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1.应用①全国卷

（2020·全国I卷）
Since our twins began learning to walk, my wife and I have kept telling them that our sliding glass door is just a window. The 41 is obvious. If we 42 it is a door, they’ll want to go outside 43 . It will drive us crazy. The kids apparently know the 44 . But our insisting it’s 45 a window has kept them from 46 millions of requests to open the door.
I hate lying to the kids. One day they’ll 47 and discover that everything they’ve always known about windows is a 48 . I wonder if 49 should always tell the truth no matter the 50 . I have a very strong 51 that the lie we’re telling is doing 52 damage to our children. Windows and doors have 53 metaphorical(比喻) meanings. I’m telling them they can’t open what they absolutely know is a door. What if later in 54 they come to a metaphorical door, like an opportunity(机会) of some sort, and 55 opening the door and taking the opportunity, they just 56 it and wonder, “What if it isn’t a door?” That is, “What if it isn’t a 57 opportunity?”
Maybe it’s an unreasonable fear. But the 58 is that I shouldn’t lie to my kids. I should just 59 repeatedly having to say, “No. We can’t go outside now.” Then when they come to other doors in life, be they real or metaphorical, they won’t 60 to open them and walk through.
41. A. relief B. target C. reason D. case
42. A. admit B. believe C. mean D. realize
43. A. gradually B. constantly C. temporarily D. casually
44. A. result B. danger C. method D. truth
45. A. merely B. slightly C. hardly D. partly
46. A. reviewing B. approving C. receiving D. attempting
47. A. win out B. give up C. wake up D. stand out
48. A. dream B. lie C. fantasy D. fact
49. A. parents B. twins C. colleagues D. teachers
50. A. restrictions B. explanations C. differences D. consequences
51. A. demand B. fear C. desire D. doubt
52. A. physical B. biological C. spiritual D. behavioral
53. A traditional B. important C. double D. original
54. A. life B. time C. reply D. history
55. A. by comparison with B. in addition to C. regardless of D. instead of
56. A. get hold of B. stare at C. knock on D. make use of
57. A. real B. typical C. similar D. limited
58. A. safety rule B. comfort zone C. bottom line D. top secret
59. A. delay B. regret C. enjoy D. accept
60. A. hurry B. decide C. hesitate D. intend
【答案】41-45 CABDA 46-50 DCBAD 51-55 BCBAD 56-60 BACDC
【解析】本文为夹叙夹议文，主要讲述了作者和自己的妻子为了不让刚学会走路的双胞胎出去，向他们撒谎说那个门其实只是一个窗户，作者非常害怕自己说的谎言会对孩子造成精神上的伤害。他认为我们不应该对他们撒谎，否则的话他们以后遇到机会，只会看着而不是去抓住。
41.考查名词。此处表示我们这样说的理由很明显。A. relief：减轻；B. target：目标；C. reason：理由，原因；D. case：情况；箱子。根据语境及句意可知选C。
42.考查动词。前面已经讲到实际上这是门，所以此处句意是：如果我们承认这是门的话，他们就会不断地出去。A. admit：承认；B. believe：认为；相信；C. mean：意味着；用意；D. realize：意识到。根据语境及句意可知选A。
43.考查副词。A. gradually：逐渐地；B. constantly：不断地；时常地；C. temporarily：临时地；D. casually：随便地。根据语境及句意可知选B。
44.考查名词。句意：孩子们明显知道事情的真相。A. result：结果；B. danger：危险；C. method：方法；D. truth：事实；真相。根据语境及句意可知选D。
45.考查副词。句意：但是我们坚持说这仅仅只是一扇窗户，这阻止了他们试图打开大门的数百万次请求。A. merely：仅仅；B. slightly：轻微地；C. hardly：几乎不；D. partly：部分地。根据语境及句意可知选A。
