第三周 完形填空——2025届高考英语考前每周拔高练

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"What is it?" the child asked in 5 .
"Shting stars. They 6 every year n a certain night in August."
That was all: just an 7 encunter f smething magic and beautiful. But, back in bed, the child stared int the dark , with mind full f the falling stars.
I was the 8 seven-year-ld by whse father believed that a new experience 9 mre fr a small by than an unbrken night's sleep.
That night, my father pened a dr fr his child, leading him int an area f splendid 10 Children are naturally curius, but they need smene t 11 them. This art f adding new dimensins t a child's wrld desn't 12 require a great deal f time. It simply 13 ding things mre ften with children instead f fr them r t them. Gd parents knw this: The mst precius gift they can give a child is t spark their flame f 14 . That night is still deeply 15 in my memry. Next year, when August cmes with its shting stars, my sn will be seven.
1. A. hidden B. rbbed C. lifted D. kicked
2. A. incredibly B. accidentally C. apparently D. actually
3. A. explded B. circled C. spread D. flashed
4. A. success B. wnder C. exhibitin D. discvery
5. A. amazement B. hrrr C. relief D. delight
6. A. blw up B. turn up C. shw ff D. give ut
7. A. uncmfrtable B. unbearable C. undetected D. unexpected
8. A. reliable B. determined C. frtunate D. chsen
9. A. wrked B. mattered C. deserved D. prved
10. A. newness B. emptiness C. freedm D. innvatin
11. A. prtectB. challenge C. guide D. believe
12. A. abslutelyB. basically C. pssibly D. necessarily
13. A. invlves B. risks C. admits D. resists
14. A. hpe B. curisity C. faith D. wisdm
15. A. trapped B. set C. lst D. rted
I was heading twards my favrite CD stre when a display in a shp windw caught my eye. Upn clser 16 , I realized the painting was a jigsaw puzzle, and the shp was full f such puzzles. When I stepped inside, I fund myself suddenly 17 back t my childhd years.
Lng ag n lng summer days in my hmetwn, my sisters and I, well befre the 18 f cellphnes and vide games, wuld spend the afternns 19 jigsaw puzzles f clrful waterfalls and ther natural 20 .
Many decades later, as I 21 shelf after shelf f puzzles, I wndered :Culd fitting them tgether tday be as 22 as in bygne years?
Indeed , the tw puzzles I purchased were just as fun as thse f the past. And I fund that I had 23 skills ver the decades that prepared me t better cmplete the puzzles nw and 24 the deep value f this pastime.
I knew I wuld need an eagle's eye fr different clr matches and distinguishing details in the 25 fr just the right piece. And when the puzzles seemed extremely 26 , I simply tk a break , returned refreshed, and 27 fund the piece that had lng escaped me.
Amng the valuable lessns and rewards that these puzzles ffer is that 28 and willpwer are enhanced. But what is mst beneficial is hw we lk fr answers r clues, wrking tirelessly t find the 29 fit. It's an apprach that pays ff when meeting any. 30 that life presents.
16. A. cnnectin B. inspectin C. cmparisn D. lcatin
17. A. kept B. put C. held D. brught
18. A. appearance B. lss C. grwth D. peratin
19. A. finding B. watching C. slving D. building
20. A. wnders B. resurces C. cnditins D. disasters
21. A. checked ut B. strmed int C. glanced thrugh D. went after
22. A. demanding B. exciting C. cnfusing D. shcking
23. A. learned B. ignred C. frgtten D. required
24. A. share B. explain C. predict D. appreciate
25. A. exchange B. preparatin C. search D. reward
26. A. strange B. impressive C. flexible D. difficult
27. A. cnveniently B. quickly C. intentinally D. frequently
28. A. bravery B. ambitinC. patience D. intelligence
29. A. typical B. nrmal C. imprtant D. perfect
30. A. challenge B. requirement C. surprise D. deadline
The walk I'd pltted was 22 miles t the cast. It is enugh t get my legs and feet 31 . But the real 32 fr me was walking t a definite pint in ur cuntry's utline.
I was wndering if I'd have the endurance and determinatin t d it. I am,after all, in my late 40s. I 33 the cast at 7:00 am. I was, fr the day, an arrw. My line f hiking was as straight and shrt as I culd make it.
Time n the rad seemed t have passed quickly. 34 he five-hur mark, I was in a gd state f bdy and mind. The 35 f the usual rutine had been eased by daydreams. Frm this pint n, the 36 seemed t change. The banks n either side were larger, and the grasses lnger, even thugh the sea was still miles ff.
Things were getting 37 , with hardly anything in sight. Despite feeling like I was nearly there, I still had fur miles t g. My knees hurt. I 38 the painkillers dwn with my secret weapn: cffee. Studies have shwn caffeine 39 endurance and it kept me ging.
Try as I might, I still culdn't see my walk's end. I culd even smell a(n) 40 in the air, but the hrizn remained 41 in salt marsh (盐沼地). Then almst withut realizing it, I was "there".
Where I had hped t see the 42 , I saw salt marsh, like chclate milkshake. Feeling like a bit f a fl, I headed dwn int the nearest marsh and left my bt prints in the mud. The seven-and-a-half-hur walk had hurt my 43 , but I'd acted n an ld idea, dne it, and 44 it ff my list. I am nw free t think f new nes and mve n, in this dawn f pssibilities we all face. Life is t shrt t let ideas stagnate (停止); nw's the time t turn them t 45 .
