河北高考英语完形填空专项训练

这是一份河北高考英语完形填空专项训练，共34页。

完形填空
Some of the greatest problems we face today have something to do with the gradual destruction (破坏) of our environment through overuse of our ____1____ . So my family do what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don’t have to ____2____ .
But when I’m the only one with a cloth bag in ____3____ at the grocery store, I ask myself: Does it do any good?
I recently found the answer from flamingos (火烈鸟). These beautiful birds gather in ____4____ groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time comes for migration (迁徙) , a few flamingos start the process by  ____5____ from the lake. But ____6____ of the others seem to notice, so the tiny group returns.
However, the next day they ____7____ again. This time a few more struggle along with them, but the vast majority pay no attention, so these pioneers come back.
The trend continues for several more days. Every time a few more birds join in but, ____8____ the thousands of others still take no notice, the great migration plan is once again ____9____ .
Then one day, things ____10____ . The same small group of birds takes wing and a tiny number more join in, just as before. This time their total number is enough to tip the balance (扭转局势). As one, the whole group takes flight and the migration ____11____ .
A few can make a ____12____ . It’s true that all of the great problems of the world have been solved because of the  ____13____ efforts of a few.
If you believe in a cause, don’t ____14____ . Others will someday notice and ____15____ we will solve even our greatest problems.
1．A．money B．resources C．time D．strength
2．A．drive B．run C．cycle D．stand
3．A．turn B．detail C．principle D．line
4．A．tiny B．different C．huge D．similar
5．A．cutting off B．getting up C．carrying out D．taking off
6．A．all B．any C．none D．most
7．A．gather B．try C．sing D．appear
8．A．since B．if C．while D．unless
9．A．put off B．cut up C．carried on D．worked out
10．A．approach B．survive C．change D．disappear
11．A．continues B．fails C．finishes D．begins
12．A．point B．decision C．difference D．mistake
13．A．useless B．tireless C．worthless D．effortless
14．A．give up B．give away C．give back D．give off
15．A．jointly B．independently C．peacefully D．wildly

I stood in line waiting to cash out at a grocery store. I ____16____ the customer in front of me. She was young, but she already had a(n) ____17____ look as if life had beaten her down too many times. The items (物品) in her cart included the cheapest cuts of meat, powdered milk, day­old bread, and ____18____ soap.
“Next!” The cashier ____19____， and she moved forward to check out. When the cashier finally told her the ____20____， her face paled. She opened her handbag and began ____21____ small bills and change. It was obvious that she didn’t have enough ____22____. So she ____23____ some much­needed goods, setting them aside. The child’s items ____24____ in the cart, however. The woman finally paid, and moved down to ____25____ them. When my turn came, I put into my cart the items that the woman had ____26____ out, whispering (低语) “Separate bags, same bill please” to the cashier.
Then I secretly put the extra bag into the woman’s cart without being ____27____. Just as I put the bag in the woman’s cart, I ____28____ a twenty­dollar bill that I had not placed in there. “You put that money in there, didn’t you?” I asked the cashier with a laugh ____29____ the woman pushed her cart out of the door. ____30____, he shook his head. “No, it was the woman who stood behind you. I stuck my twenty at the bottom,” he added. “That was so nice of both of you!” I smiled.
16．A．studied B．impressed C．recognized D．admired
17．A．excited B．tired C．curious D．happy
18．A．pretty B．unusual C．cheap D．pricy
19．A．screamed B．laughed C．whispered D．called
20．A．truth B．cost C．report D．news
21．A．counting B．saving C．giving D．picking
22．A．patience B．time C．money D．food
23．A．gave up B．took over C．put away D．picked up
24．A．changed B．shook C．survived D．remained
25．A．shape B．pack C．organize D．choose
26．A．left B．worked C．taken D．made
27．A．caught B．punished C．delivered D．scheduled
28．A．placed B．noticed C．imagined D．expected
29．A．before B．unless C．since D．after
30．A．Carefully B．Thankfully C．Surprisingly D．Gracefully

Baby Miloszek was born with a heart defect. His condition is too ___31___ to be treated in Poland, but doctors at Stanford University Medical Center are able to take his case. ___32___, they require 80 percent of the payment up front, a sum the family simply could not ___33___. That’s when Maria Andrejczyk ___34___ in to help !
Just a week after ___35___ her first Olympic medal ever and returning from Japan, Maria posted a ___36___ on a social media platform announcing that she would be auctioning(拍卖) off her silver medal to raise money for Miloszek’s surgery.
Days later, a Polish convenience store called Zabka ___37___ the medal for $125,000, which was more than Maria had ___38___ to get. Not only that, but when her ___39___ broke, more people began donating to the fundraiser. Finally, they pulled in more than enough cash to ____40____ Miloszek’s trip to America! And the ____41____ doesn’t end there. Zabka announced that they would let Maria keep her ____42____ after all!
“We were very touched by the extremely ____43____ gesture of our Olympian, so we decided to support the ____44____ for Miloszek,” the company wrote. “We decided that the silver medal from Tokyo will stay with Maria! We are glad that we were able to ____45____.”
31．A．particular B．optimistic C．serious D．common
32．A．Undoubtedly B．Unfortunately C．Additionally D．Absolutely
33．A．expect B．permit C．ensure D．afford
34．A．crowded B．turned C．brought D．stepped
35．A．earning B．declaring C．battling D．defeating
36．A．parcel B．message C．card D．list
37．A．sold B．returned C．purchased D．saved
38．A．expected B．needed C．accepted D．commanded
39．A．health B．dream C．heart D．story
40．A．transport B．provide C．cover D．cost
41．A．kindness B．news C．sympathy D．gratitude
42．A．secret B．reputation C．money D．medal
43．A．flexible B．noble C．gentle D．awkward
44．A．recovery B．request C．fundraiser D．award
45．A．contribute B．present C．fight D．change

You can tell a lot about a man by how he treats his dogs.
For many years,I enjoyed living with my dogs,Tilly and Chance. Their____46____ was nearly enough to keep my loneliness at bay. Nearly. Last year,I started dating, but with reservations. When I first dated Steve,I ____47____ he had a dog, Molly, and a cat, Flora. While I was____48____ that he was an animal lover, I ____49____ that three dogs were perhaps too many, and my dogs might attack ____50____,the cat.
The next week we____51____our dogs together. It was a hot day.When we paused to catch our ____52____, Steve got down on one knee. Was he proposing (求婚)?I liked him too, but so soon? He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offered it to my dogs.____53____, I began to fall for him.
We ____54____to date, though neither of us brought up the future.And then in late November, Tilly had an operation on her____55____. I took the dogs out four times a day, and I worried that Tilly ____56____ climbing the stairs could reopen the wound. Then Steve suggested his house. All worked ____57____. The three dogs formed a pack that, with coaching, respected Flora’s space; Steve and I formed a good team ____58____ for Tilly. We made good housemates.
A year later, much to my delight, this man produced a little box with a ring and proposed to me. He did not kneel (跪) down, nor did I____59____ him to. That’s only for giving ____60____to the dogs that brought us together.
46．A．ownership B．membership C．companionship D．leadership
47．A．feared B．doubted C．hoped D．learned
48．A．unsatisfied B．amused C．terrified D．excited
49．A．predicted B．worried C．regretted D．insisted
50．A．Flora B．Chance C．Molly D．Tilly
51．A．tied B．walked C．bathed D．fed
52．A．breath B．balance C．attention D．imagination
53．A．By the way B．In that case C．By all means D．In that moment
54．A．continued B．decided C．intended D．pretended
55．A．eye B．tail C．ear D．leg
56．A．secretly B．constantly C．eventually D．unwillingly
57．A．late B．hard C．fine D．free
58．A．looking B．caring C．waiting D．calling
59．A．beg B．trust C．need D．aid
60．A．toys B．awards C．food D．water

Lighting flashed through the darkness over Sibson’s bedroom skylight (天窗). Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder ____61____ he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly over his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to ____62____; he opened the door to the basement (地下室), and flames ____63____ out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt safe because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,” he explains.
But the phone didn’t work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was ____64____ by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped.
Sibson’s house was three kilometers ____65____ the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be ____66____.
Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm ____67____ his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his phone and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the ____68____. That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
Huggons dialed 911，and the operator warned him not to ____69____ the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson _____70_____ and die in that fire.”
“Anyone, there?” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! I’m trapped!” coming from the second-floor balcony (阳台). He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his breath.
After one more _____71_____ inside the house, Huggons gave up and _____72_____ around back.
The wind parted the smoke just _____73_____ for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He shone the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and _____74_____ Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.
Sibson is still _____75_____ when he tells the story. “I was alone that night,” he says. “Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons.”
61．A．before B．while C．since D．until
62．A．hide B．wait C．check D．escape
63．A．moved B．gave C．went D．exploded
64．A．burned B．stopped C．shocked D．covered
65．A．beside B．off C．across D．along
66．A．limited B．false C．fruitless D．regretful
67．A．struck B．missed C．touched D．passed
68．A．noise B．road C．smoke D．danger
69．A．search B．enter C．leave D．damage
70．A．call B．roll C．scream D．sigh
71．A．stay B．chance C．thought D．attempt
72．A．climbed B．circled C．looked D．jumped
73．A．clear B．open C．enough D．fit
74．A．persuaded B．kicked C．pulled D．forced
75．A．nervous B．surprised C．proud D．thankful

