高考英语完形填空专项训练

这是一份高考英语完形填空专项训练，共33页。

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When I look back at the first half of the year, I am amazed by how many challenges I have been through. But the biggest one was definitely my high school graduation ___1___ .
When I first arrived in this Czech Republic four years ago, I was just a normal exchange ______2______who spoke only English，then at the end of the year-Long exchange program, I came up with the idea of ______3______my high school studies there。
At that time, I was only sixteen and delighted by my new future. But I didn’t realize the ____4____of completing school in the Czech language, which is considered to be one of the most _____5_____languages in the world. As I ____6____ knowledge of certain subjects, I received the worst marks and people around the doubted whether I could graduate. However, I practiced all the time. Gradually, I could communicate with others fluently and my ____7____ grew.
The final exam day came. Thinking about everyone who had helped and supported me along my journey, I felt____8____and confident.
In May, I received notice that I had ____9____the exam. At my graduation ceremony, my Czech teacher said very proudly in front of everyone. “One student, she is from China with merely/only three years of learning Czech, she _____10_____. She deserves a golden folder for the certification. ”
My journey through high school was finally finished, though the journey of University is just about to begin, I think I am ready.
1．A．speech B．exam C．cheap D．ceremony
2．A．teacher B．expert C．engineer D．student
3．A．finishing B．quitting C．examining D．preparing
4．A．value B．ability C．challenge D．benefit
5．A．beautiful B．difficult C．common D．popular
6．A．lacked B．gained C．increased D．pursued
7．A．desire B．fear C．confidence D．burden
8．A．bothered B．troubled C．ashamed D．encouraged
9．A．passed B．failed C．avoided D．missed
10．A．got away B．broke down C．made it D．calm down

Jenna had graduated from her middle school and was lucky enough to be admitted to Westwood College. She was ready for new____11____at the college and filled with confidence. However, she didn’t expect it that college life was quite____12____. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts for cheerleaders. She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be____13____for her to be selected. Two hours later, the____14____read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart____15____as the list ended without her name. Feeling____16____, she walked back to her dormitory carrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving at the dormitory, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was____17____. She moved on to English and history, and was____18____to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to give up math for the time being.
The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school ____19____. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as enthusiastic as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough ______20______ for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled ______21______ and left. “Why is college so different?” she sighed.
Later in math class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much ______22______. By the end of the class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d ______23______to try to fit in with her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to try. College was just as her mom had said, “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond ______24______a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the ______25______fish you can be.”
11．A．decisions B．challenges C．problems D．exercises
12．A．normal B．necessary C．different D．desperate
13．A．simple B．troublesome C．certain D．difficult
14．A．editor B．judge C．boss D．candidate
15．A．stopped B．jumped C．sank D．changed
16．A．awful B．lonely C．happy D．strange
17．A．working B．struggling C．complaining D．improving
18．A．bothered B．ashamed C．pleased D．shocked
19．A．committee B．team C．newspaper D．radio
20．A．writers B．players C．speakers D．readers
21．A．brightly B．weakly C．widely D．happily
22．A．courage B．lack C．hope D．sorrow
23．A．hesitate B．refuse C．continue D．attempt
24．A．in the hope of B．in honor of C．in case of D．instead of
25．A．tallest B．best C．hardest D．gentlest

In January 2023, I was commuting (通勤) from Brooklyn to New Jersey. With two little kids and a busy business, a quiet train ride felt like a mini____26____ . Yet I found myself spending that ____27____ time scrolling (浏览) through social media feeds.
One day, I ____28____my phone and started writing thank-you notes to people who had ____29____to a money-raiser I had organized. Getting off the train, I was in a noticeably ____30____ mood. The next day, I wrote more ____31____ and felt the same. Something ____32____ . What if I kept it up?
I decided to write one thank-you note for every day. I had no shortage of people I was ____33____ to. I picked out a different ____34____ for each month. January was charity. February would be neighbors, and I thought of a dozen names immediately. I remembered when the owners of our _____35_____ bookstore let me and my son, Henry, _____36_____before the store opened and _____37_____to play his favorite soundtrack. I _____38_____when our babysitter dropped off some board games for our _____39_____.
Writing the notes wasn’t that _____40_____: Each was two or three sentences long, taking just a few minutes. I _____41_____ on the person I was writing to and what I wanted to say, and the words came fairly _____42_____ . That focus felt refreshing.
I eventually _____43_____ why this task was the perfect cure to my social feeds. Scrolling through Instagram, I was admiring others’ _____44_____ . However, writing thank-you notes was an act of _____45_____and honoring my own life.
26．A．journey B．program C．vacation D．hall
27．A．precious B．busy C．short D．mean
28．A．break up B．turned over C．reached out D．put down
29．A．flowed B．contributed C．led D．linked
30．A．better B．bluer C．friendlier D．guiltier
31．A．words B．papers C．post-cards D．thank-you notes
32．A．clicked B．occurred C．came D．froze
33．A．sorry B．angry C．grateful D．available
34．A．piece B．step C．signal D．theme
35．A．special B．local C．famous D．public
36．A．out B．in C．away D．on
37．A．continued B．refused C．added D．offered
38．A．appreciated B．rejected C．recalled D．memorized
39．A．parents B．kids C．drivers D．poets
40．A．time-consuming B．consumer-friendly C．energy-saving D．trouble-making
41．A．reflected B．concentrated C．congratulated D．stepped
42．A．flexibly B．soundly C．easily D．skillfully
43．A．recognized B．accepted C．acknowledged D．realized
44．A．lives B．kindness C．career D．neighbors
45．A．protecting B．adopting C．noticing D．controlling

In a small Italian town, hundreds of years ago, a small business owner borrowed a large sum of money from a loan-shark. The loan-shark was a clumsy, ___46___ looking guy that just happened to ___47___ the business owner’s daughter.
He decided to offer the businessman a ___48___ that he would completely wipe out the debt the businessman ___49___ him. However, the catch was that he would only wipe out the debt if he could ___50___ the businessman’s daughter. The loan-shark said that he would ___51___ two pebbles into a bag, one white and one black. The daughter would then have to ___52___ a pebble. If it was black, the debt would be ___53___, but the loan-shark would then marry her. If it was white, the debt would also be ignored, but the daughter wouldn’t have to marry the loan-shark.
Standing on a pebble-strewn path in the businessman’s garden, the loan-shark bent over and ___54___ two pebbles. When he was snatching them up, the daughter ____55____ that he’d put two black pebbles into the bag. He then asked the daughter to pick one. The ____56____ daughter naturally knew what she would do:
She ____57____ out a pebble from the bag, and before looking at it ____58____ dropped it into the midst of the other pebbles. She said to the loan-shark, “Oh, how clumsy of me. Never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is ____59____, you will be able to ____60____ which pebble I picked.” The pebble left in the bag is obviously black. ____61____, because the loan-shark didn’t want to be ____62____, he had to play along ____63____ the pebble the daughter dropped was white, and wiped her father’s debt.
It’s always possible to overcome a ____64____ situation through out of the box thinking, and not ____65____ the only options you think you have to pick from.
46．A．charming B．ordinary C．unattractive D．strange
47．A．fancy B．envy C．reject D．ignore
48．A．method B．deal C．remark D．command
49．A．lent B．borrowed C．offered D．owed
50．A．marry B．consult C．meet D．model
51．A．place B．slide C．take D．bury
52．A．carry out B．reach for C．look for D．watch out
53．A．reduced B．increased C．cleared D．multiplied
54．A．swept up B．picked up C．took away D．broke away
55．A．doubted B．imagined C．reflected D．noticed
56．A．moody B．adorable C．clever D．greedy
57．A．looked B．drew C．tried D．burst
58．A．intentionally B．carefully C．angrily D．anxiously
59．A．lay B．lost C．gone D．left
60．A．inform B．watch C．tell D．admit
61．A．Consequently B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．However
62．A．declined B．scolded C．exposed D．condemned
63．A．as if B．even though C．in case D．now that
64．A．common B．current C．familiar D．tough
65．A．look out for B．give into C．let go of D．come up with

