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和D）中，选出可以填入空白
处的最佳选项。
There are lots of ways to raise awareness for a cause. Usually, the 1 the idea is, the more it gets noticed. And that's precisely why one 2 Frenchman has caught our attention.
Baptiste Dubanchet is biking across Europe, surviving 3 on discarded (丢弃) food. The three-month, 1,900-mile journey from Paris to Warsaw is Dubanchet's 4 of raising awareness of food waste in Europe and throughout the world.
As you can 5 , the trip is no piece of cake. While restaurants 6 tons of food each year, much of it remains inaccessible because of 7 garbage containers, health regulations,
or business policies. Only about one in ten places 8 him food that would otherwise be discarded. For legal 9 , most restaurants have a policy against 10 food waste. "Some people have even 11 their jobs by giving me food," Dubanchet said.
What's 12 interesting is the attitude various cities have toward Dubanchet's cause. Berlin has been the 13 while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen. There, he had to 14 at some different stores or restaurants before finding food. The 15 is
all the more serious when you consider the 16 exercise required to bike from France to Poland.
"I have to get food 17 because after all the biking I am tired and I need the 18 ." Dubanchet explained "Is my 19 full or empty? That is the most important thing, not what I am eating."
He aims to 20 his journey by mid-July. With any luck, he'll turn a few more heads in the process.
1. A. stranger B. simpler C. cleverer D. older
2. A. food-wasting B. sports-loving C. garbage-eating D. law-breaking
3. A. entirely B. finally C. secretly D. probably
4. A. purpose B. dream C. opinion D. way
5. A. observe B. remember C. suggest D. imagine
6. A. store B. throw away C. shop for D. cook
7. A. connected B. damaged C. locked D. abandoned
8. A. bought B. sold C. ordered D. offered
9. A. fees B. rights C. reasons D. aids
10. A. begging for B. causing C. hiding D. giving away
11. A. did B. risked C. accepted D. kept
12. A. particularly B. usually C. hardly D. merely
13. A. biggest B. nearest C. easiest D. richest
14. A. ask B. shout C. work D. jump
15. A. competition B. challenge C. conflict D. conversation
16. A. demanding B. rewarding C. adequate D. suitable
17. A. again B. fast C. later D. alone
18. A. spirit B. effort C. time D. energy
19. A. pocket B. hand C. stomach D. basket
20. A. arrange B. finish C. report D. restart
【答案】（1）A；（2）C；（3）A；（4）D；（5）D；（6）B；（7）C；（8）D；（9）C；（10）D；（11）B；（12）A；（13）C；（14）A；（15）B；（16）A；（17）B；（18）D；（19）C；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Dubanchet先生骑车环游欧洲，呼吁人们减少食物浪费的故事。
{1）考查形容词。A：stranger“更奇怪的”；B：simpler“更简单的”；C：cleverer“更聪明的”；D：older“更老的，更旧的”。根据下文"And that's precis ely why one …Frenchman has caught our attention"可知，通常来说，点子越奇怪越容易引起注意，故选A。
（2）考查形容词。A：food-wasting"浪费食物的"；B：sports-loving"喜爱运动的"；C：garbage-eating“吃垃圾的“；D：law-breaking"违背法律的"。根据下文"surviving …on discarded food"可知，这正是一位吃垃圾的法国人能引起我们注意的原因，故选C。
（3）考查副词。A：entire ly”完全的“；B：finally”最后“；C：secretly”秘密地“；D：probably”可能“。根据下文"raising awareness of food waste"可知，Baptiste Dubanchet正在环欧骑行，完全靠被丢弃的食物果腹，故选A。
（4）考查名词。A：purpose”目的“；B：dream”梦想“；C：opinion”意见“；D：way”方法“。根据上文"The three-month， 1，900-mile journey from Paris to Warsaw"可知，这段从巴黎到华沙、总计1900英里的骑行历时3个月，Dubanchet想用这种方法引起欧洲乃至全球人对于浪费食物的注意，故选D。
（5）考查动词。A：observe”观察，遵守“；B：remember”记住“；C：suggest”建议，表明“；D：imagine ”想象“。根据下文"the trip is no piece of cake"可知，正如你所想的，这场旅途并不简单。故选D。
（6）考查动词短语。A：store”储存“；B：throw away”扔掉“；C：shop for”为......购买“；D：cook ”烹饪“。根据下文"that would otherwise be discarded"可知，虽然许多餐馆每年要扔掉数以吨计的食物，但大部分都无法获取。故选B。
（7）考查形容词。A：connected”连接“；B：damaged”损害“；C：locked"锁住的"；D：abandoned "被弃的"。根据上文"much of it remains inaccessible"可知，大部分的食物都因为垃圾箱上锁、卫生条例或者商家规定而无法获取，故选C。
（8）考查动词。A：bo ught”买“；B：sold”卖“；C：ordered”命令，订购“；D：offered”提供“。根据下文"by giving me food"可知，十家餐馆里只有一家提供给他本该丢弃的食物。故选D。
（9）考查名词。A：fees”费“；B：rights”权利“；C：reasons”原因“；D：aids ”帮助“。根据下文"most restaurants have a policy against …food waste"可知，因为法律原因，大多数餐馆都有规定，不允许把食品垃圾赠送给别人，故选C。
（10）考查动词（短语）。A：begging for"乞求"；B：causing"导致"；C：hiding"隐藏"；
D：giving away ”赠送“。根据下文"by giving me food"可知，因为法律原因，大多数餐馆都有规定，不允许把食品垃圾赠送给别人。故选D。
（11）考查动词。A：did”做“；B：risked”冒险“；C：accepted”接受“；D：kept ”维持，保留“。根据上文"most restaurants have a policy against giving away food waste"可知，甚至有人因为冒着危险给我食物差点丢了工作。故选B。
（12）考查副词。A：particularly”特别“；B：usually”通常“；C：hardly”几乎不“；D：merely”仅仅“。根据下文"the attitude various cities have toward Dubanchet's cause"可知，各个城市对Dubanchet的行动所持的态度格外有趣。故选A。
（13）考查形容词。A：biggest”最大的“；B：nearest”最近的“；C：eas iest”最容易的“；D：richest ”最富有的“。根据下文"while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen"可知，最容易展开行动的是柏林，最难的是捷克的皮尔森镇。故选C。
（14）考查动词。A：ask”问“；B：shout”喊“；C：work”工作“；D：jump ”跳“。根据下文"before finding food"可知，他在那里询问了50家餐馆或商店才找到食物。故选A。
（15）考查名词。A：competition"竞争"；B：c hallenge”挑战“；C：conflict"冲突"；D：conversation "对话"。根据下文"when you consider the …exercise"可知，考虑到他从法国骑到波兰是项多么费力的锻炼，他所面对的挑战似乎更严峻了。故选B。
（16）考查形容词。A：demanding”严苛的“；B：rewarding"报酬高的"；C：adequate"足够的"；D：suitable "合适的"。根据下文"because after all the biking I am tired"可知，考虑到他从法国骑到波兰是项多么严苛的锻炼，他所面对的挑战似乎更严峻了。故选A。
（17）考查副词。A：again”再，又“；B：fast”快地“；C：later”后来“；D：alone”单独“。根据下文"because after all the biking I am tired"可知，我必须快速找到食物，因为骑了那么久我很累，需要能量。故选B。
（18）考查名词。A：spirit”精神“；B：effort”努力“；C：time”时间“；D：energy ”能量，精力“。根据上文"I have to get food fast"可知，我必须快速找到食物，因为骑了那么久我很累，需要能量。故选D。
（19）考查名词。A：pocket”兜，口袋“；B：hand”手“；C：stomach”胃，肚子“；D：basket ”篮子，筐“。根据下文"not what I am eating"可知，我的肚子是饱还是饿？这是最重要的，而我吃的是什么并不重要。故选C。
（20）考查动词。A：arrange”安排“；B：finish”完成“；C：report”报告，汇报“；D：restart ”重启“。根据下文"he'll turn a few more heads in the process"可知，他计划在七月中旬结束这次旅程。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。
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。
Last year at the weekly classes of Eastside Academic Studies, I met some people with the whole responsibility for teaching and working. They cared deeply for the 1 of their students.