At the age of 13, Giorgia began to suffer a severe skin disorder, which started out on her arms and face and continued to ____76____. Soon the angry, red rash (皮疹) covered nearly 97% of her body at times and could be extremely uncomfortable.
But for Giorgia, the most pain was ____77____ she was treated by others simply because of her physical appearance. People would stop and stare at her in the street, because they thought she was ____78____. She knew the condition was ____79____ her life.
That seems not ____80____ enough on its own. Unexpectedly, Giorgia also lost her father. She felt like her world went to ____81____. They were so close when she was growing up, and she couldn’t ____82____ losing him.
Fortunately, Giorgia had a strong and beautiful spirit inside. She realized she had a(n) ____83____. She could shrink back from what she received or she could find the ____84____ to love herself and the way she was made. Giorgia _____85_____ her body and decided she’d no longer try to _____86_____ her skin. It was part of who she was. She started a photo series _____87_____ displaying her natural self, hoping that others struggling with their body images will gain _____88_____ and inspiration from the pictures she shares.
“We might have _____89_____ that make us look different from other women, but we are still beautiful. I know my dad would be proud of me for my _____90_____. Now I’ve come to terms with my disease, and I want to help others do the same,” says Giorgia.
76．A．collapse B．spread C．bother D．decline
77．A．why B．whether C．when D．how
78．A．emotional B．greedy C．ugly D．humble
79．A．closing B．wasting C．leading D．ruining
80．A．rewarding B．stressful C．appropriate D．fantastic
81．A．sections B．parts C．pieces D．blocks
82．A．bear B．admit C．mind D．risk
83．A．alternative B．session C．duty D．promise
84．A．courage B．priority C．support D．criterion
85．A．controlled B．disinfected C．examined D．accepted
86．A．break down B．get under C．cope with D．cover up
87．A．regrettably B．bravely C．seriously D．shyly
88．A．strength B．knowledge C．sympathy D．experience
89．A．assumptions B．affairs C．conditions D．qualities
90．A．interaction B．attitude C．integrity D．generosity

As Gwen Erickson approached 97, she began raising one of America’s most popular, yet endangered butterflies—the monarch butterfly (帝王蝶). She managed to ____91____ 27 butterflies last year and this year the ____92____ has gone up to 61.
The whole process is a little ____93____, beginning with collecting eggs from the milkweed leaves that grow in her backyard. Four days after Erickson placed the eggs in jars on her living room table, the caterpillar (毛毛虫) appeared, and then, within several weeks, formed a chrysalis (蛹). Two weeks later the beautiful butterflies ____94____. Erickson then released the butterflies into the wild, but a couple seemed a little ____95____ to leave their loving home and ____96____ the senior by flying around the house.
Erickson remembered her first attempt to raise ____97____ and said she hoped it could enable her grandchildren to ____98____ an interest in these beautiful insects. However, it’s she who has found the ____99____ in raising butterflies in the end.
Erickson doesn’t like to talk about herself and what she does, but she does so this time as she wants to ______100______ others to care for this endangered species. Happily, a friend and her son have joined her in her new-found ______101______. Hopefully, we will see a(n) ______102______ in those decreasing numbers.
This new ______103______ is a fine example of people caring for the smaller things in life. It ______104______ us that it’s never too late to be ______105______ in life.
91．A．steal B．donate C．keep D．photograph
92．A．number B．size C．range D．variety
93．A．money-saving B．labor-demanding C．energy-efficient D．time-consuming
94．A．sped up B．turned up C．woke up D．grew up
95．A．impatient B．delighted C．surprised D．unwilling
96．A．accompanied B．attended C．greeted D．impressed
97．A．flies B．pests C．butterflies D．bees
98．A．regain B．develop C．remove D．express
99．A．decoration B．fossil C．herb D．pleasure
100．A．allow B．encourage C．arrange D．invite
101．A．passion B．exit C．species D．fiction
102．A．opportunity B．result C．change D．inspiration
103．A．hobby B．version C．rumour D．exercise
104．A．promises B．reminds C．upsets D．strengthens
105．A．polite B．generous C．optimistic D．purposeful

My daughter and her husband rented a house without furniture and just decided to “wing it” (临场发挥) for lack of money. Soon after that, they saw a sofa ____106____ for free that was about 45 minutes from where they live. The ad said whoever ____107____ arrived there would get it. They were the first but it was too ____108____ to fit in all in one go. They were ____109____ for a while.
Then an old man from across the road ____110____ with a tape measure (卷尺) and a couple of oranges from his ____111____ to give them. The tape measure showed them there was no ____112____ to load it in the truck. And they would have to make two ____113____. The old man said he would ____114____ it with a sheet and make sure no one took the other part. When they returned, he said someone else had tried to get it but he had ____115____ them.
Then this man told them his story. He came from a poor country and grew up with a dirt floor, 6 siblings (兄弟姐妹) and no ____116____. He said people often forgot how ____117____ it was for young people starting out, but he ____118____ them for seizing the available opportunities. Besides the oranges from his yard, this old man also ____119____ them $50 and suggested spending it in doing something nice for themselves and others. The ____120____ of this old man had my daughter in tears when she told the story to me.
106．A．advertised B．deserted C．thrown D．exhibited
107．A．suddenly B．first C．really D．always
108．A．big B．old C．heavy D．complex
109．A．explaining B．arguing C．struggling D．repairing
110．A．fell down B．went away C．checked in D．came out
111．A．truck B．store C．garden D．kitchen
112．A．way B．sign C．proof D．rule
113．A．rounds B．trips C．rescues D．decisions
114．A．hide B．decorate C．cover D．clean
115．A．defeated B．introduced C．attacked D．prevented
116．A．money B．chances C．relatives D．reputation
117．A．natural B．respectable C．sudden D．difficult
118．A．punished B．thanked C．admired D．forgave
119．A．promised B．showed C．lent D．gave
120．A．reason B．kindness C．recognition D．knowledge

My love of laundry deepened as I grew older. I learned how to wash and dry my own clothes before I was ten. In my teens, I taught myself to ____121____ . With a love of dry-clean-only clothes while on a college-student ____122____ at the University of Kentucky, I ____123____ my textile(纺织业) professors to find out if I could wash my wool sweaters and pants by myself. I ____124____ I could-after all, people had been wearing wool clothing since long before the ____125____ of dry cleaning.
What I learned from my textile teachers were not just the how-tos. In his books, author Gary Chapman teaches “the five love languages”— ____126____ to express and experience love. Mine is ____127____ . That’s what caring for clothes meant for my grandmother, for my mom, and ____128____ for me. Far beyond duty, service is the way I show love to others-whether I’m ironing my husband’s shirts, ____129____ decorating our home for Christmas.
Changing our mindsets from _____130_____ cleaning clothes to caring about others is the _____131_____ to changing our attitudes toward laundry from hard work to love. My _____132_____ is that caring for your loved ones’ clothes shows them love. When their clothes are _____133_____ , smell wonderful, and look great, your loved ones are going to feel as if they can take on the world, and their days are going to be _____134_____ . That’s true for you and your clothes _____135_____ . And don’t you deserve that?
121．A．iron B．sew C．display D．measure
122．A．salary B．award C．budget D．holiday
123．A．built B．thought C．learned D．consulted
124．A．confirmed B．joked C．supposed D．imagined
125．A．discovery B．permission C．invention D．addiction
126．A．stories B．theories C．ways D．chances
127．A．sharing B．service C．interest D．appreciation
128．A．now B．soon C．never D．once
129．A．for B．and C．so D．or
130．A．frequently B．completely C．simply D．directly
131．A．key B．end C．clue D．tendency
132．A．mode B．mission C．personality D．philosophy
133．A．new B．clean C．dear D．right
134．A．tidier B．longer C．brighter D．easier
135．A．as usual B．as well C．in time D．in particular

