英语完形填空练习题及解析

英语完形填空练习题及解析

一、高中英语完形填空

1．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选

出最佳选项。

I started volunteering at a soup kitchen several years ago. The original reason I was going was

to 1 community service hours for school. My plan was to 2 go there a few times and get my service hours, but it taught me a lot. The typical volunteer there served 3 to people.

Basically, I was 4 serving bread and juice to whoever wanted it, which was a simple task. Some of the people were homeless, and some of them were 5 families. All of them were people in need of a hot meal and a place to 6 for an hour or several minutes.

7 some of them looked like they weren't behaving well, we always took care of them.

The first time I went there was right before Christmas. For the people coming to the soup kitchen, it was not exactly a 8 time. It made me think about my happy Christmas and made me feel how 9 I was. Unlike them, I have a home and I don't 10 cold or hunger. At that point, I decided that I 11 wanted to go back there. I couldn't offer them much, but I could always offer my time and 12 . The experience also gives me a feeling of 13 . Whenever I go there, people are 14 that I showed up again. They know my name and they know that I am more than happy to 15 them. It truly feels good to know that you can 16 someone's day. I've realized that the feeling of doing good for people can be a better 17 than any amount of money. You can't buy that feeling.

I have never 18 a single second of my volunteering. It 19 me that dozens of cities have made it illegal to set up a soup kitchen. But I will continue my volunteer work and find more ways to show my 20 to people in need.

1. A. reduce B. avoid C. complete D. cancel

2. A. yet B. just C. even D. still

3. A. food B. work C. time D. money

4. A. tired of B. worried about C. responsible for D. free from

5. A. busy B. serious C. experienced D. struggling

6. A. hide B. rest C. live D. study

7. A. Although B. If C. Because D. Until

8. A. available B. strange C. pleasant D. painful

9. A. wise B. honest C. curious D. fortunate

10. A. turn down B. suffer from C. pass down D. learn from

11. A. definitely B. gradually C. equally D. hardly

12. A. reason B. effort C. chance D. patience

13. A. stability B. guilt C. loss D. appreciation

14. A. grateful B. confident C. proud D. shocked

15. A. change B. leave C. forget D. help

16. A. describe B. waste C. brighten D. disturb

17. A. reward B. excuse C. risk D. mistake

18. A. planned B. regretted C. forgiven D. understood

19. A. reminds B. confuses C. encourages D. disappoints

20. A. talent B. concern C. kindness D. weakness

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

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了在流动厨房当志愿者的经历，最初打算去完成规定的服务时间，最后爱上了志愿者服务，喜欢去帮助别人。

（1）考查动词。A. reduce“减少”；B. avoid“避免”；C. complete“完成”；D. cancel“取消”。根据下文“My plan was to 2 go there a few times and get my service hours”可知，作者去流动厨房是为了获得学分，完成社区服务时间，故选C。

（2）考查副词。A. yet“但是”；B. just“仅仅”；C. even“甚至”；D. still“仍然”。根据下文“but it taught me a lot”可知，作者的计划仅仅是获得学分，但是却收获了很多，故选B。

（3）考查名词。A. food“食物”；B. work“工作”；C. time“时间”；D. money“金钱”。根据下文“serving bread and juice to whoever wanted it”可知，流动厨房的典型志愿者就是提供吃的，故选A。

（4）考查形容词。A. tired of“疲倦”；B. worried about“担忧”；C. responsible for“负责”；D. free from“不受.....限制”。根据“which was a simple task.”可知，作者的工作就是负责发放食物，故选C。

（5）考查形容词。A. busy“繁忙的”；B. serious“严重的”；C. experienced“有经验的”；D. struggling“困难的，挣扎的”。本句描述那些接受食物的对象的情况，有些人的家庭很困难，故选D。

（6）考查动词。A. hide“隐藏”；B. rest“休息”；C. live“生活”；D. study“学习”。根据上文“a place”可知，需要一个地方休息，故选B。

（7）考查连词。句意：尽管有些人看起来表现很差，我们总是照顾他们。A. Although“尽管”；B. If“如果”；C. Becaus“因为”；D. Until“直到”。前后句属于让步关系，故选A。

（8）考查形容词。A. available“可以得到的”；B. strange“奇怪的”；C. pleasant“令人快乐的”；D. painful“痛苦的”。根据上文“The first time I went there was right before Christmas.”可知，作者第一次去做服务是在圣诞节前夕，本该家人团聚，但是很多人还需要靠施舍的东西为生，这不是令人高兴的事，故选C。

（9）考查形容词。A. wise“明智的”；B. honest“诚实的”；C. curious“好奇的”；D. fortunate“幸运的”。根据上文“It made me think about my happy Christmas”可知，看到这些场景，让作者回想起自己快乐的圣诞节，感觉自己很幸运，故选D。

（10）考查动词短语。A. turn down“拒绝”；B. suffer from“遭受”；C. pass down“传递”；D. learn from“向...…学习”。根据上文“Unlike them, I have a home”可知，跟他们不一样，作者有个家，不用饥寒交迫，故选B。

（11）考查副词。A. definitely“当然”；B. gradually“逐渐地”；C. equally“相当”；D. hardly“几

乎不”。根据句意可知，从那时起，我明确了自己还要回去做志愿者，帮助需要帮助的人，故选A。

（12）考查名词。A. reason“原因”；B. effort“努力”；C. chance“机会”；D. patience“耐心”。根据上文“I couldn't offer them much”可知，作者无法提供太多的东西，但是可以奉献自己的时间和努力，故选B。

（13）考查名词。A. stability“稳定”；B. guilt“愧疚”；C. loss“迷失”；D. appreciation“感激”。根据下文“They know my name and they know that I am more than happy to”可知，作者的付出得到了大家的认可和回应，故作者很感激，选D。

（14）考查形容词。A. grateful“感激的”；B. confident“自信的”；C. proud“自豪的”；D. shocked“震惊的”。当作者出现在那里的时候，人们很感激他，故选A。

（15）考查动词。A. change“改变”；B. leave“离开”；C. forget“忘记”；D. help“帮助”。根作者去流动厨房做志愿者是帮助那些需要帮助的人，故选D。

（16）考查动词。A. describe“描述”；B. waste“浪费”；C. brighten“照亮”；D. disturb“打扰”。根据下文“I've realized that the feeling of doing good for people”可知，帮助别人可以照亮别人，让他们对未来充满信心和希望，故选C。

（17）考查名词。A. reward“回报”；B. excuse“借口”；C. risk“风险”；D. mistake“错误”。根据下文“any amount of money”可知，帮助别人的感觉是任何金钱无法相比的，故选A。（18）考查动词。A. planned“计划”；B. regretted“后悔”；C. forgiven“原谅”；D. understood“理解”。根据下文“But I will continue my volunteer work”可知，作者很满足自己的志愿者工作，不后悔，还会继续下去，故选B。

（19）考查动词。A. reminds“提醒”；B. confuses“使迷惑”；C. encourages“鼓舞”；D. disappoints“使失望”。根据句意可知，有些人非法建立流动厨房，这让作者很失望，故选D。

（20）考查名词。A. talent“天赋”；B. concern“担忧，关心”；C. kindness“善意”；D. weakness“弱点”。根据上文“I will continue my volunteer work”可知，作者会继续自己的志愿者服务，表示对那些需要帮助的人的善意，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。

2．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。

No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own 1 .