One of them was the English teacher, Mrs. Roos, who taught me AP Language and Composition.
I was first 2 with the fact her teaching would not be cookie-cutter (俗套的) style and
3 day after day. She was smart. She did not expect to teach
4 as if we were mass-produced products required to pass a certain
5 . She thought we were the individuals that were in the
6 of being built for the future we would face. She spent time in knowing us
7 .
At the same time, every 8 , I could see, was thoroughly investigated and analyze, so that she could give us high-quality comments and 9 proposals. In her opinion, her 10 didn't stop at the end of the school year; it stopped at the end of her students' 11 . Thus, she did her work seriously.
Mrs. Roos was not the one to give an easy A. Yet that was the work she 12 us to do. She was looking for right 13 inside of us. Additionally, she was more than willing to present a Plan B when a student needed her help, and willing to spend time outside of the 14 class when we couldn't finish the once-a-week 15 .
Because she was absolutely 16 with her students, I thought it made her 17 . However, by 18 what she liked through stories and opinions in our class conversation, she 19 us. She cared for us. I summed it up like this: She gave her best to her students and I 20 the teacher like her!
1. A. need B. plans C. admissions D. advantages
2. A. annoyed B. impressed C. bored D. disappointed
3. A. heavy B. simple C. sharp D. boring
4. A. interestingly B. effectively C. cheaply D. obviously
5. A. argument B. occupation C. significance D. standard
6. A. possession B. process C. absence D. charge
7. A. vaguely B. meaningfully C. individually D. cautiously
8. A. adventure B. research C. setting D. assignment
9. A. controversial B. constructive C. desperate D. permanent
10. A. duty B. deadline C. donation D. liberation
11. A. life B. homework C. credits D. degrees
12. A. refused B. forced C. expected D. forbade
13. A. position B. direction C. moment D. relationship
14. A. shabby B. relaxing C. harmonious D. original
15. A. mission B. meeting C. appointment D. travelling
16. A. content B. strict C. familiar D. associated
17. A. unhappy B. unhelpful C. unintelligent D. unpopular
18. A. creating B. recording C. sharing D. organizing
19. A. connected with B. competed with C. corresponded with D. compared with
20. A. recognized B. discovered C. appreciated D. inspired
【答案】（1）A；（2）B；（3）D；（4）C；（5）B；（6）B；（7）C；（8）D；（9）B；（10）A；（11）A；（12）C；（13）B；（14）D；（15）A；（16）B；（17）D；
（18）C；（19）A；（20）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇人物传记，作者讲述了自己的英语老师Mrs. Roos，以及Mrs. Roos的教学观点以及她对待学生的方式。
（1）考查名词。句意：他们非常关心学生的需要。A. need”需要“；B. plans”计划“；C. admissions”承认“；D. advantages”优势“。根据下文”She thought we were the individuals“可知作者遇到的是将学生看作一个个个体，关心学生需要的老师。故选A。
（2）考查形容词。句意：我最初对她的教学印象深刻的是，她的教学不是千篇一律、日复一日的枯燥乏味。A. annoyed”恼怒的“；B. impressed”印象深刻的“；C. bored”无聊的“；D.
d isappointed”失望的“。根据上文first可知是指作者对老师的初次印象，故选B。
（3）考查形容词。句意：我最初对她的教学印象深刻的是，她的教学不是千篇一律、日复一日的枯燥乏味。A. heavy”沉重的“；B. simple”简单的“；C. sharp”锐利的“；D. boring”无聊的“。根据上文”be cookie-cutter style and“可知应选一个与上文相对应的形容词，故选D。
（4）考查副词。句意：她不希望廉价地教学，好像我们是为了达到某种标准而批量生产的产品一样。A. interestingly”有趣地“；B. effectively”有效地“；C. cheaply”廉价地“；D. obviously”明显地“。根据下文”as if we were mass-produced products“可知不希望把学生看作批量生产的产品一样，因此不希望廉价地教学。故选C。
（5）考查名词。句意：她不希望廉价地教学，好像我们是为了达到某种标准而批量生产的产品一样。A. argument”争论“；B. occupation”职业“；C. significance”重要性“；D. s tandard”标准“。不希望廉价地教学因此就需要设定标准。故选D。
（6）考查名词。句意：她认为我们是为我们将要面对的未来而被塑造的个体。A. possession”财产“；B. process”过程“；C. absence”缺席“；D. charge”费用“。Mrs. Roos认为学生是处在为面对的未来而被塑造的过程之中。故选B。
（7）考查副词。句意：她花时间单独地了解我们。A. vaguely”含糊地“；B. meaningfully”有意义地“；C. individually”单独地“；D. cautiously”谨慎地“。根据上文”She thought we were the individuals“可知，老师认为我们每个人都是不同的，所以她花时间单独地了解作者和他的同学。故选C。
（8）考查名词。句意：与此同时，我可以看到，每一项作业都经过了彻底的调查和分析，这样她就可以给我们高质量的意见和建设性的建议。A. adventure”冒险“；B. research”搜索“；C. setting” 设置“；D. assignment”作业“。作者是学生，因此老师检查的是作业。故选D。
（9）考查形容词。句意：与此同时，我可以看到，每一项作业都经过了彻底的调查和分析，这样她就可以给我们高质量的意见和建设性的建议。A. controversial”有争议的“；B. constructive”建设性的“；C. desperate”绝望的“；D. permanent”永久的“。根据上文”give us high-quality comments“可知她给我们提出高质量的意见和建设性的建议。故选B。
（10）考查名词。句意：在她看来，她的职责并没有在学年结束时就停止;直到她的学生们的生命结束，她的指责才停止。A. duty”义务，职责“；B. deadline”截止日期“；C. donation”捐赠“；D. liberation”解放“。根据下文”stop at the end of the school year“一学年结束，老师的职责也将结束了，但是她不这么认为，在她看来，她的职责并没有在学年结束时停止。
故选A。
（11）考查名词。句意：在她看来，她的职责并没有在学年结束时就停止;直到她的学生们的生命结束，她的指责才停止。A. life”生活，生命“；B. homework”家庭作业“；C. c redits”学分“；D. degrees”学位“。根据上文学年结束了在她看来，自己的职责也不会结束，因此是直到她的学生们的生命结束，她的指责才停止。故选A。
（12）考查动词。句意：但这就是她希望我们做的工作。A. refused”拒绝“；B. forced”迫使“；C. expected”期待“；D. forbade”禁止“。根据上文”Mrs. Roos was not the one to give an easy A.“可知Mrs. Roos不会轻易给A，但是她期望自己学生能够去争取。故选C。
（13）考查名词。句意：她在我们的内心寻找正确的方向。A. position“位置”；B. direction“方向”；C. moment“时刻”；D. relationship“关系”。Mrs. Roos在学生内心寻找正确的方向。故选B。
