(英语)高三英语完形填空真题汇编(含答案)含解析
（英语）高三英语完形填空真题汇编(含答案)含解析
一、高中英语完形填空
1．完形填空
A lawyer and a woman were sitting next to each other during a long flight. The lawyer asked her if she would like to play a fun game. The woman was 1 and just wanted to take a nap(小睡), so she politely refused. 2 , the lawyer continued to explain how the game 3 , "Now I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you 4 me..."
Again, she politely refused and tried to get some 5 . The lawyer thought he would easily win the game, so he made another 6 , "If you don't know the answer you 7 pay me ＄5, but if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $50."
This 8 the woman's attention. Figuring that there would be no 9 unless she played, she finally 10 to play the game. The lawyer asked the first question, "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?"
The woman didn't say a word, reached into her purse, pulled out a five-dollar bill and 11 it to the lawyer. Now it was the woman's 12 . She asked the lawyer, "What 13 a hill with three legs and comes down with four?"
The lawyer looked at her with a(n) 14 look. He took out his laptop computer and began 15 . Disappointed, he sent e-mails to everyone he knew, with no 16 . After one hour, he 17 at last. He woke the woman and handed her $50. The woman took the $50 and turned away to get back to sleep.
The lawyer 18 the woman again and asked, "So what is the 19 ?"
Again without a(n) 20 , the woman reached into her purse for a bill. She handed the lawyer $5, and went back to sleep.
1. A. kind B. tired C. busy D. shy
2. A. Anyhow B. Instead C. Besides D. However
3. A. developed B. appeared C. worked D. changed
4. A. pay B. beg C. call D. help
5. A. support B. information C. water D. sleep
6. A. excuse B. offer C. mistake D. noise
7. A. only B. also C. even D. still
8. A. needed B. gave C. caught D. avoided
9. A. hope B. end C. interest D. future
10. A. agreed B. refused C. forgot D. stopped
11. A. sent B. spread C. handed D. showed
12. A. point B. turn C. choice D. part
13. A. goes up B. takes away C. covers D. replaces
14. A. sad B. frightened C. excited D. puzzled
15. A. writing B. reporting C. searching D. discovering
16. A. reward B. success C. connection D. task
17. A. continued on B. moved around C. gave up D. went out
18. A. praised B. punished C. blamed D. woke
19. A. answer B. secret C. difference D. time
20. A. word B. order C. promise D. plan
【答案】（1）B；（2）D；（3）C；（4）A；（5）D；（6）B；（7）A；（8）C；（9）B；（10）A；（11）C；（12）B；（13）A；（14）D；（15）C；（16）B；（17）C；（18）D；（19）A；（20）A；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，在飞机上，一个律师一再要求和邻座的女士玩一个游戏，女士只好配合。结果女士用很巧妙的办法赢了律师五十美元。
（1）考查形容词。句意：这位女士很累，只想打个盹，所以她礼貌地拒绝了。A. kind“亲切的”；B. tired“疲惫的”；C. busy“忙碌的”；D. shy“害羞的”。根据“…wanted to take a nap…”可知这位女士累了。故选B。
（2）考查副词。句意：女士拒绝了对方的提议，然而，他仍继续讲游戏规则。A. Anyhow“无论如何”；B. Instead“而不是”；C. Besides“此外，而且”；D. However“然而”。故选D。
（3）考查动词。句意：然而，律师继续解释这个游戏是如何运作的。A. developed“发展”；B. appeared“出现”；C. worked“工作，运转”；D. cha nged“改变”。根据下文的“Now I ask you a question, if you don't know the answer, you…me…”可知他解释了游戏的玩法。故选C。
（4）考查动词。句意：现在我问你一个问题，如果你不知道答案，你就付钱给我……A. pay“支付”；B. beg“恳求”；C. call“呼叫”；D. help“帮助”。根据下文的“…I will pay you $50 ”可知律师的意思是，他先问一个问题，如果对方不知道答案就需要给他钱。故选A。
（5）考查名词。句意：她又一次礼貌地拒绝了，想睡一会儿。A. support“支持”；B. information“信息”；C. water“水”；D. sleep“睡觉”。根据上文的“…just wanted to take a nap…”可知女士再一次拒绝了，准备睡一会。故选D。
（6）考查名词。句意：律师认为他很容易赢得这场比赛，所以他提出了另一个条件。A. excuse“借口”；B. offer“提出，提议”；C. mistake“错误”；D. noise“噪音”。女士要睡觉，拒绝了对方的要求，故此处指他再次提出玩游戏的要求。故选B。
（7）考查副词。句意：“如果你不知道答案,你只付我5美元,但是如果我不知道答案,我将付你50美元。”A. only“仅仅”；B. also“也”；C. even“甚至”；D. still“仍然”。和下文的50美元相比，律师只要5美元。故选A。
（8）考查动词。句意：这引起了这位女士的注意。A. needed“需要”；B. gave“给”；C. caught“抓住，吸引”；D. avoided“避免”。这时候，女士准备答应和对方玩游戏，可知，律师所说的话吸引力她的注意力。catch one's attention固定短语，“吸引某人注意”，故选C。（9）考查名词。句意：想到如果她不参加比赛，律师会没完没了，她最终同意参加比赛。A. hope“希望”；B. end“结束”；C. interest“兴趣”；D. future“未来”。女士认为，如果她不同意玩这个游戏，律师会没完没了。故选B。
（10）考查动词。句意：想到如果她不参加比赛，律师会没完没了，她最终同意参加比赛。A. agreed“同意”；B. refused“拒绝”；C. forgot“忘记”；D. stopped“停止”。根据上文可
知，她最终同意玩这个游戏。故选A。
（11）考查动词。句意：女人一句话也没说，从钱包里掏出一张五美元的钞票递给了律师。A. sent“寄”；B. spread“传播”；C. handed“递”；D. showed“展示”。根据“ a five-dollar bill ”可知，女士从钱包拿出了钱，给了律师。故选C。
（12）考查名词。句意：现在轮到女人了。A. point“关键点”；B. turn“转弯”；C. choice“选择”；D. part“部分”。第一轮完成了，所以该轮到女士提问题了。it is sb's turn固定短语，“轮到某人”故选B。
（13）考查动词短语。句意：她问律师:“什么东西三条腿上山，四条腿下山?”A. goes up“上升”；B. takes away“拿走”；C. covers“覆盖”；D. replaces“替代”。联系句中的“comes down ”和此处的对比意义可知女士的意思是：什么是用三条腿上山？故选A。