I learned this lesson from a(n) 2 many years ago. I took the head 3 job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the 4 team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to 5 the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn't 6 I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to 7 that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia,

but they were 8 me. I had to change my 9 about their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little 10 . Most important, I began to treat them like 11 . That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their 12 , we met every day and 13 passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our 14 on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to 15 . Finally, we faced the number one team in the state.

I felt that it would be a 16 for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn't what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest 17 of my life!

From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can 18 the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and 19 them. I helped them to see themselves 20 , and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, not born.

1. A. efforts B. tests C. luck D. nature

2. A. experiment B. experience C. visit D. show

3. A. operating B. managing C. coaching D. organizing

4. A. successful B. excellent C. new D. strong

5. A. prepare for B. cheer for C. help with D. finish with

6. A. agree B. believe C. describe D. regret

7. A. realize B. receive C. allow D. demand

8. A. asking for B. looking for C. depending on D. caring about

9. A. decision B. attitude C. conclusion D. idea

10. A. pride B. culture C. fortune D. relationship

11. A. leaders B. partners C. winners D. learners

12. A. prizes B. vacations C. health D. honor

13. A. risked B. missed C. considered D. practiced

14. A. defeat B. decrease C. accident D. mistake

15. A. relax B. improve C. enlarge D. defend

16. A. shame B. victory C. struggle D. favor

17. A. chances B. concerns C. pleasures D. offers

18. A. surprise B. serve C. interest D. affect

19. A. encouraged B. observed C. protected D. impressed

20. A. honestly B. secretly C. calmly D. differently

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

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者通过自己多年前的亲身经历学到了人生重要的一课，那就是没有人天生是赢家，人们靠自己的努力是使自己获胜。

（1）考查名词。A. efforts“努力”；B. tests“测试”；C. luck“运气”；D. nature“自然”。根据上

文“No one is born a winner.”没有人天生就是赢家，根据常识可知，只有依靠自己的努力才能成为赢家。故选A。

（2）考查名词。A. experiment“实验”； B. experience“经历”；C. visit “参观”；D. show“表演”。根据下文可知，作者是从一次经历中得出这样的教训的。故选B。

（3）考查动词。A. operating“操作”；B. managing“管理”；C. coaching“教练”；D. organizing“组织”。根据下文“Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to wi n, but to my disappointment we were defeated.”可知，作者在一所学校担任总教练工作。故选C。

（4）考查形容词。A. successful“成功的”；B. excellent“杰出的”；C. new“新的”；D. strong“强壮的”。根据上文“It was a tradition for the school's old team”中的old team提示可知，春季训练结束时，学校新老队伍对抗是一个传统。故选C。

（5）考查动词短语。A. prepare fo r“为......准备”； B. cheer for“为......欢呼”；C. help with“帮忙某人做.....”.；D. finish with“完成”。老队没有教练，他们甚至不练习来准备比赛。故选A。

（6）考查动词。A. agree“同意”；B. believe“相信”；C. describe“描述”；D. regret“后悔”。根据上文“but to my disappointment we were defeated.”可知，作者不能相信会遇到这样的情况。故选B。

（7）考查动词短语。句意：我开始意识到我的队也许不是佐治亚州头号队伍。come to realize固定短语，“开始意识到”，故选A。

（8）考查动词短语。句意：但是，他们都依靠我。A. asking for“请求”；B. looking for“寻找”；C. depending on“依靠”；D. caring about“关心”。故选C。

（9）考查名词。我不得不改变我对他们能力和潜力的态度。A. decision决定； B. attitude 态度；C. conclusion结论；D. idea主意，故答案选B。（10）考查名词。句意：我开始做任何我能做的事情来帮助他们建立一点自尊心。A. pride“自尊心”； B. culture“文化”；C. fortune“运气”；D. relationship“关系”。故选A。

（11）考查名词。A. leaders“领导者”；B. partners“伙伴”；C. winners“获胜者”；D. learners“学习者”。根据下文“Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and them.”以及文中最后一句提示可知，作者开始像获胜者对待他们。故选C。

（12）考查名词。A. prizes“奖品”；B. vacations“假期”；C. health“健康”；D. honor“荣誉”。根据“That summer”可知，当其它队队员享受着他们假期的时候。故选B。

（13）考查动词。A. risked“冒.....的危险”； B. missed“错过”；C. considered“考虑”；D. practiced“练习”。根据上文“The old team had no coach, and they didn't ev en practice to 5 the game.”可知这里指练习传球和踢球。故选D。

（14）考查名词。A. defeat “击败”；B. decrease“减少”；C. accident“事故”；D. mistake“错误”。根据上文“but to my disappointment we were defeated.”在春季训练赛场遭受失败之后。故选A。

（15）考查动词。A. relax“放松”；B. improve“提高”；C. enlarge“扩大”；D. defend“保卫”。根据上文“we won our first game and our second”可知，我们继续在提高。故选B。

（16）考查名词。句意：即使我们输掉比赛，我们感觉它会是一场胜利。A. shame“羞

耻”；B. victory“胜利”；C. struggle“奋斗”；D. favor“赞同”。故选B。

（17）考查名词。A. chances“机会”；B. concerns“关注”；C. pleasures“乐事”；D. offers“提议”。根据上文“My boys beat the best team in Georgia”可知，这是作者一生中最愉快的一次！故选C。

（18）考查动词。句意：从这次经历，我意识到领袖的态度如何能够影响队里的每个成员。A. surprise“使惊奇”；B. serve“服务”；C. interest“使……感兴趣”；D. affect“影响”。故选D。

（19）考查动词。A. encouraged“鼓励”； B. observed “观察”；C. protected“保护”；D. impressed“印象深刻”。根据I pushed可知，作者在推动和鼓励他们。故选A。

（20）考查副词。A. honestly“真诚地”；B. secretly“秘密地“”；C. calmly“平静地”；D. differently“不同地”。根据下文“and they built themselves into winners.”可知，我帮助他们以

不同的方式看待自己。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．阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白

处的最佳选项。

When my family moved to Ohio over the summer, I feared attending another new school and knowing no one because I was able to expect what was coming. I had bright red hair and enormous glasses. In addition, I was 1 and not very sociable. Boarding the school bus that first day, I felt like all eyes on me. I could hear the 2 "She's huge!" Obviously, the kids on the bus had known each other well. I spent that first bus 3 in silence.

