广西高考英语完形填空专项训练

这是一份广西高考英语完形填空专项训练，共42页。
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A thirty-year-old environmental puzzle has finally been solved. Since the 1990s, pieces of plastic telephones that look like Garfield—the lazy cartoon cat—have been ___1___ up on beaches in France. But for three ___2___, no one knew where the phones were coming from. On March 22, a group of volunteers from a coastal clean-up organization, along with two journalists finally found out the ___3___ to their puzzle. They discovered a(n) ___4___ shipping container and ___5___ of several Garfield phones inside a rocky sea cave. The cave is hard to find, and can only be ___6___ when the tide (sea) is low.
Shipping containers are used to move things like food, clothing and other items ___7___ the sea. Cargo ships ___8___ hundreds of the huge steel containers from the countries where the goods are made or grown, to the countries where they will be ___9___. However, ___10___ knows for sure how the shipping container full of Garfield phones ended up in the ___11___.
People who live in the area say that the ___12___ first showed up on beaches ___13___ a big storm in the early 1990s. The container ___14___ fell off a ship during the storm, but nobody ever reported that it was ___15___.
The Garfield phones have become a symbol of the problem of ocean ___16___ Fabien Boileau is the director of Iroise Marine Natural Park, where the cave with the phones is ___17___. He said the Garfield phones help people to ___18___ that plastic trash doesn't ___19___ in the ocean. Some of the colourful plastic pieces still look almost ___20___, even though they were washed overboard more than 30 years ago.
1．A．built B．washed C．given D．blown
2．A．decades B．years C．centuries D．months
3．A．theory B．evidence C．belief D．answer
4．A．ordinary B．emptied C．strange D．broken
5．A．pictures B．films C．calls D．parts
6．A．reached B．founded C．protected D．used
7．A．by B．on C．across D．around
8．A．provide B．carry C．possess D．include
9．A．stored B．exported C．sold D．destroyed
10．A．everybody B．the group C．the organization D．nobody
11．A．country B．sea C．cave D．ship
12．A．phones B．cats C．bodies D．wastes
13．A．before B．after C．until D．despite
14．A．immediately B．probably C．secretly D．eventually
15．A．stolen B．hidden C．missing D．sinking
16．A．voyage B．exploration C．protection D．pollution
17．A．located B．watched C．separated D．repaired
18．A．explain B．observe C．understand D．conclude
19．A．break down B．die down C．go down D．slow down
20．A．normal B．new C．real D．cool

I first heard about several cases of coronavirus in January, 2020. But I did not ___21___ the outbreak to have such a sudden and powerful effect on the rest of the world. In March, towards the end of winter quarter, it was ___22___ that we would take all the finals online. It was unexpected, and all university teachers and students were ___23___.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, our University of California at San Diego（UCSD） student-run free dental clinics are closed ___24___, and most research laboratories are only open for ____25____ personnel. Thus, I have had a lot more spare time than before, ___26___ most of the events have been switched to be held online. To ___27___ time, I learned to follow ___28___ to make different dishes. The period of quarantine（隔离） has become a time when I can learn some new life ___29___.
Besides cooking, I have been ___30___ a new hobby—playing puzzles. At first, solving a puzzle was just a way for me to ___31___ endurance（忍耐性） and patience. Then I realized that I learned much more than that. When I ___32___ 1,000 pieces of a puzzle on the table, I ___33___ not buying a simpler one. I suddenly realized how impatient I was that I couldn’t even focus on such a simpler task.
Electronic devices have been training me to constantly stare at a blinking（闪烁）screen and __34__ what I was doing. I decided to solve a puzzle while ___35___ devices for several hours, and enjoy one simple task like a little child.
When I started to look for different pieces to see if they could fit in a larger ___36___, I started to look for shortcuts. I tried to collect puzzles with similar patterns or colors and ___37___ their edges.
During this time, I slowly forgot all the madness and ___38___ of quarantine life. Every time I got one piece in the right place, I was ___39___ awarded by such a small success and motivated to keep on trying. It was surprising and unexpected for me to receive so much ___40___ from focusing on solving puzzles.
21．A．encourage B．expect C．require D．remind
22．A．announced B．promised C．hoped D．discovered
23．A．unhappy B．unfortunate C．uninterested D．unprepared
24．A．occasionally B．formally C．temporarily D．gradually
25．A．devoted B．eager C．excellent D．limited
26．A．unless B．before C．since D．though
27．A．treasure B．kill C．waste D．save
28．A．schedules B．orders C．targets D．recipes
29．A．secrets B．tracks C．skills D．lessons
30．A．exploring B．spreading C．reviewing D．doubting
31．A．support B．practise C．recommend D．appreciate
32．A．broke up B．handed in C．poured out D．put away

33．A．imagined B．permitted C．advised D．regretted
34．A．forget B．guess C．remember D．emphasize
35．A．putting up with B．staying away from C．watching out for D．taking control of
36．A．basket B．poster C．picture D．board
37．A．touch B．remove C．draw D．compare
38．A．danger B．boredom C．excitement D．amazement
39．A．mentally B．physically C．strangely D．passively
40．A．trouble B．joyfulness C．responsibility D．praise

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn't move. What was the____41____was he found himself unable to ask for help-his mobile phone went out of____42____as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to____43____in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that the day broke, and then the____44____of the rescue.
It is almost____45____that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his____46____. "First of all I checked up my____47____conditions and found myself not in mortal(必死的)danger. As there was no____48____to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from____49____. In this way I dozed(打盹)off.
His story put an end to my regret for the_____50_____of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men_____51_____to explore a mountain cave and got lost._____52_____to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of_____53_____. Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion(筋疲力尽). According to the_____54_____people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the_____55_____of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to_____56_____themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering(闪烁)not far away.
Don't you think that you can compare it with_____57_____itself? When you meet with obstacles(障碍)in life and work, you are lost in darkness._____58_____you it's unclear yet and you needn't put up struggle_____59_____. It seems to be a negative' attitude,_____60_____a person who can afford to do so must have foresight(远见)as well as a great courage in the first place.
41．A．hopeless B．worst C．more D．best
42．A．service B．way C．order D．work
43．A．cry B．lie C．wait D．sleep
44．A．delay B．success C．team D．arrival
45．A．untrue B．unimaginable C．true D．useless
46．A．plan B．decision C．explanation D．excuse.
47．A．physical B．mental C．working D．medical
48．A．courage B．way C．tools D．strength
49．A．rotting B．spreading C．hurting D．bleeding
50．A．loss B．failure C．disappointment D．sadness
51．A．had B．managed C．tried D．dreamed
52．A．Willing B．Unable C．Determined D．Deciding
53．A．hearing B．sight C．feeling D．direction
54．A．rescue B．Village C．local D．brave
55．A．end B．top C．opening D．' side
56．A．save B．help C．stop D．calm
57．A．adventure B．work C．life D．mankind
58．A．Tell B．Watch C．Imagine D．Warm
59．A．really B．immediately C．carefully D．hopefully
60．A．and B．so C．but D．because

I will never forget one summer in my childhood. While walking in the attic（阁楼），I stepped on something and ___61___ down, with my hand landing on a floorboard that popped up and almost hit my head. When I ___62___ and looked inside the open space. I could not believe my eyes：There was gold in there! I ___63___ a handful of shining gold cubes, ran to the bottom stair and ___64___ , “Mama，I found gold up there under floor!”
Back up the stairs I dashed, but my brothers almost knocked me down as they ran right by me. When mama opened the door and ___65___ her head in, she ___66___ said, “Honey, that’s insulation（隔热材料）. Now put it all ___67___ .”
I felt really disappointed. I had thought I made a real ___68___ .
When I ___69___ inside to put “the gold” back, my hand touched what felt like a book. I pulled it out. It was old and small：Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, which I’d never heard of. And ____70____ I was bored, I decided to see what was inside this little book. To my ____71____ , it was a book of passages, phrases and proverbs, and I could tell that this was going to be ____72____ .
So I spent quite much time on it and found ____73____ in these pages. As I didn’t know how to express things clearly, I often ____74____ to talk about them. This book helped me ____75____ that I didn’t need to feel ashamed or ____76____ , because other people had similar experiences.
When I went to college, Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations came with me. Over the years, I’ve kept my ____77____ copy, which to this day I often ____78____ . Although it was a coincidence（巧合）to find the book, it liberated（解放）me in a way. It helped me see more than my young mind and heart were able to ____79____ .
The book discovered under those floorboards was, ____80____ , gold.
61．A．chewed B．calmed C．looked D．fell
62．A．bent over B．came across C．picked out D．broke in
63．A．defended B．produced C．seized D．hid
64．A．yelled B．whispered C．admitted D．complained
65．A．starred B．stuck C．lowered D．lifted
66．A．simply B．fortunately C．honestly D．angrily
67．A．back B．on C．up D．down
68．A．difference B．choice C．comment D．discovery
69．A．observed B．slid C．reached D．argued
70．A．until B．now that C．unless D．so that
71．A．surprise B．regret C．relief D．disappointment
72．A．ordinary B．disturbing C．boring D．interesting
73．A．boredom B．comfort C．honor D．doubt
74．A．tended B．offered C．managed D．hesitated
75．A．expect B．expand C．realize D．imagine
76．A．embarrassed B．satisfied C．astonished D．confident
77．A．advanced B．false C．various D．original
78．A．come over B．show off C．refer to D．pick up
79．A．avoid B．respect C．function D．understand
80．A．considerately B．indeed C．normally D．hopefully

When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write and publish my own books. Half the students sneered, and they ____81____ fell out of their chairs ____82____. “Don’t be ____83____! Only geniuses can become ____84____,” even one of them said rudely. “And you got a D last semester.” I was so badly hurt that I ____85____ into tears.
That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and ____86____ it to The Capri’s Weekly newspaper. To my astonishment, they published it and sent me two ____87____. I was a published and paid writer! I showed my fellow students my work. “Just plain dumb luck,” they said. However, I tasted ____88____. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was ____89____ than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of _____90_____, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I graduated from high school, with a C minus average, I had several scrapbooks (剪贴簿) _____91_____ with my published works. After graduation, I never _____92_____ my writing to my classmates again.
I had four children later. While the children _____93_____, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I _____94_____. It took me nine months to finish my first book. I _____95_____ a publisher at random (随意地) and mailed it without making a copy of the manuscript.
A month later I received a contract, an _____96_____ on royalties (版税), and a request to start _____97_____ another book. Crying Wind, the title of my book, became a _____98_____ and was translated into fifteen languages and Braille and was sold worldwide.
Writing is easy, it’s _____99_____ and anyone can do it. Of course, a little dumb luck doesn’t _____100_____.
81．A．suddenly B．nearly C．surely D．silently
82．A．laughing B．sleeping C．shouting D．fighting
83．A．discouraged B．proud C．shy D．silly
84．A．politicians B．musicians C．writers D．artists
85．A．burst B．fell C．ran D．turned
86．A．mailed B．lent C．showed D．passed
87．A．pictures B．certificates C．dollars D．albums
88．A．disappointment B．praise C．rejection D．success
89．A．earlier B．worse C．longer D．better
90．A．newspapers B．poems C．books D．houses
91．A．lined B．covered C．filled D．locked
92．A．mentioned B．contributed C．donated D．sold
93．A．interrupted B．slept C．gathered D．argued
94．A．forgot B．achieved C．felt D．ignored
95．A．visited B．chose C．begged D．invited
96．A．honour B．adventure C．advertisement D．advance
97．A．getting over B．working on C．taking in D．showing off
98．A．best seller B．tour guidance C．reference book D．soup opera
99．A．free B．wild C．easy D．painful
100．A．occur B．mind C．kid D．hurt