It was a classic night. The noisy Mexico City____136____ calmed down. The main stadium of Olympic track and field competition was enveloped (笼罩) in the____137____．After he finished taking photos of the marathon winners____138____the victory, Greenspan, a world-famous news producer, found the stadium____139____. He was about to____140____ when he suddenly saw a man with his right leg spotted with the blood ran into the stadium. This man ran lamely(跛脚地)out of breath, but he didn’t stop. After he ran along the track for a____141____ and got to the finish line, he____142____ on the ground.
Greenspan guessed this was a marathon athlete. Out of ____143____, he went over and ask why the athlete managed to run to the finish line with such____144____.
The young man, called Kowari from Tanzania, replied in a____145____voice, “That my country sent me here from over 20,000 kilometers is not to let me get off the track in the competition, but to make me____146____the game. Though I’ve ____147____all other runners, I have a sacred(神圣的)goal like them. The audience won’t ____148____ me, but my motherland is watching me from behind....” Tears welled up in Greenspan’s eyes. Soon, he spread the most____149____scene in the history of the Olympic Games to every corner of the world. Life should have a dream of reaching the peak. It is not whether we can reach the top but whether we’ve made the greatest____150____that counts. To reach the goal in the mind is also a success.
136．A．gradually B．officially C．actually D．extremely
137．A．sunlight B．darkness C．flash D．view
138．A．admiring B．exploring C．designing D．celebrating
139．A．busy B．different C．empty D．noisy
140．A．work B．leave C．quit D．report
141．A．mile B．minute C．circle D．second
142．A．lay B．focused C．jumped D．jogged
143．A．sight B．curiosity C．control D．pity
144．A．difficulty B．feeling C．adventure D．impression
145．A．proud B．excited C．mad D．gentle
146．A．complete B．improve C．appreciate D．challenge
147．A．competed with B．fallen behind C．left behind D．started with
148．A．attract B．annoy C．cheer D．influence
149．A．frightening B．exciting C．touching D．confusing
150．A．achievements B．change C．progress D．Efforts













参考答案：

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

【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。短文通过火烈鸟的迁徙，告诉我们世界上所有的重大问题都是因为少数人的不懈努力而得到解决的。如果你相信一项事业，就不要放弃它。其他人总有一天会注意到，甚至我们能共同解决我们最大的问题。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们今天所面临的一些最大的问题是由于过度使用我们的资源而逐渐破坏我们的环境造成的。A. money钱；B. resources资源；C. time时间；D. strength力量。根据上文“the gradual destruction (破坏) of our environment”可知，由于过度使用我们的资源而造成了环境破坏。故选B。
2．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在不用开车的地方我们步行。A. drive开车；B. run跑；C. cycle骑自行车；D. stand站立。根据上文“We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags”可知，此处表示“在不用开车的地方我们步行”，这与上文都是在说环保的举动。故选A。
3．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但当杂货店里只有我一个人拿着布袋排队时，我问自己：这有什么好处吗？A. turn转动，旋转；B. detail细节；C. principle原则；D. line（人、车辆等在等候时排成的）队，队伍。根据下文“at the grocery store”可知，此处指在杂货店排队。故选D。
4．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些美丽的鸟聚集在一起，成千上万只甚至更多，数量巨大。A. tiny小的；B. different不同的；C. huge巨大的；D. similar相似的。根据下文“a thousand or more”可知，这些美丽的鸟聚集在一起，数量巨大。故选C。
5．考查动词短语辨析。句意：每年，当迁徙的时候，一些火烈鸟会从湖中起飞，开始迁徙的过程。A. cutting off切断；B. getting up起床；C. carrying out实施；D. taking off起飞，脱下。根据上文“Every year, when the time comes for migration (迁徙), a few flamingos start the process”和倒数第三段的“the whole group takes flight”可知，一些火烈鸟会从湖中起飞开始迁徙，故选D。
6．考查代词词义辨析。句意：但似乎没有鸟注意到，所以这一小群鸟又飞回来了。A. all全部；B. any任何；C. none没有一个；D. most大多数。根据下文“the vast majority pay no attention”和“thousands of others still take no notice”可知，似乎没有鸟注意到。故选C。
7．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，第二天它们又试了一次。A. gather聚集；B. try尝试；C. sing唱歌；D. appear出现。根据下文“again”以及“This time a few more struggle along with them”可知，第二天它们又试着起飞了一次。故选B。
8．考查连词词义辨析。句意：每次都有更多的鸟加入，但由于成千上万的其它鸟仍然没有注意到，大迁徙计划再次被推迟。A. since因为；B. if如果；C. while当……时候； D. unless除非。根据下文“the thousands of others still take no notice, the great migration plan is once again ____9____”可知，句子表示“由于成千上万的其他鸟仍然没有注意到，大迁徙计划再次被推迟”，空格处用since引导原因状语从句，故选A。
9．考查动词短语辨析。句意：每次都有更多的鸟加入，但由于成千上万的其他鸟仍然没有注意到，大迁徙计划再次被推迟。A. put off推迟；B. cut up切碎；C. carried on继续；D. worked out算出。根据上文“so these pioneers come back”和“the thousands of others still take no notice, the great migration plan is once again”可知，句子表示“由于成千上万的其他鸟仍然没有注意到，大迁徙计划再次被推迟”。故选A。
10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后有一天，事情发生了变化。A. approach接近；B. work工作；C. change改变；D. disappear消失。根据下文“This time their total number is enough to tip the balance (扭转局势)”可知，事情发生了变化。故选C。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：作为一个整体，整个群体开始飞行，迁徙开始了。A. continues继续；B. fails失败；C. finishes完成；D. begins开始。根据上文“whole group takes flight”可知，迁徙开始了。故选D。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：少数人也可以产生影响。A. point点；B. decision决定；C. difference不同；D. mistake错误。根据下文“It’s true that all of the great problems of the world have been solved because of the  ____13____ efforts of a few”（的确，由于少数人……努力，世界上所有的重大问题都得到了解决）可知，此处表示“少数人也可以产生影响”，make a difference是固定短语，意为“产生影响，起作用”，故选C。
13．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：的确，由于少数人不知疲倦的努力，世界上所有的重大问题都得到了解决。A. useless无用的；B. tireless不知疲倦的；C. worthless无价值的；D. effortless不需费力的。根据上文“The same small group of birds takes wing and a tiny number more join in, just as before. This time their total number is enough to tip the balance (扭转局势).”可知，少数火烈鸟的不断起飞，不断回归，才引起了其它火烈鸟的注意，最终导致迁移成功。所以本句在借火烈鸟的故事，说明世界上所有的重大问题都是因为少数人不知疲倦的努力而得到解决的。故选B。
14．考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果你相信一项事业，就不要放弃它。A. give up放弃；B. give away泄露；C. give back归还；D. give off发出（光等）。根据上文“If you believe in a cause”和下文“Others will someday notice”可知，如果你相信一项事业，就不要放弃它。这也是从火烈鸟迁徙得出的感悟。故选A。
15．考查副词词义辨析。句意：其他人总有一天会注意到，甚至我们能共同解决我们最大的问题。A. jointly共同地；B. independently独立地；C. peacefully和平地；D. wildly狂野地。根据上文“Others will someday notice”可知，其他人总有一天会注意到，甚至我们能共同解决我们最大的问题。故选A。

16．A 17．B 18．C 19．D 20．B 21．A 22．C 23．A 24．D 25．B 26．C 27．A 28．B 29．D 30．C

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在排队结账的过程中，作者和其他人悄悄帮助生活窘困的女士付款并偷偷给她塞钱的故事。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我端详着面前的顾客。A. studied端详；B. impressed使印象深刻；C. recognized认可；D. admired钦佩。根据后文“She was young, but she already had a(n) ___2___  look as if life had beaten her down too many times.”可知，作者是在端详这位女士。故选A项。
17．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她很年轻，脸上带着疲惫的神情，就像被生活打败了很多次。A. excited兴奋的；B. tired劳累的；C. curious好奇的；D. happy开心的。根据后文“as if life had beaten her down too many times.”可知，她生活并不如意，脸上应是疲惫的神情。故选B项。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她购物车里有最便宜的切肉，奶粉，隔夜的面包及便宜的肥皂。A. pretty漂亮的；B. unusual不同寻常的；C. cheap便宜的；D. pricy昂贵的。根据前文“the cheapest cuts of meat, powdered milk, day­old bread”可知，她买的都是便宜的东西。故选C项。
19．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“下一个”收银员叫道，然后这位女士走向前去结账。A. screamed尖叫；B. laughed嘲笑；C. whispered低声说；D. called喊叫。根据前文“Next”可知，收银员是在召唤后边的顾客上前结账。故选D项。
20．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当收银行告知她消费金额的时候，她的脸变得苍白。A. truth真相；B. coat费用；C. report报道；D. news消息。根据前文“she moved forward to check out”可知，女士上前结账，所以收银员应该是告诉女士所有物品的消费金额。故选B项。
21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她打开手提包开始数零钱够不够。A. counting数数；B. saving节约；C. giving给予；D. picking捡起。根据后文“It was obvious that she didn’t have enough___7___ ”可知，她数了数自己的零钱，发现不够支付所买的物品。故选A项。
22．考查名词词义辨析。句意：很明显，她没有足够多的钱。A. patience耐心；B. time时间；C. money金钱；D. food食物。根据后文“So she ___7___some much­needed goods, setting them aside.”可知，女士最后把生活必需品拿了出来，可以推断出她没有足够的钱。故选C项。
23．考查动词短语辨析。句意：所以她放弃了一些生活必需品，把它们搁置一旁。A. gave up放弃；B. took over掌管；C. put away收起来；D. picked up捡起。根据后文“setting them aside.”可知，女士因为没有足够的钱，所以放弃了一些必需品。故选A项。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而儿童物品还留在购物车上。A. changed改变；B. shook摇晃；C. survived生存；D. remained留下。根据后文“however”可知，女士虽然放弃了一些必需品，但是没有把小孩用的东西拿出来，所以这些东西还留在购物车里。故选D项。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：女士最终付了钱，继续去打包所买的东西。A. shape形成；B. pack打包；C. organize组织；D. choose选择。根据前文“The woman finally paid”可知，女士付完了钱，接下来应该是打包所买的东西。故选B项。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：轮到我结账的时候，我把刚刚女士拿出去的东西放到了我的购物车里，并低声对收银员说：“请给我单独的购物袋和小票”。A. left离开；B. worked工作；C. taken取出；D. made制作。根据前文“I put into my cart the items”可知，作者把女士拿出来的东西买了下来。故选C项。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后我悄悄地把袋子放在了女士的购物车里，没有被发现。A. caught发觉；B. punished惩罚；C. delivered递送；D. scheduled计划。根据前文的“Then I secretly put the extra bag into the woman’s cart”可知，作者偷偷地把袋子放在女士的购物车里，没有被女士看见。故选A项。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：就在我把袋子放进女士购物车时，我注意到了一张20美元的钞票。A. placed放置；B. noticed注意到；C. imagined想象；D. expected期待。根据后文“a twenty­dollar bill that I had not placed in there.”可知，作者在偷偷地往女士的购物车放袋子的时候，她发现了一张20美元的钞票。故选B项。
29．考查连接词词义辨析。句意：在女士推着购物车走出门之后，我笑着问收银员：“是你把钱放那儿的吧？”A. before在……之前；B. unless除非；C. since自从；D. after在……之后。根据前文“I asked the cashier ”可知，他们讨论帮助女士的事情的时候，女士应该是不在现场的，因此是等女士推着购物车走出门之后才开始说。故选D项。
30．考查副词词义辨析。句意：奇怪的是，他摇了摇头，说：“不是我，是你身后的女士。”A. Carefully仔细地；B. Thankfully感激地；C. Suprisingly令人惊讶地；D. Gracefully优雅地。根据后文“he shook his head.”可知，作者本以为是收银员偷偷把钱放在女士的购物车里的，但是出乎作者预料，收银员说不是他。故选C项。