The following day was even 4 I did not notice that a few boys had tied a shoelace across the aisle(走道) and thus fell face first on the bus, 5 everything I was carrying. 6 I was embarrassingly gathering my supplies, I could hear the laughter, and then the 7 "That felt like an earthquake!" Anyway, I 8 to find a seat. Looking out of the window, I 9 the tears welling up in my eyes.

It was then that I sank into myself. I began walking everywhere. I would wander through the woods behind our house. I would also walk to a 10 about two miles down the road, where

I would chat silently with God. I began 11 the afternoon school bus 12 , walking home instead. Then, 13 , I started losing weight. And as I became 14 with myself, I began making friends.

One of my newly-found friends also 15 with her weight, wanting to be a "perfect" cheerleader. She lived near my neighborhood so we would meet and 16 together. This became a daily routine with talking and laughing 17 the way — different from the lonely walks I had taken. My friend said that I didn't have to be 18 I just had to be me, and be happy with myself.

While I would not want to relive that time of loneliness, sadness and embarrassment, I am 19 I made it through. Whenever I am struggling with any other problem in life, I always

remember the proverb "This too shall pass." If you can find a path with no obstacles or challenges, it probably doesn't 20 anywhere.

1. A. outgoing B. intelligent C. overweight D. friendly

2. A. whistles B. whispers C. screams D. laughs

3. A. ride B. lift C. drive D. travel

4. A. duller B. longer C. funnier D. worse

5. A. missing B. losing C. dropping D. leaving

6. A. While B. Though C. Since D. Because

7. A. arguments B. comments C. statements D. discussions

8. A. determined B. attempted C. managed D. pretended

9. A. kept away B. took back C. put away D. held back

10. A. garden B. church C. market D. library

11. A. escaping B. stopping C. delaying D. missing

12. A. on purpose B. by chance C. in reality D. at ease

13. A. uninterestedly B. uncertainly C. unexpectedly D. unfortunately

14. A. concerned B. content C. angry D. disappointed

15. A. struggled B. competed C. dealt D. lived

16. A. run B. study C. walk D. play

17. A. along B. across C. by D. in

18. A. thin B. perfect C. sociable D. pessimistic

19. A. excited B. upset C. regretful D. proud

20. A. lead B. stretch C. exist D. stay

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

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者初到一个新学校，不太善于交际的作者在新的环境刚开始很不适应。同学们因她的体重而嘲笑她，作者决定减肥，最终作者觉得对自己满意了。开始交到了好朋友。作者认为人生避免不了会遇到坎坷，也正是这些坎坷在帮助自己成长。

（1）考查形容词。句意：我身体超重并且不善于交际。A. outgoing“外向的”；B. intelligent“聪明的”；C. overweight“过重的”；D. friendly“友好的”。根据下文中的“She's huge!”，可以判断出这里用形容词overweight，表示超重的。故选C。

（2）考查动词。句意：我能听到小声的议论，“她太庞大了！”。A. whistles“吹口哨”；B. whispers“低语”；C. screams“拼命叫喊”；D. laughs“大笑”。作者能听到其她人对他的小声议论。故选B。

（3）考查名词。句意：第一次乘车我是在沉默中度过。A. ride“乘，骑”；B. lift“搭车”；C. drive“驾驶”；D. travel“旅行”。根据“Boarding the school bus that first day ”可知，作者是第一次乘校车。故选A。

（4）考查形容词。句意：接下来的几天变得更糟了。A. duller“迟钝的”；B. longer“更长

的”；C. funnier“更好玩的”；D. worse“更糟的”。根据下文“I did not notice that a few boys had tied a shoelace across the aisle(走道) and thus fell face first on the bus, ___5___ everything I was carrying”可知，接下来的几天变得更糟了。故选D。

（5）考查动词。句意：所带的东西都掉下来了。A. miss“错过”；B. lose“失去”；C. drop“掉落”；D. leave“离开”。根据“thus fell face first on the bus”可知，这里指作者一头栽在车上，所带的东西都掉下来了。故选C。

（6）考查连词。句意：当我很尴尬地收集我的东西，我能听到吵笑声，然后是评论“感觉像地震！A. While“当……时候”；B. Though“尽管”；C. Since“既然”；D. Because“因为”。“_____我很尴尬地收集我的东西，我能听到吵笑声。”两个分句同时发生进行，所以本句while“当……时候”引导的时间状语从句。故选A。

（7）考查名词。句意：当我很尴尬地收集我的东西，我能听到吵笑声，然后是评论“感觉像地震！“。A.arguments“争论”；B. statement “声明”；C. comment“ 评论”；D. discussion“讨论”。根据下文“That felt like an earthquake!”是周围孩子对自己的评论。故选B。

（8）考查动词。句意：不管怎样，我总算找到了座位。A. determined“下决心”；

B. attempted “尝试”；

C. managed“设法做到”；

D. pretended“假装”。此处表示作者还是成功地找到了座位。manage to do sth固定短语，“设法做某事且做成功了”，故选C。

（9）考查动词短语。句意：望着窗外，我忍住了眼里涌出的泪水。A. kept away“防范”；B. took back“拿回”；C. put away“放好”；D. held back“抑制”。根据上文可知，作者受了很大的委屈，但是作者还是忍住了泪水。故选D。

（10）考查名词。句意：我步行到两英里外的教堂。A. garden“花园”；B. church “教堂”；C. market“市场”；D. library“图书馆”。根据下文中“where I would chat silently with God”可知，作者所在的地方为教堂。故选B。

（11）考查动词。句意：我开始故意错过下午的校车，而是步行回家。A. escaping“躲避”；B. stopping“停止”；C. delaying“延迟”；D. missing“错过”。这里指作者开始故意错过校车，选择步行回家。故选D。

（12）考查介词短语。句意：我开始故意错过下午的校车，而是步行回家。A. on purpose“故意”；B. by chance“碰巧”；C. in reality“事实上”；D. at ease“随意”。因为作者有了不开心的乘坐校车的经历，所以作者开始故意错过下午的校车。故选A。

（13）考查副词。句意：然后，出乎意料的是，我开始了减肥。A. uninterestedly“没兴趣地”；B. uncertainly“不一定地”；C. unexpectedly “出乎意料地”；D. unfortunately“不幸地”。减肥这件事对作者来说是出乎意料的。因为作者从未想过要去减肥。故选C。

