 20．A.go C．occur
B．begin D．change
解析：选A 然而，那天早上进展(go)得不快。begin“开始”；occur“发生”；change“改
变”。
21．A.yet C．even
B．still D．nearly
解析：选B 根据下文的“If the store wants its last twenty dozen”可知，此处为仍旧(still)需要20打。
22．A.surprised C．angry
B．nervous D．frightened
解析：选C 根据下文中的“Dropping the basket heavily”和后面作者说的话可知，作者此时非常沮丧和生气(angry)。
23．A.apologized C．complained
B．cried D．laughed
解析：选D 根据本段最后一句话可知，父亲应该一点都不生气，会乐观面对，故选laughed。
24．A.lost C．gone
B．done D．touched
解析：选B 父亲说我们每人只剩10打了，故此处的意思是“然后我们就完成了”。故选done。
25．A.meets with C．works out
B．brings up D．thinks about
解析：选A 这就是父亲——不管他遇到(meets with)什么问题，他从不放弃。bring up“养育，提出”；work out“算出，计划”；think about“认真考虑”。
26．A.Thankfully C．Unfortunately
B．Hopefully D．Strangely
解析：选C 根据下文内容可知，此处表示不幸的是(unfortunately)。 27．A.or C．so
B．for D．but
解析：选D 分析语境可知，空处前后句之间为转折关系，故选but。 28．A.happened C．continued
B．seemed D．aimed
解析：选C 根据上下文可知，父亲很乐观，因此他继续(continued)对其他事情心怀感激。
29．A.face C．examine
B．appreciate D．question
解析：选B 直到那时我才开始欣赏(appreciate)父亲和他的信念，正是这种信念引领我
们度过了那些艰苦的日子。
30．A.love C．friendship
B．pride D．honesty
解析：选A 根据下文中的“His loving and selfless nature”可知，此处应填love。 31．A.support C．start
B．settle D．impress
解析：选A 从黎明到傍晚，他花无数的时间工作来养家糊口(support our family)。 32．A.after C．beside
B．before D．under
解析：选B 根据父亲的性格可知，他总是把我们的幸福放在他个人幸福之前。 33．A.in spite of C．in control of
B．in terms of D．in place of
解析：选A 尽管他劳累了一天，但他总是在体育比赛上为我加油。in spite of“尽管”；in terms of“谈及，就……而言”；in control of“控制，管理”；in place of“代替”。故选A。
34．A.careful C．considerate
B．regretful D．humorous
解析：选C 他充满爱的、无私的天性已经激励我变得更加有同情心、体贴(considerate)，总是处处先为别人考虑。
35．A.history C．patterns
B．motto D．lessons
解析：选D 从父亲身上学到的生活经验(lessons)会让我永远铭记。 (2013·四川高考)
“Look, it's Baldy！” A boy shouted in my direction across the playground.Even though I was used to regular insults (侮辱) because of the __11__ on my head, it was __12__ horrible to hear.I sighed as I headed back to the class.
When I was just 20 months old, I suffered serious __13__ after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head.I was __14__ to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors __15__ to save my life. “Holly's very __16__ to be alive，” they told Mum and Dad. “But she'll be __17__ with scars on her head, and of course her hair won't grow there.”
As a child, I cared much about my scars, so I __18__ wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home. __19__ I didn't, people would call me horrible names like Baldy. Although my friends were always comforting me, they never __20__ understood how it felt. Then through the hospital I was __21__ to a children's burns camp, where children like me can get any help.There, I __22__ 14-year-old Stephanie, whose burns are a lot more serious than mine.But she is so __23__ that she never lets anyone put her down. “You shouldn't __24__ what people say about what you look like because we're not different from anyone else, Holly，” she __25__ me.“And you don't need to wear a scarf because you look great __26__ it！” For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who'd been through something __27__. So weeks later, at my 13th birthday party, __28__ by her bravery, I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars.It felt amazing not having to __29__ away behind my scarf. Now, I am __30__ of what I look like and much happier, because I have realized it is your personality (个性) that decides who you truly are.
语篇解读：本文为记叙文。作者为了隐藏头上的伤疤外出时常戴头巾，但Stephanie的情况比作者更严重，在Stephanie的鼓励下，作者终于摘下了头巾。
11．A.hat C．scars
B．scarf D．cuts
解析：选C 第二段中的“scars on her head”和第三段中的“I cared much about my scars”暗示“我”头上有伤疤(scars)。
12．A.still C．never
B．just D．seldom
解析：选A 即使“我”习惯了因为头上的伤疤而带来的侮辱，这听起来仍然(still)很恐怖。
13．A.hunger C．defeats
B．cold D．burns
解析：选D 当“我”20个月大的时候，一碗热油倾倒在“我”头上后，“我”被严重地烫伤(burns)了。
14．A.rushed C．invited
B．led D．forced
解析：选A “我”被急速送往医院。rush表示“因意外事件而急送某人去某处”，符合语境。
15．A.learned C．returned
B．fought D．decided
解析：选B 医生奋力挽救“我”的生命。fight to do sth.“努力做某事”，符合语境。 16．A.happy C．lonely
B．lucky D．poor
解析：选B 医生告诉“我”的父母，“我”能活下来很幸运(lucky)。 17．A.pressed C．left
B．occupied D．painted
解析：选C “但是她的头部会留下伤疤，当然伤疤处也不会长头发。”leave“使留下，
造成”，符合语境。
18．A.possibly C．finally
B．usually D．nearly
解析：选B 小时候，“我”很在意头上的伤疤，因此离开家时“我”通常(usually)都会戴着头巾以掩盖伤疤。
19．A.Although C．If
B．Since D．Before
解析：选C 如果“我”不戴头巾，就会有人叫“我”“秃子”之类难听的绰号。此处用If引导条件状语从句， 符合语境。
20．A.correctly C．easily
B．roughly D．really
解析：选D 虽然朋友们都安慰“我”，但他们永远不会真正理解“我”的感受。really“真正地”，符合语境。
21．A.promoted C．reported
B．introduced D．carried
解析：选B 通过医院介绍，“我”去了一个烫伤孩子的营地，在那儿像“我”这样的孩子们可得到任何帮助。introduce“介绍，引见”，符合语境。
22．A.met C．remembered
B．recognized D．caught
解析：选A 在那儿，“我”遇见(met)了14岁的Stephanie，她的烧伤比“我”更严重。 23．A.honest C．active
B．strong D．young
解析：选B 根据语境可知，此处表示“Stephanie很坚强(strong)”。 24．A.write down C．pass on
B．agree with D．listen to
解析：选D “你不应该听(listen to)别人对你的外表的评价，因为我们与其他任何人没什么不同。”
25．A.promised C．ordered
B．encouraged D．calmed
解析：选B 语境表明Stephanie在鼓励(encouraged)我。 26．A.in C．without
B．for D．beyond
解析：选C “你没必要戴头巾，因为你不戴头巾很好看。”without“没有”，符合语境。
27．A.similar C．hard
B．strange D．important
解析：选A 在“我”的一生中，“我”第一次可以和经历了相似苦难的人交谈。similar“相似的”，符合语境。
28．A.allowed C．guided
B．required D．inspired
解析：选D 几周后，Stephanie的勇敢激励了“我”，“我”放弃了头巾，露出了头上的伤疤。inspire“鼓舞，激励”，符合语境。
29．A.hide C．keep
B．give D．put
解析：选A 不躲藏在头巾下，“我”感觉很棒。hide away“躲避”，符合语境。 30．A.sick C．tired
B．aware D．proud
解析：选D 现在的“我”为自己的外表感到自豪(proud)。 (2013·山东高考)
I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people __36__ I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a __37__ person. I think my __38__ started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my __39__ and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever __40__ to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really __41__. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) __42__. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I __43__ to help. That was really a big __44__ for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of __45__ are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new __46__， however, came when I took a part-time job at Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer's disease became my __47__. Every time I came into her room, she was so __48__ because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never __49__ her, so I took her place. She let me __50__ that making others feel good made me feel good too. When she died, I was __51__， but I was also very grateful to her.