“Dad, just touch the green button! The one with a little picture of a telephone on it!” I was shouting to my father as I ____66____ him on how to answer it.
My father is already in his eighties and lives alone. To communicate better and ____67____ his later life, I bought him an iPhone, but my father ____68____ resisted using it. After my repeated attempts of persuasion, he unwillingly ____69____ this strange device.
It took my father about a year to learn to answer and make calls. Fortunately, my father’s tech skills have ____70____ to FaceTime capability. During a FaceTime call, we had a rather ____71____ moment. As he couldn’t ____72____ me well, he held up the screen to his ear. This meant all I saw was his large ____73____. For a long time, I could still ____74____ Dad’s ear emerging on the screen, which made me laugh.
Then this past summer I introduced him to Wordle — a popular word puzzle. He caught on fast and became _____75_____ about it. Now he looks forward to _____76_____ the puzzle as soon as the new game comes out after midnight. Every morning he sends me a text, telling me the _____77_____ of the day. This has unexpectedly strengthened our bond.
It is quite _____78_____ that at 89, my father has mastered the iPhone to the level that he can access and send emails and texts, and even do his banking online.
The _____79_____ to smartphones has been blamed for damaging interpersonal relationships. However, I can say the iPhone has _____80_____ our relationship.
66．A．cheated B．asked C．coached D．followed
67．A．enrich B．fund C．simplify D．save
68．A．slightly B．strongly C．bravely D．successfully
69．A．threw B．bought C．forgot D．accepted
70．A．turned B．progressed C．replied D．contributed
71．A．humorous B．proud C．urgent D．quiet
72．A．understand B．see C．hear D．treat
73．A．eye B．ear C．mouth D．hand
74．A．picture B．observe C．prevent D．mind
75．A．angry B．cautious C．crazy D．patient
76．A．searching for B．testing out C．paying for D．figuring out
77．A．word B．news C．routine D．weather
78．A．strange B．impressive C．worrying D．easy
79．A．reform B．resistance C．addiction D．limitation
80．A．complicated B．started C．destroyed D．enhanced

I sat behind the wheel of my dad’s car and tried to fight back my fear of driving. For years, my dad ____81____ me to and from work without any complaint. He knew I was ____82____ of driving, so he never pushed me. It seemed as if he actually liked driving me around and I____83____ it as much.
Now he pushed me to drive and I wondered what had caused this_____84_____. My chest started to feel as if someone was sitting on it, and it was becoming harder to ____85____. He put his hand on my shoulder to ____86____ me. “Just take a deep breath and start the car.” I____87____ and eased my way out of the parking lot and onto the street.
I couldn’t believe it. I was____88____ driving. I didn’t know why I was scared in the first place-until I saw a speed sign that someone had run over. Scenes of____89____ car crashes flashed into my mind. I held the wheel tightly.
“Remember your first cycle ride?” He tried to_____90_____ my fear. “You kept falling off but you were so_____91_____. I told you that you could do anything you set your mind to.”
“Why did you make me drive today?” I asked. He said, “My_____92_____ was poorer, and I even ran into a sign. It’s probably just my blood pressure again.” My dad once again eased my fear.
_____93_____, that was the last drive I had with my dad. It wasn’t his blood pressure; it was_____94_____ that had given him only a few months to live. I never_____95_____ driving. Every time I get behind the wheel, I could feel his comforting hand on my shoulder.
81．A．walked B．drove C．led D．helped
82．A．fond B．tired C．frightened D．proud
83．A．enjoyed B．forgot C．understood D．ignored
84．A．loss B．challenge C．disappointment D．change
85．A．ride B．fight C．breathe D．interrupt
86．A．comfort B．inspire C．defend D．inform
87．A．replied B．nodded C．admitted D．refused
88．A．actually B．unwillingly C．hardly D．immediately
89．A．thought-provoking B．life-threatening C．eye-catching D．brain-washing
90．A．feel B．notice C．relieve D．describe
91．A．brave B．scared C．smart D．anxious
92．A．memory B．strength C．situation D．eyesight
93．A．Helplessly B．Sadly C．Frankly D．Obviously
94．A．pressure B．headache C．cancer D．coughing
95．A．carried on B．thought of C．took up D．gave up

I’ve had many opportunities to experience living in a foreign culture, but my first experience came in an unexpected place-my own country. When I was 20, I got an internship(实习职位)in New York City. It was my first time to ____96____ outside of my home state of Texas.
With my move north came culture ____97____. I grew up in a big city in Texas. But it was no comparison to the tightly ____98____ New York with their 8 million citizens. I was used to life at a ____99____ pace; New York moved fast. The saying is true-this city never ____100____ . I had to adjust.
My first reaction was fear. Fear I would ____101____ at my new internship in the 54-story office building. Fear of getting lost on the subway. Fear that the locals wouldn’t have ____102____ for my frequent moments of confusion. My ____103____ ranged from reasonable to silly. But I ____104____ my fears and kept trying.
I learned quickly never to _____105_____ a New Yorker always speaks English. New York is home to people of all walks of life, from all corners of the world. At weekends, I would spend hours _____106_____ along Canal Street in Chinatown—the closest I’d ever been to an _____107_____ country.
By the end of my internship, I was a little older, a little wiser and sick of big city life. I _____108_____ the skyscrapers, tourists and the high price I had to pay for a cheeseburger and fries. But I had _____109_____ , too. I was quicker, smarter and more independent. I knew I would miss that feeling of having the world right at my doorstep. But it was good _____110_____ for the life of travel I’d soon begin.
96．A．study B．live C．travel D．explore
97．A．heritage B．reaction C．shock D．feast
98．A．packed B．crazy C．equipped D．stressful
99．A．quick B．competitive C．unique D．relaxed
100．A．sleeps B．changes C．adapts D．erupts
101．A．attempt B．fail C．sweat D．recover
102．A．preference B．respect C．desire D．patience
103．A．fear B．relief C．sadness D．tiredness
104．A．ignored B．faced C．lost D．inspired
105．A．propose B．comment C．assume D．discover
106．A．reviewing B．hiking C．wandering D．observing
107．A．European B．African C．American D．Asian
108．A．admired B．hated C．afforded D．rented
109．A．grown B．won C．struggled D．practised
110．A．celebration B．emotion C．preparation D．contribution

I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist proposed that the____111____society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society, I____112____hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood. As the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson was selling me the bicycle, he said, “This is the best thing you ____113____have done. Life has become hopelessly___114___. A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you____115____things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise.” I agreed. Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I____116____at the other end of the town. I was amazed that this simple vehicle could let me____117____long distances in a fairly short time. But how____118____did I really go?
Since I hated to be___119___, I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to_____120_____an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle. He agreed, but added, “An odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a_____121_____without a knife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (装置) were_____122_____ to the handlebars of my bicycle. “What about a horn?” he then asked. “Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many functions.” Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.
“You can’t leave the back part ____123____,” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons behind the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven when you feel_____124_____on your way? I can give you a special discount.” I was not strong enough to_____125_____the offer.
“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done,” said Mr. Johnson in the end.
111．A．adult B．human C．purchase D．consumer
112．A．eventually B．reluctantly C．immediately D．gratefully
113．A．would B．should C．must D．could
114．A．boring B．stressful C．complicated D．tough
115．A．natural B．mysterious C．complex D．unique
116．A．gave up B．broke down C．calmed down D．ended up
117．A．march B．drive C．cover D．measure
118．A．far B．long C．fast D．deep
119．A．unreliable B．inaccurate C．unsympathetic D．impractical
120．A．fix B．check C．repair D．lay
121．A．cake B．pencil C．box D．fork
122．A．distributed B．attached C．applied D．transformed
123．A．bare B．blank C．loose D．cosy
124．A．sick B．hungry C．hot D．thirsty
125．A．consider B．withdraw C．resist D．make

In many ways, Gitanjali Rao is an ordinary 11-year-old, lively and chatty, yet her scientific spirit makes a huge difference. Last month, she ____126____ the top prize at the Discovery Education 3M Young Scicntist Challenge for her invention.
What ____127____ Gitanjali’s work was that her city faced a water emergency with too much lead in its water. ”The idea didn’t ____128____ to me until I saw my patents try to do water tests. The test strips may show inaccurate results, which weren’t very ____129____.” She recalls. She then searched for suitable materials with continued efforts and ____130____ found that carbon nanotube (纳米管) sensors can be used to sense chemicals. Gitanjali ____131____ to build a small blue housing using the 3D printer at her school with computer chips and a battery inside. A free app, which Gitanjali designed under ____132____ from her computer science teacher, gives instant ____133____ and sends the data to a linked phone through an attached device.
The process of designing her project wasn’t always ____134____, though. Kathleen Shafer, a scientist paired with Gitanjali as her teacher in summer, _____135_____ along the way. In the award ceremony, Gitanjali also _____136_____ her parents with constant support and _____137_____ to try “crazy ideas”. Gitanjali received $25, 000 to further develop her program along with the great _____138_____ of winning the contest. According to Shafer, who _____139_____ Gitanjali, “she shows a lot of motivation to solve _____140_____ issues through science”.
126．A．earned B．designed C．offered D．made
127．A．exposed B．improved C．defined D．inspired
128．A．stick B．belong C．occur D．apply
129．A．simple B．reliable C．predictable D．creative
130．A．eventually B．immediately C．temporarily D．initially
131．A．managed B．promised C．pretended D．happened
132．A．observation B．command C．instruction D．control
133．A．access B．results C．decisions D．approval
134．A．optional B．complete C．continuous D．smooth
135．A．changed B．helped C．risked . D．followed
136．A．stresses B．credits C．impresses D．provides
137．A．encouragement B．request C．struggle D．pressure
138．A．fortune B．intention C．honor D．potential
139．A．keeps with B．gets along with C．takes care of D．speaks highly of
140．A．commercial B．academic C．practical D．systematic