I was 11 years old when my family went on a holiday to Beijing. That was my first trip to China. One morning, my brother became ___101___ and had to stay in the hotel to rest. As my mum had to be with him, she told me to ___102___ breakfast from the food store in front of the ___103___. She also told me that she would be right by the window, ___104___ me.
Had I been back home, it would have been a(n) ___105___ task. But my inexperience and the ___106___ to the environment turned it into a highly challenging experience I still remember ___107___. The food store had a lot of people coming and going. I had no ___108___ what to do. Overwhelmed (不知所措的) and on the point of crying, I suddenly ___109___ what my mum had told me. I stepped out of the shop and looked up. True to her _____110_____, she was just by the fifth-floor window, giving me the thumbs-up (翘拇指). I was comforted.
Although she wasn't right by my side, I knew she was _____111_____ giving me the confidence to complete the task. On the top of the _____112_____ were all Chinese characters (汉字), with most characters unrecognizable to me. At that moment, I _____113_____ my task. My mum had given me very simple instructions—buy several cakes—but among the _____114_____, what she said was gone.
I realized that was the biggest challenge I faced. I had no idea how to _____115_____, or to whom to give my orders. Fortunately, a lady saw me and communicated with me in fluent English. That made me remember what I wanted to buy.
101．A．afraid B．ugly C．ill D．busy
102．A．cook B．bring C．carry D．buy
103．A．hotel B．restaurant C．street D．door
104．A．caring about B．waiting on C．watching over D．looking after
105．A．special B．difficult C．slow D．easy
106．A．carelessness B．unfamiliarity C．fear D．badness
107．A．fairly B．partly C．clearly D．mainly
108．A．idea B．fact C．doubt D．question
109．A．imagined B．knew C．understood D．remembered
110．A．hope B．decision C．word D．way
111．A．nearby B．away C．out D．aside
112．A．table B．sign C．paper D．menu
113．A．wanted B．found C．forgot D．finished
114．A．nervousness B．accident C．trouble D．business
115．A．eat B．order C．catch D．choose

It was a Friday morning, 7:30 am. I felt too late to drive my car, so my daughter ____116____ an Uber (优步). In five minutes, the Uber reached the entrance gate, waiting for my arrival. I just saw the cab ____117____ and entered the car. I was so busy that I didn't pay any ____118____ to the driver. I was searching for important papers from my leather bag, so. ____119____ said, “Please, go quick. I'm in a hurry!”
The ____120____ came, “Yes, ma'am.”
I was literally surprised when I heard a ____121____  voice! I stopped my work for a second and looked at the driver. The driver was a young lady. For the first time, I saw a lady driving an Uber!
The car was running on the national highway towards the ____122____ , It was quite a distance from my home. She was driving ____123____ well. I didn't know why I became so ____124____ to know why she had chosen this ______125______ . I started the conversation, “If you don't mind, can I ask you some questions? ”
“I guess, you are well ______126______ .”
“Yes, ma' am! I have completed my ______127______ , I have done my MBA course.”
“Oh, wow!!! Why did you then chose this profession, instead of going for an ______128______ career?”
I could see her face in the rear — view mirror. She ______129______ and then she expressed her views. I was really amazed!
Very politely, she said, “Driving was my ______130______ from my childhood, ma'am! of course I do ______131______ each and every job. In this case, ______132______ I fulfilled my desire. I love driving! I don't mind big or small jobs. I wanted a job where I can get satisfaction. I got ______133______ from international companies but this one I preferred because I like it. I know I can't get enough money out of it, ______134______ as I told you — I love driving! That's it!”
“Is it worth it?”
“______135______ you like it, yes.”
116．A．found B．booked C．downloaded D．rented
117．A．driver B．brand C．number D．color
118．A．attention B．respect C．money D．regard
119．A．necessarily B．instantly C．publicly D．patiently
120．A．answer B．order C．sound D．voice
121．A．female B．young C．sharp D．calm
122．A．airport B．company C．destination D．meting
123．A．terribly B．perfectly C．naturally D．lively
124．A．devoted B．confident C．confused D．enthusiastic
125．A．profession B．car C．rad D．course
126．A．identified B．proved C．rewarded D．educated
127．A．life B．paper C．education D．work
128．A．available B．accessible C．adventurous D．academic
129．A．smiled B．wept C．laughed D．sighed
130．A．plan B．love C．choice D．imagination
131．A．honor B．accept C．respect D．cherish
132．A．without doubt B．at least C．in case D．of course
133．A．support B．advertisements C．offers D．payments
134．A．yet B．and C．so D．while
135．A．Otherwise B．Until C．Unless D．If

It was a small graduation party. Only Ed, Max, Raul and I were there. All three men, each over the age of fifty, had achieved a___136___in their lives. They could___137___.
Overcoming decades of___138___and a lifetime of covering up their illiteracy, these three men had signed up for a free three-month course, taught by me.
"I take the bus every day to work," said Ed. "Have done for over thirty years. Just yesterday I ___139___what the words' Emergency Exit' mean." Max reported that he was___140___to understand much of Monday's newspaper sports article on his beloved Dallas Cowboys.
___141___, his break time was spent ___142___to read in the hope his co-workers would never discover his shameful secret. As our final night came to a close, Raul took my hand between his rough ones: " You gave me a___143___. You gave me a new life."
Being so young, I did not grasp the full ___144___of his simple statement until my own gray hairs appeared, a(an)____145____downturn robbed me of my work and income security. Now I'm the____146____ of my former pupils and my future needs a ____147____ button. I realize that limiting my destiny (命运) because of my age or my lack of skills is ____148____A future with many wonderful opportunities could belong to me as long as I have the courage to ____149____ it out and work for it.
Like Ed, Max and Raul, I am determined to make a new life for myself. They____150____me well.
136．A．first B．medal C．career D．prize
137．A．work B．survive C．read D．drive
138．A．sorrow B．depression C．threat D．embarrassment
139．A．heard about B．looked through C．put forward D．figured out
140．A．likely B．able C．cautious D．eager
141．A．Ultimately B．Lately C．Previously D．Gradually
142．A．learning B．continuing C．managing D．pretending
143．A．future B．choice C．break D．lesson
144．A．purpose B．wisdom C．comment D．background
145．A．educational B．scientific C．physical D．economic
146．A．age B．example C．image D．guide
147．A．new B．restart C．special D．play
148．A．crucial B．reasonable C．foolish D．annoying
149．A．seek B．let C．bring D．carry
150．A．trained B．taught C．cloned D．controlled

Most 86-year-olds have their feet up, appreciating their golden years. But Giorgos Hatziparaskos ____151____ works with his wife Katarina and their son Paraskevas in their bakery in Rethymno, Crete.
The old couple opens the bakery at 8:00 am to ____152____ a day's work. While Katarina goes about the marketing, Giorgos gets things ready in the ____153____. As Katarina prepares lunch , Giorgos and his son ____154____ the traditional phyllo pastry(酥皮). The____155____ requires careful measuring and hard manual(体力的) work.
While Giorgos shares that the work “keeps me alive”, it makes him____156____ The senior has to stop for breaks in between preparing the layers(层) of phyllo pastry, but he keeps on ____157____.
Giorgos explains why there are now few bakeries who use the old ____158____ of making the thin pastry. Industrialization(工 业化) has meant that making the phyllo can be ____159____ and more profitable(有利润的) in terms of man-power.
Yet, the Hatziparaskos family _____160_____. Although their profits from making the actual pastry are _____161_____ —320 layers of pastry makes just 12 kilos, which are then sold at just 60 euros—the bakery remains operational(运营的).
What is beautiful about Giorgos' hard work is how he has _____162_____ his own son. Paraskevas is an engineer by profession, but when work _____163_____ because of the economic crisis, he joined his aging father. The father-son _____164_____ keeps each other moving forward. When Paraskevas is tired, he looks to his father' s extraordinary _____165_____, and he picks himself up again. He hopes his own son will _____166_____ in their steps. Thus the ancient _____167_____ of phyllo pastry making will keep going.
The family is _____168_____ in so many ways and have become a central part of their community. In fact the mayor was so _____169_____ of their efforts that the bakers received an award for their_____170_____ to tourism in 2007.
Over the front door of the 17th-century building is a centuries-old inscription: “In virtue, the house shines.”
151．A．seldom B．only C．yet D．still
152．A．assess B．begin C．praise D．innovate
153．A．market B．factory C．bakery D．office
154．A．make B．sell C．taste D．boost
155．A．announcement B．appreciation C．process D．advertisement
156．A．disappointed B．embarrassed C．ashamed D．exhausted
157．A．going B．delaying C．teasing D．abandoning
158．A．facilities B．methods C．ingredients D．principles
159．A．funnier B．happier C．greener D．quicker
160．A．continues B．disagrees C．applauds D．departs
161．A．normal B．average C．small D．illegal
162．A．challenged B．inspired C．protected D．honored
163．A．grew up B．got by C．took off D．dried up
164．A．dilemma B．team C．competition D．example
165．A．work B．appearance C．hobby D．talent
166．A．remain B．inherit C．maintain D．follow
167．A．tradition B．style C．fashion D．method
168．A．positive B．energetic C．incredible D．professional
169．A．satisfied B．appreciative C．enjoyable D．fond
170．A．handcrafts B．business C．consequence D．contributions