I think I am a much __52__ person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not __53__ these experiences. They have __54__ me to care about other people more than about myself. I __55__ who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
语篇解读：作者以前是一个以自我为中心的人，但是作者的一些经历教会了她如何关心别人。
36．A.since
B．before
C．or D．unless
解析：选B 作者以前是一个以自我为中心的人，但是现在变了。以自我为中心的人总是先为自己考虑，既然现在变了，就会先考虑别人，所以填before。
37．A.famous C．different
B．simple D．skilled
解析：选C 作者以前以自己为中心，现在知道考虑别人了，所以她与以前的自己不同了，故选different。
38．A.education C．tour
B．career D．change
解析：选D 根据下文可知，作者通过讲述事实来说明自己是何时开始改变的，所以填change。
39．A.balance C．degree
B．homework D．interest
解析：选C 根据上文的Palomar College和动词get可知，此处应选degree“学位”。 40．A.talked C．lied
B．wrote D．reported
解析：选A 作者自以为比任何人都聪明，所以几乎不与班里的任何人“交谈”。 41．A.careful C．curious
B．lonely D．guilty
解析：选B 根据下文的“好像除了我之外其他人都交了朋友，他们都很愉快”可知，作者没交到朋友，所以感到“孤独”。
42．A.argument C．experiment
B．game D．defence
解析：选C 作者感到孤独，所以就开始尝试一个试验。根据语境可知应填experiment。 43．A.dared C．hesitated
B．offered D．happened
解析：选B 作者开始询问周围的人，如果有困难，她会提供帮助。 44．A.dream C．duty
B．problem D．step
解析：选D 作者以前几乎从不和班里任何人交流，而现在却主动询问别人有什么困难需要帮助，这对她来说是一大“步”，所以填step。
45．A.us C．them
B．which D．whom
解析：选C 分析语境和句子结构可知，空处用来指代前面的several new friends，所以
填them。
46．A.attitude C．hope
B．hobby D．luck
解析：选A 作者从几乎不和班里任何人交流到主动询问别人有什么困难，是否需要帮助，是“态度”的转变。
47．A.friend C．guide
B．partner D．guest
解析：选A 根据下文可知，这位老太太把作者当成自己的女儿，她使作者明白让别人感觉好也会使自己感觉好，作者把她当成了“朋友”。
48．A.polite C．strange
B．happy D．confident
解析：选B 由于老太太见到作者以为见到了自己的女儿，所以她感到“高兴”。 49．A.bothered C．visited
B．answered D．trusted
解析：选C 根据下文的“我代替了她的位置”可知，她的女儿从未来“看望”过她。 50．A.explain C．declare
B．guess D．see
解析：选D 老太太让作者明白了让别人开心也可以使自己开心。其余三项的意思是“解释”、“猜测”和“宣布”，都不符合语境。
51．A.homeless C．bad-tempered
B．heartbroken D．hopeless
解析：选B 老太太把作者看作是自己的女儿，作者也把老人看作是亲人，所以老太太去世，作者很“伤心”。
52．A.quieter C．better
B．busier D．richer
解析：选C 作者以前只知道为自己考虑，现在知道了关心别人，所以同以前相比，作者好多了。
53．A.forget C．improve
B．face D．analyze
解析：选A 作者希望自己不会“忘记”这些经历。其余三项的意思是“面对”“改善”和“分析”，都不符合语境。
54．A.forced C．ordered
B．preferred D．taught
解析：选D 这些经历教会了作者如何去关心他人。
55．A.miss C．wonder
B．like D．expect
解析：选B 作者喜欢现在的自己。其余三项的意思是“想念”“疑惑”和“期望”，都不符合语境。
(2012·福建高考)
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left __36__. Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other __37__？
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s，__38__ children from different races and religions played and studied __39__ in
harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's __40__ from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu — we just __41__ our differences. Perhaps，our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well __42__ or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd __43__ the countryside on our bicycles，hoping to __44__ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his __45__.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I __46__ touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I __47__ my destination. The driver acknowledged my __48__ but did not move off. Instead, he looked __49__ at me.“Raddar？” he said, using my childhood nickname (绰号)．I was astonished at being so __50__ addressed (称呼)．Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two __51__ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something __52__ to describe.
If we can allow our children to be __53__ without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people，regardless of race or religion, who will be __54__ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and __55__ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “We happy few. We band of brothers”．
语篇解读：作者和儿时的伙伴虽然信奉的宗教不同但是彼此非常要好，分别多年后再次巧遇使双方激动不已。作者通过自己的经历告诉我们要排除种族歧视，同甘共苦，创建和谐社会。
36．A.interested C．puzzled
B．pleased D．excited
解析：选C。根据下文的作者的疑问“为什么这些人有那些不信任和问题呢？”可知作者感到非常困惑，选择puzzled。
37．A.parties
B．cities
C．villages D．races
解析：选D。根据最后一段第一句中出现的without prejudice“没有种族歧视”和下文的regardless of race or religion“不管种族和宗教”，可推知本空选择D项。
38．A.why C．how
B．which D．when
解析：选D。本句是个定语从句，先行词指的是20世纪60年代的时候，所以用when。 39．A.together C．alone
B．around D．apart
解析：选A。那个时候我们来自不同种族的孩子们一起(together)玩，一起学习，相处融洽。
40．A.drop C．move
B．throw D．roll
解析：选B。a stone's throw“近在咫尺”，本句指的是我家当时离Ismail的家很近。 41．A.refused C．sought
B．made D．accepted
解析：选D。differences指的是上文提到的Ismail是个穆斯林教，并且我是印度教，根据下文的解释可知我们接受(accept)彼此的信奉的宗教的不同。
42．A.paid C．preserved
B．meant D．treated
解析：选B。well meant“善意的”是个固定短语，本句指的是我们的老人没有用那些不必要的建议来充满我们的大脑，不管是善意的还是别的。
43．A.explore C．discover
B．search D．desert
解析：选A。选择explore“探索；考查”，形容当时作者和他的伙伴童真无邪的心理，觉得一切都很新鲜，骑着自行车来“探索”乡下未知的事物。
44．A.get through C．come across
B．deal with D．take away
解析：选C。由于没去过乡下，而且说是骑着自行车，当然是想遇到一些没遇到过的事情，come across“偶然中遇到”。
45．A.arrival C．effort
B．choice D．company
解析：选D。根据上文的accompany“陪同”可知答案为company，“有他的陪伴我感到很高兴”。
46．A.lost
B．gained
C．developed D．missed
解析：选A。根据下文Unexpectedly! It was Ismail！可推知自从各自搬家后他们两个失去了(lost)联系。
47．A.stated C．decided
B．ordered D．chose
解析：选A。我叫了一个出租车并说明(state)了我的目的地。 48．A.attempts C．opinions
B．instructions D．arrangements
解析：选B。这个司机获悉了我的吩咐(instructions)。 49．A.anxiously C．disappointedly
B．carelessly D．fixedly
解析：选D。考查副词词义辨析。由于是多年之后好朋友见面，当然应该是Ismail目不转睛地盯着我。故选择fixedly。
50．A.familiarly C．fully
B．strangely D．coldly
解析：选A。考查副词词义辨析。根据上文的childhood nickname，可知是熟悉的称呼familiarly。根据句意可知作者在异地有人叫他儿时的绰号感到非常震惊。
51．A.departures C．years
B．months D．decades
解析：选D。考查上下文逻辑关系。根据本段第一句时间是in 1983和第二段第一句20世纪60年代可推知事情过了20多年，选择decade“十年”。
52．A.possible C．hard
B．funny D．clear
解析：选C。考查形容词辨析。根据语境和本句中的a true affection，可知当时作者的心情是难以(hard)形容。
53．A.them C．us
B．themselves D．ourselves
解析：选B。考查代词的逻辑代指。选择themselves指的是我们孩子们他们自己。 54．A.from C．with
B．by D．against
解析：选B。考查介词辨析。by one's side through thick and thin“和某人同甘共苦，共同支持”。
55．A.still C．then
B．otherwise D．instead
解析：选C。考查副词的辨析。社会被建立在这样的友谊之上，那么(then)我们如莎士比亚所写的那样真正能成为“一支兄弟的队伍”。
(2012·北京高考)
Inspiration
“Mama, when I grow up, I'm going to be one of those ！”I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three.It was the first time that my __36__ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training.As I grew older and was __37__ to more, my interests in the world of dance __38__ varied but that little girl's dream of someday becoming a __39__ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a __40__： I became a member of the company __41__ back to 1925.
As I look back on that day now, it surely __42__ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief __43__ I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day.I never actually __44__ to get the job.After being offered the position, I was completely __45__ .I remember shaking with excitement.
Though I was absolutely thrilled with the chance, it did not come without its fair share of __46__.Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to __47__ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration.It is that extreme __48__ to detail (细节) and stress on practice that set us __49__.To then follow those high-energy rehearsals __50__ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new __51__ of the words “hard work”．What I thought were my physical __52__ were pushed much further than I thought __53__.I learned to make each performance better than the last. Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great __54__ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a __55__ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow — and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.
