【英语】英语完形填空练习题及答案

【英语】英语完形填空练习题及答案

一、高中英语完形填空

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

It was a cold and rainy day. I had no 1 to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn's house. But she 2 I come to see something at the top of the mountain.

3 as I was, I made the two-hour journey

4 the fog that hung like veils (面纱). By the time I saw how

5 it was near the summit, I had gone too far away. Nothing could be worth this, I

6 as I drove slowly along the dangerous highway.

"I'll stay for lunch, but I'm heading back as soon as the fog 7 ." I announced. "But I want you to drive me to the garage to pick 8 my car." Carolyn said. "How far is it?" I asked. She replied:" About three minutes and I'll drive you there."

After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her 9 . "I thought you said three minutes." She smiled. " This is a detour (绕行路线)." Turning down a narrow track, we parked the car and got out. We walked a long path that was thick with pine trees. Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. Then we turned a corner and stopped. I was 10 . From the top of the mountain to the folds and valleys 11 several acres of daffodils (水仙花) rich in a variety of colors. It looked as if God had painted something gorgeous in front of us. Many questions 12 my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How? As we approached the home that stood in the centre of the property, we saw a 13 that read: " Answers to the Questions I know you are asking." The first answer was: "One Woman-Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain." The second was: " One at a Time." The third: "Started in 1958."

As we drove home, I was so 14 by what we had seen. I could 15 speak. "She changed the world." I finally said, "one bulb (水仙球茎) at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, and she 16 at it.

The 17 of it would not let me go. I said:" Imagine if I'd had a 18 and worked on it, just a little bit every day, what might I have 19 ? Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. " 20 tomorrow," she said. "Better yet, start today."

1. A. ambition B. desire C. challenge D. way

2. A. invited B. wished C. insisted D. hoped

3. A. Cautious B. Surprised C. Eager D. Unwilling

4. A. through B. over C. across D. beyond

5. A. fresh B. bright C. thick D. cloudy

6. A. doubted B. declared C. hesitated D. thought

7. A. lifts B. cleans C. raises D. sinks

8. A. out B. up C. off D. on

9. A. eagerly B. desperately C. anxiously D. calmly

10. A. shocked B. amazed C. amused D. concerned

11. A. contained B. lay C. presented D. located

12. A. filled B. disturbed C. occurred D. confused

13. A. signal B. symbol C. note D. sign

14. A. encouraged B. inspired C. moved D. thrilled

15. A. hardly B. rarely C. simply D. totally

16. A. brought B. continued C. made D. kept

17. A. wonder B. doubt C. mystery D. idea

18. A. view B. vision C. sight D. scene

19. A. predicted B. expected C. accomplished D. explored

20. A. Behave B. Take C. Set D. Start

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

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者应女儿之邀,开车去找女儿,在女儿的带领下发现了满地的水仙花,并由此产生了感悟。

（1）考查名词。A. ambition “雄心”；B. desire“欲望”；C. challenge“挑战”；D. way“道路”。根据语境可知,天气很冷,有雾,需要开车走两个小时的弯曲的山路,因此作者应该是不愿意去女儿家,故选B。

（2）考查动词。A. invited“邀请”；B. wished “希望”；C. insisted“坚持”；D. hoped“希望”。根据上文可知,作者不愿意去女儿那儿,因此,此处是指女儿坚持让她去,故选C。

（3）考查形容词。A. Cautious“谨慎的”；B. Surprised“吃惊的”；C. Eager“渴望的”；D. Unwilling“不情愿的”。根据上文可知,此处要表达尽管不情愿,我还是冒着面纱般的雾走了两个小时的山路,故选D。

（4）考查介词。A. through“（空间）穿过”；B. over“越过”；C. across“（表面）穿过”；D. beyond“超过”。此处是指作者从雾中穿过,through,over和across都有穿过的意思,over是指从上方过去,across是指从面上穿过,跨过,而through是指从空间穿过,故选A。

（5）考查形容词。A. fresh“新鲜的”；B. bright“明亮的”；C. thick“浓的”；D. cloudy“多云的”。根据上文语境可知,此处是指雾非常的浓,故选C。

（6）考查动词。A. doubted “怀疑”；B. declared“声明”；C. hesitated“犹豫”；D. thought“认为”。根据上文可知,作者的女儿坚持让作者上山,作者不太愿意,天气也不好,因此,此处是指作者上山时认为此行一点都不值得,故选D。

（7）考查动词。A. lifts “消散,升起”；B. cleans“打扫”；C. raises“ 举起”；D. sinks“下沉”。根据上文可知,作者本不太想来,当时雾很大,由此可知,作者对女儿说吃过午饭雾散了就回去,故选A。

（8）考查动词短语。句意:但是我想让你开车送我去车库取我的车。A.pick out“挑出”；

B.pick up“开车接某人”；

C.pick off“摘掉”；

D.pick on“挑选”。根据句意可知,此处要用pick up 开车接人,故选B。

（9）考查副词。A. eagerly“渴望地”；B. desperately“绝望地”；C. anxiously“焦急地”；D. calmly“镇定地”。作者的女儿说只有三分钟的路程,结果走了十分钟的山路还没有到,因此作者是感到焦急,故选C。

（10）考查形容词。A. shocked“震惊的”；B. amazed“惊奇的”；C. amused “有趣的”；D. concerned“关心的”。根据下文作者看到满山的水仙花可知,此处是指作者感到非常惊奇,故选B。

（11）考查动词。句意:从山顶到山谷铺满了几英亩的富含多种颜色的水仙花。A. contained “包括”；B. lay“位于,躺”；C. presented “展示”；D. located“位于”。根据句意可知,此处是指水仙花铺满了山谷,故选B。

（12）考查动词。A. filled“装满”；B. disturbed“打扰”；C. occurred“发生”；D. confused“困惑”。根据下文可知,此处是指我脑子里装满了问题,故选A。

（13）考查名词。A. signal“信号”；B. symbol“象征”；C. note“笔记”；D. sign“指示牌”。根据下文提到"上面写着……"可知,此处是指指示牌,故选D。

（14）考查动词。A. encouraged“鼓励”；B. inspired“激励”；C. moved“感动”；D. thrilled“激动”。根据上文“Who created such beauty? Why? How? As we approached the home that stood in the centre of the property, we saw a that read: "Answers to the Questions I know you are asking." The first answer was: "One Woman-Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain." The second was: "One at a Time." The third: "Started in 1958."以及下文"She changed the world." I finally said, "one bulb (水仙球茎) at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, and she at it.”可知,作者应该是被种花的人感动,从1958年开始,一个女人开始种植水仙花,终于让几英亩的土地上长满了美丽的水仙花,故选C。

（15）考查副词。A. hardly“几乎不”；B. rarely“罕见地”；C. simply“简单地”；D. totally“完全地”。根据上文可知,此处是指景色美的让我几乎说不出话来,故选A。