31. A. aching B. relaxing C. bending D. recvering
32. A. excuse B. mve C. draw D. trick
33. A. settled in B. set abut C. arrived at D. left fr
34. A. Recgnizing B. Appraching C. Ignring D. Missing
35. A. incnvenience B. cmfrt C. bredm D. peace
36. A. landscape B. weather C. shape D. spirits
37. A. flatter B. better C. clderD. wilder
38. A. put B. washed C. brke D. cled
39. A. reduces B. cntrlsC. bstsD. remains
40. A. sweetness B. fragrance C. saltiness D. bitterness
41. A. updated B. lcked C. bradened D. restricted
42. A. sea B. hrizn C. land D. frest
43. A. expectatins B. feelings C. arms D. knees
44. A. crssed B. shwn C. seen D. turned
45. A. curisity B. reality C. imaginatin D. destinatin
In every cuntry I've been t n my jurney t Antarctica, I've met amazing and kind strangers wh have made my travels easier, safer, and mre fun.
I nce 46 three such peple in a small Quit bus statin. We were frced t 47 a taxi when n bus culd be fund. Sitting in the back seat fr an hur frced yu t get t knw thers quite well. My 48 Rsita tld me abut herself: Clmbian, living in Trnt fr the past 30 years, nw ging back t 49 relatives with her brther and sister. And I tld them my 50 Antarctica, alne. Then when we 51 caught ur next bus t Guayaquil, an eight-hur jurney, we made 52 stps alng the way and Rsita's brther Jse always tk care f my 53 while I went t buy fd. I was 54 .
At night we arrived at Guayaquil, where I had t find a bus fr Peru the next day. Althugh Rsita had met up with her family, she 55 nt leaving withut helping me find my way. Jse asked arund and gt the. 56 f the bus statin. Just when I planned t say gdbye, Jse and Rsita 57 t drive me there, fr they thught it was nt safe fr a girl t travel alne at night. Happily, we fund the statin withut t much 58 and they helped 59 me in a nearby htel. Hw kind-hearted and 60 they were!
46. A. mtivated B. entertained C. encuntered D. investigated
47. A. share B. repair C. drive D. park
48. A. guest B. partner C. guide D. neighbr
49. A. visit B. rescue C. educateD. trick
50. A. attitude B. advice C. destinatin D. slutin
51. A. previusly B. frequently C. eventually D. temprarily
52. A. instant B. wrng C. impssible D. peridic
53. A. emtins B. pssessins C. expenses D. accmmdatins
54. A. hnest B. grateful C. generus D. regretful
55. A. insisted n B. dreamed f C. believed in D. wrried abut
56. A. review B. annuncement C. address D. phtgraph
57. A. happened B. decided C. pretended D. hesitated
58. A. difficulty B. preparatin C. permissin D. sympathy
59. A. discver B. discipline C. prtect D. settle
60. A. hpeful B. thughtful C. skillful D. peaceful
Ben was bthered every time he went thrugh the kitchen. It was that little metal cntain n the shelf abve his wife Martha's ck stve, which he had been repeatedly 61 never t tuch. The reasn, she said, was that it cntained a "secret 62 " frm her late mther, and since she had n way f ever 63 the cntainer, she was 64 that if Ben picked it up and lked inside, he might accidentally drp it and spill its 65 cntents.
Ben never saw Martha ck a dish withut taking the cntainer f the shelf and sprinkling (洒) 66 a little f the cntents ver the ingredients. Whatever was in that cntainer it surely 67 Anyne wh ever ate at their huse felt Martha was the best 68 in the wrld. Lking int that cntainer became increasingly 69 fr Ben, but he never allwed himself t d s.
Then ne day Martha became ill and was kept vernight in the hspital. Feeling lnely and bred in the huse after returning hme, Ben 70 the kitchen, and then the cntainer n the shelf immediately came int view. It 71 his eyes like a magnet, and he quickly lked away, yet his curisity brught him back again. He carefully tk the cntainer ff the shelf, and pened it. Ben became 72 when what was inside came t I his sight. The cntainer was empty, except fr a little flded slip f paper at the bttm. He carefully picked it up and slwly 73 it under the kitchen light. Ben immediately 74 the handwriting as that f Martha's mther. Very 75 it said: "Martha t everything yu make, add a dash f lve."
61 .A. frbiddenB. tldC. inspiredD. threatened
62. A. recipeB. menuC. herbD. tbacc
63. A. refillingB. restringC. emptyingD. decrating
64. A. pleasedB. cncernedC. puzzledD. relieved
65. A. valuableB. previusC. tastelessD. messy
66. A. yetB. evenC. stillD. just
67. A. failedB. hurtC. wrkedD. changed
68. A. wifeB. hstC. husekeeperD. ck
69. A. delightfulB. cmfrtingC. annyingD. irresistible
70. A. brke intB. wandered intC. ran ut fD. went back t
71. A. penedB. wettedC. blindedD. drew
72. A. satisfiedB. calmC. astnishedD. angry
73. A. wrappedB. unfldedC. treD. wrinkled
74. A. recgnizedB. mentinedC. treatedD. received
75. A. stupidlyB. simplyC. cautiuslyD. safely
It was a cl and breezy night. As I std n the deck, I culd feel the warm tangy smell cming frm the sea. Earlier n, the cean liner (邮轮) was still full f peple wh 76 and drank n the deck. Everyne was 77 asleep nw and as I std there, I culd hear the hypntic (催眠的) 78 f the waves.