语篇解读：童年的梦想激励着作者，最终梦想成真。不懈的追求和身体的挑战鼓舞着作者不断超越自我，迈向更高的境界。
36．A.hobby C．dream
B．plan D．word
解析：选C。根据上一句引号中的内容可知作者的“梦想”在三岁的时候首次生动地、清晰地呈现出来。另外，第38空后面的“that little girl's dream”也是线索提示。
37．A.connected C．exposed
B．expanded D．extended
解析：选C。随着年龄的增长，阅历的丰富，作者在舞蹈世界的兴趣当然也随之发生了变化。expose sb.to sth.表示“使某人接触某物，使某人体验某物”。
38．A.rarely C．probably
解析：选B。参见上题解析。 39．A.director C．leader
B．certainly D．consistently
B．trainer D．dancer
解析：选D。本段开头部分提到作者看到那家舞蹈公司的演出后梦想成为她们中的一员，由此可判断作者从未放弃有一天能成为一名“舞蹈演员”的梦想。
40．A.symbol C．truth
B．memory D．reality
解析：选D。根据冒号后面的内容可知作者的梦想成为了“现实”，故选D项。 41．A.bouncing C．turning
B．dating D．tracking
解析：选B。date back to表示“自……存在至今，追溯到……年代”，此处是说这家公司成立于1925年。
42．A.lacks C．makes
B．adds D．brings
解析：选A。作者没有想到自己的梦想竟然成为了现实，所以如今回想起那一天，也肯定“缺乏”任何现实的感觉。
43．A.while C．until
B．since D．when
解析：选C。作者难以相信自己梦想成真，因此，第一天一直处于怀疑的兴奋状态，“直到”排练到一半的时候。
44．A.cared C．asked
B．expected D．decided
解析：选B。结合本段前两句中的内容可知，作者实际上从未“期望”能得到这份工作。 45．A.motivated C．convinced
B．relaxed D．astonished
解析：选D。下一句提到作者因为兴奋而发抖，由此可知作者得到这个职位后，十分“震惊”。
46．A.challenges C．advantages
B．profits D．adventures
解析：选A。下一句提到作者每周要排练六天，由此可知伴随着激动、兴奋的同时，相应的“挑战”也随之而来。
47．A.put
B．mix
C．build D．pick
解析：选D。作者在排练中发现全神贯注地快速“学会”材料至关重要。此处pick up表示“学会”，符合语境。
48．A.attention C．attraction
B．association D．adaptation
解析：选A。此处与上一句中的concentration相呼应，表示极度“关注”细节。 49．A.apart C．off
B．aside D．back
解析：选A。是极度关注细节和着重练习让作者她们有了“区别”，也就是说对细节的追求和练习的刻苦程度让她们之间产生了差距。set sb./sth.apart(from sb./sth.)表示“使与众不同；使优于……”，符合语境。
50．A.over C．with
B．by D．beyond
解析：选C。接下来，作者既要进行高强度的排练，又要应对每天紧张的演出安排。with表示“与……同时，随着”，符合语境。
51．A.function C．expression
B．meaning D．usage
解析：选B。根据本句前半部分中的内容可知，作者通过亲身体会对“hard work”的“含义”有了新的理解。
52．A.boundaries C．barriers
B．problems D．efforts
解析：选A。高强度的训练和高频率的演出让作者的身体突破了她自己原来认为的“界限”，达到了更高的境界。
53．A.necessary C．proper
解析：选D。参见上题解析。 54．A.talent C．potential
B．honor D．responsibility B．perfect D．possible
解析：选B。结合下文内容可知，作者为能加入这个公司而深感“荣幸”。 55．A.victory C．tradition
B．trend D．desire
解析：选C。鼓舞几代女孩并成就一家公司不断发展壮大的是一种“传统”，那就是鼓励人们每天追逐他们的梦想。
(2012·安徽高考)
When I settled in Chicago, my new city seemed so big and unfriendly.Then I had a __36__ problem and had to go to hospital for a __37__ examination. It seemed a small __38__ compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go __39__ right from the beginning. Not having a car or __40__ the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to
B．__41__ I'd left myself plenty of time, soon it was __42__ I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the __43__ direction.
I __44__ the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do.I looked into the eyes of a __45__， who was trying to get past me.__46__， instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was __47__.After I explained my __48__ to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my __49__.Sitting there waiting, I felt __50__ that someone had been willing to help.__51__， hearing a horn (喇叭) nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend __52__ at me to get in.She had returned to offer me a __53__ to the hospital. Such unexpected __54__ from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive.As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose __55__， for all things are possible.
语篇解读：本文为一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己初到芝加哥人生地不熟时的一次受人帮助的愉快经历。
36．A.physical C．social
B．traveling D．housing
解析：选A。根据下文的“had to go to hospital for a __37__ examination”可知，是“身体”出现问题。故a physical problem符合语境。故选A。
37．A.scientific C．previous
B．final D．thorough
解析：选D。作者去医院是进行“全面的检查”，故选D项。a thorough examination“全面的检查”。
38．A.chance C．success
B．challenge D．error
解析：选B。根据语境可知，作者初到一个陌生的城市，人生地不熟，显然这对于作者来说是个“挑战”。故选B项。chance“机会，机遇”；challenge“挑战”；success“成功”；error“错误”。
39．A.wrong C．fast
B．easy D．ahead
解析：选A。根据but表示的转折含义以及接下来讲述的故事可知，开始“出现问题”，不再是小挑战。故A项go wrong“出现问题，遇到困难”，符合语境。
40．A.leaving C．knowing
B．visiting D．appreciating
解析：选C。根据语境可知，由于作者没有车，而且对这个城市也不熟悉，所以只能靠乘公交车来往于A地和B地之间。故C项正确。
41．A.Although C．Unless
B．Since D．Once
解析：选A。句意：尽管我留足了时间，但很快我就发现自己要迟到了，因为我错乘了一辆开往相反方向的公交车。根据语境可知，选A项，although“尽管”。
42．A.strange C．obvious
B．necessary D．important
解析：选C。根据语境可知，作者很快发现自己乘反了方向，这样显然就不能按时到达。故选C项，it was obvious(to sb.)(that) ...“显然……”。
43．A.same C．general
解析：选D。参见上题解析。 44．A.looked at C．got off
B．waited for D．ran into B．right D．opposite
解析：选C。 发现自己坐错了公交车之后，作者下了车，不知如何是好。故选C项。get off“(使)下车”，符合语境。
45．A.driver C．stranger
B．friend D．gentleman
解析：选C。 作者刚到芝加哥，人生地不熟，再根据最后一段第一句中的a passer-by可知，她只是一个素不相识的过客。故C项符合语境。
46．A.Especially C．Probably
B．Surprisingly D．Normally
解析：选B。这个陌生人不是继续走她的路，而是停下来问我是不是遇到问题了，这让作者感到很惊讶。故B项正确。
47．A.nervous C．OK
B．excited D．dangerous
解析：选C。参见上题解析。OK“安然无恙”，符合语境。 48．A.idea C．excuse
B．motivation D．situation
解析：选D。作者把自己的情况解释给她听，她指了指路对面的一个站牌，那儿有一班车可以把作者载回芝加哥赴约。根据语境可知D项正确。
49．A.appointment C．direction
B．apartment D．station
解析：选A。根据语境可知，此处指作者去医院做体检与医生的预约，故A项正确。 50．A.afraid C．certain
B．grateful D．disappointed
解析：选B。陌生人主动帮助作者，作者自然是有一种“感激”之情。 故B项正确。 51．A.Thus C．Perhaps
B．Then D．Surely
解析：选B。随后，我听到旁边有汽车喇叭声。上下句之间为时间上的先后关系，故选B。
52．A.staring C．waving
B．laughing D．shouting
解析：选C。作者抬头看到他的这位新朋友开着一辆车招手示意他上车。wave at sb.to do sth.“挥手示意某人做某事”。
53．A.lift C．bike
B．suggestion D．guidebook
解析：选A。女士返回来是想让作者“搭便车”。lift“搭便车”，符合语境。 54．A.results C．kindness
B．news D．appearance
解析：选C。女士先前给自己指了路，让作者感激不尽，现在又返回来，让作者搭便车。这样的来自一位路人的善意是作者收到的一份可爱的礼物。故选C项。
55．A.power C．touch
B．faith D．support
解析：选B。当作者在医院下车转过身来谢谢她时，她微笑着告诉作者不要失去信念，因为一切皆有可能。根据语境可知，B项正确。
(2011课标·全国Ⅰ)
In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory__36__course about 20 years ago.
The professor__37__the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans(豆), and invited the students to __38__how many beans the jar contained. After __39__shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the __40__answer, and went on saying ，“ You have just __41__an important lesson about science. That is: Never__42__your own senses.”
Twenty years later, the__43__could guess what the professor had in mind. He __44__himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting __45__into an unknown world invisible(无形
的)to the __46__， which can be discovered only through scientific__47__. But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even__48__the invitation. She was just __49__to understand the world. And she__50__that her firsthand experience could be the __51__. The professor, however, said that it was__52__. He was taking away her only __53__for knowing and was providing her with no substitute (替代)．“ I remember feeling small and__54__，” the woman says，“ and I did the only thing I could do. I __55__the course that afternoon, and I haven’t gone near science since.”