（16）考查动词。A. brought “带来”；B. continued“继续”；C. made“做”；D. kept“保持,坚持”。根据上文可知,她坚持下去了,一次一个水仙球茎,从四十年前开始。故选D。

（17）考查名词。句意:这个惊奇让我不能忘怀。A. wonder“惊奇”；B. doubt“怀疑”；C. mystery“神秘”；D. idea“主意”。根据语境可知,作者对满山谷的水仙花感到非常惊奇,故选A。

（18）考查名词。A. view“风景”；B. vision“愿景”；C. sight“视野”；D. scene “场景”。根据上文可知,此处要表达如果我有一个愿景并一天天坚持下去,我将会完成什么。故选B。（19）考查动词。A. predicted“预测”；B. expected“期望”；C. accomplished“完成”；D. explored“探索”。根据上文可知，如果我每日都坚持一点一点的做下去可知,此处是问"我会完成什么呢?",故选C。

（20）考查动词。A. Behave“表现”；B. Take“拿”；C. Set“树立”；D. Start“开始”。根据下文Carolyn说最好从今天开始可知,此处是作者说从明天开始,故选D。

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

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

Flying on a plane for the first time can be frightening. It can be extra 1 for children who

have autism (自闭症). When Linda Diaz was 2 a vacation to Disney World four years ago, she wanted to make flying a 3 experience for her son, Andy, who has autism.

She called Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport (MSP) to see what could be done.

4 , the airport didn't have programs to help Andy. So Diaz

5 the family's flights and

6 drove 1, 500 miles to Orlando, Florida.

Soon after that drive to Disney World, a program started at MSP. It is to help make flying 7 for kids like Andy. The program is called Navigating MSP. It holds 8 every month for anyone who has 9 about flying. The program is not 10 for people with autism. Airline workers help 11 get used to the airport and planes. It helps them to be less frightened of flying. When they 12 fly, they are not as worried.

When Andy was 13 years old, his first 13 ride was planned. He went through a practice with his family. George Callow, an officer at the airport, helped the family through the safety checks. Callow said the visiting families got on a plane, 14 it was not going anywhere. It was just for them to 15 .

After the last family arrived, the pilot greeted the families over the speaker, "Welcome aboard our flight to 16 ." After greeting the pilot and flight attendants, passengers went to their 17 . But Andy had other plans. Frightened by his new surroundings, he ran down the aisle (走廊) of the plane, 18 a way out. Volunteers suggested that Andy might be most 19 in the front row. They were 20 . Once seated, Andy was quiet and kissed his mother on the face. He felt better about flying now.

1. A. brave B. hard C. harmful D. clever

2. A. planning B. spending C. booking D. enjoying

3. A. long B. common C. good D. personal

4. A. Moreover B. Therefore C. However D. Then

5. A. canceled B. remembered C. prepared D. missed

6. A. once B. again C. still D. instead

7. A. quieter B. easier C. faster D. shorter

8. A. games B. classes C. speeches D. practices

9. A. stories B. questions C. worries D. suggestions

10. A. even B. just C. always D. yet

11. A. visitors B. patients C. children D. foreigners

12. A. usually B. immediately C. occasionally D. really

13. A. plane B. train C. bus D. taxi

14. A. unless B. but C. so D. if

15. A. hide B. relax C. pay D. see

16. A. nowhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. everywhere

17. A. offices B. friends C. seats D. families

18. A. pointing to B. looking for C. thinking about D. dreaming of

19. A. certain B. acceptable C. comfortable D. special

20. A. important B. lucky C. hopeful D. right

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

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，明尼阿波利斯—圣保罗国际机场为有飞行障碍的人组织了体验活动，以减轻这些人乘坐飞机旅行的焦虑。

（1）考查形容词。A：brave“勇敢的”；B：hard“艰难的，坚硬的”；C：harmful“有害的”；D：clever “聪明的”。根据上文中的"Flying on a plane for the first time can be frightening"及本句中的"children who have autism"可知，对于有自闭症的儿童来说，首次乘机出行尤为艰难。故选B。

（2）考查动词。A：planning“计划”；B：spending“花费”；C：booking“预定”；D：enjoying“享受，喜欢”。根据"She called Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport (MSP) to see what could be done"可知，Linda Diaz四年前打算坐飞机去迪斯尼世界旅行，她想让自己罹患自闭症的儿子Andy有一次良好的飞行体验。故选A。

（3）考查形容词。A：long“长的”；B：common“共同的”；C：good“好的”；D：personal “个人的”。根据"She called Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport (MSP) to see what could be done"可知，Linda Diaz四年前打算坐飞机去迪斯尼世界旅行，她想让自己罹患自闭症的儿子Andy有一次良好的飞行体验。故选C。

（4）考查副词。A：Moreover“而且”；B：Therefore“因此”；C：However“然而”；D：Then “然后”。根据语境可知，设空所在句与上一句之间是转折关系，故选C。

（5）考查动词。A：canceled“取消”；B：remembered“记住，记起”；C：prepared“准备”；D：missed “错过，想念”。根据上文中的"the airport didn't have programs to help Andy"可知，明尼阿波利斯—圣保罗国际机场没有相关项目能帮助Andy，因此Diaz取消了一家人的航班，改作驱车1500英里前去奥兰多。故选A。

（6）考查副词。A：once“从前，曾经”；B：again“再，又”；C：still“仍然，一直”；D：instead “代替”。根据上文中的"the airport didn't have programs to help Andy"可知，明尼阿波利斯—圣保罗国际机场没有相关项目能帮助Andy，因此Diaz取消了一家人的航班，改作驱车1500英里前去奥兰多。故选D。

（7）考查形容词，A：quieter“更安静的”；B：easier“更容易的”；C：faster“更快的”；D：shorter“更短的，更矮的”。根据下文中的"It helps them to be less frightened of flying"可知，该项目旨在帮助像Andy一样的孩子们，使他们的乘机出行变得更容易一些。故选B。（8）考查名词。A：games“游戏，比赛”；B：classes“班，课”；C：speeches“演讲”；D：practices “练习，时间”。根据"He went through a practice with his family"提示了，故选D。（9）考查名词。A：stories“故事”；B：questions“问题”；C：worries“担心”；D：suggestions “建议”。本空是对下文"they are not as worried"中的worried的同根词复现。故选C。

（10）考查副词。A：even“甚至”；B：just“刚刚，只”；C：always“总是”；D：yet “但是”。根据上文中的anyone可知，这一项目并非只针对自闭症患者。故选B。

（11）考查名词。A：visitors“游客，来宾”；B：patients“病人”；C：children“孩子”；D：

foreigners“外国人”。本空对下文"passengers went to their"中的passengers的同义词复现，故选A。

（12）考查副词。A：usually“通常”；B：immediately“立刻，马上”；C：occasionally“偶尔”；D：really “确实”。根据上文中的"Airline workers...get used to the airport and planes"可知，航空公司的工作人员帮助有飞行焦虑的人熟悉机场和飞机，当这些人实际乘机旅行时，就没有先前那么焦虑了。故选D.