I sat dwn at a crner and decided t rest my 79 head n my backpack. Slwly, my eyelids grew heavy and I dzed ff. Suddenly, I was awaken by the rain 80 that fell n my face. The wind was blwing strnger and the waves gt higher. The calm sea had turned 81 . I struggled t stand up but lst my balance and fell as the ship was rcking 82 . Many rushed ut but they 83 frm ne side f the ship t anther. The raging waters were crushing the ship and thunder seemed t smash upn ur heads. Peple started t run abut t seek shelter. After a lng battle with the strm, it appeared t 84 . We breathed in 85 .
Suddenly smene shuted, "The ship is sinking!" Waters were rushing in as the side f the ship was damaged. I was 86 fr wrds and stared blankly. "Hurry, Jhn! There is n time t 87 !" I was 88 upn hearing my name as I was ttally absrbed in the wrries in my brain. I turned arund and saw the rest f the passengers began t 89 a lifebat. Withut secnd thughts, I jined them.
Until tday, that terrifying 90 is still imprinted in my memry.
76. A. fedB. feastedC. entertainedD. treated
77. A. highlyB. sundlyC. latelyD. slidly
78. A. murmurB. shutC. breathD. weep
79. A. faintB. heavyC. clearD. thick
80. A. strmsB. sptsC. dtsD. drps
81. A. rughB. tughC. sharpD. deep
82. A. gentlyB. abruptlyC. vilentlyD. swiftly
83. A. pacedB. sweptC. rlledD. slid
84. A. turn dwnB. die dwnC. die ffD. turn away
85. A. reliefB. satisfactinC. delightD. anticipatin
86. A. in cnfusinB. at a lssC. at easeD. in chas
87. A. lseB. saveC. thrwD. leave
88. A. pleasedB. terrifiedC. startledD. amazed
89. A. bardB. pushC. squeezeD. drive
90. A. event B. challenge C. encunter D. adventure
答案以及解析
1.答案： C
解析：句意：突然，他感到自己被从床上抱起来，被父亲抱到海滩上。根据下文"and carried in his father's arms n t the beach"可知，此处指他被父亲从床上抱起来。hide：隐藏；rb：抢走；lift：拾起，移动；kick：踢。故选C。
2.答案： A
解析：句意：头顶上是晴朗的星空。当他的父亲说"看！"时，令人难以置信地，其中一颗星星动了。根据上文中的"Watch!"及下文中的"ne f the stars mved"可知，他的父亲让他看一颗星星在天空划过，这个场景对七岁的作者来说是难以置信的。incredibly：令人难以置信；accidentally：意外地；apparently：明显地；actually：事实上。故选A。
3.答案： D
解析：句意：它像一团金色的火焰划过天空。根据上文中的"ne f the stars mved"和下文"anther star leapt frm its place, then anther ...""Shting stars."可知，此处指星星划过夜空。explde：爆炸；circle：环绕，盘旋；spread：传播；flash：飞速运动，掠过。故选D。
4.答案：B
解析：句意：在这奇迹消失之前，另一颗星星从原来的位置跃出，接着又一颗……根据上文"ne f the stars mved. I _____ acrss the sky like a glden fire"可知，星星像火焰一样在天空中划过，这是一个奇迹。success：成功；wnder：奇迹，奇观；exhibitin：展览；discvery：发现。故选B。
5.答案： A
解析：句意："这是什么?"孩子惊奇地问。根据上文"ne f the stars mved ... anther star leapt frm its place，then anther ..."以及孩子的提问可知，孩子惊奇地问父亲。amazement：惊奇，惊愕；hrrr：恐惧；relief：安慰，减轻；delight：高兴。故选A。
6.答案：B
解析：句意："流星。它们每年八月的某个晚上都会出现。"根据上文"ne f the stars mved ... anther star leapt frm its place，then anther ..."和文章最后一句"When August cmes with its shting stars"可知，此处指每年八月的某个晚上流星都会出现。blw up：爆发，爆炸；turn up：出现，发生；shw ff ：炫耀；give ut：用光，耗尽。故选B。
7.答案：D
解析：句意：这就是一切：只是与某种神奇而美丽的东西的意外相遇。uncmfrtable：不舒服的；unbearable：难以忍受的；undetected：未被发现的；unexpected：出乎意料的。故选D。
8.答案：C
解析：句意：我就是那个幸运的七岁男孩，我的父亲认为，对。对一个男孩来说，新鲜的经历比一夜的安稳睡眠更重要。根据上文讲述的男孩意外看到流星可知，此处作者认为自己是幸运的。reliable：可靠的；determined：坚定的；frtunate：幸运的；chsen：被选中的。故选C。
9.答案：B