If there was a subject at school that made me anxious, it was science. So, when my husband and I decided to homeschool our daughters, we made a ___171___: He would teach science while I would handle everything else.
Recently, while out on my morning hike before starting lessons, I ___172___ that the sky was a beautiful blue, and the air was filled with the ___173___ smell of flowers. That’s why I decided thatthe day’s lessons would be ___174___ outside，although my daughters hadn’t had any science classes from my husband ___175___ since my husband was too busy.
I returned to the house to get the girls ___176___. We headed up into the forest, ___177___ ourselves by a pond that rarely had any visitors. My daughter Saoirse began ___178___ pond weeds and catching frogs, ___179___ my other daughter Ula looked at me, waiting to be ____180____. I handed her a drawing board and the colored pencils. “We ____181____” I told her, “and see if something comes along. Just ____182____ what’s around you.”
We worked for more than an hour, ____183____ speaking. A bird flew across the water, and then settled in front of a fallen log (原木). I quickly told Ula, ____184____ that she’d not seen the creature. But she had. An hour later, she finished her picture, and I ____185____ down at it. She drew the bird on her paper with ____186____ accuracy. There was one other interesting ____187____ about this drawing: She also drew me, sitting beside her.
I then realized the foundation of science is a sense of ____188____; It isn’t about accurately reciting words from a textbook. It is first and foremost about stepping outside our ____189____ lives and marveling at the world around us. And from that day, I insisted on ____190____ my husband’s duty as the science teacher.
171．A．change B．deal C．mistake D．scene
172．A．recognized B．observed C．noticed D．acquired
173．A．horrible B．strange C．particular D．sweet
174．A．taught B．reviewed C．prepared D．applied
175．A．at one time B．for a while C．in the meantime D．in a moment
176．A．focused B．inspired C．ready D．cheerful
177．A．refreshing B．expressing C．evaluating D．settling
178．A．picking up B．bringing up C．giving up D．setting up
179．A．since B．while C．although D．therefore
180．A．praised B．checked C．instructed D．followed
181．A．rest B．pause C．gather D．wait
182．A．draw B．appreciate C．write D．measure
183．A．frequently B．barely C．loudly D．calmly
184．A．disappointed B．confused C．worried D．shocked
185．A．stared B．glanced C．glared D．looked
186．A．poor B．slight C．absolute D．amazing
187．A．dilemma B．fact C．story D．topic
188．A．duty B．sight C．wonder D．art
189．A．busy B．previous C．empty D．happy
190．A．taking in B．taking off C．taking down D．taking over










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1．B 2．A 3．D 4．D 5．D 6．A 7．C 8．B 9．C 10．D 11．C 12．A 13．B 14．B 15．C 16．D 17．A 18．C 19．A 20．B

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述法国海滩不断出现有加菲猫形象的塑料手机，但没人知道这些手机的来历,直到30年后的今天这个谜才被一群海岸环保志愿者揭开。原来这些手机来自附近的一个海蚀岩洞,里面有一个破损的装满加菲猫塑料手机的集装箱。
1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：自20世纪90年代以来，长得像加菲猫的塑料电话就被冲上了法国的海滩。A. built修建；B. washed洗涤，冲刷；C. given给予；D. blown吹。根据下文“up on beaches in France”可知手机是被海水冲刷到海滩的，故选B。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但三十年来，没有人知道这些手机是从哪里来的。A. decades十年；B. years年；C. centuries世纪；D. months月。从20世纪90年代到现在2021年，时间跨度是30年，decade表示十年，故选A。
3．考查名词词义辨析。句意：3月22日，一群来自海岸清理组织的志愿者和两名记者终于找到了让他们困惑的答案。A. theory理论；B. evidence证据；C. belief信念；D. answer答案。根据后文“to their puzzle”可知puzzle指的是不知手机来自何处的疑问，今天发现的是解释这个疑问的答案，故选D。
4．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们在一个多岩石的海洞里发现了一个破损的海运集装箱和一些加菲猫手机的部件。A. ordinary普通的；B. emptied清空的；C. strange奇怪的；D. broken打破的，破损的。从后文可知这个装满加菲猫手机的集装箱很有可能是在暴风雨中从货运船上意外掉落的，既然手机从集装箱里面出来了，说明集装箱已经是破损的，故选D。
5．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们在一个多岩石的海洞里发现了一个破损的海运集装箱和一些加菲猫手机的部件。A. pictures图片；B. films电影；C. calls电话；D. parts部分，零件。可以想象，经过海水近30年的冲刷，手机已经破损，只能看到一些部件漂浮在水面上。故选D。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个洞穴很难找到，只有在退潮时才能到达。A. reached抵达；B. founded建立；C. protected保护；D. used使用。从上文可以推断这些志愿者是到了岩洞才发现集装箱的，故选A。
7．考查介词词义辨析。句意：海运集装箱是用来运送食物、衣服和其他物品的。A. by借助；B. on在上面；C. across穿过；D. around围绕。根据后文中的“Cargo ships ... from ... to...”可知货船是跨海运输的，故选C。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：货船将数百个巨大的钢铁集装箱从货物的生产国或种植国运送到将要销售这些货物的国家。A. provide提供；B. carry搬运，运送；C. possess控制；D. include包含。根据后文“hundreds of the huge steel containers from the countries where the goods are made or grown”可知此处指货船将数百个巨大的钢铁集装箱从货物的生产国或种植国运送到将要销售这些货物的国家。故选B。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：货船将数百个巨大的钢铁集装箱从货物的生产国或种植国运送到将要销售这些货物的国家。A. stored储存；B. exported出口；C. sold出售；D. destroyed破坏。根据上文“to the countries where they will be”可知指把集装箱运送到将要销售这些货物的国家。故选C。
10．考查不定代词和名词词组辨析。句意：然而，没有人确切知道装满加菲猫手机的集装箱是如何到达洞穴的。A. everybody每个人；B. the group团队；C. the organization组织；D. nobody没有人。根据however表达的转折关系，应该是没有人说得清楚个中缘由，故选D。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，没有人确切知道装满加菲猫手机的集装箱是如何到达洞穴的。A. country国家；B. sea海洋；C. cave洞穴；D. ship船。前文“of several Garfield phones inside a rocky sea cave”已经清楚表明集装箱是在岩洞里发现的，故选C。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：住在该地区的人们说，电话首次出现在海滩上是在20世纪90年代初的一场大风暴之后。A. phones电话，手机；B. cats猫；C. bodies身体；D. wastes废物。根据前文“pieces of plastic telephones”可知，人们在海滩上发现的是加菲猫形象的塑料手机，故选A。
13．考查连词词义辨析。句意：住在该地区的人们说，电话首次出现在海滩上是在20世纪90年代初的一场大风暴之后。A. before在……之前；B. after在……之后；C. until直到；D. despite尽管。此段提供集装箱来到岩洞的一种可能性，根据当地人的说法和逻辑，事故应该是在风暴时发生的，手机当然只会在风暴后才会出现在海滩上，故选B。
14．考查副词词义辨析。句意：集装箱可能是在暴风雨中从船上掉下来的，但从来没有人报告它失踪了。A. immediately立即；B. probably可能；C. secretly秘密地；D. eventually终于。根据后文“fell off a ship during the storm”可知此处只是一种推测，推测集装箱可能是在暴风雨中从船上掉下来的，故选B。
15．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：集装箱可能是在暴风雨中从船上掉下来的，但从来没有人报告它失踪了。A. stolen偷的；B. hidden隐藏的；C. missing失踪的；D. sinking下沉的。按照常理，事故船只应该是报告船上有集装箱不见了。故选C。
16．考查名词词义辨析。句意：加菲猫手机已经成为海洋污染问题的象征。A. voyage航行；B. exploration探索；C. protection保护；D. pollution污染。结合上文“A thirty-year-old environmental puzzle has finally been solved.”可知，加菲猫手机已经成为海洋污染问题的象征。故选D。
17．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Fabien Boileau是Iroise海洋自然公园的负责人，有手机的洞穴就在这里。A. located位于；B. watched观看；C. separated分开；D. repaired修理。根据上文“where the cave with the phones is”可知此处指发现手机的岩洞的地理位置。故选A。
18．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说，加菲猫手机帮助人们了解塑料垃圾在海洋中不会分解。A. explain解释；B. observe观察；C. understand理解；D. conclude总结。根据后文“that plastic trash doesn't”可知加菲猫手机帮助人们了解塑料垃圾在海洋中不会分解的事实。故选C。
19．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他说，加菲猫手机帮助人们了解塑料垃圾在海洋中不会分解。A. break down分解；B. die down逐渐消失；C. go down下降；D. slow down减慢。根据上下文逻辑，手机看起来像新的才说明塑料在海洋中难以分解，故选A。
20．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有些五颜六色的塑料碎片看起来几乎还是新的，尽管它们是30多年前被冲到海里的。A. normal正常的；B. new新的；C. real真的；D. cool凉爽的。根据后文“even though they were washed overboard more than 30 years ago.”中even though引导让步状语从句，可推测尽管它们是30多年前被冲到海里的，但是有些五颜六色的塑料碎片看起来几乎还是新的，故选B。