参考答案：

1．B 2．D 3．A 4．C 5．D 6．A 7．C 8．D 9．A 10．C

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了作者在捷克努力学习，最终通过考试的故事。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但最大挑战肯定是我的高中毕业考试。A. speech演讲；B. exam考试；C. present礼物；D. custom习俗。根据上文“I am amazed by how many challenges I have been through.”和下文“In May, I received notice that I had 　　9　　the exam. ”可知，作者最大的挑战是毕业考试。故选B。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：四年前，当我第一次来到捷克共和国时，我只是一个只会说英语的普通交换生。A. teacher老师；B. expert专家；C. engineer工程师；D. student学生。根据下文“I came up with the idea of 　　3　　my high school studies there。”可知，作者是个学生。故选D。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在为期一年的交换项目结束时，我萌生了在那里完成高中学业的想法。A. finishing完成；B. quitting放弃；C. examining检查；D. preparing准备。根据下文“But I didn’t realize the 　　4　　of completing school in the Czech language,”可知，作者想要在那里完成高中学业。故选A。
4．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但我没有意识到用捷克语完成学业的挑战，捷克语被认为是世界上最流行的语言之一。A. value价值；B. ability能力；C. challenge挑战；D. benefit益处。根据上文“I am amazed by how many challenges I have been through.”可知。此处是信息词challenge的词汇复现。故选C。
5．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. beautiful美丽的；B. difficult难的；C. common普通的；D. popular流行的。根据上文“Czech language, which is considered to be one of the most”和常识可知捷克语言是很流行的语言，故选D。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于我缺乏某些学科的知识，我得到了最差的分数，周围的人怀疑我是否能毕业。A. lacked缺少；B. gained获得；C. increased增加；D. pursued追求。根据下文“I received the worst marks”可知是缺乏某些学科的知识，故选A。
7．考查名词词义辨析。句意：渐渐地，我可以流利地与人交流，我的信心也增加了。A. desire渴望；B. fear害怕；C. confidence自信心；D. burden负担。根据上文“However, I practiced all the time. Gradually, I could communicate with others fluently”可知，作者的自信心加强了。故选C。
8．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：想到一路上帮助和支持我的每一个人，我感到鼓舞和自信。A. bothered感到厌烦的；B. troubled麻烦的；C. ashamed害羞的；D. encouraged感到鼓舞的。根据上文“Thinking about everyone who had helped and supported me along my journey”可知，作者受到许多支持者、帮助者的鼓舞。故选D。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在五月，我收到通知，我已经通过了考试。A. passed通过；B. failed失败；C. avoided避免；D. missed错过，思念。根据下文 “One student, she is from China with merely/only three years of learning Czech, she 　　10　　. She deserves a golden folder for the certification.”可知，作者收到考试通过的通知。故选A。
10．考查动词短语辨析。句意：有一个学生，她来自中国，只学了三年捷克语，她成功了。A. got away离开；B. broke down分解，出故障；C. made it获得成功；D. calmed down冷静。根据上文“In May, I received notice that I had 　　9　　the exam.”可知，作者最终通过了考试，获得了成功。故选C。

11．B 12．C 13．D 14．B 15．C 16．A 17．B 18．C 19．C 20．A 21．B 22．D 23．C 24．D 25．B

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了主人公Jenna在进入大学后所经历的变化及其努力适应的过程。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她已经准备好迎接大学里的新挑战，充满了信心。A. decisions决定；B. challenges挑战；C. problems问题；D. exercises练习。根据上文“Jenna had graduated from her middle school and was lucky enough to be admitted to Westwood College.”及常识可知，大学里会有很多新挑战。故选B。
12．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，她没有想到大学生活是如此的不同。A. normal正常的；B. necessary必要的；C. different不同的；D. desperate绝望的。根据下文““Why is college so different?” she sighed.”可知，她没有想到大学生活是如此的不同。故选C。
13．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她和非常有才华的女孩竞争，她知道要被选中是很困难的。A. simple简单的；B. troublesome麻烦的；C. certain确定的；D. difficult困难的。根据上文“She was competing against very talented girls”可知，感觉自己很难被选上。故选D。
14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：两个小时后，裁判宣读了第二次选拔的女孩名单。A. editor编辑；B. judge法官；C. boss老板；D. candidate候选人。根据上文“In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts for cheerleaders.”及常识可知，比赛结果是由裁判宣布的。故选B。
15．考查动词词义辨析。句意：名单上没有她的名字，她的心一沉。A. stopped停止；B. jumped跳跃；C. sank下沉；D. changed改变。根据下文“as the list ended without her name.”及常识可知，得知没有被选中，她的心情很沉重。sb.’s heart sinks意为 “心情沉重，情绪低落”。故选C。
16．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她感觉很糟糕，背着装满作业的书包走回宿舍。A. awful糟糕的；B. lonely孤独的；C. happy快乐的；D. strange奇怪的。根据上文“Her heart　　5　　as the list ended without her name.”可知，她被淘汰了，心情很糟糕。故选A。
17．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她一直是个数学好学生，但现在却很吃力。A. working工作；B. struggling艰难行进；C. complaining抱怨；D. improving改进。根据上文“She had always been a good math student, but now”中的but可知，曾经擅长的数学现在让她感觉有些吃力。故选B。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她继续学习英语和历史，并且很高兴地发现她在这些科目上没有任何困难。A. bothered烦恼的；B. ashamed羞愧的；C. pleased高兴的；D. shocked震惊的。根据下文“to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to give up math for the time being.”可知，此处指她在英语和历史学科上没有遇到任何问题，所以很高兴。故选C。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：第二天，詹娜去见拜登夫人，讨论上校报的事。A. committee委员会；B. team团队；C. newspaper报纸；D. radio无线电。根据下文“I’m sorry, but we have enough 　　10　　 for the newspaper already.”可知，拜登夫人为校报工作，此处是讨论上校报的事。故选C。
20．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对不起，我们报社的撰稿人已经够多了。A. writers撰稿人；B. players玩家；C. speakers发言人；D. readers读者。根据上文“I’m sorry, but we have enough”可知，此处指已经有足够的撰稿人了，所以她被拒绝了。故选A。
21．考查副词词义辨析。句意：Jenna淡淡地笑了笑，离开了。A. brightly明亮地；B. weakly淡淡地；C. widely广泛地；D. happily高兴地。根据上文“Come back next year and we’ll talk then.”可知，Jenna被校报拒绝了，因此只是淡淡地笑着离开了。故选B。
22．考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来在数学课上，Jenna努力找出那些给她带来巨大悲伤的问题。A. courage勇气；B. lack缺乏；C. hope希望；D. sorrow悲伤。根据上文可知，Jenna啦啦队选拔赛遭淘汰，数学学习上感到吃力，应聘校报坐着工作被拒，这些问题使她很伤心。故选D。
23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Jenna收好书后，决定继续努力适应她的新学校。A. hesitate犹豫；B. refuse拒绝；C. continue继续；D. attempt尝试。根据下文“try to fit in with her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to try.”可知，她并没有气馁，决定继续试着适应新的学校。故选C。
24．考查介词短语辨析。句意：你会觉得自己像大池塘里的小鱼，而不是小池塘里的大鱼。A. in the hope of希望；B. in honor of为了纪念；C. in case of万一；D. instead of而不是。根据上文“a small fish in a big pond”及下文“a big fish in a small pond”可知，此处表示对比。故选D。
25．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：挑战在于成为你所能成为的最好的鱼。A. tallest最高的；B. best最好的；C. hardest最难的；D. gentlest最温和的。根据上文“You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 　　14　　a big fish in a small pond.”可知，此处表示“要成为池塘里最好的鱼”，在文中引申为“做最好的自己”。故选B。