（14）考查形容词。句意：当我对自己满意时，我开始交朋友了。A. concerned“担心的”；

B. content“满意的”；

C. angry “生气的”；

D. disappointed“失望的”。根据下文“ One of my newly-found friends”暗示此处填friends，作者开始交朋友了，因为自己感到满意了。故选B。

（15）考查动词。句意：我新结识的一个朋友也在被体重问题所困扰，她想成为一名“完美”的啦啦队长。A. struggled“挣扎”；B. competed“竞争”；C. dealt“处理”；D. lived“生活”。作者新结识的一个朋友也在为体重问题所困扰，所以这也是她们能成为好朋友的原因之

一。故选A。

（16）考查动词。句意：她住在我家附近，所以我们经常见面，一起散步。A. run“跑”；B. study“学习”；C. walk“走”；D. play“玩”。根据下文“This became a daily routine with talking and laughing 17 the way —different from the lonely walks I had taken.”可知这里指一起散步。故选C。

（17）考查介词。句意：和新交的朋友一路上谈笑风生成为我们每天的日常生活ーー与我

以前独自散步的时候不同。A. along“沿着”；B. across“穿过”； C. by“通过”； D. in“在……里”。沿着路用介词along。这里指作者和新交的朋友一路上谈着笑着成为他们每天的日常

生活。故选A。

（18）考查形容词。句意：我的朋友说我不需要变得完美，我只需要做我自己，对自己感

到满意就可以。A. thin“瘦的”；B. perfect“完美的”；C. sociable “好交际的”；D. pessimistic“悲

观的”。根据“I just had to be me, and be happy with myself ”可知，作者的朋友对朋友说不需

要变得完美。故选B。

（19）考查形容词。句意：虽然我不想重新体验那段孤独、悲伤和尴尬的时光，但我很自

豪我挺了过来。A. excited“激动的”；B. upset“失望的”；C. regretful“遗憾的”；D. proud“骄傲的”。根据“I made it through.”可知，作者很自豪我挺了过来。故选D。

（20）考查动词。句意：如果你能发现一条没有障碍的路,那么它一定无法通向任何地方。A. lea d“通向”；B. stretch“张开”；C. exist“退出”；D. stay“呆着”。根据“a path，anywhere”可知，一条没有障碍的路一定无法通向任何地方。故选A。

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

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

辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

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

的最佳选项。

I'm Therese, a business manager living in Berlin, Germany. Last month, I 1 to read over 100 nonfiction books in psyshology, politics, and leadership. It might sound 2 , but I really did.

It started with a 3 . A colleague 4 me to read Mallcolm Gladwell's The Story of Success in two 5 . Determined as I was, I just couldn't 6 the deadline. I

7 the first few chapters quickly but found it impossible to finish all in 2 hours. So I

8 the bet, but it gave me an idea: I needed to find a better way to consume nonfiction books.

I finally registered the Blinkist app, which is really 9 for me to read quickly. Blinkist is one

of the apps that transform books into "bite-sized" 10 . I've learned that in order to produce proper insights from every book, over 100 literary experts 11 themselves to work. I also love that the app has an audio 12 allowing me to listen to great ideas. So I set

a fresh 13 with this cool app — to read the key insights from 100 books in one month. How did I do? I read 102 titles exactly.

I used to 14 much time on social media. Moreover, my job is exhausting, so by the time

I leave work, my brain is pretty useless. 15 , reading a book on the Blinkist app is like a snack for my 16 . I'm happy that I'm doing something 17 with my time. Every day, I wake up 18 than the day before. If you want to get wiser too, then I challenge you to try and 19 my 102-title record! 20 the Blinkist app and start your reading adventure!

1. A. arranged B. intended C. remembered D. managed

2. A. crazy B. reasonable C. boring D. interesting

3. A. promise B. bet C. decision D. joke

4. A. encouraged B. challenged C. allowed D. persuaded

5. A. weeks B. months C. days D. hours

6. A. miss B. grasp C. meet D. catch

7. A. held back B. searched for C. got through D. thought about

8. A. won B. lost C. wrote D. purchased

9. A. useful B. precious C. simple D. ordinary

10. A. concept B. advice C. memory D. content

11. A. apply B. addict C. help D. accustom

12. A. button B. function C. signal D. picture

13. A. password B. record C. goal D. date

14. A. save B. spare C. abandon D. waste

15. A. Meanwhile B. Therefore C. However D. Indeed

16. A. heart B. body C. stomach D. brain

17. A. casual B. worthless C. productive D. severe

18. A. happier B. wiser C. worse D. busier

19. A. beat B. set C. keep D. equal

20. A. Look into B. Sign up C. Turn down D. Wait for

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

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者与同事打赌，要在两天内读完马尔科尔姆?格拉德威尔的《成功的故事》。尽管我很有决心，却没有按期读完，我输了。但却让作者找到一个更好的方式来阅读非小说类书籍——注册了Blinkist应用程序，让我快速阅读。在这个应用程序上看书对我的大脑来补充了精神食粮，让我更聪明。

（1）考查动词。A. arranged“安排”；B. intended “打算”；C. remembered“记忆”；D. managed“管理”。根据下文中的“I really did”及语境可知,“我”设法在一个月内读完了100多本非小说类书籍。故选D。

（2）考查形容词。A. crazy“疯狂的”；B. reasonable“合理的”；C. boring“无聊的”；D. interesting“有趣的”。根据语境可知,在一个月内读完100多本书听起来很疯狂，但是“我”做到了。故选A。

（3）考查名词。A. promise “承诺”；B. bet“打赌”；C. decision“决定”；D. joke“玩笑”。根据下文中的“So I lost the bet”可知,这件事源于一次打赌。故选B。

（4）考查动词。A. encoura ged“鼓励”；B. challenged“挑战”；C. allowed“允许”；D. persuaded“说服”。根据语境可知，一个同事向我挑战工我在两小时内读完《成功者的故事》这本书；“then I challenge you to try”也暗示了此空答案。故选B。

（5）考查名词。A. weeks“周”；B. months“月”；C. days“天”；D. hours“小时”。根据下文中的“but found it impossible to finish all in 2 hours” 可知,此处指两个小时。故选C。

（6）考查动词。A. miss“错过”；B. grasp“理解，抓紧”；C. meet“遇到”；D. catch“抓住”。根据语境可知，尽管“我”痛下决心，但还是没能按期完成。meet the deadline固定短语“赶上最后期限按期完成”。故选C。

（7）考查动词短语。A. held back“退缩，抑制住”；B. searched for“寻找”；C. got through“通过，完成”；D. thought about“思考，考虑”。根据语境可知，我快速地读完前几章, 但发现在两小时内完成整本书是不可能的。故选C。

（8）考查动词。A. won“赢得”；B. lost“丢失”；C. wrote“写”；D. purchased“购买”。根据上文可知, “尽管我很有决心，但就是赶不上最后期限。我很快读完了前几章，但发现不可能在两小时内读完”。因此“我打赌输了”。故选B。

