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这是一份北京高考英语完形填空专项训练，共31页。
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It Only Takes One
I was that girl you would see alone.
I’d sit alone on the bus, at a table in the lunchroom and the library. I loved reading, but I knew it was my ____1____, a way to look busy and not like I was being alone. I didn’t want to appear as though I had no ____2____— which was basically true.
One morning, as usual, when getting on a bus, I got out my ____3____ and put my head down. Then, I heard someone ask if I minded her sitting next to me. I ____4____, and there stood a girl I didn’t know. She looked nervous as she introduced herself. Her name was Jane. She was new to the neighborhood, and this was her first day at school. That day at lunch, when she ____5____ me in the lunchroom, she hurried over and sat down.
In the following weeks, it wasn’t just Jane who looked to see if she could sit next to me—I looked for her, too. Little by little, we began to talk about school and other things and,____6____, ourselves. We soon became best friends.
Isn’t it amazing how overnight your life can ____7____? I feel so different now. It only ____8____ one other person to make you feel as though you are no longer ____9____.
I no longer hide behind books—although I am still an enthusiastic reader. Jane also loves books, so we go to the library together, check out books, and _____10_____back and forth when we finish reading them. Then we take them back to the library and check out new ones. Amazing! Just one other person makes you feel like you are really important.
1．A．hobby B．cover C．task D．chance
2．A．goals B．interests C．choices D．friends
3．A．bag B．coat C．book D．phone
4．A．looked up B．looked down C．looked back D．looked ahead
5．A．seized B．supported C．spotted D．sought
6．A．obviously B．fortunately C．literally D．eventually
7．A．form B．change C．continue D．start
8．A．takes B．has C．wants D．meets
9．A．upset B．quiet C．nervous D．alone
10．A．trade B．deliver C．explain D．argue
Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese ____11____ at my face, but I pushed them aside. My mom believed I would learn when I was ____12____ . But the time never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was to ____13____ at him, confused, scratching my head. “ Still can’t speak Chinese? ” He laughed at me, “ You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown. ” “ Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some right now with or without Chinese. ” I replied and turned to my mom for permission. “Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I ____14____ the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish stand surrounded in a sea of customers. “ I’d like to buy some fresh fish, ” I shouted to the ____15____ . But he ignored my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased with their impatience. With every ____16____ , the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew stronger — my blood boiling — forcing me to cry out. “Xian Sheng Yu, please. ” “ Very Xian Sheng, ” I repeated. The crowd burst into ____17____ . My face turned red and I ran back home ____18____ , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I should feel right at home. Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace (丢脸) to the language. Sometimes, I laugh at my fish ____19____ , but, in the end, the joke is on me. Every laugh is a culture _____20_____ ; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.
11．A．games B．characters C．custom D．language
12．A．healthy B．fine C．ready D．lucky
13．A．stare B．joke C．nod D．aim
14．A．spelled B．reviewed C．repeated D．kept
15．A．postman B．waiter C．uncle D．fisherman
16．A．second B．effort C．desire D．movement
17．A．smile B．cry C．tear D．laughter
18．A．open-mouthed B．tongue-tied C．empty-handed D．broken-hearted
19．A．trade B．deed C．challenge D．incident
20．A．lost B．thrown C．divided D．reflected
I was 11 when I asked my mum for piano lessons. We were in an economic crisis and she’d recently been ___21___ off. She said a polite “no”.
That didn’t discourage me. I drew a keyboard onto a piece of paper and stuck it on my desk. I would ___22___ notes on an online keyboard and “play” them back on my paper one—keeping the sound they made on the computer in my head. I spent six months playing without touching a real piano. As my mum found I was serious about it, she bought me 10 lessons with borrowed money.
I still remember the first one. I was ___23___ by how organic the sound of the piano was, as I had become familiar with the artificial electronic sound. The teacher was trying to explain where middle C was, but I could ___24___ play all the major and minor scales.
I sat my grade one after eight lessons and got distinction. By the time I started secondary school, we couldn’t ___25___ lessons again, so I returned to my paper keyboard. I passed grade three, then grade five, practising only on my piece of paper.
For the grades above that, there’s an expectation that you add a certain sensitivity into your playing. The music teacher at my school said I could practise on the school’s grand piano. I would wake up at 5:30 am to get there in time and play until lessons started. I’d ___26___ lunch and then practise after school until the caretaker kicked me out. At home, I’d have dinner, do three hours of revision, and then mental practice until 1:00 am.
My school didn’t offer music A-level. I found the Purcell School for young musicians. The audition (试镜) was extremely ___27___ , and I felt overwhelmed. To my amazement, I was offered a place.
I had been told I had started playing too late to reach conservatoire (音乐学院) level, but when I left Purcell, I was awarded the senior piano prize. That was the point when I realized I wasn’t behind everyone else. I am now at the Guildhall School in London, where I was offered a scholarship. I feel proud: it’s been 10 years since I drew my paper piano and I’m at one of the world’s ___28___ conservatoires.
The irony is that I continue to do a lot of my practice away from the piano — what we call mental practice. It ___29___ key areas of the mind that are less readily accessed by piano playing alone. The paper piano helped stimulate my _____30_____ about how music works.
21．A．laid B．pushed C．dropped D．knocked
22．A．take B．sign C．click D．compose
23．A．struck B．puzzled C．comforted D．inspired
24．A．only B．still C．hardly D．already
25．A．offer B．teach C．afford D．observe
26．A．avoid B．skip C．save D．miss
27．A．fascinating B．motivating C．frightening D．challenging
28．A．grand B．strict C．leading D．expensive
29．A．builds B．covers C．defines D．unlocks
30．A．prediction B．curiosity C．memory D．imagination
Michael Evans was standing in line at the Treasurer’s Office last August, waiting to pay his taxes, when he heard a(n) ____31____ sound ahead of him. The elderly woman at the window was crying. He heard the cashier ____32____ the woman that her house was in foreclosure (丧失抵押品赎回权) and headed for auction (拍卖). He also heard the woman tell the cashier that her daughter had recently died. Evans, a businessman who had just buried his father, couldn’t ____33____ the idea of this woman losing her home right after losing her child. He ____34____ the window. “I don’t mean to butt in,” he said to the cashier, “but if you can get her house back, I’ll pay for her taxes.” The amount added up to $5,000.
The old woman was shocked. Her despair turned to ____35____. The cashier left for a moment to ____36____ that it was all right for Evans to pay it. Evans promised to go straight to the bank and come back with the money. But when he returned to the treasurer’s office, he asked someone else waiting in line to hand the $5,000 check to the cashier. Evans was trying to ____37____ quietly and, preferably, anonymously (匿名地).
“I didn’t want this attention,” he explained.
However, attention found him. It’s not every day that someone pays a stranger’s tax bill. As is reported, Evans often finds himself on the giving end of charitable situations, though for years he went unrecognized for it. As for paying the elderly woman’s taxes, Evans said he did it for ____38____ but to make sure the lady stayed in her own house.
A few weeks after the tax ____39____, Evans received the Spirit of Detroit Award for his lifetime of _____40_____.
31．A．exciting B．frightening C．appealing D．disturbing
32．A．ensure B．talk C．inform D．state
33．A．support B．bear C．leave D．witness
34．A．approached B．passed C．accessed D．marched
35．A．fright B．sorrow C．guilt D．disbelief
36．A．conduct B．confirm C．compensate D．comprehend
37．A．run away B．slip away C．pass away D．put away
38．A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
39．A．accident B．coincidence C．incident D．event
40．A．generosity B．courage C．optimism D．modesty
The story happened ages ago, when my daughter was still little.
I was driving across the country with my daughter to ___41___ my husband. Since I ___42___ to reach my ___43___ before supper time, I drove quickly for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became tired and needed to stop for a break to get ___44___.
I found a rest area. It was mostly ___45___ in a quiet area of the highway. I parked the car and carried my daughter into the ___46___ . When I came out a minute later, I saw a middle-aged ___47___wandering around. Feeling ___48___ about that, I asked the lady why. What ___49___ me was: they were waiting for us!
The lady ____50____ to me that she and her husband wanted to see us ____51____ back into our car. She told me that sometimes rest areas ____52____ be a dangerous place for a young lady like me. I was very touched by their being so ____53____ to a stranger. Being young and probably ____54____ of the hidden ____55____ of rest areas, it had never ____56____ to me that there was any possibility of something going wrong. I ____57____ them for their kindness and continued the journey, reaching our destination safely.
I never got their names but years have passed and the ____58____ of their kindness is still deeply ____59____ in my mind. Sometimes angels come in make-up and just because you can't see their ____60____it doesn't mean they aren't angels.
41．A．join B．take apart C．attend D．participate
42．A．intended B．managed C．forced D．pretended
43．A．goal B．destination C．place D．home
44．A．excited B．bored C．interested D．refreshed
45．A．polluted B．excited C．deserted D．endangered
46．A．restaurant B．shop C．restroom D．factory
47．A．lady B．man C．couple D．angel
48．A．angry B．curious C．jealous D．terrible
49．A．amused B．interested C．surprised D．entertained
50．A．informed B．guaranteed C．reminded D．explained
51．A．peacefully B．safely C．quietly D．soundly
52．A．might B．should C．could D．must
53．A．tough B．grateful C．hard D．considerate
54．A．ignorant B．innocent C．native D．neglected
55．A．stops B．dangers C．mistakes D．changes
56．A．occurred B．struck C．existed D．belonged
57．A．forgave B．asked C．thanked D．blamed
58．A．honor B．shame C．pride D．memory
59．A．lost B．poured C．lied D．rooted
60．A．kindness B．fitness C．faces D．wings
Your first day anywhere can be tough. As a supply teacher, I had one such experience when I was required to work at a special education school.
When I received the call asking if I was available that day, a wave of____61____rushed over me. I’d never taught in a special school before, but I____62____pulled myself together and drove to the school. On the way there, I had____63____about everything I couldn’t do.
As I____64____, I was greeted by the head who assured me there was “nothing to worry about”, but I was feeling anything but! I was told I would teach key stage 1.
____65____by their parents, the children began to show up. I tried to hide my anxious feelings, although a few drops of____66____were noticeable.
The whole class, a total of 8 with various special needs, arrived by 9:30. Contrary to my_____67_____, as the day went on, my stress levels went down. The children were expressive, unique and passionate, though there were times that left me slightly_____68_____by their screams.
As the day ended, I can_____69_____say it was one of the best experiences of my teaching career. I hope anyone will admit working at a special school and allow the passion of the children there to_____70_____their love of teaching.
61．A．panic B．sadness C．anger D．sympathy
62．A．hesitantly B．regularly C．eventually D．desperately
63．A．plans B．thoughts C．doubts D．opinions
64．A．broke up B．sped up C．picked up D．pulled up
65．A．Abandoned B．Suspected C．Accompanied D．Raised
66．A．ink B．rain C．sweat D．blood
67．A．decisions B．conclusions C．suggestions D．predictions
68．A．inspired B．refreshed C．shocked D．satisfied
69．A．regretfully B．honestly C．jokingly D．patiently
70．A．celebrate B．earn C．guarantee D．awaken
On a cold November morning. Wade MacKinnon hiked around Mermaid Lake. In the ___71___ on the shoreline, something moved slightly and caught his eye. ___72___, he approached to find a balloon stuck in the branches of a bayberry bush. When he untied the string, he found a piece of paper at the end of it which read,
“Dear daddy.
I’ve been missing you so much since you passed away. November 29 is my 10th birthday, but I will never receive your greetings...
Daisy”
It finished with a mailing address, almost 3,000 miles away. With tears in his eyes, Wade thought, “Such a young girl having to deal with ___73___. It’s awful!”
When back home, Wade placed the note in a drawer and ___74___ the balloon to the window of his room. Every day, the ___75___ of the balloon reminded him of little Daisy.
As the end of November was drawing nearer, Wade found himself thinking more and more about the poor girl. So he wrote a letter, put it into a birthday card and ___76___ mailed it with a book.
The ___77___ arrived just two days before Daisy’s birthday. When she opened it and found the card, “For a Dear Daughter...”, her heart ___78___.
“Happy birthday! I ___79___ to read your note, and feel sorry for you. I’m sure your daddy would want you to be happy. He loves you very much and will always be ____80____ you.” Tears began to roll down Daisy’s cheeks.
71．A．sands B．bushes C．hills D．rocks
72．A．Curious B．Anxious C．Serious D．Nervous
73．A．anger B．failure C．mystery D．death
74．A．caught B．presented C．attached D．related
75．A．image B．color C．movement D．sight
76．A．eagerly B．proudly C．bravely D．sadly
77．A．prize B．package C．note D．news
78．A．froze B．raced C．sank D．broke
79．A．expected B．decided C．promised D．happened
80．A．saving B．praising C．blessing D．changing
Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of a（n） ___81___ should be made even before the choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, ___82___ , most people make several job choices during their working live, partly ___83___ economic and industrial changes and partly to improve their positions. The "one perfect job" does not exist. Young people should therefore ___84___ into a broad flexible training program that will ___85___ them for a field of ___86___ rather than for a single job.
Unfortunately, many young people, knowing ___87___ about the occupational world or themselves for that matter, choose their lifework ___88___ a hit-or-miss basis. Some ___89___ from job to job. Others ___90___ to work in which they are unhappy and ___91___ they are not fitted.
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for ___92___ real or imagined prestige.
Too many high-school students—or their parents for them-choose the professional field, ___93___ both the relatively small proportion of work vacancies in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal ___94___ . The imagined or realprestige of a profession or a "white-collar" job is ___95___ good reason for choosing it as a life's work. ___96___ , these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the majority of young people should give serious ___97___ to these fields.
Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants ___98___ life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security; others are willing to take ___99___ for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its ___100___ .
81．A．academy B．occupation C．guidance D．identification
82．A．therefore B．so C．though D．however
83．A．in case of B．for C．because of D．to
84．A．enter B．participate C．involve D．join
85．A．leave B．fit C．require D．fix
86．A．careers B．professions C．prospects D．work
87．A．few B．little C．much D．less
88．A．with B．by C．on D．at
89．A．flow B．wander C．jump D．drift
90．A．stick B．turn C．adhere D．subscribe
91．A．to which B．that C．for which D．what
92．A．its B．their C．/ D．the
93．A．to have disregarded B．to disregard C．disregarding D．disregard
94．A．preparations B．requirements C．specifications D．preferences
95．A．such B．no C．very D．so
96．A．Moreover B．Otherwise C．Nevertheless D．Still
97．A．priority B．regulation C．assessment D．consideration
98．A．out of B．towards C．for D．from over
99．A．advantage B．patience C．risks D．turns
100．A．awards B．rewards C．prizes D．bonuses
A couple of months back,my son Shine had his trombone (长号) stolen from my car, which he was comfortable with. At first, we were very ___101___. After anger, we were disappointed, and then we got through that and felt ____102____ for the person who stole it. Although we felt ___103___, we felt more pity for the thief who might really needed it. We learned that telling friends about our sorrow ___104___ us and made us feel better.
We received messages of ___105___ from many friends. Shine received the sweetest letter from a classmate___106___ him that although things in life can be sad,___107___ is everywhere to be found. And for sure a boy in a different school ___108___ about the situation and decided to ___109___ his trombone to my son. It turned out that he was really in his____110____ at playing it as the stolen one.
We got a chance to ____111____ that strange giver, who later knew that Shine never ____112____ learning and making music. They talked face to face ____113____. The boy said that he had a good music teacher who led him to another ____114____ and that it was the best decision he had ever made. Shine said from the bottom of his heart that he would stick to his ____115____ path as always. With the precious present,Shine attended his first band concert.
The boy told us that to the receiver of kindness he may feel ____116____,and to the giver who grasps a real ____117____ to change things for the better, he absolutely feel lucky, too. We're deeply ____118____ for everyone’s concerns. And we're even grateful that the trombone was ____119____.It taught us so much about the healing powers of the public, even people we have never ____120____ before.