26．C 27．A 28．D 29．B 30．A 31．D 32．A 33．C 34．D 35．B 36．B 37．D 38．C 39．B 40．A 41．B 42．C 43．D 44．A 45．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者改变过去刷手机社交媒体的习惯，坚持给各种帮助过自己的人写感谢便条的经历。这样做让作者从羡慕别人的生活转变到关注并尊重自己的生活，找到了治愈“刷手机”的良方。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：带着两个小孩和忙碌的工作，安静的火车之旅感觉就像一次迷你旅行。A. journey旅行；B. program项目；C. vacation假期；D. hall大厅。根据前文“With two little kids and a busy business”可知，作者由于照顾两个小孩和做忙碌的工作，很辛苦，一个安静的火车旅程对于作者来说都像是假期。故选C项。
27．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，我发现自己把宝贵的时间花在了浏览社交媒体动态上。A. precious珍贵的；B. busy繁忙的；C. short短暂的；D. mean吝啬的。根据前文“a quiet train ride felt like a mini___1____. Yet”可知，作者难得放松，然而却把这难得的时间花在了浏览社交媒体上。故选A项。
28．考查动词短语辨析。句意：有一天，我放下手机，开始给那些为我组织的筹款活动捐款的人写感谢信。A. break up分手；B. turned over翻转；C. reached out伸出；D. put down放下。根据后文“started writing thank-you notes”可知，作者放下手机，开始写感谢信。故选D项。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，我放下手机，开始给那些为我组织的筹款活动捐款的人写感谢信。A. flowed流动；B. contributed捐赠；C. led带领；D. linked联系。根据后文“to a money-raiser I had organized”可知，作者是写信给那些为自己的募捐活动付出的人。故选B项。
30．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：下火车的时候，我的心情明显好了很多。A. better更好的；B. bluer更沮丧的；C. friendlier更友好的；D. guiltier更内疚的。根据前文“started writing thank-you notes”可知，作者放下手机，开始做有意义的事情，心情变的更好。故选A项。
31．考查名词词义辨析。句意：第二天，我写了更多的感谢信，我也有同样的感受。A. words言语；B. papers论文；C. post-cards明信片；D. thank-you notes感谢信。根据前文“started writing thank-you notes”可知，第二天，作者写了更多的感谢信。故选D项。
32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我突然有了一个想法。A. clicked突然明白；B. occurred发生；C. came到来；D. froze冰冻。根据后文“What if I kept it up?”可知，作者突然有了一直写下去的想法。故选A项。
33．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我从不缺少让我感激的人。A. sorry抱歉的；B. angry生气的；C. grateful感激的；D. available可利用的。根据前文“write one thank-you note for every day”可知，作者需要感激的人有很多。故选C项。
34．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我为每个月挑选了一个不同的主题。A. piece片；B. step步骤；C. signal信号；D. theme主题。根据后文“January was charity. February would be neighbors”可知，作者的感谢信每个月的主题不同。故选D项。
35．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我记得有一次，当地书店的老板让我和儿子亨利在书店开门之前进去，并提出要放他最喜欢的配乐。A. special特别的；B. local当地的；C. famous著名的；D. public公众的。根据前文“February would be neighbors”可知，二月感恩的主题是“邻居”, 故作者都是在回忆自己的邻居做的好事, 因此文中提到的书店应是作者家周围的书店。故选B项。
36．考查介词词义辨析。句意：我记得有一次，当地书店的老板让我和儿子亨利在书店开门之前进去，并提出要放他最喜欢的配乐。A. out在外面；B. in在里面；C. away远离；D. on在上面。根据后文“before the store opened”可知，店主在开门营业前让作者和儿子进去。故选B项。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我记得有一次，当地书店的老板让我和儿子亨利在书店开门之前进去，并提出要放他最喜欢的配乐。A. continued继续；B. refused拒绝；C. added增加；D. offered提议。根据后文“play his favorite soundtrack”可知，店主主动播放儿子最喜欢的歌曲。故选D项。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想起了保姆给孩子们送来一些棋盘游戏的情景。A. appreciated感激；B. rejected拒绝；C. recalled回想起；D. memorized记住。根据后文“our babysitter dropped off some board games”可知，作者回想起身边的人对自己的善意。故选C项。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我想起了保姆给孩子们送来一些棋盘游戏的情景。A. parents父母；B. kids孩子；C. drivers司机；D. poets诗人。根据前文“our babysitter”可知，保姆带来一些棋盘游戏给孩子们玩。故选B项。
40．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：写这些感谢便条并不费时。A. time-consuming费时的；B. consumer-friendly对消费者有利的；C. energy-saving节约资源的；D. trouble-making制作麻烦的。根据后文“Each was two or three sentences long, taking just a few minutes”可知，写这些感谢便条并不费时。故选A项。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把注意力集中在我写信的对象和我想说的话上，于是很容易就写出来了。A. reflected反思；B. concentrated集中注意；C. congratulated祝贺；D. stepped移步。根据后文“That focus”可知，作者写感谢便条时很专注。故选B项。
42．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我把注意力集中在我写信的对象和我想说的话上，于是很容易就写出来了。A. flexibly灵活地；B. soundly健全地；C. easily容易地；D. skillfully有技巧地。根据前文“Each was two or three sentences long”可知，作者写这些便条并不麻烦。故选C项。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我终于意识到为什么这个任务可以是我摆脱浏览社交动态的良方。A. recognized认出；B. accepted接受；C. acknowledged承认；D. realized意识到。根据后文“why this task was the perfect cure to my social feeds”可知，下文是作者的感悟和认识。故选D项。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我在Instagram上浏览，我是在欣赏别人的生活。A. lives生活；B. kindness善良；C. career职业；D. neighbors邻居。根据后文“honoring my own life”可知，写感谢便条是关注和尊重自己的生活，而浏览社交媒体是欣赏别人的生活。故选A项。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，写感谢信是一种关注和尊重自己生活的行为。A. protecting保护；B. adopting采用；C. noticing注意到；D. controlling控制。根据后文“honoring my own life”可知，作者认为写感谢便条是关注和尊重自己的生活的行为。故选C项。