（14）考查形容词。句意：律师疑惑地看着她。A. sad“悲伤的”；B. frightened“吓人的”；C. excited“激动的”；D. puzzled“困惑的”。律师回答不出这个问题，所以流露出疑惑不解的表情。故选D。
（15）考查动词。句意：他拿出笔记本电脑开始搜索。A. writing“写”；B. reporting“报告”；C. searching“搜索，查找”；D. discovering“发现”。指在电脑上查找答案。故选C。（16）考查名词。句意：失望之下，他给认识的每个人都发了电子邮件，但没有成功。A. reward “ 报答”；B. success“成功”；C. connection“连接”；D. task“任务”。根据下文中的“He woke the woman and handed her $50” 可知他通过各种方式寻找答案，但是都没有成功。故选B。
（17）考查动词短语。句意：一个小时后，他终于放弃了。A. continued on“继续”；B. moved around“四处移动”；C. gave up“放弃”；D. went out“熄灭”。找了一个小时没找到答案，他最后还是放弃了。故选C。
（18）考查动词。句意：律师又把那女人叫醒，问道:“那答案是什么?”A. praised“赞美”；B. pun ished“惩罚”；C. blamed“责备”；D. woke“唤醒”。根据上文的“The woman took the $50 and turned away to get back to sleep ”可知，女士又睡着了，所以律师再次叫醒她。故选D。（19）考查名词。句意：律师又把那女人叫醒，问道:“那答案是什么?”A. answer“回答”；B. secret“秘密”；C. difference“不同”；D. time“时间”。根据前面内容可知女士问了律师一个问题，现在律师问女士那个问题的答案。故选A。
（20）考查名词。句意：女人还是一言不发，从钱包里掏出一张钞票。她递给律师5美元，然后继续睡觉。A. word“话语”；B. order“命令”；C. promise“承诺”；D. plan“计划”。此处和第四段第一句“The woman didn't say a word…”相照应，这位女士再次拿出了5美元给了律师，没有说一句话。故选A。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
2．阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Sun'qhela is a phrase with many shades of meaning. It says "don't underestimate me," and
"just try me." It's a 1 and a threat, all at once. It's a common thing for the parents in Trevor family to say to their kids. 2 I heard it I knew it meant the conversation was 3 , and if I said another word I was in for a good beat.
At the time, I was the champion of the Maryvale College sports day every single year. Why? Because mom was always 4 me to kick my ass(臀部), and I was always running not to get my ass kicked. Nobody ran like me and my mom. She was a thrower, too. 5 was next to her was coming at me. If it was something 6 , I had to catch it and put it down. If it broke, that would be my 7 , too, and the ass-kicking would be that much 8 . So if she threw a vase at me, I'd have to catch it, put it down, and then run. We had a very Tom and Jerry relationship, me and my mom. She was the 9 instructor; I was naughty as shit.
Everybody knew that Trevor child would come through like a bat out of 10 , and that his mom would be right there behind him. She could go at a full speed in high heels, but if she really wanted to come after me, she'd kick her 11 off while still going at top speed. When I was little she always 12 me, but as I got older I got faster, and when speed 13 her she'd use her wits. "Stop! 14 !" She'd do this to her own child. In South Africa, nobody gets 15 in other people's business 16 it's about justice(正义), and then everybody wants in. So she'd yell "Thief!" knowing it would bring the whole neighborhood out 17 me, and then I'd have 18 trying to grab me and seize me, and I'd have to duck and 19 to avoid them, all the while 20 , "I'm not a thief! I'm her son!"
1. A. announcement B. appointment C. command D. comment
2. A. Even if B. Now that C. Any time D. As if
3. A. over B. on C. off D. behind
4. A. defeating B. chasing C. blaming D. delighting
5. A. Whatever B. Whichever C. However D. Whenever
6. A. solid B. worthless C. attractive D. breakable
7. A. decision B. apology C. fault D. adventure
8. A. less B. worse C. lighter D. better
9. A. creative B. strict C. enthusiastic D. tolerant
10. A. hell B. hall C. heaven D. death
11. A. handbag B. overcoat C. shoes D. glasses
12. A. caught B. warned C. cheated D. missed
13. A. ignored B. troubled C. left D. failed
14. A. Son B. Friend C. Thief D. Neighbor
15. A. interrupted B. involved C. regretted D. reminded
16. A. if B. unless C. when D. although
17. A. against B. with C. to D. at
18. A. policemen B. parents C. strangers D. witnesses
19. A. jump B. dive C. fly D. race
20. A. complaining B. promising C. laughing D. screaming
【答案】（1）C；（2）C；（3）A；（4）B；（5）A；（6）D；（7）C；（8）B；（9）
B；（10）A；（11）C；（12）A；（13）D；（14）C；（15）B；（16）B；（17）A；（18）C；（19）B；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一位小时淘气顽劣的孩子在犯错时，为了躲避妈妈的追赶，与妈妈斗智斗勇。
（1）考查名词。句意：它既是一个命令同时也是一个威胁。A. announcement“宣布”；B. appointment“约定，委派”；C. command“命令”；D. comment“评论”。此处是指“这是一种命令和威胁”。根据“and”可知，此处的词要与后面的“threat”意义相近，故选C。
（2）考查状语从句。句意：每当我听到它，我就知道这意味着对话话的结束。A. Even if“即使”；B. Now that“既然”；C. Any time“任何时候”；D. As if“仿佛”。根据上文“这是一种命令和威胁”可知，任何时候作者听到它，就知道这意味着谈话结束了，如果作者再说一句话，就会被好打一顿。故选C。
（3）考查副词。句意：每当我听到它，我就知道这意味着会话的结束。A. over“结束”；B. on“在......上面，关于”；C. off“离开”；D. behind“在......后边”。根据下文“如果我再说一句话，我会被好打一顿”可知，此处是指谈话结束。故选A。