（13）考查名词。A：plane“飞机”；B：train“火车”；C：bus“公共汽车”；D：taxi “出租车”。Andy的首次乘飞机旅行已经安排就绪。故选A。

（14）考查连词。根据上文中的"He went through a practice with his family"可知，进行参观体验的各个家庭上了一架飞机，但是该飞机哪儿也不去，他们只是进行观摩来了。故选B。

（15）考查动词。A：hide“躲藏”；B：relax“放松”；C：pay“支付”；D：see“看见”。根据上文中的"He went through a practice with his family"可知，进行参观体验的各个家庭上了一架飞机，但是该飞机哪儿也不去，他们只是进行观摩来了。故选D。

（16）考查副词。根据上文中"it was not going anywhere"可知，这趟航班无处可去。故选A。

（17）考查名词。A：offices“办公室”；B：friends“朋友”；C：seats“座位”；D：families “家庭”。下文中的"Once seated"提示了本空，故选C。

（18）考查动词短语。A：pointing to“指向”；B：looking for“寻找”；C：thinking about“考虑”；D：dreaming of “梦想”。根据上文"Frightened by his new surroundings"可知，Andy对新环境感到不适，在飞机走廊里跑来跑去，试图寻找出口。故选B。

（19）考查形容词。A：c ertain“某种，确信的”；B：acceptable“可以接受的”；C：comfortable“舒服的”；D：special “特殊的”。根据下文"Andy was quiet and kissed his mother on the face. He felt better about flying now"可知，有志愿者建议，头排座椅可能对Andy来说是最舒服的，事实证明，志愿者们是对的。故选C。

（20）考查形容词。A：important“重要的”；B：lucky“幸运的”；C：hopeful“充满希望的”；D：right“正确的”。根据下文"Andy was quiet and kissed his mother on the face. He felt better about flying now"可知，有志愿者建议，头排座椅可能对Andy来说是最舒服的，事实证明，志愿者们是对的。故选D。

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

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

A minister(牧师)was on a long flight. The first 1 of approaching problem came when the sign on the airplane 2 on: Fasten Your Seat Belts.

As the minister looked 3 the aircraft, it became obvious that many of the passengers became 4 . Later, a voice over the intercom(内部通话系统) said "We are so sorry that we

are unable to 5 the meal at this time. The currents are ahead of us." And then the storm broke. Lightning lit up the darkening skies, and 6 moments the great plane was tossed(使

动来动去) around.

The minister recalled, "As I looked around the plane, I could see the nearly all the 7 were scared. Then I suddenly saw a little girl. Obviously, the storm 8 nothing to her. She was reading a book on her seat and everything within her small world was 9 . Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would read again. Sometimes she straightened her legs, but worry and 10 were not in her world."

The minister could 11 believe his eyes. It was not surprising, 12 , that when the plane finally reached its destination and all the passengers were hurrying to 13 the plane, the minister came up to the girl whom he had 14 for such a long time. Having talked about the storm, he asked why she had not been afraid.

The child replied, "That was because my 15 was the pilot, and he would take me home."

There are many kinds of 16 that frightened us. Physical, mental, financial, domestic, and many other storms can easily and quickly 17 our sky and throw our plane into apparently uncontrollable movement. We have all known such times, and let us be honest and accept, it is much 18 to be at rest when our feet are on the ground than 19 we are being tossed about a darkened shy.

Let us remember: Our father is the 20 . He is in control and taking us home. Don't worry.

1. A. suffering B. effort C. warning D. chance

2. A. flashed B. tried C. took D. put

3. A. over B. around C. into D. at

4. A. worried B. relaxed C. annoyed D. inspired

5. A. buy B. cook C. complete D. serve

6. A. of B. within C. with D. after

7. A. passengers B. pilots C. officials D. crew

8. A. presented B. brought C. meant D. created

9. A. likely B. friendly C. deadly D. orderly

10. A. fear B. knowledge C. stress D. expectation

11. A. suddenly B. gradually C. hardly D. willingly

12. A. however B. therefore C. otherwise D. instead

13. A. drive off B. pull over C. land on D. get off

14. A. watched B. attended C. remarked D. complained

15. A. uncle B. dad C. brother D. cousin

16. A. accident B. quarrel C. storm D. anger

17. A. destroy B. cover C. darken D. break

18. A. easier B. softer C. ruder D. tougher

19. A. until B. when C. unless D. if

20. A. student B. driver C. minister D. engineer

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

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，在一次经历空中风暴的飞行中，当大家都极其不安和恐惧的时候，有一名小女孩却展示出了无比的镇静。当有人问及原因时，她说那是因为飞行员是她父亲，她父亲正在带她回家。

（1）考查名词。A. suffering “遭受”；B. effort “努力”；C. warning “警告”；D. chance“ 机会”。根据下文的“of approaching problem came when the sign on the airplane 2 on: Fasten Your Seat Belts.”可知牧师在长途飞行途中听到了一个警告。故选C。

（2）考查动词。A. flashed “闪过”；B. tried “尝试”；C. took “带走”；D. put “放置”。根据“when the sign on the airplane”可知当时飞机上的警报灯闪烁。故选A。

（3）考查介词。A. o ver “之上”；B. around“ 周围”；C. into “内部”；D. at “在”。根据下文“As I looked around the plane, I could see the nearly all the 7 were scared.”可知牧师是四下看时发现大家听到警报。故选B。

（4）考查形容词。A. worried “担心的”；B. relaxed “放松的”；C. annoyed“ 烦恼的”；D. inspired“激励的”。根据下文“As I looked around the plane, I could see the nearly all the 7 were scared.”可知听到警告后，大家都很担心。故选A。

（5）考查动词。A. buy “购买”；B. cook“煮饭”；C. complete “完成”；D. serve“ 服务”。空姐在广播现在不能给乘客提供饮食，不再提供饮料是因为飞机也许会失控。故选D。（6）考查介词。A. of“...…的”；B. within“在...... 内”；C. with “和”； D. a fter“在.... 之后”。很快飞机就在雷鸣闪电中摇摆。within moments“不一会儿”。故选B。

（7）考查名词。A. passengers “乘客”；B. pilots“ 飞行员”；C. officials “官方人员”； D. crew “成员”。牧师四周看了看发现大多数乘客都很惊恐。故选A。

（8）考查动词。A. presented “给予”；B. brought “带来”；C. meant “意味着”； D. created “创造”。根据“She was reading a book on her seat and everything within her small world”可知牧师发现有一个小女孩在很镇定的看书，暴风雨对于小女孩来说没有什么，那名小女孩很镇静。故选C。

（9）考查形容词。A. likely “可能的”；B. friendly “友好的”；C. deadly “致死的”；D. orderly “有秩序的”。暴风雨没有影响小女孩，在她的世界一切秩序井然。故选D。