46．C 47．A 48．B 49．D 50．A 51．A 52．B 53．C 54．B 55．D 56．C 57．B 58．A 59．D 60．C 61．D 62．C 63．A 64．D 65．B

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是一个放高利贷者企图利用在袋子里放黑色的石头的骗局骗一个女孩嫁给他，但这个女孩非常聪明，识破了骗局，成功地为自己和父亲夺回了自由。
46．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：放高利贷者是一个笨手笨脚、长相难看的家伙，恰好看上了企业主的女儿。A. charming迷人的；B. ordinary普通的；C. unattractive难看的；D. strange奇怪的。呼应上文的“The loan-shark was a clumsy”可知，放高利贷者是一个笨手笨脚、长相难看的家伙。故选C项。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：放高利贷者是一个笨手笨脚、长相难看的家伙，恰好看上了企业主的女儿。A. fancy爱慕(异性)；B. envy羡慕；C. reject拒绝；D. ignore忽视。由下文的“but the loan-shark would then marry her (但放高利贷者会娶她)”可知，放高利贷者恰好看上了企业主的女儿。故选A项。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他决定向这位商人提供一笔交易，他会彻底清除这位商人欠他的债务。A. method方法；B. deal交易；C. remark评论；D. command命令。由下文的“he would completely wipe out the debt”可知，放高利贷者想和商人做交易。故选B项。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他决定向这位商人提供一笔交易，他会彻底清除这位商人欠他的债务。A. lent借出；B. borrowed借入；C. offered提供；D. owed欠。由上文的“a small business owner borrowed a large sum of money from a loan-shark (一位小企业主向放高利贷者借了一大笔钱)”可知，商人欠放高利贷者一大笔钱。故选D项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，问题是，只有当他能娶到这位商人的女儿时，他才会清除债务。A. marry娶；B. consult咨询；C. meet遇见；D. model模型。由下文的“If it was black, the debt would be 　　8　　, but the loan-shark would then marry her. If it was white, the debt would also be ignored, but the daughter wouldn’t have to marry the loan-shark. (如果是黑色的，债务就会　　8　　，但放高利贷者会娶她。如果是白色的，债务也会被忽略，但女儿不必嫁给高利贷者)”可知，不管鹅卵石是什么颜色，债务都会被清除，区别在于放高利贷者是否娶商人的女儿。由此可知，放高利贷者能娶到这位商人的女儿时，他会清除商人欠他的债务。故选A项。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：放高利贷者说，他会把两块鹅卵石放进一个袋子里，一块是白色的，另一块是黑色的。A. place放置；B. slide滑动；C. take带走；D. bury埋葬。由下文的“two pebbles into a bag”和“he’d put two black pebbles into the bag (他在袋子里放了两块黑色的鹅卵石)”可知，此处指把两块鹅卵石放进一个袋子里。故选A项。
52．考查动词短语辨析。句意：然后，女儿不得不伸手去拿一块鹅卵石。A. carry out实施；B. reach for伸手去取；C. look for寻找；D. watch out小心。由下文的“If it was black, the debt would be 　　8　　, but the loan-shark would then marry her. If it was white, the debt would also be ignored, but the daughter wouldn’t have to marry the loan-shark. (如果是黑色的，债务就会　　8　　，但放高利贷者会娶她。如果是白色的，债务也会被忽略，但女儿不必嫁给高利贷者)”可知，不管鹅卵石是什么颜色，债务都会被清除，区别在于放高利贷者是否娶商人的女儿，女儿不得不伸手去拿一块鹅卵石，看最终结果，呼应下文“He then asked the daughter to pick one. (然后他让商人的女儿选一个)”。故选B项。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果是黑色的，债务就会还清，但放高利贷者会娶她。A. reduced减少；B. increased增加；C. cleared清除；D. multiplied成倍增加。由下文的“If it was white, the debt would also be ignored, but the daughter wouldn’t have to marry the loan-shark. (如果是白色的，债务也会被忽略，但女儿不必嫁给高利贷者)”可知，不管鹅卵石是什么颜色，债务都会被清除，区别在于放高利贷者是否娶商人的女儿。故选C项。
54．考查动词短语辨析。句意：放高利贷者站在商人花园里一条布满鹅卵石的小路上，弯下腰捡起了两块鹅卵石。A. swept up打扫；B. picked up捡起；C. took away拿走；D. broke away挣脱。由上文的“Standing on a pebble-strewn path in the businessman’s garden, the loan-shark bent over”可知，此处指放高利贷者弯腰捡起了两块鹅卵石，来做交易。故选B项。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他把它们抓起来的时候，女儿注意到他在袋子里放了两块黑色的鹅卵石。A. doubted怀疑；B. imagined想象；C. reflected反映；D. noticed注意到。由下文的“he’d put two black pebbles into the bag”可知，女儿注意到放高利贷者耍诈——在袋子里放了两块黑色的鹅卵石。故选D项。
56．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：聪明的女儿自然知道自己会做什么：A. moody令人悲伤的；B. adorable可爱的；C. clever聪明的；D. greedy贪婪的。由下文语境可知，商人的女儿识破了骗局，成功地为自己和父亲夺回了自由，可得出她非常聪明。故选C项。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她从袋子里拿出一块鹅卵石，在看之前故意把它扔到其他鹅卵石中间。A. looked看；B. drew抽出；C. tried尝试；D. burst爆发。呼应上文的“He then asked the daughter to pick one. (然后他让商人的女儿选一个)”可知，商人的女儿从袋子里拿出一块鹅卵石。故选B项。
58．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她从袋子里拿出一块鹅卵石，在看之前故意把它扔到其他鹅卵石中间。A. intentionally有意地；B. carefully认真地；C. angrily生气地；D. anxiously焦虑地。由上文语境可知，放高利贷者在袋子里放了两块黑色的鹅卵石，其目的在于娶到商人的女儿，商人的女儿识破了骗局，想要摆脱此种困境，所以在看鹅卵石颜色之前故意把它扔到其他鹅卵石中间。故选A项。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意：没关系，如果你在袋子里找剩下的那块，你就能分辨出我选了哪块鹅卵石。A. lay躺；B. lost失去；C. gone去；D. left离开。由上文语境和下文的“The pebble left in the bag (袋子里剩下的鹅卵石)”可知，商人的女儿已经取出了一块鹅卵石，袋子里还剩下一块鹅卵石。故选D项。
60．考查动词词义辨析。句意：没关系，如果你在袋子里找剩下的那块，你就能分辨出我选了哪块鹅卵石。A. inform通知；B. watch看；C. tell辨别；D. admit承认。由上文语境可知，如果鹅卵石是黑色的，债务就会还清，但高利贷者会娶商人的女儿；如果是白色的，债务也会被忽略，但女儿不必嫁给放高利贷者，商人的女儿已经取出了一块鹅卵石，袋子里还剩下一块鹅卵石，通过剩下鹅卵石的颜色即可辨别出她取出鹅卵石的颜色是什么。故选C项。
61．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，由于放高利贷者不想被曝光，他不得不附和，就好像女儿扔下的鹅卵石是白色的一样，并抹去了她父亲的债务。A. Consequently因此；B. Otherwise否则；C. Therefore因此；D. However然而。由上文的“The pebble left in the bag is obviously black. (袋子里剩下的鹅卵石显然是黑色的)”和下文的“the pebble the daughter dropped was white (女儿扔下的鹅卵石是白色的)”可知，前后是转折关系，袋子里剩下的鹅卵石显然是黑色的，然而放高利贷者不想阴谋被曝光，就承认了商人的女儿扔下的鹅卵石是白色的。故选D项。
62．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，由于放高利贷者不想被曝光，他不得不附和，就好像女儿扔下的鹅卵石是白色的一样，并抹去了她父亲的债务。A. declined减少；B. scolded责骂；C. exposed暴露；D. condemned谴责。由上文的“The pebble left in the bag is obviously black. (袋子里剩下的鹅卵石显然是黑色的)”和下文的“the pebble the daughter dropped was white (女儿扔下的鹅卵石是白色的)”可知，袋子里剩下的鹅卵石显然是黑色的，最后放高利贷者承认了商人的女儿扔下的鹅卵石是白色的，是因为放高利贷者不想阴谋被曝光。故选C项。
63．考查连接词词义辨析。句意：然而，由于放高利贷者不想被曝光，他不得不附和，就好像女儿扔下的鹅卵石是白色的一样，并抹去了她父亲的债务。A. as if好像；B. even though即使；C. in case万一；D. now that既然。由上文的“the pebble the daughter dropped was white”可知，因为放高利贷者不想阴谋被曝光，所以他不得不附和，就好像女儿扔下的鹅卵石是白色的一样。故选A项。
64．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：通过打破常规的思维来克服困难总是有可能的，而不是屈服于你认为必须选择的唯一选项。A. common普通的；B. current现在的；C. familiar熟悉的；D. tough艰难的。由上文语境可知，商人的女儿通过打破常规的思维来克服了困难。故选D项。
65．考查动词短语辨析。句意：通过打破常规的思维来克服困难总是有可能的，而不是屈服于你认为必须选择的唯一选项。A. look out for留心；B. give into屈服于；C. let go of放弃；D. come up with想出。由上文语境可知，商人的女儿通过打破常规的思维来克服了困难，未向困难屈服，才成功地为自己和父亲夺回了自由。故选B项。