101．A．thankful B．peaceful C．annoyed D．terrified
102．A．strength B．sympathy C．regret D．luck
103．A．pleased B．relaxed C．calm D．blue
104．A．benefited B．moved C．hit D．cast
105．A．apology B．comfort C．forgiveness D．merriness
106．A．warning B．ordering C．reminding D．ensuring
107．A．kindness B．sadness C．efficiency D．emergency
108．A．complained B．brought C．argued D．heard
109．A．lend B．show C．gift D．sell
110．A．element B．way C．opinion D．horror
111．A．judge B．meet C．describe D．avoid
112．A．insisted B．considered C．enjoyed D．stopped
113．A．sincerely B．passively C．modestly D．absently
114．A．community B．comment C．insurance D．instrument
115．A．mental B．athletic C．musical D．scientific
116．A．patient B．curious C．proud D．fortunate
117．A．right B．opportunity C．duty D．excuse
118．A．anxious B．grateful C．famous D．fit
119．A．stolen B．repaired C．broken D．bought
120．A．helped B．recognized C．known D．missed
When I was in middle school, I had a classmate named Alice. She liked to tell me my shortcomings (缺点).
One day, Alice said to me,“You are too short and too proud!” Hearing this, I felt very sad and ___121___. I ran home to tell my father ___122___ it, with tears in my eyes. My father said nothing. He just ___123___ me carefully. Then he said to me, “Are all the shortcomings Alice has told you true? You can write them down and check whether they are true or not.” After ___124___ them down, I was surprised to find that about half of the things were true. For some of the things, I couldn’t change them. But for many of the things, I could ___125___ them. For the first time, I knew about ___126___ better than before.
Later, I showed my father what I had written down, ___127___ he didn’t read it. “That’s just for you,” my ___128___ said. “You know about yourself ___129___ than any other person. If something that is said about you is true, you’ll find it useful. Listen to others patiently, but hear the truth only.”
My father’s advice came to my mind at many important moments. It is the best ____130____ that I have ever had in my life.
121．A．angry B．pleased C．relaxed D．interested
122．A．under B．about C．at D．in
123．A．passed by B．laughed at C．listened to D．looked for
124．A．writing B．slowing C．cutting D．pushing
125．A．forget B．change C．speak D．read
126．A．herself B．himself C．itself D．myself
127．A．or B．so C．and D．but
128．A．uncle B．aunt C．father D．mother
129．A．better B．bigger C．cheaper D．faster
130．A．paper B．advice C．work D．news
参考答案：
1．C 2．D 3．C 4．A 5．C 6．D 7．B 8．A 9．D 10．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者从一个人独来独往，到认识了女孩Jane，并成为好朋友的故事。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢阅读，但我知道这是我的任务，是一种让自己看起来很忙而不是独自一人的方式。A. hobby爱好；B. cover封面；C. task任务；D. chance机会。根据“a way to look busy and not like I was being alone.”可知，作者将阅读当作自己的任务，目的是让自己看起来很忙。故选C。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不想表现得好像我没有朋友——这基本上是真的。A. goals目标；B. interests兴趣；C. choices选择；D. friends朋友。根据“I loved reading, but I knew it was my ____1____, a way to look busy and not like I was being alone.”可知，作者表现得自己很忙，不想让别人看出自己没有朋友。故选D。
3．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一天早上，像往常一样，当我坐上公共汽车时，我拿出我的书，低下了头。A. bag包；B. coat外套；C. book书；D. phone电话。根据“I loved reading,”和最后一段“I no longer hide behind books—although I am still an enthusiastic reader.”可知，作者像往常一样拿出书阅读。故选C。
4．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我抬头一看，站着一个我不认识的女孩。A. looked up查询；抬头看；B. looked down瞧不起；C. looked back回顾；D. looked ahead向前看。根据“I got out my ____3____ and put my head down.”和“Then, I heard someone ask if I minded her sitting next to me.”可知，作者从低头看书到抬头看女孩。故选A。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那天吃午饭的时候，她在餐厅认出了我，便匆匆走过去坐下。A. seized抓住；B. supported支持；C. spotted认出；D. sought寻找。根据“she hurried over and sat down.”可知，Jane在餐厅认出了作者。故选C。
6．考查副词词义辨析。句意：渐渐地，我们开始谈论学校和其他事情，最后，是我们自己。 A. obviously显然地；B. fortunately幸运地；C. literally逐字地；D. eventually最终。根据“we began to talk about school and other things and,”可知，最终两个人谈论到自己。故选D。
7．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一夜之间你的生活就改变了，这不是很神奇吗? A. form形成；B. change改变；C. continue继续；D. start开始。根据“I feel so different now.”可知，作者的生活发生了改变，感觉现在完全不同了。故选B。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：只需要一个人让你觉得你不再孤单。A. takes需要；B. has有；C. wants想要；D. meets遇见。根据文章标题“It Only Takes One”提示可知，作者认为只需要一个人让自己觉得自己不再孤单。故选A。
9．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：只需要一个人让你觉得你不再孤单。A. upset心烦的；B. quiet安静的；C. nervous紧张的；D. alone独自的；孤单的。根据“I loved reading, but I knew it was my ____1____, a way to look busy and not like I was being alone.”可知，Jane让作者不再孤单。故选D。
10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Jane也爱书，所以我们一起去图书馆，一起借书，看完之后还会吵来吵去。 A. trade做生意；B. deliver递送；C. explain解释；D. argue争论。根据“when we finish reading them.”可知，两个人读完书之后，会因为书中的内容而争论。故选D。
11．B 12．C 13．A 14．C 15．D 16．A 17．D 18．C 19．D 20．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。“我”长在美国，已熟悉英语，但身为中国人，因为没有学习汉语而导致了去中国城买鱼的尴尬，这让我明白了一个道理：“笑话”反映的是一种文化的缺失，我们不应该让文化丢失。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我三岁的时候，我的父母在我面前闪着写有汉字的卡片，但我把它们推到一边。A. games游戏；B. character汉字；C. custom风俗；D. language语言。根据本段第一句中“the language of my ancestors”可知，这里父母是想利用有汉字的闪存卡放在我面前。故选B项。
12．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我妈妈相信我准备好了就会学习。但是这个时刻从来没有到来。A. healthy健康的；B. fine好的；C. ready准备好的；D. lucky幸运的。根据后文“But the time never came(但是这个时刻从来没有到来)”可知，这个时刻从来没有到来，说明妈妈市相信我准备好了就会学习，ready符合句意。故选C项。
13．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在一个中国的除夕，我的叔叔用中文和我说话，但我只能盯着他，困惑，抓着我的头。A. stare盯着；B. joke开玩笑；C. nod点头；D. aim目的。由本句中的“confused(困惑)”可知，当叔叔跟我讲汉语的时候，我困惑了，不明白。因此我只能用我的眼睛盯着我的叔叔看，stare符合句意。故选A项。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我重复着这句话，跑到楼下唐人街的街道上。A. spelled拼写；B. reviewed复习；C. repeated重复；D. kept保持。由上句母亲话中的“Xin Xian Yu”及我没有学习汉语可以推断出：我为了防止忘掉要买的东西的名字，而不断重复着母亲的话，repeat符合句意。故选C项。
15．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我想买些新鲜的鱼，”我对渔夫喊道。A. postman邮递员；B. waiter服务员；C. uncle叔叔；D. fisherman渔夫。由本句中“I’d like to buy some fresh fish”可知作者想买鱼，应该是对着渔夫讲话。故选D项。
16．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每过一秒钟，龙在我背上的气息就越来越强烈—我的血液沸腾了—迫使我哭出来。A. second秒；B. effort努力；C. desire渴望；D. movement动作。由本段的第三句中“turned to serve the next customer”及本句中“the breath of the dragon on my back grew stronger”可知，每过一秒，我生气了。故选A项。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：人群中爆发出一阵笑声。A. smile微笑；B. cry哭；C. tear眼泪；D. laughter笑声。根据上文“Xian Sheng Yu”可知，作者把“Xin Xian Yu”说成了“Xian Sheng Yu”，人群中应该会爆发笑声。故选D项。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的脸变红了，我空手跑回了家，除了紧紧夹在口袋里的20美元。A. open-mouthed瞠目结舌的；B. tongue-tied张口结舌的；C. empty-handed空手的；D. broken-hearted心碎的。根据上段中母亲让我买“Xin Xian Yu”及本句中“expect for the $20 bill”可知，我没有买到鱼，而是空着手回家的。故选C项。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时，我笑我的鱼事件，但最后，笑话是在我身上。A. trade贸易；B. deed行为；C. challenge挑战；D. incident事件。由本句中“I laugh at可知，作者时常以自己买鱼的那件小事自嘲。故选D项。
20．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每一次笑都是一种文化的缺失。A. lost缺失；B. thrown扔掉；C. divided分开；D. reflected反映。分析句子结构可知，该空应与后文“fading away(消逝)”意思相近。每一次笑都是一种文化的缺失。故选A项。
21．A 22．C 23．A 24．D 25．C 26．B 27．D 28．C 29．D 30．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者因家中经济困难买不起也学不起钢琴，就自己画纸钢琴练习，加上精神练习，作者自学成才，获得了高级钢琴奖和高级学术音乐奖，现在身处一所世界一流的音乐学院。
21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们正处于经济危机中，她最近被解雇了。A. laid放置；B. pushed推开；C. dropped掉落；D. knocked敲。根据前文的“We were in an economic crisis”和后文的“She said a polite “no”.”可知，妈妈因经济危机被解雇了才说“不”。lay off意为“解雇”。故选A。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我会在网上的键盘上点击音符，然后在纸上“播放”它们——把它们在电脑上发出的声音记在脑子里。A. take拿走；B. sign签名；C. click点击；D. compose作曲。根据空后“on an online keyboard”可知，网上在线钢琴键盘是要点击才能播放的。故选C。
23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我被如此自然的钢琴的声音迷住了，因为我已经熟悉了人造的电子声音。A. struck把……迷住；B. puzzled使困惑；C. comforted安慰；D. inspired激励。根据后文“how organic the sound of the piano was,”可知，作者听到真正的钢琴声，被它迷住了。固定搭配be struck by“被……迷住”。故选A。
24．考查副词词义辨析。句意：老师试图解释C中音在哪里时，但我已经可以弹奏所有的大调和小调了。A. only仅仅；B. still仍然；C. hardly几乎不；D. already已经。根据“The teacher was trying to explain where middle C was,”和转折词but可知，老师试图解释C中音在哪里时，作者已经可以弹奏所有的大调和小调了。故选D。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：到了我上中学的时候，我们又付不起学费了，所以我又回到了纸质键盘上。A. offer提供；B. teach教育；C. afford承担得起；D. observe观察。根据后文的“so I returned to my paper keyboard.”可知，作者再次付不起钢琴课学费了，所以又用纸钢琴键盘学习。故选C。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我会不吃午饭，放学后练习，直到管理员把我赶出去。A. avoid避免；B. skip略过；C. save节约；D. miss想念。根据空后“and then practise after school until the caretaker kicked me out.”可知，作者不吃午饭，省下时间在学校练习钢琴。故选B。
27．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：试镜非常有挑战性，我感到不知所措。A. fascinating迷人的；B. motivating激励的；C. frightening可怕的；D. challenging挑战性的。根据后文的“and I felt overwhelmed.”可知，试镜很具挑战性。故选D。
28．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我感到自豪：自从我画纸钢琴键盘以来，已经10年了，我在世界一流的音乐学院之一。A. grand宏伟的；B. strict严格的；C. leading一流的；D. expensive昂贵的。根据“I feel proud”并结合常识可知，伦敦Guildhall School是世界一流的音乐学院之一，作者为此感到自豪。故选C。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它可以打开大脑的关键区域，这是单独弹钢琴很难触及的。A. builds建立；B. covers覆盖；C. defines定义；D. unlocks解开。根据“that are less readily accessed by piano playing alone.”可知，作者通过不触摸钢琴练习，在脑中练习，即精神练习，揭开了钢琴独奏不能触及的大脑关键区域。故选D。
30．考查名词词义辨析。句意：纸钢琴激发了我对音乐如何工作的好奇心。A. prediction预料；B. curiosity好奇心；C. memory记忆；D. imagination想象。根据“about how music works.”可知，作者早期通过纸钢琴和精神练习来学习钢琴，没有真正钢琴来练习，这让作者对音乐如何工作产生了好奇心。故选B。
31．D 32．C 33．B 34．A 35．D 36．B 37．B 38．A 39．C 40．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要记叙了Michael Evans在财务办公室排队缴税时，听说了一个上了年纪的妇女因为没钱缴税导致房子将被拍卖。Evans主动为那名老妇人缴税从而帮助她拿回了房子的故事。他也因此得到了底特律精神奖，以表彰他一生的慷慨。
31．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：去年8月，Michael Evans在财务办公室排队等着缴税，这时他听到前面有一个令人不安的声音。A. exciting激动的；B. frightening令人恐惧的；C. appealing吸引人的；D. disturbing令人不安的。根据后文“The elderly woman at the window was crying.”可知，Evans听到了一个老妇人哭泣，这一令人不安的声音。故选D。
32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他听到出纳员告诉那位妇女，她的房子丧失了抵押品赎回权，将被拍卖。A. ensure确保；B. talk说话；C. inform告诉；D. state声明。结合后文“her house was in foreclosure (丧失抵押品赎回权) and headed for auction (拍卖).”可知，出纳员告诉那位妇女，她的房子丧失了抵押品赎回权，将被拍卖。故选C。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Evans是一个商人，他刚刚埋葬了自己的父亲，他无法忍受这个女人在失去孩子后失去了她的家。A. support支持；B. bear容忍；C. leave离开；D. witness目睹。根据“He also heard the woman tell the cashier that her daughter had recently died.”和“a businessman who had just buried his father,”可知，刚失去父亲的Evans很同情这个女人，认为 这个女人在失去孩子之后又失去了自己的家，他感到无法忍受。故选B。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他走近窗口。A. approached靠近；B. passed通过；C. accessed进入；D. marched前进。结合后文“ “I don’t mean to butt in,” he said to the cashier,”可知，Evans走近办事窗口了解情况。故选A。
35．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的绝望变成了怀疑。A. fright惊吓；B. sorrow悲伤；C. guilt内疚；D. disbelief怀疑。根据上文“The old woman was shocked.”可知，对于Evans这么个陌生人要给自己支付税金的做法，女人感到惊讶，绝望变成了怀疑。故选D。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：出纳员走了一会儿，确认Evans付帐是否合适。A. conduct组织；B. confirm确认；C. compensate赔偿；D. comprehend理解。根据后文“that it was all right for Evans to pay it.”可知，出纳员离开是为了去确认Evans为女人付钱是否合适。故选B。
37．考查动词短语辨析。句意：Evans试图悄悄溜走，完全地匿名。A. run away逃跑；B. slip away溜走；C. pass away去世；D. put away抛弃。结合后文“quietly and, preferably, anonymously (匿名地).”可知，Evans试图悄悄溜走，不被人发现。故选B。