语篇解读：当大家都在讨论教育是如何帮助人们成功的时候，一位女士讲述了自己第一次上自然科学课的经历。教授通过一个小实验告诫大家：只有通过科学的实验，才能得出结论，看待事物不能仅凭感觉。但是，这段经历却使这个女孩产生疑惑，并从此不再接触与科学有关的课程。这个故事从侧面揭示出教育的弊端。
36．A.art C．science
B．history D．math
解析：由第二段最后教授说的话可知，这是一节关于自然科学的课，因此填 science。 答案：C
37．A.searched for C．got through D. marched into
解析：教授走进教室，把一个盛满豆子的坛子放在讲桌上。march into “ 走进去”，符合句意
答案：D
38．A.count C．report
B．guess D．watch B．looked at
解析：根据第二段第二句中的 wrong guesses 可知此空填 guess。教授先让同学们猜坛子里有多少豆子。
答案：B
39．A.warning C．turning away
B．giving D．listening to
解析：听了(listening to)同学们的瞎猜后，教授笑了…… 答案：D
40．A.ready C．correct
解析：教授公布了正确(correct)答案。 答案：C 41．A.learned
B．prepared B．possible D．difficult
C．taught D．taken
解析：接着，他说：“你们刚刚学习(learned)了关于自然科学的重要一课。” 答案：A 42．A.lose C．sharpen
B．trust D．show
解析：那就是：永远不要相信(trust)你们的感觉。上文教授让同学们猜一猜坛子里有多少豆子，可是大家凭感觉猜的结果并不正确，故此处用trust。
答案：B 43．A.lecturer C．speaker
B．scientist D．woman
解析：文章第一句提到一位女士(woman)讲述了自己第一次上自然科学课的经历，故选D。 答案：D
44．A.described C．saw
B．respected D．served
解析：他认为(saw)自己正把学生引入求知的旅途。see... as... “把……设想/想象为……” 是固定搭配。
答案：C 45．A.voyage C．change
B．movement D．rush
解析：此处是比喻。教授引导学生学习自然科学，就像是开始了激动人心的旅程(voyage)。 答案：A 46．A.professor C．knowledge
B．eye D．light
解析：那些知识就像隐藏在坛子里的豆子，是肉眼(eye)看不见的。(be ) invisible to “ 对……来说是不可见的。”
答案：B 47．A.model C．spirit
B．senses D．methods
解析：只有通过科学的方法(methods)才能发现未知世界的奥秘。 答案：D 48．A.hear C．present
B．make D．refuse
解析：作者再次采用了比喻的手法。那天，教授给学生演示学习自然科学的方法，就像是发出了邀请函，请同学们和他一起踏上征程，探索未知的世界。可是，那个17岁的小姑娘，
既没有接受，也没有听到(hear)老师的邀请。
答案：A
49．A.suggesting C．pretending
B．beginning D．waiting
解析：她只是刚开始(beginning)了解这个世界。 be beginning to do ... “刚(正)开始做……”。
答案：B
50．A.believed C．proved
B．doubted D．explained
解析：她相信(believed)直接(第一手)经验是真实可信的。 答案：A 51．A.growth C．faith
B．strength D．truth
解析：参见上题解析。truth“ 事实，真理”。 答案：D 52．A.firm C．wrong
B．interesting D．acceptable
解析：可是，教授却说那是错误的(wrong)。 答案：C 53．A.task C．success
B．tool D．connection
解析：教授拿走了她唯一的求知工具(tool)，但是并未给她提供一个替代品。 答案：B 54．A.cruel C．frightened
B．proud D．brave
解析：这位女士回忆说：“ 记得当时我觉得自己非常渺小和恐惧(frightened)。”small “ 渺小”；frightened “ 恐惧”，均指负面影响。
答案：C 55．A.dropped C．passed
B．started D．missed
解析：“能做的事情只有一件那就是那天下午放弃(dropped)了这门课程，此后再也没有走近科学。”
答案：A (2010·浙江高考)
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be __21__ Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought. “What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd __22__？” Just when I started to __23__ that there would not be a Christmas that year，three women __24__ at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of __25__ that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't __26__. Somebody had thought __27__ of me to bring me a gift.
Years later，when I stood in the kitchen of my new house，thinking how I wanted to make my __28__ Christmas there special and memorable，I __29__ remembered the women's visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of __30__ for as many children as I could possibly reach. So I __31__ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans(孤儿) at the Christmas party.For every child，we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys，clothes，and school supplies, __32__ with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were __33__. Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts，I __34__ them that they couldn't open their presents __35__ every child had come forward. Finally the __36__ they had been waiting for came as I called out，“ One，two，three. Open your presents！” As the children opened their packages，their faces beamed and their bright smiles __37__ up the room. The __38__ in the room was obvious，and __39__ wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling—the feeling I knew __40__ that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者12岁时，由于家庭贫困没有圣诞礼物，但三个有爱心的女子向他们赠送了礼物。作者长大后，他也把这种爱心传递给了有需要的孩子们。 21．A.sending C．making
B．receiving D．exchanging
解析：从下文可知，由于家里没钱，今年的圣诞节我们将收不到(receive)礼物。send表示“送往”，make表示“制作”，exchange表示“交换”，都与语意不符。
答案：B 22．A.found C．got
B．prepared D．expected
解析：从上下文知道，我想的是“当其他小朋友问我得到了(get)什么礼物的时候，我该怎么说呢？”。此处get表示“得到……”。其他都不符合语意。
答案：C 23．A.doubt C．suggest
B．hope D．accept
解析：从语境知，我开始接受(accept)今年我将没有圣诞礼物这个事实，此处accept表示
“接受，承认”，其他都不符合语意。
答案：D
24．A.broke in C．turned up
B．settled down D．showed off
解析：就在这时候，三位女士拿着给我们的圣诞礼物出现(turn up)在我们家门口。break in表示“插入，打断”；settle down表示“定居，安顿”；show off表示“炫耀，展示”，都与语意不符。
答案：C 25．A.relief C．achievement
B．loss D．justice
解析：从下文“我到学校时就没必要再感到尴尬了”可知，此时我感到一种解脱(a sense of relief)。loss损失，失败；achievement成就；justice正义。
答案：A 26．A.blamed C．forgotten
B．loved D．affected
解析：从文章最后一段末尾处的I wasn't forgotten的提示可知，此处表示“我没有被人遗忘(forgotten)，还是有人记得我(think enough of)，给我带来了圣诞礼物”，故选C项。
答案：C 27．A.highly C．poorly
B．little D．enough
解析：参见26题解析。think highly of表示“高度评价”，think little/poorly of认为……不怎么样，不符合语意。
答案：D 28．A.present C．recent
B．first D．previous
解析：从上下文可知，搬入新居后，我开始思考，如何让我在这里的第一个(first)圣诞节变得特别而又难忘呢？我马上(instantly)想到了我12岁时候的那三个富有爱心的女子的造访。present表示“现在的，当前的”；recent表示“最近的”；previous表示“先前的”，根据语意选B项。
答案：B 29．A.hardly C．regularly
B．instantly D．occasionally
解析：参见28题解析。hardly表示“几乎不”；regularly表示“定期地”；occasionally表示“偶然地”，根据语意选B项。
答案：B 30．A.strength C．importance
B．independence D．safety
解析：从全文知，我也想尽力给孩子们创造一种同等重要的(importance)感觉。文末的“I matter”也有暗示。strength表示“力量”，independence表示“独立”，safety表示“安全”，均不符合语意。
答案：C
31．A.kept up with C．came up with
B．caught up with D．put up with
解析：从下文知，我想出了(come up with)一个计划。keep up with表示“跟上，不落后”；catch up with表示“赶上……”；put up with表示“容忍……”。
答案：C 32．A.none C．some
B．few D．each
解析：从上下文知，我们请了125个孤儿来参加圣诞聚会，给每一个孩子都包了一份礼物，每一个人的礼物包上都写着孩子的名字。故用each来表示“每一个”，其他都不符合语意。
答案：D 33．A.fine C．helpful
B．special D．normal
解析：我想要孩子们知道他们每个人都是独特的(special)，答案选B项。 答案：B
34．A.reminded C．convinced
B．guaranteed D．promised
解析：从上下文可知，在分发礼物前，我提醒(remind)大家，要等每个人都走到前面之后，他们才能打开礼物。guarantee表示“保证”；convince表示‘确信“；promise表示“允诺，承诺”，根据语意选A项。
答案：A 35．A.after C．when
B．until D．since
解析：参见34题解析。not until表示“直到……才……”。 答案：B 36．A.chance C．moment
B．gift D．reward
解析：(打开礼物的)那个时刻最后终于到了，故用moment表示“……的时刻”，而不是chance“机会”，gift“礼物”，reward“回报”。
答案：C 37．A.lit C．burned
B．took D．cheered
解析：light up表示“照亮，点亮……”，其他不符合语意。 答案：A
38．A.atmosphere C．calmness
B．sympathy D．joy
解析：从下文知，孩子们都非常高兴，故用joy。atmosphere表示“氛围”，sympathy表示“同情”，calmness表示“镇定”，都不符合语意：房间里的喜悦极其明显。
答案：D 39．A.it C．something
B．such D．everybody
解析：从上下文可知，这种喜悦不仅仅是因为玩具，这是一种感觉，这种感觉我从12岁那年圣诞节就从(from)那几个爱心女士身上感受到了。it此处指代前文的joy。
答案：A 40．A.by C．for
解析：参见39题解析。 答案：D (2009·四川高考)
I was successful at my job.I worked very hard，but it__21__me and my family a fabulous(极好的)lifestyle.I'd worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director.__22__，one afternoon last May，I was called to the office，and it was__23__explained to me that they were letting me go.I just sat there__24__they talked on and all I could think was，“I've__25__.”I'd been so well respected；__26__I was of no value. For six weeks，I was in a very__27__place.I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸)．I could __28__things needed doing，but would not do anything.My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive (积极的)in everything__29__me. Then，in late June，my youngest son's football team made the city cup final.The year before，he'd been very sad when I__30__the same final，so he was__31__when I told him I'd go.Not only did they win，but the look on his face as he saw me__32__him on was unbelievable.From then on，I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions(激情)．I attended match after match and
B．till D．from
performances of my elder son's band— I__33__went to another city to watch him play.These moments were so__34__.My life had been so much devoted to__35__for so long，and I felt__36__that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world. __37__，being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose—I was someone's mum！I felt a sense of being__38__again.Now I feel more positive about my professional__39__and I'm getting on better with my family than I ever have.Losing my job made me realize just how__40__it is to achieve real balance in life.