（10）考查名词。A. fear “害怕”；B. knowledge“ 知识”；C. stress “强调”； D. expectation “期待”。根据“Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would read again. Sometimes she straightened her legs,”可知但是她的世界没有担忧和恐惧。故选A。

（11）考查副词。A. suddenly “突然”； B. gradually “逐渐”； C. hardly “几乎不”； D. willingly“ 乐意”。牧师对小女孩的行为感到吃惊，才出现下文他走到小女孩身边询问。他几乎不相信自己的眼睛。故选C。

（12）考查副词。A. however“ 然而”；B. therefore “因此”；C. otherwise“ 否则”；D. instead “相反”。根据“when the plane finally reached its destination and all the passengers were hurrying”可知因此飞机着陆时，吓坏的乘客赶紧下飞机。故选B。

（13）考查动词短语。A. drive off “开车走”；B. pull over “停车”；C. land on “着陆”； D. get off “下车，下飞机”。根据“when the plane finally reached its destination and all the passengers were hurrying”可知飞机着陆时，吓坏的乘客赶紧下飞机。故选D。

（14）考查动词。A. watched “观看”； B. attended “参加”； C. remarked “评论”； D. complained “抱怨”。根据“She was reading a book on her seat”牧师走向那个看书的镇定的女孩。故选A。

（15）考查名词。A. uncle “叔叔”；B. dad “父亲”；C. brother “兄弟”；D. cousin“ 堂兄”。根

据下文的“Our father is the 20 . He is in control and taking us home.”可知小女孩说飞行员是她

爸爸。故选B。

（16）考查名词。A. accident“事故”；B. quarrel “争吵”； C. s torm “暴风雨”；D. anger“怒火”。根据下文“many other storms can easily and quickly 17 our sky”可知作者感悟人生有很

多暴风雨会吓坏我们。故选C。

（17）考查动词。A. destroy“破坏”；B. cover“覆盖”；C. darken“ 使黑暗”；D. break“ 打破”。根据“and throw our plane into apparently uncontrollable movement. ”以及“being tossed about a darkened sky.”可知暴风雨会让我们的天空乌云密布。故选C。

（18）考查形容词。A. easier“ 更容易的”；B. softer “更软的”；C. ruder “更粗鲁的”；D. tougher “更艰难的”。我们都知道生活不是一帆风顺的，当我们的脚在地上时，比当我们被

抛掷在黑暗的天空时，保持平静要容易得多。故选A。

（19）考查连词。A. until “直到”；B. when “当......时”；C. unless“ 除非”；D. if “如果”。根

据“when our feet are on the ground”可知这是在对比两个时候。当我们的脚在地上时，比当

我们被抛掷在黑暗的天空时，保持平静要容易得多。故选B。

（20）考查名词。A. student “学生”；B. driver “司机”；C. minister“ 牧师”；D. engineer“ 工

程师”。我们的父亲是会带我们安全回家的司机。故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，介词，连词，固定短语等多个知识点

的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻

辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

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

处的最佳选项。

I never thought I would be a "runner". I was the girl who 1 slowest in the PE class. A few years ago, I was walking with a group of 2 in the Race(比赛) for the Cure, a 5km race designed to 3 money for the fight against breast cancer(癌), 4 one lady caught my 5 .

She was one of the weakest-looking women I've ever seen. She must have been close to seventy years old, 6 a T-shirt with the word "Survivor". She was so small that it seemed as

if she could even be 7 by a strong wind. But, she was running. And she was 8 me and my group of friends. She ran slowly, but 9 - as if each step pushed her cancer further into her past. Right at that moment, I 10 that in the next Race for the Cure, I'd be running along with her.

A week later, I found myself in the 11 , running on the treadmill(跑步机). Three minutes

after I started, my face was bright red. I felt like my lungs were going to burst. I 12 slow down to a walk. I thought of the 13 at the race. I kept it up. I was able to go a little 14 each time. Three and a half minutes. Four minutes. Five.

A year later, I was 15 at the Race for the Cure, but this time, I 16 with the runners. When the race started, the other runners passed me by. I ran forward. I 17 if I'd be able to do it. But then, I remembered the 18 woman. I ran as fast as I could until I finally crossed that finish line. I had just 19 my first race! I looked down at my legs, amazed. They had done something I'd never thought 20 . I have never felt stronger than at that moment. And I knew that I wanted to do it again.

1. A. talked B. walked C. ran D. swam

2. A. friends B. teachers C. students D. patients

3. A. save B. use C. make D. raise

4. A. while B. when C. until D. before

5. A. breath B. hand C. arm D. eye

6. A. wearing B. holding C. pulling D. waving

7. A. put on B. turned over C. leave for D. turn on

8. A. passing B. watching C. seeing D. calling

9. A. happily B. determinedly C. excitedly D. angrily

10. A. agreed B. learned C. decided D. explained

11. A. shop B. street C. park D. gym

12. A. had to B. preferred to C. got to D. liked to

13. A. prize B. survivor C. plan D. woman

14. A. earlier B. longer C. harder D. farther

15. A. even B. again C. ever D. still

16. A. watched B. traveled C. stood D. waited

17. A. wanted B. waited C. wished D. wondered

18. A. kind B. brave C. generous D. honest

19. A. finished B. won C. entered D. missed

20. A. good B. right C. possible D. necessary

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

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者被一位女士激发了跑步的兴趣，决心下一年与

那位女士一起参加为癌症募捐的跑步活动．于是作者开始每天练习跑步，一年之后作者终

于参加了那个跑步活动．这告诉我们"只要坚持，什么都会变成可能"。

（1）考查动词。A．talked“谈论”；B．walked“散步”；C．ran“跑”；D．swam“游泳”。我

是体育课上跑得最慢的女孩。故选C。

（2）考查名词。A．friends“朋友”；B．teachers“教师”；C．students“学生”；D．patients“病人”。根据下文的“my group of friends”可知，几年前我和一群朋友散步。故

选A。

（3）考查动词。A．save“挽救”；B．use“使用”；C．make“制造”；D．raise“提升，募捐”。为抗击乳腺癌募捐钱而设计的5公里跑步比赛。故选D。

（4）考查连词。A．while“在……期间”；B．when“当……时候”；C．until“直到……为止”；D．before“在……以前”。正和一群朋友跑步，这时候一个女士引起了我的注意．be doing sth…when…固定句式，"正在做某事，这时候……"，故选B。

（5）考查名词。A．breath“呼吸”；B．hand“手”；C．arm“胳膊”；D．eye“眼”。catch one's eye固定短语，“引起某人注意”，故选D。

（6）考查动词。A．wearing“穿，戴”；B．holding“握住”；C．pulling“拉”；D．waving“挥动”。她一定有七十岁了，她穿着一件写着Survivor的T恤衫。故选A。（7）考查动词短语。A．put on“穿上”；B．turned over“翻转”；C．leave for “动身去”；D．turn on“打开”。她是如此的瘦小，好像要被强风吹翻。故选B。