38．考查代词词义辨析。句意：至于支付老妇人的税金，Evans说他这样做只是为了确保老妇人呆在自己的房子里。A. nothing没有什么；B. anything任何事；C. something某事；D. everything一切。结合后文“but to make sure the lady stayed in her own house.”可知，Evans说他这样做只是为了确保老妇人呆在自己的房子里。短语nothing but“只是”。故选A。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意：税务事件发生几周后，Evans获得了底特律精神奖，以表彰他一生的慷慨。A. accident事故；B. coincidence巧合；C. incident事件；D. event大事，事件。根据上文“A few weeks after the tax”可知，此处指Evans为妇女支付税金的事件发生几周后。incident是指偶然发生的、不太重要的小事。event是指重大而引人注目的事情。此处是偶然事件应用incident。故选C。
40．考查名词词义辨析。句意：税务事件发生几周后，Evans获得了底特律精神奖，以表彰他一生的慷慨。A. generosity慷慨；B. courage勇气；C. optimism乐观；D. modesty谦逊。根据文章可知，Evans为妇女支付了税金，是慷慨的行为，因此是表彰他的慷慨（generosity）。故选A。
41．A 42．A 43．B 44．D 45．C 46．C 47．C 48．B 49．C 50．D 51．B 52．C 53．D 54．A 55．B 56．A 57．C 58．D 59．D 60．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述作者母女在和丈夫团聚的路上，经过一个休息区，一对老夫妇给与了作者体贴的保护和关心。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我和女儿开车穿越全国去找我丈夫。A. join加入；B. take apart参加；C. attend参加；D. participate参加。根据句意及下文，可知此处作者和女儿是要去找自己的丈夫。故选A项。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为我打算在晚饭前到达目的地，所以我开了很长时间的车，没有停下来。A. intended打算；B. managed试图；C. forced强迫；D. pretended假装。根据后句“I drove quickly for a long time without a stop”（我开的很快，中间都没有停。）可知，作者打算尽快见到自己的丈夫。故选A项。
43．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因为我打算在晚饭前到达目的地，所以我开了很长时间的车，没有停下来。A. goal目标；B. destination目的地；C. place地方；D. home家。根据前文“I was driving across the country with my daughter to ___1___ my husband.”（我和女儿开车横穿全国去找我丈夫。）可知，作者现在正开着车去找自己的丈夫，那里就是她的目的地。故选B项。
44．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：开了很远后，我累了，需要停下来休息一下，恢复一下精神。A. excited兴奋的；B. bored无聊的；C. interested感兴趣的；D. refreshed清醒的。根据前句“Then after driving for many miles. I became tired”（开了很远之后，我变得很累）可知，此时作者很累，需要休息一下，恢复精神。故选D项。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它在高速公路上一个安静的地方，几乎被遗弃了。A. polluted被污染的；B. excited兴奋的；C. deserted被遗弃的；D. endangered濒危的。根据“in a quiet area of the highway”（在高速公路边一个安静的地方）可知，这里在高速路旁，十分偏僻，无人居住。故选C项。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我把车停好，抱着女儿进了洗手间。A. restaurant餐馆；B. shop商店；C. restroom洗手间；D. factory工厂。根据前句“I found a rest area. It was mostly ___5___ in a quiet area of the highway.”（我找到一个休息区。它在高速公路上一个安静的地方，几乎被遗弃了。）可知，这里可能只有洗手间。故选C项。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一分钟后我出来的时候。 我看见一对中年夫妇在附近徘徊。A. lady女士；B. man男士；C. couple一对夫妇；D. angel天使。根据后文“The lady ___10___ to me that she and her husband wanted to see us ___11___ back into our car.”（那位女士向我解释说，她和她丈夫希望看到我们安全回到车里。）可知，这时有一对老夫妇在休息区徘徊。故选C项。
48．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我对此感到好奇，问那位女士为什么。A. angry生气的；B. curious好奇的；C. jealous嫉妒的；D. terrible糟糕的。根据文意，在一个偏僻的几乎无人居住的地方，出现了一对老夫妇，作者肯定会觉得很好奇。故选B项。
49．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：使我吃惊的是:他们在等我们! A. amused开心的；B. interested感兴趣的；C. surprised惊讶的；D. entertained娱乐的。根据上文“Feeling ___8___ about that. I asked the lady why.”（我对此感到好奇，问那位女士为什么。）可知，作者在这样偏僻的地方见到一对老夫妇感到很好奇，结果他们说是在等作者，这令作者感到很惊讶。故选C项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那位女士向我解释说，她和她丈夫希望看到我们安全回到车里。A. informed通知；B. guaranteed确保；C. reminded提醒；D. explained解释。根据上文“What ___9___ me was: they were waiting for us!”（使我吃惊的是:他们在等我们!）可知，作者对于老夫妇的出现感到很惊讶，于是老太太向作者解释了自己的目的。故选D项。
51．考查副词词义辨析。句意：那位女士向我解释说，她和她丈夫希望看到我们安全回到车里。A. peacefully和平地；B. safely安全地；C. quietly安静地；D. soundly酣畅地。根据下文“She told me that sometimes rest areas ___12___ be a dangerous place for a young lady like me.”（她告诉我，有时休息的地方对于像我这样的年轻女士可能是一个危险的地方。）可知，这对老夫妇希望看到我们安全地上车。故选B项。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她告诉我，有时休息的地方对于像我这样的年轻女士可能是一个危险的地方。A. might也许；B. should应该；C. could能够；D. must必须。根据句意，此处表示推测，意为“也许，可能”。故选C项。
53．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们对陌生人如此体贴，我很感动。A. tough艰难的；B. grateful感激的；C. hard困难的；D. considerate体贴的。根据上文“She told me that sometimes rest areas ___12___ be a dangerous place for a young lady like me.”（她告诉我，有时休息的地方对于像我这样的年轻女士可能是一个危险的地方。）可知，一对陌生的老夫妇非常体贴地保护着这一对母女，令作者很感动。故选D项。
54．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当时我还年轻，可能对休息区的隐患一无所知，从来没有想过会有什么差错。A. ignorant无知的；B. innocent 无辜的；C. native出生地的；D. neglected忽视的。根据前文“I found a rest area. It was mostly ___5___ in a quiet area of the highway.”（我找到了一个休息区，它在高速公路旁，几乎被遗弃的地方。）可知，作者从来没有来过这里，对这里的情况一无所知。故选A项。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当时我还年轻，可能对休息区的隐患一无所知，从来没有想过会有什么差错。A. stops停止；B. dangers危险；C. mistakes错误；D. changes改变。根据前文“She told me that sometimes rest areas ___12___ be a dangerous place for a young lady like me.”（她告诉我，有时休息的地方对于像我这样的年轻女士可能是一个危险的地方。）以及作者是第一次来到这样的地方，对这里的危险一无所知。故选B项。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当时我还年轻，可能对休息区的隐患一无所知，从来没有想过会有什么差错。A. occurred发生；B. struck打击；C. existed存在；D. belonged属于。根据句意及空格后“to me”可知，此处考查了句式“it occurs to sb. that…”（某人想到……）。故选A项。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我感谢他们的好意，继续旅行，安全到达了目的地。A. forgave原谅；B. asked要求；C. thanked感谢；D. blamed责怪。根据上文，这对老夫妇为了确保作者母女的安全，一直等在休息区，直到母女安全离开，作者很感激。故选C项。
58．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我一直不知道他们的名字，但多年过去了，他们的善良记忆仍然深深扎根在我的脑海中。A. honor荣耀；B. shame羞愧；C. pride自豪；D. memory记忆。根据文意，此处意指多年之后，他们的善意仍然在我的记忆深处。故选D项。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直不知道他们的名字，但多年过去了，他们的善良记忆仍然深深扎根在我的脑海中。A. lost失去；B. poured倾倒；C. lied说谎；D. rooted扎根在。根据文意，此处意指多年后，我仍然记得当初那对老夫妇的善意举动，他们深深地存在我的记忆深处。故选D项。
60．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时候天使化着妆来了，虽然你看不见他们的翅膀，但这并不意味着他们不是天使。A. kindness善意；B. fitness健康；C. faces脸；D. wings翅膀。根据“angels”（天使）可知，此处意指“天使的翅膀”。故选D项。
61．A 62．C 63．B 64．D 65．C 66．C 67．D 68．C 69．B 70．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者一次去特殊学校上课的经历，一开始作者很焦虑，最后发现孩子们很有表现力，很独特，也很有激情，作者认为这是自己教学生涯中最好的经历之一，并且希望任何人都能考虑到一所特殊的学校工作，让那里的孩子们的热情唤醒对教学的热爱。
61．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我接到电话问我那天是否有空时，一阵恐慌席卷了我。A. panic恐慌；B. sadness悲伤；C. anger愤怒；D. sympathy同情。根据后文“I’d never taught in a special school before(我以前从未在特殊学校教书)”可知，作者以前从没在特殊学校教过书，所以感觉恐慌。故选A项。
62．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我以前从未在一所特殊的学校教过书，但我最终还是振作起来，开车去了学校。A. hesitantly犹豫地；B. regularly定期地；C. eventually终于；D. desperately绝望地。根据后文“pulled myself together and drove to the school(振作起来，开车去学校)”可知，作者最终还是去了学校。故选C项。
63．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在去那里的路上，我想了想所有我不能做的事。A. plans计划；B. thoughts想法；C. doubts怀疑；D. opinions观点。根据后文“about everything I couldn’t do”指作者思考自己不能在学校做的事情。故选B项。
64．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：当我把车停下的时候，我的领导来迎接我，向我保证“没有什么可担心的”，但我感觉不是！A. broke up打破；B. sped up加速；C. picked up捡起；D. pulled up停下来。结合上文“and drove to the school”可知，此处指停车。故选D项。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在父母的陪同下，孩子们开始出现了。A. Abandoned抛弃；B. Suspected怀疑；C. Accompanied陪伴；D. Raised提高。根据后文“by their parents, the children began to show up”可知，孩子们在父母的陪同下出现。故选C项。
66．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我试图掩饰我的焦虑情绪，然而很明显我流下了几滴汗。A. ink墨水；B. rain雨；C. sweat汗水；D. blood血液。根据上文“my anxious feelings, although a few drops of”可知，此处指作者因为焦虑而出汗。故选C项。
67．考查名词词义辨析。句意：与我的预测相反，随着时间的推移，我的压力水平下降了。A. decisions决定；B. conclusions结论；C. suggestions建议；D. predictions预测。根据后文“my stress levels went down”可知，作者的压力水平下降了，即与之前预期的自己会感到焦虑相反。故选D项。
68．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：孩子们很有表现力，很独特，也很有激情，尽管有时他们的尖叫声让我有些震惊。A. inspired受鼓舞的；B. refreshed清爽的；C. shocked震惊的；D. satisfied满足的。根据后文“by their screams”可知，作者对孩子们尖叫感到震惊。故选C项。
69．考查副词词义辨析。句意：那天结束时，我可以诚实地说，这是我教学生涯中最好的经历之一。A. regretfully懊悔地；B. honestly诚实地；C. jokingly开玩笑地；D. patiently耐心地。根据后文“say it was one of the best experiences of my teaching career”可知，作者可以诚实地说，这是自己教学生涯中最好的经历之一。故选B项。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我希望任何人都能考虑到一所特殊的学校工作，让那里的孩子们的热情唤醒他们对教学的热爱。A. celebrate庆祝；B. earn赚得；C. guarantee保证；D. awaken唤醒。根据上文“allow the passion of the children there to”可知，作者希望人们去特殊学校工作，因为特殊学校孩子的热情可以唤醒人们对教学的热爱。故选D项。
71．B 72．A 73．D 74．C 75．C 76．C 77．B 78．B 79．D 80．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了Wade MacKinnon捡到了小女孩Daisy给去世的父亲的便条，于是给Daisy回了一张生日贺卡里，并把它和一本书一起寄了出去。Daisy收到后非常感动。
71．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在海岸线上的灌木丛中，有什么东西在微微移动，引起了他的注意。A. sands沙滩；B. bushes灌木丛；C. hills山丘；D. rocks岩石。根据后文“a balloon stuck in the branches of a bayberry bush”可知是在灌木丛发现的气球。故选B。
72．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他好奇地走过去，发现一个气球卡在杨梅树丛的树枝上。A. Curious好奇的；B. Anxious焦虑的；C. Serious严肃的；D. Nervous紧张的。根据后文“he approached to find a balloon stuck in the branches of a bayberry bush”可知Wade是处于好奇走过去的。故选A。
73．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这么年轻的女孩要面对死亡。A. anger愤怒；B. failure失败；C. mystery神秘；D. death死亡。根据上文“I’ve been missing you so much since you passed away.”可知女孩要面对父亲去世。故选D。
74．考查动词词义辨析。句意：回到家后，韦德把纸条放在抽屉里，把气球系在他房间的窗户上。A. caught抓住；B. presented呈现；C. attached系；D. related有关。根据后文“the balloon to the window of his room”指把气球系在他房间的窗户上。故选C。
75．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每一天，气球的运动都会使他想起小Daisy。A. image图像；B. color颜色；C. movement移动；D. sight视力。根据后文“of the balloon reminded him of little Daisy”可知气球的移动会使他想起小Daisy。故选C。
76．考查副词词义辨析。句意：于是，他写了一封信，把信装在一张生日贺卡里，勇敢地把它和一本书一起寄了出去。A. eagerly急切地；B. proudly自豪地；C. bravely勇敢地；D. sadly悲伤地。根据后文“mailed it with a book”可知，Wade勇敢地把东西寄了出去。故选C。
77．考查名词词义辨析。句意：包裹在Daisy生日的前两天到达。A. prize奖励；B. package包裹；C. note笔记；D. news新闻。呼应上文“mailed it with a book”指包裹到达Daisy手里。故选B。
78．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她打开信封时，发现了一张卡片，上面写着：“送给亲爱的女儿……”，她的心狂跳起来。A. froze冻结；B. raced比赛，加速；C. sank下沉；D. broke打破。根据上文“For a Dear Daughter”可知Daisy看到信的开头，以为是父亲，所以心跳加速。故选B。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我碰巧看到了你的便条，为你感到难过。A. expected期待；B. decided决定；C. promised承诺；D. happened碰巧。根据第一段的描述，可知Wade是无意中发现Daisy的便条的，happen to表示“碰巧”。故选D。
80．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他非常爱你，并将永远祝福你。A. saving拯救；B. praising赞美；C. blessing祝福；D. changing改变。根据上文“He loves you very much and will always be”可知Daisy的父亲会永远爱她，并祝福她。故选C。
81．B 82．D 83．C 84．A 85．B 86．D 87．B 88．C 89．D 90．A 91．C 92．A 93．C 94．B 95．B 96．A 97．D 98．A 99．C 100．B
【导语】这是一篇议论文。作者认为，在理想情况下,学生们在高中选课前就应选择好职业。但事实上，大部分人在工作之后还会转行或者一直从事自己不喜欢的工作。作者解释了出现这种情况的主要原因，并给出了相应的建议。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，理想情况下，职业的选择甚至应该在高中课程选择之前进行。A. academy专科院校，学会；B. occupation职业，占有；C. guidance引导，领导；D. identification鉴定，识别。根据前文“Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training.”可知，文章内容与“职业”有关。故选B项。
82．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，事实上，大多数人在工作期间都会做出多种工作选择，一部分是因为经济和行业的变化，另一部分是为了升职。A. therefore因此；B. so这样，那样；C. though尽管；D. however然而。上文“Ideally, therefore, the choice of an occupation should be made even before the choice of a curriculum in high school.”告诉我们最好高中之前选择职业，而本句说很多人在工作过程中还会更换职业，因此这两句话是转折关系。故选D项。
83．考查介词及介词短语词义辨析。句意：然而，事实上，大多数人在工作期间都会做出多种工作选择，一部分是因为经济和行业的变化，另一部分是为了升职。A. in case of以防，假如；B. for因为（补充说明的原因）；C. because of因为；D. to朝向，趋向。根据本句上下文“most people make several job choices during their working live, partly ______ economic and industrial changes and partly to improve their positions.”可知，空后是在解释人们换工作的两个原因。故选C项。