21．B 22．A 23．D 24．C 25．D 26．C 27．B 28．D 29．C 30．A 31．B 32．C 33．D 34．A 35．B 36．C 37．D 38．B 39．A 40．B

【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。本文叙述了作者由于处于新冠肺炎的流行隔离期，她学习了一些诸如烹调等新的生活技巧。本文主要是作者探索了新的嗜好即玩拼图的情况。拼图锻炼了作者的忍耐性和耐心，同时也需要智慧和技巧。
21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我没想到这次疫情会对世界其他地区产生如此突然和强大的影响。A. encourage鼓励；B. expect期待，料想；C. require要求；D. remind提醒。根据后文“the outbreak to have such a sudden and powerful effect on the rest of the world”可知，作者没有预料（expect）这流行病的爆发会对世界上其他地方产生如此突然而又巨大的影响。故选B。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：三月，临近冬季季末，我们宣布所有的期末考试都将在网上进行。A. announced宣布；B. promised承诺；C. hoped希望；D. discovered发现。根据后文“that we would take all the finals online”可知指宣布（announced）我们将在网上进行期末考试。故选A。
23．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是出乎意料的，所有的大学老师和学生都没有做好准备。A. unhappy不开心的；B. unfortunate不幸的；C. uninterested不感兴趣的；D. unprepared无准备的。结合上文“It was unexpected”这一举措出乎意料，因为所有大学教职工和学生都没有做好准备（unprepared）。故选D。
24．考查副词词义辨析。句意：由于冠状病毒大流行，我们的加州大学圣地亚哥分校学生开办的免费牙科诊所暂时关闭，大多数研究实验室只对有限的人员开放。A. occasionally偶尔；B. formally正式地；C. temporarily暂时地；D. gradually逐渐地。根据上文“Due to the coronavirus pandemic”可知，因为疫情，由学生经营的免费的牙科诊所暂时（temporarily）关闭了。故选C。
25．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：由于冠状病毒大流行，我们的加州大学圣地亚哥分校学生开办的免费牙科诊所暂时关闭，大多数研究实验室只对有限的人员开放。A. devoted投入的；B. eager热切地；C. excellent卓越的；D. limited有限的。结合常识可知由于疫情，大多数研究实验室也仅仅对有限的（limited）人员开放。故选D。
26．考查连词词义辨析。句意：因此，我比以前有了更多的空闲时间，因为大多数活动都改在网上举行了。A. unless除非；B. before在……之前；C. since自从，因为；D. though虽然。引导原因状语从句，表示“因为”应用since。故选C。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了消磨时间，我学着按照食谱做不同的菜。A. treasure珍爱；B. kill杀死；C. waste浪费；D. save拯救。根据后文“time”可知指为了消磨（kill）时光，作者跟着菜谱学习制作不同的菜肴。故选B。
28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：为了消磨时间，我学着按照食谱做不同的菜。A. schedules时间表；B. orders订单；C. targets目标；D. recipes食谱。结合后文“to make different dishes”可知作者为了消磨时光，跟着菜谱（recipes）学习制作不同的菜肴。故选D。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：隔离期已经成为我可以学习一些新的生活技能的时间。A. secrets秘密；B. tracks轨道；C. skills技能；D. lessons课程。根据上文提到作者学习做菜可知，隔离期间已经变成了作者学习一些新的生活技能（skills）的时间。故选C。
30．，考查动词词义辨析。句意：除了烹饪，我一直在探索一个新的爱好——玩谜题。A. exploring探索；B. spreading传播；C. reviewing回顾；D. doubting怀疑。结合后文“a new hobby—playing puzzles”指探索了（exploring）一项新的嗜好——玩拼图游戏。故选A。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：起初，解谜对我来说只是锻炼耐力和耐心的一种方式。A. support支持；B. practise练习；C. recommend推荐；D. appreciate欣赏。根据后文“endurance and patience”可知作者完成拼图仅仅是练习（practise）忍耐性和耐心的一种方式。故选B。
32．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我把1000个拼图倒在桌子上时，我后悔没有买一个更简单的。A. broke up打破；B. handed in递上；C. poured out诉说，倾倒；D. put away放好。根据后文“1,000 pieces of a puzzle on the table”指把拼图倒在桌子上。故选C。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我把1000个拼图倒在桌子上时，我后悔没有买一个更简单的。A. imagined想象；B. permitted允许；C. advised建议；D. regretted后悔。根据后文“not buying a simpler one”可知作者后悔（regretted）没有买比较简单的一个，1000个零件太多了。故选D。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：电子设备训练我不断地盯着一个闪烁的屏幕，忘记我在做什么。A. forget忘记；B. guess猜测；C. remember记得；D. emphasize强调。结合后文“enjoy one simple task like a little child.”可知，长时间看着电子设备，让作者忘记（forget）在做的事情。故选A。
35．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我决定在远离电子设备几个小时的时间里解决一个难题，并像小孩子一样享受一项简单的任务。A. putting up with忍受；B. staying away from远离；C. watching out for注意；D. taking control of控制。根据后文“devices for several hours, and enjoy one simple task like a little child”可知作者决定避开（staying away from）电子设备几个小时去拼图。故选B。
36．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我开始寻找不同的拼图片，看看它们是否能放进一张更大的图片里时，我开始寻找捷径。A. basket篮子；B. poster海报；C. picture图片；D. board木板。结合常识和上文“When I started to look for different pieces to see if they could fit in a larger”可知作者开始看着不同的拼图块看是否能把它们拼在一个大的图片（picture）里。故选C。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我试着收集有相似图案或颜色的拼图，并比较出它们的边缘。A. touch触碰；B. remove去除；C. draw画；D. compare比较。结合常识和上文“I tried to collect puzzles with similar patterns or colors and”可知作者尝试着收集有相似图案或者颜色的拼图并比较（compare）它们的边缘。故选D。
38．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在这段时间里，我慢慢忘记了所有隔离生活的疯狂和无聊。A. danger危险；B. boredom无聊，厌倦；C. excitement激动；D. amazement惊异。结合上文“I slowly forgot all the madness and”指慢慢忘记所有隔离生活的疯狂和无聊。故选B。
39．考查副词词义辨析。句意：每次我把一件东西放在正确的地方，小小的成功就会给我精神上的奖励，激励我继续努力。A. mentally心理地；B. physically身体上地；C. strangely奇怪地；D. passively被动地。根据后文“awarded by such a small success and motivated to keep on trying”可知每次把一块放在正确的位置，作者在精神上（mentally）被这小的成功所奖励。故选A。
40．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对我来说，从专注于解决谜题中获得如此多的乐趣是令人惊讶和意外的。A. trouble麻烦；B. joyfulness快乐；C. responsibility责任；D. praise赞美。结合上文可知，全神贯注拼图让作者得到那么多快乐（joyfulness）是令人惊讶和意想不到的。故选B。

41．B 42．D 43．C 44．D 45．B 46．C 47．A 48．B 49．D 50．B 51．C 52．B 53．D 54．A 55．C 56．D 57．C 58．A 59．B 60．C

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了发生在作者朋友身上的一次车祸，这使作者想起了去年的一次以悲剧告终的探险活动，以此说明只有那些具有远见和勇气的人才能够从容应对生活中遇到的不测。
41．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最糟糕的是，他发现自己无法寻求帮助——他的手机因为电池耗尽而无法工作。A. hopeless充满希望的；B. worst最差的；C. more更多的；D. best最好的。根据第1空后“he found himself unable to ask for help-his mobile phone went out of ___2___ as a result of exhausted battery（电池没电）.”可知，此处强调状况更糟了，不能动也不能求助。故选B。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：最糟糕的是，他发现自己无法寻求帮助——他的手机因为电池耗尽而无法工作。 A. service 服务；B. way 方法，方式；C. order命令，顺序；D. work工作。根据第2空前后“he found himself unable to ask for help-his mobile phone went out of ___2___ as a result of exhausted battery（电池没电）.”可知，因为电池用尽，手机不能用了，out of work意为“不工作”；out of service意为“停止服务”；out of order意为“混乱”讲。故选D。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：除了在寒冷的荒野里等待，别无他法。A. cry 哭 ；B. lie躺，说谎；C. wait 等待；D. sleep睡觉。由上文可知朋友受伤且手机没电，因此除了等待没什么能做的。故选C。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：8个小时后天亮了，然后救援人员来了。 A. delay拖延；B. success成功；C. team队；D. arrival到达。由下文“It is almost　　5　　that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long.”可知作者的朋友最终获救了，结合语境，此处应是援救“到来”了。故选D。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：难以想象他能在黑暗中忍受这么长时间的恐怖。 A. untrue不真实的；B. unimaginable 无法想象的；C. true真实的；D. useless无用的。根据第5空后的“he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long.”可知，在黑夜里如此长时间忍受恐惧，作者认为这是令人“无法想象的”。故选B。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：更让人吃惊的是他的解释：“首先，我检查了自己的身体状况，发现自己没有生命危险。由于没有办法呼救，我靠在座位上，尽力不让伤口流血。我就这样睡着了。” A. plan 计划；B. decision决定；C. explanation解释；D. excuse借口。根据第6空后的“First of all I checked up my ___7___ conditions and found myself not in fatal（致命的）danger.  As there was no ___8___ to call for help,  I leaned back in  my seat  trying  my best to keep the wound from ___9___ . In this way I dozed（打盹）off.”可知，这是指朋友后来的“解释”，不是朋友的“借口”，更不是“计划”和“决定”。故选C。
47．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：更让人吃惊的是他的解释:“首先，我检查了自己的身体状况，发现自己没有生命危险。由于没有办法呼救，我靠在座位上，尽力不让伤口流血。我就这样睡着了。”A. physical身体的；B. mental精神上的；C. working有工作的；D. medical医疗的。根据第7空后的“conditions and found myself not in fatal（致命的）danger.”可知，在受伤的情况下，检查的应是“身体的”状况，故选A。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：更让人吃惊的是他的解释:“首先，我检查了自己的身体状况，发现自己没有生命危险。由于没有办法呼救，我靠在座位上，尽力不让伤口流血。我就这样睡着了。”A. courage勇气；B. way方法，方式；C. tools工具；D. strength力气，力量。由上文手机没电可知，他没有办法呼救，故选B。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：更让人吃惊的是他的解释:“首先，我检查了自己的身体状况，发现自己没有生命危险。由于没有办法呼救，我靠在座位上，尽力不让伤口流血。我就这样睡着了。”A. rotting腐烂；B. spreading传播；C. hurting伤害；D. bleeding流血。根据“I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from”可知，因为朋友在车祸中受伤后简单自救，阻止伤口“流血”。故选D。
50．考查名词词义辨析。 句意：他的故事结束了我对去年探险失败的遗憾。 A. loss损失；B. failure失败；C. disappointment失望；D. sadness伤心。由下文“A group of young men　　　　to explore a mountain cave and got lost”可知探险“失败”了。故选B。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一群年轻人试图探索一个山洞，结果迷路了。 A. had有；B. managed管理，控制；C. tried尝试；D. dreamed梦想。根据第11空后的“to explore a mountain cave and got lost.”可知，探险没有成功，因此此处是“尝试”去做。manage to do sth.表示“设法干成了某事”。故选C。
52．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：找不到走出黑暗山洞的路，他们惊慌失措，没有方向感的乱跑。 A. Willing 乐意的；B. Unable不能的；C. Determined坚决的；D. Deciding决定性的。由上文“got lost.”可知他们迷路了，根据语境应该找不到路。故选B。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意： 找不到走出黑暗山洞的路，他们惊慌失措，没有方向感的乱跑。 A.hearing 听力；B.sight视力；C.feeling感觉；D.direction方向。根据“they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of ___13___..”可知这群年轻人慌张害怕，根据常识可知他们在跑的时候是没有方向感的。故选D。
54．考查名词词义辨析。句意：据发现他们的救援人员称，他们迷路的地方距离洞口只有大约10米。 A.rescue营救；B.village 村庄；C.local 当地人； D.brave勇敢的人。由上文可知作者他们在山洞里迷路了，因此应该是有人来救援。故选A。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意： 据发现他们的救援人员称，他们迷路的地方距离洞口只有大约10米。 A.end 结结尾；B.top 顶端；C.opening 出口；D.side方面。根据下文“a faint light glimmering（闪烁）not far away”，可知这儿指的是“出口”，所以opening符合句意。故选C。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意： 如果他们在迷路的时候呆在原地，试着让自己平静下来，他们可能会感觉到不远处有微弱的灯光在闪烁。A.save挽救；B.help 帮助；C.stop 停止；D.calm使冷静。根据上文“they were frightened and ran anxiously ”他们慌乱迷失了方向，和下文“they would probably sense a faint light glimmering(闪烁)not far away.”可知这里作者想强调保持冷静，与上文对比。故选D。
57．考查名词词义辨析。句意：你不认为你可以把它和生命本身作比较吗?A.adventure 冒险；B.work 工作；C.life生活；D.mankind人类。根据下文“When you meet with obstacles in life, you are lost in darkness.”可知，作者由上述两个事例联想到“生活”。故选C。
58．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：告诉自己，当事情不明朗的时候，你不必立即斗争。 A. Tell告诉；B. Watch注视、监视；C. Imagine想象；D.Warn警告。根据上文“When you meet with obstacles(障碍)in life and work, you are lost in darkness.”和语境可知，此处是表达在面对困难的时候，先告诉自己保持冷静，不必立刻回应。故选A。
59．考查副词词义辨析。句意：请注意，当事情不明朗的时候，你不必立即斗争。A.really真正地；B.immediately 立刻；C.carefully细心地；D.hopefully充满希望地。根据上文两个例子可知，作者想强调人们在处于危急或困境时应“保持镇静”，不要轻举妄动，因此不必“立即”去斗争。故选B。
60．考查并列连词辨析。句意：这似乎是一种消极的态度，但一个人有能力这样做必须有远见和巨大的勇气。 A.and 和；B.so 所以；C.but 但是；D.because因为。根据“It seems to be a negative attitude, ___20___ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight（预见）as well as great courage in the first place.”可知，前后文构成的是转折关系。这种态度似乎是消极的，但却表现了一个人的智慧和勇气。故选C。