（8）考查动词。A．passing“经过”；B．watching“观看”；C．seeing“看见”；D．calling“叫喊”。她正从我和我的朋友身边经过，故选A。

（9）考查副词。A．happily“高兴地”；B．determinedly“决然地”；C．excitedly“感到兴奋地”；D．angrily“生气地”。她跑得非常慢，但是非常坚决果断，故选B。

（10）考查动词。A．agreed“同意”；B．learned“学习”；C．decided“决定”；D．explained“解释”。在那一刻我决定，下次跑步活动我要跟着她跑。故选C。

（11）考查名词。A．shop“商店”；B．street“街道”；C．park“公园”；D．gym“体育馆，健身房”。一周后，我在健身房的跑步机上跑步，故选D。

（12）考查动词短语。A．had to“不得不”；B．preferred to“更喜欢”；C．got to“到达”；D．liked to“喜欢”。我感觉我的肺要爆炸了，所以我不得不放慢速度，故选A。

（13）考查名词。A．prize“奖品”；B．survivor“幸存者”；C．plan“计划”；D．woman“女性，妇女”。我想起了比赛中的那位女士，故选D。

（14）考查形容词。A．earlier“更早的”；B．longer“更长的”；C．harder“更难的”；D．farther“更远的”。我坚持，每次我能跑的更长。根据下文“Three and a half minutes． Four minutes． Five．”可知，这里是指时间长短，故选B。

（15）考查副词。A．even“甚至”；B．again“又，再”；C．ever“曾经“；D．still”仍然“。一年后我又参加跑步活动。故选B。

（16）考查动词。A.watched”观察“；B.traveled”旅行“；C.stood”站立“；D.waited”等待“。但是这次作者和选手们站在一起，故选C。

（17）考查动词。A.wanted”想要“；B.waited”等待“；C.wished”希望“；D.wondered”想知道“。作者想知道自己是否能做到，故选D。

（18）考查形容词。A.kind”善良的，和蔼的“；B.brave”勇敢的“；C.generous”大方的“；

D.honest ”诚实的“。作者有想起了那位勇敢的女士，故选B。

（19）考查动词。A．finished”完成“；B．won”赢得“；C． en tered”进入“；D．missed”想念，错过“。我完成了我的第一次跑．故选A。

（20）考查形容词。A．good”好的“；B．right”正确的“；C．possible”可能的“；D．necessary”必需的“。它们（指我的两条腿）做了我从来没想过可能的事情．故选C。

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

5．完形填空

It's a Friday morning in Boston, which 1 Dr. Jim O'Connell is making his rounds. He might

be more 2 inside an exam room, but that's not where his patients are. Dr. Jim O'Connell is one of a handful of physicians making house calls to the 3 in the city.

More than 550, 000 Americans are homeless, and many have health problems but no 4 to cure. O'Connell and his team are doing something about it. On a daily routine, they 5 about 700 regular patients. "I feel like I'm a country doctor in the middle of the city." he said.

O'Connell began to do this 33 years 6 , when he was at Harvard Medical School and was 7 to be a one-year position as the founding physician of a new health-care program for Boston's homeless. That turned into a 33-year 8 at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, one of the country's largest of its kind. O'Connell 9 about everything, from stitches (缝补)for an arm to surgery for the soul. If patients can't be treated on the street,

he finds them a treatment bed at the respite facility(休息治疗区), a place for patients 10 are too sick to be on the streets 11 not ill enough for a hospital stay.

" 12 I had been taught to do—go fast, be efficient—was 13 when you take care

of homeless people." When you see somebody outside, you get them a cup of coffee and sit with them. Sometimes it 14 six months or a year of offering a sandwich or a cup of coffee before someone would start to talk to me. But 15 they engage(参与), they'll come to you any time because of 16 you. When asked about how his life might have 17 , if he had become a highly paid physician, O'Connell said, "I 18 think about it anymore."

Some things are far more valuable than money. Just ask Dr. Jim O'Connell who 19 everything from patients who have nothing 20 to give.

1. A. prefers B. means C. says D. explains

2. A. comfortable B. imaginative C. cooperative D. difficult

3. A. rich B. homeless C. intelligent D. disabled

4. A. time B. system C. life D. money

5. A. invite B. count C. guess D. treat

6. A. early B. later C. ago D. after

7. A. appointed B. fascinated C. followed D. accepted

8. A. career B. task C. choice D. hobby

9. A. confuses B. doubts C. concerns D. dreams

10. A. which B. whose C. who D. when

11. A. but B. and C. so D. for

12. A. Somebody B. Everything C. Somewhere D. Nobody

13. A. possible B. impossible C. small D. big

14. A. took B. spent C. cost D. paid

15. A. still B. just C. even D. once

16. A. promoting B. refusing C. trusting D. seeing

17. A. carried out B. come up C. turned out D. taken up

18. A. always B. seldom C. often D. never

19. A. puts B. sets C. believes D. gets

20. A. mental B. material C. physical D. positive

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

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，Jim O'Connell 医生本来可以成为肿瘤科医生，但是他放弃了这一高收入的职业，多年如一日地为城市中无家可归的人出诊。

（1）考查动词。A.prefers“宁愿，更喜欢”；B.means“意味着”；C.says“说”；D.explains“解释”。这是波士顿一个星期五早上，这意味着吉姆奥康奈尔正在巡视。故选B。

（2）考查形容词。句意：在检查室里，他可能更舒服，但是他的病人不在那里。A. comfortable “舒服的”；B. imaginative “富于想象力的”；C. cooperative “合作的”；D. difficult “困难的”。故选A。

（3）考查形容词。A. rich “富有的”；B. homeless “无家可归的”；C. intelligen t“智能的”；D. disabled “残疾的”。下文提到超过55万美国人是无家可归者，而且很多人有健康问题。故选B。

（4）考查名词。A. time “时间”；B. system“体系”；C. life“生命”；D. money“金钱”。根据上文很多无家可归的美国人都有健康问题但是没有...去治疗。结合生活常识此处应该是没有金钱去看病。故选D。

（5）考查动词。A. invite“邀请”；B. count“ 把.....算入，重要”；C. guess “猜测”；D. treat “对待，治疗”。they代指吉姆奥康奈尔的医疗团队，以及后面的patients，故句子应该翻译为他们治疗了大约700名常规病人。故选D。

（6）考查副词。A. early “早的”；B. late“迟的”；C. ago“以前”；D. after“之后”。根据句意吉姆奥康奈尔在33年前就开始这样做。故选C。

（7）考查动词。A. appoint “任命”；B. fascinate“入迷”；C. follow“跟随”；D. accept“接受”。根据下文新的医疗保健项目的创始医师，是一个职位，根据句意应该为被任命为新的医疗保健项目的创始医师。故选A。