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在东京奥运会上获得银牌的波兰运动员Maria Andrejczyk在社交平台上发帖子，计划卖掉自己的银牌，众筹救助患心脏病的儿童Miloszek的故事。
31．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他的病情非常严重，无法在波兰治疗，但斯坦福大学医疗中心的医生能够接受他的病例。 A. particular特别的；B. optimistic乐观的；C. serious严重的；D. common常见的。根据“but doctors at Stanford University Medical Center are able to take his case.”可知，Miloszek的病情太严重了，在波兰无法得到治疗。故选C。
32．考查副词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，他们要求预付80%的房款，这个家庭根本负担不起这笔钱。A. Undoubtedly无疑地；B. Unfortunately不幸地；C. Additionally另外；D. Absolutely完全地。根据“a sum the family simply could not ___3___.”可知，不幸的是，他们需要预付80%的费用，而这个家庭根本负担不起这笔巨额的医疗费。故选B。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，他们要求预付80%的房款，这个家庭根本负担不起这笔钱。A. expect期望；B. permit允许；C. ensure保证；D. afford付得起。根据“___2___, they require 80 percent of the payment up front,”可知，Miloszek家里负担不起巨额医疗费。故选D。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这时玛丽亚·安德烈齐克来帮忙了! A. crowded拥挤；B. turned变为；C. brought带来；D. stepped踏。step in介入。根据“she would be auctioning(拍卖) off her silver medal to raise money for Miloszek’s surgery.”可知，Maria介入进来帮助Miloszek。故选D。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在从日本获得她的第一枚奥运会奖牌并返回一周后，Maria在社交媒体平台上发布了一条消息，宣布她将拍卖自己的银牌，为Miloszek的手术筹集资金。A. earning获得；B. declaring宣布；C. battling与……作战；D. defeating打败。根据“she would be auctioning(拍卖) off her silver medal to raise money for Miloszek’s surgery.”可知，Maria在东京奥运会上获得了她的首枚奥运奖牌。故选A。
36．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在从日本获得她的第一枚奥运会奖牌并返回一周后，Maria在社交媒体平台上发布了一条消息，宣布她将拍卖自己的银牌，为米沃谢克的手术筹集资金。A. parcel包裹；B. message信息；C. card卡片；D. list目录。根据“on a social media platform announcing that she would be auctioning(拍卖) off her silver medal to raise money for Miloszek’s surgery.”可知，在获得奖牌回国一周后，Maria在社交平台上发布了一条消息，宣布她将拍卖她的奥运会银牌为Miloszek的手术筹集资金。故选B。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：几天后，一家名为Zabka的波兰便利店以12.5万美元的价格买下了这枚奖牌，这比Maria预期的要多。 A. sold卖；B. returned返回；C. purchased购买；D. saved保存。根据“Zabka announced that they would let Maria keep her ___12___ after all!”可知，一家名为Zabka的波兰便利店以12.5万美元的价格购买了这枚奖牌。故选C。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：几天后，一家名为Zabka的波兰便利店以12.5万美元的价格买下了这枚奖牌，这比Maria预期的要多。A. expected期望；B. needed需要；C. accepted接受；D. commanded命令。根据“Days later, a Polish convenience store called Zabka ___7___ the medal for $125,000,”可知，这超出了Maria的期望。故选A。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意：不仅如此，当她的故事曝光后，越来越多的人开始向筹款活动捐款。A. health健康；B. dream梦想；C. heart心脏；D. story故事。根据“Not only that,”可知，本句承接上文，表示不仅如此，当她的故事曝光后，更多的人开始捐款。故选D。
40．考查动词词义辨析。句意：最后，他们筹到了足够Miloszek去美国旅行的钱! A. transport运输；B. provide提供；C. cover覆盖；足以支付；D. cost花费。根据“Not only that, but when her ___9___ broke, more people began donating to the fundraiser.”可知，最后，他们筹到了足够支付Miloszek美国之行的钱!故选C。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：善意还不止于此。A. kindness善良；B. news消息；C. sympathy同情；D. gratitude感激。根据“Finally, they pulled in more than enough cash to ___10___ Miloszek’s trip to America!”可知，人们的善意并没有因为帮Miloszek筹到了去美国治病的费用而停止。故选A。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Zabka宣布他们最终还是会让Maria保留她的奖牌! A. secret秘密；B. reputation名声；C. money金钱；D. medal奖牌。根据“We decided that the silver medal from Tokyo will stay with Maria!”可知，Zabka宣布他们会让Maria保留她的奖牌!故选D。
43．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：该公司写道：“我们被这位奥运选手极其高尚的姿态所感动，所以我们决定支持Miloszek的筹款活动。”A. flexible灵活的；B. noble高尚的；C. gentle温和的；D. awkward尴尬的。根据上下文可知，根据“We were very touched”可知，Zabka被这位奥运选手极其高尚的行为所感动。故选B。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：该公司写道：“我们被这位奥运选手极其高尚的姿态所感动，所以我们决定支持Miloszek的筹款活动。”A. recovery恢复；B. request请求；C. fundraiser资金筹集人；D. award奖品。根据“We were very touched by the extremely ___13___ gesture of our Olympian,”可知，Zabka被Maria Andrejczyk 高尚的行为所感动，因此决定支持Miloszek的筹款。故选C。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们很高兴能够做出贡献。A. contribute作贡献；B. present呈现；C. fight打架；D. change改变。根据“We are glad”可知，Zabka很高兴能够为此作出贡献。故选A。