（9）考查形容词。A. useful“有用的”；B. precious“珍贵的”；C. simple“简单的”；D. ordinary“普通的”。根据语境可知,“我”注册了一个阅读应用软件，这对“我”快速阅读很有用。故选A。

（10）考查名词。A. concept“概念”；B. advice“建议”；C. memory“记忆”；D. content“内容”。根据语境可知，这款阅读应用软件可以把整本书转化成小块的内容。故选D。（11）考查动词。A. apply“应用，申请”；B. addict“上瘾”；C. help“帮助”；D. accustom“习惯”。根据语境可知，我了解到为了给每本书作出恰当的解读，100多名文字专家致力于这份工作。apply oneself to sth.固定短语，“专心于，致力于”。故选A。

（12）考查名词。A. button“按钮”；B. function“功能”；C. signal“信号”；D. picture“图画”。根据语境可知,，我喜欢这款应用软件的原因还在于它的语音播放功能。故选B。

（13）考查名词。A. password“密码”；B. record“记录”；C. goal“目标”；D. date“日期”。根据下文中的“ to read the key insights from 100 books in one month” 可知，这是我为自己定下的目标。set a goal固定短语“制定目标”，故选C。

（14）考查动词。A. save“节省”；B. spare“抽出”；C. abandon“丢弃”；D. waste“浪费”。根据语境可知，我过去经常在社交媒体上浪费时间。故选D。

（15）考查副词。 A. Meanwhile“同时”；B. Therefore “ 因此”；C. However “然而”；D. Indeed“真正地，确实”。根据下文可知，此处表示转折，对比了使用这款应用软件读书前后“我”的变化。此处是指“然而，在Blinkist应用程序上阅读一本书就像给大脑提供了精神食粮”。故选C。（16）考查名词。A. heart“心脏”；B. body“身体”；C. stomach“胃”；D. brain“头脑，大脑”。根据语境可知，使用这款应用软件读书，就像给我的大脑提供了精神食粮。故选D。

（17）考查形容词。A. casual“漫不经心的”；B. worthless“一文不值的，没有的”；C. productive“多产的，高效的”。D. severe“严重的”。根据语境可知, 很高兴我用我的时间做了一些有成效的事情。故选C。

（18）考查形容词。A. happier“更幸福的，更快乐的”；B. wiser“更聪明的”；C. worse“更糟

糕的”；D. busier“更忙碌的”。根据下文中的“ If you want to get wiser too”可知，每天清晨醒来，我都比前一天更聪明。故选B。

（19）考查动词。A. beat “(在比赛或竞争中)赢，打败(某人)”；B. set“设置”；C. keep“保持”；D. equal“相等”。根据语境可知，如果你也想变得更聪明的话，来挑战并击败我吧。

故选A。（20）考查动词短语。A. Look into“调查”；B. Sign up“注册，报名参加”；C. Turn down“拒绝，声音调整小”；D. Wait for“等候”。根据第一段中的“I finally registered the Blinkist app”可知，此处表示注册这款应用软件，开启你的阅读之旅吧。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。

5．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。

There was a businessman who was deep in debt and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench, head in hands, 1 if anything could save his company from bankruptcy (破产).

Suddenly an old man appeared before him. "I can see that something is 2 you," he said. After listening to the businessman's troubles, the old man said, "I believe I can help you." He asked the man his name, wrote out a 3 , and pushed it into his hand saying, "Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time." Then he turned and disappeared as 4 as he had come.

The businessman saw in his hand a check for $500,000, 5 by John D. Rockefeller, then one of the richest men in the world! "I can 6 my money worries in an instant!" he realized. But 7 , he decided to put the uncashed check in his safe. Just knowing it was there might give him the 8 to work out a way to save his business, he thought.

With renewed 9 , he negotiated better deals. Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.

Exactly one year later, he returned to the 10 with the uncashed check. At the 11 time, the old man appeared. But just as the businessman was about to 12 the check and share his success story, a 13 came running up and grabbed the old man. "I'm so delighted

I 14 him!" she cried. "I hope he hasn't been bothering you. He's 15 escaping from the rest home and telling people he's John D. Rockefeller." And she led the old man away 16 the arm.

The businessman just stood there, 17 . All year long he'd been buying and selling, 18 he had half a million dollars behind him.

Suddenly, he realized that it wasn't the money, real or 19 , that had turned his life around.

It was his 20 self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.

1. A. wondering B. suspecting C. estimating D. hesitating

2. A. attacking B. disturbing C. interrupting D. amusing

3. A. number B. note C. letter D. check

4. A. calmly B. quietly C. quickly D. proudly

5. A. signed B. handed C. drawn D. deposited

6. A. lose B. remove C. face D. ignore

7. A. instead B. therefore C. rather D. meanwhile

8. A. weakness B. belief C. urge D. strength

9. A. creativity B. permission C. optimism D. curiosity

10. A. hospital B. company C. street D. park

11. A. advanced B. appointed C. announced D. delayed

12. A. hand back B. give out C. put out D. turn over

13. A. policeman B. banker C. nurse D. guard

14. A. beat B. cheated C. pushed D. caught

15. A. never B. seldom C. always D. occasionally

16. A. on B. in C. by D. at

17. A. exhausted B. astonished C. disappointed D. excited

18. A. convinced B. informed C. reminded D. warned

19. A. created B. imagined C. discovered D. donated

20. A. long-lost B. non-existent C. ever-lasting D. newly-found

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

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一个商人欠下许多债务，他无助地坐在公园里．有一个老人给了他一张50万的支票，让他一年后来还．商人把支票放起来，作为一种精神支持的力量．后来他再次获得了成功，来找那个老人却发现那位老人并非John D．Rockefeller，支票也是假的．原来，并非金钱，而是信心使商人获得了成功。

（1）考查动词。A．wondering“ 想知道”； B．suspecting “怀疑”；C．estimating“ 估计” ；D．hesitating“犹豫”。根据上文“There was a businessman who was deep in debt and could see no way out，”一个商人欠了很多债务，可知他是在想是否有什么可以拯救他的公司。故选A。

（2）考查动词。A．attacking “攻击”；B．disturbing “打扰”；C．interrupting“ 打断”；D．amusing“令人惊奇的”。根据常识可知，商人欠债会很困扰．故选B。

（3）考查名词。A. number“数字，号码”；B. note“便条，纸币”；C. letter“信件，字母”；D. check “支票”。根据下文“Take this money．”带着这些钱，可知是老人问了他的名字，开了一张支票。故选D。

（4）考查副词。A. calmly“平静地”；B. quietly“安静地”；C. quickly“迅速地”；D. proudly“自豪地”。根据上文“Suddenly an old man appeared before him”突然一个老人出现在他面前，可知然后他转身快速地消失了，正如他来时一样．故选C。