解析：根据上文可知，作者父亲把夜里熟睡的他抱去沙滩看流星。同时结合空前"a new experience"及空后"mre fr a small by than an unbrken night's sleep"可知，此处指作者的父亲认为新鲜的经历更重要。wrk：奏效；matter：要紧；deserve：应得；prve：证明。故选B。
10.答案： A
解析：句意：那天晚上，父亲为他的孩子打开了一扇门，把他带进了一个绝妙的新奇之地。根据上文"a new experience"及下文"This art f adding new dimensins t a child's wrld"可知，此处指父亲让作者了解到新事物。newness：新奇；emptiness：空虚，空旷；freedm：自由；innvatin：创新，革新。故选A。
11.答案：C
解析：句意：孩子们天生好奇，但他们需要有人引导。根据上文"my father pened a dr fr his child，leading him int an area"可知，此处指孩子要有人引导。prtect：保护；challenge：挑战；guide：引导；believe：相信。故选C。
12.答案：D
解析：句意：这种为孩子的世界增添新维度的做法并不一定需要很多时间。根据上文作者父亲利用八月的一个晚上带作者去看流星，带作者进入了一个新领域和下文"It simply ______ ding things mre ften with children instead f fr them r t them."可知，此处指给孩子的世界增添新维度的做法并不一定需要很多时间。abslutely：绝对地；basically：基本上；pssibly：可能地；necessarily：必要地，nt necessarily 意为"不一定"。故选D。
13.答案： A
解析：句意：它只是需要更多地与孩子们一起做事情，而不是为他们做。根据上文"desn't ________ require a great deal f time"下文"ding things mre ften with children"可知，为孩子的世界增添新维度需要父母和孩子们一起做事。invlve：需要；risk：冒险；admit：承认；resist：抵抗，抵制。故选A。
14.答案： B
解析：句意：优秀的父母知道这一点：他们能给孩子的最珍贵的礼物是激发他们的好奇心。根据上文"Children are naturally curius, but they need smene t ________ them."可知，此处指优秀的父母知道激发孩子们的好奇心。hpe：希望；curisity：好奇心；faith：信任；wisdm：智慧。故选B。
15.答案：D
解析：句意：那个夜晚仍然深深地印在我的记忆里。根据下文"Next year, when August cmes with its shting stars, my sn will be seven."可知，作者打算在明年八月份的某个夜晚带自己七岁的孩子看流星。由此可推知，父亲带作者一起看流星的记忆植根于他的记忆中。trapped：受困的；set：安排好的；lst：失去的；rted：生根的，根深蒂固的，be rted in 固定搭配，意为"植根于"。故选D。
16.答案：B
解析：句意：仔细一看，我意识到这幅画是一幅拼图，而店里到处都是这样的拼图。根据上文"in a shp windw(在商店橱窗里)"以及下文"I realized ...(我意识到……)"可推知，作者经过进一步查看之后才发现那是一个拼图。cnnectin：联系；inspectin：查看；cmparisn：比较；lcatin：位置。故选B。
17.答案： D
解析：句意：当我走进去时，我发现自己突然被带回到了童年时代。根据下文"my sisters and I, well befre the _______ f cellphnes and vide games, wuld spend the afternns _______ jigsaw puzzles f clrful waterfalls"可知，作者在童年总是会和姐妹们一起玩拼图游戏，因此，这家店里的拼图使作者想到往事，把作者带回了童年。keep：保持；put：放置；hld：拿着，bring：带来，bring back t意为"带回"。故选D。
18.答案： A
解析：句意：很久以前，在我家乡漫长的夏日里，在手机和电子游戏还没有出现之前，我和姐妹们会花一个下午的时间玩彩色瀑布和其他自然奇观的拼图游戏。根据下文"wuld spend the afternns _______ jigsaw puzzles f clrful waterfalls and ther natural"可知，拼图游戏应该是在手机和电子游戏还没有出现前作者和姐妹们用来消遣的。appearance：出现；lss：损失；grwth：成长；peratin：操作。故选A。
19.答案：C
解析：根据下文"jigsaw puzzles"并结合常识可知，此处表示"破解拼图游戏"，即玩拼图游戏。find：发现；watch：观看；slve：破解；build：建造。故选C。
20.答案： A
解析：此处与上文"clrful waterfalls(色彩斑斓的瀑布)"相呼应，应指自然奇观。wnder：奇观；resurce：资源；cnditins：环境；disaster：灾难。故选A。
21.答案： C
解析：句意：几十年后，当我浏览一排排的拼图时，我在想：今天把它们拼在一起是否还会像过去那样令人兴奋？根据下文"shelf after shelf f puzzles"可推知，在这家店里，作者浏览了许多拼图。check ut：结账离开；strm int：非常气愤地闯入；glance thrugh：浏览；g after：追赶。故选C。
22.答案：B
解析：根据下文"in bygne years"" Indeed，the tw puzzles I purchased were just as fun as thse f the past"可知，作者将自己现在拼图的感受与童年时期拼图的感受相对比，发现现在拼图仍和过去拼图一样有趣。结合选项可知，C项(令人兴奋的)符合语境。demanding：要求高的；exciting：令人兴奋的；cnfusing：令人困扰的；shcking：令人震惊的。故选B。
23.答案： A
解析：句意：而且我发现，在过去的几十年里，我学到了一些技能，让我现在能够更好地完成这些拼图，并理解到这项消遣活动的深层价值。根据下文" prepared me t better cmplete the puzzles nw"可知，作者已经学会了一些能更好完成拼图的技能。learn：学会；ignre：忽略；frgt：忘记；require：要求。故选A。
24.答案：D
解析：根据下文"Amng the valuable lessns and rewards that these puzzles ffer"可知，经过几十年之后，作者领会到了拼图游戏带来的深层价值。share：分享；explain：解释；predict：预测；appreciate：理解，领会。故选D。
25.答案： C
解析：句意：我知道我需要锐利的观察力来辨别不同的颜色搭配和辨别细节，才能找到合适的那一块。exchange：交换；preparatin：准备；search：搜寻，in the search fr是固定搭配，意为"寻找"；reward：奖励。故选C。