（8）考查名词。A. career“职业”；B. task“任务”；C. choice“选择”；D. hobby“爱好”。这个项目后来成了他33年来一直从事的职业，故选A。

（9）考查动词。A.confuses“迷惑”；B.doubts“怀疑”；C.concerns“关心”；D.dreams“梦想”。根据下文“从胳膊的缝合到心脏的外科手术”，可知吉姆奥康奈尔关心所有的事情。故选C。

（10）考查定语从句。该句为定语从句，patients作先行词，在从句中作主语，故答案选关系代词who.故选C。

（11）考查连词。A. but“但是”，表转折；B. and“和”，表并列；C. so“所以”，表因果 D. for“因为”，表原因。上文提到“这些病人生病住在大街上。”以及下文“生病的程度不足以住

院。”两者之间是转折关系。故选A。

（12）考查代词。A. somebody“某人”；B. everything“每件事”; C. somewhere“在某处”；D. nobody“没有人”。根据下文“go fast, be efficient”为主人公被教的具体的事情。故选B。（13）考查形容词。A. possible“可能的”；B. impossible“不可能的”；C. small“小的”； D. big“大的”。上文提到“做事情要快速，有效”和下文“照顾无家可归的病人时”相冲突。故该句应该翻译为：“当你照顾无家可归的病人时，做事要更快更高效是不可能的。”故选B。（14）考查动词短语。A.took常用于句型：“It takes sb...to do sth”；B.spent主语是人；常用句型：“sb spend...in doing/on sth”;C. cost主语是物；常用句型：sth cost sb sth; D.paid主语是人，常和介词for搭配。故选A。

（15）考查副词。句意：但是一旦他们参与进来，他们就会随时来找你。A. still “仍然”；B. just “仅仅，只是”；C. even “甚至”；D. once“ 一旦”。这是once引导的条件状语从句。故选D。

（16）考查动词。A.promoting“促进，推进”; B.refusing“拒绝”；C.trusting“信任”；

D.seeing“看”。根据上文“他们随时都会来找你”，结合选项，可知是因为他们信任你。故选C。

（17）考查动词短语。句意：当被问到如果他成为一名高薪的医生，他的生活最后会是什么样子。A.carried out“实施，贯彻”；https://www.360docs.net/doc/4a1893000.html,e up“上来”；C.turned out“关掉，结果是”;

D.taken up“占用，开始从事”。故选C。

（18）考查副词。A. always “常常，总是”；B. seldom“很少”；C. often“经常”；D. never“绝不”。根据下文“有些事情要比金钱更有价值。”可知以吉姆奥康奈尔的精神境界，他绝不会去考虑一旦变成高薪的的医生，生活会变成什么样子这件事。故选D。

（19）考查动词。句意：吉姆奥康奈尔医生从病人那里得到了一切。A.puts“放”；B.sets“设置”; C.believes“相信”；D.gets“得到”。故选D。

（20）考查形容词。A. mental“精神的”；B. material“物质的”；C. physical“身体的，物理的”；D. positive“积极的”。根据上文“有些事情要比金钱更有价值”可知，吉姆奥康奈尔医生没有从病人哪里得到任何物质方面的东西。故选B。

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

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

A married lady was expecting a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had admired a beautiful diamond ring. Knowing her husband could 1 it, she told him that it was all she wanted as a birthday gift.

As her birthday approached, this lady awaited 2 that her husband had bought the diamond ring.

Finally, on the morning of her birthday, her husband told her how 3 he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He 4 her a beautifully wrapped present. As she opened it, 5 , she only found a Bible. She 6 her voice to her husband and said,

“Only a Bible?” She was so 7 that she left him.

Many years later, the lady 8 in a more beautiful house. Realizing her husband was very old, she thought perhaps she should go to visit him. But before she 9 , she received a letter telling her that he had passed away and given all of his 10 to her. She needed to come back and take care of things.

She arrived at his house, filled with great 11 . She saw the 12 brand-new Bible, just as she had left it before. With 13 , she opened it and began to turn the pages, finding

a sentence carefully 14 by her husband, “To me you are cruel, but you know how to give

15 things to your child ren!” As she read those words, a bag 16 from the Bible. A diamond ring and the words "I LOVE YOU" could be seen.

If your 17 is not packaged the way you want it, it's because it is better packaged! Please, always 18 little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even 19 , for they must be felt with 20 .

1. A. offer B. afford C. provide D. admit

2. A. symbols B. signals C. sights D. signs

3. A. generous B. regretful C. thankful D. disappointed

4. A. handed B. sent C. introduced D. delivered

5. A. besides B. however C. otherwise D. moreover

6. A. rose B. aroused C. raised D. arose

7. A. happy B. astonished C. admirable D. angry

8. A. appeared B. lived C. worked D. traveled

9. A. started off B. stayed up C. set in D. gave up

10. A. gifts B. goods C. money D. belongings

11. A. hate B. regret C. joy D. love

12. A. still B. ever C. just D. even

13. A. smiles B. interest C. doubt D. tears

14. A. made B. written C. created D. spoken

15. A. bad B. small C. good D. abandoned

16. A. dropped B. hid C. came D. followed

17. A. thing B. gift C. letter D. book

18. A. admit B. avoid C. access D. appreciate

19. A. touched B. tasted C. smelled D. heard

20. A. creativity B. mind C. heart D. imagination

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

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一位妻子想要她的丈夫送她一枚钻石戒指作为生日礼物，但她却收到了一本圣经，她也因此离开了她的丈夫。当妻子知道自己的丈夫去世时，她在那个崭新的圣经中发现了丈夫答应送她的钻石戒指，有时候一些细小的东西要用

心才能发现。

（1）考查动词。句意：得知她的丈夫可以负担起钻石戒指，她告诉丈夫她就想要钻石戒指作为生日礼物。A. offer“提供”；B. afford“负担得起”；C. provide“提供”；D. admit“允许进入，承认”。她的丈夫可以负担一枚钻戒，她才要求这个作为她的生日礼物，故选B。（2）考查名词。句意：随着生日的临近，妻子等待着丈夫已经买了钻戒的迹象。A. sy mbols“符号，象征”；B. signals“信号，通知”；C. sights“风景，名胜”；D. signs“信号，暗号”。第三段提到丈夫给妻子买了一份礼物，因此妻子在生日临近时等待着丈夫的礼物。故选D。

（3）考查形容词。句意：丈夫告诉妻子，对于拥有这么好的妻子他是多么的感激。A. generous“慷慨的”；B. regretful“后悔的”；C. thankful“感激的”；D. disappointed“失望的”。根据下文“how much he loved her”，丈夫告诉妻子他多么爱她，说明丈夫对拥有这样一位妻子是很感激的，故选C。

（4）考查动词。句意：他递给她一个包装精美的礼物。A. handed“递给”；B. sent“送出，传送”；C. introduced“介绍，引进，提出”；D. delivered“递送，投递”。故选A。