（14）考查形容词。句意：此外，当学生需要她的帮助时，她更愿意提出B计划，当我们无法完成每周一次的任务时，她愿意在原有的课堂之外花时间帮助学生。A. shabby“破旧的”；B. relaxing“放松的”；C. harmonious“和谐的”；D. original“原有的”。根据下文可知学生无法完成每周的任务时，Mrs. Roos会在原有的课堂之外再花时间帮助学生。故选D。（15）考查名词。句意：此外，当学生需要她的帮助时，她更愿意提出B计划，当我们无法完成每周一次的任务时，她愿意在原来的课堂之外花时间。A. mission“任务”；B. meeting“会议”；C. appointment“任命”；D. travelling“旅行”。Mrs. Roos是老师，作者是学生，因此此处是指无法完成一周一次的布置的任务。故选A。
（16）考查形容词。句意：因为她对学生绝对严格，我认为这让她不受欢迎。A. content“满足的”；B. strict“严格的”；C. familiar“熟悉的”；D. associated“关联的”。根据上文可知Mrs. Roos不会轻易给学生A可推知Mrs. Roos对学生很严格。故选B。
（17）考查形容词。句意：因为她对学生绝对严格，我认为这让她不受欢迎。A. unhappy“不快乐的”；B. unhelpful“无益的”；C. unintelligent“愚蠢的”；D. unpopular“不受欢迎的”。Mrs. Roos严格，因此作者认为这会让她不受欢迎。故选D。
（18）考查动词。句意：然而，通过在课堂对话中分享她喜欢的故事和观点，她与我们建立了联系。A. creating“创造”；B. recording“记录”；C. sharing“分享”；D. organizing“组织”。根据下文“what she liked through stories and opinions in our class conversation”可知是分享她所喜欢的故事和观点。故选C。
（19）考查动词短语。句意：然而，通过在课堂对话中分享她喜欢的故事和观点，她与我们建立了联系。A. connected with“连接”；B. competed with“竞争”；C. corresponded with“响应”；D. compared with“比较”。根据上文Mrs. Roos分享了自己的故事和观点，因此就与学生建立起了联系。故选A。
（20）考查动词。句意：她把她最好的给了她的学生，我感谢像她一样的老师!A. recognized“辨认”；B. discovered“发现”；C. appreciated“欣赏，感谢”；D. inspir ed“鼓舞”。根据上文作者对Mrs. Roos的描述可知作者感谢像Mrs. Roos一样的老师。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，是一篇人物类阅读，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．完形填空
My husband and I both were working in a lonely village in northern Thailand. There were many 1 , particularly around our housing.
We 2 our house this past June. Shortly after, while we were working at the office, the 3 removed all the surrounding banana trees and the grass in order to raise the ground level — she had 4 on tearing down our house and building a new one after we left.
She brought in tons of 5 . This left our house in a kind of moat(壕沟), and when the heavy rain came, our house 6 . This was upsetting, but it turned into something 7 , because when the headmaster at my school became 8 of it, he got my eighth-grade class
to come to help 9 up.
The boys dug into the moat to drain the water, and built a path out to the street, 10 the girls mopped up the water inside and spread newspapers to 11 it. Before the problem was truly 12 , however, we had another flood. This turned into a 13 , with teachers and students again 14 , and our host mother bringing lunch for everyone. Another time, my husband suddenly got very 15 . It was going to take the 16 two hours to reach our house, 17 my co-teacher arranged for a truck from the government office to take us to meet it--this truly helped greatly by 18 two hours off the ride.
There were many other 19 of care and kindness. This community is dear to our hearts, and there is no way we can ever 20 them. I plan to try my best to pay it forward by looking for people in need of help.
1. A. surprises B. disappointments C. difficulties D. challenges
2. A. picked out B. moved into C. set up D. bought
3. A. worker B. leader C. owner D. host
4. A. planned B. tried C. insisted D. carried
5. A. ash B. water C. dust D. dirt
6. A. was destroyed B. broke down C. was flooded D. fell down
7. A. frightening B. dangerous C. good D. interesting
8. A. aware B. careful C. afraid D. sure
9. A. catch B. stand C. grow D. clean
10. A. before B. while C. after D. unless
11. A. cover B. hide C. dry D. destroy
12. A. solved B. avoided C. discussed D. found
13. A. meeting B. quarrel C. failure D. party
14. A. helping out B. working out C. carrying out D. squeezing out
15. A. tired B. sleepy C. sick D. depressed
16. A. ambulance B. car C. headmaster D. volunteer
17. A. and B. so C. or D. but
18. A. saving B. sparing C. cutting D. putting
19. A. benefits B. meanings C. examples D. activities
20. A. reward B. return C. repay D. appreciate
【答案】（1）D；（2）B；（3）C；（4）A；（5）D；（6）C；（7）C；（8）A；（9）D；（10）B；（11）C；（12）A；（13）D；（14）A；（15）C；（16）A；（17）D；（18）C；（19）C；（20）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者和丈夫在泰国北部一个偏僻的村子里做义工教师时所经历的事。房子被水冲了，全校师生来帮忙；丈夫病重，学校的同事用拖拉机及时把他送到医院而得救。所以作者想尽自己所能来回报以后需要帮助的人。
（1）考查名词。A. surprises“惊讶”；B. disappointments“失望”；C. difficulties“困难”；D. challenges“挑战”。根据上文“我和丈夫都在泰国北部一个偏僻的村庄工作”可知，此处指“有很多挑战，尤其是在我们的住房方面”。根据下文作者讲述的自己的经历可知，是有很多的困难。故选D。
（2）考查动词短语。句意：今年六月我们搬进了自己的房子。A. picked out“挑选”；B. moved into“搬进”；C. set up“搭建”；D. bought“购买”。根据下文的“tearing down our house”可知，此处是指住进了房子。故选B。
（3）考查名词。A. worker“工人”；B. leader“领导”；C. owner“所有者”；D. host“主持人”。句意：不久之后，当我们在办公室工作的时候，房东把周围所有的香蕉树和草都移走了，以便提高地面的高度。根据下文可知，是房东把东西都移走了。故选C。
（4）考查动词。句意：她原计划在我们离开后拆掉我们的房子，再盖一座新房子。A. planned“计划”；B. tried“尝试”；C. insisted“坚持”；D. carried“携带”。根据下文可知，是房东打算建房子，故选A。
（5）考查名词。句意：她带来了大量的泥土。A. ash“灰烬”；B. water“水”；C. dust“尘土”；D. dirt“泥土”。根据上文可知，房东打算建房子，因此带来的是泥土。故选D。
（6）考查动词短语。句意：这使得我们的房子处于一种护城河的状态，当大雨来临时，我们的房子被淹了。A. was destroye d“被破坏”；B. broke down“坏掉”；C. was flooded“被淹没”；D. fell down“倒塌”。根据上文房东在院子堆了很多土，全是沟壑可推测，下雨院子被水淹没了。故选C。