84．考查动词（短语）词义辨析。句意：因此，年轻人应该参加广泛而灵活的培训项目，使其适合某一领域的工作，而不是一份工作。A. enter into sth.开始某事；B. participate in sth.参加（活动），参与；C. involve sb. in sth.使某人参与某活动；D. join in sth.参加（活动）。根据句中“into a broad flexible training program”可知，年轻人应该参加广泛而灵活的培训项目。enter into符合固定搭配的用法。故选A项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，年轻人应该参加广泛而灵活的培训计划，使其适合某一领域的工作，而不是一份工作。A. leave sth. for sb.给某人留下某物；B. fit for sb./sth.对某人/某物适宜适当；C. require需要，要求；D. fix sth. for sb.供给或准备（食物）。根据前文“Young people should therefore enter into a broad flexible training program”，年轻人要参加灵活的培训项目，才能使自己适合某个职位。根据句意以及固定搭配的用法，故选择B项。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，年轻人应该参加广泛而灵活的培训计划，使其适合某一领域的工作，而不是一份工作。A. career职业，事业，生涯（指长期，终身从事的职业或事业生涯）；B. profession职业（指受过高等教育或专业训练才能从事的职业）；C. prospects前景，前程；D. work工作，劳动。根据“ a single job. 可知，”使其适合某一领域的工作。field of work是固定用法，意为“工作领域”，其他选项无此用法。故选D项。
87．考查不定代词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，许多年轻人对职业世界或他们自己知之甚少，他们选择终身工作时总是靠运气。A. few不多，很少（修饰复数可数名词）；B. little不足的，不多的（修饰不可数名词）；C. much多的，大量的（修饰不可数名词）；D. less较少的，更少的（little的比较级，修饰不可数名词）。根据后文“about the occupational world or themselves for that matter, choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss basis. ”，关于职业世界或者自己的相关信息，内容或事情了解得少，才靠运气找工作，因此需要修饰不可数名词的“很少”。故选B项。
88．考查介词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，许多年轻人对职业世界或他们自己知之甚少，他们选择终身工作时总是靠运气。A. with和，带着；B. by靠近，经过；C. on在……上；D. at在空间，时间的某一点。根据后半句“_____ a hit-or-miss basis”可知，此处考查固定搭配，on…basis意为“在……基础上”。故选C项。
89．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有些人不断地换工作。A. flow（液体）流动；B. wander游荡，漫步，闲逛；C. jump跳，跳跃；D. drift（指人）漫无目的地移动，漂泊。根据后文“Others stick to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.”可知，另一些人坚持做不合适自己的工作，因此本句话指一些人总是不断跳槽。根据前文“choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss basis.”可知，很多年轻人找工作没有目标，全靠运气，因此一些人从一个工作漫无目的地换到另一个工作。故选D项。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：另一些人则坚持从事他们不满意，不适合的工作。A. stick to sth.坚持或维持某事物；B. turn to sth./sb.向某人/某物寻求帮助；C. adhere to sth.固着于某物；D. subscribe to订阅，订购。根据上文“Some drift from job to job.”以及固定用法“some…others…”可知，本句和上句讲的是两种不同类型的人。一种人经常换工作，另一种人坚持不换工作。故选A项。
91．考查定语从句的先行词。句意：一些人则坚持从事他们不满意，不适合的工作。本句是定语从句，先行词是work，从句缺少状语，因句中fit有固定搭配fit for sb./sth.意为“适合某人/某物”，故本题应用连词for which。故选C项。
92．考查代词冠词辨析。句意：一个常见的错误是，为了获得真实或想象中的名声选择职业。A. its它的；B. their他们的；D. the定冠词。根据本句句意，选择工作为了这个工作的名声，前文有“an occupation”，因此应用单数“它的”修饰。故选A项。
93．考查非谓语动词。句意：太多的高中生，或他们的父母为他们选择了一个专业领域，忽视了该专业相对较少的职位空缺，以及极高的教育和个人要求。A. to have disregarded不定式的完成式（非谓语动作发生在谓语动词动作之前）；B. to disregard不定式（表将来，表目的）；C. disregarding现在分词（表主动）；D. disregard动词原形。本句话谓语动词是choose，此空为非谓语，“disregard忽视”与主句主语“students and their parents学生和他们的父母”是主动关系。故选C项。
94．考查名词词义辨析。句意：太多的高中生，或他们的父母为他们选择了一个专业领域，忽视了该专业相对较少的职位空缺，以及极高的教育和个人要求。A. preparations准备，准备工作；B. requirement要求，需要；C. specifications规格，规格说明；D. preferences偏爱的事物。根据前文“the extremely high educational and personal ______ ”可知，空处的词由“教育的”和“个人的”两个形容词修饰，“要求”符合句意。故选B项。
95．考查限定词用法。句意：一个职业或“白领”工作的想象或真实声望并不是选择它作为终身工作的好理由。A. such这样的（such a/an + adj. + n.）；B. no没有，无（可与可数名词单复数，不可数名词连用）；C. very很，非常，十分（用于形容词，副词，限定词前加强语气）；D. so到这种程度（so + adj. + a/an + n.）。因本句中reason是可数名词，但前面没有冠词，因此填no，且符合句意“这些不是选择它作为终身工作的好理由”。故选B 项。
96．考查副词词义辨析。句意：此外，这些职业的薪酬并不总是很高。A. moreover此外，而且；B. otherwise否则；C. nevertheless然而；D. still然而，不过。根据前文“The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a "white-collar" job is no good reason for choosing it as a life's work.”说明了这些工作的声望不是选择它们的好理由；本句“these occupations are not always well paid”说明这些工作的薪酬不是很好。这两句讲了这些工作的两个缺点，因此是并列关系。故选A项。
97．考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于大部分工作是机械和体力劳动，大多数年轻人应该认真考虑这些领域。A. priority优先权；B. regulation管理，调节；C. assessment评估，评价；D. consideration考虑。根据前文“The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a "white-collar" job is no good reason for choosing it as a life's work. Moreover, these occupations are not always well paid.”可知，这些工作不像想象中那么好，有很多缺点；“Since a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work”而且这些工作主要是机械和体力劳动。因此年轻人应该认真的考虑是否从事这些工作。故选D 项。
98．考查介词词义辨析。句意：在做出职业选择之前，一个人应该大致了解他想要从生活中得到什么，以及他愿意付出多大的努力来获得它。A. out of以（某事物）为起源，来源；B. towards朝着……方向；C. for表示接受某事物，从某事物中受益；D. from over无此短语。根据后文“Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. (有些人渴望社会声望，另一些人则渴望增长聪明才智。)”可知，本句意为“一个人想从生活中得到什么”。故选A项。
99．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一些人想要安全；其他人则愿意为了经济利益而冒险。A. (take) advantage of充分利用；B. patience耐心；C. (take) risks冒险做可能失败的事情；D. (take) turns轮流做某事。根据前文“Some want security”以及“some…others….”可知，后半句意为“一些人想冒险”。故选C项。
100．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每一种职业选择都有它的要求和回报。A. awards奖品，奖状；B. rewards报答，报酬，酬金；C. prize（给与获胜者的）奖，奖励，奖赏；D. bonuses额外津贴，红利。根据本句话“its demands as well as its ______”可知，空处是与“demands要求”并列的工作的两个方面：是抽象的要求和回报。故选B项。
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101．C 102．B 103．D 104．A 105．B 106．C 107．A 108．D 109．C 110．A 111．B 112．D 113．A 114．D 115．C 116．D 117．B 118．B 119．A 120．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了虽然 Shine的长号被偷了，但 Shine 得到了很多人的安慰，一位陌生人甚至把自己的长号送给了Shine。
101．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一开始，我们很生气。A. thankful感激的；B. peaceful和平的；C. annoyed生气的；D. terrified害怕的。根据后文的“After anger”可知，作者儿子的长号被偷了，所以作者和家人感到生气。故选C。
102．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在愤怒之后，我们感到失望，然后我们克服了这一点，并对那个偷走它的人感到同情。A. strength 长处；B. sympathy同情；C. regret后悔；D. luck运气。根据后文的“we felt more pity for the thief”可知，作者和家人同情偷走长号的人。故选B。
103．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然我们感到沮丧，但我们更同情那个可能真正需要它的小偷。A. pleased高兴的；B. relaxed放松的；C. calm平静的；D. blue沮丧的。根据上文的“we were disappointed”可知，作者儿子的长号被偷了，作者和家人应该感到沮丧。故选D。
104．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们知道告诉朋友我们的悲伤有益于我们，并让我们感觉更好。A. benefited使受益；B. moved使感动；C. hit打击；D. cast投射。根据后文的“made us feel better”可知，这对我们有益。故选A。
105．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们收到许多朋友的安慰信息。A. apology道歉；B. comfort安慰；C. forgiveness原谅；D. merriness高兴。根据后文的“from many friends. Shine received the sweetest letter from a classmate”可知，作者一家收到朋友们的安慰信息。故选B。
106．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Shine收到了一位同学写给他的最甜蜜的信，信中提醒他，尽管生活中充满了悲伤，但善良无处不在。A. warning 警告；B. ordering命令；C. reminding提醒；D. ensuring确保。根据后文的“although things in life can be sad, 7 is everywhere to be found.”可知，这是同学在提醒作者的儿子。故选C。
107．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Shine收到了一位同学写给他的最甜蜜的信，信中提醒他，尽管生活中充满了悲伤，但善良无处不在。A. kindness善意；B. sadness悲伤；C. efficiency效率；D. emergency紧急情况。根据后文的“a boy in a different school heard about the situation and decided to ...”可知，善良无处不在。故选A。
108．考查动词词义辨析。句意：果然，另一所学校的一个男孩听说了这件事，决定把他的长号送给我儿子。A. complained抱怨；B. brought带来；C. argued争论；D. heard听到。根据“about the situation”可知，此处表示另一所学校的一个男孩听说了这件事。故选D。
109．考查动词词义辨析。句意：果然，另一所学校的一个男孩听说了这件事，决定把他的长号送给我儿子。A. lend借；B. show展示；C. gift赠送；D. sell卖。根据“his trombone to my son”可知，那个人是要送长号给作者的儿子。故选C。
110．考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实证明，他真的很擅长吹那个长号，就像被偷的那个一样。A. element元素；B. way方法；C. opinion观点；D. horror恐惧。根据“as the stolen one”可知，作者儿子吹那个长号就像自己之前被偷的那个一样，也就是很得心应手，in his element 意为“得心应手”。故选A。
111．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们有机会见到了那个陌生的送礼者，他后来知道 Shine 从未停止过学习和制作音乐。A. judge判断；B. meet遇见；C. describe描述；D. avoid避免。根据后文的“They talked face to face”可知，作者和儿子是见到了那个陌生的送礼者。故选B。
112．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们有机会见到了那个奇怪的送礼者，他后来知道 Shine从未停止过学习和制作音乐。A. insisted坚持；B. considered考虑；C. enjoyed喜欢；D. stopped停止。根据后文的“Shine said from the bottom of his heart that he would stick to his__15___ path as always”可知，Shine从未停止过学习和制作音乐。故选D。
113．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他们面对面真诚地交谈。A. sincerely真诚地；B. passively被动地；C. modestly谦逊地；D. absently心不在焉地。根据后文的“The boy said that he had a good music teacher who led him to another 14 and that it was the best decision he had ever made.”和“ Shine said from the bottom of his heart”可知，他们是真诚地谈话。故选A。
114．考查名词词义辨析。句意：男孩说，他有一个很好的音乐老师，他引导他学习另一种乐器，这是他做过的最好的决定。A. community 社区；B. comment评价；C. insurance保险； D. instrument乐器。根据上文的“decided to 9 his trombone to my son”可知，那个人要把长号送给作者的儿子，因此他应该是学了另一种乐器。故选D。
115．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Shine衷心地说，他将一如既往地坚持自己的音乐道路。A. mental精神的；B. athletic运动的；C. musical音乐的；D. scientific科学的。根据后文的“With the precious present, Shine attended his first band concert”可知，他决定一如既往地坚持自己的音乐道路。故选C。
116．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：男孩告诉我们，对于接受善意的人来说，他可能感到幸运；对于那些给予者，抓住一个真正的机会让事情变得更好，他也绝对感到幸运。A. patient耐心的；B. curious 好奇的；C. proud骄傲的；D. fortunate幸运的。根据“receiver of kindness”可知，接受人家善意的人当然会觉得幸运。故选D。
117．考查名词词义辨析。句意：男孩告诉我们，对于接受善意的人来说，他可能感到幸运；对于那些给予者，抓住一个真正的机会让事情变得更好，他也绝对感到幸运。A. right权利；B. opportunity机会；C. duty职责；D. excuse借口。根据“to change things for the better”可知，那些给予的人是有了一个让事情变得更好的机会。故选B。
118．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们对大家的关心深表感谢。A. anxious担心的；B. grateful 感激的；C. famous有名的；D. fit健康的。根据后文的“we’re even grateful”可知，空格处是 grateful，表示“我们对大家的关心深表感谢”。故选B。
119．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们甚至很感激长号被偷了。A. stolen偷；B. repaired修理；C. broken打破；D. bought买。根据第一段的“my son Shine had his trombone(长号) stolen from my car”可知，作者儿子的长号是被偷了。故选A。
120．考查动词词义辨析。 句意： 它教会了我们很多关于公众的治愈力量的东西， 甚至是那些我们从未认识的人。 A. helped帮助；B. recognized识别；C. known认识；D. missed想念。根据第 11 空后的“that strange giver”可知，句子表示“它教会了我们很多关于公众的治愈力量的东西，甚至是那些我们从未认识的人”。故选C。
121．A 122．B 123．C 124．A 125．B 126．D 127．D 128．C 129．A 130．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是作者听见别人对自己不好的评价很生气，告诉爸爸后爸爸给了建议，就是“你比任何人都了解你自己。如果对你的评价是真的，你会发现它很有用。耐心地倾听别人，但只听真相。”
121．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：听到这些，我感到非常难过和生气。A. angry生气的；B. pleased高兴的；C. relaxed放松的；D. interested感兴趣的。由上文的“You are too short and too proud”可知，听到别人说自己太矮了，作者当然会生气。故选A。
122．考查介词词义辨析。句意：我跑回家告诉我的父亲，眼里含着泪水。A. under在……表面下；B. about关于；C. at在……岁时；D. in在……里面。后文的“it”指代上文别人对作者不好的评价，可知作者回家把这事情告诉给了父亲，故选B。
123．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他只是认真地听我说话。A. passed by经过；B. laughed at嘲笑；C. listened to听；D. looked for寻找。由上文的“My father said nothing”可知，父亲没说什么，只是认真听作者说，故选C。
124．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在把它们写下来之后，我惊讶地发现，大约一半的事情是正确的。A. writing写；B. slowing减慢；C. cutting切；D. pushing推。由上文的“You can write them down”可知，空格处所在句子表示“在把它们写下来之后，我惊讶地发现，大约一半的事情是正确的”，故选A。
125．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但对于许多事情，我可以改变它们。A. forget忘记；B. change改变；C. speak说；D. read读。由上文的“For some of the things, I couldn’t change them”可知，句子表示“有些事情，我无法改变。但对于许多事情，我可以改变它们”，故选B。
126．考查代词词义辨析。句意：我第一次比以前更了解自己。A. herself她自己；B. himself他自己；C. itself它自己；D. myself我自己。由第8空后的“You know about yourself”可知，空格所在句子表示“我第一次比以前更了解自己”，故选D。
127．考查连词词义辨析。句意：后来，我给父亲看了我写的东西，但他没有读。A. or或者；B. so因此；C. and和；D. but但是。由后文的“That’s just for you”可知，父亲没有读，说那个东西是给作者的，空格处用表示转折的but，故选D。
128．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“那是给你的，”父亲说。A. uncle叔叔；B. aunt阿姨；C. father父亲；D. mother母亲。由上文的“I showed my father what I had written down”可知，作者是给父亲看自己写的东西，所以此处是父亲告诉作者“那是给你的”。故选C。
129．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：你比任何人都了解你自己。A. better更好的；B. bigger更大的；C. cheaper更便宜的；D. faster更快的。由上文的“I knew about ___6___ better than before”可知，空格处所在句子表示“你比任何人都了解你自己”，空格处意为“更好的”，故选A。
130．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是我一生中得到的最好的建议。A. paper纸；B. advice建议；C. work工作；D. news新闻。由上文的“My father’s advice”可知，此处表示“这是我一生中得到的最好的建议”。故选B。
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It Only Takes One
I was that girl you would see alone.