61．D 62．A 63．C 64．A 65．B 66．A 67．A 68．D 69．C 70．B 71．A 72．D 73．B 74．D 75．C 76．A 77．D 78．C 79．D 80．B

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者童年时期，无意间在阁楼发现了一本书，作者被这本书的内容深深吸引，它不但消除了作者的焦虑，而且帮助作者很多。
61．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在阁楼上散步时，我踩到了什么东西了，摔倒了…。A. chewed咀嚼；B. calmed使平静；C. looked看；D. fell落下。由“with my hand landing on a floorboard”可知，作者手触到地板上了，所以判断出作者是摔倒了。故选D项。
62．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我弯下腰向里看时，我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛，里面有金子。A. bent over 弯腰；B. came across碰见；C. picked out挑选；D. broke in破门而入。由“looked inside the open space”可知，弯下腰才能向里看，才能发现“金子”。故选A项。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我抓起一把闪闪发光的金子，走到楼梯最下面喊道：”妈妈，我在地板下面发现了金子！”。A. defended防卫，保卫；B. produced制造；C. seized抓住；D. hid躲藏。作者发现了金子，所以要抓起金子去楼下拿给妈妈看看。故选C项。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我抓起一把闪闪发光的金子，走到楼梯最下面叫喊：“妈妈。我在地板下面发现了金子!”A. yelled叫喊；B. whispered耳语；C. admitted承认；D. complained抱怨。由"Mama I found gold up here under the floor！"可知，我在地板下面发现了金子！所以判断出作者在喊叫，表明作者很兴奋。故选A项。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：妈妈打开门，伸出头，她只是说：“亲爱的，那是隔热材料”。A. starred主演；B. stuck插入，粘住；C. lowered降低；D. lifted举起。妈妈打开了门，一定要伸出头与作者交谈，并且告诉作者那是隔热材料而不是金子。stick one's head in意为“伸出头"。故选B项。
66．考查副词词义辨析。句意：妈妈打开门，伸出头，她只是说：“亲爱的，那是隔热材料”。A. simply简单地；B. fortunately幸运地；C. honestly诚实地；D. angrily生气地。因为妈妈知道那是隔热材料，所以作者母亲很平静，所以simply符合句意。故选A项。
67．考查副词词义辨析。句意：现在把它放回去。A. back回去；B. on在…之上；C. up往上；D. down往下。put sth. back为固定搭配，意为“把…放回去”。故选A项。
68．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我原以为我真的发现了什么。A. difference不同；B. choice选择；C. comment评论；D. discovery发现。前文的found与made a discovery同义。故选D项。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我把手伸进去想要把假“金子”放回去时，这时我的手碰到了一本书一样的东西。A. observed观察；B. slid 滑动；C. reached融及，够到；D. argued争论。作者是从弹起的地板里拿出的“金子”，所以手伸进去，才能送回原地。故选C项。
70．考查连词词义辨析。句意：既然我感到无聊，我决定看看这本小书里写了什么。A. until直到；B. now that既然；C. unless如果不；D. so that 以致于。分析句子可知，前后句表示因果关系。故选B项。
71．考查名词词义辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，这是一本关于短文、短语和谚语的书，我敢说这本书一定会很有趣。A. surprise惊讶；B. regret悔恨；C. relief减轻；D. disappointment失望。在地板里发现一本书，而且还是一本关于短文、短语和谚语的书，所以作者很惊讶。故选A项。
72．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是一本关于短文、短语和谚语的书，我敢说这本书一定会很有趣。A. ordinary普通的；B. disturbing打扰的；C. boring令人厌烦的；D. interesting有趣的。由下文This book helped me可知,这本书对作者产生了积极的影响。作者上大学了都一直把它带在身边，所以这本书是很有趣的。故选D项。
73．考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以我花了很多时间在这上面，在这些书里我找到了安慰。A. boredom无聊；B. comfort安慰；C. honor荣誉；D. doubt 怀疑。由下文“I didn't need to feel ashamed or embarrassed, because other people had similar experiences. ”可知，我不需要感到羞愧或尴尬，因为其他人也有类似的经历，所以这本书给了作者很大的安慰。故选B项。
74．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为我不知道如何把事情表达清楚，所以我经常犹豫要不要谈论它们。A. tended易于；B. offered提供；C. managed应对；D. hesitated犹豫。因为作者不知道如何把事情表达清楚，总是感到羞愧或尴尬，所以在谈论事情的时总是犹豫的。故选D项。
75．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这本书帮助我意识到我不需要感到羞愧或尴尬，因为其他人也有相似的经历。A. expect期望；B. expand扩展；C. realize意识到；D. imagine想象。读完这本书，作者突然明白了什么，所以是这本书帮助作者意识到了自己不需要感到羞愧或尴尬，因为其他人也有类似的经历。故选C项。
76．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这本书帮助我意识到我不需要感到羞愧或尴尬，因为其他人也有类似的经历。A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. satisfied满意的；C. astonished惊讶的；D. confident有信心的。or所连接的两个词都是贬义形容词，所以embarrassed“尴尬的”符合句意。故选A项。
77．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些年来，我一直保留着我最初的那本书，直到今天我还经常查阅它。A. advanced高级的；B. false假的；C. various多种多样的；D.  original最初的。根据keep可知，应是保留最初的（original）那本书。故选D项。
78．考查动词短语辨析。句意：这些年来，我一直保留着我最初的那本书，直到今天我还经常参考查阅它。A. come over过来；B. show off炫耀；C. refer to参考；D. pick up捡起。书的功能就是供人们阅读和参考。故选C项。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它帮助我看到了比我年轻的头脑和心灵所能理解的更多的东西。A. avoid避免；B. respect尊重；C. function功能，起作用；D. understand理解。根据语境及my young mind and heart可知，应该是“我”年轻的头脑和心灵所不能理解（understand）的。故选D项。
80．考查副词词义辨析。句意：在那些地板下发现的这本书的确是金子。A. considerately体贴地；B. indeed事实上；C. normally正常地；D. hopefully有希望地。这本书对作者产生了积极的影响，所以作者把这本书比喻成了“金子”，所以indeed用来强调这本书对目己的价值和意义。故选B项。

81．B 82．A 83．D 84．C 85．A 86．A 87．C 88．D 89．D 90．B 91．C 92．A 93．B 94．C 95．B 96．D 97．B 98．A 99．C 100．D

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作了作者成为作家的成长经历。
81．考查副词词义辨析。句意：一半的学生在嘲笑，他们笑的几乎要从椅子上摔下来了。A. suddenly突然地；B. nearly几乎；C. surely坚定地；D. silently默默地。根据上文“Half the students sneered, and they”以及下文“fell out of their chairs”可推知，此处指嘲笑作者的学生几乎要摔下椅子了，但是并没有真的摔下去。故选B项。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一半的学生在嘲笑，他们笑的几乎要从椅子上摔下来了。A. laughing笑；B. sleeping睡觉；C. shouting喊叫；D. fighting打架。根据上文“Half the students sneered”可推知，此处指听了作者想当作家的志向后，班里半数同学笑的几乎要从椅子上摔下来了。故选A项。
83．考查词义辨析。句意：别犯傻了！A. discouraged阻拦；B. proud自豪的；C. shy害羞的；D. silly傻的。通过上文“Half the students sneered”以及下文“Only geniuses can become”可推知，此处指同学们认为作者是在犯傻。故选D项。
84．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“只有天才才能成为作家，”其中一人甚至无礼地说。A. politicians政治家；B. musicians音乐家；C. writers作家；D. artists艺术家。根据上文“I was going to write and publish my own books”可推知，作者想成为作家，此处指作者的同学打击他，认为只有天才才能成为作家。故选C项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我受了严重的伤害，眼泪夺眶而出。A. burst爆发；B. fell摔倒；C. ran奔跑；D. turned转动。根据上文“Don’t be silly ! Only geniuses can become writers”以及“you got a D last semester”可推知，此处指同学们的冷嘲热讽极度伤害了作者的自尊心，所以他放声大哭起来。固定搭配“burst into tears”意为“突然大哭、眼泪夺眶而出”。故选A项。
86．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那天晚上，我写了一首关于破碎的梦想的短诗，并把它寄给了The Capri’s Weekly newspaper。A. mailed邮寄；B. lent借给；C. showed展示；D. passed通过。根据下文“to The Capri’s Weekly newspaper”以及“sent me two”可推知，此处指作者将自己写的短诗寄给了报社。故选A项。
87．考查名词词义辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，他们出版了它并寄给了我两美元。A. pictures图片；B. certificates证明；C. dollars美元；D. albums相册。根据下文“I was a published and paid writer!”可推知，此处指报社出版了作者写的短诗并寄给了他两美元作为稿费。故选C项。
88．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，我尝到了成功的滋味。A. disappointment失望；B. praise表扬；C. rejection拒绝；D. success成功。根据上文“I was a published and paid writer!”以及下文“I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written.”可推知，此处指作者首次获得成功，尝到了成功的滋味。故选D项。
89．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这比他们任何一个人做的都好，如果这只是偶然的运气，那对我来说也没关系。A. earlier更早的；B. worse更糟的；C. longer更长的；D. better更好的。根据下文“than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me”可推知，此处指作者认为自己比同学们做得更好。固定搭配“better than”意为“比……更好”。故选D项。
90．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的两年里，我卖出了几十首诗歌、信件、笑话和食谱。A. newspapers报纸；B. poems诗歌；C. books书籍；D. houses房屋。结合语境，再根据上文“I wrote a short sad poem”和“dozens of”以及下文“letters, jokes and recipes”可知，作者的梦想是成为一名作家，之前出版过一首诗歌，他卖出去的东西又与信件、笑话和食谱相关，从而推知，此处应该指他卖出了几十首诗歌、信件、笑话和食谱。故选B项。
91．考查动词词义辨析。句意：高中毕业的时候，我的平均成绩是C-，我已经有了好几本剪贴簿，里面都是我发表的作品。A. lined排队；B. covered覆盖；C. filled装满；D. locked锁上。根据上文“I had several scrapbooks”以及下文“with my published works”可推知，此处指剪贴簿里面装满了作者发表的作品。短语“fill with”意为“装满、充满”。故选C项。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：毕业后，我再也没有向同学提起过我的创作。A. mentioned提及；B. contributed捐献；C. donated捐赠；D. sold出售。根据上文“After graduation, I never”以及下文“my writing to my classmates again”可推知，此处指作者毕业后再也没有向同学提起过他的创作。故选A项。
93．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当孩子们睡觉时，我在那台老式打字机上打字。A. interrupted打断；B. slept睡觉；C. gathered聚集；D. argued争论。结合语境，再根据上文“I had four children later.”以及下文“I typed”可推知，此处指作者的孩子们睡觉了之后，作者才打字。故选B项。
94．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我写下了我的感受。A. forgot忘记；B. achieved达到；C. felt感觉；D. ignored忽视。结合语境，再根据上文“I wrote what I”可推知，作家一般写的是自己的所感所想，所以此处指作者写下了他的感受。故选C项。
95．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我随意地选了一家出版社，没有复印手稿就寄了出去。A. visited拜访；B. chose选择；C. begged恳求；D. invited邀请。根据下文“a publisher at random and mailed it”可推知，此处指作者随意地选择了一家出版社，将作品寄了过去。故选B项。
96．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个月后，我收到了一份合同，预支了版税，并被要求开始继续写另一本书。A. honour荣誉；B. adventure冒险；C. advertisement广告；D. advance预付款。根据上文“I received a contract”以及下文“on royalties”可推知，此处指作者收到了一份合同，以及版税的预付款。故选D项。
97．考查动词短语辨析。句意：一个月后，我收到了一份合同，预支了版税，并被要求开始继续写另一本书。A. getting over克服；B. working on继续工作；C. taking in收留；D. showing off炫耀。根据上文“a request to start”以及下文“another book”可推知，此处指作者被要求开始继续写另一本书。故选B项。
98．考查名词短语辨析。句意：我的书《哭泣的风》成为了畅销书，并被翻译成15种语言和盲文，在世界各地销售。A. best seller畅销书；B. tour guidance导游；C. reference book参考书；D. soup opera肥皂剧。根据上文“Crying Wind, the title of my book, became”以及下文“was sold worldwide”可推知，此处指作者的书成为了畅销书，在世界各地销售。故选A项。
99．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：写作很容易，它是简单的，任何人都能做到。A. free自由的；B. wild野生的；C. easy容易的；D. painful痛苦的。根据上文“Writing is easy”以及下文“anyone can do it”可推知，作者认为写作是容易的。故选C项。
100．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当然，有点偶然的运气也无妨。A. occur发生；B. mind介意；C. kid戏弄；D. hurt伤害。根据上文“if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me”以及“a little dumb luck doesn’t”可推知，作者认为有点偶然的运气也无妨，不会带来什么伤害和损失。故选D项。