26.答案：D
解析：句意：当这些拼图看起来极其困难的时候，我只是休息一下，精神焕发地回来，很快就找到了我忽视很久了的那块。根据下文"I simply tk a break，returned refreshed"可知，作者在拼图时需要休息，重新备战，这说明他在拼图时遇到了困难。strange：奇怪的；impressive：令人印象深刻的；flexible：灵活的；difficult：困难的。故选D。
27.答案：B
解析：根据下文"fund the piece that had lng escaped me"可知，作者休息之后，应是很快找到了被他忽略的那一块拼图。cnveniently：便利地；quickly：快速地；intentinally：故意地；frequently：频繁地。故选B。
28.答案： C
解析：句意：在这些拼图提供的宝贵经验和奖励中，耐心和意志力得到了增强。空处与下文的"willpwer(意志力)"相呼应，拼图需要耐心和意志力。bravery：勇气；ambitin：雄心；patience：耐心；intelligence：智力。故选C。
29.答案：D
解析：句意：但最有益的是我们寻找答案或线索的方式一一不知疲倦地寻找完美的契合。根据上文中的"the right piece(正确的那一块)"可知，这里表示完美的契合。typical：典型的；nrmal：正常的；imprtant：重要的；perfect：完美的。故选D。
30.答案： A
解析：句意：这是一种应对生活中任何挑战的方法。根据上文提到作者拼图遇到困难及"But what is mst beneficial is hw we lk fr answers r clues, wrking tirelessly t find the _______ fit."可推知，此处表示生活带来的挑战。challenge：挑战；requirement：要求；surprise：惊喜；deadline：最后期限。故选A。
31.答案： A
解析：句意：这足以让我腿脚酸痛。根据上文的"The walk I'd pltted was 22 miles t the cast."可知，作者到海岸的步行路线有22英里，这足够让作者腿脚酸痛。aching：疼痛的；relaxing：轻松的；bending：弯曲；recvering：恢复。故选A。
32.答案：C
解析：句意：但对我来说真正吸引人的是走到我们国家轮廓的一个明确点上。根据下文的"walking t a definite pint in ur cuntry's utline"和表示转折的 But 可知，虽然步行那么远对作者来说很难，但这次步行之旅吸引作者的是能够走到国家轮廓的一个明确的点上。excuse：借口；mve：移动；draw：有吸引力的人或事物；trick：诡计。故选C。
33.答案：D
解析：句意：我早上7点出发去海边。根据上文的"The walk ... t the cast"可知，作者早上7点出发去海边。settle in：安顿下来；set abut：开始做；arrive at：到达；leave fr：出发去某地。故选D。
34.答案：B
解析：句意：快到5个小时的时候，我的身心状态都很好。根据下文的"the five-hur mark"可知，作者徒步行走了接近5个小时。recgnize：辨认；apprach：接近；ignre：忽视；miss：错过。故选B。
35.答案：C
解析：句意：持续步行的无聊被幻想所缓解。根据下文的"the usual rutine had been eased by daydreams"可知，作者通过幻想缓解此次步行之旅中不断走路的无聊。incnvenience：不便；cmfrt：舒适；bredm：无聊；peace：和平。故选C。
36.答案： A
解析：句意：从这一刻开始，风景似乎发生了变化。根据下文的"The banks n either side were larger，and the grasses lnger"可知，风景发生了变化。landscape：风景；weather：天气；shape：形状；spirits：情绪。故选A。
37.答案： D
解析：句意：周围越来越荒凉，几乎看不见什么东西。根据下文的"with hardly anything in sight"可知，作者所经之处越来越荒凉，看不到任何东西。flatter：更平坦的；better：更好的；clder：更冷的；wilder：更荒凉的。故选D。
38.答案：B
解析：句意：我用我的秘密武器一咖啡—把止痛药吞了下去。根据下文的"painkillers dwn with my secret weapn：cffee"可知，作者就着咖啡把止痛药吃了下去。put：放置；wash：洗，wash sth. dwn sth.意为"配送……喝……"；break：打破；cl：冷却。故选B。
39.答案：C
解析：句意：研究表明，咖啡因能增强耐力，让我坚持下去。根据下文的"it kept me ging"可知，研究表明咖啡因能够增强耐力，让作者继续坚持下去。reduce：减少；cntrl：控制；bst：使增长；remain：保持。故选C。
40.答案：C
解析：句意：我甚至能闻到空气中的咸味，但视野中仍然是一片盐沼地。根据下文的"in salt marsh (盐沼地)"可知，空气中有咸味。sweetness：甜味；fragrance：香味；saltiness：咸味；bitterness：苦味。故选C。
41.答案：B
解析：根据下文的"in salt marsh (盐沼地)"可知，作者看到的是一片盐沼地，即该盐沼地锁定着作者的视野。updated：更新的；lcked：锁定的；bradened：扩大的；restricted：有限的。故选B。
42.答案： A
解析：句意：在我希望看到大海的地方，我看到了像巧克力奶昔的盐沼地。根据上文中的"t the cast" "the sea was still miles ff"可知，作者希望看到大海。sea：海；hrizn：地平线；land：陆地；frest：森林。故选A。
43.答案：D
解析：句意：七个半小时的行走让我的膝盖疼痛，但我将一个以前的想法转化为行动，完成了它，并在我的清单上划掉了它。根据上文的"My knees hurt"可知，七个半小时的步行让作者的膝盖疼痛。expectatin：期望；feeling：感受；arm：手臂；knee：膝盖。故选D。
44.答案： A
解析：根据上文的"I'd acted n an ld idea, dne it"可知，作者实现了自己之前的想法，完成了这次步行之旅，因此把它从清单上划掉。crss：画横线于，crss sth. ff 意为"(从名单或清单上)划掉"；shw：展示；see：看见；turn：转身。故选A。
45.答案： B
解析：句意：生命太短暂了，不能让想法停滞不前；现在是将它们变为现实的时候了。根据上文的"Life is t shrt t let ideas stagnate(停止)"和作者的经历可知，作者认为生命太短暂了，不能仅仅停步于想法，而是要把想法变为现实。curisity：好奇心；reality：现实；imaginatin：想象力；destinatin：目的地。故选B。