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

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，作者认为你可以从一个男人对待他的狗的方式来了解他很多，作者多年和两只爱犬生活在一起，去年开始和拥有猫狗的史蒂夫约会，但有所保留，因为一次遛狗时史蒂夫把水给自己的爱犬喝，作者渐渐对史蒂夫产生爱意，在之后的接触中，史蒂夫和作者一起照顾作者的爱犬，一年后史蒂夫向作者求婚。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们的陪伴几乎足以让我远离孤独。A. ownership所有权；B. membership会员；C. companionship陪伴；D. leadership领导。根据“keep my loneliness at bay”可知，此处是指它们的陪伴。故选C。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我第一次和史蒂夫约会时，我得知他有一条名叫Molly的狗和一只名叫Flora的猫。A. feared恐惧；B. doubted怀疑；C. hoped希望；D. learned了解到。根据“he had a dog, Molly, and a cat, Flora”可知，此处是指了解到这一情况。故选D。
48．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然我很兴奋他是一个动物爱好者，但我担心三条狗可能太多了，我的狗可能会攻击猫Flora。A. unsatisfied不满意的；B. amused愉快的；C. terrified害怕的；D. excited非常兴奋的。根据前文“For many years, I enjoyed living with my dogs, Tilly and Chance.”(多年来，我喜欢和我的狗——蒂莉和吉斯——一起生活。)可知，“我”很兴奋他是一个动物爱好者。故选D。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然我很兴奋他是一个动物爱好者，但我担心三条狗可能太多了，我的狗可能会攻击猫Flora。A. predicted预测；B. worried担心；C. regretted后悔；D. insisted坚持。根据“three dogs were perhaps too many, and my dogs might attack”可知，此处是指“我”很担心。故选B。
50．考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然我很兴奋他是一个动物爱好者，但我担心三条狗可能太多了，我的狗可能会攻击猫Flora。A. Flora弗洛拉；B. Chance查恩斯；C. Molly莫莉；D. Tilly蒂莉。根据前文“he had a dog, Molly, and a cat, Flora”可知，此处是指担心“我”的狗攻击史蒂夫的猫Flora。故选A。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二周，我们一起遛狗。A. tied系；B. walked牵着（动物）走；C. bathed沐浴；D. fed喂养。根据后文“When we paused”可知，此处是指一起遛狗。故选B。
52．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我们停下来休息时，史蒂夫单膝跪下。A. breath呼吸；B. balance平衡；C. attention注意力；D. imagination想象。根据“Steve got down on one knee”可知，此处是指停下来休息。 故选A。
53．考查介词短语辨析。句意：就在那一刻，我开始爱上他。A. By the way顺便说一句；B. In that case那样的话；C. By all means务必；D. In that moment那一刻。根据前文“He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offered it to my dogs.”(他从瓶子里把水倒在手里，递给我的狗。)可知，此处是指就在那一刻“我”开始爱上他。故选D。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们继续约会，虽然我们都没有提到未来。A. continued继续；B. decided决定；C. intended打算；D. pretended假装。根据“though neither of us brought up the future”可知，此处是指“我”们继续约会。故选A。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：11月下旬，Tilly的腿做了一次手术。A. eye眼睛；B. tail尾巴；C. ear耳朵；D. leg腿。根据后文“climbing the stairs could reopen the wound”(爬楼梯会让伤口重新裂开)可知，此处是指Tilly的腿做了一次手术。故选D。
56．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我一天带狗出去四次，我担心Tilly不断地爬楼梯会使伤口重新裂开。A. secretly秘密地；B. constantly不断地；C. eventually最终；D. unwillingly不情愿地。根据前文“I took the dogs out four times a day”(我每天带狗出去四次)可知，此处是指不断地爬楼梯。故选B。
57．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一切都很好。A. late晚的；B. hard困难的；C. fine好的；D. free自由的。根据后文“We made good housemates.”(我们成了很好的室友。)可知，此处是指一切都很好。故选C。
58．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这三条狗组成了一个团队，在训练下，尊重Flora的空间；史蒂夫和我组成了一个照顾Tilly的好团队。A. looking看；B. caring照顾；C. waiting等待；D. calling打电话。根据前文“Tilly had an operation”可知，此处是指史蒂夫和“我”一起照顾Tilly。故选B。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他没有跪下，我也不需要他跪下。A. beg乞求；B. trust信任；C. need需要；D. aid帮助。根据nor和“He did not kneel (跪) down”可知，此处是指“我”也不需要他跪下。故选C。
60．考查名词词义辨析。句意：正是给爱犬喝水的举动把我们带到一起。A. toys玩具；B. awards奖励；C. food食物；D. water水。根据“brought us together”和前文“He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offered it to my dogs.”可知，此处是指给爱犬喝水的举动。故选D。

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了在一场雷雨引发房屋着火之后，西布森如何自救，以及他的邻居哈根斯如何帮他脱离险境的惊险故事。
61．考查连词词义辨析。句意：西布森还没明白是怎么回事，就被一声雷声震住了。A. before在……之前；B. while当……时；C. since自从；D. until直到。根据空后的“he knew what was happening”可知此处指“西布森还没来得及明白发生了什么事”，before符合语境，故选A项。
62．考查动词词义辨析。句意： 西布森光着脚冲下楼去查看。A. hide隐藏；B. wait等待；C. check检查；D. escape逃跑。根据第一段最后一句“Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping. (然后他听到了烟雾报警器的嘟嘟声。)”可知，烟雾报警器的嘟嘟声说明家里某个地方着火了，西布森冲到下楼去查看（check）到底发生了什么事情，故选C项。
63．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他打开地下室的门，火焰从里面喷发出来。A. moved (out)搬走；B. gave (out)分发，公布；C. went (out)出去；D. exploded (out)突然爆发。根据上文“Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping. (然后他听到了烟雾报警器的嘟嘟声。)”，以及空前的“flames”可知，火焰从地下室里爆发出来（exploded），故选D项。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是电话坏了，当他试图走下室外的楼梯时，他被一堵火焰挡住了。A. burned燃烧；B. stopped阻拦；C. shocked使震惊；D. covered覆盖。下文“Sibson realized he was trapped. (西布森意识到自己被困住了)”可知，西布森认为安全的室外楼梯也有火情，阻拦（stopped）他下楼，故选B项。
65．考查介词词义辨析。句意：西布森的房子离主路有三公里远，而且被树木很好地遮挡着，所以他知道呼救是徒劳的。A. beside在……旁边；B. off离开；C. across穿过；D. along沿着。根据前面“three kilometres”及后文“so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be ____6____”可知，这个地方呼救都没人应，说明房子离（off）主干道远，有三公里远，故选B项。
66．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：西布森的房子离主路有三公里远，而且被树木很好地遮挡着，所以他知道呼救是徒劳的。A. limited有限的；B. false错误的；C. fruitless徒劳的；D. regretful后悔的。西布森的房子离主路有三公里远，而且被树木很好地遮挡着，因此他即使呼救，也没人能听见，是徒劳的（fruitless），故选C项。
67．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他躺在床上，突然听到一种类似烟雾报警器的声音。A. struck撞击；B. missed错过；C. touched触摸；D. passed经过。根据第一段最后一句“Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping. (然后他听到了烟雾报警器的嘟嘟声。)”可知，Sibson家着火了，警报器在叫，以及下文“He jumped out of bed, took his phone and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the ____8____. (他从床上跳了起来，拿起手机和手电筒，沿着山坡朝那声音的方向走去。)”可知，邻居Huggons听见了类似烟雾报警器的声音，此处考查动词短语strike one’s ears，意为“传进某人的耳朵；突然听到”。故选A项。
68．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他从床上跳了起来，拿起手机和手电筒，沿着山坡朝那声音的方向走去。A. noise声响；B. road路；C. smoke烟；D. danger危险。根据上文“He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm ____7____ his ears. (他躺在床上，突然听到一种类似烟雾报警器的声音。)”可知，哈根斯听到了像烟雾警报器之类的声音，因此他朝着声响（noise）传来的方向而去。故选A项。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：哈根斯拨打了911，接线员警告他不要进入房子。A. search搜寻；B. enter进入；C. leave离开；D. damage损害。根据上一段最后一句“That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke. (就在这时，他看到滚滚浓烟。)”可知，西布森的房子着火了，火势很旺，贸然进去救人十分危险，因此接线员警告哈根斯不要进入（enter）西布森的房子，下一段中的“He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his breath. (他进了房子，但很快就得跑回去喘口气。)”，entered为复现词。故选B项。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但哈根斯说：“我不能任凭西布森在大火中拼命叫喊，并葬身火海。”A. call打电话；B. roll滚动；C. scream叫喊；D. sigh叹气。根据常识可知，人在即将葬身火海的生死关头一定会拼命叫喊的，根据下文“Then he heard ‘Help! I’m trapped!’ coming from the second-floor balcony (阳台). (然后他听到‘救命！我被困住了！’，声音从二楼阳台传来)”。故选C项。
71．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在房子里又尝试了一次之后，哈根斯放弃了，绕到后面。A. stay停留；B. chance机会；C. thought想法；D. attempt尝试。根据上文“He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his breath. (他进了房子，但很快就得跑回去喘口气。)”可知，烟雾太大了，哈根斯冲进去救人，但是没有成功，又进行了第二次尝试（attempt）之后，哈根斯最后还是放弃了，决定换个方法救人。故选D项。
72．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在房子里又尝试了一次之后，哈根斯放弃了，绕到后面。A. climbed攀爬；B. circled环行，转圈；C. looked看；D. jumped跳跃。由于烟雾很大，哈根斯绕到（circled)另一边，想从后边救人。故选B项。
73．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：风把烟吹散了，刚好让他看见西布森。A. clear清楚的；B. open开着的；C. enough足够的；D. fit适合的。根据上文“That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke. (就在这时，他看到滚滚浓烟)”可知，西布森家里浓烟滚滚，空后的“for him to catch sight of Sibson”可知，风把烟吹得足够（enough）散开，刚好让他能看见西布森。故选C项。
74．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他把梯子搭在阳台上，在房子的二层就要坍塌之时一把把西布森拉了下来。A. persuaded说服；B. kicked踢；C. pulled拉；D. forced强迫。根据空后的“just as the second floor of the house fell off”可知，在房子的二层就要坍塌之时哈根斯及时把西布森拉了下来，pull符合语境，故选C项。
75．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：西布森在讲述这个故事时仍然心存感激。A. nervous紧张的；B. surprised惊讶的；C. proud骄傲的；D. thankful感激的。根据上文“He took it over to the balcony and ____14____ Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off. (他把梯子搭在阳台上，在房子的二层就要坍塌之时一把把西布森拉了下来。)”可知，在生死攸关时，哈根斯救了西布森一命，西布森对哈根斯心存感激（thankful）。故选D项。