66．C 67．A 68．B 69．D 70．B 71．A 72．C 73．B 74．A 75．C 76．D 77．A 78．B 79．C 80．D

【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章介绍了作者为了方便80多岁的父亲和他联系，丰富他的老年生活，给他配备了一部iPhone手机，并教他如何接听电话，父亲慢慢解锁更多技能，还痴迷于字谜游戏，但这些都增进了两人之间的关系。
66．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“爸爸，按一下绿色的按钮！上面有一个电话的小图片！”我一边对父亲大喊，一边教他如何接电话。A. cheated作弊；B. asked询问；C. coached指导；D. followed跟随。根据下文第一句“Dad, just touch the green button! The one with a little picture of a telephone on it!”可知，作者在教父亲如何用手机接听电话，coached 符合语境，故选C项。
67．考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了更好地交流，丰富他以后的生活，我给他买了一部iPhone，但我父亲强烈反对使用。A. enrich丰富；B. fund资助；C. simplify简化；D. save储蓄。根据上文“My father is already in his eighties and lives alone.(我父亲已经八十多岁了，独居)”以及第四段第一句“Then this past summer I introduced him to Wordle — a popular word puzzle. (在刚刚过去的这个夏天，我向他介绍了一款流行的字谜游戏‘文字云’)”可知，作者给父亲买iPhone，以方便交流，使父亲多接触外面的世界，丰富（enrich）生活。故选A项。
68．考查副词词义辨析。句意：为了更好地交流，丰富他以后的生活，我给他买了一部iPhone，但我父亲强烈反对使用。A. slightly略微地；B. strongly强烈地；C. bravely勇敢地；D. successfully成功地。根据下文“After my repeated attempts of persuasion, he unwillingly ____4____ this strange device.(在我再三劝说下，他不情愿地接受了这个奇怪的装置)”可知，父亲原本对这个手机很排斥，再三劝说下还不是很情愿接受，strongly符合语境。故选B项。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我再三劝说下，他不情愿地接受了这个奇怪的装置。A. threw扔；B. bought买；C. forgot忘记；D. accepted接受。根据上文“To communicate better and ____2____ his later life, I bought him an iPhone, but my father ____3____ resisted using it. (为了更好地交流，丰富他以后的生活，我给他买了一部iPhone，但我父亲强烈反对使用)”可知，强烈反对使用iPhone的父亲在作者的再三劝说下，才勉强接受了（accepted）手机。故选D项。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，我父亲的技术已经进步到可以使用FaceTime了。A. turned转；B. progressed进步；C. replied回复；D. contributed贡献。根据上文“It took my father about a year to learn to answer and make calls.(父亲花了大约一年的时间才学会接电话和打电话)”可知，在解锁使用iPhone技能的过程中，作者父亲在进步（progressed），已经从接电话、打电话到使用FaceTime聊天，故选B项。
71．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在FaceTime通话中，我们有一个相当幽默的时刻。A. humorous幽默的；B. proud骄傲的；C. urgent紧急的；D. quiet安静的。根据下文“For a long time, I could still ____9____ Dad’s ear emerging on the screen, which made me laugh.(在很长一段时间里，我还能想象爸爸的耳朵出现在屏幕上的画面，这让我笑了起来)”可知，在通话中，因为父亲把耳朵贴在屏幕上聊天的样子令作者发笑，humorous符合语境。故选A项。
72．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为他听不太清楚，他把屏幕举到耳边。A. understand理解；B. see看见；C. hear听到；D. treat对待。根据后半句“he held up the screen to his ear”可知，父亲听（hear）不清，所以要把耳朵凑过去。故选C项。
73．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这意味着我只能看到他的大耳朵。A. eye眼睛；B. ear耳朵；C. mouth嘴巴；D. hand手。根据下文“As he couldn’t ____7____ me well, he held up the screen to his ear.( 因为他听不太清楚，他把屏幕举到耳边)”可知，作者在和父亲FaceTime通话时，看不到父亲的脸，只能看见他的耳朵，故选B项。
74．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在很长一段时间里，我还能想象爸爸的耳朵出现在屏幕上的画面，这让我笑了起来。A. picture想象；B. observe观察；C. prevent预防；D. mind介意。根据上文“During a FaceTime call, we had a rather ____6____ moment. As he couldn’t ____7____ me well, he held up the screen to his ear. This meant all I saw was his large ____8____.(在FaceTime通话中，我们有一个相当幽默的时刻。因为他听不太清楚，他把屏幕举到耳边。这意味着我只能看到他的大耳朵)”可知，作者和父亲FaceTime通话时，看到的总是父亲的耳朵，所以想到这个画面，作者会笑，picture符合语境。故选A项。
75．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他很快就明白了，并为之疯狂。A. angry生气的；B. cautious谨慎的；C. crazy疯狂的；D. patient有耐心的。根据下文“Now he looks forward to ____11____ the puzzle as soon as the new game comes out after midnight. Every morning he sends me a text, telling me the ____12____ of the day. (现在，他期待着午夜后新游戏一出来就能解开这个谜题。每天早上他给我发短信，告诉我今天的单词)”以及下文“The ____14____ to smartphones has been blamed for damaging interpersonal relationships.(对智能手机的沉迷被认为是破坏人际关系的罪魁祸首)”可知，作者父亲每天等着公布新游戏，连夜解答词谜，crazy符合语境。故选C项。
76．考查动词短语辨析。句意：现在，他期待着午夜后新游戏一出来就能解开这个谜题。A. searching for寻找；B. testing out测试；C. paying for支付费用；D. figuring out弄清楚。根据下文“Every morning he sends me a text, telling me the ____12____ of the day. (每天早上他给我发短信，告诉我今天的单词)”可知，作者的父亲能在早上发短信告知作者单词，说明他熬夜解答谜题，figuring out符合语境。故选D项。
77．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每天早上他给我发短信，告诉我今天的单词。A. word单词；B. news新闻；C. routine例行公事；D. weather天气。根据上文“Then this past summer I introduced him to Wordle — a popular word puzzle. He caught on fast and became ____10____ about it. Now he looks forward to ____11____ the puzzle as soon as the new game comes out after midnight. (在刚刚过去的这个夏天，我向他介绍了一款流行的字谜游戏‘文字云’。他很快就明白了，并为之疯狂。现在，他期待着午夜后新游戏一出来就能解开这个谜题)”可知，作者的父亲痴迷了字谜游戏“文字云”，每天想着游戏里的单词，还把每次的答案分享给作者，word符合语境。故选A项。
78．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：令人印象深刻的是，89岁的父亲对iPhone的掌握已经到了可以收发电子邮件和短信的程度，甚至可以在网上办理银行业务。A. strange奇怪的；B. impressive令人印象深刻的；C. worrying令人担忧的；D. easy容易的。根据句中“at 89, my father has mastered the iPhone to the level that he can access and send emails and texts, and even do his banking online”可知，作者父亲尽管89岁高龄了，但是对 iPhone使用娴熟，能收发邮件短信，办理网上业务，令人印象深刻（impressive）。故选B项。
79．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对智能手机的沉迷被认为是破坏人际关系的罪魁祸首。A. reform改革；B. resistance抵抗；C. addiction成瘾；D. limitation限制。根据上文“Then this past summer I introduced him to Wordle — a popular word puzzle. He caught on fast and became ____10____ about it. Now he looks forward to ____11____ the puzzle as soon as the new game comes out after midnight. (在刚刚过去的这个夏天，我向他介绍了一款流行的字谜游戏‘文字云’。他很快就明白了，并为之疯狂。现在，他期待着午夜后新游戏一出来就能解开这个谜题)”可知，作者父亲痴迷了一款字谜游戏，对iPhone里的游戏成瘾（addiction）。故选C项。
80．考查动词词义辨析。句意：不过，我可以说iPhone增进了我们的关系。A. complicated使复杂化；B. started开始；C. destroyed摧毁；D. enhanced增强。根据上文“Every morning he sends me a text, telling me the ____12____ of the day. This has unexpectedly strengthened our bond. (每天早上他给我发短信，告诉我今天的单词。这出乎意料地加强了我们的关系)”，句中strengthened our bond与此处呼应，以及“The ____14____ to smartphones has been blamed for damaging interpersonal relationships. (对智能手机的沉迷被认为是破坏人际关系的罪魁祸首)”可知，本句中However与上句为对立关系，作者父亲通过使用手机，反而增进了（enhanced）俩人的关系。故选D项。

81．B 82．C 83．A 84．D 85．C 86．A 87．B 88．A 89．B 90．C 91．A 92．D 93．B 94．C 95．D

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了多年来，作者的父亲开车送作者上下班，没有任何抱怨，但是突然间他强迫作者开车，鼓励作者克服恐惧。随后作者才知道是父亲身患癌症，所以才强迫作者开车。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年来，我父亲开车送我上下班，没有任何抱怨。A. walked走路；B. drove开车；C. led带领；D. helped帮助。由上文“I sat behind the wheel of my dad’s car and tried to fight back my fear of driving.(我坐在爸爸的车的方向盘后面，试图克服对开车的恐惧)”和下文“to and from work without any complaint”可知，作者的爸爸开车送作者上下班，故选B。
82．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他知道我害怕开车，所以他从不强迫我。A. fond喜欢的；B. tired疲倦的；C. frightened害怕的；D. proud骄傲的。由上文“fight back my fear of driving”可知，作者害怕开车，故选C。
83．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他好像真的很喜欢开车带我四处转转，我也一样喜欢。A. enjoyed喜欢；B. forgot忘记；C. understood理解；D. ignored忽视。由上文“It seemed as if he actually liked driving me around”和下文“it as much”可知，作者喜欢爸爸开车带他四处转转，故选A。
84．考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在他强迫我开车，我想知道是什么导致了这种变化。A. loss丢失；B. challenge挑战；C. disappointment失望；D. change变化。上文“he never pushed me”提到爸爸之前从来不强迫作者开车，但是如今却强迫作者开车，这是一种变化，故选D。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的胸口开始感觉好像有人坐在上面，呼吸越来越困难。A. ride骑行；B. fight斗争；C. breathe呼吸；D. interrupt打断。由上文“My chest started to feel as if someone was sitting on it,”可知，此处指呼吸困难，故选C。
86．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他把手放在我的肩膀上安慰我。A. comfort安慰；B. inspire鼓舞；C. defend保卫；D. inform通知。由下文“Just take a deep breath and start the car.(深呼吸，发动汽车)”可知，爸爸在安慰作者，故选A。
87．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我点点头，小心翼翼地走出停车场，来到街上。A. replied回复；B. nodded点头；C. admitted承认；D. refused拒绝。由上文“Just take a deep breath and start the car.(深呼吸，发动汽车)”可知，爸爸安慰作者，并告诉他发动汽车，于是作者点点头回应，故选B。
88．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我竟然在开车。A. actually事实上；竟然；B. unwillingly不乐意地；C. hardly几乎不；D. immediately立即。由上文“I couldn’t believe it.”可知，作者不相信自己在开车，所以此处指竟然在开车，故选A。
89．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：危及生命的车祸场景闪现在我的脑海中。A. thought-provoking引人深思的；B. life-threatening威胁生命的；C. eye-catching引人注目的；D. brain-washing洗脑的。由下文“car crashes”可知，危及生命的车祸场景闪现在作者的脑海中，故选B。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他试图减轻我的恐惧。A. feel感觉；B. notice注意到；C. relieve减轻；D. describe描述。由上文“Remember your first cycle ride?”可知，爸爸通过作者第一次骑自行车的经历来安慰作者，减轻作者的恐惧，故选C。
91．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：你一直摔下去，但你很勇敢。A. brave勇敢的；B. scared害怕的；C. smart聪明的；D. anxious焦虑的。由but可知，前后是转折关系，作者在小时候骑自行车时，一直会摔下去，但是作者依旧很勇敢，故选A。
92．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的视力变差了，我甚至撞上了路标。A. memory记忆力；B. strength力气；C. situation情况；D. eyesight视力。由下文“and I even ran into a sign.”可知，爸爸说自己视力不好了，有时候甚至撞上路标。故选D。
93．考查副词词义辨析。句意：很遗憾，那是我和我爸爸最后一次开车了。A. Helplessly无助地；B. Sadly伤心地；令人遗憾地；C. Frankly坦诚地；D. Obviously显然，明显地。由下文“that was the last drive I had with my dad”可知，那是作者和爸爸最后一次开车，所以说很遗憾，故选B。
94．考查名词词义辨析。句意：不是他的血压问题，是癌症让他只有几个月的生命。A. pressure压力；B. headache头疼；C. cancer癌症；D. coughing咳嗽。由下文“that had given him only a few months to live.”可知，作者爸爸身患癌症，所以只有几个月的生命。故选C。
95．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我从没放弃过开车。A. carried on继续进行；B. thought of想起；C. took up占据；D. gave up放弃。由下文“Every time I get behind the wheel”可知，作者没有放弃开车，故选D。