46.考查动词。A. reviewing：回顾；B. approving：赞成；C. receiving：接受；D. attempting：试图。此处表示孩子们试图打开门。根据语境及句意可知选D。
47.考查动词短语。A. win out：最后获得成功；B. give up：放弃；C. wake up：醒来；开始警觉；开始了解真相；D. stand out：突出；站出来。根据语境及句意可知此处表示他们会警觉，开始知道真相。wake up有此意。故选C。
48.考查名词。此处表示孩子们了解真相之后，发现我们说的是一个谎言。下文也提到the lie we are telling。A. dream：梦想；B. lie：谎言；C. fantasy：幻想；D. fact：事实。故选B。
49.考查名词。文章最开头就提到“我”和妻子对我们的双胞胎孩子撒谎，所以此处他们的身份是父母亲。A. parents：父母亲；B. twins：双胞胎；C. colleagues：同事；D. teachers：老师。故选A。
50.考查名词。此处表示作者想知道无论结果如何，父母亲是否应该告知真相。A. restrictions：限制；B. explanations：解释；C. differences：差异；D. consequences：结果。根据语境及句意可知选D。
51.考查名词。句意：我非常害怕我们说的谎言会对我们的孩子造成精神上的伤害。且最后一段提到了unreasonable fear。A. demand：要求；B. fear：害怕，担心；C. desire：欲望；要求；D. doubt：怀疑。故选B。
52.考查形容词。此处表示造成精神上的伤害。A. physical：身体的；B. biological：生物的；C. spiritual：精神的；D. behavioral：行为的。根据语境及句意可知选C。
53.考查形容词。此处表示窗户和门有重要的比喻意义。A. traditional：传统的；B.important：重要的；C. double：双重的；D. original：原来的；创新的。根据语境及句意可知选B。
54.考查名词。此处指他们之后在生活中遇到的隐喻的门。A. life：生活；B. time：时间；C. reply：回答；D. history：历史。根据语境及常识可知选A。
55.考查短语。此处表示他们只是看着而不是打开门。A. by comparison with：相比之下；B. in addition to：除……之外；C. regardless of：不管，不顾；D. instead of：代替；而不是。根据语境及句意可知选D。
56.考查短语。从后面的疑问“如果不是门呢？”可知此处应该表示他们只是盯着看而没有行动。A. get hold of：把握；抓住；B. stare at：凝视；盯住；C. knock on：敲击；D. make use of：利用。根据语境及句意可知选B。
57.考查形容词。此处把门比作真正的机会。A. real：真实的；B. typical：典型的；C. similar：相似的；D. limited：有限的。根据语境及句意可知选A。
58.考查名词短语。此处表示底线是“我”不应该撒谎。A. safety rule：安全守则；B. comfort zone：舒适区；C. bottom line：底线；D. top secret：最高机密。根据语境及句意可知选C。
59.考查动词。A. delay：推迟；B. regret：后悔；C. enjoy：享受；D. accept：接受。上一句讲到自己的底线，此处表示“我”应该接受不断地告诉他们现在不能出去，而不是向他们撒谎。根据语境及句意可知选D。
60.考查动词。此处指他们会毫不犹豫地打开。A. hurry：仓促；急忙；B. decide：决定；C. hesitate：犹豫；D. intend：打算；想要。根据语境及句意可知选C。

2.应用②非全国卷

（2020·江苏卷）
Being good at something and having a passion for it are not enough. Success 36 fundamentally on our view of ourselves and of the 37 in our lives.
When twelve-year-old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in 1931, he had no 38 of knowing that his life was to change 39 . The class experiment that day was to 40 how heating a container of water would bring air bubbling(冒泡) to the surface. 41 , the container the teacher gave Wilson to heat 42 held something more volatile(易挥发的) than water. When Wilson heated it, the container 43 , leaving Wilson blinded in both eyes.
When Wilson returned home from hospital two months later, his parents 44 to find a way to deal with the catastrophe that had 45 their lives. But Wilson did not regard the accident as 46 . He learned braille(盲文) quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind. There, he not only did well as a student but also became a(n) 47 public speaker.
Later, he worked in Africa, where many people suffered from 48 for lack of proper treatment. For him, it was one thing to 49 his own fate of being blind and quite another to allow something to continue 50 it could be fixed so easily. This moved him to action. And tens of millions in Africa and Asia can see because of the 51 Wilson made to preventing the 52 .