（5）考查副词。句意：然而，她却只发现了一个芭比娃娃。A. besides“此外，而且”；B. however“然而”；C. otherwise“否则，不然”；D. moreover“此外，而且”。妻子希望能得到一枚钻戒，但却收到一个芭比娃娃，由此可判断是转折的情况，且however可放在句首、句中或句末,通常用逗号与句子其他成分隔开。故选B。

（6）考查动词。句意：她提高了声音对丈夫说道：“就一个芭比娃娃？” A. rose“上升，增长”；B. aroused“出现，唤起”；C. raised“提升，增加”；D. arose“出现，产生”。arouse one's interest固定短语，“引起某人的兴趣”，故选C。

（7）考查形容词。句意：她非常生气，离开了丈夫。A. happy“高兴的”；B. astonished“吃惊的”；C. admira ble“可钦佩的”；D. angry“生气的”。妻子没有收到自己想要的礼物应该是非常生气，故选D。

（8）考查动词。句意：几年后，妻子住在一所更漂亮的房子里。A. appeared“出现”；B. lived“居住”；C. worked“工作”；D. traveled“旅行”。房子是用于居住的，故选B。

（9）考查动词短语。句意：但在她正要出发时，她收到一封信说她的丈夫已经过世了，并将自己所有的东西都留给了妻子。A. started off“动身”；B. stayed up“熬夜”；C. set in“开始，固定”；D. gave up“放弃”。根据“she thought perhaps she should go to visit him. But ”及“She needed to come back and take care of things.”妻子意识到丈夫已经很老了，于是想要去看望一下他，而且要回去照看丈夫给她留下的东西。但就在她动身前收到了信，故选A。（10）考查名词。句意：但在她正要出发时，她收到一封信说她的丈夫已经过世了，并将自己所有的东西都留给了妻子。A. gifts“礼物”；B. goods“商品，货品”；C. money“钱”；D. belongings“财产”。根据下文“She needed to come back and take care of things.”可知，此处应指丈夫的遗产，故选D。

（11）考查名词。句意：她怀着巨大的歉意来到他的家。A. hate“仇恨，憎恨”；B. regret“遗憾，懊悔”；C. joy“欢乐”；D. love“爱”。妻子当初因为没有收到想要的礼物离开了丈夫，但丈夫在死后将自己所有的财产留给了妻子，妻子知道后应该是后悔的心情，故选B。

（12）考查副词。句意：她看到了那本仍然崭新的圣经，就像她离开时那样。A. still“仍然，依旧”；B. ever“曾经，从来”；C. just“只是，仅仅”；D. even“即使”。根据下文“just as she had left it before”，这本圣经就像她离开时那样，说明这本圣经还是崭新的，故选A。（13）考查名词。句意：她含着眼泪打开了圣经，开始翻页，找到了丈夫精心写的句子。

A. smiles“笑容”；

B. interest“兴趣”；

C. doubt“怀疑，疑惑”；

D. tear s“眼泪”。妻子可知丈夫去世又将所有的财产留给自己，又满怀歉意，故选D。

（14）考查动词。句意：她含着眼泪打开了圣经，开始翻页，找到了丈夫精心写的句子。

A. made“制作”；

B. written“写”；

C. created“创造”；

D. spoken“说”。丈夫给妻子的话应该是写在圣经上的，故选B。

（15）考查形容词。句意：你对我是很残酷，但你知道如何给孩子好东西。A. bad“坏的”；B. small“小的”；C. good“好的”；D. abandoned“废弃的”。根据上文“To me yo u are cruel”丈夫说道妻子对自己很残忍，而but为转折连词，因此需选择cruel的反义词，故选C。

（16）考查动词。句意：她读完这些话后，一个小包从圣经上掉下来了。A. dropped“掉下”；B. hid“隐藏”；C. came“来”；D. followed“跟随”。小包要掉下来妻子才能看到里面装的钻戒。故选A。

（17）考查名词。句意：如果你的礼物没有按照你想要的包装，那是因为它被包装的更好。A. thing“东西”；B. gift“礼物”；C. letter“信”；D. book“书”。丈夫给妻子的芭比娃娃是生日礼物，故选B。

（18）考查动词。句意：所以请经常欣赏身边的小事，他们通常会把你引向更大的事。A. admit“承认”；B. avoid“避免”；C. access“进入”；D. appreciate“欣赏，感激，感谢”。怀着感恩、感激之心，才能发现更美的事情，故选D。

（19）考查动词。句意：世界上最美好、最美丽的东西是看不见的，因为它们必须用心去感受。A. touched“触摸”；B. tasted“品尝”；C. smelled“闻”；D. heard“听到”。世界上最美好最美丽的东西是爱，而爱是触摸不到的。故选A。

（20）考查名词。句意：世界上最美好、最美丽的东西是看不见的，因为它们必须用心去感受。A. creativity“创造力”；B. mind“头脑”；C. heart “心”；D. imagination“想象力”。爱需要用心体会，故选C。

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

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

A big thought can be one of the 1 forces in the world. I was 2 with that idea all over again when I heard the story of Mary Crowe.

Young Mary was washing her father's overalls one day when the big thought 3 her.

In her mind she saw herself 4 from college in cap and gown, accepting her diploma, ready to 5 a career.

Since Mary came from a low-income family, her dream seemed out of 6 . There would never be enough money to send Mary to college. 7 , no member of her family had ever gone to college. But Mary 8 that thought. In secondary school she studied hard, and spoke 9 of her dream to teachers and friends. When her 10 day at school came, her principal (校长) called her into his office.

"I have a(n) 11 for you," he said.

It contained a scholarship to a nearby college. The power of a thought had 12 its first dividend (红利). But the scholarship could cover only part of her college 13 . Mary took every part-time job she could find.

Mary's dream came true when she graduated from college. Then she took a course in insurance. When she 14 herself to a local insurance company for a job, she was 15 . She applied again. The answer was no. She kept going back until the manager 16 her.

Twenty-five years later Mary Crowe's associates in that company 17 at a special dinner

in her honour, recognizing her for her outstanding achievements as an insurance saleswoman. "Each of us is constantly in a state of becoming," she said, giving her formula (方法) for 18 . "Through 19 and faith you can become what you think. Not that your life will be without problems, but along the way problems will be 20 . Ask and believe; dream and believe; work and believe."