（7）考查形容词。句意：这是令人沮丧的，但它变成了一件好事。A. frightening“吓人的”；B. dangerous“危险的”；C. good“好的”；D. interesting“有趣的”。根据下文可知，这变成了一件好事。故选C。
（8）考查形容词。句意：因为当我们学校的校长知道这件事时，让我们班的八年级的孩子来帮忙打扫。A. aware“意识到的”；B. careful“仔细的”；C. afraid“害怕的”；D. sure“确定的”。根据语境可知，校长知道后就让学生来帮忙。become aware of固定短语，“知道”。故选A。
（9）考查动词。句意：他让我八年级的班级来帮忙清理。A. catch“抓”；B. stand“站立”；C. grow“生长”；D. clean“打扫”。clean up固定短语，“清理”。故选D。
（10）考查连词。句意：男孩们挖壕沟把水排干，然后修了一条通向街道的小路，而女孩们则用拖把把里面的水拖干。A. before“在……之前”；B. while“在……期间”；C. after“在……之后”；D. unless“除非”。根据句意可知，此处是对比，并列句。故选B确。
（11）考查动词。句意：然后铺上报纸，把里面弄干。A. cover“覆盖”；B. hide“藏”；C. dry“弄干”；D. destroy“破坏”。根据语境可知，用报纸是为了弄干。故选C。
（12）考查动词。A. solved“解决”；B. avoided“避免”；C. discussed“讨论”；D. found“发现”。句意：然而，在问题真正解决之前，我们又遇到了另一场洪水。根据上文可知，我们正在解决下雨后的问题。故选A。
（13）考查名词。句意：这变成了一场聚会。A. meeting“会议”；B. quarrel“争吵”；C. failure“失败”；D. party“聚会”。根据语境可知，孩子们来帮忙，此处是指像是变成了聚会。故选D。
（14）考查动词短语。句意：这变成了一场聚会，老师和学生再次伸出援手，我们的房东妈妈为每个人带来了午餐。A. helping out“帮助”；B. w orking out“计算出”；C. carrying out“执行”；D. squeezing out“挤出”。根据上文可知，此处是指帮忙。故选A。
（15）考查形容词。句意：还有一次，我丈夫突然病得很重。A. tired“累的”；B. sleepy“困的”；C. sick“生病的”；D. depressed“沮丧的”。根据下文叫救护车可知，此处是指丈夫病了。故选C。
（16）考查名词。句意：救护车要花两个小时才能到达我们的家。A. ambulance“救护车”；B. car“汽车”；C. headm aster“校长”；D. volunteer“志愿者”。丈夫病了，结合下文可知，此处救护车需两个小时到达。故选A。
（17）考查连词。句意：但我的合作老师安排了一辆卡车从政府办公室带我们去接应它（救护车）。A. and“而且”；B. so“因此”；C. or“否者”；D. but“但是”。结合上文可知，此句与上文是转折关系。故选D。
（18）考查动词。句意：这真的帮了大忙，因为它缩短了两个小时的路程。A. saving“节约”；B. sparing“分出”；C. cutting“减少”；D. putti ng“放置”。故选C。
（19）考查名词。句意：还有许多其他的关爱和善良的例子。A. benefits“利益”；B. meanings“意义”；C. examples“例子”；D. activities“活动”。结合上文作者讲述的事情可知，这些都是充满爱的例子。故选C。
（20）考查动词。句意：这个社会在我们的心里是宝贵的，我们永远无法报答他们。A. reward“奖励”；B. return“返回”；C. repay“偿还”；D. appreciate“欣赏”。故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，连词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
4．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。
I remember the first day when I saw Sally playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she struggled her way through the crowed of boys on the playground. She seemed so
1 but she managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her
2 nobody could.
I began to notice Sally at other times, basketball in hand, playing 3 . She practiced dribbling(运球) and 4 over and over.
One day I asked Sally why she 5 so much. Without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a 6 . I'm going to play college basketball and I want to be the best one. I believe if I am 7 enough, I will get one. My father has told me that if the dream is big enough, the facts don't 8 . "
I 9 her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her team to 10 . One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting on the grass, her head
11 in her arms. Slowly and quietly, I walk 12 and sat down beside her. "What's wrong?" I asked. "Oh, nothing," came a soft reply, "I am just too short. " The 13 told her that at 165 cm she would probably never play for a top team -- still less she would be
14 a scholarship -- so she should stop dreaming about college.
I felt she was extremely 15 . I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were 16 . They didn't understand the 17 of a dream.
The next year, Sally was seen by a college basketball coach after a big game. She was 18 offered a scholarship and 19 to the college education that she had 20 and worked toward for all those years.
It's true: if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count.
1. A. small B. upset C. strong D. determined
2. A. as B. and C. but D. for
3. A. well B. still C. again D. alone
4. A. running B. passing C. shooting D. struggling
5. A. studied B. expected C. improved D. practiced
6. A. title B. prize C. reward D. scholarship
7. A. good B. brave C. active D. careful
8. A. lack B. block C. count D. appear
9. A. guided B. watched C. preferred D. encouraged
10. A. faith B. peace C. victory D. profession
11. A. sunk B. buried C. covered D. dropped
12. A. up B. away C. back D. around
13. A. coach B. judge C. teacher D. captain
14. A. sent B. offered C. promised D. suggested
15. A. excited B. worried C. disappointed D. frightened
16. A. cruel B. strict C. unfair D. wrong
17. A. cause B. power C. value D. pressure
18. A. really B. entirely C. gradually D. naturally
19. A. voted B. admitted C. appointed D. introduced
20. A. joined in B. gone through C. benefited from D. dreamed about
【答案】（1）A；（2）C；（3）D；（4）C；（5）D；（6）D；（7）A；（8）C；（9）B；（10）C；（11）B；（12）A；（13）A；（14）B；（15）C；（16）D；（17）B；（18）A；（19）B；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文, 一位身材矮小的女生通过自己的不懈努力，实现了篮球之梦和大学之梦，告诉我们梦想的力量之大。
（1）考查形容词。句意：她似乎个小, 但是成功跳投, 把篮球送入篮筐。A. small“小的”； B. u pset“沮丧的”；C. strong“强壮的”；D. determined“坚决的”。根据“but she managed to shoot jump shots”可知, 虽然个小, 但是依然很厉害, 故选A。
（2）考查连词。句意：虽然男孩们努力阻止, 但是没人成功。A. as“因为”；B. and “和”；C. but“但是”；D. for“为了”。根据"nobody could"可知, "没人能阻止她"与"男生们总是试图阻止她"之间是转折关系。故选C。
（3）考查副词。句意：我开始在其他场合注意她, 手里拿着篮球, 独自打球。A. well“好”；
B. still“静止不动地”；