101．C 102．D 103．A 104．C 105．D 106．B 107．C 108．A 109．D 110．C 111．A 112．D 113．C 114．A 115．B

【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，作者和家人在北京度假时，因为没经验和身处异国，所以一个看似简单的买早餐的任务对于作者来说都非常具有挑战性。
101．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一天早上，我弟弟病了，不得不呆在旅馆里休息。A. afraid害怕的；B. ugly丑陋的；C. ill生病的；D. busy繁忙的。由下文的“and had to stay in the hotel to rest. As my mum had to be with him”可知，作者的弟弟病了，要待在宾馆休息，作者的妈妈得陪他。故选C项。
102．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为我妈妈必须和他在一起，她告诉我去旅馆前面的食品店买早餐。A. cook做饭；B. bring带来；C. carry携带；D. buy买。由下文的“breakfast from the food store”和“to whom to give my orders”可知，作者的妈妈嘱咐他到食品店里买早餐。故选D项。
103．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因为我妈妈必须和他在一起，她告诉我从旅馆前面的食品店买早餐。A. hotel旅馆；B. restaurant餐馆；C. street街道；D. door门。由下文的“She also told me that she would be right by the window”可知，作者的妈妈告诉作者她会站在窗户旁注视着他，由此可推知，食品店在旅馆前面，上文中的in the hotel是提示。故选A项。
104．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她还告诉我她就在窗户旁边，看着我。A. caring about关心；B. waiting on等待（某事发生）；C. watching over照看；D. looking after照顾。由下文的“she was just by the fifth-floor window, giving me the thumbs-up”可知，作者的妈妈在站在窗户边看着作者。故选C项。
105．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果我回到国内，这将是一项简单的任务。A. special特殊的；B. difficult困难的；C. slow慢的；D. easy简单的。由下文的“But my inexperience and the 　　6　　 to the environment turned it into a highly challenging experience”可知，作者没经验和身处异国，把买早餐的任务变成了非常具有挑战性的经历，可得出如果作者回到本国，这会是个容易的任务。故选D项。
106．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果我回到国内，这将是一项简单的任务，但我的经验不足和对环境的不熟悉使这成为一次极具挑战性的经历，我至今仍记得很清楚。A. carelessness粗心；B. unfamiliarity不熟悉；C. fear恐惧；D. badness道德败坏。由上文的“I was 11 years old when my family went on a holiday to Beijing. That was my first trip to Chine.”和“inexperience”可知，作者因为缺乏经验，加上对环境不熟悉，使买早餐任务变成非常有挑战的经历，作者对这件事情依然记得很清楚。故选B项。
107．考查副词词义辨析。句意：如果我回到国内，这将是一项简单的任务，但我的经验不足和对环境的不熟悉使这成为一次极具挑战性的经历，我至今仍记得很清楚。A. fairly相当地；B. partly部分地；C. clearly清晰地；D. mainly主要地。由上文的“I was 11 years old when my family went on a holiday to Beijing. That was my first trip to Chine.”和“inexperience”可知，作者因为缺乏经验，加上对环境不熟悉，使买早餐任务变成非常有挑战的经历，作者对这件事情依然记得很清楚。故选C项。
108．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不知道该怎么办。A. idea想法；B. fact事实；C. doubt怀疑；D. question问题。由下文的“Overwhelmed (不知所措的) and on the point of crying”可知，作者不知所措，快要哭了，说明作者不知道该做什么，have no idea (对……一无所知)。故选A项。
109．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不知所措，快要哭了，突然想起了妈妈告诉我的话。A. imagined想象；B. knew知道；C. understood理解；D. remembered记得。由下文的“what my mum had told me”可知，作者突然想起了妈妈曾对他说的话（她会在窗户边看着作者）。故选D项。
110．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她信守诺言，就在五楼的窗户旁边，向我竖起大拇指。A. hope希望；B. decision决定；C. word话语；D. way方法。由下文的“she was just by the fifth-floor window, giving me the thumbs-up”可知，作者的妈妈信守承诺，真的站在窗边，鼓励作者，true to one's word意为“某人信守承诺”。故选C项。
111．考查副词词义辨析。句意：虽然她不在我身边，但我知道她就在附近，这给了我完成任务的信心。A. nearby附近；B. away去别处；C. out出去；D. aside在一边。由上文的“she was just by the fifth-floor window, giving me the thumbs-up”可知，作者的妈妈信守承诺，真的站在窗边，鼓励作者，所以尽管作者的妈妈不在他身边，但作者知道妈妈在他的附近注视并鼓励着自己，给他信心。故选A项。
112．考查名词词义辨析。句意：菜单的顶部全是汉字，大多数汉字我都认不出来。A. table桌子；B. sign符号；C. paper纸；D. menu菜单。由上文语境和下文的“all Chinese characters”可知，作者和家人在中国度假，作者出来买早餐，可得出菜单上面都是汉字。故选D项。
113．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在那一刻，我忘记了我的任务。A. wanted想要；B. found发现；C. forgot忘记；D. finished完成。由下文的“what she said was gone”可知，在那个时候作者忘记了妈妈说的话，忘记了他的任务。故选C项。
114．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我妈妈给了我非常简单的指示——买几个蛋糕——但在紧张中，她说的话不见了。A. nervousness紧张；B. accident事故；C. trouble麻烦；D. business商业。由下文的“what she said was gone”可知，作者不认识菜单上的汉字，由于紧张不安，他忘记了妈妈的瞩咐。故选A项。
115．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不知道如何下单，也不知道该向谁下单。A. eat吃；B. order订购、下单；C. catch抓住；D. choose选择。由下文的“to whom to give my orders”可知，作者不知道要怎样点餐，以及向谁下单买东西。故选B项。

116．B 117．C 118．A 119．B 120．D 121．A 122．C 123．B 124．D 125．A 126．D 127．C 128．D 129．A 130．B 131．C 132．B 133．C 134．A 135．D

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个年轻女人对开车的热情。
116．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我觉得开车太晚了，所以我女儿叫了一辆优步。A. found发现；B. booked预订；C. downloaded下载； D. rented租赁。根据下文“In five minutes, the Uber reached the entrance gate, waiting for my arrival.”我觉得开车太晚了，而出租车提前来到大门口，等着我上车，由此可见是女儿帮我预订了一辆出租车。故选B。
117．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我只看到了出租车号码，就上了车。A. driver司机；B. brand商标；C. number 号码；D. color颜色。根据第2空前后“I just saw the cab ____2____ and entered the car.”可知，乘客上车前应该看一下出租车的牌照。故选C。
118．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我太忙了，没有注意到司机。A. attention关注；B. respect尊重；C. money钱；D. regard问候。根据第6空下文“I stopped my work for a second and looked at the driver. The driver was a young lady.”可知，我太忙了，上车时没能注意到（pay attention to）司机。故选A。
119．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我正在皮包里找重要的文件，于是马上说：“请快走。我在赶时间！”A. necessarily必要地；B. instantly立刻，马上；C. publicly公然地；D. patiently耐心地。根据下文“Please, go quick. I'm in a hurry!”可知，我上车后就立刻催促司机开车。故选B。
120．考查名词词义辨析。句意：声音传来：“是的，夫人。”A. answer回答；B. order命令；C. sound声音；D. voice嗓音。根据下句中I heard a ________ voice可知，这是司机说话的声音，voice为原词再现。故选D。
121．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我听到一个女人的声音时，我真的很惊讶！A. female女性的；B. young年轻的；C. sharp锋利的；D. calm冷静的。由下文a young lady可知，我听到了女性的声音，这是我第一次见到女性Uber司机，所以很是惊讶。故选A。
122．考查名词词义辨析。句意：汽车在国道上朝着目的地行驶。A. airport飞机场；B. company公司；C. destination目的地；D. meting给予。根据下文的“It was quite a distance from my home.”可知，出租车应该是开往目的地（destination）。故选C。
123．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她开车开得很好。A. terribly糟糕的；B. perfectly完美地；C. naturally自然地；D. lively生动的。她对这个行业非常热爱，结合well可知，她的驾驶技术好极了。故选B。
124．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我不知道为什么我如此热情地想知道她为什么选择这个职业。A. devoted忠诚的；B. confident自信的；C. confused困惑的；D. enthusiastic热情的。由下文我对可机的提问Why did you then choose this profession?可知，我非常想知道她为什么选择这个职业，enthusiastic极为感兴趣的。故选D。
125．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不知道为什么我如此热情地想知道她为什么选择这个职业。A. profession职业；B. car小汽车；C. radio收音机；D. course课程。此处指司机这个职业，所以 profession（职业）正确。故选A。
126．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想，你受过良好的教育。A. identified鉴定；B. proved证明；C. rewarded奖赏；D. educated教育。根据她的回答“Yes, ma'am! I have completed my ____12____ , I have done my MBA course.”可知，此处在谈论教育的话题。故选D。
127．考查名词词义辨析。句意：是的，夫人！我完成了学业，我获得了工商管理硕士课程。A. life生活；B. paper纸；C. education教育；D. work工作。由下句“I have done my MBA course.”可知，她完成了自己的教育。故选C。
128．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那你为什么选择了这个职业，而不是继续学术生涯?A. available 可获得的；B. accessible可进入的；C. adventurous爱冒险的；D. academic学术的。司机的受教育水平很高, 本可以从学术性（academic）工作，但是她选择了做一名司机，所以我对此有疑问。故选D。
129．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她笑了笑，然后表达了自己的观点。A. smiled微笑；B. swept扫除；C. laughed大笑；D. sighed叹息。由下文的 politely可知，司机对我的提问回以微笑。故选A。
130．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我从小就喜欢开车，夫人！A. plan计划；B. love爱；C. choice选择；D. imagination想象力。由 I love driving!可知，她从小就喜欢驾驶，love为原词再现。故选B。
131．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我当然尊重每一份工作。A. honor给……以荣誉；B. accept接受；C. respect尊重；D. cherish珍爱。她从小就喜欢驾驶, 后来做了一名司机，当然她也尊每种工作,，respect符合语境。故选C。
132．考查介词短语辨析。句意：在这种情况下，至少我满足了我的愿望。A. without doubt无疑地；B. at least至少；C. in case万一；D. of course一定，当然。根据空后的“I fulfilled my desire.”可知，“至少”完成了愿望。故选B。
133．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我收到了国际公司的录用通知，但我更喜欢这个，因为我喜欢它。A. support 支持；B. advertisements广告；C. offers提议；D. payments支付，付款。根据空后的“from international companies but this one I preferred because I like it.”可知，此处指收到了“录取通知”。故选C。
134．考查连词词义辨析。句意：我知道我不能从中得到足够的钱，但正如我告诉你的——我爱开车！A. yet然而；B. and 和；C. so所以；D. while与……同时。分析句子结构“I can't get enough money out of it, ____19____ as I told you — I love driving! That's it!”可知，前后是转折关系。故选A。
135．考查连接词词义辨析。句意：如果你喜欢，那就值得做。A. Otherwise否则，要不然的话；B. Until直到……为止；C. Unless除非；D. If如果。根据语境可知，此处引导条件状语从句。故选D。