I’d sit alone on the bus, at a table in the lunchroom and the library. I loved reading, but I knew it was my ____1____, a way to look busy and not like I was being alone. I didn’t want to appear as though I had no ____2____— which was basically true.
One morning, as usual, when getting on a bus, I got out my ____3____ and put my head down. Then, I heard someone ask if I minded her sitting next to me. I ____4____, and there stood a girl I didn’t know. She looked nervous as she introduced herself. Her name was Jane. She was new to the neighborhood, and this was her first day at school. That day at lunch, when she ____5____ me in the lunchroom, she hurried over and sat down.
In the following weeks, it wasn’t just Jane who looked to see if she could sit next to me—I looked for her, too. Little by little, we began to talk about school and other things and,____6____, ourselves. We soon became best friends.
Isn’t it amazing how overnight your life can ____7____? I feel so different now. It only ____8____ one other person to make you feel as though you are no longer ____9____.
I no longer hide behind books—although I am still an enthusiastic reader. Jane also loves books, so we go to the library together, check out books, and _____10_____back and forth when we finish reading them. Then we take them back to the library and check out new ones. Amazing! Just one other person makes you feel like you are really important.
1．A．hobby B．cover C．task D．chance
2．A．goals B．interests C．choices D．friends
3．A．bag B．coat C．book D．phone
4．A．looked up B．looked down C．looked back D．looked ahead
5．A．seized B．supported C．spotted D．sought
6．A．obviously B．fortunately C．literally D．eventually
7．A．form B．change C．continue D．start
8．A．takes B．has C．wants D．meets
9．A．upset B．quiet C．nervous D．alone
10．A．trade B．deliver C．explain D．argue
Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese ____11____ at my face, but I pushed them aside. My mom believed I would learn when I was ____12____ . But the time never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was to ____13____ at him, confused, scratching my head. “ Still can’t speak Chinese? ” He laughed at me, “ You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown. ” “ Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some right now with or without Chinese. ” I replied and turned to my mom for permission. “Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I ____14____ the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish stand surrounded in a sea of customers. “ I’d like to buy some fresh fish, ” I shouted to the ____15____ . But he ignored my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased with their impatience. With every ____16____ , the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew stronger — my blood boiling — forcing me to cry out. “Xian Sheng Yu, please. ” “ Very Xian Sheng, ” I repeated. The crowd burst into ____17____ . My face turned red and I ran back home ____18____ , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I should feel right at home. Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace (丢脸) to the language. Sometimes, I laugh at my fish ____19____ , but, in the end, the joke is on me. Every laugh is a culture _____20_____ ; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.
11．A．games B．characters C．custom D．language
12．A．healthy B．fine C．ready D．lucky
13．A．stare B．joke C．nod D．aim
14．A．spelled B．reviewed C．repeated D．kept
15．A．postman B．waiter C．uncle D．fisherman
16．A．second B．effort C．desire D．movement
17．A．smile B．cry C．tear D．laughter
18．A．open-mouthed B．tongue-tied C．empty-handed D．broken-hearted
19．A．trade B．deed C．challenge D．incident
20．A．lost B．thrown C．divided D．reflected
I was 11 when I asked my mum for piano lessons. We were in an economic crisis and she’d recently been ___21___ off. She said a polite “no”.
That didn’t discourage me. I drew a keyboard onto a piece of paper and stuck it on my desk. I would ___22___ notes on an online keyboard and “play” them back on my paper one—keeping the sound they made on the computer in my head. I spent six months playing without touching a real piano. As my mum found I was serious about it, she bought me 10 lessons with borrowed money.
I still remember the first one. I was ___23___ by how organic the sound of the piano was, as I had become familiar with the artificial electronic sound. The teacher was trying to explain where middle C was, but I could ___24___ play all the major and minor scales.
I sat my grade one after eight lessons and got distinction. By the time I started secondary school, we couldn’t ___25___ lessons again, so I returned to my paper keyboard. I passed grade three, then grade five, practising only on my piece of paper.
For the grades above that, there’s an expectation that you add a certain sensitivity into your playing. The music teacher at my school said I could practise on the school’s grand piano. I would wake up at 5:30 am to get there in time and play until lessons started. I’d ___26___ lunch and then practise after school until the caretaker kicked me out. At home, I’d have dinner, do three hours of revision, and then mental practice until 1:00 am.
My school didn’t offer music A-level. I found the Purcell School for young musicians. The audition (试镜) was extremely ___27___ , and I felt overwhelmed. To my amazement, I was offered a place.
I had been told I had started playing too late to reach conservatoire (音乐学院) level, but when I left Purcell, I was awarded the senior piano prize. That was the point when I realized I wasn’t behind everyone else. I am now at the Guildhall School in London, where I was offered a scholarship. I feel proud: it’s been 10 years since I drew my paper piano and I’m at one of the world’s ___28___ conservatoires.
The irony is that I continue to do a lot of my practice away from the piano — what we call mental practice. It ___29___ key areas of the mind that are less readily accessed by piano playing alone. The paper piano helped stimulate my _____30_____ about how music works.
21．A．laid B．pushed C．dropped D．knocked
22．A．take B．sign C．click D．compose
23．A．struck B．puzzled C．comforted D．inspired
24．A．only B．still C．hardly D．already
25．A．offer B．teach C．afford D．observe
26．A．avoid B．skip C．save D．miss
27．A．fascinating B．motivating C．frightening D．challenging
28．A．grand B．strict C．leading D．expensive
29．A．builds B．covers C．defines D．unlocks
30．A．prediction B．curiosity C．memory D．imagination
Michael Evans was standing in line at the Treasurer’s Office last August, waiting to pay his taxes, when he heard a(n) ____31____ sound ahead of him. The elderly woman at the window was crying. He heard the cashier ____32____ the woman that her house was in foreclosure (丧失抵押品赎回权) and headed for auction (拍卖). He also heard the woman tell the cashier that her daughter had recently died. Evans, a businessman who had just buried his father, couldn’t ____33____ the idea of this woman losing her home right after losing her child. He ____34____ the window. “I don’t mean to butt in,” he said to the cashier, “but if you can get her house back, I’ll pay for her taxes.” The amount added up to $5,000.
The old woman was shocked. Her despair turned to ____35____. The cashier left for a moment to ____36____ that it was all right for Evans to pay it. Evans promised to go straight to the bank and come back with the money. But when he returned to the treasurer’s office, he asked someone else waiting in line to hand the $5,000 check to the cashier. Evans was trying to ____37____ quietly and, preferably, anonymously (匿名地).
“I didn’t want this attention,” he explained.
However, attention found him. It’s not every day that someone pays a stranger’s tax bill. As is reported, Evans often finds himself on the giving end of charitable situations, though for years he went unrecognized for it. As for paying the elderly woman’s taxes, Evans said he did it for ____38____ but to make sure the lady stayed in her own house.
A few weeks after the tax ____39____, Evans received the Spirit of Detroit Award for his lifetime of _____40_____.
31．A．exciting B．frightening C．appealing D．disturbing
32．A．ensure B．talk C．inform D．state
33．A．support B．bear C．leave D．witness
34．A．approached B．passed C．accessed D．marched
35．A．fright B．sorrow C．guilt D．disbelief
36．A．conduct B．confirm C．compensate D．comprehend
37．A．run away B．slip away C．pass away D．put away
38．A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
39．A．accident B．coincidence C．incident D．event
40．A．generosity B．courage C．optimism D．modesty
The story happened ages ago, when my daughter was still little.
I was driving across the country with my daughter to ___41___ my husband. Since I ___42___ to reach my ___43___ before supper time, I drove quickly for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became tired and needed to stop for a break to get ___44___.
I found a rest area. It was mostly ___45___ in a quiet area of the highway. I parked the car and carried my daughter into the ___46___ . When I came out a minute later, I saw a middle-aged ___47___wandering around. Feeling ___48___ about that, I asked the lady why. What ___49___ me was: they were waiting for us!
The lady ____50____ to me that she and her husband wanted to see us ____51____ back into our car. She told me that sometimes rest areas ____52____ be a dangerous place for a young lady like me. I was very touched by their being so ____53____ to a stranger. Being young and probably ____54____ of the hidden ____55____ of rest areas, it had never ____56____ to me that there was any possibility of something going wrong. I ____57____ them for their kindness and continued the journey, reaching our destination safely.
I never got their names but years have passed and the ____58____ of their kindness is still deeply ____59____ in my mind. Sometimes angels come in make-up and just because you can't see their ____60____it doesn't mean they aren't angels.
41．A．join B．take apart C．attend D．participate
42．A．intended B．managed C．forced D．pretended
43．A．goal B．destination C．place D．home
44．A．excited B．bored C．interested D．refreshed
45．A．polluted B．excited C．deserted D．endangered
46．A．restaurant B．shop C．restroom D．factory
47．A．lady B．man C．couple D．angel
48．A．angry B．curious C．jealous D．terrible
49．A．amused B．interested C．surprised D．entertained
50．A．informed B．guaranteed C．reminded D．explained
51．A．peacefully B．safely C．quietly D．soundly
52．A．might B．should C．could D．must
53．A．tough B．grateful C．hard D．considerate
54．A．ignorant B．innocent C．native D．neglected
55．A．stops B．dangers C．mistakes D．changes
56．A．occurred B．struck C．existed D．belonged
57．A．forgave B．asked C．thanked D．blamed
58．A．honor B．shame C．pride D．memory
59．A．lost B．poured C．lied D．rooted
60．A．kindness B．fitness C．faces D．wings
Your first day anywhere can be tough. As a supply teacher, I had one such experience when I was required to work at a special education school.
When I received the call asking if I was available that day, a wave of____61____rushed over me. I’d never taught in a special school before, but I____62____pulled myself together and drove to the school. On the way there, I had____63____about everything I couldn’t do.
As I____64____, I was greeted by the head who assured me there was “nothing to worry about”, but I was feeling anything but! I was told I would teach key stage 1.
____65____by their parents, the children began to show up. I tried to hide my anxious feelings, although a few drops of____66____were noticeable.
The whole class, a total of 8 with various special needs, arrived by 9:30. Contrary to my_____67_____, as the day went on, my stress levels went down. The children were expressive, unique and passionate, though there were times that left me slightly_____68_____by their screams.
As the day ended, I can_____69_____say it was one of the best experiences of my teaching career. I hope anyone will admit working at a special school and allow the passion of the children there to_____70_____their love of teaching.
61．A．panic B．sadness C．anger D．sympathy
62．A．hesitantly B．regularly C．eventually D．desperately
63．A．plans B．thoughts C．doubts D．opinions
64．A．broke up B．sped up C．picked up D．pulled up
65．A．Abandoned B．Suspected C．Accompanied D．Raised
66．A．ink B．rain C．sweat D．blood
67．A．decisions B．conclusions C．suggestions D．predictions
68．A．inspired B．refreshed C．shocked D．satisfied
69．A．regretfully B．honestly C．jokingly D．patiently
70．A．celebrate B．earn C．guarantee D．awaken
On a cold November morning. Wade MacKinnon hiked around Mermaid Lake. In the ___71___ on the shoreline, something moved slightly and caught his eye. ___72___, he approached to find a balloon stuck in the branches of a bayberry bush. When he untied the string, he found a piece of paper at the end of it which read,
“Dear daddy.
I’ve been missing you so much since you passed away. November 29 is my 10th birthday, but I will never receive your greetings...
Daisy”
It finished with a mailing address, almost 3,000 miles away. With tears in his eyes, Wade thought, “Such a young girl having to deal with ___73___. It’s awful!”
When back home, Wade placed the note in a drawer and ___74___ the balloon to the window of his room. Every day, the ___75___ of the balloon reminded him of little Daisy.
As the end of November was drawing nearer, Wade found himself thinking more and more about the poor girl. So he wrote a letter, put it into a birthday card and ___76___ mailed it with a book.
The ___77___ arrived just two days before Daisy’s birthday. When she opened it and found the card, “For a Dear Daughter...”, her heart ___78___.
“Happy birthday! I ___79___ to read your note, and feel sorry for you. I’m sure your daddy would want you to be happy. He loves you very much and will always be ____80____ you.” Tears began to roll down Daisy’s cheeks.
71．A．sands B．bushes C．hills D．rocks
72．A．Curious B．Anxious C．Serious D．Nervous
73．A．anger B．failure C．mystery D．death
74．A．caught B．presented C．attached D．related
75．A．image B．color C．movement D．sight
76．A．eagerly B．proudly C．bravely D．sadly
77．A．prize B．package C．note D．news
78．A．froze B．raced C．sank D．broke
79．A．expected B．decided C．promised D．happened
80．A．saving B．praising C．blessing D．changing
Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of a（n） ___81___ should be made even before the choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, ___82___ , most people make several job choices during their working live, partly ___83___ economic and industrial changes and partly to improve their positions. The "one perfect job" does not exist. Young people should therefore ___84___ into a broad flexible training program that will ___85___ them for a field of ___86___ rather than for a single job.
Unfortunately, many young people, knowing ___87___ about the occupational world or themselves for that matter, choose their lifework ___88___ a hit-or-miss basis. Some ___89___ from job to job. Others ___90___ to work in which they are unhappy and ___91___ they are not fitted.
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for ___92___ real or imagined prestige.
Too many high-school students—or their parents for them-choose the professional field, ___93___ both the relatively small proportion of work vacancies in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal ___94___ . The imagined or realprestige of a profession or a "white-collar" job is ___95___ good reason for choosing it as a life's work. ___96___ , these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the majority of young people should give serious ___97___ to these fields.
Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants ___98___ life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security; others are willing to take ___99___ for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its ___100___ .
81．A．academy B．occupation C．guidance D．identification
82．A．therefore B．so C．though D．however
83．A．in case of B．for C．because of D．to
84．A．enter B．participate C．involve D．join
85．A．leave B．fit C．require D．fix
86．A．careers B．professions C．prospects D．work
87．A．few B．little C．much D．less
88．A．with B．by C．on D．at
89．A．flow B．wander C．jump D．drift
90．A．stick B．turn C．adhere D．subscribe
91．A．to which B．that C．for which D．what
92．A．its B．their C．/ D．the
93．A．to have disregarded B．to disregard C．disregarding D．disregard
94．A．preparations B．requirements C．specifications D．preferences
95．A．such B．no C．very D．so
96．A．Moreover B．Otherwise C．Nevertheless D．Still
97．A．priority B．regulation C．assessment D．consideration
98．A．out of B．towards C．for D．from over
99．A．advantage B．patience C．risks D．turns
100．A．awards B．rewards C．prizes D．bonuses
A couple of months back,my son Shine had his trombone (长号) stolen from my car, which he was comfortable with. At first, we were very ___101___. After anger, we were disappointed, and then we got through that and felt ____102____ for the person who stole it. Although we felt ___103___, we felt more pity for the thief who might really needed it. We learned that telling friends about our sorrow ___104___ us and made us feel better.
We received messages of ___105___ from many friends. Shine received the sweetest letter from a classmate___106___ him that although things in life can be sad,___107___ is everywhere to be found. And for sure a boy in a different school ___108___ about the situation and decided to ___109___ his trombone to my son. It turned out that he was really in his____110____ at playing it as the stolen one.
We got a chance to ____111____ that strange giver, who later knew that Shine never ____112____ learning and making music. They talked face to face ____113____. The boy said that he had a good music teacher who led him to another ____114____ and that it was the best decision he had ever made. Shine said from the bottom of his heart that he would stick to his ____115____ path as always. With the precious present,Shine attended his first band concert.
The boy told us that to the receiver of kindness he may feel ____116____,and to the giver who grasps a real ____117____ to change things for the better, he absolutely feel lucky, too. We're deeply ____118____ for everyone’s concerns. And we're even grateful that the trombone was ____119____.It taught us so much about the healing powers of the public, even people we have never ____120____ before.