C. again“再一次”；
D. alone“独自”。根据下文的"She practiced dribbling(运球) and over and over. "可知, 萨莉一遍又一遍练习运球和投篮, 并没有比赛, 因此, 此处指她总是独自)打球。故选D。
（4）考查动词。句意：萨莉一遍又一遍练习运球和投篮。A. running“跑步”；B. passing“通过”；C. shooting“投篮”；D. struggli ng“努力”。根据常识可知, 运球动作的下一步应是投篮。故选C。
（5）考查动词。句意：一天我问她为什么要练习。A. studied“学习”；B. expected“期望”；
C. improved“提高”；
D. practiced“练习”。根据上文的"She practiced...over and over. "可知, 此处指作者询问萨莉为什么要如此努力练习。故选D。
（6）考查名词。句意：我读大学的唯一方式就是获得奖学金。A. title“题目”；B. prize“奖项”；C. reward“回报”；D. scholarship“奖学金”此处指萨莉想上大学的唯一途径是获得奖学金。故选D。
（7）考查形容词。句意：如果我足够优秀的话, 我能够得到一份奖学金。A. good“好”；B. brave“勇敢的”；C. active“活跃的”；D. careful“仔细的”。根据上文的"I want to be the best one"及下文的"get one"(指前文的scholarship)可知, 此处指她相信如果她足够好, 就能得到奖学金。故选A。
（8）考查动词。句意：我父亲告诉我如果我的梦想足够大, 那么事实就不算什么。A. lack“缺乏”；B. block“阻止”；C. count“算数, 关系重大”；D. appear“出现”。根据下文"if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count"可知, 父亲告诉萨莉, 如果梦想足够大, 事实就不算什么。故选C。
（9）考查动词。句意：我一直看着她读完初中, 升入高中。A. guided“指导”；B. watched“看”；C. preferred“偏爱”；D. encouraged“鼓励”。根据语境可知, 作者一直在关注萨莉, 故此处指作者看着她这些年从初中升到高中。故选B。
（10）考查名词。句意：每周, 她都带领球队获胜。A. faith“信念”；B. peace“和平”；C. victory“胜利”；D. profession“专业”。萨莉一直在刻苦练习, 为了自己的梦想而努力。由此可推测, 此处指她带领球队取得胜利, 故选C。
（11）考查动词。句意：高三的一天, 我看见她坐在草地上, 头埋在双手里。A. sunk“下沉”；B. buried“埋”；C. covered“覆盖”；D. d ropped“下降”。根据下文"so she should stop dreaming about college"可知, 教练告诉萨莉她太矮了, 无法进入顶尖球队, 她应该打消去上大学的念头, 此时萨莉非常失落, 因此应是将头埋在臂弯里。故选B。
（12）考查副词。句意：慢慢又安静地, 我走上前去, 坐在她旁边。A. up“上前”；B. away“离开”；C. back“回来”；D. around“周围”。根据下文"sat down beside her"可知, 此处指作者看到萨莉后, 向她走去轻轻地坐到她旁边。walk up固定短语，“走过去”,故选A。（13）考查名词。句意：篮球教练告诉她, 以她的身高, 几乎是没有机会到一流的球队去打球的, 更不用说获得奖学金了。A. coach“教练”；B. judge“法官”；C. teacher“老师”；D. captain“队长”。根据下文的“those coaches”可知, 此处指篮球教告诉她, 以她的身高, 几乎是没有机会到一流的球队去打球的, 更不用说获得奖学金了。故选A。
（14）考查动词。句意：篮球教练)告诉她, 以她的身高, 几乎是没有机会到一流的球队去打球的, 更不用说获得奖学金了。A. sent“送”；B. offered“提供”；C. promised“承诺”；D. suggested“建议”。根据下文的"she should stop dreaming about college"可知, 她可能得不到奖学金。offer本意为"(主动)提供", 此处用be offered表达获得学校提供的奖学金, 故选B。（15）考查形容词。句意：我感觉她非常失望。A. excited“兴奋的”；B. worried“担忧的”；
C. disa ppointed“失望的”；
D. frightened“害怕的”。萨莉一直在为上大学的梦想而努力, 如今被告知可能得不到奖学金, 只能放弃上大学的梦想, 萨莉应该是极度失望的。故选C。（16）考查形容词。句意：我父亲告诉我这些教练是错误的。A. cruel“残酷的”；B. strict“严格的”；C. unfair“不公平的”；D. wrong“错误的”。根据下文"They didn't understand the of a dream. "可知, 萨莉的父亲认为教练不懂梦想的力量, 因此在否认教练说的话, 认为那些教练是错误的。故选D。
（17）考查名词。句意：他们不理解梦想的力量。A. cause“原因”；B. power “力量”；C. value“价值”；D. pressure“压力”。根据上文可知, 萨莉的父亲说如果梦想足够大, 现实中的困难也算不上什么, 强调了梦想的力量。故选B。
（18）考查副词。句意：她真地获得了一份奖学金, 被大学录取, 为此她梦想并努力了很多年。A. really“真正地”；B. entirely“完全”；C. gradually“逐渐地”；D. na turally“自然地”。根据下文的"She was going to get the college education"可知, 萨莉真的(really)获得了一份奖学金。故选A。
（19）考查动词。句意：她真地获得了一份奖学金, 被大学录取, 为此她梦想并努力了很多年。A. voted“投票”；B. admitted“录取”；C. appointed“任命”；D. introduced“介绍”。根据上文的"Sally was seen by a college basketball coach"及"offered a scholarship"可知, 此处指她进入了大学球队, 故选B。
（20）考查动词短语。句意：她真地获得了一份奖学金, 被大学录取, 为此她梦想并努力了很多年。A. joined in”加入“；B. gone through”经历“；C. benefited from”从......受益“；D. dreamed about”梦想“。根据下文"worked toward for all those years"可知, 为之努力多年的应是自己的大学梦, 故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，连词，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．完形填空
A few years ago, I was working in a small office. I noticed that even though the organization
was not 1 , we often worked in separate teams, and while everyone was friendly, we were not very close to each other and not very 2 .
One particular week, I decided to make people 3 , but I wanted to do it secretly, perhaps with the slight 4 that it'd invite a sense of trust or playfulness in the work culture. So one evening, I wrote a few 5 with quotes which I felt have 6 me over the years. The next morning, I went to work a bit early and 7 posted them up by the sinks and mirrors in the office restrooms. Maybe people would 8 the quotes and perhaps it might just help 9 someone's day.
For the next few months, some of the quotes got taken down, but a couple 10 . So perhaps others liked them, too.
Finally, I 11 that organization and went to work for another company. A couple of years passed during which time I'd still get emails 12 from my old boss and teammates every
so often.
A few months ago, I was 13 to a reunion with them to hear how the project I had
14 was going. I had really enjoyed working with my team, and was 15 to see them all again. Towards the end of the event, I went to the 16 and noticed the quote I had written three years ago was still up in the 17 spot by the mirror! It read:
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but seeing with new eyes.
-Marcel Proust
Maybe the quote simply blended into (融合) the background for the employees, or perhaps it still 18 as a shining reminder of something important.
It was such a 19 reminder. We never know how long a seed(种子) will take to come out and give fruit, but we should simply keep 20 seeds of kindness in our hearts.