96．B 97．C 98．A 99．D 100．A 101．B 102．D 103．A 104．B 105．C 106．C 107．D 108．B 109．A 110．C

【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者离开家乡德克萨斯州到纽约当实习生，这期间作者经历了从焦虑、恐惧到直面困难努力奋斗，体验了快节奏的生活，也得到了成长，变得更加独立，为今后的人生打下了基础。
96．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是我第一次生活在家乡得克萨斯州以外的地方。A. study学习，研究；B. live生活，居住；C. travel旅行，运行；D. explore探索。根据上文“When I was 20, I got an internship(实习职位)in New York City.”和本句Texas可知，此处指作者第一次在远离家乡的地方生活。故选B。
97．考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着我往北，文化冲击随之而来。A. heritage遗产；B. reaction反应；C. shock震惊，撞击；D. feast盛宴。根据下文讲述内容可知，纽约的生活和德克萨斯州不一样，由此可知，作者经历了文化冲突。culture shock“文化冲击”是固定短语。故选C。
98．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但这无法与拥有800万公民的拥挤的纽约相比。A. packed拥挤的，大量的；B. crazy疯狂的；C. equipped配有……的；D. stressful压力大的，紧张的。根据“with their 8 million citizens.”可知，纽约非常拥挤。故选A。
99．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我习惯了轻松的生活节奏。A. quick快的；B. competitive竞争的；C. unique独特的，唯一的；D. relaxed放松的。根据下文“New York moved fast.”推知，来自德克萨斯州的作者习惯了轻松的生活节奏。故选D。
100．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这种说法是真的——这个城市不睡觉。A. sleeps睡觉；B. changes改变；C. adapts适应；D. erupts喷发。根据上文“New York moved fast.”可知，纽约生活节奏快，是个不夜城。故选A。
101．考查动词词义辨析。句意：害怕我在54层办公楼的新实习失败。A. attempt试图；B. fail失败；C. sweat流汗；D. recover恢复。根据上文“When I was 20, I got an internship(实习职位)in New York City.”和“Fear of getting lost on the subway.”可知，作者怕实习失败。故选B。
102．考查名词词义辨析。句意：担心当地人对我频繁的困惑没有耐心。A. preference偏爱；B. respect尊重；C. desire渴望；D. patience耐心。根据“my frequent moments of confusion”推知，作者害怕当地人对自己频繁的困惑没有耐心。故选D。
103．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的恐惧从合理到愚蠢不等。A. fear恐惧；B. relief宽慰，解脱；C. sadness悲伤；D. tiredness疲惫。本段上文一直在谈论作者的恐惧，因此此处指作者的恐惧有的是合理的，有的是愚蠢的。故选A。
104．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我直面自己的恐惧，继续努力。A. ignored忽视；B. faced面对；C. lost丢失；D. inspired启发。根据“kept trying”推知，作者勇敢面对自己的恐惧，继续努力。故选B。
105．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我很快就学会了永远不要以为纽约人总是说英语。A. propose提议；B. comment评论；C. assume假设，认为；D. discover发现。根据下文“New York is home to people of all walks of life, from all corners of the world.”可知，此处指不要总以为纽约人都说英语。故选C。
106．考查动词词义辨析。句意：周末，我会花几个小时在唐人街的运河街闲逛，这是我去过的离亚洲国家最近的地方。A. reviewing复习；B. hiking远足；C. wandering漫游，闲逛；D. observing观察。根据“At weekends”推知，作者在周末会沿着唐人街的运河闲逛。故选C。
107．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. European欧洲的；B. African非洲的；C. American美洲的；D. Asian亚洲的。根据“Chinatown”可知，此处是指一个亚洲国家。故选D。
108．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我讨厌摩天大楼、游客和我不得不为一个芝士汉堡和薯条支付的高昂价格。A. admired钦佩，欣赏；B. hated讨厌；C. afforded承担得起；D. rented租。根据上文“sick of big city life”推知，作者讨厌摩天大楼、游客和昂贵的物价。故选B。
109．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我也成长了。A. grown长大，成长；B. won赢得；C. struggled挣扎，奋力；D. practised练习。根据下文“I was quicker, smarter and more independent.”可知，作者也成长了。故选A。
110．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但这为我即将开始的人生做了很好的准备。A. celebration庆祝；B. emotion情绪，强烈的情感；C. preparation准备；D. contribution贡献。根据上文内容可知，作者通过在纽约生活和实习变得更明智、独立，这位他以后的人生做好了准备。故选C。