（5）考查动词。A. signed“签名，签字”；B. handed“递，上交”；C. drawn“吸引，画”；D. deposited“存款”。根据下文"by John D．Rockefeller，可推知是50万的支票，签名是John D．Rockefeller。故选A。

（6）考查动词。A. lose“丢失，失去”；B. remove“移除”；C. face“面对”；D. ignore “忽视”。

根据上文“The businessman saw in his hand a check for $500，000，”他有了50万的支票，可知商人可以马上免除资金困扰．故选B。

（7）考查副词。A. instead“代替，取而代之”；B. therefore“因此”；C . rather“十分，相当”；D. meanwhile “与此同时”。根据下文“he decided to put the uncashed check in his safe，”可知但是相反，他决定把支票放起来，让支票给他勇气．故选A。

（8）考查名词。A. weakness“虚弱，弱点”；B. belief“信念，信仰”；C. urge“强烈的欲望，推动力”；D. strength “长处，力气，力量”。他只是把支票收起来，只要知道支票就在那里也许会给他力量来找到方法拯救公司。故选D。

（9）考查名词。A. creativity“创造，创造力”；B. permission“允许”；C. optimism“乐观”；D. curiosity “好奇，好奇心”。根据上文“to work out a way to save his business，”让支票给他气解决问题，可知他重拾乐观，故选C。

（10）考查名词。A. hospital“医院”；B. company“公司”；C. street“街道”；D. park“公园”。根据上文“He sat on the park bench，”他坐在公园长椅上，可推知一年后，那个商人又来到那个公园。故选D。

（11）考查动词。A. advanced“前进”；B. appointed“任命，委派”；C. annou nced“宣布”；D. delayed “延误，耽搁”。根据上文"meet me here exactly one year from today，and you can pay me back at that time，”在见到我一年后的今天，你可以在那时还给我，可知是在指定的时间老人出现了．故选B。

（12）考查动词短语。A. hand back“交回”；B. give out“精疲力尽，发出”；C. put out“扑灭”；D. turn over “移交”。根据上文“you can pay me back at that time”，你在那时还我，可知是正当商人要还支票时。故选A。

（13）考查名词。A. policeman“警察”；B. banker“银行家”；C. nurse“护士”；D. guard“经警卫”。根据下文“escaping from the rest home ”，从疗养院中跑出来，可知是一名护士跑来要抓住老人。故选C。

（14）考查动词。A. beat“跳动，敲打”；B. cheated“欺骗。作弊”；C. pushed“推”；D. caught“抓”。根据下文“escaping from the rest home ”，从疗养院中跑出来，可知是一名护士跑来要抓住老人，因此句意为太好了，我抓住他了．故选D。

（15）考查副词。A. never“从不”；B. seldom“很少”；C. always“总是，一直”；D. ccasionally “偶然”。根据上文商人之前见到了老人，可知老人总是从疗养院逃跑．故选C。（16）考查介词。她用胳膊架着老人把他带走了．故选C。

（17）考查形容词。A. exhausted“筋疲力竭的”；B. astonished“惊讶的”；C. disappointed“失望的”；D. excited “兴奋的”。根据上文可知，老人是个疯子而支票是假的，商人却相信了，因此商人站在那里，震惊了。故选B。

（18）考查动词。A. convinced“使相信，使信服”；B. informed“通知，告知”；C. reminded“提醒，使想起”；D. warned “警告”。他知道支票会给他力量解决事业，可知坚信他身后有50万美元，故选A。

（19）考查动词。A. created“创造”；B. imagined“想象”；C. discovered“发现”；D. donated “捐献”。根据上文“it wasn't the money，real or”，可知此处填与real相反的词，突然他意识到，不是金钱，无论是真实的还是想象的，使他的生活好转。故选B。

（20）考查形容词。A. long-lost“丢失已久的”；B. non-existent“不存在的”；C. ever-lasting“永久的”；D. newly-found “新发现的”。商人到现在才明白，是他新发现的自信给了

他力量来取得成功。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。

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

白处的最佳选项。

The Cost of Dishonesty

David began studying in Germany two years ago. The college was a little far from 1 he lived, so he had to take the 2 every day. This clever student soon found it was 3 to escape buying subway tickets, 4 he often went and returned without a ticket to 5 money. As a result, he had been caught with no 6 in the subway four times but he 7 took them to heart. He thought what he should pay more attention 8 was his study.

He did work very hard in the last two years and graduated with 9 grades a month ago. Everyone, including David 10 , thought he would get a good job easily in Germany and have a bright 11 . He went to a big local company 12 . But to his surprise, he was not 13 given his chance for an interview! He then went to 14 famous company, only to receive the same treatment. When he was 15 a third time, he couldn't 16 telephoning the company to ask why they didn't 17 him. The answer was simple, "We don't offer jobs to 18 people in Germany!"

Being dishonest may bring us something useful sometimes, but the truth will 19 sooner or later and the cost is high. So remember, 20 is the best policy (策略).

1. A. which B. that C. where D. what

2. A. bus B. car C. plane D. subway

3. A. easy B. difficult C. free D. worth

4. A. or B. so C. and D. but

5. A. waste B. spend C. save D. cost

6. A. ticket B. money C. cost D. pay

7. A. never B. often C. sometimes D. always

8. A. for B. in C. into D. to

9. A. interesting B. disappointing C. poor D. amazing

10. A. him B. himself C. his D. he

11. A. result B. view C. future D. life

12. A. confidently B. actively C. sincerely D. willingly

13. A. only B. even C. just D. still

14. A. other B. one C. another D. either

15. A. refused B. accepted C. doubted D. requested

16. A. imagine B. prefer C. enjoy D. help

17. A. command B. want C. recognize D. vote

18. A. reliable B. devoted C. dishonest D. lazy

19. A. give up B. break in C. come out D. keep on

20. A. truth B. honesty C. dishonesty D. principle

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

【解析】【分析】短文大意：David在德国上学期间经常逃地铁票并且四次被抓，但是他毫不在意，他觉得最应该关注的是学习。大学毕业后，虽然他成绩优异，但因为他逃票的经历遭到了多家公司的拒绝。这个故事告诉我们诚实的重要性。

（1）句意：他的大学离他住的地方有点远。介词后的宾语从句，他住的地方，表示地点用where引导，故选C。

（2）句意：所以他必须每天乘地铁。bus意为公交车；car意为小汽车；plane意为飞机；subway意为地铁。根据第三个空后面escape buying subway tickets可知David每天乘坐的是地铁，故选D。

（3）句意：这个聪明的学生很快发现逃地铁票很容易。easy意为容易的；difficult意为困难的；free意为空闲的；worth意为值得的。根据后文他经常没有票往返可知逃票很容易，故选A。