101．A．thankful B．peaceful C．annoyed D．terrified
102．A．strength B．sympathy C．regret D．luck
103．A．pleased B．relaxed C．calm D．blue
104．A．benefited B．moved C．hit D．cast
105．A．apology B．comfort C．forgiveness D．merriness
106．A．warning B．ordering C．reminding D．ensuring
107．A．kindness B．sadness C．efficiency D．emergency
108．A．complained B．brought C．argued D．heard
109．A．lend B．show C．gift D．sell
110．A．element B．way C．opinion D．horror
111．A．judge B．meet C．describe D．avoid
112．A．insisted B．considered C．enjoyed D．stopped
113．A．sincerely B．passively C．modestly D．absently
114．A．community B．comment C．insurance D．instrument
115．A．mental B．athletic C．musical D．scientific
116．A．patient B．curious C．proud D．fortunate
117．A．right B．opportunity C．duty D．excuse
118．A．anxious B．grateful C．famous D．fit
119．A．stolen B．repaired C．broken D．bought
120．A．helped B．recognized C．known D．missed
When I was in middle school, I had a classmate named Alice. She liked to tell me my shortcomings (缺点).
One day, Alice said to me,“You are too short and too proud!” Hearing this, I felt very sad and ___121___. I ran home to tell my father ___122___ it, with tears in my eyes. My father said nothing. He just ___123___ me carefully. Then he said to me, “Are all the shortcomings Alice has told you true? You can write them down and check whether they are true or not.” After ___124___ them down, I was surprised to find that about half of the things were true. For some of the things, I couldn’t change them. But for many of the things, I could ___125___ them. For the first time, I knew about ___126___ better than before.
Later, I showed my father what I had written down, ___127___ he didn’t read it. “That’s just for you,” my ___128___ said. “You know about yourself ___129___ than any other person. If something that is said about you is true, you’ll find it useful. Listen to others patiently, but hear the truth only.”
My father’s advice came to my mind at many important moments. It is the best ____130____ that I have ever had in my life.
121．A．angry B．pleased C．relaxed D．interested
122．A．under B．about C．at D．in
123．A．passed by B．laughed at C．listened to D．looked for
124．A．writing B．slowing C．cutting D．pushing
125．A．forget B．change C．speak D．read
126．A．herself B．himself C．itself D．myself
127．A．or B．so C．and D．but
128．A．uncle B．aunt C．father D．mother
129．A．better B．bigger C．cheaper D．faster
130．A．paper B．advice C．work D．news
参考答案：
1．C 2．D 3．C 4．A 5．C 6．D 7．B 8．A 9．D 10．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者从一个人独来独往，到认识了女孩Jane，并成为好朋友的故事。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢阅读，但我知道这是我的任务，是一种让自己看起来很忙而不是独自一人的方式。A. hobby爱好；B. cover封面；C. task任务；D. chance机会。根据“a way to look busy and not like I was being alone.”可知，作者将阅读当作自己的任务，目的是让自己看起来很忙。故选C。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不想表现得好像我没有朋友——这基本上是真的。A. goals目标；B. interests兴趣；C. choices选择；D. friends朋友。根据“I loved reading, but I knew it was my ____1____, a way to look busy and not like I was being alone.”可知，作者表现得自己很忙，不想让别人看出自己没有朋友。故选D。
3．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一天早上，像往常一样，当我坐上公共汽车时，我拿出我的书，低下了头。A. bag包；B. coat外套；C. book书；D. phone电话。根据“I loved reading,”和最后一段“I no longer hide behind books—although I am still an enthusiastic reader.”可知，作者像往常一样拿出书阅读。故选C。
4．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我抬头一看，站着一个我不认识的女孩。A. looked up查询；抬头看；B. looked down瞧不起；C. looked back回顾；D. looked ahead向前看。根据“I got out my ____3____ and put my head down.”和“Then, I heard someone ask if I minded her sitting next to me.”可知，作者从低头看书到抬头看女孩。故选A。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那天吃午饭的时候，她在餐厅认出了我，便匆匆走过去坐下。A. seized抓住；B. supported支持；C. spotted认出；D. sought寻找。根据“she hurried over and sat down.”可知，Jane在餐厅认出了作者。故选C。
6．考查副词词义辨析。句意：渐渐地，我们开始谈论学校和其他事情，最后，是我们自己。 A. obviously显然地；B. fortunately幸运地；C. literally逐字地；D. eventually最终。根据“we began to talk about school and other things and,”可知，最终两个人谈论到自己。故选D。
7．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一夜之间你的生活就改变了，这不是很神奇吗? A. form形成；B. change改变；C. continue继续；D. start开始。根据“I feel so different now.”可知，作者的生活发生了改变，感觉现在完全不同了。故选B。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：只需要一个人让你觉得你不再孤单。A. takes需要；B. has有；C. wants想要；D. meets遇见。根据文章标题“It Only Takes One”提示可知，作者认为只需要一个人让自己觉得自己不再孤单。故选A。
9．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：只需要一个人让你觉得你不再孤单。A. upset心烦的；B. quiet安静的；C. nervous紧张的；D. alone独自的；孤单的。根据“I loved reading, but I knew it was my ____1____, a way to look busy and not like I was being alone.”可知，Jane让作者不再孤单。故选D。
10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Jane也爱书，所以我们一起去图书馆，一起借书，看完之后还会吵来吵去。 A. trade做生意；B. deliver递送；C. explain解释；D. argue争论。根据“when we finish reading them.”可知，两个人读完书之后，会因为书中的内容而争论。故选D。
11．B 12．C 13．A 14．C 15．D 16．A 17．D 18．C 19．D 20．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。“我”长在美国，已熟悉英语，但身为中国人，因为没有学习汉语而导致了去中国城买鱼的尴尬，这让我明白了一个道理：“笑话”反映的是一种文化的缺失，我们不应该让文化丢失。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我三岁的时候，我的父母在我面前闪着写有汉字的卡片，但我把它们推到一边。A. games游戏；B. character汉字；C. custom风俗；D. language语言。根据本段第一句中“the language of my ancestors”可知，这里父母是想利用有汉字的闪存卡放在我面前。故选B项。
12．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我妈妈相信我准备好了就会学习。但是这个时刻从来没有到来。A. healthy健康的；B. fine好的；C. ready准备好的；D. lucky幸运的。根据后文“But the time never came(但是这个时刻从来没有到来)”可知，这个时刻从来没有到来，说明妈妈市相信我准备好了就会学习，ready符合句意。故选C项。
13．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在一个中国的除夕，我的叔叔用中文和我说话，但我只能盯着他，困惑，抓着我的头。A. stare盯着；B. joke开玩笑；C. nod点头；D. aim目的。由本句中的“confused(困惑)”可知，当叔叔跟我讲汉语的时候，我困惑了，不明白。因此我只能用我的眼睛盯着我的叔叔看，stare符合句意。故选A项。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我重复着这句话，跑到楼下唐人街的街道上。A. spelled拼写；B. reviewed复习；C. repeated重复；D. kept保持。由上句母亲话中的“Xin Xian Yu”及我没有学习汉语可以推断出：我为了防止忘掉要买的东西的名字，而不断重复着母亲的话，repeat符合句意。故选C项。
15．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我想买些新鲜的鱼，”我对渔夫喊道。A. postman邮递员；B. waiter服务员；C. uncle叔叔；D. fisherman渔夫。由本句中“I’d like to buy some fresh fish”可知作者想买鱼，应该是对着渔夫讲话。故选D项。
16．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每过一秒钟，龙在我背上的气息就越来越强烈—我的血液沸腾了—迫使我哭出来。A. second秒；B. effort努力；C. desire渴望；D. movement动作。由本段的第三句中“turned to serve the next customer”及本句中“the breath of the dragon on my back grew stronger”可知，每过一秒，我生气了。故选A项。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：人群中爆发出一阵笑声。A. smile微笑；B. cry哭；C. tear眼泪；D. laughter笑声。根据上文“Xian Sheng Yu”可知，作者把“Xin Xian Yu”说成了“Xian Sheng Yu”，人群中应该会爆发笑声。故选D项。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的脸变红了，我空手跑回了家，除了紧紧夹在口袋里的20美元。A. open-mouthed瞠目结舌的；B. tongue-tied张口结舌的；C. empty-handed空手的；D. broken-hearted心碎的。根据上段中母亲让我买“Xin Xian Yu”及本句中“expect for the $20 bill”可知，我没有买到鱼，而是空着手回家的。故选C项。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时，我笑我的鱼事件，但最后，笑话是在我身上。A. trade贸易；B. deed行为；C. challenge挑战；D. incident事件。由本句中“I laugh at可知，作者时常以自己买鱼的那件小事自嘲。故选D项。
20．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每一次笑都是一种文化的缺失。A. lost缺失；B. thrown扔掉；C. divided分开；D. reflected反映。分析句子结构可知，该空应与后文“fading away(消逝)”意思相近。每一次笑都是一种文化的缺失。故选A项。
21．A 22．C 23．A 24．D 25．C 26．B 27．D 28．C 29．D 30．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者因家中经济困难买不起也学不起钢琴，就自己画纸钢琴练习，加上精神练习，作者自学成才，获得了高级钢琴奖和高级学术音乐奖，现在身处一所世界一流的音乐学院。
21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们正处于经济危机中，她最近被解雇了。A. laid放置；B. pushed推开；C. dropped掉落；D. knocked敲。根据前文的“We were in an economic crisis”和后文的“She said a polite “no”.”可知，妈妈因经济危机被解雇了才说“不”。lay off意为“解雇”。故选A。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我会在网上的键盘上点击音符，然后在纸上“播放”它们——把它们在电脑上发出的声音记在脑子里。A. take拿走；B. sign签名；C. click点击；D. compose作曲。根据空后“on an online keyboard”可知，网上在线钢琴键盘是要点击才能播放的。故选C。
23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我被如此自然的钢琴的声音迷住了，因为我已经熟悉了人造的电子声音。A. struck把……迷住；B. puzzled使困惑；C. comforted安慰；D. inspired激励。根据后文“how organic the sound of the piano was,”可知，作者听到真正的钢琴声，被它迷住了。固定搭配be struck by“被……迷住”。故选A。
24．考查副词词义辨析。句意：老师试图解释C中音在哪里时，但我已经可以弹奏所有的大调和小调了。A. only仅仅；B. still仍然；C. hardly几乎不；D. already已经。根据“The teacher was trying to explain where middle C was,”和转折词but可知，老师试图解释C中音在哪里时，作者已经可以弹奏所有的大调和小调了。故选D。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：到了我上中学的时候，我们又付不起学费了，所以我又回到了纸质键盘上。A. offer提供；B. teach教育；C. afford承担得起；D. observe观察。根据后文的“so I returned to my paper keyboard.”可知，作者再次付不起钢琴课学费了，所以又用纸钢琴键盘学习。故选C。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我会不吃午饭，放学后练习，直到管理员把我赶出去。A. avoid避免；B. skip略过；C. save节约；D. miss想念。根据空后“and then practise after school until the caretaker kicked me out.”可知，作者不吃午饭，省下时间在学校练习钢琴。故选B。
27．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：试镜非常有挑战性，我感到不知所措。A. fascinating迷人的；B. motivating激励的；C. frightening可怕的；D. challenging挑战性的。根据后文的“and I felt overwhelmed.”可知，试镜很具挑战性。故选D。
28．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我感到自豪：自从我画纸钢琴键盘以来，已经10年了，我在世界一流的音乐学院之一。A. grand宏伟的；B. strict严格的；C. leading一流的；D. expensive昂贵的。根据“I feel proud”并结合常识可知，伦敦Guildhall School是世界一流的音乐学院之一，作者为此感到自豪。故选C。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它可以打开大脑的关键区域，这是单独弹钢琴很难触及的。A. builds建立；B. covers覆盖；C. defines定义；D. unlocks解开。根据“that are less readily accessed by piano playing alone.”可知，作者通过不触摸钢琴练习，在脑中练习，即精神练习，揭开了钢琴独奏不能触及的大脑关键区域。故选D。
30．考查名词词义辨析。句意：纸钢琴激发了我对音乐如何工作的好奇心。A. prediction预料；B. curiosity好奇心；C. memory记忆；D. imagination想象。根据“about how music works.”可知，作者早期通过纸钢琴和精神练习来学习钢琴，没有真正钢琴来练习，这让作者对音乐如何工作产生了好奇心。故选B。
31．D 32．C 33．B 34．A 35．D 36．B 37．B 38．A 39．C 40．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要记叙了Michael Evans在财务办公室排队缴税时，听说了一个上了年纪的妇女因为没钱缴税导致房子将被拍卖。Evans主动为那名老妇人缴税从而帮助她拿回了房子的故事。他也因此得到了底特律精神奖，以表彰他一生的慷慨。
31．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：去年8月，Michael Evans在财务办公室排队等着缴税，这时他听到前面有一个令人不安的声音。A. exciting激动的；B. frightening令人恐惧的；C. appealing吸引人的；D. disturbing令人不安的。根据后文“The elderly woman at the window was crying.”可知，Evans听到了一个老妇人哭泣，这一令人不安的声音。故选D。
32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他听到出纳员告诉那位妇女，她的房子丧失了抵押品赎回权，将被拍卖。A. ensure确保；B. talk说话；C. inform告诉；D. state声明。结合后文“her house was in foreclosure (丧失抵押品赎回权) and headed for auction (拍卖).”可知，出纳员告诉那位妇女，她的房子丧失了抵押品赎回权，将被拍卖。故选C。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Evans是一个商人，他刚刚埋葬了自己的父亲，他无法忍受这个女人在失去孩子后失去了她的家。A. support支持；B. bear容忍；C. leave离开；D. witness目睹。根据“He also heard the woman tell the cashier that her daughter had recently died.”和“a businessman who had just buried his father,”可知，刚失去父亲的Evans很同情这个女人，认为 这个女人在失去孩子之后又失去了自己的家，他感到无法忍受。故选B。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他走近窗口。A. approached靠近；B. passed通过；C. accessed进入；D. marched前进。结合后文“ “I don’t mean to butt in,” he said to the cashier,”可知，Evans走近办事窗口了解情况。故选A。
35．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的绝望变成了怀疑。A. fright惊吓；B. sorrow悲伤；C. guilt内疚；D. disbelief怀疑。根据上文“The old woman was shocked.”可知，对于Evans这么个陌生人要给自己支付税金的做法，女人感到惊讶，绝望变成了怀疑。故选D。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：出纳员走了一会儿，确认Evans付帐是否合适。A. conduct组织；B. confirm确认；C. compensate赔偿；D. comprehend理解。根据后文“that it was all right for Evans to pay it.”可知，出纳员离开是为了去确认Evans为女人付钱是否合适。故选B。
37．考查动词短语辨析。句意：Evans试图悄悄溜走，完全地匿名。A. run away逃跑；B. slip away溜走；C. pass away去世；D. put away抛弃。结合后文“quietly and, preferably, anonymously (匿名地).”可知，Evans试图悄悄溜走，不被人发现。故选B。