136．A 137．C 138．D 139．D 140．B 141．C 142．D 143．A 144．B 145．D 146．A 147．B 148．C 149．A 150．B

【分析】这是一篇记叙文。作者年轻时教会了三个年过五十的人识字，他们说作者给了他们新的生命。作者当时没有完全明白。到作者年老时，由于经济衰退失去了工作和收入来源，这时他才明白因为年龄或技能的缺乏而限制自己的命运是愚蠢的，他决心为自己开创新的生活。
136．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这三个都年过五十的人都取得了人生中的空前成就。A.first空前的成就；B.medal勋章，奖章；C.career生涯；D.prize奖品。根据“Overcoming decades of embarrassment and a lifetime of covering up their illiteracy, these three men had signed up for a free three-month course, taught by me. (这三个人克服了几十年的尴尬和掩盖自己的文盲的一生，报名参加了一个由我教授的为期三个月的免费课程)”可知，此处是指这三个都年过五十的人都取得了人生中的空前成就。故选A。
137．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们可以阅读了。A.work工作；B.survive生存；C.read阅读；D.drive驾驶。根据“Overcoming decades of embarrassment and a lifetime of covering up their illiteracy, these three men had signed up for a free three-month course, taught by me. (这三个人克服了几十年的尴尬和掩盖自己的文盲的一生，报名参加了一个由我教授的为期三个月的免费课程)”可知，此处是指他们可以阅读了。故选C。
138．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这三个人克服了几十年的尴尬和掩盖自己的文盲的一生，报名参加了一个由我教授的为期三个月的免费课程。A.sorrow悲伤；B.depression压抑；C.threat威胁；D.embarrassment尴尬。根据“a lifetime of covering up their illiteracy”可知，此处是指几十年不识字的尴尬。故选D。
139．考查动词短语辨析。句意：昨天我才明白“紧急出口”是什么意思。A.heard about听说；B.looked through浏览，温习；C.put forward提出；D.figured out理解。根据“understand much of Monday's newspaper sports article(能理解周一报纸上的体育文章的大部分内容)”可知，此处是指Ed理解了“紧急出口”是什么意思。故选D。
140．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：马克斯说，他能够理解周一报纸上关于他心爱的达拉斯牛仔队的体育文章的大部分内容。A.likely可能的；B.able能够的；C.cautious谨慎的；D.eager渴望的。根据“They could read.”可知，此处是指他能够理解周一报纸上关于他心爱的达拉斯牛仔队的体育文章的大部分内容。故选B。
141．考查副词词义辨析。句意：此前，他的休息时间都用来假装阅读，希望同事们永远不会发现他那可耻的秘密。A.Ultimately基本上；B.Lately近来，不久前；C.Previously此前；D.Gradually逐渐地。根据“Max reported that he was able to understand much of Monday's newspaper sports article on his beloved Dallas Cowboys.”可知，他假装阅读是之前的事。故选C。
142．考查动词词义辨析。句意：此前，他的休息时间都用来假装阅读，希望同事们永远不会发现他那可耻的秘密。A.learning学习；B.continuing继续；C.managing管理；D.pretending假装。根据“in the hope his co-workers would never discover his shameful secret”可知，此处是指他的休息时间都用来假装阅读。故选D。
143．考查名词词义辨析。句意：你给了我一个未来。A.future未来；B.choice选择；C.break休息；D.lesson教训。根据“You gave me a new life(你给了我新的生命)”可知，此处是指你给了我一个未来。故选A。
144．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当时我还很年轻，直到我头发花白，我才明白他这句简单的话的全部智慧。经济衰退剥夺了我的工作和收入保障。A.purpose目的；B.wisdom智慧；C.comment评论；D.background背景。根据“A future with many wonderful opportunities could belong to me(一个有很多美好机会的未来可能属于我)”可知，此处是指“我”才明白他这句简单的话的全部智慧。故选B。
145．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当时我还很年轻，直到我头发花白，我才明白他这句简单的话的全部智慧。经济衰退剥夺了我的工作和收入保障。A.educational教育的；B.scientific科学的；C.physical身体的；D.economic经济的。根据“robbed me of my work and income security”可知，此处是指经济衰退。故选D。
146．考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在我的年龄和我以前的学生差不多了，我的未来需要一个重新开始的按钮。A.age年龄；B.example例子；C.image图像；D.guide指导。根据“my own gray hairs appeared”可知，此处是指现在“我”的年龄和“我”以前的学生差不多了。故选A。
147．考查形容词和名词词义辨析。句意：现在我的年龄和我以前的学生差不多了，我的未来需要一个重新开始的按钮。A.new新的；B.restart重新开始；C.special特殊的；D.play剧本。根据“I am determined to make a new life for myself(我决心为自己开创新的生活)”可知，此处是指“我”的未来需要一个重新开始的按钮。故选B。
148．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我意识到，因为我的年龄或技能的缺乏而限制我的命运是愚蠢的。A.crucial重要的；B.reasonable合理的；C.foolish愚蠢的；D.annoying恼人的。根据“limiting my destiny (命运)because of my age or my lack of skills”可知，此处是指因为年龄或技能的缺乏而限制自己的命运是愚蠢的。故选C。
149．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个充满机遇的未来是属于我的，只要我勇于去寻找，去努力。A.seek寻找；B.let让；C.bring带来；D.carry携带。根据“work for it”可知，此处是指勇于去寻找。故选A。
150．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们把我教得很好。A.trained训练；B.taught教导；C.cloned克隆；D.controlled控制。根据“Like Ed, Max and Raul, I am determined to make a new life for myself. (就像艾德、马克斯和劳尔一样，我决心为自己开创新的生活)”可知，此处是指他们把“我”教得很好。故选B。