46.答案：C
解析：句意：我曾经在基多的一个小汽车站遇到过三个这样的人。根据上文"I've met amazing and kind strangers wh have made my travels easier, safer, and mre fun"和下文中"such peple"可知，作者偶遇了这三个陌生人。mtivate：激发；entertain：娱乐；encunter：偶遇；investigate：调查。故选C。
47.答案： A
解析：句意：由于找不到公共汽车，我们被迫共乘一辆出租车。根据下文"when n bus culd be fund"可知，因为找不到公共汽车，他们只能被迫共乘一辆出租车。share；合用，共享；repair：修理；drive：驾驶，驱使；park：停车。故选A。
48.答案：D
解析：句意：在后座上坐一个小时会迫使你对别人十分了解。我的邻座 Rsita给我讲了她自己的故事：她是哥伦比亚人，在多伦多生活了30年，现在和哥哥姐姐一起回家探亲。根据上文"Sitting in the back seat"可知，作者和陌生人一起坐在后座，因此 Rsita是作者邻座的人。guest：客人；partner：伙伴；guide：导游；neighbr：邻近的人。故选D。
49.答案： A
解析：根据空前的"nw ging back t"和下文"relatives"可知，此处表示 Rsita回来探亲。visit：拜访，看望；rescue：拯救；educate：教育；trick：欺骗。故选A。
50.答案：C
解析：句意：我告诉他们我的目的地：南极洲，独自一人。根据上文"my jurney t Antarctica"可知，作者的目的地是南极洲。attitude：态度；advice：建议；destinatin：目的地；slutin：解决办法。故选C。
51.答案： C
解析：句意：后来，我们终于赶上了下一班开往瓜亚基尔的巴士，那是一段8小时的旅程，一路上我们会定期停下来，Rsita 的哥哥 Jse总是在我去买食物的时候照看我的东西。根据上文"Then"和空后的"caught ur next bus t Guayaquil"可知，此处表示作者一行人终于赶上了下一班开往瓜亚基尔的巴士。previusly：之前；frequently：频繁地；eventually：最终；temprarily：临时。故选C。
52.答案：D
解析：根据下文"while I went t buy fd"可知，在18小时的旅途中，他们会定期停下来。instant：立即的；wrng：错误的；impssible：不可能的；peridic：定期的。故选D。
53.答案：B
解析：根据下文"while I went t buy fd"可知，当作者去买东西的时候，Rsita的哥哥会帮助看管作者的物品。emtin：情感；pssessin：私人物品；expenses：开支；accmmdatins：膳宿。故选B。
54.答案：B
解析：句意：我很感激。根据上文"Rsita's brther Jse always tk care f my _________ while I went t buy fd."可知，作者对他人的帮助非常感激。hnest：诚实的；grateful：感激的；generus：慷慨的；regretful：后悔的。故选B。
55.答案： A
解析：句意：虽然 Rsita 和她的家人见了面，但她坚持帮我找到路才走。根据下文"nt leaving withut helping me find my way"可知，虽然 Rsita和她的家人见了面，但她坚持帮作者找路。insist n：坚持；dream f：梦想；believe in：相信；wrry abut：担心。故选A。
56.答案：C
解析：句意：Jse 打听了一下，得到了汽车站的地址。根据下文"f the bus statin"可知，此处表示Jse打听到了汽车站的地址。review：复习，评论；annuncement：宣布；address：地址；phtgraph：照片。故选C。
57.答案：B
解析：句意：就在我打算告别的时候，Jse和 Rsita认为一个女孩晚上单独旅行不安全，决定开车送我去那里。根据下文"fr they thught it was nt safe fr a girl t travel alne at night"可知，Jse和 Rsita决定开车送作者去那里，因为他们认为一个女孩晚上单独旅行不安全。happen：发生；decide：决定；pretend：假装；hesitate：犹豫。故选B。
58.答案： A
解析：句意：令人高兴的是，我们没有太大困难就找到了车站，他们帮我在附近的一家旅馆安顿下来。根据上文"Happily"可知，作者他们没有太大困难就找到了车站。difficulty：困难；preparatin：准备；permissin：允许；sympathy：同情。故选A。
59.答案：D
解析：根据下文"in a nearby htel"可知，作者在附近的一家旅馆安顿下来。discver：发现；discipline：惩罚；prtect：保护；settle：安顿。故选D。
60.答案：B
解析：句意：他们是多么的善良和体贴啊！根据上文"Just when I planned t say gdbye，Jse and Rsita ______ t drive me there，fr they thught it was nt safe fra girl t travel alne at night ... they helped _____ me in a nearby htel"可知，在作者打算告别的时候，Jse和Rsita决定开车送作者去车站，因为他们认为一个女孩晚上单独旅行不安全，并且帮助作者在车站附近找到了旅店安定下来，由此作者觉得他们非常的善良和体贴。hpeful：满怀希望的；thughtful ：体贴的；skillful：熟练的；peaceful：和平的。故选B。
61.答案：B
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：那是他妻子Martha炉灶上方架子上的那个小金属盒，他被一再告诫不要碰它。A.frbidden禁止；B.tld告诉；C.inspired鼓舞；D.threatened威胁。根据下文"The reasn, she said, was that it cntained a "secret ________" frm her late mther"可知，Ben被妻子Martha反复告知，不要触碰橱架上的金属容器。故选B。
62.答案：C
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：她说，原因是盒子里装着她已故母亲留下的一种"秘密香草"，由于她没有办法重新装满容器，所以她担心，如果Ben拿起盒子往里看，他可能会不小心把盒子掉在地上，把珍贵的东西洒出来。A.recipe食谱；B.menu菜单； C.herb香草；D.tbacc烟草。由后文"sprinkling just a little f the cntents ver the ingredients"可知，Martha每次烹饪都会将金属容器里的物品洒入食物中调味，所以香草符合语境。故选C。