21. A．promised C．showed
B．afforded D．left
解析：afford提供，给予。语境：“我”工作很辛苦，但它能给“我”和“我”的家人提供极好的生活方式。
答案：B
22. A．Therefore C．Otherwise
B．Anyhow D．However
解析：however然而，可是，不过；therefore因此，所以；anyhow不管怎样；otherwise否则，要不然。语境：“我”在同一家公司工作了20多年，当上了部门主任。然而，去年五月的一个下午，“我”被叫到办公室……
答案：D 23. A．quickly C．partly
B．gently D．easily
解析： gently温和地。“我”工作很出色，所以他们应该是温和地向“我”解释他们让“我”离开工作岗位的原因。
答案：B 24. A．until C．as
B．after D．so
解析：as当……时候。当他们和“我”谈话时，“我”只是坐在那里…… 答案：C 25. A．failed C．tried
B．finished D．changed
解析：当时，“我”只是想：“我失败了。” 答案：A
26. A．suddenly C．immediately
B．finally D．shortly
解析：“我”一直以来很受人尊敬；但是突然“我”没有了价值。 答案：A
27. A．secret C．lonely
B．quiet D．dark
解析：六个星期以来，“我”生活在“黑暗”中。 答案：D 28. A．see C．suggest
B．get D．understand
解析： see看见，看。“我”能看见很多事情需要做，(但由于“我”的心情)“我”不愿做任何事。
答案：A
29. A．defended C．deserted
B．directed D．disturbed
解析：desert遗弃，放弃。defend辩护，保卫；direct指挥，命令；disturb扰乱，妨碍。语境：“我”以往积极向上的信念都弃“我”而去。
答案：C 30. A．watched C．lost
B．missed D．won
解析：miss错过。去年，因“我”错过了他们的决赛，他一直很难过。 答案：B
31. A．disappointed C．honoured
B．worried D．delighted
解析：delighted高兴的。disappointed失望的；worried担心的，烦恼的。今年“我”告诉他“我”要看他们的比赛，他很高兴。
答案：D 32. A．cheering C．leading
B．taking D．passing
解析：cheer欢呼，鼓舞。他们不但赢了，而且当他看见“我”为他们欢呼时脸上露出难以置信的表情。
答案：A 33. A．just C．still
B．even D．almost
解析：“我”观看了很多比赛，也欣赏了“我”大儿子乐队的演出，“我”甚至到另一个城市去看他的演出。
答案：B 34. A．hopeful
B．meaningful
C．difficult D．strange
解析：meaningful有意义的。hopeful有希望的；difficult困难的；strange陌生的，奇怪的。与儿子们在一起的日子里，“我”感觉这些时刻非常有意义。
答案：B 35. A．work C．matches
B．family D．performances
解析：“我”以前把太多的时间投入到了工作中。 答案：A
36. A．successful C．thankful
B．thoughtful D．peaceful
解析：thankful感谢的。successful成功的；thoughtful沉思的，体贴的；peaceful安宁的，和平的。“我”感谢“我”的儿子们欢迎“我”进入他们的世界。
答案：C
37. A．Naturally C．Disagreeably
B．Doubtfully D．Unexpectedly
解析：unexpectedly出人意料地。naturally天然地；doubtfully怀疑地，含糊地；disagreeably令人不愉快地，不合口味地。出人意料的是失业给“我”了一种使命感。
答案：D
38. A．employed C．valued
B．comforted D．encouraged
解析：value重视。employ雇佣；comfort安慰；encourage鼓励，激励。此处和第一段中的“I was of no value.”相对应。
答案：C
39. A．education C．relationship
B．experience D．future
解析：现在“我”对“我”的职业前景更乐观了，“我”跟“我”的家人相处得比以前更好了。
答案：D
40. A．important C．simple
B．interesting D．surprising
解析：important重要的；interesting有趣的；simple简单的，简朴的；surprising使人惊讶的。失去工作使“我”意识到在生活中实现真正的平衡是多么重要！
答案：A
考点三 说明文、议论文
(2013·重庆高考)
It is easy to overlook the role that your body plays in influencing your mood (情绪). When you are __49__， you may find yourself blaming work pressures or an unknown future. However, it could just be that you've been sitting behind your desk too long.
One way to improve your mood is __50__. Psychologically，it provides you with a break from the stresses in your life. Also, in the process, you may aim for __51__ goals, like a new personal running record or a better body shape. The achievement of a particular goal makes you feel good and contributes to your __52__. That is why exercise has been shown to __53__ your self-respect.
You do not have to train yourself __54__ to feel the psychological benefits of exercise.What really matters is __55__， not intensity (强度) of your exercise. You can try walking for 30 minutes five times per week or simply gardening on weekends.