（4）考查动词。句意：因为我母亲总是喜欢追着我踢我屁股。A. defeating“击败”；B. chasing“追求，追赶”；C. blaming“责备”；D. delighting“使高兴”。根据下文“而我总是跑着不让我的屁股被踢”可知，妈妈总是追着我踢我的屁股，故选B。
（5）考查主语从句。句意：她旁边的一切都向我袭来。A. Whatever“（一般没有范围）无论什么，任何东西”；B. Whichever“（一般有范围）无论什么，任何一个”；C. However“无论如何”；D. Whenever“无论何时”。根据上文的“She was a thrower”可知，她是个投掷手，身边的任何东西都可向我投掷。Whatever与whichever二者都可指任何东西，但前者没有范围，而后者是有范围的。文中的妈妈身边有什么就用什么，没有范围，故选A。
（6）考查形容词。句意：如果是易碎的物品，我必须接住它，并把它放下。A. solid“固体的”；B. worthless“无价的”；C. attractive“吸引人的”；D. breakable“易碎的”。根据语境可知，如果妈妈拿的是易碎品，我必须（在她扔出时）抓住它并把它放下。如果它坏了，那也是我的错。故选D。
（7）考查名词。句意：如果物品碎了，那也是我的错。A. decision“决定”；B. apology“道歉”；C. fault“缺点，过错”；D. adventure“冒险”。根据语境可知，此处是指“如果妈妈用的是易碎品，我必须抓住它并把它放下。如果它坏了，那也是我的错”，故选C。
（8）考查形容词。句意：然后屁股被踢得更糟。A. less“较少的”；B. worse“更坏的，更糟糕”；C. lighter“更轻的”；D. better“更好的”。根据语境可知，情况可能更糟糕的，故选B。（9）考查形容词。句意：她是严格的教官，我像狗屎一样顽皮。A. creative“有创造性的”；B. strict“严厉的，严格的”；C. enthusiastic“热情的”；D.tolerant“宽容的”。根据下文可知，我是一个淘气鬼，而妈妈对我管理严格，故选B。
（10）考查名词。句意：大家都知道特雷弗的孩子会像蝙蝠一样从地狱里飞出来，他的妈妈就在他身后。A. hell“地狱”；B. hall“大厅”；C. heaven“天国”；D. death“死亡”。根据上文可知，作者小时候非常玩劣，所以就像是从地狱中飞出来的蝙蝠，故选A。
（11）考查名词。句意：但是如果她真的想要追上我，她得踢掉高跟鞋，然后全速跑。A. handbag“手提包”；B. overcoat“外套”；C. shoes“鞋子”；D. glasses“眼镜”。根据上文“She
could go at a full speed in high heels”她可以穿高跟鞋全速前进，可知，此处是指“但如果她真的想追上我，她会在全速前进的同时把她的鞋子踢掉”，故选C。
（12）考查动词。句意：当我小的时候，她总是抓到我。A. caught“抓住”；B. warned“警告”；C. cheated“欺骗”；D. missed“错过”。根据语境可知，由于作者太小了，跑不过妈妈，总能被妈妈抓住，故选A。
（13）考查动词。句意：当速度比不上时，她就智取。A. ignored“忽略”；B. troubled“找麻烦”；C. left“留下，离开”；D. failed“失败”。根据语境可知，“当我小的时候，她总能抓住我，但当我长大了，跑的更快了，当她的速度超不过我的时，她会运用智慧来整治我”，故选D。
（14）考查名词。句意：站住！抓小偷！A. Son“儿子”；B. Friend“朋友”；C. Thief“小偷”；
D. Neighbor“邻居”。此处是指当妈妈跑不过我时，她就会用智慧，如让别人误认自己的儿子为小偷以引起别人的帮忙。故选C。
（15）考查动词。句意：在南非，没人愿意卷进别人的是非，除非这是关于正义的事。A. interrupted“打断”；B. involved“卷入，参与”；C. regretted“后悔，遗憾”；D. reminded“提醒”。根据语境可知，在南非，没有人卷入别人的事，故选B。
（16）考查状语从句。句意：在南非，没人愿意卷进别人的是非，除非这是关于正义的事。A. if“如果”；B. unless“除非”；C. when“当……时候”；D. although“虽然，尽管”。此处是指在南非，除非是为了正义，否则没有人会参与到其他人的事。故选B。
（17）考查介词。句意：我知道，这极有可能引来整个社区的人出来对付我。A. against“反对，针对，对……不利”；B. with“和……一起”；C. to“向，到”；D. at“在……方面”。根据上文可知，在南非，没有会主动管别人的私事，除非是由于正义。以及下文“trying to grab me and seize me”可知，妈妈喊我小偷是为了让邻居对付我，一起来抓住我。故选A。（18）考查名词。句意：然后一群陌生人试着抓我。A. policemen“警察”；B. parents“父母”；C. s trangers“陌生人”；D. witnesses“见证，目击者”。根据上文“In South Africa, nobody gets ___15___ in other people's business ___16___ it's about justice(正义), and then everybody wants in.”可知，妈妈喊我“小偷”，所以连陌生人也帮忙抓我。故选C。
（19）考查动词。句意：我不得不东躲西闪，潜入水中逃避他们。A. jump“跳”；B. dive“潜水”；C. fly“飞”；D. race“赛跑”。由于妈妈故意喊我小偷，让陌生人也来帮忙抓我，我只好潜入水中逃避，故选B。
（20）考查动词。句意：我不得不东躲西闪地躲避他们，一直喊“我不是小偷，我是她儿子！”A. complaining“抱怨”；B. promising“答应，允诺”；C. laughing“大笑，嘲笑”；D. screaming“高声喊，尖叫”。根据语境可知，当作者实在没办法，就只好潜入水中躲避被妈妈抓住，同时还要高声喊“我不是小偷！我是她的儿子！”故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，状语从句，主语从句，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。
3．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I had worried myself sick over Simon's mother coming to see me. I was a new 1 , and I gave an honest account of the students' work. In Simon's case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn't read his own handwriting. 2 he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his 3 .
So when Simon's mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely 4 for her kisses on both my cheeks. "I came to thank you," she said, surprising me beyond speech. 5 me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he
6 me, he had began to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had
7 spent an afternoon at a friend's house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the
8 I had nurtured(培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour, 9 what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without 10 knowing it? What I finally came to 11 was one day, several months before, when some students were 12 reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke 13 , and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, "Speak up. Simon's the expert on this. He is the 14 one you have to convince, and he can't hear you in the 15 of the room." That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, 16 more, and became happy. And it was all because he 17 to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed 18 was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most 19 lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I'm thankful that it came 20 and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.