76．B 77．D 78．C 79．D 80．B 81．C 82．A 83．A 84．A 85．D 86．D 87．B 88．A 89．C 90．B

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了得皮肤病的女孩Giorgia积极对抗疾病、战胜歧视的故事，凸显了直面苦难、乐观生活、勇于接受自己的主旨。
76．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它开始出现在她的胳膊上，然后脸上，并继续扩散。A. collapse坍塌；B. spread扩散；C. bother打扰；D. decline下降。根据下文“Soon the angry, red rash (皮疹) covered nearly 97% of her body at times and could be extremely uncomfortable.”可知，皮疹扩散、病情恶化了。故选B项。
77．考查连接词词义辨析。句意：但是对于Giorgia，最痛苦的是仅仅因为她的外表别人就对待她的那种方式。A. why为什么；B. whether是否；C. when何时；D. how如何。 根据下一句“People would stop and stare at her in the street”可知，令Giorgia最痛苦的是别人对待她的方式——停下来盯着她看，所以用how引导表语从句，故选D项。
78．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在街上人们会停下来盯着她看，因为他们认为她很丑。A. emotional有情绪的；B. greedy贪婪的；C. ugly丑的；D. humble卑微的。根据上文“At the age of 13, Giorgia began to suffer a severe skin disorder”可知，她有严重的皮肤病，因此人们会认为她很丑，而停下来看她。故选C项。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她知道这种情况正在毁掉她的生活。A. closing关闭；B. wasting浪费；C. leading领导；D. ruining摧毁。根据上文人们的行为可知，她的生活应该是受到了消极影响，正在被毁掉。故选D项。
80．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那本身对她似乎还不够有压力。A. rewarding值得的；B. stressful有压力的；C. appropriate适当的；D. fantastic幻想的。根据上下文内容可知，Giorgia脸上有各种皮疹，再结合下文“Unexpectedly, Giorgia also lost her father.”可知，这个对于她来说压力很大，故选B项。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她感觉她的世界崩溃了。A. sections部分；B. parts部分；C. pieces片；D. blocks木块。go to pieces是固定搭配，表示“崩溃，破成碎片”，父亲去世，Giorgia觉得自己的世界崩塌了。故选C项。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在成长过程中他们关系如此亲密，她难以忍受失去他。A. bear忍受；B. admit承认；C. mind介意；D. risk冒……的危险。根据“They were so close when she was growing up”可知，她难以忍受父亲的离世。故选A项。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她意识到自己还有其他选择。A. alternative可供选择的事物；B. session会议；C. duty责任；D. promise 承诺。根据下文“She could shrink back from what she received or she could find the 　　　9　　to love herself and the way she was made.”可知，她还有其他选择。故选A项。
84．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她可以从发生在自己身上的事情中退缩，或者她可以找到爱自己的勇气和自己原本的方式。A. courage勇气；B. priority优先权；C. support支持；D. criterion标准。根据上文“Fortunately, Giorgia had a strong and beautiful spirit inside. ”可知，即使她有皮肤病，她也可以找到勇气去爱自己。故选A项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Giorgia接受了自己的身体，她不会再尽力掩盖自己的皮肤了。A. controlled控制；B. disinfected消毒；C. examined检查；D. accepted接受。根据“It was part of who she was.”可知，她承认这是她自己的一部分，表明她已经开始接受自己了。故选D项。
86．考查动词短语辨析。句意：Giorgia接受了自己的身体，她不会再尽力掩盖自己的皮肤了。A. break down出故障；B. get under镇压；C. cope with处理；D. cover up掩盖。上文提到她已经接受了自己，所以她就不用再想尽一切办法掩盖自己的皮肤了。故选D项。
87．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她勇敢地用照片系列展示真实的自己，希望那些苦于自己形象的人能从她分享的照片中得到力量和鼓舞。A. regrettably遗憾地；B. bravely勇敢地；C. seriously认真地；D. shyly害羞地。根据文章内容可知，Giorgia得了皮肤病，能向他人展示自己的皮肤，说明她这样做很勇敢。故选B项。
88．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. strength力量；B. knowledge知识；C. sympathy同情；D. experience经验。空处应选一个意义和inspiration并列的词，“力量”符合语境，通过看到她的照片，同样苦于自己形象的人能够得到力量与鼓舞，与勇敢分享照片这一行为相照应。故选A项。
89．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们可能有让我们与其他女人看起来不同的身体状况，但我们仍然是美丽的。A. assumptions假设；B. affairs事务；C. conditions状况；D. qualities品质。联系前文“She knew the condition was 　　4　　 her life.”可知，原词复现，即身体状况与他人不一样，故选C项。
90．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我知道我父亲会因为我的态度而感到自豪。A. interaction互动；B. attitude态度；C. integrity诚实正直；D. generosity慷慨。结合上文内容尤其“She could shrink back from what she received or she could find the　　　9　　to love herself and the way she was made.”可知，本文在赞扬她积极面对生活、乐观接受自己的态度。故选B项。

91．C 92．A 93．D 94．B 95．D 96．A 97．C 98．B 99．D 100．B 101．A 102．C 103．A 104．B 105．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。快到97岁的Gwen Erickson开始饲养美国最受欢迎但濒临灭绝的一种蝴蝶——帝王蝶。
91．考查动词词义辨析。句意：去年她设法养了27只蝴蝶，今年增加到61只。A. steal偷；B. donate捐赠；C. keep饲养；D. photograph拍照。根据上文中的“she began raising one of America’s most popular, yet endangered butterflies—the monarch butterfly (帝王蝶). ”可知，此处指的是饲养帝王蝶。故选C项。
92．考查名词词义辨析。句意：去年她设法养了27只蝴蝶，今年增加到61只。A. number数量；B. size尺寸；C. range范围；D. variety种类。根据上文中的“...27 butterflies last year”和下文中的“...has gone up to 61.”可知，说明帝王蝶的数量增加了，故选A项。
93．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：整个过程有点耗时。A. money-saving省钱的；B. labor-demanding需要体力的；C. energy-efficient节能的；D. time-consuming耗时的。根据下文中“...beginning with collecting eggs from the milkweed leaves that grow in her backyard. Four days after Erickson placed the eggs in jars on her living room table, the caterpillar (毛毛虫) appeared, and then, within several weeks, formed a chrysalis (蛹). ”整个孵化过程可知，整个过程有些耗时。故选D项。
94．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：两周后，美丽的蝴蝶出现了。A. sped up加速；B. turned up出现，来到；C. woke up唤醒；D. grew up成长；根据上文中“...beginning with collecting eggs from the milkweed leaves that grow in her backyard. Four days after Erickson placed the eggs in jars on her living room table, the caterpillar (毛毛虫) appeared, and then, within several weeks, formed a chrysalis (蛹).”讲述的整个孵化过程可知，此处说明帝王蝶孵化出来了。故选B项。
95．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：随后，Erickson将蝴蝶放飞到野外，但有一对似乎不太愿意离开它们有爱的家，它们陪在老人身边，在房子里飞来飞去。A. impatient没有耐心的；B. delighted高兴的；C. surprised惊讶的；D. unwilling不情愿的。根据上文中“Erickson then released the butterflies into the wild, but a couple seemed...”中的but以及“...to leave their loving home ”可知，释放帝王蝶到野外时，有两只蝴蝶不愿离开。故选D项。
96．考查动词词义辨析。句意：随后，Erickson将蝴蝶放飞到野外，但有一对似乎不太愿意离开它们有爱的家，它们陪在老人身边，在房子里飞来飞去。A. accompanied陪伴；B. attended参加，出席；C. greeted问候；D. impressed使……印象深刻。根据上文中“Erickson then released the butterflies into the wild, but a couple seemed a little ____5____ to leave their loving home...”以及下文中的“...by flying around the house.”可推断，帝王蝶陪着老人不愿离开。故选A项。
97．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Erickson还记得她第一次尝试饲养蝴蝶的情景，她说她希望这能让她的孙子孙女们对这些美丽的昆虫产生兴趣。A. flies苍蝇；B. pests害虫；C. butterflies蝴蝶；D. bees蜜蜂。根据全文语境及第一段中的“As Gwen Erickson approached 97, she began raising one of America’s most popular, yet endangered butterflies...”并结合全文语境可知，此处为第一次养蝴蝶。故选C项。
98．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Erickson还记得她第一次尝试饲养蝴蝶的情景，她说她希望这能让她的孙子孙女们对这些美丽的昆虫产生兴趣。A. regain恢复，重新获得；B. develop培养；C. remove清除；D. express表达。结合语境及下文中的“...an interest in these beautiful insects.”可知，此处为培养兴趣。故选B项。
99．考查名词词义辨析。然而，最后是她发现了养蝴蝶的乐趣。A. decoration装饰；B. fossil化石；C. herb香草；D. pleasure快乐。根据上文中的“...an interest in these beautiful insects.”可知，此处指的是老人找到了养蝴蝶的乐趣。故选D项。
100．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Erickson不喜欢谈论她自己和她所做的事情，但这次她这么做了，因为她想鼓励其他人关心这个濒危物种。A. allow允许；B.encourage鼓励；C. arrange安排；D. invite邀请。根据下文中的“Happily, a friend and her son have joined her in her new-found ____11____.”可知，该处为鼓励其他人关心这种濒危的物种，才有了下文中的有朋友加入。故选B项。
101．考查名词词义辨析。句意：令人高兴的是，一位朋友和她的儿子加入了她新发现的爱好。A. passion激情；B. exit出口；C. species物种；D. fiction虚构的事。根据上文中的“However, it’s she who has found the ____9____ in raising butterflies in the end.”可知，此处指的是新发现的激情。故选A项。
102．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们有望看到这些减少的数字有所变化。A. opportunity机会；B. result结果；C. change改变；D. inspiration灵感。根据下文中的“...in those decreasing numbers.”并结合上文“ She managed to ____1____ 27 butterflies last year and this year the ____2____ has gone up to 61. ”中提到的帝王蝶数量的变化，可知此处指的是数量上的变化。故选C项。
103．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个新爱好是人们关心生活中小事情的一个很好的例子。A. hobby业余爱好；B. version版本；C. rumour谣言；D. exercise练习。根据上文中的“ However, it’s she who has found the ____9____ in raising butterflies in the end. ”可知，在老人发现的养蝴蝶的乐趣后，使得帝王蝶的数量在增加，由此可以判断此处指的是关心生活中小事情的典范。故选A项。
104．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它使我们想到，在生活中有目标永远都不晚。A. promises承诺；B. reminds使想起，提醒；C. upsets使不安；D. strengthens加强。根据全文内容可知，通过老人养帝王蝶的经历是为了说明一个道理，所以此处指的是此事使我们想到的一个道理。故选B项。
105．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它使我们想到，在生活中有目标永远都不晚。A. polite有礼貌的；B. generous慷慨的；C. optimistic乐观的；D. purposeful有目的的。根据上文中的“As Gwen Erickson approached 97, she began raising one of America’s most popular, yet endangered butterflies—the monarch butterfly (帝王蝶).”介绍可知，老人在97岁时开始养帝王蝶，说明无论什么时候有目标都不晚。故选D项。