Wilson received several international 53 for his great contributions. He lost his sight but found a 54 . He proved that it’s not what happens to us that 55 our lives—it’s what we make of what happens.
36. A. depends B. holds C. keeps D. reflects
37. A. dilemmas B. accidents C. events D. steps
38. A. way B. hope C. plan D. measure
39. A. continually B. gradually C. gracefully D. completely
40. A. direct B. show C. advocate D. declare
41. A. Anyway B. Moreover C. Somehow D. Thus
42. A. mistakenly B. casually C. amazingly D. clumsily
43. A. erupted B. exploded C. emptied D. exposed
44. A. deserved B. attempted C. cared D. agreed
45. A. submitted to B. catered for C. impressed on D. happened to
46. A. fantastic B. extraordinary C. impressive D. catastrophic
47. A. accomplished B. crucial C. specific D. innocent
48. A. deafness B. depression C. blindness D. speechlessness
49. A. decide B. abandon C. control D. accept
50. A. until B. when C. unless D. before
51. A. opposition B. adjustments C. commitment D. limitations
52. A. preventable B. potential C. spreadable D. influential
53. A. scholarships B. rewards C. awards D. bonuses
54. A. fortune B. recipe C. dream D. vision
55. A. distinguishes B. determines C. claims D. limits
【答案】36-40 ACADB 41-45 CABBD 51-55 DACDB 56-60 CACDB
【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。因为一次意外，威尔逊失明了。但是，他并没有抱怨命运的不公，而是努力地学习，接受教育。他通过自己的努力帮助很多人恢复了视力，获得了很多国际大奖。他的例子告诉我们：成功从根本上取决于我们对自己和对生活中发生的事情的看法。
36.考查动词。A. depends：依靠；B. holds：握，持有；C. keeps：保持；D. reflects：反映。结合空后的介词on可知，仅仅擅长某件事并有激情是不够的。成功从根本上取决于我们对自己和对生活中所发生事情的看法。depend on：取决于。故选A。
37.考查名词。句意：成功从根本上取决于我们对自己和对生活中所发生事情的看法。A. dilemmas：进退两难的处境；B. accidents：意外事故；C. events：事，事件；D. steps：脚步，步骤。结合文章最后一句“He proved that it’s not what happens to us that 55 our lives—it’s what we make of what happens.”可知，我们对所发生的事情的看法决定了我们的生活。空处对应what happens（发生的事）。故选C。
38.考查名词。句意：1931年的一个雨天，当12岁的约翰·威尔逊走进他的化学教室时，他根本不知道自己的生活将彻底改变。A. way：方法，方式；B. hope：希望；C. plan：计划；D. measure：措施。John Wilson无法预知将会发生的事情。故选A。
39.考查副词。A. continually：不断地；B. gradually：逐渐地；C. gracefully：优雅地；D. completely：完全地。结合下文可知，一场意外导致他失明，这完全改变了他的生活。故选D。
40.考查动词。A. direct：指导，引导；B. show：展示；C. advocate：提倡，倡导；D. declare：宣布。此处是指那天的课堂实验的目的是演示加热一个盛水的容器会如何使空气冒泡到表面。故选B。
41.考查副词。句意：不知怎么的，老师给威尔逊加热的容器误装了比水更容易挥发的东西。A. Anyway：无论如何，不管怎样；B. Moreover：而且；C. Somehow：不知怎么地；D. Thus：因此。根据句意，故选C。