1. A. cleaner B. reporter C. monitor D. teacher
2. A. Or B. And C. But D. So
3. A. courage B. abilities C. feelings D. dream
4. A. desperate B.
responsible
C. unprepared
D. unsuitable
5. A. Because of B. In spite of C. Apart from D. As for
6. A. loved B. envied C. pleased D. criticized
7. A. gradually B. constantly C. recently D. obviously
8. A. self-respect B. self-doubt C. self-pity D. self-defence
9. A. imagining B. observing C. wondering D. regretting
10. A. also B. even C. always D. still
11. A. expect B. remember C. believe D. accept
12. A. writing B. reviewing C. editing D. giving
13. A. quietly B. repeatedly C. quickly D. firmly
14. A. lucky B. lonely C. only D. likely
15. A. entrance B. middle C. front D. back
16. A. slept B. smiled C. shouted D. quarreled
17. A. intended B. pretended C. refused D. happened
18. A. change B. praise C. thanks D. visits
19. A. difficult B. painful C. valuable D. enjoyable
20. A. early B. slowly C. frequently D. occasionally
【答案】（1）D；（2）C；（3）B；（4）C；（5）A；（6）A；（7）C；（8）A；（9）C；（10）B；（11）B；（12）D；（13）A；（14）C；（15）D；（16）B；（17）D；（18）B；（19）C；（20）A；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个新老师，因为偶然的一句表扬，改变了一个成绩很差的孩子的性格和命运．足可见老师的话对学生有多么重要．老师教给学生知识，而最重要的是通过给孩子鼓励和信心而形式积极的人生观。
（1）考查名词。A.cleaner“清洁工”；B.report er“记者”；C.monitor“班长”；D.teacher“老师”。根据下文“the years of my teaching career”可知我是一名老师，这件事发生我刚刚做老师的时候．当Simon的妈妈过来看我的时候，我很担心，因为我是一名新老师，故选D。（2）考查连词。Simon无法辨认自己的书写，但是他是一个很聪明的学生．根据句意可知上下文是转折关系，使用连词but表示转折关系．故选C。
（3）考查名词。A.courage“勇气”；B.abilities“能力”；C.feelings“情感，感情”；D.dream“梦想”。根据上文可知他和别人讨论问题时，几乎都是用成年人的理解来讨论成年人话题．Simon是一个很有思想很聪明的学生但是他的学习绝对不能反应他的能力，故选B。（4）考查形容词。A.desperate“绝望的”；B.responsible“负责的”；C.unprepared“没准备的”；D.unsuitable“不合适的”。根据下文"I came to thank you，"Simon的母亲是来向我表示感谢的，而在这之前我很紧张．说明我没有想到她是来感谢我，所以说我没有做好准备符合上下文串联．故选C。
（5）考查介词短语。A.Because of“因为”；B.In spite of“尽管”；C.Apart from“除了......还......”；D.As for“至于”。Simon的母亲说：因为我，Simon变成了另外一个完全不一样的人。根据下文描述可知，我的一句不经意的鼓励，给了Simon很大的动力．他的改变是由于我，故选A。
（6）考查动词。A.loved“热爱”；B.envied“嫉妒，羡慕”；C.pleased“使......高兴”；
D.criticized“批评”。本句叙述的是Simon对他妈妈说的话，Simon告诉妈妈他很爱他，他也开始交朋友了，而且和朋友交往地很好．这在以前都是没有过的．足以见证我对他的影响．故选A。
（7）考查副词。A.gradually“逐渐地”；B.constantly“经常地”；C.recently“罪行”；
D.obviously“显然地”。根据本句中的过去完成时，可知本题应该选recently。因为该词常常和完成时连用．他最近在朋友家里呆了一个下午，说明他和朋友相处很好，故选C。
（8）考查名词。A.self-respect“自尊”；B.self-doubt“自我怀疑”；C.self-pity“自怜，自哀”；
D.self-defence“正当防卫”。根据Simon以上行为可知，他有了自尊，而这正是我教给他的．所以他母亲来向我表示感谢．故选A。
（9）考查动词。A.imagining“想象”；B.observing“观察”；C.wondering“想知道”；
D.regretting“后悔，遗憾”。根据语境可知，我坐在那里，惊呆了，我想知道发生了什么事情．之前我很紧张，很担心不知道她来干什么，但是后来的事情出乎我的意料．所以我想搞清楚。故选C。
（10）考查副词。A.also“也”；B.even“甚至”；C.always“总是”；D.still“一直”。我是如何在自
己甚至都不清楚的情况下对那个男孩产生了如此巨大的影响呢？使用even表示强调，根据句意可知，故选B。
（11）考查动词。A.expect“预计，期待”；B.remember“记住”；C.believe“相信”；
D.accept“接受”。根据句意可知，最后我记得是几个月前的一天…；本句表示作者想起了具体所发生的事情。故选B。
（12）考查动词。A.writing“写”；B.reviewing“回顾”；C.editing“编辑”；D.giving“给”。几个月前，当几个学生在教室前面做报告的时候，Jenne说话的声音太小，为了鼓励她声音大一点，我说：声音大一点，Simon是这方面的专家，他是唯一的一个你要让他信服的人．我的这句话对Simon来说是一个很大的鼓励，也是他后来产生改变的主要原因．故选D。
（13）考查副词。A.quietly“安静地，声音小地”；B.repeatedly“反复地”；C.quickly“迅速地”；D.firmly“坚定地”。正是因为Jeanne说话声音很小，所以我才会说Simon是这方面的专家，他是唯一的一个你要让他信服的人．B项符合句意，故选A。
（14）考查形容词。A.lucky“幸运的”；B.lonely“寂寞的”；C.only“唯一的”；D.likely“可能的”。我鼓励Jeanne：Simon是这方面的专家，他是唯一的一个你要让他信服的人．用only 表示强调Simon是这方面的专家，表示强调．选C。
（15）考查名词。A.entrance“入口”；B.middle“中间”；C.front“前部”；D.back“后部”。根据下文“who took the last seat that day．”可知，Simon的确坐在教室的最后．故选D。
（16）考查动词。A.slept“睡觉”；B.smiled“微笑”；C.shouted“喊”；D.quarreled“争吵”。从那天开始Simon坐得更直了，更认真，笑得更多也变得开心了．根据后面的happy说明选项里的smile与此相符合．故选B。
（17）考查动词。A.intended“打算”；B.pretended“假装”；C.refused“拒绝”；D.happened“发生，碰巧”。所有这一切都因为碰巧他是班级里坐在最后一排的孩子，也是最需要表扬的孩子．根据句意可知，我并不是有意要表扬Simon，而是恰巧他是班级里坐在最后一排的孩子，也是最需要表扬的孩子．故选D。
（18）考查名词。A.change“变化”；B.praise“表扬”；C.thanks“感谢”；D.visits“参观”。所有这一切都因为碰巧他是班级里坐在最后一排的孩子，也是最需要表扬的孩子．根据句意可知，通常被老师忽视坐在教室后面的孩子都需要表扬和鼓励．选B。
（19）考查形容词。A.difficult“困难的”；B.painful“痛苦的”；C.valua ble“珍贵的，重要的”；
D.enjoyable“愉快的，快乐的”。这件事情给了我的教育事业一个很珍贵的教训，我很感激它是在我刚刚开始教书时出现的．根据句意可知，选C。
（20）考查副词。A.early“早的”；B.slowly“缓慢地”；C.frequently“屡次地”；
D.occasionally“偶然”。根据上文“I was a new teacher”可知这是在我是一名新老师的时候发生的事情，故选A。．
【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。
When my daughter was in grade school, one day she 1 home four tiny twigs (枝条). They were trees given to the students by the school to plant. 2 of them looked very strong but with a hope for the future, I got a spade and planted them in our backyard. Over the years a (an) 3 with the lawnmower (割草机) and poor soil brought a (an) 4 to three of them. All that was left was a (an) 5 evergreen.