1. A. huge B. rich C. distant D. good
2. A. similar B. ordinary C. familiar D. comfortable
3. A. sigh B. smile C. reply D. shout
4. A. pity B. hope C. sight D. doubt
5. A. notes B. reports C. notices D. poems
6. A. excited B. satisfied C. shocked D. encouraged
7. A. patiently B. calmly C. naturally D. quickly
8. A. accept B. prepare C. enjoy D. remember
9. A. freshen B. spend C. organize D. treasure
10. A. appeared B. matched C. remained D. increased
11. A. introduced B. left C. charged D. bought
12. A. sent B. read C. finished D. published
13. A. taken B. rushed C. led D. invited
14. A. looked into B. thought about C. worked on D. found out
15. A. surprised B. happy C. lucky D. sorry
16. A. classroom B. waiting room C. bathroom D. meeting room
17. A. same B. only C. first D. next
18. A. showed up B. turned out C. made up D. stood out
19. A. strange B. sweet C. simple D. smart
20. A. saving B. storing C. producing D. planting
【答案】（1）A；（2）C；（3）B；（4）B；（5）A；（6）D；（7）D；（8）C；（9）A；（10）C；（11）B；（12）A；（13）D；（14）C；（15）B；（16）C；（17）A；（18）D；（19）B；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者在之前的公司工作时为了给工作环境做出一点改变，在休息室里贴了很多写有引用话语的纸条，几年之后当她回去她发现自己当初写的一个纸条竟然还在，这触动了她。
（1）考查形容词。句意：我注意到，尽管组织规模不大，但我们经常在不同的团队中工作，虽然每个人都很友好，但我们彼此之间不是很亲密，也不是很熟悉。A. huge”巨大的“；B. rich”富有的“；C. distant”遥远的“；D. good”好的“。根据本段中的”I was working in a small office“可知，作者几年前在一个小办公室上班，因此所在的机构并不大。故选A。（2）考查形容词。句意：我注意到，尽管组织规模不大，但我们经常在不同的团队中工作，虽然每个人都很友好，但我们彼此之间不是很亲密，也不是很熟悉。A. similar”相似的“；B. ordinary”普通的“；C. familiar”熟悉的“；D. comfortable”舒适的“。根据上文”while everyone was friendly, we were not very close to each other“可知，同事之间并不十分熟悉。故选C。
（3）考查动词。句意：有一个星期，我决定让人们微笑，但我想偷偷地笑，也许只是希望这样做能在工作文化中带来一种信任感或趣味性。A. sigh”叹气“；B. smile”微笑“；C. reply”回答“；D. shout”叫喊“。根据上文”everyone was friendly, we were not very close to each other and not very familiar.“可知，大家很友好，但是并不是很亲近也不是很熟悉，因此我想让大家笑。故选B。
（4）考查名词。句意：有一个星期，我决定让人们微笑，但我想偷偷地笑，也许只是希望这样做能在工作文化中带来一种信任感或趣味性。A. pity”遗憾“；B. hope”希望“；C. sight”视力“；D. doubt”怀疑“。根据本段中的”it'd invite a sense of trust or playfulness in the work culture “可知，作者想博同事们一笑，希望同事之间彼此信任，创造一种轻松有趣的氛围。故选B。
（5）考查名词。句意：所以有一天晚上，我写了一些便条，里面有一些引语，我觉得这些年来它们一直在鼓励我。A. notes”便条“；B. reports”报告“；C. notices”告示“；D. poems”诗歌“。根据文意，为了创造有趣氛围，有一晚，我写了几张这些年来激励我的话的便条放在了桌上。故选A。
（6）考查动词。句意：所以有一天晚上，我写了一些便条，里面有一些引语，我觉得这些年来它们一直在鼓励我。A. excited”激动的“；B. satisfied”满意的“；C. shocked”震惊的“；
D. encouraged”受到鼓舞的“。据本段中的”I wrote a few notes with quotes“可知，作者在一些便条上写上了多年来激励着自己的话语。故选D。
（7）考查副词。句意：第二天早上，我早早就去上班了，很快就把它们贴在了办公室卫生间的水池和镜子旁边。A. patiently”耐心地“；B. calmly”冷静地，平静地，安静地“；C. naturally”自然地“；D. quickly”快地“。根据本段中的”I wanted to do it secretly“可知，作者早
早来到工作的地方，快速地把写好的便条贴在了洗手间的水池和镜子上。故选D。
（8）考查动词。句意：也许人们会喜欢这句话，也许它会让人的一天变得更清新。A. accept”接受“；B. prepare”准备“；C. enjoy”喜欢“；D. remember”记住“。根据下文”perh aps it might just help freshen someone's day.“或许人们能够在这些话的帮助下在新的一天精神焕发，因此他希望人们能喜欢这些便条上的话。故选C。
（9）考查动词。句意：也许人们会喜欢这些话，也许它会让人的一天变得更精神焕发。A. freshen”精神焕发“；B. spend”花费“；C. organize”组织“；D. treasure”珍爱，珍藏“。根据下文中的”So Perhaps others liked them, too“可知，作者希望有人会喜欢便条上的话，也希望这些话能帮助人们在新的一天精神焕发。故选A。
（10）考查动词。句意：在接下来的几个月里，一些引用被取走了，但仍有一些保留了下来。A. appeared”出现“；B. matched”匹配“；C. remained”留下“；D. increased”增加“。根据上文的”some of the quotes got taken down“可知，有些便条被取走了，但是有些还在。故选C。
（11）考查动词。句意：最后，我离开了那家公司去了另一家公司。A. introduced”介绍“；B. left”离开“；C. charged”收费“；D. bought”购买“。根据下文的”went to work for another company“可知，作者后来离开了那家机构。故选B。
（12）考查动词。句意：几年过去了，在这段时间里，我仍然会时不时地收到以前的老板和同事发来的电子邮件。A. sent”寄“；B. read”阅读“；C. finished”结束“；D. published”出版“。根据上文的”I'd still get emails“可知，作者在离开的这些年里不时还会收到以前老板和同事发来的邮件。故选A。
（13）考查动词。句意：几个月前，我受邀与他们重聚，了解我所从事的项目进展如何。
A. taken”带走“；
B. rushed”急忙“；
C. led”导致“；
D. invited”邀请“。根据”a reunion with them“和他们重聚，说明作者被以前的同事们邀请。故选D。
（14）考查动词短语。句意：几个月前，我受邀与他们重聚，了解我所从事的项目进展如何。A. looked into”看“；B. thought about”想到“；C. worked on”致力于，从事“；D. found out”查明“。根据本段中的”to hear how the project“可知，几个月前，作者被以前的同事们邀请回去重聚，听取他之前从事的一个项目的进展。故选C。
（15）考查形容词。句意：我真的很喜欢和我的团队一起工作，很高兴再次见到他们。A. surprised”惊讶的“；B. happy”快乐的“；C. lucky”幸运的“；D. sorry”抱歉的“。根据上文的”I had really enjoyed working with my team“可知，作者很高兴再见到昔日的同事。故选B。（16）考查名词。句意：活动结束时，我去了趟洗手间，发现我三年前写的那句话还在镜子前的同一个地方!A. classroom”教室”；B. waiting room“等候室”；C. bathroom“卫生间”；D. meeting room“会议室”。根据第一段中的“posted them up by the sinks and mirrors in the office restrooms ”及该句中的“noticed the quote I had written three years ago was still up by the mirror ”可知，聚会快结束的时候，作者到了洗手间（bathroom）竟发现自己三年前写的便条还贴在镜子的同一位置上。故选C。
（17）考查形容词。句意：活动结束时，我去了趟洗手间，发现我三年前写的那句话还在镜子前的同一个地方!A. same“同样的”；B. only“唯一的”；C. first“第一”；D. next“贴近的”。根据该句中的“ noticed the quote I had written three years ago was still up by the mirror ”可
知，作者到了洗手间竟发现自己三年前写的便条还贴在镜子的同一位置上。故选A。（18）考查动词短语。句意：也许这句话只是简单地融入了员工的背景，或者这句话仍然突出地提醒着员工一些重要的事情。A. showed up“出现"；B. turned out“结果是”；C. made up“编造”；D. stood out“显然，突出”。根据上文的“simply blended into the background”可知，这张便条或许已经融入员工的生活环境中，或许依然作为某些重要事情的提醒待在显眼的位置上。故选D。
（19）考查形容词。句意：这真是一个甜蜜的提醒。A. strange“陌生的”；B. sweet“甜蜜的”；C. simple“简单的”；D. smart“聪明的”。根据文中对作者发现自己三年前写的便条还在的描述可知，作者认为这是一个甜蜜的回忆。故选B。
（20）考查动词。句意：我们永远不知道一颗种子需要多长时间才能结出果实，但我们应该在心中继续播下善良的种子。A. saving“拯救”；B. storing“储存"；C. producing”生产“；D. pl anting”播种“。根据上文的”We never know how long a seed will take to come out and give fruit, but…“可知，虽然不知道善意的种子需要多久才能开花结果，但我们还是应该不停地播种。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。
6．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Worth the pain in the end
I used to hate running. It seemed too hard and pushing outside my comfort zone was not something I was raised to do.