151．D 152．B 153．C 154．A 155．C 156．D 157．A 158．B 159．D 160．A 161．C 162．B 163．D 164．B 165．A 166．D 167．A 168．C 169．B 170．D

【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述高龄的Giorgos Hatziparaskos仍然和他的妻子Katarina以及他们的儿子Paraskevas在克里特岛雷瑟姆诺的面包店里工作，他们一家使用传统的酥皮制作工艺，这种做法盈利很少，但是他们仍然坚持并且传承这一传统，并且还因为对旅游的贡献而得到市长的嘉奖。
151．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但是Giorgos Hatziparaskos仍然和他的妻子Katarina以及他们的儿子Paraskevas在克里特岛雷瑟姆诺的面包店里工作。A. seldom很少；B. only仅仅；C. yet已经；D. still仍然。根据“Most 86-year-olds have their feet up, appreciating their golden years. But Giorgos Hatziparaskos”中的but可知，此处表示转折，和其他高龄老人不一样的是，Giorgos Hatziparaskos仍然在工作。故选D项。
152．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这对年迈的夫妇在早上8点的时候开门营业，开始他们一天的工作。A. assess评估；B. begin开始；C. praise赞扬；D. innovate创新。根据“The old couple opens the bakery at 8:00 am”可知，老夫妇早上8点开门营业，从而开始了一天的工作。故选B项。
153．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当Katarina开始销售时，Giorgos在面包店把东西都准备好了。A. market市场；B. factory工厂；C. bakery面包店；D. office办公室。根据“works with his wife Katarina and their son Paraskevas in their bakery in Rethymno, Crete”可知，他们经营着自己的面包店，所以可以推断Giorgos应该是在面包店准备好要卖的东西。故选C项。
154．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当Katarina准备午餐时，Giorgos和他的儿子正在制作传统的酥皮。A. make制作；B. sell出售；C. taste品尝；D. boost吹嘘。根据“the traditional phyllo pastry”可知，此处应该是制作传统的酥皮。故选A项。
155．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个过程需要仔细的测量和辛苦的手工工作。A. announcement公告；B. appreciation欣赏；C. process过程；D. advertisement广告。根据“Giorgos and his son 　　4　　 the traditional phyllo pastry”可知，前文讲到他们在制作酥皮，所以此处应该是指制作过程。故选C项。
156．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Giorgos分享说制作酥皮的工作让他感觉到“自己的生命依然活跃”，但是这份工作也让他感到精疲力竭。A. disappointed失望的；B. embarrassed尴尬的；C. ashamed羞耻的；D. exhausted疲惫的。根据“The senior has to stop for breaks”可知，这位老人不时的得停下来休息，所以可以推断，虽然这份工作让他感觉到“自己的生命依然活跃”，但是也让他感到精疲力竭。故选D项。
157．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这位老人在准备一层层酥皮的时候需要多次停下来休息，但是他依然不松懈。A. going进行；B. delaying拖延；C. teasing取消；D. abandoning放弃。根据“but he keeps on”可知，此处表示转折，虽然这份工作很辛苦，他不得不多次停下来休息，但是他依然坚持进行下去。故选A项。
158．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Giorgos解释到为什么现在很少有人用传统的方法做薄的酥皮。A. facilities设备；B. methods方法；C. ingredients佐料；D. principles原则。根据“few bakeries who use the old 　　8　　 of making the thin pastry”可知，此处表示用传统的方法做薄的酥皮。故选B项。
159．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：就人力方面而言，工业化意味着制作酥皮越来越快和收益更多。A. funnier更有趣；B. happier更快乐；C. greener更环保；D. quicker更快。根据“and more profitable(有利润的) in terms of man-power”可知，工业化比传统的方法盈利更多，所以应该是效率提高，节省了时间成本，制作更快的缘故。故选D项。
160．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是Hatziparaskos一家延续使用传统制作方法。A. continues继续；B. disagrees不同意；C. applauds喝彩；D. departs离开。根据“Yet, the Hatziparaskos family”可知，此处表示转折，尽管工业化盈利更多，但是Hatziparaskos一家延续使用传统制作方法。故选A项。
161．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然他们制作酥皮的利润很小——320层酥皮仅12公斤，售价仅为60欧元——但面包房仍在运营。A. normal正常的；B. average平均的；C. small小的；D. illegal非法的。根据“320 layers of pastry makes just 12 kilos, which are then sold at just 60 euros”可知，他们制作酥皮的利润很小。故选C项。
162．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Giorgos辛勤工作的美好之处在于他激励了自己的儿子。A. challenged挑战；B. inspired激励；C. protected保护；D. honored尊敬。根据“When Paraskevas is tired, he looks to his father' s extraordinary 　　15　　, and he picks himself up again.”可知，父亲的辛勤工作激励着儿子。故选B项。
163．考查动词短语辨析。句意：Paraskevas的职业是工程师，但当经济危机导致工作机会越来越少时，他加入了年迈的父亲的行列。A. grew up成长；B. got by通过；C. took off起飞；D. dried up枯竭。根据“because of the economic crisis”可知，经济危机使得工作机会越来越少。故选D项。
164．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这对父子团队鼓舞彼此前行。A. dilemma困境；B. team团队；C. competition竞争；D. example例子。根据“he joined his aging father”可知，儿子和父亲一起工作，所以是父子团队。故选B项。
165．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当Paraskevas感到累的时候，他就会看看父亲非凡的工作，然后他就会再次振作起来。A. work工作；B. appearance外观；C. hobby爱好；D. talent天赋。根据“What is beautiful about Giorgos' hard work is how he has 　　12　　 his own son”可知，Giorgos辛勤的工作激励了自己的儿子，所以当他看到自己年迈的父亲还在辛勤工作时，他就会振作起来。故选A项。
166．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他希望自己的儿子能追随他的步伐。A. remain保持；B. inherit继承；C. maintain维持；D. follow跟随。根据“Thus the ancient 　　17　　 of phyllo pastry making will keep going.”可知，Paraskevas希望儿子能跟随自己的步伐，继续制作传统手工酥皮。follow in one's steps意为“追随某人的步伐”，符合语境。故选D项。
167．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那样，古老的酥皮传统制作方法将会继续下去。A. tradition传统；B. style风格；C. fashion时尚；D. method方法。根据“use the old 　　8　　 of making the thin pastry”可知，他们家使用的是传统的酥皮制作方法，所以Paraskevas希望儿子能跟随自己的步伐，将制作酥皮的传统方法传承下去。故选A项。
168．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这个家庭在很多方面都是令人难以置信的，并且已经成为他们社区的核心部分。A. positive积极的；B. energetic精力充沛的；C. incredible难以置信的；D. professional专业的。根据“in so many ways and have become a central part of their community”可知，这个家庭已经成为他们社区的核心部分，他们的很多方面（比如高龄老人坚持工作，虽然盈利很少，但坚持使用传统的面包制作方法）都让人感到不可思议。故选C项。
169．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事实上，市长非常欣赏他们的努力，面包店一家还因他们在2007年对旅游业的贡献而受到嘉奖。A. satisfied满意的；B. appreciative欣赏的；C. enjoyable快乐的；D. fond喜欢的。根据“the bakers received an award for their　　20　　 to tourism in 2007”可知，面包店一家因他们在2007年对旅游业的贡献而受到嘉奖，所以可以推断市长对他们的努力是很欣赏的。故选B项。
170．考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实上，市长非常欣赏他们的努力，面包店一家还因他们在2007年对旅游业的贡献而受到嘉奖。A. handcrafts手工艺品；B. business生意；C. consequence结果；D. contributions贡献。根据“the bakers received an award for their　　20　　 to tourism in 2007”可知，面包店一家因他们对旅游业的贡献而受到嘉奖。故选D项。

171．B 172．C 173．D 174．A 175．B 176．C 177．D 178．A 179．B 180．C 181．D 182．A 183．B 184．C 185．A 186．D 187．B 188．C 189．A 190．D

【分析】这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了作者带领孩子们去户外上自然科学，作者意识到自然科学是一种奇迹，它让人们走出繁忙的生活，惊叹我们周围的世界。从那天起，作者坚持履行丈夫作为自然科学教师的职责。
171．考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以，当我和丈夫决定让女儿们在家接受教育时，我们达成了一个协议:他教自然科学，而我负责处理其他事情。A. change改变；B. deal约定；C. mistake错误；D. scene风景 。根据“He would teach science while I would handle everything else.”可知，作者和丈夫达成了一个协。故选B项。
172．考查动词词义辨析。句意：最近，当我在开始上课前的早晨徒步旅行时，我注意到天空是美丽的蓝色，空气中充满了甜甜的花香。A. recognized认出；B. observed观察；C. noticed 注意；D. acquired获得。根据“Recently, while out on my morning hike before starting lessons”以及“the sky was a beautiful blue, and the air was filled with the  ___3___  smell of flowers.”可知，作者在开始上课前的早晨徒步旅行时，注意到天空是美丽的蓝色，空气中充满了花香。故选C项。
173．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最近，当我在开始上课前的早晨徒步旅行时，我注意到天空是美丽的蓝色，空气中充满了甜甜的花香。 A. horrible恐怖的；B. strange陌生的；C. particular特别的；D. sweet甜的 。根据“smell of flowers”可知，空气中充满了甜甜的花香。故选D项。
174．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这就是为什么我决定在外面上课，因为我的丈夫太忙了，我的女儿们有一段时间没有上自然科学课。A. taught教；B. reviewed回顾 ；C. prepared准备；D. applied应用 。根据“the day’s lessons”以及下文作者带着女儿们去了附近的森林里。可知，这就是为什么作者决定在外面上课。故选A项。
175．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：这就是为什么我决定在外面上课，因为我的丈夫太忙了，我的女儿们有一段时间没有上自然科学课。A. at one time曾经；B. for a while一会儿 ；C. in the meantime 与此同时；D. in a moment马上。根据“since my husband was too busy.”可知，作者的丈夫太忙了，作者的女儿们有一段时间没有上科学课了。故选B项。
176．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我回到室内让女儿们准备好。A. focused聚焦的；B. inspired被激励；C. ready准备就绪的；D. cheerful快乐的。 根据“I returned to the house to get the girls”可知，作者回到室内让女儿们准备好。故选C项。
177．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们向森林走去，在一个很少有访客的池塘边安顿下来。A. refreshing更新；B. expressing表达；C. evaluating评估 ；D. settling 安顿。根据“My daughter Saoirse began  ___8___  pond weeds and catching frogs,  ___9___  my other daughter Ula looked at me, waiting to be  ___10___ .”可知，她们在一个很少有访客的池塘边安顿下来。故选D项。
178．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我的女儿西尔莎(Saoirse)开始捡池塘里的杂草，抓青蛙，然而另一个女儿乌拉(Ula)看着我，等着我的指示。A. picking up拾起；B. bringing up养育；C. giving up 放弃；D. setting up 建立。根据“pond weeds”可知，女儿西尔莎(Saoirse)开始捡池塘里的杂草。故选A项。
179．考查连词词义辨析。句意：我的女儿西尔莎(Saoirse)开始捡池塘里的杂草，抓青蛙，然而另一个女儿乌拉(Ula)看着我，等着我的指示。A. since自从；B. while然而；C. although尽管；D. therefore因此 。分析句意可知，本句为while“然而”引导的并列句。故选B项。
180．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的女儿西尔莎(Saoirse)开始捡池塘里的杂草，抓青蛙，然而另一个女儿乌拉(Ula)看着我，等着我的指示。A. praised赞扬；    B. checked核对；C. instructed指示；D.followed跟谁 。根据“my other daughter Ula looked at me”以及根据“I handed her a drawing board and the colored pencils. “We  ___11___  I told her, “and see if something comes along.”可知，然而另一个女儿乌拉(Ula)看着我，等着我的指示。故选C项。
181．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我们等等，”我告诉她，“看看能不能找到什么。”A. rest休息；B. pause暂停；C. gather聚集；D. wait等待。 根据“and see if something comes along”可知，作者告诉女儿要等等。故选D项。
182．考查动词词义辨析。句意：只画你周围的东西。A. draw画画；B. appreciate感激；C. write写；D. measure测量 。根据“I handed her a drawing board and the colored pencils”可知，作者告诉女儿只画周围的东西。故选A项。
183．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们画了一个多小时，几乎没有说话。A. frequently频繁地；B. barely仅仅，几乎不；C. loudly 大声地；D. calmly冷静地 。根据常识可知，画画时是不怎么说话的已达到全神贯注的状态，所以她们画了一个多小时，几乎没有说话。故选B项。
184．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我赶紧告诉了Ula，担心她没看到那个生物。A. disappointed失望的；B. confused困惑的；C. worried担忧的；D. shocked震惊的 。根据“I quickly told Ula”可知，作者赶紧告诉了Ula，担心她没看到那个生物。故选C项。
185．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个小时后，她画好了，我低头看了看它。A. stared盯着看；B. glanced一撇；C. glared怒视； D. looked看。根据“down at it”可知，作者低头看了看它。故选A项。
186．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她在纸上以惊人的准确性画出了那只鸟。A. poor贫穷的；B. slight轻微的；C. absolute完全的；D. amazing令人惊讶的。根据“A bird flew across the water, and then settled in front of a fallen log (原木). I quickly told Ula, ___14___ that she’d not seen the creature. But she had.”可知，女儿以惊人的准确性画出了那只鸟。故选D项。
187．考查名词词义辨析。句意：关于这幅画还有一个有趣的事实:她也画了坐在她旁边的我。A. dilemma进退两难；B. fact事实；    C. story故事；D. topic主题 。根据“She also drew me, sitting beside her.”可知，关于这幅画还有一个有趣的事实。故选B项。
188．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后我意识到自然科学的基础是一种奇迹。A. duty职责；B. sight视野；C. wonder奇迹；D. art艺术。 作者意识到科学的基础是一种奇迹。故选C项。
189．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它首先是关于走出我们繁忙的生活，惊叹我们周围的世界。A. busy繁忙的；B. previous以前的；C. empty空的；D. happy快乐的。根据“marveling at the world around us.” 可知，科学首先是关于走出我们繁忙的生活。故选A项。
190．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：从那天起，我坚持履行我丈夫作为自然科学教师的职责。A. taking in 吸收；B. taking off起飞；C. taking down 写下；D. taking over接管，履行。根据“my husband’s duty as the science teacher.”可知，从那天起，作者坚持履行丈夫作为科学教师的职责。故选D项。