语篇解读：人的情绪会受到身体状态的影响，而锻炼身体是改善情绪的一个好方法。 49．A.ill C．unhappy
B．poor D．unsuccessful
解析：选C 由文章的第一句“It is easy to overlook the role that your body plays in influencing your mood (情绪)．”可知，此处表示当你不高兴的时候，你会责怪工作压力或未知的将来。
50．A.play C．sleep
B．communication D．exercise
解析：选D 由第二段第三句中的“like a new personal running record or a better body shape”以及最后一句中的“That is why exercise ...”可知，改善情绪的一个方法就是锻炼。
51．A.clear C．common
B．present D．early
解析：选A “like a new personal running record or a better body shape”说明在这个过程中，你可以有明确的目标。clear“清晰的，明确的”，符合语境。
52．A.ability C．confidence
B．relationship D．business
解析：选C 实现了一个特定的目标会让你感觉不错，并且会增加你的信心。confidence“信心”，符合语境。
53．A.tear down C．set aside
B．build up D．give out
解析：选B 根据上下文内容可知，此处表示那就是为什么锻炼可以建立自尊。tear down“拆毁”；build up“建立”；set aside“留出，拨出”；give out“发生，分发”。
54．A.hard
B．everywhere
C．carefully D．late
解析：选A 由下文的“not intensity (强度) of your exercise”可知，训练的强度并不重要，不必太用力训练，去感受它给你带来的心理上的好处。
55．A.time C．form
B．length D．frequency
解析：选D 文章最后一句中的“You can try walking for 30 minutes five times per week”是提示。由此可知，真正重要的是频率而不是强度。
(2013·安徽高考)
If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why.Do you need it for a __36__ reason, such as your job or your studies？__37__ perhaps you're interested in the __38__， films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a __39__ of the language. Most people learn best using a variety of __40__， but traditional classes are an ideal (理想的) start for many people.They __41__ an environment where you can practice under the __42__ of someone who's good at the language.We all lead __43__ lives and learning a language takes __44__.You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a __45__.It doesn't matter if you haven't got long.Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes __46__. Many people start learning a language and soon give up.“I'm too __47__，” they say.Yes, children do learn languages more __48__ than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any __49__.And learning is good for the health of your brain, too.I've also heard people __50__ about the mistakes they make when __51__.Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes __52__ you're much less likely to make them again. Learning a new language is never __53__.But with some work and devotion, you'll make progress.And you'll be __54__ by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in __55__ own language. Good luck! 语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。文章就学习外语的原因、方法以及外语学习与年龄、犯错误之间的关系等进行了讨论。
36．A.technical C．practical
B．political D．physical
解析：选C 由接下来的“such as your job or your studies”可知此处是问你学一门外语是因为某种现实的需要(诸如求职或求学)吗？practical“现实的”，符合语境。
37．A.After C．Though
B．So D．Or
解析：选D 分析上下文之间的逻辑关系可知，此处是说或许你对另一个国家的文学、
电影或者音乐感兴趣，而且你知道掌握该语言将会是多么大的帮助。本段讨论的是学习外语的原因，上句和本句分别给出了一种原因，显然两句之间为并列关系。故选D。
38．A.literature C．agriculture
B．transport D．medicine
解析：选A 根据语境可知，所填词语与接下来的“films or music”并列，被“of a different country”修饰，故选A。
39．A.view C．form
B．knowledge D．database
解析：选B 见37题解析。have a knowledge of“掌握，了解，熟知”。故选B。 40．A.paintings C．methods
B．regulations D．computers
解析：选C 大多数人使用各种不同的方法学得很好，但对许多人来说，传统的课堂是理想的开端。故选C。
41．A.protect C．respect
B．change D．provide
解析：选D 它们(传统的课堂)可以“提供”一种环境：你可以在一个精通该语言的人的指导下不断练习。故选D。
42．A.control C．guidance
B．command D．pressure
解析：选C 见上题解析。under the guidance of“在……的指导下”。故选C。 43．A.busy C．simple
B．happy D．normal
解析：选A 接下来讨论的是学习外语需要大量的时间，由此可知此处是说我们都生活得很忙碌，但学习外语需要时间。故选A。
44．A.courage C．energy
B．time D．place
解析：选B 见上题解析。谈论的是学习外语需要时间，故选B。 45．A.theory C．routine
B．business D．project
解析：选C 根据前半句中的“regularly”可知选C。如果定期学习外语，成功的机会会更大些，所以要努力养成习惯。routine“惯例，常规”。
46．A.some risks C．some notes
B．a lot less D．a lot more
解析：选B 要学到流利的程度需要数年的时间，但只要求说得过去，需要的时间则少
得多。but表示转折，前一句说的是需要很多时间，后一句自然说的相反。故选B。
47．A.old C．weak
B．nervous D．tired
解析：选A 根据接下来的“children”和“adults”可知，本段讨论的是学习外语与年龄之间的关系，故选A。许多人开始学习外语，但很快就放弃了。他们会说“我年龄大了”。
48．A.closely C．privately
B．quickly D．quietly
解析：选B 的确，孩子比成年人学习外语更快。故选B。 49．A.age C．distance
B．speed D．school
解析：选A 本段讨论的是学习外语与“年龄”之间的关系，故选A。 50．A.worry C．think
B．hesitate D．quarrel
解析：选A 我还听人们说：他们担心学习时犯的错误。故选A。 51．A.singing C．bargaining
B．working D．learning
解析：选D 本文讨论的是学习外语的事情，故选D。 52．A.if C．but
B．and D．before
解析：选B 此处为“祈使句＋and＋陈述句”结构。放松心态，自嘲自己的错误，这样你再次犯错的可能性就会大大降低。故选B。
53．A.tiresome C．interesting
B．hard D．easy
解析：选D 本句为本段的首句，起着承上启下的作用，是对上文的总结。上文讨论的是学习外语的众多困难，然后通过“But with some work and devotion, you'll make progress.”话锋一转，讨论学习外语的收获。故选D。
54．A.blamed C．interrupted
B．amazed D．informed
解析：选B 此处讨论的是学习外语的收获——你用他们的语言说上几句，外国人的积极反应就会让你“惊喜”，故选B。
55．A.their C．our
解析：选A 见上题解析。 (2012·江苏高考)
B．his D．your
The concept of solitude (独处) in the digital world is almost nonexistent.In the world of digital technology, e-mail, social networking and online video games, information is meant to be __36__.Solitude can be hard to discover __37__ it has been given up. In this respect, new technologies have __38__ our culture. The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a (n) __39__ as we've known it.People have become so __40__ in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted __41__ they'd rather not be.Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog (写博客), not only from our __42__， but from our mobile phones as well.
Most developed nations have become __43__ on digital technology simply because they've grown accustomed to it, and at this point not __44__ it would make them an outsider.__45__， many jobs and careers require people to be __46__.From this point of view, technology has changed the culture of work.Being reachable might feel like a __47__ to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.
I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who __48__ wants it.Computers can be shut __49__ and mobile phones can be turned off.The ability to be “connected” and“ on” has many __50__， as well as disadvantages.Travelers have ended up __51__ on mountains, and mobile phones have saved countless lives.They can also make people feel __52__ and forced to answer unwanted calls or __53__ to unwanted texts.
Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society __54__ across generations.Some find today's technology a gift.Others consider it a curse.Regardless of anyone's view on the subject, it's hard to imagine what life would be like __55__ daily advancements in technology. 语篇解读：在当今的数字化时代，独处的概念几乎是不可能存在的。当今数字科技的发展给人们的生活带来了许多方便，当然也带来了一些不便之处。
36.A.updated C．shared
B．received D．collected
解析：选C。在当今拥有数字技术、电子邮件、社会网络、在线视频游戏的世界中，信息应该被“分享”。share意为“分享，共同使用”，符合语境。
37．A.though C．once
B．until D．before
解析：选C。独处一旦放弃就很难发现。once“一旦”，符合语境。 38．A.respected C．ignored
B．shaped D．preserved
解析：选B。在这方面，新的技术已经形成了我们的文化。respect“尊重，尊敬”；shape“塑造”；ignore“忽视，不予理睬”；preserve“保存，保护”。B项符合句意。
39．A.edge C．end
B．stage D．balance
解析：选C。bring ...to an end意为“使……结束，使……终止”，符合语境。 40．A.sensitive C．considerate
B．intelligent D．reachable
解析：选D。sensitive“敏感的”；intelligent“聪明的”；considerate“体贴的，考虑周到的”；reachable“可到达的，可得到的”。由下文“Being reachable might feel like ...”可知答案是D。
41．A.even if C．as if
B．only if D．if only
解析：选A。即使他们不希望被联系到，也经常有人联系他们。even if“即使，虽然”，引导让步状语从句，符合语境。
42．A.media C．databases
B．computers D．monitors
解析：选B。今天我们不仅可以用电脑来交谈、发短信、发电子邮件、聊天、写博客，而且也可以用手机做这些事情。
43．A.bent C．keen
B．hard D．dependent
解析：选D。大多数发达国家已变得依赖数字技术，因为他们已经习惯了数字技术。dependent on依赖。
44．A.finding C．protecting
B．using D．changing
解析：选B。从这一点来说，不使用数字技术将会使他们成为局外人。 45．A.Also C．Otherwise
B．Instead D．Somehow
解析：选A。而且许多工作和职业要求人们相互联系。A项正确。 46．A.connected C．recommended
解析：选A。参见上题解析。 47．A.pleasure C．burden
B．benefit D．disappointment B．trained D．interested
解析：选C。对那些可能不想被时刻联系的人来说，被联系感觉是一个负担。pleasure“愉快”；benefit“益处”；burden“负担”；disappointment“失望，沮丧”。
48．A.slightly C．merely
B．hardly D．really
解析：选D。我想积极的一面是，独处对于那些真正想独处的人来说还是有可能的。
really“真正地，确实”，符合句意。
49．A.out C．up
B．down D．in