38．考查代词词义辨析。句意：至于支付老妇人的税金，Evans说他这样做只是为了确保老妇人呆在自己的房子里。A. nothing没有什么；B. anything任何事；C. something某事；D. everything一切。结合后文“but to make sure the lady stayed in her own house.”可知，Evans说他这样做只是为了确保老妇人呆在自己的房子里。短语nothing but“只是”。故选A。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意：税务事件发生几周后，Evans获得了底特律精神奖，以表彰他一生的慷慨。A. accident事故；B. coincidence巧合；C. incident事件；D. event大事，事件。根据上文“A few weeks after the tax”可知，此处指Evans为妇女支付税金的事件发生几周后。incident是指偶然发生的、不太重要的小事。event是指重大而引人注目的事情。此处是偶然事件应用incident。故选C。
40．考查名词词义辨析。句意：税务事件发生几周后，Evans获得了底特律精神奖，以表彰他一生的慷慨。A. generosity慷慨；B. courage勇气；C. optimism乐观；D. modesty谦逊。根据文章可知，Evans为妇女支付了税金，是慷慨的行为，因此是表彰他的慷慨（generosity）。故选A。
41．A 42．A 43．B 44．D 45．C 46．C 47．C 48．B 49．C 50．D 51．B 52．C 53．D 54．A 55．B 56．A 57．C 58．D 59．D 60．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述作者母女在和丈夫团聚的路上，经过一个休息区，一对老夫妇给与了作者体贴的保护和关心。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我和女儿开车穿越全国去找我丈夫。A. join加入；B. take apart参加；C. attend参加；D. participate参加。根据句意及下文，可知此处作者和女儿是要去找自己的丈夫。故选A项。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为我打算在晚饭前到达目的地，所以我开了很长时间的车，没有停下来。A. intended打算；B. managed试图；C. forced强迫；D. pretended假装。根据后句“I drove quickly for a long time without a stop”（我开的很快，中间都没有停。）可知，作者打算尽快见到自己的丈夫。故选A项。
43．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因为我打算在晚饭前到达目的地，所以我开了很长时间的车，没有停下来。A. goal目标；B. destination目的地；C. place地方；D. home家。根据前文“I was driving across the country with my daughter to ___1___ my husband.”（我和女儿开车横穿全国去找我丈夫。）可知，作者现在正开着车去找自己的丈夫，那里就是她的目的地。故选B项。
44．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：开了很远后，我累了，需要停下来休息一下，恢复一下精神。A. excited兴奋的；B. bored无聊的；C. interested感兴趣的；D. refreshed清醒的。根据前句“Then after driving for many miles. I became tired”（开了很远之后，我变得很累）可知，此时作者很累，需要休息一下，恢复精神。故选D项。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它在高速公路上一个安静的地方，几乎被遗弃了。A. polluted被污染的；B. excited兴奋的；C. deserted被遗弃的；D. endangered濒危的。根据“in a quiet area of the highway”（在高速公路边一个安静的地方）可知，这里在高速路旁，十分偏僻，无人居住。故选C项。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我把车停好，抱着女儿进了洗手间。A. restaurant餐馆；B. shop商店；C. restroom洗手间；D. factory工厂。根据前句“I found a rest area. It was mostly ___5___ in a quiet area of the highway.”（我找到一个休息区。它在高速公路上一个安静的地方，几乎被遗弃了。）可知，这里可能只有洗手间。故选C项。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一分钟后我出来的时候。 我看见一对中年夫妇在附近徘徊。A. lady女士；B. man男士；C. couple一对夫妇；D. angel天使。根据后文“The lady ___10___ to me that she and her husband wanted to see us ___11___ back into our car.”（那位女士向我解释说，她和她丈夫希望看到我们安全回到车里。）可知，这时有一对老夫妇在休息区徘徊。故选C项。
48．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我对此感到好奇，问那位女士为什么。A. angry生气的；B. curious好奇的；C. jealous嫉妒的；D. terrible糟糕的。根据文意，在一个偏僻的几乎无人居住的地方，出现了一对老夫妇，作者肯定会觉得很好奇。故选B项。
49．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：使我吃惊的是:他们在等我们! A. amused开心的；B. interested感兴趣的；C. surprised惊讶的；D. entertained娱乐的。根据上文“Feeling ___8___ about that. I asked the lady why.”（我对此感到好奇，问那位女士为什么。）可知，作者在这样偏僻的地方见到一对老夫妇感到很好奇，结果他们说是在等作者，这令作者感到很惊讶。故选C项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那位女士向我解释说，她和她丈夫希望看到我们安全回到车里。A. informed通知；B. guaranteed确保；C. reminded提醒；D. explained解释。根据上文“What ___9___ me was: they were waiting for us!”（使我吃惊的是:他们在等我们!）可知，作者对于老夫妇的出现感到很惊讶，于是老太太向作者解释了自己的目的。故选D项。
51．考查副词词义辨析。句意：那位女士向我解释说，她和她丈夫希望看到我们安全回到车里。A. peacefully和平地；B. safely安全地；C. quietly安静地；D. soundly酣畅地。根据下文“She told me that sometimes rest areas ___12___ be a dangerous place for a young lady like me.”（她告诉我，有时休息的地方对于像我这样的年轻女士可能是一个危险的地方。）可知，这对老夫妇希望看到我们安全地上车。故选B项。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她告诉我，有时休息的地方对于像我这样的年轻女士可能是一个危险的地方。A. might也许；B. should应该；C. could能够；D. must必须。根据句意，此处表示推测，意为“也许，可能”。故选C项。
53．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们对陌生人如此体贴，我很感动。A. tough艰难的；B. grateful感激的；C. hard困难的；D. considerate体贴的。根据上文“She told me that sometimes rest areas ___12___ be a dangerous place for a young lady like me.”（她告诉我，有时休息的地方对于像我这样的年轻女士可能是一个危险的地方。）可知，一对陌生的老夫妇非常体贴地保护着这一对母女，令作者很感动。故选D项。
54．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当时我还年轻，可能对休息区的隐患一无所知，从来没有想过会有什么差错。A. ignorant无知的；B. innocent 无辜的；C. native出生地的；D. neglected忽视的。根据前文“I found a rest area. It was mostly ___5___ in a quiet area of the highway.”（我找到了一个休息区，它在高速公路旁，几乎被遗弃的地方。）可知，作者从来没有来过这里，对这里的情况一无所知。故选A项。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当时我还年轻，可能对休息区的隐患一无所知，从来没有想过会有什么差错。A. stops停止；B. dangers危险；C. mistakes错误；D. changes改变。根据前文“She told me that sometimes rest areas ___12___ be a dangerous place for a young lady like me.”（她告诉我，有时休息的地方对于像我这样的年轻女士可能是一个危险的地方。）以及作者是第一次来到这样的地方，对这里的危险一无所知。故选B项。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当时我还年轻，可能对休息区的隐患一无所知，从来没有想过会有什么差错。A. occurred发生；B. struck打击；C. existed存在；D. belonged属于。根据句意及空格后“to me”可知，此处考查了句式“it occurs to sb. that…”（某人想到……）。故选A项。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我感谢他们的好意，继续旅行，安全到达了目的地。A. forgave原谅；B. asked要求；C. thanked感谢；D. blamed责怪。根据上文，这对老夫妇为了确保作者母女的安全，一直等在休息区，直到母女安全离开，作者很感激。故选C项。
58．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我一直不知道他们的名字，但多年过去了，他们的善良记忆仍然深深扎根在我的脑海中。A. honor荣耀；B. shame羞愧；C. pride自豪；D. memory记忆。根据文意，此处意指多年之后，他们的善意仍然在我的记忆深处。故选D项。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直不知道他们的名字，但多年过去了，他们的善良记忆仍然深深扎根在我的脑海中。A. lost失去；B. poured倾倒；C. lied说谎；D. rooted扎根在。根据文意，此处意指多年后，我仍然记得当初那对老夫妇的善意举动，他们深深地存在我的记忆深处。故选D项。
60．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时候天使化着妆来了，虽然你看不见他们的翅膀，但这并不意味着他们不是天使。A. kindness善意；B. fitness健康；C. faces脸；D. wings翅膀。根据“angels”（天使）可知，此处意指“天使的翅膀”。故选D项。
61．A 62．C 63．B 64．D 65．C 66．C 67．D 68．C 69．B 70．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者一次去特殊学校上课的经历，一开始作者很焦虑，最后发现孩子们很有表现力，很独特，也很有激情，作者认为这是自己教学生涯中最好的经历之一，并且希望任何人都能考虑到一所特殊的学校工作，让那里的孩子们的热情唤醒对教学的热爱。
61．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我接到电话问我那天是否有空时，一阵恐慌席卷了我。A. panic恐慌；B. sadness悲伤；C. anger愤怒；D. sympathy同情。根据后文“I’d never taught in a special school before(我以前从未在特殊学校教书)”可知，作者以前从没在特殊学校教过书，所以感觉恐慌。故选A项。
62．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我以前从未在一所特殊的学校教过书，但我最终还是振作起来，开车去了学校。A. hesitantly犹豫地；B. regularly定期地；C. eventually终于；D. desperately绝望地。根据后文“pulled myself together and drove to the school(振作起来，开车去学校)”可知，作者最终还是去了学校。故选C项。
63．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在去那里的路上，我想了想所有我不能做的事。A. plans计划；B. thoughts想法；C. doubts怀疑；D. opinions观点。根据后文“about everything I couldn’t do”指作者思考自己不能在学校做的事情。故选B项。
64．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：当我把车停下的时候，我的领导来迎接我，向我保证“没有什么可担心的”，但我感觉不是！A. broke up打破；B. sped up加速；C. picked up捡起；D. pulled up停下来。结合上文“and drove to the school”可知，此处指停车。故选D项。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在父母的陪同下，孩子们开始出现了。A. Abandoned抛弃；B. Suspected怀疑；C. Accompanied陪伴；D. Raised提高。根据后文“by their parents, the children began to show up”可知，孩子们在父母的陪同下出现。故选C项。
66．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我试图掩饰我的焦虑情绪，然而很明显我流下了几滴汗。A. ink墨水；B. rain雨；C. sweat汗水；D. blood血液。根据上文“my anxious feelings, although a few drops of”可知，此处指作者因为焦虑而出汗。故选C项。
67．考查名词词义辨析。句意：与我的预测相反，随着时间的推移，我的压力水平下降了。A. decisions决定；B. conclusions结论；C. suggestions建议；D. predictions预测。根据后文“my stress levels went down”可知，作者的压力水平下降了，即与之前预期的自己会感到焦虑相反。故选D项。
68．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：孩子们很有表现力，很独特，也很有激情，尽管有时他们的尖叫声让我有些震惊。A. inspired受鼓舞的；B. refreshed清爽的；C. shocked震惊的；D. satisfied满足的。根据后文“by their screams”可知，作者对孩子们尖叫感到震惊。故选C项。
69．考查副词词义辨析。句意：那天结束时，我可以诚实地说，这是我教学生涯中最好的经历之一。A. regretfully懊悔地；B. honestly诚实地；C. jokingly开玩笑地；D. patiently耐心地。根据后文“say it was one of the best experiences of my teaching career”可知，作者可以诚实地说，这是自己教学生涯中最好的经历之一。故选B项。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我希望任何人都能考虑到一所特殊的学校工作，让那里的孩子们的热情唤醒他们对教学的热爱。A. celebrate庆祝；B. earn赚得；C. guarantee保证；D. awaken唤醒。根据上文“allow the passion of the children there to”可知，作者希望人们去特殊学校工作，因为特殊学校孩子的热情可以唤醒人们对教学的热爱。故选D项。
71．B 72．A 73．D 74．C 75．C 76．C 77．B 78．B 79．D 80．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了Wade MacKinnon捡到了小女孩Daisy给去世的父亲的便条，于是给Daisy回了一张生日贺卡里，并把它和一本书一起寄了出去。Daisy收到后非常感动。
71．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在海岸线上的灌木丛中，有什么东西在微微移动，引起了他的注意。A. sands沙滩；B. bushes灌木丛；C. hills山丘；D. rocks岩石。根据后文“a balloon stuck in the branches of a bayberry bush”可知是在灌木丛发现的气球。故选B。
72．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他好奇地走过去，发现一个气球卡在杨梅树丛的树枝上。A. Curious好奇的；B. Anxious焦虑的；C. Serious严肃的；D. Nervous紧张的。根据后文“he approached to find a balloon stuck in the branches of a bayberry bush”可知Wade是处于好奇走过去的。故选A。
73．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这么年轻的女孩要面对死亡。A. anger愤怒；B. failure失败；C. mystery神秘；D. death死亡。根据上文“I’ve been missing you so much since you passed away.”可知女孩要面对父亲去世。故选D。
74．考查动词词义辨析。句意：回到家后，韦德把纸条放在抽屉里，把气球系在他房间的窗户上。A. caught抓住；B. presented呈现；C. attached系；D. related有关。根据后文“the balloon to the window of his room”指把气球系在他房间的窗户上。故选C。
75．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每一天，气球的运动都会使他想起小Daisy。A. image图像；B. color颜色；C. movement移动；D. sight视力。根据后文“of the balloon reminded him of little Daisy”可知气球的移动会使他想起小Daisy。故选C。
76．考查副词词义辨析。句意：于是，他写了一封信，把信装在一张生日贺卡里，勇敢地把它和一本书一起寄了出去。A. eagerly急切地；B. proudly自豪地；C. bravely勇敢地；D. sadly悲伤地。根据后文“mailed it with a book”可知，Wade勇敢地把东西寄了出去。故选C。
77．考查名词词义辨析。句意：包裹在Daisy生日的前两天到达。A. prize奖励；B. package包裹；C. note笔记；D. news新闻。呼应上文“mailed it with a book”指包裹到达Daisy手里。故选B。
78．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她打开信封时，发现了一张卡片，上面写着：“送给亲爱的女儿……”，她的心狂跳起来。A. froze冻结；B. raced比赛，加速；C. sank下沉；D. broke打破。根据上文“For a Dear Daughter”可知Daisy看到信的开头，以为是父亲，所以心跳加速。故选B。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我碰巧看到了你的便条，为你感到难过。A. expected期待；B. decided决定；C. promised承诺；D. happened碰巧。根据第一段的描述，可知Wade是无意中发现Daisy的便条的，happen to表示“碰巧”。故选D。
80．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他非常爱你，并将永远祝福你。A. saving拯救；B. praising赞美；C. blessing祝福；D. changing改变。根据上文“He loves you very much and will always be”可知Daisy的父亲会永远爱她，并祝福她。故选C。
81．B 82．D 83．C 84．A 85．B 86．D 87．B 88．C 89．D 90．A 91．C 92．A 93．C 94．B 95．B 96．A 97．D 98．A 99．C 100．B
【导语】这是一篇议论文。作者认为，在理想情况下,学生们在高中选课前就应选择好职业。但事实上，大部分人在工作之后还会转行或者一直从事自己不喜欢的工作。作者解释了出现这种情况的主要原因，并给出了相应的建议。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，理想情况下，职业的选择甚至应该在高中课程选择之前进行。A. academy专科院校，学会；B. occupation职业，占有；C. guidance引导，领导；D. identification鉴定，识别。根据前文“Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training.”可知，文章内容与“职业”有关。故选B项。
82．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，事实上，大多数人在工作期间都会做出多种工作选择，一部分是因为经济和行业的变化，另一部分是为了升职。A. therefore因此；B. so这样，那样；C. though尽管；D. however然而。上文“Ideally, therefore, the choice of an occupation should be made even before the choice of a curriculum in high school.”告诉我们最好高中之前选择职业，而本句说很多人在工作过程中还会更换职业，因此这两句话是转折关系。故选D项。
83．考查介词及介词短语词义辨析。句意：然而，事实上，大多数人在工作期间都会做出多种工作选择，一部分是因为经济和行业的变化，另一部分是为了升职。A. in case of以防，假如；B. for因为（补充说明的原因）；C. because of因为；D. to朝向，趋向。根据本句上下文“most people make several job choices during their working live, partly ______ economic and industrial changes and partly to improve their positions.”可知，空后是在解释人们换工作的两个原因。故选C项。