In fact, I wouldn't have become a 1 if it weren't for my husband Charles. He had been a serious competitive runner for many years. After our marriage, he wouldn't stop talking about how much he missed it.
"So start running again, why don't you?" I was getting 2 of hearing about it.
So he picked it up again, and after about a year, I started to join him at the track (跑道). Just a few weeks later, Charles signed us both up for a five-kilometer race. I 3 about doing it. It was too soon.
But on 4 day, there I was.
The gun went 5 . Thousands of runners pushed forward.
The first kilometer was 6 .
"I don't think I'm going to make it." I was already breathing heavily and painfully aware of the group of runners 7 past me.
"No, you're doing 8 ", said Charles. He was trying to encourage me, to get me focused on something other than my 9 .
"I can't, " I said, 10 audibly (听得见地).
He tried a different way to 11 me. "Just make it to that house and let's see how you feel."
After another minute I saw the three-kilometer 12 . All I could think of was that I was
dying and that my husband was torturing (折磨) me.
Miserable doesn't even begin to describe 13 I felt. And there was so much 14 .
"You'll be fine. You've got less than a kilometer to go."
I rounded a corner and saw both sides of the street thick with people watching the race, all cheering the runners on. I 15 my legs to keep going.
Then I looked up and saw the clock. The seconds ticking away (一分一秒地过去) gave me an incentive (助力). I knew that if I finished this race, I would have achieved something. So, I straightened up, and kicked it.
I had my arms held higher when I passed 16 the finish line. A volunteer put a
17 around my neck.
"You did great! I'm so 18 of you!" Charles was thrilled that I'd 19 it.
"That was AMAZING! I want to do another race. This running stuff is amazing!" I proudly hugged my medal as we started to walk to the post-race festivities.
My lungs and my comfort zone both 20 .
1. A. runner B. traveler C. racer D. cheerleader
2. A. afraid B. tired C. aware D. confident
3. A. thought B. dreamed C. hesitated D. cared
4. A. race B. sport C. show D. task
5. A. on B. off C. up D. down
6. A. long B. short C. easy D. tough
7. A. brushing B. walking C. pounding D. sliding
8. A. wrong B. right C. great D. bad
9. A. disability B. dishonor C. disgrace D. discomfort
10. A. barely B. nearly C. merely D. roughly
11. A. advise B. persuade C. order D. force
12. A. signal B. symbol C. point D. mark
13. A. how B. what C. when D. why
14. A. sweat B. anger C. pain D. pleasure
15. A. willed B. dragged C. pulled D. supported
16. A. by B. over C. at D. through
17. A. ring B. necklace C. medal D. scarf
18. A. ashamed B. guilty C. sure D. proud
19. A. done B. made C. taken D. caught
20. A. developed B. expanded C. changed D. progressed
【答案】（1）A；（2）B；（3）C；（4）A；（5）B；（6）D；（7）C；（8）C；（9）D；（10）A；（11）B；（12）D；（13）A；（14）C；（15）A；（16）D；（17）C；（18）D；（19）B；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一开始讨厌跑步的作者，与丈夫一起参加了一起五
公里跑步比赛，在途中因为各种不适想要放弃。最终在丈夫的鼓励下成功跑过终点，并获
得了奖章。
（1）考查名词。句意：实际上，如果不是我的丈夫查尔斯，我不会成为一名跑步者。A. runner“跑步者”；B. traveler“旅行者”；C. racer“比赛者”；D. cheerleader“拉拉队长”。根据下文的“I started to join him at the track (跑道).”可知作者加入了丈夫跑步的行列，成为了一名跑步者。故选A。
（2）考查形容词。句意：我厌倦了听到这个。A. afraid“害怕的”；B. tired“疲惫的，厌烦的”；C. aware“意识到的”；D. confident“自信的”。根据上文的“After our marriage, he wouldn't stop talking about how much he missed it.‘So start running again, why don't you?’"可知结婚之后，作者的丈夫一直在说他多想念跑步，作者对他说"所以现在重新开始跑步，为什么不这样呢"？从作者的反应来看，她应该是厌烦了丈夫不停地说，故选B。
（3）考查动词。句意：我对做这件事犹豫不决。A. thought”想，思考“；B. dreamed”梦想“；C. hesi tated“犹豫”；D. cared“照顾”。根据下文的“It was too soon.”可知作者认为自己参加比赛为时过早，所以这里她是犹豫的，故选C。
（4）考查名词。句意：但在比赛日，我去了（比赛）。A. race“比赛”；B. sport“运动”； C. show“表演，演”出；D. task“任务”。根据上文“Charles signed us both up for a five-kilometer race”可知作者的丈夫给她报名了一个比赛，所以这里是race day“比赛日”，故选A。
（5）考查副词。句意：枪声一响，成千上万的跑步者向前冲去。A. on“在….上”；B. off “离开，脱落”；C. up“向上”；D. down“向下”。根据“Thousands of runners pushed forward.”可知成千上万的跑步者向前冲去，应该是发令枪响了。go off固定短语，"发声，爆炸"，符合语境，故选B。
（6）考查形容词。句意：最开始的一公里是艰难的。A. long“长的”；B. short“短的”；C. easy“容易的”；D. tough“艰难的”。根据下文"I don't think I'm going to make it." I was already breathing heavily and painfully aware of the group of runners…“可知作者认为自己办不到，并且呼吸沉重，痛苦地意识到自己已经被跑步人群所超过。所以这一公里对作者来说是艰难的，故选D。
（7）考查动词。句意：我已经喘着粗气，并且痛苦地意识到有一群跑步者从我身边咚咚地跑过。A. brushing”刷，画“；B. walking”走，散步“；C. poun ding”咚咚地走，咚咚地移动“；D. sliding”滑动，滑落“。根据语境，可知是其他的跑步者超过了作者，故选C。
（8）考查形容词。句意："不，你做的很好，"查尔斯说。A. wrong”错误的“；B. right”正确的“；C. great”极好的，伟大的“；D. bad”坏的“。根据下文”He was trying to encourage me“可知作者的丈夫在鼓励她，所以这里应该是对她说她做的很好，故选C。