106．A 107．B 108．A 109．C 110．D 111．C 112．A 113．B 114．C 115．D 116．A 117．D 118．C 119．D 120．B

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者的女儿在捡沙发时遇到一位陌生老人，这位老人的慷慨帮助使人分外感动。
106．考查动词词义辨析。句意：不久之后，他们看到了一张免费的沙发广告，距离他们住的地方大约45分钟车程。 A. advertised打广告；B. deserted遗弃；C. thrown抛出；D. exhibited展出。由后文“The ad” 可知，这里应指作者女儿们看到这沙发“打的广告”。故选A项。
107．考查副词词义辨析。句意：广告上说第一个到的人将会得到它。A. suddenly突然地；B. first第一；C. really真地；D. always总是。由后文“They were the first”可知，广告说谁“第一个到”就能得到。故选B项。
108．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们第一个到达，但它太大了，一次装不下。A. big大的；B. old旧的；C. heavy重的；D. complex复杂的。由后文“The tape measure showed them there was no 　7　　to load it in the truck. ”可知，沙发太“大”了，不能一次装走。故选A项。
109．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们努力了一会儿。A. explaining解释；B. arguing争论；C. struggling努力；D. repairing修复。由前文“They were the first but it was too 　　3　　 to fit in all in one go.”可知，他们努力着想要把沙发运走。故选C项。
110．考查动词短语辨析。句意：这时，马路对面的一位老人走了出来，手里拿着一根卷尺和几个自己种的橘子要给他们。A. fell down摔倒；B. went away离开；C. checked in入住；D. came out出来。由前文“from across the road”以及语境可知，老师是从对面走“出来”的。故选D项。
111．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这时，马路对面的一位老人走了出来，手里拿着一根卷尺和几个自己种的橘子要给他们。 A. truck卡车；B. store商店；C. garden花园；D. kitchen厨房。由后文“Besides the oranges from his yard”可知，这些橘子来自于老人的“花园”。故选C项。
112．考查名词词义辨析。句意：卷尺显示他们没有办法把它装进卡车。A. way方法；B. sign符号；C. proof证明；D. rule规则。由后文“And they would have to make two 　8　　.”可知，这“不可能”把沙发一次性装上卡车。no way表示“没有办法”，符合语境。故选A项。
113．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们必须跑两趟。A. rounds轮；B. trips出行；C. rescues救援；D. decisions决定。由前文“The tape measure showed them there was no 　　7　　to load it in the truck. ”可知，他们需要两次“出行”才能运走沙发。故选B项。
114．考查动词词义辨析。句意：老人说他会用床单盖住它，以确保没有人拿走另一部分。A. hide隐藏；B. decorate装饰；C. cover覆盖；D. clean清洁。由后文“with a sheet”可知，老人准备用床单“盖住”沙发。故选C项。
115．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他们返回时，老人说有其他人想得到沙发，但他阻止了他们。A. defeated打败；B. introduced引入；C. attacked攻击；D. prevented阻止。由上文“someone else had tried to get it”以及but表转折可知，老人“阻止了”他们。故选D项。
116．考查名词词义辨析。句意：老人来自一个贫困的乡村，他在泥土地面上长大，他有6个兄弟姐妹，没有钱。A. money钱；B. chances机会；C. relatives亲属；D. reputation名誉。由前文“a poor country”可知，家里应该是没“钱”的。故选A项。
117．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他说人们经常忘记年轻人起步是多么困难，但他钦佩他们抓住了可利用的机会。A. natural天然的；B. respectable可敬的；C. sudden突然的；D. difficult困难的。由前文“for lack of money”可知，年轻人刚开始是很“困难的”。故选D项。
118．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说人们经常忘记年轻人起步是多么困难，但他钦佩他们抓住了可利用的机会。A. punished惩罚；B. thanked感谢；C. admired钦佩；D. forgave原谅。由前文“people often forgot”以及but表转折可知，老人很“钦佩”年轻人。故选C项。
119．考查动词词义辨析。句意：除给了他们一些自家果园里种的橘子之外，老人还给了他们50美元，建议把它花在对自己和他人有益的事情上。A. promised答应；B. showed显示；C. lent借出；D. gave给。由前文“Besides the oranges from his yard”可知，除了橘子，老人还“给”他们钱了。故选D项。
120．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我女儿把这个故事讲给我听时，这位老人的善良感动得她流下了眼泪。A. reason原因；B. kindness善良；C. recognition识别；D. knowledge知识。由前文“Besides the oranges from his yard, this old man also 　14　them $50”可知，这些都是老人的“善举”，让作者女儿很感动。故选B项。