84．考查动词（短语）词义辨析。句意：因此，年轻人应该参加广泛而灵活的培训项目，使其适合某一领域的工作，而不是一份工作。A. enter into sth.开始某事；B. participate in sth.参加（活动），参与；C. involve sb. in sth.使某人参与某活动；D. join in sth.参加（活动）。根据句中“into a broad flexible training program”可知，年轻人应该参加广泛而灵活的培训项目。enter into符合固定搭配的用法。故选A项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，年轻人应该参加广泛而灵活的培训计划，使其适合某一领域的工作，而不是一份工作。A. leave sth. for sb.给某人留下某物；B. fit for sb./sth.对某人/某物适宜适当；C. require需要，要求；D. fix sth. for sb.供给或准备（食物）。根据前文“Young people should therefore enter into a broad flexible training program”，年轻人要参加灵活的培训项目，才能使自己适合某个职位。根据句意以及固定搭配的用法，故选择B项。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，年轻人应该参加广泛而灵活的培训计划，使其适合某一领域的工作，而不是一份工作。A. career职业，事业，生涯（指长期，终身从事的职业或事业生涯）；B. profession职业（指受过高等教育或专业训练才能从事的职业）；C. prospects前景，前程；D. work工作，劳动。根据“ a single job. 可知，”使其适合某一领域的工作。field of work是固定用法，意为“工作领域”，其他选项无此用法。故选D项。
87．考查不定代词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，许多年轻人对职业世界或他们自己知之甚少，他们选择终身工作时总是靠运气。A. few不多，很少（修饰复数可数名词）；B. little不足的，不多的（修饰不可数名词）；C. much多的，大量的（修饰不可数名词）；D. less较少的，更少的（little的比较级，修饰不可数名词）。根据后文“about the occupational world or themselves for that matter, choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss basis. ”，关于职业世界或者自己的相关信息，内容或事情了解得少，才靠运气找工作，因此需要修饰不可数名词的“很少”。故选B项。
88．考查介词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，许多年轻人对职业世界或他们自己知之甚少，他们选择终身工作时总是靠运气。A. with和，带着；B. by靠近，经过；C. on在……上；D. at在空间，时间的某一点。根据后半句“_____ a hit-or-miss basis”可知，此处考查固定搭配，on…basis意为“在……基础上”。故选C项。
89．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有些人不断地换工作。A. flow（液体）流动；B. wander游荡，漫步，闲逛；C. jump跳，跳跃；D. drift（指人）漫无目的地移动，漂泊。根据后文“Others stick to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.”可知，另一些人坚持做不合适自己的工作，因此本句话指一些人总是不断跳槽。根据前文“choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss basis.”可知，很多年轻人找工作没有目标，全靠运气，因此一些人从一个工作漫无目的地换到另一个工作。故选D项。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：另一些人则坚持从事他们不满意，不适合的工作。A. stick to sth.坚持或维持某事物；B. turn to sth./sb.向某人/某物寻求帮助；C. adhere to sth.固着于某物；D. subscribe to订阅，订购。根据上文“Some drift from job to job.”以及固定用法“some…others…”可知，本句和上句讲的是两种不同类型的人。一种人经常换工作，另一种人坚持不换工作。故选A项。
91．考查定语从句的先行词。句意：一些人则坚持从事他们不满意，不适合的工作。本句是定语从句，先行词是work，从句缺少状语，因句中fit有固定搭配fit for sb./sth.意为“适合某人/某物”，故本题应用连词for which。故选C项。
92．考查代词冠词辨析。句意：一个常见的错误是，为了获得真实或想象中的名声选择职业。A. its它的；B. their他们的；D. the定冠词。根据本句句意，选择工作为了这个工作的名声，前文有“an occupation”，因此应用单数“它的”修饰。故选A项。
93．考查非谓语动词。句意：太多的高中生，或他们的父母为他们选择了一个专业领域，忽视了该专业相对较少的职位空缺，以及极高的教育和个人要求。A. to have disregarded不定式的完成式（非谓语动作发生在谓语动词动作之前）；B. to disregard不定式（表将来，表目的）；C. disregarding现在分词（表主动）；D. disregard动词原形。本句话谓语动词是choose，此空为非谓语，“disregard忽视”与主句主语“students and their parents学生和他们的父母”是主动关系。故选C项。
94．考查名词词义辨析。句意：太多的高中生，或他们的父母为他们选择了一个专业领域，忽视了该专业相对较少的职位空缺，以及极高的教育和个人要求。A. preparations准备，准备工作；B. requirement要求，需要；C. specifications规格，规格说明；D. preferences偏爱的事物。根据前文“the extremely high educational and personal ______ ”可知，空处的词由“教育的”和“个人的”两个形容词修饰，“要求”符合句意。故选B项。
95．考查限定词用法。句意：一个职业或“白领”工作的想象或真实声望并不是选择它作为终身工作的好理由。A. such这样的（such a/an + adj. + n.）；B. no没有，无（可与可数名词单复数，不可数名词连用）；C. very很，非常，十分（用于形容词，副词，限定词前加强语气）；D. so到这种程度（so + adj. + a/an + n.）。因本句中reason是可数名词，但前面没有冠词，因此填no，且符合句意“这些不是选择它作为终身工作的好理由”。故选B 项。
96．考查副词词义辨析。句意：此外，这些职业的薪酬并不总是很高。A. moreover此外，而且；B. otherwise否则；C. nevertheless然而；D. still然而，不过。根据前文“The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a "white-collar" job is no good reason for choosing it as a life's work.”说明了这些工作的声望不是选择它们的好理由；本句“these occupations are not always well paid”说明这些工作的薪酬不是很好。这两句讲了这些工作的两个缺点，因此是并列关系。故选A项。
97．考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于大部分工作是机械和体力劳动，大多数年轻人应该认真考虑这些领域。A. priority优先权；B. regulation管理，调节；C. assessment评估，评价；D. consideration考虑。根据前文“The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a "white-collar" job is no good reason for choosing it as a life's work. Moreover, these occupations are not always well paid.”可知，这些工作不像想象中那么好，有很多缺点；“Since a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work”而且这些工作主要是机械和体力劳动。因此年轻人应该认真的考虑是否从事这些工作。故选D 项。
98．考查介词词义辨析。句意：在做出职业选择之前，一个人应该大致了解他想要从生活中得到什么，以及他愿意付出多大的努力来获得它。A. out of以（某事物）为起源，来源；B. towards朝着……方向；C. for表示接受某事物，从某事物中受益；D. from over无此短语。根据后文“Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. (有些人渴望社会声望，另一些人则渴望增长聪明才智。)”可知，本句意为“一个人想从生活中得到什么”。故选A项。
99．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一些人想要安全；其他人则愿意为了经济利益而冒险。A. (take) advantage of充分利用；B. patience耐心；C. (take) risks冒险做可能失败的事情；D. (take) turns轮流做某事。根据前文“Some want security”以及“some…others….”可知，后半句意为“一些人想冒险”。故选C项。
100．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每一种职业选择都有它的要求和回报。A. awards奖品，奖状；B. rewards报答，报酬，酬金；C. prize（给与获胜者的）奖，奖励，奖赏；D. bonuses额外津贴，红利。根据本句话“its demands as well as its ______”可知，空处是与“demands要求”并列的工作的两个方面：是抽象的要求和回报。故选B项。
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101．C 102．B 103．D 104．A 105．B 106．C 107．A 108．D 109．C 110．A 111．B 112．D 113．A 114．D 115．C 116．D 117．B 118．B 119．A 120．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了虽然 Shine的长号被偷了，但 Shine 得到了很多人的安慰，一位陌生人甚至把自己的长号送给了Shine。
101．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一开始，我们很生气。A. thankful感激的；B. peaceful和平的；C. annoyed生气的；D. terrified害怕的。根据后文的“After anger”可知，作者儿子的长号被偷了，所以作者和家人感到生气。故选C。
102．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在愤怒之后，我们感到失望，然后我们克服了这一点，并对那个偷走它的人感到同情。A. strength 长处；B. sympathy同情；C. regret后悔；D. luck运气。根据后文的“we felt more pity for the thief”可知，作者和家人同情偷走长号的人。故选B。
103．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然我们感到沮丧，但我们更同情那个可能真正需要它的小偷。A. pleased高兴的；B. relaxed放松的；C. calm平静的；D. blue沮丧的。根据上文的“we were disappointed”可知，作者儿子的长号被偷了，作者和家人应该感到沮丧。故选D。
104．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们知道告诉朋友我们的悲伤有益于我们，并让我们感觉更好。A. benefited使受益；B. moved使感动；C. hit打击；D. cast投射。根据后文的“made us feel better”可知，这对我们有益。故选A。
105．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们收到许多朋友的安慰信息。A. apology道歉；B. comfort安慰；C. forgiveness原谅；D. merriness高兴。根据后文的“from many friends. Shine received the sweetest letter from a classmate”可知，作者一家收到朋友们的安慰信息。故选B。
106．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Shine收到了一位同学写给他的最甜蜜的信，信中提醒他，尽管生活中充满了悲伤，但善良无处不在。A. warning 警告；B. ordering命令；C. reminding提醒；D. ensuring确保。根据后文的“although things in life can be sad, 7 is everywhere to be found.”可知，这是同学在提醒作者的儿子。故选C。
107．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Shine收到了一位同学写给他的最甜蜜的信，信中提醒他，尽管生活中充满了悲伤，但善良无处不在。A. kindness善意；B. sadness悲伤；C. efficiency效率；D. emergency紧急情况。根据后文的“a boy in a different school heard about the situation and decided to ...”可知，善良无处不在。故选A。
108．考查动词词义辨析。句意：果然，另一所学校的一个男孩听说了这件事，决定把他的长号送给我儿子。A. complained抱怨；B. brought带来；C. argued争论；D. heard听到。根据“about the situation”可知，此处表示另一所学校的一个男孩听说了这件事。故选D。
109．考查动词词义辨析。句意：果然，另一所学校的一个男孩听说了这件事，决定把他的长号送给我儿子。A. lend借；B. show展示；C. gift赠送；D. sell卖。根据“his trombone to my son”可知，那个人是要送长号给作者的儿子。故选C。
110．考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实证明，他真的很擅长吹那个长号，就像被偷的那个一样。A. element元素；B. way方法；C. opinion观点；D. horror恐惧。根据“as the stolen one”可知，作者儿子吹那个长号就像自己之前被偷的那个一样，也就是很得心应手，in his element 意为“得心应手”。故选A。
111．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们有机会见到了那个陌生的送礼者，他后来知道 Shine 从未停止过学习和制作音乐。A. judge判断；B. meet遇见；C. describe描述；D. avoid避免。根据后文的“They talked face to face”可知，作者和儿子是见到了那个陌生的送礼者。故选B。
112．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们有机会见到了那个奇怪的送礼者，他后来知道 Shine从未停止过学习和制作音乐。A. insisted坚持；B. considered考虑；C. enjoyed喜欢；D. stopped停止。根据后文的“Shine said from the bottom of his heart that he would stick to his__15___ path as always”可知，Shine从未停止过学习和制作音乐。故选D。
113．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他们面对面真诚地交谈。A. sincerely真诚地；B. passively被动地；C. modestly谦逊地；D. absently心不在焉地。根据后文的“The boy said that he had a good music teacher who led him to another 14 and that it was the best decision he had ever made.”和“ Shine said from the bottom of his heart”可知，他们是真诚地谈话。故选A。
114．考查名词词义辨析。句意：男孩说，他有一个很好的音乐老师，他引导他学习另一种乐器，这是他做过的最好的决定。A. community 社区；B. comment评价；C. insurance保险； D. instrument乐器。根据上文的“decided to 9 his trombone to my son”可知，那个人要把长号送给作者的儿子，因此他应该是学了另一种乐器。故选D。
115．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Shine衷心地说，他将一如既往地坚持自己的音乐道路。A. mental精神的；B. athletic运动的；C. musical音乐的；D. scientific科学的。根据后文的“With the precious present, Shine attended his first band concert”可知，他决定一如既往地坚持自己的音乐道路。故选C。
116．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：男孩告诉我们，对于接受善意的人来说，他可能感到幸运；对于那些给予者，抓住一个真正的机会让事情变得更好，他也绝对感到幸运。A. patient耐心的；B. curious 好奇的；C. proud骄傲的；D. fortunate幸运的。根据“receiver of kindness”可知，接受人家善意的人当然会觉得幸运。故选D。
117．考查名词词义辨析。句意：男孩告诉我们，对于接受善意的人来说，他可能感到幸运；对于那些给予者，抓住一个真正的机会让事情变得更好，他也绝对感到幸运。A. right权利；B. opportunity机会；C. duty职责；D. excuse借口。根据“to change things for the better”可知，那些给予的人是有了一个让事情变得更好的机会。故选B。
118．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们对大家的关心深表感谢。A. anxious担心的；B. grateful 感激的；C. famous有名的；D. fit健康的。根据后文的“we’re even grateful”可知，空格处是 grateful，表示“我们对大家的关心深表感谢”。故选B。
119．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们甚至很感激长号被偷了。A. stolen偷；B. repaired修理；C. broken打破；D. bought买。根据第一段的“my son Shine had his trombone(长号) stolen from my car”可知，作者儿子的长号是被偷了。故选A。
120．考查动词词义辨析。 句意： 它教会了我们很多关于公众的治愈力量的东西， 甚至是那些我们从未认识的人。 A. helped帮助；B. recognized识别；C. known认识；D. missed想念。根据第 11 空后的“that strange giver”可知，句子表示“它教会了我们很多关于公众的治愈力量的东西，甚至是那些我们从未认识的人”。故选C。
121．A 122．B 123．C 124．A 125．B 126．D 127．D 128．C 129．A 130．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是作者听见别人对自己不好的评价很生气，告诉爸爸后爸爸给了建议，就是“你比任何人都了解你自己。如果对你的评价是真的，你会发现它很有用。耐心地倾听别人，但只听真相。”
121．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：听到这些，我感到非常难过和生气。A. angry生气的；B. pleased高兴的；C. relaxed放松的；D. interested感兴趣的。由上文的“You are too short and too proud”可知，听到别人说自己太矮了，作者当然会生气。故选A。
122．考查介词词义辨析。句意：我跑回家告诉我的父亲，眼里含着泪水。A. under在……表面下；B. about关于；C. at在……岁时；D. in在……里面。后文的“it”指代上文别人对作者不好的评价，可知作者回家把这事情告诉给了父亲，故选B。
123．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他只是认真地听我说话。A. passed by经过；B. laughed at嘲笑；C. listened to听；D. looked for寻找。由上文的“My father said nothing”可知，父亲没说什么，只是认真听作者说，故选C。
124．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在把它们写下来之后，我惊讶地发现，大约一半的事情是正确的。A. writing写；B. slowing减慢；C. cutting切；D. pushing推。由上文的“You can write them down”可知，空格处所在句子表示“在把它们写下来之后，我惊讶地发现，大约一半的事情是正确的”，故选A。
125．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但对于许多事情，我可以改变它们。A. forget忘记；B. change改变；C. speak说；D. read读。由上文的“For some of the things, I couldn’t change them”可知，句子表示“有些事情，我无法改变。但对于许多事情，我可以改变它们”，故选B。
126．考查代词词义辨析。句意：我第一次比以前更了解自己。A. herself她自己；B. himself他自己；C. itself它自己；D. myself我自己。由第8空后的“You know about yourself”可知，空格所在句子表示“我第一次比以前更了解自己”，故选D。
127．考查连词词义辨析。句意：后来，我给父亲看了我写的东西，但他没有读。A. or或者；B. so因此；C. and和；D. but但是。由后文的“That’s just for you”可知，父亲没有读，说那个东西是给作者的，空格处用表示转折的but，故选D。
128．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“那是给你的，”父亲说。A. uncle叔叔；B. aunt阿姨；C. father父亲；D. mother母亲。由上文的“I showed my father what I had written down”可知，作者是给父亲看自己写的东西，所以此处是父亲告诉作者“那是给你的”。故选C。
129．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：你比任何人都了解你自己。A. better更好的；B. bigger更大的；C. cheaper更便宜的；D. faster更快的。由上文的“I knew about ___6___ better than before”可知，空格处所在句子表示“你比任何人都了解你自己”，空格处意为“更好的”，故选A。
130．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是我一生中得到的最好的建议。A. paper纸；B. advice建议；C. work工作；D. news新闻。由上文的“My father’s advice”可知，此处表示“这是我一生中得到的最好的建议”。故选B。
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