It grew bent and very 6 . It never got very tall and tilted (倾斜) to one side. In the end it looked more like a fat bush than a tree. I noticed a few years ago too that it was starting to 7 . The lower branches were becoming 8 . The needles on the branches a little further
up had turned brown. Only the top third of the tree was still green. Last summer I did my best to save it by 9 it a lot of fertilizer but my efforts 10 .
This morning I went out and looked at it again. I was 11 whether it would be better to just cut it down. It sure would make mowing the lawn easier and I would no longer have to watch
it slowly go 12 . As I walked over to take a closer look at it, 13 , I noticed something moving within the needles. It was a robin (知更鸟) patiently building a nest in the topmost branches. I 14 when I looked at it and decided that maybe this old tree had some life and 15 left in it yet. It may not be healthy or pretty but it was still giving a bird (a) 16 and oxygen to this world.
This tree 17 me of something too. All of our lives have purpose. All of our lives have
18 . It doesn't matter if we are young and strong or old and sickly (病弱的). Until our last
19 , God has things for us to do, love for us to give, and joy for us to 20 . Until our last moment here we can help to make this world a better and more beautiful place.
1. A. got B. brought C. rushed D. returned
2. A. None B. All C. Each D. Three
3. A. failure B. incident C. accident D. character
4. A. damage B. death C. end D. hurt
5. A. only B. special C. unique D. single
6. A. slowly B. violently C. quickly D. wildly
7. A. stretch B. grow C. fall D. die
8. A. green B. bare C. lost D. powerful
9. A. delivering B. feeding C. spreading D. laying
10. A. failed B. worked C. replaced D. deserved
11. A. dreaming of B. disappointed at C. deciding on D. sorry about
12. A. mad B. tiring C. regular D. bad
13. A. therefore B. thereafter C. however D. besides
14. A. cried B. smiled C. laughed D. shouted
15. A. usefulness B. energy C. beauty D. strength
16. A. protection B. warm C. stage D. home
17. A. expected B. cured C. changed D. reminded
18. A. meaning B. beauty C. passion D. inspiration
19. A. doubt B. life C. breath D. appearance
20. A. enjoy B. share C. appreciate D. offer
【答案】（1）B；（2）A；（3）C；（4）C；（5）D；（6）A；（7）D；（8）B；（9）B；（10）A；（11）C；（12）D；（13）C；（14）B；（15）A；（16）D；（17）D；（18）A；（19）C；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者种树的故事，告诉我们所有的生命都有意义，不管我们是老弱病残，还是年轻强壮，我们都可以帮助这个世界变得更加美好。（1）考查动词。句意：我女儿读小学的时候，她带回了4只细细的小树枝。A. got“得到”；B. brought“带回”；C. rushed“冲”；D. returned“返回”。根据下文“They were trees given to the students by the school to plant.”可知，这些树枝是学校发给学生们的，让他们带回家种植，因此女儿带回家来。故选B。
（2）考查代词。句意：他们看上去都有些弱不禁风。A. None“没有一个”；B. All“所有的”；C. Each“每个”；D. Three“三个”。根据下文“but with a hope for the future”可知，上下文是转折关系，他们看上去都有些弱不禁风，不过我还是心存着一丝希望。故选A。
（3）考查名词。句意：数年时间过去，一起与割草机有关的意外事件，加上贫瘠的土壤，让4棵小树中的3棵都不幸夭折了。A. failure“失败”；B. incident“事件”；C. accident“事故”；D. character“性格”。根据下文“with the lawnmower(割草机) and poor soil brought a (an)___4___to three of them. ”可推断，割草机的意外伤害导致小树夭折。故选C。
（4）考查名词。句意：数年时间过去，一起与割草机有关的意外事件，加上贫瘠的土壤，让4棵小树中的3棵都不幸夭折了。A. damage“毁坏”；B. death“死亡”；C. end“结束”；D. hurt“伤害”。bring an end to固定短语，“结束”，故选C。
（5）考查形容词。句意：唯一幸存下来的是一株常青藤。A. only“仅仅”；B. special“特别的”；C. unique“独特的”；D. single“单一的”。根据上文可知，三颗小树夭折了，剩下了一株常春藤。故选D。
（6）考查副词。句意：它长得歪歪扭扭，长势也十分迟缓。A. slowly“缓慢地”；B. violently“激烈地”；C. quickly“快速地”；D. wildly“疯狂地”。根据下文“It never got very tall and tilted (倾斜) to one side.”它从未长到很高的高度，还总是歪向一边，可知，它长得很慢，从来没有长得很高。故选A。
（7）考查动词。句意：数年前我就注意到，它已经开始衰老死去。A. stretch“伸展”；B. grow“生长”；C. fall“落下”；D. die“死”。根据下文“The needles on the branches a little further up had turned brown.”上端的枝条上，那些尖尖的树叶也开始变成棕色，可知，数年前我就注意到，它已经开始死去。故选D。
（8）考查形容词。句意：下层的树枝开始变得光秃秃的。A. green“绿色”；B. bare“光秃秃的”；C. lost“失去的”；D. powerful“强大的”。根据语境可知，树开始衰老，因此树枝开始变得光秃秃的。故选B。