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者认为洗衣服不只是一种乐趣，它更是一种生活方式和态度。
121．考查动词词义辨析。句意：十几岁的时候，我自学熨烫衣服。A. iron熨；B. sew缝纫；C. display显示；D. measure测量。根据上文“I learned how to wash and dry my own clothes before I was ten.”和第二段“whether I’m ironing my husband’s shirts”可推知，作者学会了洗衣服和烘干之后，自学了熨烫衣服。故选A。
122．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在肯塔基大学，我只喜欢干洗的衣服，但作为大学生，预算紧张，于是我咨询了我的纺织教授，想知道我是否能自己洗我的羊毛衫和裤子。A. salary薪水；B. award奖；C. budget预算；D. holiday假日。根据“I ____3____ my textiles (纺织业) professors to find out if I could wash my wool sweaters and pants myself.”可知，作者在想办法自己洗衣物，由此推知，作为大学生，他预算不足，“on a college-student budget”指只有大学生的预算 。故选C。
123．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在肯塔基大学，我只喜欢干洗的衣服，但作为大学生，预算紧张，于是我咨询了我的纺织教授，想知道我是否能自己洗我的羊毛衫和裤子。A. built建造；B. thought认为；C. learned学习；D. consulted咨询，请教。根据下文“my textiles (纺织业) professors to find out if I could wash my wool sweaters and pants myself.”可知，作者咨询大学纺织教授，看能否自己洗羊毛衣物。故选D 。
124．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我猜想我可以，毕竟，早在干洗发明之前，人们就已经穿羊毛衣服了。A. confirmed确认；B. joked开玩笑；C. supposed猜想，料想；D. imagined想像。根据下文“I could-after all”可知，作者猜想自己可以洗羊毛衣物。故选C。
125．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我想我可以，毕竟，早在干洗发明之前，人们就已经穿羊毛衣服了。A. discovery发现；B. permission允许；C. invention发明；D. addiction沉溺。根据上文“people had been wearing wool clothing”可知，干洗技术发明之前，人们应该是自己洗羊毛衣物。故选C。
126．考查名词词义辨析。句意：作者Gary Chapman在他的书中教授了五种“爱的语言”——表达和体验爱的方式。A. stories故事；B. theories理论；C. ways方式；D. chances机会。根据上文“In his books, author Gary Chapman teaches five ‘love languages’”可知，作者Gary Chapman在书中介绍了五种表达和体验爱的方式。故选C。
127．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的方式是服务。 A. sharing分享；B. service服务；C. interest兴趣；D. appreciation感激。根据下文“Far beyond duty, service is the way I show others love”可知，作者表达和体验爱的方式是服务。故选B。
128．考查副词词义辨析。句意：这就是爱护衣服对我的祖母，对我的母亲，现在对我来说意味着什么。A. now现在；B. soon很快；C. never从不；D. once曾经。根据上文“That’s what caring for clothes meant for my grandmother, for my mom,”可知，对衣服的爱护现在轮到作者了。故选A。
129．考查连词词义辨析。句意：除了职责之外，服务是我向别人表达爱的方式，无论是为丈夫熨衬衫，还是为圣诞节装饰我们的家。A. for为了；B. and和；C. so因此；D. or或者。whether…or…是……还是……。根据上文“whether I’m ironing my husband’s shirts,”可知，无论是为丈夫熨衬衫，还是为圣诞节装饰家都是表达爱的方式。故选D。
130．考查副词词义辨析。句意：将我们的观念从简单的洗衣服改变为关心他人是改变我们对洗衣服的态度的关键，从把它视作一种辛苦的工作转变为对它的热爱。A. frequently经常地；B. completely完全地；C. simply简单地；D. directly直接地。根据下文“caring for others is the ____11____ to changing our attitudes about laundry from hard work to love.”可知，改变观念要从简单的洗衣服开始。故选C。
131．考查名词词义辨析。句意：将我们的观念从简单的洗衣服改变为关心他人是改变我们对洗衣服的态度的关键，从把它视作一种辛苦的工作转变为对它的热爱。A. key关键；B. end结束；C. clue线索；D. tendency趋势。根据“changing our attitudes about laundry from hard work to love.”可知，从把洗衣服视作一种辛苦的工作转变为对它的热爱的关键(key)就是改变我们对洗衣服的态度。故选A。
132．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的哲学是，关心你爱的人的衣服表明他们的爱。A. mode模式；B. mission使命；C. personality个性；D. philosophy哲学。根据句中“that caring for your loved ones’ clothes shows them love.”可知，关心所爱的人的衣服表明对他们的爱是作者的哲学理念。故选D。
133．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当他们的衣服干净，闻起来很好，看起来很好，你爱的人会感觉好像他们可以接纳这个世界，他们的日子将会变得更加光明。A. new新的；B. clean干净的；C. dear昂贵的；D. right正确的。根据句中“smell wonderful, and look great,”可知，所爱的人穿着干净的衣服。故选B。
134．考查形容词比较级词义辨析。句意：当他们的衣服干净，闻起来很好，看起来很好，你爱的人会感觉好像他们可以接纳这个世界，他们的日子将会变得更加光明。A. tidier更整洁的；B. longer更长的；C. brighter更明亮的；D. easier更容易的。根据“your loved ones are going to feel as if they can take on the world,”可知，所爱的人感觉良好，日子将会变得更加光明。故选C。
135．考查介词短语辨析。句意：这对你和你的衣服，都是如此。 A. as usual像往常一样；B. as well也；C. in time及时；D. in particular特别。根据“When their clothes are ____13____, smell wonderful, and look great, your loved ones are going to feel as if they can take on the world, and their days are going to be all the ____14____.”可知，这对你所爱的人如此，对你和你的衣服都也是如此。故选B。

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

【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述在墨西哥城奥运会的马拉松比赛结束后，坦桑尼亚运动员Kowari在观众散去后依然带伤跑完全程，这动人的一幕被著名新闻制片人捕捉下来，传遍了世界的每一个角落。
136．考查副词词义辨析。句意：喧闹的墨西哥城逐渐恢复了平静。A. gradually逐渐；B. officially官方地，正式地；C. actually事实上；D. extremely极度，非常。根据上文“It was a classic night.(这是一个经典之夜)”可知，到了夜晚城市应是逐渐恢复平静。故选A。
137．考查名词词义辨析。句意：奥运会田径比赛的主体育场笼罩在黑暗中。A. sunlight阳光；B. darkness黑暗；C. flash闪光；D. view观点，视野，风景。由上文可知时间是夜晚，所以主体育场笼罩在黑暗中。故选B。
138．考查动词词义辨析。句意：举世闻名的新闻制作人Greenspan拍摄完马拉松比赛获胜者庆祝胜利的照片后，发现体育场空无一人。A. admiring羡慕；B. exploring探索；C. designing设计；D. celebrating庆祝。结合上文“taking photos of the marathon winners”及下文“the victory”可知，获胜者应是庆祝比赛的胜利。故选D。
139．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. busy忙碌的；B.different不同的；C. empty空的；D. noisy嘈杂的。根据上文“The noisy Mexico City ____1____ calmed down”及 the marathon winners　　3　　the victory”可知，比赛结束后，体育场应是空无一人，故选C。
140．考查动词词义辨析。句意：正当他要离开的时候，他突然看到一个右腿上有血迹的人跑进了体育场。A. work工作；B. leave离开；C. quit退出；D. report报道。根据上文“he finished taking photos of the marathon winners　　　3　the victory”可知，Greenspan拍摄完马拉松比赛获胜者庆祝胜利的照片，应该是准备离开体育场。故选B。
141．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他沿着跑道跑了一圈到达终点线后，就躺在了地上。A. mile英里；B. minute分钟；C. circle圆，圈； D. second秒。根据“got to the finish line”可知，他沿跑道绕场一圈，到达终点线，故选C。
142．考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。此处考查动词和介词on的搭配。A. lay on躺；B.focus on集中于；C. jump on扑向；责备；D. jog on 慢走。上文“This man ran lamely (跛脚地) out of breath, but he didn’t stop.(这个人上气不接下气地跛着腿跑，但他没有停下来)”提到这个人一瘸一拐，跑得上气不接下气，所以他到达终点线后应是躺在地上，故选A。
143．考查名词词义辨析。句意：出于好奇，他走过去问运动员为什么要这么困难地跑向终点。A. sight视力；B. curiosity好奇心；C. control控制；D.pity遗憾。根据“he went over and ask why the athlete wanted to run…”可知，他是出于好奇心，问那个人为什么这样做，故选B。
144．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. difficulty困难；B. feeling感觉；C. adventure冒险；D. impression印象。根据上文“This man ran lamely(跛脚地)out of breath, but he didn’t stop.”可知，那个男人是跛脚跑到了终点线才停下来，所以此处指Greenspan想知道他为什么要这么困难地跑向终点。故选A。
145．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这位来自坦桑尼亚的年轻人叫Kowari，他用轻柔的声音回答说：“我的国家从2万多公里的地方把我送到这里，不是为了让我离开比赛的跑道，而是为了让我完成比赛。”A. proud骄傲的；B. excited激动的，兴奋的；C. mad疯狂的；D. gentle温柔的。结合语境可知，Kowari刚完成比赛，躺在地上，所以应是轻声回答，故选D。
146．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. complete完成；B. improve提高；C. appreciate欣赏，感激；D. challenge挑战。根据上文Kowari坚持跑到终点的行为可知，Kowari认为祖国送自己来不是让自己离开赛道，而是要完成比赛。故选A。
147．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：虽然我落后于其他所有的跑步者，但我有一个和他们一样神圣的目标。A. competed with与……比赛；B. fallen behind落后；C. left behind留下；D. start with以……开始。根据上文内容可知，胜利者已经合完影，也就预示着比赛已经结束，体育场已经空无一人，而这个男人才进场。因而他是落后于其他的队员。故选B。
148．考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管观众不再为我欢呼，但我的祖国在背后注视着我……。A. attract吸引；B. annoy使烦恼；C. cheer欢呼，喝彩；D.influence影响。结合语境可知，在比赛中观众会为运动员欢呼喝彩，故选C。
149．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：很快，他把奥运会历史上最动人的一幕传遍了世界的每一个角落。A. frightening可怕的；B. exciting激动的，兴奋的；C. touching动人的；D. confusing令人困惑的。结合语境及上文“Tears welled up in Greenspan’s eyes.(Greenspan热泪盈眶)”可知，这是动人的一幕，故选C。
150．考查名词词义辨析。句意：重要的不是我们能否达到顶峰，而是我们是否付出了最大的努力。A. achievements成就；B. changes改变；C. progress进步；D. efforts努力。结合上文内容可知，Kowari在没有观众的情况下也坚持跑到终点，所以此处指重要的不是我们是否到达顶峰，而是是否付出了最大的努力，故选D。