解析：选B。shut down停止运转。电脑可以停止运转，手机可以被关掉。 50．A.aspects C．advantages
B．weaknesses D．exceptions
解析：选C。由后面的“as well as disadvantages”可知选C。 51．A.hidden C．relaxed
B．lost D．deserted
解析：选B。游客在山中迷路(lost)，手机已经救了无数条生命。 52．A.trapped C．confused
B．excited D．amused
解析：选A。由后面的被迫回答不想接听的电话可知，手机也会使人们感到陷入困境。A项符合句意。
53.A.turn C．object
B．submit D．reply
解析：选D。被迫回复不想要的短信。reply to“回复”，符合语境。turn to“求助于”；submit to“提交，服从”；object to“反对”。
54.A.vary C．spread
B．arise D．exist
解析：选A。由下文可知，人们对这样联系着的社会的态度是不同的。 55.A.beyond C．despite
B．within D．without
解析：选D。不管人们对此的看法如何，很难想象出如果没有当今先进的科学技术我们的生活会是什么样子。
(2012课标·全国Ⅰ)Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all ！It speaks __36__ than words.According to specialists, our bodies send out more __37__ than we realize.In fact, non-verbal communication (非言语交际) takes up about 50% of what we really __38__.And body language is particularly __39__ when we attempt to communicate across cultures (文化)．Indeed, what is called body language is so __40__ a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed.And misunderstandings occur as a result of it.__41__， different societies treat the __42__ between people differently.Northern Europeans usually do not like having __43__ contact(接触) even with friends, and certainly not with __44__.People from Latin American countries, __45__， touch each other quite a lot.Therefore, it's possible that in __46__， it may look
like a Latino is __47__ a Norwegian all over the room.The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving __48__.The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep __49__ — which the Latino will in return regard as __50__. Clearly, a great deal is going on when people __51__.And only a part of it is in the words themselves.And when parties are from __52__ cultures, there's a strong possibility of __53__.But whatever the situation, the best __54__ is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be __55__. 语篇解读：本文主要讲身势语在交际中的重要性，并举了一些相关的例子。 36．A.straighter C．harder
B．louder D．further
解析：选B。根据首句的内容可知身势语比话语表达更“响亮”。可联想“Actions speak louder than words.”。
37．A.sounds C．feelings
B．invitations D．messages
解析：选D。结合前两句的内容可知，身势语能够传递出的“信息”比我们意识到的更多。
38．A.hope C．discover
B．receive D．mean
解析：选D。事实上，非言语交际占我们交际总量的50%。what we really mean“我们实际想说的东西”。
39．A.immediate C．important
B．misleading D．difficult
解析：选C。当我们试图进行跨文化交际的时候，身势语显得尤其“重要”。 40．A.well C．much
B．far D．long
解析：选C。身势语是我们身体的一部分，以至于它实际上经常被忽视。此处much表示的是程度。
41．A.For example C．However
B．Thus D．In short
解析：选A。上一句提到忽视身势语会导致误解的发生，再结合本句的内容可知，此处是在举例。
42．A.trade C．connections
B．distance D．greetings
解析：选B。后两句叙述的是北欧人和拉美国家的人对待身体接触的差异，由此可知，
不同的社会群体在人与人的“距离”问题上不尽相同。
43．A.eye C．bodily
B．verbal D．telephone
解析：选C。根据下文可知，北欧人通常不太喜欢“身体”接触。 44．A.strangers C．neighbours
B．relatives D．enemies
解析：选A。本句中提到北欧人甚至不喜欢与朋友进行身体接触，由此可知他们当然不会与“陌生人”进行身体接触。
45．A.in other words C．in a similar way
B．on the other hand D．by all means
解析：选B。上一句提到北欧人不喜欢身体接触，而本句提到拉美国家的人身体接触很多，所以用on the other hand，表示“另一方面”，与上文形成对比。
46．A.trouble C．silence
B．conversation D．experiment
解析：选B。身势语在“交谈”中才能体现出来，其余选项都与交际的关系不密切。 47．A.disturbing C．guiding
B．helping D．following
解析：选D。根据“People from Latin American countries, __45__， touch each other quite a lot.”可知，在交谈中，拉丁美洲人看起来总是“跟着”挪威人满房间跑。
48．A.closer C．in
B．faster D．away
解析：选A。由上文内容可知，拉丁美洲人会不断地靠近，以示亲近。 49．A.stepping forward C．backing away
B．going on D．coming out
解析：选C。北欧人不喜欢身体接触，由此可知挪威人很可能认为这种亲近行为很粗鲁并不断“后退”。
50．A.weakness C．friendliness
B．carelessness D．coldness
解析：选D。拉丁美洲人不断靠近对方以示亲近，可对方不断后退躲避，由此可知，拉丁美洲人会将这种行为看做“冷淡”。
51．A.talk C．laugh
B．travel D．think
解析：选A。上文叙述的是身势语，身势语属于“交谈”的范畴。显然，当人们交谈的时候，很多东西在进行。只有很少一部分是用语言来完成的。
52．A.different C．Latino
B．European D．rich
解析：选A。此处与第一段中的“And body language is particularly__39__ when we attempt to communicate across cultures.”相呼应，表示拥有“不同”文化背景的人。
53．A.curiosity C．misunderstanding
B．excitement D．nervousness
解析：选C。根据上文提到的北欧人和拉美人相处的例子可知，来自不同文化的人聚集在一起时很可能产生“误解”。另外，上文中的“And misunderstandings occur as a result of it.”也是线索提示。
54．A.chance C．result
B．time D．advice
解析：选D。不管情况如何，最好的建议是遵从这条黄金法则。 55．A.noticed C．respected
B．treated D．pleased
解析：选B。你希望别人怎样待你，你就应该怎样待别人。 (2011·湖南高考)
People in communities have slowly been pushed apart through the years, mostly because people simply aren't taking the time to say a simple “ hello”. After considering this phenomenon, I decided I was going to __36__ the way I was doing things.
My __37__came one morning when I was in the community library. I passed by a girl who __38__ her books out of her locker. Thinking like most that someone else would help her pick them up, I continued my way. However, when I had to __39__because I stupidly forgot my book, I noticed she had just finished packing them up by herself. No one had stopped to __40__her.
“ OK，” I thought to myself, “ this is where I should have changed.”
My best opportunity came a few days later when I saw a man __41__ by himself waiting for the library to open, so I sat down next to him and began a __42__. It was difficult to get started, and even when I had to say goodbye, almost every __43__from my new friend had a tone (语气) of doubt in it. And who could blame him?
People aren't used to making an __44__ chat with a stranger. But a change, no matter how __45__ it is needed, doesn't just happen. It takes people like us to make it possible. I __46__ you to take a small step out of your comfort zone and try to make someone's day a little brighter. Together, we can really make society come__47__as a whole.
语篇解读：社区居民之间关系淡漠，作者决定用热情的问候、主动的帮助来改变这一现状。
36．A.change
B．explain
C．learn D．show
解析：从后面可以看出作者决定从自我做起，改变“ 社区人际关系淡漠” 的状况。 答案：A 37．A.trouble C．wish
B．doubt D．opportunity
解析：改变这种状况的机会来了。第四段首句中的best opportunity 有提示。 答案：D 38．A.took C．got
B．dropped D．pulled
解析：从后面的someone else would help her pick them up 可以看出，这个女孩的书从寄物柜里掉出来了。
答案：B
39．A.come out C．go back
B．stand by D．turn up
解析：从后面的I stupidly forgot my book 可以判断作者返回去拿自己的书， 故选C。 答案：C 40．A.please C．help
B．greet D．praise
解析：前一句讲到这个女孩是自己把书捡起来的，故此处是说没有人停下来帮一下她。 答案：C 41．A.sitting C．riding
B．walking D．running
解析：从后面的 so I sat down next to him 可以判断这个男子是一个人坐在那里。 答案：A
42．A.discussion C．report
B．lesson D．conversation
解析：他们俩人开始交谈。下一段第一句中的 chat 也是一个提示。 答案：D 43．A.joke C．cry
B．response D．story
解析：这个新朋友的每一个反应都充满怀疑(他对我不信任)。 答案：B
44．A.unchangeable C．unforgettable
B．unprepared D．unfinished
解析：人们不习惯同陌生人做没有事先准备的交谈。 答案：B
45．A.desperately C．simply
B．frequently D．widely
解析：desperately 在此是“非常” 之意。 答案：A 46．A.allow C．order
B．warn D．advise
解析：作者劝告人们能跨出一小步走出自己的舒适区，并尽力给他人的一天带来一点光明。
答案：D 47．A.later C．closer
B．straighter D．slower
解析：大家共同努力就能使我们的社会(中的人们)变得更加亲密无间。 答案：C (2010·安徽高考)
Most people give little thought to the pens they write with，especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very __36__ things are handwritten.All too often，people buy a pen based only on __37__，and wonder why they are not satisfied __38__ they begin to use it. However，buying a pen that you'll enjoy is not __39__ if you keep the following in mind. First of all，a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be __40__ to use. The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic(特征) __41__ comfort. Having a small hand and thick fingers，you may be comfortable with a thin pen. If you have a __42__ hand and thicker fingers，you may __43__ a fatter pen. The length of a pen can __44__ influence comfort. A pen that is too __45__ can easily feel top-heavy and unstable.
Then，the writing point of the pen should __46__ the ink to flow evenly(均匀地) while the pen remains in touch with the paper. __47__ will make it possible for you to create a __48__ line of writing. The point should also be sensitive enough to __49__ ink from running when the pen is lifted. A point that does not block the __50__ may leave drops of ink, __51__ you pick the pen up and put it down again.