（9）考查动词。句意：去年夏天，我竭尽全力想要救活它，给它喂了一大堆肥料，结果却无济于事。A. delivering“递送”；B. feeding“喂养”；C. spreading“展开”；D. laying“产卵，下蛋”。根据下文“a lot of fertilizer”可知，我尽我所能给它喂了很多肥料来挽救它，但似乎没
用。故选B。
（10）考查动词。句意：去年夏天，我竭尽全力想要救活它，给它喂了一大堆肥料，结果去无济于事。A. failed“失败”；B. worked“起作用”；C. replaced“代替”；D. deserved“应得，值得”。根据but可知，我竭尽全力想要救活它，给它喂了一大堆肥料，但是我的努力失败了。故选A。
（11）考查动词短语。句意：我做出决定是不是应该直接把它砍掉为好。A. dreaming of“梦想”；B. disappointed at“对……失望”；C. deciding on“做出决定”；D. sorry about“对……遗憾”。根据下文“whether it would be better to just cut it down”可推断，这是我做出的决定。故选C。
（12）考查形容词。句意：这样一来修剪草坪也会比较容易，我也再不用看着它慢慢枯萎。A. mad“疯狂的”；B. tiring“令人疲惫的”；C. regular“有规律的”；D. bad“不好的”。根据上文可知，树开始衰老，因此我决定直接砍掉它，不用看着它慢慢枯萎。故选D。
（13）考查副词。句意：然而，当我慢慢走近它，仔细一看，我发现树叶丛中有什么东西在移动。A. therefore“因此”；B. thereafter“此后”；C. however“然而”；D. besides“此外”。此处与上文是转折关系，我原本认为树开始衰老死去，想要砍掉它，但是当我走进仔细看时，发现树叶从中有什么东西在移动。故选C。
（14）考查动词。句意：我看着它微笑了，断定或许这棵老树还有一丝生机尚存，也还有些用处。A. cried“哭”；B. smiled“微笑”；C. laughed“笑”；D. shouted“喊叫”。根据下文“maybe this old tree had some life ”可推断，我认为这棵老树还有一丝生机尚存，因此我微笑了，看着它。故选B。
（15）考查名词。句意：我看着它微笑了，断定或许这棵老树还有一丝生机尚存，也还有些用处。A. usefulness“有用，有益”；B. energy“精力”；C. beauty“美丽”；D. strength“力量”。根据上文“maybe this old tree had some life ”可知，或许这棵老树也还有些用处。故选A。
（16）考查名词。句意：或许它并不健康，也不够漂亮，但它还能给鸟儿提供一个家，还能给世界一些氧气。A. protection“保护”；B. warm“取暖”；C. stage“舞台”；D. home“家”。根据上文“It was a robin (知更鸟) patiently building a nest in the topmost branches. ”可知，它还可以为鸟儿提供一个家。故选D。
（17）考查动词。句意：这棵树让我想起了什么。A. expected“期待”；B. cured“治愈”；C. changed“改变”；D. reminded“使想起”。根据下文“ All of our lives have purpose.”可推断，这棵树让我想起了什么。故选D。
（18）考查名词。句意：我们的生命都有内在的意义。A. meaning“意义”；B. beauty“美丽”；C. passion“激情”；D. inspiration“鼓舞”。根据上文“ All of our lives have purpose.”可知，每个人活着都有自己的目标，我们的生命都有内在的意义。故选A。
（19）考查名词。句意：直到我们停止呼吸前最后一刻，上帝都有事情让我们去做，我们都还怀着爱可以给予别人，还能分享自己的快乐。A. doubt“怀疑”；B. life“生活”；C. breath“呼吸”；D. appearance“外貌”。根据上文的“It doesn't matter if we are young and strong or old and sickly(病弱的).”可推断，直到我们呼吸停止前的最后一刻，上帝都有事情让我们去做……。故选C。
（20）考查动词。句意：直到我们停止呼吸前最后一刻，上帝都有事情让我们去做，我们
都还怀着爱可以给予别人，还能分享自己的快乐。A. enjoy“喜欢”；B. share“共享”；C. appreciate“感激”；D. offer“提供”。根据上文的“God has things for us to do, love for us to give”
可推断，上帝都有事情让我们去做，我们都怀着爱可以给予别人，还能分享自己的快乐。
故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，代词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
5．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。
I got to know a homeless man, Leo. I 1 him two options that I could either give him a
2 and teach him how to write computer
3 , or give him $100 in cash. He accepted my
4 offer, even though he didn't know what coding was. I am a
5 believer in the power of
6 . I was home-schooled by my mother, herself a software engineer. By the age of 12 I had
7 my own business designing websites and had earned $30,000. Writing code is a 8 and much rewarding skill, so I was sure that if Leo learned how to do it, and that could be a way
for him to turn things 9 .
I bought Leo a secondhand laptop and three books on Java, the programming language. Leo had used computers 10 at school but didn't have an email address and didn't know how to
do very basic things such as copy and paste(粘贴) text. 11 he has an incredible memory and can 12 information almost word for word. Our goal is to 13 an app. Leo came
up with the idea: a car-sharing app that 14 the amount of CO2 emissions(排放) you've avoided; he is concerned about the 15 .
He is 16 dedicated(专注的) and works at it for three hours a day: no mean feat(成就), because the information is incredibly dense and it's 17 to absorb a lot at one time.
I always thought homeless people were 18 , but Leo is part of a very supportive community. When our project is over, I hope Leo will be offered a job 19 . I don't think that's 20 . As well as being brilliant at coding (he'll have surpassed me in two years), I think
he could make a great teacher.