（9）考查名词。句意：他试图鼓励我，让我专注于其他事情而不是我的不适。A. dis ability”残疾“；B. dishonor”丢脸“；C. disgrace”耻辱“；D. discomfort”不舒服“。根据上文可知作者呼吸沉重，感觉不舒服，所以这里作者的丈夫让她不要专注于她的不适。故选D。（10）考查副词。句意："我做不到"，我说，（说话的声音）几乎听不见。A. barely”仅仅，勉强，几乎不“；B. nearly”差不多“；C. merely”只不过“；D. roughly”粗糙地“。根据语境可知作者很累，所以这里她说话的声音很小，让人几乎听不见，故选A。
（11）考查动词。句意：他换了一种方式劝说我。A. advise”建议“；B. persuade”说服，劝说“；C. order” 命令“；D. force”强迫“。根据下文"Just make it to that house and let's see how
you feel."可知作者的丈夫对作者说作者坚持到房子那儿再看看感觉得如何，结合语境可知他的目的是劝说作者坚持下去，故选B。
（12）考查名词。句意：又过了一分钟我看见了三公里的标记。A. signal”信号“；B. symbol”象征“；C. poin t”要点，得分“；D. mark”痕迹，标记“。根据上文”Charles signed us both up for a five-kilometer race.“可知作者参加了一个五公里的比赛，根据常识，这种比赛都会有标记提醒参赛者跑了几公里，故选D。
（13）考查连词。句意：痛苦甚至无法描述我的感受是怎么样。A. how”怎么样“；B. what”什么“；C. when”什么时候“；D. why”为什么“。根据语境，这里要表达的是我感觉怎么样，故选A。
（14）考查名词。句意：有太多的痛苦了。A. sweat”汗“；B. anger”愤怒“；C. pain”痛苦“；
D. pleasure”愉悦“。作者觉得用miserable”痛苦的“都无法描述她的感受，所以作者觉得有太多痛苦了，故选C。
（15）考查动词。句意：我用意志力使我的腿继续前进。A. willed”用意志力使……，决心“；B. dragged”拖，拽“；C. pulled”拉“；D. supported”支持“。根据上文”I rounded a corner and saw both sides of the street thick with people watching the race, all cheering the runners on“可知作者转过街角，看到街道两旁挤满了观看比赛的人，都在为选手加油。结合语境，虽然作者很疲惫，但是收到了鼓舞，用意志力使自己继续前进，故选A。
（16）考查介词。句意: 通过终点线时，我把双臂举得更高了。A. by”被，依据，在……之前“；B. over ”越过，在......之上，遍于......之上“；C. at”在；以（某种价格、速度等）“；D. through ”穿过，通过“。根据语境这里作者到达了终点线，pass through固定短语，"穿过，通过"，故选D。
（17）考查名词。句意：一位志愿者在我的脖子上挂了一个奖牌。A. ring”戒指“；B. necklace”项链“；C. medal”奖牌“；D. scarf”围巾“。根据下文" I proudly hugged my medal as we started to walk to the post-race festivities.”可知这里志愿者给作者的是奖牌。故选C。（18）考查形容词。句意："你做的好极了！我为你骄傲！"A. ashamed“羞愧的”；B. guilty“内疚的”；C. sure “确信的”；D. proud“感到骄傲的”。根据下文的“Charles was thrilled”可知作者的丈夫对于作者完成了比赛拿到了奖牌这件事感到很激动，他应该是为作者感到骄傲，故选D。
（19）考查动词。句意：我成功了，查尔斯很激动。A. done“做”；B. made“使得”；C. taken“拿”；D. caught“捕捉”。根据语境，查尔斯是因为作者成功了而激动。make it固定短语，"成功做某事"符合语境。故选B。
（20）考查动词。句意:我的肺和我的舒适区都扩大了。A. developed“发展”；B. expanded“扩大”；C. changed“改变”；D. progressed“进行”。根据上文“I used to hate running. It seemed too hard and pushing outside my comfort zone was not something I was raised to do.”可知作者讨厌跑步，认为跑步是把自己推出舒适区之外。结合语境，这里作者完成了跑步比赛，走出了舒适区，因此她的舒适区也扩大了，故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，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。
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。
I come from one of those families where you have to yell at the dinner table to get in a word. Everyone has a strong 1 , and talks at the same time, and no one has a 2 leading
to heated arguments. We often talk or even debate with each other on different topics.
3 a family like mine has made me more
4 about the world around me, making me tend to question anything anyone tells me. But it has also made me realize that I'm not a good listener. And when I say "listening", I'm not
5 to the nodding-your-head-and-
6 -answering-Uh-huh-or-Ooh-I-see variety. I mean the kind of listening where you find yourself deeply
7 with the person you're speaking with, when his story becomes so
8 that your world becomes less about you and more about him. No, I was never very good at that.
I spent summer in South Africa two years ago. I worked for a good non-profit 9 called Noah, which works 10 on behalf of children affected by AIDS. But 11 you asked me what I really did in South Africa, I'd tell you one thing: I listened, and I listened. Sometimes I 12 , but mostly listened.
And had I not spent two months 13 , I might have missed the 14 moment when
a quiet little girl at one of Noah's community centers, orphaned（孤儿）at the age of three, whispered after a long 15 , "I love you."
16 that summer, I knew how to hear. I could sit down with anyone and hear their
17 and nod and respond at the 18 time-but most of the time I was 19 about the next words out of my own mouth. Ever since my summer in South Africa, I have noticed that
it's in those moments when my mouth is closed and my 20 is wide open that I've learned the most about other people, and perhaps about myself.
1. A. qualification B. influence C. opinion D. assumption
2. A. commitment B. problem C. schedule D. request
3. A. Belonging to B. Believing in C. Bringing up D. Struggling for
4. A. anxious B. curious C. nervous D. adventurous
5. A. objecting B. appealing C. turning D. referring
6. A. rudely B. loudly C. politely D. gratefully
7. A. identifying B. quarreling C. debating D. competing
8. A. vivid B. magical C. mind-numbing D. time-consuming
9. A. school B. organization C. factory D. church
10. A. effortlessly B. timelessly C. aimlessly D. tirelessly
11. A. unless B. because C. although D. if
12. A. applauded B. spoke C. wept D. complained
13. A. studying B. traveling C. listening D. working
14. A. touching B. frustrating C. astonishing D. fascinating
15. A. delay B. course C. journey D. silence
16. A. Before B. After C. Except D. Since