（4）句意：因此，他不买票往返来省钱。or表示或者；so表示因此；and表示和；but表示但是。前面说他发现逃票很容易，后面说他经常往返不买票，前后应该是因果关系，故选B。

（5）句意：因此，他不买票往返来省钱。waste意为浪费；spend意为花费，度过；save 意为省，挽救；cost意为花费。他不买票是为了省钱，故选C。

（6）句意：结果，他四次因为没有票在地铁上被抓住。ticket意为车票；money意为钱；cost意为花费；pay意为工资。根据上文可知David经常逃票，所以他应该是没有票被抓。（7）句意：但是他从没有把这件事放在心上。never意为从来，绝不；often意为经常；sometimes意为有时；always意为经常。根据前文他四次逃票被抓和后文的but可知此处表示转折但是他不放在心上，故选A。

（8）句意：他认为更多应该关注他的学习。pay attention to是固定短语，意为关注，注意，故选D。

（9）句意：他的确很努力学习，一年前以令人吃惊的成绩毕业。interesting意为有趣的；disappointing意为令人失望的；poor意为贫穷的；amazing意为令人吃惊的。他努力学习成绩应该是很好，故选D。

（10）句意：每个人，包括David自己都认为他会很容易的得到一个好工作。him是宾格他；himself是他自己；his是他的；he是主格他。此处强调David自己，故选B。

（11）句意：每个人，包括David自己都认为他能很容易找到一个好的工作，有一个光明的未来。result意为结果；view意为风景，见解；future意为未来；life意为生活，生命。bright表示明亮的可用来修饰未来，而且好工作与好未来有关，故选C。

（12）句意：他自信地去了当地一个大公司。confidently意为自信地；actively意为积极地；sincerely意为真诚地；willingly意为愿意地。根据前文所有人都认为他能找到好工作可知，他应该是自信地去应聘，故选A。

（13）句意：但是令他吃惊的是，他甚至没有被给予面试的机会。only意为仅仅；even意

为甚至；just意为刚刚；still意为仍然。前文说每个人都认为他能找到好工作，但是令他吃

惊的是，前后是转折关系，所以是甚至没有得到面试的机会，故选B。

（14）句意：然后他去了另一个著名的公司。other意为其他的；one意为一个；another

意为另一个；either意为两者中的任何一个。根据前文一个公司没有面试他，他应该去另

一个公司，故选C。

（15）句意：当他被拒绝第三次的时候，他忍不住给公司打电话问他们为什么不想要他。refuse意为拒绝；accept意为接受；doubt意为怀疑；request意为请求。根据他前两次找

工作被拒绝和后文他忍不住打电话询问可知第三次找工作他仍然是被拒绝，故选A。

（16）句意：当他被拒绝第三次的时候，他忍不住给公司打电话问他们为什么不想要他。couldn't help doing是固定搭配，表示忍不住做某事。imagine意为想象；prefer意为更喜欢；enjoy意为喜欢，享受，故选D。

（17）句意：当他被拒绝第三次的时候，他忍不住给公司打电话问他们为什么不想要他。command意为命令；want意为想要；recognize意为辨别出；vote意为投票。他被公司拒绝，应该是公司不想要他，故选B。

（18）句意：在德国，我们不会把工作提供给不诚实的人。reliable意为可靠的；devoted

意为深爱的，热爱的；dishonest意为不诚实的；lazy意为懒惰的。前文说David多次逃票

可知他是不诚实的，故选C。

（19）句意：不诚实可能有时候能带给我们一些有用的东西，但是真相早晚会出来，而且

代价很高。give up意为放弃；break in 意为闯入；come out意为出来；keep on意为继续。

真相应该是出来，故选C。

（20）句意：诚实是最好的策略。truth意为真相；honesty意为诚实；dishonesty意为不

诚实；principle意为规则。David因为不诚实而找不到工作，结尾要表达的是诚实的重要性，故选B。

【点评】考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。首先要通读全文，掌握文章大意，然后细读文章

逐一作答，注意前后文的联系，注意文章的感情色彩，注意固定搭配。最后通读一遍以查

证错误。

7．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。

When I became a junior, I decided to take Latin at school. I was so 1 about taking that class, and I was fully expecting to be able to 2 every word I'd ever come across once I learned Latin.

But Latin class was so 3 . Each day, the teacher Mr. Keady would ask us to open our 4 and recite aloud the various Latin forms of words. This became the 5 every day. That was until my hand 6 one afternoon when we were asked yet again to open our books.

When Mr. Keady asked what was wrong, I 7 why I thought that his class was dull, how I

had expected more, and that his method of teaching was 8 . When I finished speaking, I 9 Mr. Keady to angrily send me to the head teacher.

But instead, he sat at his desk quietly, looking defeated and tired. After several moments of 10 , Mr. Keady spoke. He quietly and firmly said that he would 11 carefully about what

I'd said. And that was it.

In the following weeks, Latin class didn't become the exciting learning environment I 12 it would, but Mr. Keady did try harder. He brought in some new worksheets and 13 to involve us students more in his classes.

Maybe some people would 14 what I did, but even so many years later, I feel bad about it.

If I saw him now, I'd tell him how I 15 what I'd done that day in class, and that I was disrespectful. And at the same time, I'd also tell him that he taught me a wonderful 16 that day. Following my 17 words, he showed me that being 18 doesn't mean you have to give away your dignity.

Indeed, Mr Keady's 19 proved that no matter how hurt you feel, no one - no one - can 20 your dignity.

1. A. curious B. worried C. excited D. careful

2. A. connect B. describe C. notice D. understand

3. A. complicated B. boring C. difficult D. easy

4. A. eyes B. mouths C. schoolbags D. books

5. A. routine B. business C. game D. project

6. A. spread out B. reached out C. set up D. shot up

7. A. admitted B. explained C. doubted D. wondered

8. A. funny B. regular C. old-fashioned D. unfamiliar

9. A. expected B. reminded C. allowed D. advised

10. A. practice B. silence C. debate D. criticism

11. A. consult B. talk C. think D. learn

12. A. suggested B. promised C. decided D. hoped

13. A. tried B. happened C. managed D. failed

14. A. blame B. applaud C. recall D. ignore

15. A. regretted B. appreciated C. believed D. feared

16. A. experience B. theory C. lesson D. principle

17. A. unkind B. impatient C. curious D. proud

18. A. stopped B. wounded C. celebrated D. judged

19. A. answer B. solution C. decision D. response

20. A. take over B. take to C. take away D. take up

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

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者在拉丁语课堂上，因为认为老师教学方法枯燥

而当场提出意见。尽管老师很伤自尊，但是在随后的教学中努力地改变自己的教学方式。多年以后，作者反思自己的做法，对不尊重的老师行为感到后悔。同时也从老师身上学到了一个道理：不管如何受到伤害，都不要放弃自己的尊严。