1. A. returned B. offered C. celebrated D. sent
2. A. textbook B. calculator C. teacher D. laptop
3. A. usage B. language C. code D. message
4. A. first B. good C. second D. bad
5. A. sick B. firm C. poor D. amused
6. A. experience B. activity C. education D. recognition
7. A. set up B. kept up C. held up D. made up
8. A. difficult B. common C. valuable D. simple
9. A. down B. off C. away D. around
10. A. at least B. in return C. a little D. for sure
11. A. But B. While C. And D. So
12. A. ignore B. recall C. explain D. judge
13. A. spell B. admit C. discover D. start
14. A. monitors B. masters C. contains D. creates
15. A. cars B. air C. computer D. environment
16. A. hopefully B. sadly C. truly D. happily
17. A. hard B. easy C. necessary D. possible
18. A. poor B. separated C. absent D. pitiful
19. A. somehow B. somewhere C. someway D. sometimes
20. A. unconcerned B. powerful C. proud D. unrealistic
【答案】（1）B；（2）D；（3）C；（4）A；（5）B；（6）C；（7）A；（8）C；（9）D；（10）C；（11）A；（12）B；（13）D；（14）A；（15）D；（16）C；（17）A；（18）B；（19）B；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了帮助无家可归的Leo学习电脑编程，帮助其改变人生的故事。
（1）考查动词。句意：我给他提供了两个选择，一是给他一个平板，教他电脑编码，二是给他100美元现金。A. returned“返回，归还”；B. offered“提供”；C. celebrated“庆祝”；D. sent“发送”。根据下文“He accepted my ___4___ offer”可知是提供，所以选B。
（2）考查名词。句意：我给他提供了两个选择，一是给他一个平板，教他电脑编码，二是给他100美元现金。A. textbook“教科书”； B. calcula tor“计算器”；C. teacher“老师”；D. laptop“平板”。根据下文“I bought Leo a secondhand laptop and three books on Java”可知是平板电脑，故选D。
（3）考查名词。句意：我给他提供了两个选择，一是给他一个平板，教他电脑编码，二是给他100美元现金。A. usage“用法”；B. language“语言”；C. code“编码”；D. message“信息”。根据下文“even though he didn't know what coding was.”可知是教他编码，所以选C。（4）考查形容词。句意：他接受了我提供的第一种选择，尽管他不知道什么是编码。A. first“第一”；B. good“好的”；C. second“第二”；D. bad“坏的”。根据下文“even though he didn't know what coding was.”可知尽管他不懂编码，可还是选了第一种，所以选A。
（5）考查形容词。句意：我是坚信教育的强大力量。A. sick“生病的”；B. firm“坚定的”；C. poor“穷的”；D. amused“愉悦的”。根据下文“I was sure that if Leo learned how to do it, and that could be a way for him to turn things ___9___.”可知我坚信教育能改变Leo，所以选B。（6）考查名词。句意：我是坚信教育的强大力量。A. experience“经历，经验”；B. activity“活动”；C. education“教育”；D. recognition“辨认，认可”。根据下文“I was home-schooled by my mother, herself a software engineer. By the age of 12 I had ___7___ my own business designing websites and had earned $30,000.”作者介绍自己的受教育经历，所以是在谈教育，故选C。
（7）考查动词短语。句意：到12岁时，我已经建立了自己的公司设计网站，赚了3万美元。A. set up“建立”；B. kept up“ 坚持”；C. held up“阻止”；D. made up“编造，弥补”。根据语境搭配可知作者建立了自己的公司，故选A。
（8）考查形容词。句意：编程是一项有价值高回报的技能。A. difficult“困难的”；B. common“常见的”；C. valuable“有价值的”；D. simple“简洁的”。根据上文“I had ___7___ my own business designing websites and had earned $30,000.”可知这项技能有价值，且回报高，故选C。
（9）考查副词。句意：我确信Leo学会了编程，一定会使他的情况有所改变。根据语境可知作者认为学编程能改变Leo的人生，turn around固定短语，“扭转局面”。故选D。（10）考查固定短语。句意：Leo在学校曾经用过一点电脑。A. at least“至少”；B. in return“ 作为回报”；C. a little“一点”；D. for sure“确定”。根据“but didn't have an email address and didn't know how to do very basic things such as copy and paste(粘贴) text.”可知虽然用过一点，却没有邮箱地址，不知道怎样复制粘贴，故选C。
（11）考查连词。句意：但是他有超强的记忆力，能一字不差地回忆信息。A. But“但是”；
B. While“当......然而”；
C. And“和”；
D. So“因此”。根据上文，不知道复制粘贴，再根据下文能一字不差地回忆信息，所以是转折关系，故选A。
（12）考查动词。句意：但是他有超强的记忆力，能一字不差地回忆信息。A. ignore “ 忽视”；B. recall“回忆”；C. explai n“解释”；D. judge“判断”。根据“he has an incredible memory”可知他记忆力号，所以是能回忆信息，故选B。
（13）考查动词。句意：我们的目标是开启一个app。A. spell“拼写”；B. admit“承认”；C. discover“发现”；D. start“开启”。根据下文“Leo came up with the idea: a car-sharing app that ___14___ the amount of CO2 emissions(排放) you've avoided”可知是开启一个app，选D。（14）考查动词。句意：Leo想出了一个主意，一个共享汽车app可以监测CO2排放量。A. monitors“监测”；B. masters“精通，掌握”；C. contains“包含”；D. creates“创造”。根据“the amount of CO2 emissions(排放) you've avoided”可知是监测二氧化碳的排放量，故选A。（15）考查名词。句意：他关心环境。A. cars“汽车”；B. air“空气”；C. computer“电脑”；D. environment“环境”。根据上文监测二氧化碳的排放量可知他关心环境，所以选D。
（16）考查副词。句意：他是真地很专注。A. hopefully“充满希望地”；B. sadly“悲伤地”；C. truly“真正地”；D. happily“幸福地，快乐地”。根据下文dedicated可知他是真地专注，故选C。
（17）考查形容词。句意：信息量太大了，不可能一次吸收太多。A. hard“困难的”；B. easy“容易的”；C. necessary“必须的”；D. possible“可能的”。根据语境可知信息量大，所以一次记住太多信息很难，故选A。
（18）考查形容词。句意：我总是认为无家可归的人是孤立的。A. poor“贫穷的”；B. separated“分离的”；C. absent“缺席的”；D. pitiful“遗憾的”。根据“but Leo is part of a very supportive community.”可知我认为无家可归的人都是孤立的，故选B。
（19）考查副词。句意：当我们的工程完成的时候，我希望Leo能在某个地方找到工作。
A. somehow“不管怎样”；
B. somewhere“无论何处”；
C. someway“以某种方式”；
D. sometimes“有时候”根据语境可知作者希望Leo能在某地找到工作，故选B。
（20）考查形容词。句意：我不认为那是不切实际的。A. unconcerned“不关心的”；B. powerful“强有力的”；C. proud“自豪的”；D. unrealistic“不切实际的”。根据下文“As well as being brilliant at coding (he'll have surpassed me in two years), I think he could make a great
teacher.”可知Leo很杰出，所以作者的认为他找到工作是切实可行的，选D。
【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。
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。
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. B. Therefore C. However D. Indeed
Meanwhile
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. encouraged“鼓励”；B. challen ged“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。
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。
You never know how far a kind act can go. You don't know who it can 1 , either. When Gloria Porter and Jeff Reick began 2 , they had no idea how much it would 3 others to shower (大量给予) people with kindness.