63.答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：她说，原因是盒子里装着她已故母亲留下的一种"秘密香草"，由于她没有办法重新装满容器，所以她担心，如果Ben拿起盒子往里看，他可能会不小心把盒子掉在地上，把珍贵的东西洒出来。A.refilling重新装满；B.restring归还；C.emptying清空；D.decrating装饰。根据上文可知秘密香草来自Martha的已故母亲，因此一旦金属容器不慎摔落，将无法再装满了。故选A。
64.答案：B
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她说，原因是盒子里装着她已故母亲留下的一种"秘密香草"，由于她没有办法重新装满容器，所以她担心，如果Ben拿起盒子往里看，他可能会不小心把盒子掉在地上，把珍贵的东西洒出来。A.pleased高兴的；B.cncerned担心的；C.puzzled迷糊的；D.relieved放松的。由上文可以看出Martha特别珍视秘密香草，因此才会担心Ben会不慎将金属容器摔落，洒出里面的香草。故选B。
65.答案：A
解析：查形容词词义辨析。句意：她说，原因是盒子里装着她已故母亲留下的一种"秘密香草"，由于她没有办法重新装满容器，所以她担心，如果Ben拿起盒子往里看，他可能会不小心把盒子掉在地上，把珍贵的东西洒出来。A.valuable珍贵的；B.previus以前的；C.tasteless不可口的；D.messy凌乱的。根据上文"never t tuch"，"frm her late mther"可知，金属容器里的香草特别珍贵。故选A。
66.答案：D
解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意：Ben从未见过Martha在做菜时没有拿起架子上的容器，在食材上撒一点东西。A.yet然而；B.even甚至；C.still仍然；D.just只。由上文可知，Martha很珍惜那盒香草，所以每次只洒入一点点香草在食材里。故选D。
67.答案：C
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：不管那个容器里装的是什么，它肯定起作用了。A.failed失败；B.hurt伤害；C.wrked起作用；D.changed改变。由下文Anyne wh ever ate at their huse felt Martha was the best ________ in the wrld."可知，Martha洒入的香草很有效果，她也被大家认可为世界上最好的厨师。故选C。
68.答案：D
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：任何在他们家吃饭的人都觉得玛莎是世界上最好的厨师。A.wife妻子；B.hst主人；C.husekeeper管家；D.ck厨师。根据上下文可知Martha在烹饪食物时洒入了香草，因此她被大家认为是世界上最好的厨师，而不是其他的身份。故选D。
69.答案：D
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：查看那个容器对Ben来说越来越不可抗拒，但他从不允许自己这么做。A.delightful高兴的；B.cmfrting舒服的；C.annying令人厌烦的；D.irresistible无法遏制的。由上Anyne wh ever ate at their huse felt Martha was the best ________ in the wrld."可知，Ben对金属容器里的香草越来越感兴趣了，想要一窥究竟的念头也变得越来越无法遏制了。故选D。
70.答案：B
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：回家后，Ben在家里感到孤独和无聊，他走进厨房，架子上的容器立刻映入眼帘。A.brke int闯入；B.wandered int游荡；C. ran ut f用完；D.went back t回到。由上文的lnely and bred推断，Ben溜达到了厨房。故选B。
71.答案：D
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：它像磁铁一样吸引了他的目光，他很快就把目光移开了，但好奇心又把他拉了回来。A.pened打开；B.wetted弄湿；C.blinded看不见；D.drew吸引。由"like a magnet'"看出金属容器像一块磁铁一般吸引着Ben。故选D。
72.答案：C
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当看到里面的东西时，Ben惊呆了。A.satisfied满足的；B.calm镇静的；C.astnished震惊的；D.angry：生气的。根据下"The cntainer was empty, except fr a little flded slip f paper at the bttm."，可知当Ben最终看到金属容器里的物品不是秘密香草，而是一张纸条，应感到震惊无比。故选C。
73.答案：B
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：他小心地把它捡起来，在厨房的灯光下慢慢地展开。A.wrapped包裹；B，unflded展开；C.tre撕碎；D.wrinkled起褶皱。根据上文"a little flded slip f paper'"可知，此时Be n慢慢地将纸条展开。故选B。
74.答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：Ben立刻认出那是Mart ha母亲的笔迹。A.recgnized认出；B.mentined提到；C.treated.对待；D.received接收。根据下the handwriting as that f Martha's mther.知Ben立马认出了纸条上Martha的妈妈的笔迹。故选A。
75.答案：B
解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意：上面写得很简单："Martha，你做的每样东西都要加一点爱。"A.stupidly愚蠢的；B.simply简单地；C.cautiusly小心的；D.safely安全地。结合全文，纸条上简单地写着Martha's mther给女儿的一句话：Martha，在你烹饪的所有食物里，都加入一点爱。故选B。
76.答案：B
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：早些时候，远洋邮轮上仍然坐满了在甲板上吃喝的人。A. fed 喂养；B. feasted 饱餐、尽情享用；C. entertained 招待、请客；D. treated 对待、款待。根据句中并列动词"drank"可知，邮轮上的乘客应该是在甲板上又吃又喝。故选B。
77.答案：B