111．D 112．C 113．D 114．C 115．A 116．D 117．C 118．A 119．B 120．A 121．D 122．B 123．A 124．B 125．C

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者接受了社会学家在电视节目中提出的消费观点，担心成为现代消费社会的受害者，便去邻家商店买了自行车。老板推荐了自行车上的多种装置，甚至烤炉，作者无法拒绝，一一购买。实际上作者仍然成了现代消费社会的受害者。
111．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一天，一位社会学家提出，消费社会正在一点一点地消耗现代人。A. adult成年人；B. human人类；C. purchase购买；D. consumer消费者。根据下文“For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society”可知，句中指consumer society“消费社会”，原词复现。故选D项。
112．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我担心自己会成为消费社会的牺牲品，于是我赶紧跑到附近的一家自行车店。A. eventually最终；B. reluctantly不情愿地；C. immediately立即；D. gratefully感激地。根据句中“For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society”和“hurried to”可知，作者害怕成为消费社会的牺牲品，所以立即去自行车店买自行车。故选C项。
113．考查情态动词词义辨析。句意：这是你做过的最好的事。A. would将会；B. should应该；C. must必须；D. could可以。根据最后一段中“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done,”可知，店主约翰逊先生说了同样的话“this is the best thing you could have done(这是你做过的最好的事)”。故选D项。
114．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：生活变得极其复杂。A. boring无聊的；B. stressful有压力的；C. complicated复杂的；D. tough艰难的。根据下文“A bicycle is simple”可知，店主约翰逊先生的推销词是：生活复杂，自行车可以让它变得简单。故选C项。
115．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：自行车很简单，它带给你自然的东西：新鲜的空气，阳光和锻炼。A. natural自然的；B. mysterious神秘的；C. complex复杂的；D. unique独特的。根据句中“fresh air, sunshine”可知，自行车能带来自然的东西。故选A项。
116．考查动词短语辨析。句意：过了一会儿，我来到了小镇的另一端。A. gave up放弃；B. broke down坏掉；C. calmed down平静下来；D. ended up 最后来到。根据上文“I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets.”和句中“at the other end of the town”可知，作者骑车最后来到小镇的另一端。故选D项。
117．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很惊讶，这种简单的交通工具可以让我在相当短的时间内走很长的路。A. march行军；B. drive开车；C. cover行走(一段路程)；D. measure测量。根据句中“long distances in a fairly short time”可知，作者骑车在不长的时间里走了很远的路。故选C项。
118．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但我到底走了多远? A. far远的；B. long长的；C. fast快的；D. deep深的。根据下文“I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to　　10　　an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle.”可知，作者想知道自己走了多远，所以去安里程表。故选A项。
119．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因为我讨厌不准确，所以我又去找约翰逊先生，请他给我的自行车安装一个里程表。A. unreliable不可靠的；B. inaccurate不准确的；C. unsympathetic不同情的；D. impractical不切实际的。根据句中“I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to　　10　　an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle.”可知，作者不喜欢不准确，所以需要安里程表。故选B项。
120．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为我讨厌不准确，所以我又去找约翰逊先生，请他给我的自行车安装一个里程表。A. fix安装；B. check检查；C. repair修理；D. lay放置。根据上文可知，作者想知道准确的骑行距离，所以找自行车店主约翰逊先生安装里程表。故选A项。
121．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他表示同意，但又补充道：“里程表没有速度表，就像叉子没有刀一样”。A. cake蛋糕；B. pencil铅笔；C. box盒子；D. fork叉子。根据句中“An odometer without a speedometer”和“a　　11　　without a knife”可知，店主约翰逊先生把里程表与速度表和叉子与刀进行类比，说明两样不能分开，要配对，这是他的推销词。故选D项。
122．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我承认他是对的，几分钟后，这两个装置就安装在了我自行车的车把上。A. distributed分发；B. attached连接，附上；C. applied应用；D. transformed转变。根据上文可知，作者要安装里程表，店主约翰逊先生又推荐了速度表，所以这两个配件最后都安装到了作者的自行车上。故选B项。
123．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：你不能让后面裸露着。A. bare无遮盖的，无装饰的；B. blank空白；C. loose松；D. cosy舒适。根据下文“He fixed a metal box with buttons behind the seat”可知，店主约翰逊先生又推荐了烤箱，所以他会说：不能让自行车后面裸露着。故选A项。
124．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当你在路上饿的时候，还有什么比这个烤箱更好的吗?。A. sick生病的；B. hungry饥饿；C. hot热；D. thirsty口渴。根据“oven”可知，感到饿的时候烤箱就可以派上用场。故选B项。
125．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我没有足够的力量来拒绝这个提议。A. consider考虑；B. withdraw撤回；C. resist抵抗，抵挡；D. make制作。根据下文店主约翰逊先生的话“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done,”可推知，作者没能抵挡住约翰逊先生的建议，又加装了一个烤箱。故选C项。

126．A 127．D 128．C 129．B 130．A 131．A 132．C 133．B 134．D 135．B 136．B 137．A 138．C 139．D 140．C

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了11岁的Gitanjali是一个普通的女孩，她的科学精神产生了巨大的影响。她因其发明在探索教育3M青年科学家挑战赛中获得了最高奖项。
126．考查动词词义辨析。句意：上个月，她凭借自己的发明在探索教育3M青年科学家挑战赛中获得了最高奖项。A. earned赢得；B. designed设计；C. offered提供；D. made制作。由上文“In many ways, Gitanjali Rao is an ordinary 11-year-old, lively and chatty, yet her scientific spirit makes a huge difference.”和下文“the top prize at the Discovery Education 3M Young Scicntist Challenge for her invention.”可知，她在探索教育3M青年科学家挑战赛中赢得了最高奖项，故选A。
127．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Gitanjali的工作之所以受到启发，是因为她的城市面临着水资源紧急情况，水中铅含量过高。A. exposed暴露；B. improved提高；C. defined下定义；D. inspired鼓舞；启发。由下文“her city faced a water emergency with too much lead in its water.”可知，Gitanjali的城市面临着水资源紧急情况，水中铅含量过高，这启发了她，故选D。
128．考查动词词义辨析。句意：直到我看到我的专利试图在做水测试，我才想到这个主意。A. stick粘；B. belong属于；C. occur发生；（想法）产生；D. apply应用。由上文“The idea didn’ ”和下文“to me”可知，她想到了这个主意，sth. occur to sb.意为“某人突然想起某事”，故选C。
129．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些试纸可能会显示不准确的结果，这些结果并不十分可靠。A. simple简单的；B. reliable可靠的；C. predictable可预测的；D. creative有创造力的。由上文“The test strips may show inaccurate results”可知，这些试纸可能会显示不准确的结果，所以这些结果并不十分可靠，故选B。
130．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然后，她继续努力寻找合适的材料，最终发现碳纳米管传感器可以用来感知化学物质。A. eventually最后；B. immediately马上；C. temporarily暂时地；D. initially最初。由上文“She then searched for suitable materials with continued efforts”和下文“found that carbon nanotube (纳米管) sensors can be used to sense chemicals.”可知，此处按先后顺序描述她的一些工作，她继续努力寻找合适的材料，最终发现碳纳米管传感器可以用来感知化学物质，故选A。
131．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Gitanjali设法用她学校的3D打印机建造了一个蓝色的小房子，里面装有电脑芯片和电池。A. managed管理；设法做到；B. promised承诺；C. pretended假装；D. happened发生。由下文“to build a small blue housing using the 3D printer at her school with computer chips and a battery inside.”可知，她设法用她学校的3D打印机建造了一个蓝色的小房子，manage to do固定搭配，意为“设法做到”，故选A。
132．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Gitanjali在她的计算机科学老师的指导下设计了一个免费的应用程序，它可以给出即时的结果，并通过一个附加设备将数据发送到一个链接的手机上。A. observation观察；B. command命令；C. instruction指导；D. control控制。由下文“from her computer science teacher,”可知，此处指在计算机科学老师的指导下，故选C。
133．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Gitanjali在她的计算机科学老师的指导下设计了一个免费的应用程序，它可以给出即时的结果，并通过一个附加设备将数据发送到一个链接的手机上。A. access入口；B. results结果；C. decisions决定；D. approval赞成。由下文“sends the data to a linked phone through an attached device.”可知，应用程序可以给出即时的结果，并通过一个附加设备将数据发送到一个链接的手机上，故选B。
134．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，设计她的项目的过程并不总是一帆风顺。A. optional可选择的；B. complete完全的；C. continuous持续的；D. smooth顺利的。由下文“though”和常识以及下文“Kathleen Shafer, a scientist paired with Gitanjali as her teacher in summer,___10___along the way.”可知，此处表示她设计她的项目的过程并不总是一帆风顺，故选D。
135．考查动词词义辨析。句意：科学家Kathleen Shafer在夏天与Gitanjali搭档，并担任她的老师，一路上帮助了她。A. changed改变；B. helped帮助；C. risked冒险；D. followed跟随。由上文“Kathleen Shafer, a scientist paired with Gitanjali as her teacher”可知，科学家Kathleen Shafer作为Gitanjali的老师帮助她，故选B。
136．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在颁奖仪式上，Gitanjali还将自己的成功归功于她父母的不断支持和鼓励她尝试“疯狂的想法”。A. stresses强调；B. credits信任；给予承认；认为是……的功劳；C. impresses给……留下印象；D. provides提供。由下文“her parents with constant support”可知，Gitanjali将自己的成功归功于父母不断的支持，credit sb. with sth.固定搭配，意为“把……归功于某人”，故选B。
137．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在颁奖仪式上，Gitanjali还将自己的成功归功于她的父母不断的支持和鼓励她尝试“疯狂的想法”。A. encouragement鼓励；B. request要求；C. struggle挣扎；D. pressure压力。由上文“with constant support”和下文“to try “crazy ideas””可知，她的父母不断支持她，鼓励她尝试新想法，故选A。
138．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Gitanjali获得了25000美元，用于进一步发展她的项目，同时也获得了赢得比赛的巨大荣誉。A. fortune财富；B. intention意图；C. honor荣誉；D. potential潜力。由下文“of winning the contest”可知，她获得了赢得比赛的巨大荣誉。故选C。
139．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：Shafer对Gitanjali评价很高，他说：“她表现出了通过科学解决实际问题的很大动力。”A. keeps with跟上；B. gets along with与……相处；C. takes care of照顾；D. speaks highly of高度赞扬。由下文“she shows a lot of motivation to solve”可知，Shafer对Gitanjali评价很高，故选D。
140．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Shafer对Gitanjali评价很高，他说：“她表现出了通过科学解决实际问题的很大动力。”A. commercial商业的；B. academic学术的；C. practical实用的；D. systematic系统的。由下文“issues through science”和上文提到的Gitanjali在她的计算机科学老师的指导下设计了一个免费的应用程序，它可以给出即时的结果，并通过一个附加设备将数据发送到一个链接的手机上可知，她通过科学解决实际问题。故选C。