__52__ ，the pen should make a thick，dark line. Fineline pens may __53__ bad handwriting，but fine，delicate lines do not command __54__ next to printed text，as, __55__ ，a signature on a printed letter.A broader line，on the other hand，gives an impression of confidence and authority(权威)．
语篇解读：现实生活中，人们时常对购买的钢笔大失所望。那么，如何才能买到称心如
意的钢笔呢？
36．A.many C．pleasant
B．few D．important
解析：由上文所述可知，打印机的出现意味着用手写的东西就“很少”了。 答案：B 37．A.looks C．value
B．reason D．advantages
解析：由下文所述可知，人们购买钢笔仅仅凭借其“外观”。 答案：A 38．A.once C．because
B．if D．though
解析：由于仅凭外观购买钢笔，所以“一旦”开始使用，就想知道为什么对它不满意。 答案：A
39．A.convenient C．strange
B．practical D．difficult
解析：由其后的条件句所述可知，买称心如意的钢笔并不“困难”。 答案：D 40．A.heavy C．hard
B．easy D．safe
解析：由“钢笔握在手中舒服”可知，此处为“容易”使用。 答案：B 41．A.taking C．determining
B．finding D．seeking
解析：根据常识可知，钢笔的舒适度应是由其粗细“决定”的。故C项符合语境。 答案：C 42．A.stronger C．smaller
B．weaker D．larger
解析：此处与上一句中的small是反义词，且与a fatter pen相照应，所以用larger。 答案：D 43．A.prefer C．prepare
B．recommend D．demand
解析：如果你的手比较大，手指比较粗，你可能“更喜欢”比较粗大的钢笔。 答案：A 44．A.hardly
B．also
C．never D．still
解析：上文讲的是钢笔的粗细与其舒适度密切相关，此处是说钢笔的长度也会影响舒适度，由此可知B项意思相符。
答案：B 45．A.thick C．long
B．light D．soft
解析：此处讲的是钢笔的长度问题。容易感觉头重脚轻并且不稳定的应该是太“长的”钢笔。
答案：C 46．A.change C．reduce
B．allow D．press
解析：由空后所述可知，allow“允许，使可能”，符合语境。 答案：B 47．A.They C．This
B．One D．Some
解析：此处的This指代上一句中提到的内容。 答案：C 48．A.thin C．black
B．rough D．smooth
解析：流畅的笔尖可以让你写出“流畅的”线条。前三项都与上文中提到的均匀出墨在逻辑上不符。
答案：D 49．A.prevent C．protect
B．free D．remove
解析：经验告诉我们，笔尖应该能够让钢笔书写的时候均匀地出墨；也应该足够敏感，当钢笔停止书写被提起的时候，可以“阻止”墨水流出。
答案：A 50．A.way C．flow
B．sight D．stream
解析：不能阻止墨水“流出”的笔尖可能留下墨滴。此处与本段第46空格后面的flow相呼应。
答案：C 51．A.so C．and
B．as D．yet
解析：此处表示空格前所说现象发生的时间。as表示“当……时候”。 答案：B
52．A.Meanwhile C．Afterwards
B．Generally D．Finally
解析：结合第二段中的“First of all”以及第三段中的“Then”可知此处表示的是先后顺序，所以选择D项。
答案：D 53．A.show up C．break down
B．differ from D．compensate for
解析：本句中的but表示的是转折含义，由此可知前半句叙述的是细线条钢笔的好处，这样的钢笔也许可以“弥补”拙劣的书法。故选D项。compensate for弥补。
答案：D 54．A.attention C．respect
B．support D．admission
解析：但是，纤细的线条不能引起别人的“注意”。attention注意。此处与本段最后一句中的“gives an impression of confidence and authority”相呼应。
答案：A 55．A.at most C．in brief
B．for example D．on purpose
解析：此处是用打印书信上的手写签名作为例证。 答案：B (2009·江苏高考)
The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community.As a result，all students must__36__ sixty hours of service learning，__37__they will not receive a diploma.Service learning is academic learning that also helps the community.__38__of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river，working in a soup kitchen，or tutoring a student.__39__a service experience，students must keep a journal(日志) and then write a__40__about what they have learned. Supporters claim that there are many__41__of service learning.Perhaps most importantly，students are forced to think__42__their own interests and become__43__of the needs of others.Students are also able to learn real-life skills that__44__responsibility，problem-solving，and working as part of a team.__45__，students can explore possible careers__46__service learning.For example，if a student wonders what teaching is like，he or she can choose to work in an elementary school classroom a few afternoons each month.
__47__there are many benefits，opponents (反对者)__48__problems with the new requirement.First，they__49__that the main reason students go to school is to learn core subjects and skills.Because service learning is time-consuming，students spend__50__time studying the core subjects.Second，they believe that forcing students to work without__51__goes against the law.By requiring service，the school takes away an individual's freedom to choose.
In my view，service learning is a great way to__52__to the community，learn new skills，and explore different careers.__53__，I don't believe you should force people to help others－the__54__to help must come from the heart.I think the best__55__is one that gives students choices：a student should be able to choose sixty hours of independent study or sixty hours of service.Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility，and as young adults，we must learn to handle both wisely.
语篇解读：本文介绍人们对高中生是否应该从事服务学习service learning或称社会实践的看法。
36．A.spend C．complete
B．gain D．save
解析：高中生毕业要符合的条件改变了，学生必须完成60个小时的服务学习。complete完成，符合语境。
答案：C 37. A．and C．but
B．or D．for
解析：如果他们达不到这个时间就拿不到毕业文凭。or否则，符合句意。 答案：B 38. A．Subjects C．Procedures
B．Ideas D．Examples
解析：服务学习相当于一门课程，下文的清理受污染的河流等都是在用具体的例子来阐述服务学习的内容。
答案：D 39. A．With C．During
B．Before D．After
解析：写日志应该是在服务学习期间进行的，因此选择C。 答案：C 40. A．diary C．note
B．report D．notice
解析：学生在参加社会实践期间应写日记，随后还要写一份报告，汇报他们所学到的知
识。diary只表示日记，note便条，notice通知，都不符合语境。
答案：B 41. A．courses C．challenges
B．benefits D．features
解析：根据本句中的Supporters与本段内容可知此处是在陈述服务学习的好处，因此选择benefits。下一段首句也有提示。
答案：B 42. A．beyond C．over
B．about D．in
解析：从本句的动词forced可知，在进行服务学习的过程中学生要学会不把自己的兴趣放在首位。beyond超出，符合语境。
答案：A 43. A．careful C．tired
B．proud D．aware
解析：学生要学会考虑别人的需求。become aware of意识到，认识到，符合句意。 答案：D 44．A.possess C．include
B．apply D．develop
解析：下文的responsibility，problem-solving以及working as part of a team都是在对前面的real-life skills进行举例说明，因此选择include“包括”。
答案：C
45. A．Gradually C．Luckily
B．Finally D．Hopefully
解析：本段中，作者列举了进行服务学习的三个好处，本句是最后一点，因此选择Finally。 答案：B 46. A．through C．of
B．across D．on
解析：通过服务学习，学生能够研究将来可能从事的工作。through通过，借助，符合句意。
答案：A 47. A．So C．Since
B．Thus D．While
解析：前后文间为转折关系。句意是“尽管(服务学习)有很多好处，但是……”。因此while尽管，虽然，符合句意。
答案：D
48. A．deal with C．point out
B．look into D．take down
解析：反对者指出了新的要求存在的问题。point out指出，提出，符合句意。 答案：C 49. A．argue C．overlook
B．doubt D．admit
解析：这里描写的是他们反对新要求的理由。argue辩论，辩解，后面常用that从句表明自己的观点。
答案：A 50. A．much C．less
B．full D．more
解析：根据上文的time-consuming可知服务学习耗费了很多时间，也就是说学生用在学习上的时间减少了，因此选择less。
答案：C 51. A．cost C．care
B．pay D．praise
解析：他们认为强迫学生无偿工作与法律相悖。pay工资，报酬。 答案：B
52. A．contribute B. appeal C．attend
D．belong
解析：本段是作者自己的看法。从本段内容可知，作者是赞成服务学习的，因为参与服务学习可以为社区做贡献。contribute to对……有好处，为……做出贡献，符合句意。
答案：A
53. A．Therefore C．Besides
B．Otherwise D．However
解析：尽管作者赞成学生服务学习，但是他反对对学生进行强迫，因此选择However，表示转折。
答案：D 54. A．courage C．emotion
B．desire D．spirit
解析：帮助别人的愿望应该来自于内心。desire愿望，符合语境。 答案：B 55. A．decision
B. purpose
C．solution D．result
解析：作者提出的解决问题的办法是让学生自己选择。solution(解决问题的)方法，办法。 答案：C
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