解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意：现在大家都睡着了。A. highly 高度地、非常；B. sundly 酣然地、香甜地；C. lately 近来、最近；D. slidly 坚固地、坚硬地。由下文中的"I culd hear the hypntic (催眠的) ________ f the waves."可知，作者能够听到海浪催眠般的声音，说明很安静，人们应该都已经酣然入睡。故选B。
78.答案：A
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：我站在那里，能听到海浪催眠般的低语。A. murmur 低语；B. shut 喊叫声、呼喊；C. breath 呼吸；D. weep 哭泣。由句中"hypntic"可知，此时海浪的声音应该是很轻柔的、催眠般的低语。故选A。
79.答案：B
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我在一个角落里坐下，决定把沉重的脑袋靠在背包上。A. faint 苍白的；B. heavy 沉重的；C. clear 清晰的；D. thick 厚的、浓的。由前文"Everyne was sundly asleep nw "可知，大家都睡着了，所以作者应该也很困了，脑袋也变得沉重了。故选B。
80.答案：D
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：突然，我被落在我脸上的雨滴吵醒了。A. strms 暴风雨；B. spts 斑点、污点；C. dts 小圆点、点；D.drps 水滴、滴。由空处前"rain"及句意可知，是雨滴落在了作者的脸上。故选D。
81.答案：A
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：平静的大海变得波涛汹涌。A. rugh 汹涌的、风浪大的、粗糙的；B. tugh 艰难的、严厉的；C. sharp 尖锐的、锋利的；D. deep 深的。根据上一句"The wind was blwing strnger and the waves gt higher. "(风刮得更大了，海浪也更高了)可知，原本平静的海面起了风浪，开始变得波涛汹涌了。故选A。
82.答案：C
解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意：我挣扎着站起来，但由于船剧烈摇晃，我失去了平衡，摔了下去。A. gently 轻柔地、和缓地；B. abruptly 突然地；C. vilently猛烈地、粗暴地；D. swiftly 迅速地、敏捷地。由句意可知，作者很难站起来，也无法保持平衡，结合前文的"The calm sea had turned rugh"，可知，船应该是剧烈地晃动。故选C。
83.答案：D
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：许多人冲了出来，但他们从船的一边滑到了另一边。A. paced 踱步；B. swept 打扫、席卷；C. rlled 翻滚、滚动；D. slid 滑行、滑动。根据上一句"I struggled t stand up but lst my balance and fell as the ship was rcking vilently."可知，船在剧烈晃动，人很难保持平衡，所以在倾斜的并且湿滑的船上应该是从一边滑到另一边。故选D。
84.答案：B
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：在与暴风雨进行了长时间的搏斗之后，暴风雨似乎逐渐平息了。A. turn dwn 调小声音、拒绝；B. die dwn 逐渐平息；C. die ff 相继死去；D. turn away 避开、不准……入内。根据下一句"We breathed in ________ "及本句句意可知，人们在与暴风雨长时间搏斗后轻松呼吸，应该是暴风雨逐渐平息了。故选B。
85.答案：A
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们松了一口气。A. relief 宽慰、轻松；in relief 松了口气；B. satisfactin 满意、满足；C.delight 高兴；D. anticipatin 预期、预料。由前一句"it appeared t die dwn"可知，暴风雨逐渐平息了下来，所以人们都松了一口气。故选A。
86.答案：B
解析：考查介词短语辨析。句意：我无言以对，茫然地盯着。A. in cnfusin 混乱、乱七八糟；B. at a lss 茫然、不知所措；C. at ease 舒适、自由自在；D. in chas 混乱。根据上一句"Waters were rushing in as the side f the ship was damaged."可知，船受到了损坏，就要下沉了，结合句中"stared blankly"可知，作者此时心里非常无助，茫然不知所措，也不知道该说什么。故选B。
87.答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：没有时间耽搁了。A. lse 失去、浪费；B. save 拯救、节省；C. thrw 扔、投掷；D. leave 离开、留下。根据上一句"Hurry，Jhn!"，并结合当时就要沉船的场景可知，时间非常紧迫，必须尽快逃离邮轮，说明没有可以失去或是耽搁的时间了。故选A。
88.答案：C
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我一听到自己的名字就吓了一跳，因为我完全沉浸在脑子里的担忧中。A. pleased 高兴的、满意的；B. terrified 害怕的、惊恐的；C. startled 受惊吓的；D. amazed 惊奇的、惊讶的。根据句中"as I was ttally absrbed in the wrries in my brain. "可知，作者当时完全陷入了担忧的思绪中，所以一听到有人叫自己的名字，就会条件反射般地被吓了一跳。故选C。
89.答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：转过身来，我看到其余的乘客开始登上救生艇。A. bard 登上(火车、轮船或飞机)；B. push 推动、敦促；C. squeeze 挤压、压榨；D. drive 驾驶、驱使。根据本段中"The ship is sinking!"及全段内容可知，船正在下沉，乘客们需要尽快逃离轮船，所以都在登上救生艇逃生。故选A。
90.答案：C
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：直到今天，那次可怕的遭遇仍然铭刻在我的记忆中。A. event 事件、大事；B. challenge 挑战；C. encunter 遭遇、邂逅；D. adventure 冒险、奇遇。由句中"terrifying"及全文内容可知，对于作者来说，这段经历是一次可怕的、意想不到的遭遇。故选C。