1. A. safest B. strongest C. heaviest D. weakest

2. A. shocked B. familiar C. nervous D. impressed

3. A. seized B. greeted C. struck D. beat

4. A. graduating B. escaping C. driving D. judging

5. A. start B. finish C. abandon D. quit

6. A. control B. question C. sight D. thought

7. A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Besides

8. A. held on to B. took pride in C. made up for D. came up with

9. A. selfishly B. freely C. unwillingly D. jokingly

10. A. first B. formal C. final D. unique

11. A. book B. envelope C. souvenir D. test

12. A. joined B. wasted C. consumed D. produced

13. A. expenses B. secrets C. incomes D. ambitions

14. A. limited B. related C. accustomed D. presented

15. A. picked up B. put aside C. turned down D. taken in

16. A. believed B. praised C. accepted D. noticed

17. A. gathered B. declared C. resigned D. parted

18. A. reputation B. independence C. responsibility D. success

19. A. suspension B. enthusiasm C. politeness D. status

20. A. corrected B. overcome C. forgotten D. collected

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

（18）D；（19）B；（20）B；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，来自低收入家庭的Mary Crowe凭借自己想上大学的想法，不断坚持努力，最终凭借着自己的热情和信念实现梦想，取得了成功。

（1）考查形容词。句意：一个伟大的思想可以是世界上最强大的力量之一。A. safest“最安全的”；B. strongest“最强壮的”；C. heaviest“最重的”；D. weakest“最虚弱的”。根据下文可知，作者叙述Mary Crowe通过一个想法改变了自己命运的故事，可推知作者是想说伟大的思想是世界上最强大的力量之一。故选B。

（2）考查形容词。句意：当我听到Mary Crowe的故事时，这个想法给我留下了深刻的印象。A. shocked“震惊的”；B. familiar“熟悉的”；C. nervous“紧张的”；D. impressed“印象深刻的”。Mary Crowe的故事让作者对“伟大的思想是世界上最强大的力量之一”这个想法印象深刻。故选D。

（3）考查动词。句意：有一天，年轻的Mary正在洗她父亲的工作服时，突然有了一个重要的想法。A. seized“抓住”；B. greeted“打招呼”；C. struck“突然想到，打击”；D. beat“打败”。根据上文“a big thought”可知是突然有了一个重要的想法，strike此处表示“突然想到”，故选C。

（4）考查动词。句意：在她的脑海里，她看到自己从大学毕业，戴着学位帽，穿着学位服，准备开始自己的事业。A. graduating“毕业”；B. escaping“逃跑”；C. driving“驾驶”；D. judging“判断”。根据下文“from college in cap and gown, accepting her diploma”可知是从大学毕业，故选A。

（5）考查动词。句意：在她的脑海里，她看到自己从大学毕业，戴着学位帽，穿着学位服，准备开始自己的事业。A. start“开始”；B. finish“结束”；C. abandon“抛弃”；D. quit“辞职”。大学毕业后应当是准备开始自己的工作和事业。故选A。

（6）考查名词。句意：由于Mary来自低收入家庭，她的梦想似乎遥不可及。A. control“控制”；B. question“问题”；C. sight“视力”；D. thought“想法”。根据上文“Since Mary came from a low-income family”可知Mary的梦想似乎遥不可及，out of sight固定短语，“看不见，遥不可及”。故选C。

（7）考查副词。句意：此外，她家里没有一个人上过大学。A. However“然而”；B. Instead“相反”；C. Therefore“因此”；D. Besides“此外”。根据上文表示除了家庭收入低，供不起她上大学之外，Mary家里没有一个人上过大学。表示“此外，而且”。故选D。

（8）考查动词短语。句意：但是Mary坚持这个想法。A. held on to“坚持”；B. took pride in“以……为傲”；C. made up for“补偿”；D. came up with“提出”。根据下文“In secondary school she studied hard”可知Mary没有并没有放弃，而是坚持了自己的想法，努力学习。故选A。

（9）考查副词。句意：在中学时，她努力学习，向老师和朋友畅谈自己的梦想。A. se lfishly“自私地”；B. freely“自由地”；C. unwillingly“不情愿地”；D. jokingly“开玩笑地”。根据下文“of her dream to teachers and friends”可知，Mary对自己的老师和朋友畅所欲言自己的梦想。故选B。

（10）考查形容词。句意：当她在学校的最后一天到来时，她的校长把她叫到办公室。A. first“最重要的”；B. formal“正式的”；C. final“最终的”；D. unique“独特的”。根据下文可知，

校长的信封里是去大学的奖学金，可推知，这是在学校的最后一天。故选C。

（11）考查名词。句意：“我有一个信封给你，”他说。A. book“书籍”；B. envelope“信封”；C. souvenir“纪念品”；D. test“测试”。根据下文“It contained a scholarship to a nearby college.”可推知，此处是装着奖学金的信封，故选B。

（12）考查动词。句意：思想的力量产生了它的第一个红利。A. joined“加入”；B. wasted“浪费”；C. consumed“消耗”；D. produced“产生”。此处将奖学金比作Mary思想产生的红利。故选D。

（13）考查名词。句意：但奖学金只能支付她大学费用的一部分。A. expenses“费用”；B. secrets“秘密”；C. incomes“收入”；D. ambitions“野心”。根据下文Mary去保险公司求职可知，奖学金只能支付一部分大学的费用。故选A。

（14）考查动词。句意：当她到当地一家保险公司求职时，遭到了拒绝。A. limited“限制”；B. related“联系”；C. accustomed“使习惯”；D. presented“代表”。根据下文“to a local insurance company for a job”可知，此处是去保险公司求职，present oneself to…固定短语，“出席，到场”。故选D。

（15）考查动词短语。句意：当她向当地一家保险公司求职时，遭到了拒绝。A. picked up“捡起”；B. put aside“暂不考虑，把.....放在一边”；C. turned down“拒绝，关小”；D. taken in“吸收”。根据下文“She applied again.”可知，Mary被公司拒绝了。故选C。

（16）考查动词。句意：她不断地回去，直到经理接受了她。A. believed“相信”；B. praised“称赞”；C. accepted“接受”；D. noticed“注意到”。根据下文Mary Crowe被公司表彰可知，Mary Crowe一直坚持到经理接受了她。故选C。

（17）考查动词。句意：25年后，Mary Crowe在那家公司的同事们聚集在一个特别的晚宴上，表彰她作为一名保险销售员所取得的杰出成就。A. gathered“聚集”；B. decla red“宣称”；C. resigned“辞职”；D. parted“离开”。根据下文“at a special dinner in her honour”可知，公司的同事们聚集在一个特别的晚宴上。故选A。

（18）考查名词。句意：“我们每个人都在不断地成为一个人，”她说，并给出了她的成功秘诀。A. reputation“名誉；B. independence“独立”；C. responsibility“责任”；D. success“成功”。根据上文Mary被表彰可知，她成功了，分享了自己成功的秘诀。故选D。

（19）考查名词。句意：通过热情和信念，你可以成为你想成为的人。A. suspension“停职”；B. enthusiasm“热情”；C. politeness“礼貌”；D. status“地位”。根据下文and faith可知，此处是指通过热情和信念，你可以成为想成为的人。故选B。

（20）考查动词。句意：并不是说你的生活没有问题，而是一路上问题会被克服。A. corrected“纠正”；B. overcome“克服”；C. forgotten“忘记”；D. collected“收集”。根据上文“problems will be”可知，此处是指问题会被克服。故选B。

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

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