89-year-old Gloria Porter was lying in hospital. She couldn't leave her ward. So to 4 boredom, she would often stare outside her window to watch construction workers
building the new front entrance to the hospital. She wasn't expecting one of the 5 to wave to her. She couldn't help but wave back at the kind 6 . This was only the start of a special 7 between the two.
Jeff Reick knew Porter was 8 , so he decided to send a kind 9 to her by finding some chalk and writing "Get Well" on one of the beams (梁) facing her 10 . "I just thought that was 11 ," Porter said. "So I should do something to 12 that."
When Porter saw construction workers working high above the ground one cold, windy day, she grew 13 . She wrote "Stay safe" on a piece of paper, which she then 14 on the window for the workers to see. "When I saw 4 Stay safe' on a piece of paper, I 15 and said to my coworkers, 'Did you see that?'" Reick said.
The hospital staff took photos of that and 16 them on social media. The simple acts of kindness 17 and many people were employed in similar acts, including one woman who delivered 18 pizza to the construction workers.
"I just try to lead by example and never expect so much 19 ," Reick said. "If everybody 20 does things like that, the world will be a better place."
1. A. disturb B. employ C. affect D. describe
2. A. communicating B. singing C. arguing D. explaining
3. A. require B. warn C. force D. encourage
4. A. make for B. put off C. figure out D. escape from
5. A. workers B. nurses C. doctors D. patients
6. A. job B. inspiration C. gesture D. favor
7. A. business B. connection C. difference D. trouble
8. A. lonely B. upset C. ill D. poor
9. A. 1etter B. message C. note D. warning
10. A. window B. entrance C. wall D. door
11. A. impolite B. necessary C. familiar D. precious
12. A. record B. return C. recover D. remember
13. A. puzzled B. worried C. thrilled D. annoyed
14. A. knocked B. installed C. placed D. drew
15. A. came down B. broke down C. showed up D. turned around
16. A. shared B. found C. mentioned D. deleted
17. A. happened B. succeeded C. spread D. formed
18. A. expensive B. free C. ordinary D. cheap
19. A. participation B. satisfaction C. solution D. introduction
20. A. merely B. apparently C. especially D. willingly
【答案】（1）C；（2）A；（3）D；（4）D；（5）A；（6）C；（7）B；（8）C；（9）B；（10）A；（11）D；（12）B；（13）B；（14）C；（15）D；（16）A；（17）C；（18）B；（19）A；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一位老人和建筑工人之间通过简单的文字互相关怀
的温暖故事。最终两人互相关爱的故事也感染了其他人。作者借此告诉我们，人与人之间的温情是可以传递下去，最终影响着我们的社会。
（1）考查动词。句意：你也不知道它会影响谁。A. disturb“打扰”；B. employ“雇佣”；C. affect“影响”；D. describe“描述”。根据下文"many people were employed in similar acts"可知，很多人也做相似的善举。所以善意的行为影响了其他人。故选C。
（2）考查动词。句意：当Gloria Porter和Jeff Reick开始交流的时候，他们不知道他们的交流会鼓励人们给予其他人善意。A. communicating“交流”；B. singing“唱歌”；C. arguing“争论”；D. explaining“解释”。根据下文"wave to her, writing ‘Get Well’, wrote ‘Stay safe’"可知，两个人的交流方式是通过肢体语言和文字的形式。故选A。
（3）考查动词。句意：当Gloria Porter和Jeff Reick开始交流的时候，他们不知道他们的交流会鼓励人们给予其他人善意。A. require“要求”；B. warn“警告”；C. force“强迫”；D. encourage“鼓励”。根据下文可知，他们两个人的善意的行为，影响了其他人，鼓励了他们给予其他人善意。故选D。
（4）考查动词短语。句意：因此，为了打发无聊，她常常盯着窗外，看建筑工人在修建医院的新前门。A. make for“走向”；B. put off“延期”；C. figure out“弄清”；D. escape from“从……逃跑”。常常盯着窗外，看建筑工人在修建医院的新前门的目的就是要打发无聊的时间。故选D。
（5）考查名词。句意：她没有预料到其中一个工人向他挥手。A. workers“工人”；B. nurses“护士”；C. doctors“医生”；D. patients“病人”。格努上文"construction workers "可知，向她挥手的是其中的一个工人。故选A。
（6）考查名词。句意：她情不自禁地对这个善意的手势挥手表示回应。A. job“工作”；B. inspiration“灵感”；C. gesture“姿势”；D. favor“恩惠”。根据"wave to her"可知，这是一种手势。故选C。
（7）考查名词。句意：这只是这两位之间特别联系的开始。A. business“商业”；B. connection“联系”；C. difference“不同”；D. trouble“麻烦”。根据下文的“writing ‘Get Well’, wrote ‘Stay safe’"可知，之后他们又通过文字进行了联系。故选B。
（8）考查形容词。。句意：Jeff Reick知道Porter病了，所以他找到一些粉笔，在面对窗户的一根横梁上写“康复”以此想向她传达慰问的信息。A. lonely“孤独的”；B. upset“苦恼的”；C. ill“生病的”；D. poor“贫穷的”根据上文"89-year-old Gloria Porter was lying in hospital."可知，89岁的Gloria Porter躺在医院里。所以杰夫·赖克知道Porter生病了。故选C。（9）考查名词。句意：Jeff Reick知道Porter病了，所以他找一些粉笔，在面对窗户的一根横梁上写“康复”以此想向她传达慰问的信息。A. letter“信”；B. message“信息”；C. note“笔记”；D. warning“警告”。Jeff Reick在面对窗户的一根横梁上写“康复”以此想向她传达慰问的信息。故选B。
（10）考查名词。句意：Jeff Reick知道Porter病了，所以他找一些粉笔，在面对窗户的一根横梁上写“康复”以此想她传达慰问的信息。A. window“窗户”；B. entrance“入口”；C. wall“墙”；D. door“门”。根据下文"on the window "可知，Jeff Reick是在Porter病房窗户的对面的一根横梁上写“康复”这两个字的。故选A。
（11）考查形容词。句意：我认为那很宝贵。A. impolite“不礼貌的”；B. necessary“必要