（1）考查形容词。句意：上这门课让我很兴奋，我很期待一旦我学会了拉丁语，我就能理解我遇到的每一个单词。A. curious“好奇的”；B. worried“担心的”；C. excited“激动的”；D. careful“仔细的”。根据下文“I was fully expecting”可推知，作者对上这门课持有一种积极态度，对此是感到兴奋的，故选C。

（2）考查动词。句意：上这门课让我很兴奋，我很期待一旦我学会了拉丁语，我就能理解我遇到的每一个单词。A. connect“联系”；B. de scribe“描述”；C. notice“注意到”；D. understand“明白”。根据常识可推知，作者因为特别期待这门拉丁语课程，所以希望自己能理解遇到的每个单词。故选D。

（3）考查形容词。句意：但是拉丁语课很无聊。A. complicated“复杂的”；B. boring“无聊的”；C. difficult“困难的”；D. easy“容易的”。根据下文“why I thought that his class was dull”可知，拉丁课是无趣的，故选B。

（4）考查名词。句意：每天，老师Keady先生都会要求我们打开书本，大声背诵各种拉丁单词。A. eyes“眼睛”；B. mouths“月”；C. schoolbags“书包”；D. books“书籍”。根据下文“when we were asked yet again to open our books.”可知，老师是让学生们打开书，大声背诵拉丁词汇，故选D。

（5）考查名词。句意：这成了每天的惯例。A. routine“惯例”；B. business“生意”；C. game“游戏”；D. project“项目”。根据上文可知，每天老师都要求打开书背拉丁词汇，这成了一种惯例，故选A。

（6）考查动词短语。句意：直到有一天下午，我们又一次被要求打开书本，我的手突然举起来。A. spread out“展开”；B. reached out“伸出”；C. set up“建立”；D. shot up“举手，射出”。根据下文老师问作者what's wrong?可推断出，老师因为看见作者举手了，才对他进行了询问，one's hand shoots up“(手)举起”。故选D。

（7）考查动词。句意：当Keady先生问我怎么了，我解释了为什么我认为他的课很枯燥，为什么我期望的更多，为什么他的教学方法是老式的。A. admitted“承认”；B. explained“解释”；C. doubted“怀疑”；D. wondered“想知道”。作者向老师解释了为什么认为他的课无聊。故选B。

（8）考查形容词。句意：当Keady先生问我怎么了，我解释了为什么我认为他的课很枯燥，为什么我期望的更多，为什么他的教学方法是老式的。A. funny“有趣的”；B. regular“定期的”；C. old-fashioned“老式的”；D. unfamiliar“不熟悉的”。根据上文“why I thought that his class was dull”可知，此处作者对老师的教学方式是不满的，认为这种教学方式是过时的，故选C。

（9）考查动词。句意：当我讲完时，我预料Keady先生会生气地把我送到班主任那里去。A. expected“预料”；B. reminded“提醒”；C. allo wed“允许”；D. advised“建议”。根据下句的转折可知，此处意思为作者预料老师会做出怎样的反应。故选A。

（10）考查名词。句意：沉默了几分钟后，Keady先生开口了。A. practice“实践”；B. silence“沉默”；C. debate“辩论”；D. criticism“批评”。根据上文“he sat at his desk quietly”可

知，此处表示一段时间的沉默。故选B。

（11）考查动词。句意：他平静而坚定地说他会仔细考虑我说的话。A. consult“咨询”；B. ta lk“谈话”；C. think“考虑”；D. learn“学会”。老师平静但坚定的语气以及下文老师讲课方面的改变可知此处应表示：老师说他会认真考虑作者说的内容。故选C。

（12）考查动词。句意：在接下来的几周里，拉丁语课并没有像我希望的那样成为令人兴奋的学习环境，但Keady先生确实更加努力了。A. suggested“建议”；B. promised“承诺”；C. decided“决定”；D. hoped“希望”。根据语境可知，作者希望、期望老师的教学方式能够改变，故选D。

（13）考查动词。句意：他带来了一些新的作业单，并试图让我们的学生更多地参与他的课程。A. tried“尝试”；B. happened“发生”；C. managed“管理”；D. failed“失败”。承接上文“brought in some new worksheets”，此处表示老师努力促进同学们积极参与课堂活动，故选A。

（14）考查动词。句意：也许有些人会为我的所作所为鼓掌，但即使这么多年过去了，我还是感觉很糟糕。A. blame“责备”；B. applaud“喝彩”；C. recall“回想起”；D. ignore“忽视”。由下句的转折可推知此处表示：或许有些人会为我做的事情喝彩。故选B。

（15）考查动词。句意：如果我现在看到他，我会告诉他我是多么后悔我那天在课堂上的所作所为，我是多么的失礼。A. regretted“后悔”；B. appreciated“感激”；C. believed“相信”；D. feared“害怕”。根据上文“I feel bad about what I did it.”可知，作者对此是感到后悔的，故选A。

（16）考查名词。句意：同时，我也会告诉他那天他给我上了精彩的一课。A. experie nce“经历”；B. theory“理论”；C. lesson“课程”；D. principle“原则”。根据下文作者对尊严的感悟可知，老师给作者上了精彩的一课，教给作者一个人生的道理，故选C。（17）考查形容词。句意：听了我不友好的话，他告诉我受伤并不意味着你必须放弃你的尊严。A. unkind“不友善的”；B. impatient“不耐烦的”；C. curious“好奇的”；D. proud“自豪的”。根据上文可知，作者当着全班学生的面，指责他讲的课无聊，对他的教学方式表示不满意，所以对老师来说，这是不友好的话语，故选A。

（18）考查动词。句意：听了我不友好的话，他告诉我受伤并不意味着你必须放弃你的尊严。A. stopped“停止”；B. wounded“使受伤”；C. celebrated“庆祝”；D. judged“判断”。根据上文老师的态度以及下文“no matter how hurt you feel”可知，老师被作者伤害了，但并不意味着老师放弃了尊严。故选B。

（19）考查名词。句意：事实上，Keady先生的回应证明，无论你感觉多么痛苦，没有人——没有人——可以夺走你的尊严。A. an swer“答案”；B. solution“解决方案”；C. decision“决定”；D. response“回答”。根据上文“Following my unkind words, he showed me that”可知，此处是指老师对作者无礼言语的回应，故选D。

（20）考查动词短语。句意：事实上，Keady先生回应证明，无论你感觉多么痛苦，没有人——没有人——可以夺走你的尊严。A. take over“接管”；B. take to“喜欢”；C. take away“夺去，拿走”；D. take up“占据”。根据上文“being____18__ doesn't mean you have to give away your dignity”可知没有人可以夺走你的尊严。故选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事