42.考查副词。A. mistakenly：错误地；B. casually：随意地；C. amazingly：令人惊奇地；D. clumsily：笨拙地。老师误在容器里装了更容易挥发的东西而没有装水，结果导致了爆炸的发生。故选A。
43.考查动词。A. erupted：爆发，喷出；B. exploded：爆炸；C. emptied：腾空，掏空；D. exposed：揭露，使暴露。因为容器内装的不是水，而是更容易挥发的物质，所以，当威尔逊把它加热时，容器爆炸了，导致Wilson失明。故选B。
44.考查动词。A. deserved：值得，应得，应受；B. attempted：试图，尝试；C. cared：关心，在乎；D. agreed：同意。孩子失明了，身为父母，他们当然要试图找一种方法来应对发生在他们生活中的灾难。故选B。
45.考查动词短语。A. submitted to：提交，服从；B. catered for：迎合；C. impressed on：给……留下印象；D. happened to：发生。这场事故发生在了威尔逊一家人的生活中。故选D。
46.考查形容词。句意：但威尔逊并不认为这次事故是灾难性的。A. fantastic：极好的；B. extraordinary：不同寻常的；C. impressive：给人深刻印象的；D. catastrophic：灾难性的，毁灭性的。根据空前一句以及结合生活常识，失明对于任何一个人来说都是一场灾难。根据But转折可知，威尔逊并没有将这场事故看作是灾难性的。故选D。
47.考查形容词。句意：在那里，他不仅是一名出色的学生，而且成为了一名出色的演说家。A. accomplished：才华高的，有成就的；B. crucial：至关重要的，关键性的；C. specific：特定的，具体的；D. innocent：无辜的，天真的。前一句提到威尔逊很快学会了盲文，并在伍斯特盲人学院继续接受教育。结合该句中的not only...but also...可以推知，他不仅是个好学生，而且是个非常出色的公共演说家。选项中只有A选项表达此意。故选A。
48.考查名词。句意：后来，他在非洲工作，那里的许多人因为缺乏适当的治疗而失明。A. deafness：聋，听力不佳；B. depression：沮丧；C. blindness：瞎；D. speechlessness：哑口无言。结合后文中的“And tens of millions in Africa and Asia can see because of the 51 Wilson made to preventing the 52 .”可知，很多人因为威尔逊的努力而复明。由此推知，在非洲，有很多人因为缺乏适当的治疗而失明。故选C。
49.考查动词。A. decide：决定；B. abandon：抛弃；C. control：控制；D. accept：接受。根据上文可知，威尔逊失明之后，他没有抱怨命运的不公，反而努力进取，由此推知，他接受了自己失明的事实。故选D。
50.考查连接词。A. until：直到；B. when：在……情况下，当……时候；C. unless：如果不；D. before：在……之前。在很容易解决那么多人失明的情况下，让他们继续失明下去完全是另一回事。故选B。
51.考查名词。句意：因为威尔逊努力地去预防可预防的情况，在非洲和亚洲，数千万人都可以恢复视力了。A. opposition：反对；B. adjustments：调整，调节；C. commitment：奉献，投入；D. limitations：限制。根据前文中的“This moved him to action.”可知因为他的奉献，很多人恢复了视力。该空和53空后的great contributions呼应。故选C。
52.考查形容词。A. preventable：可预防的，可阻止的；B. potential：潜在的，有潜力的；C. spreadable：（黄油等）容易被涂开的；D. influential：有影响力的。结合空前的prevent可知，威尔逊努力地去预防可以预防的情况。故选A。
53.考查名词。句意：威尔逊因其巨大的贡献获得了几个国际奖项。A. scholarships：奖学金；B. rewards：奖励，回报；C. awards：奖，奖品；D. bonuses：红利，津贴。因为他的巨大贡献，威尔逊获得了几个国际大奖。故选C。
54.考查名词。A. fortune：运气，财富；B. recipe：食谱，秘诀；C. dream：梦，梦想；D. vision：视野。根据前文叙述可知，虽然威尔逊失明了，但是他却通过努力，帮助了很多人，为世界做出了巨大贡献。由此推知，他虽然看不见，但是他的眼界开阔，做到了很多人都做不到的事情。故选D。
55.考查动词。A. distinguishes：区分，辨别；B. determines：决定；C. claims：宣称；D. limits：限制。结合第一段可知，成功从根本上取决于我们对自己和对生活中发生的事情的看法。即：并不是发生的事情决定我们的生活，而是我们对发生的事情的看法决定了我们的生活。故选B。

提分训练


Passage 1
I was cycling and noticed a person, about a quarter of a kilometer in front of me. I could tell he was cycling a little slower than me and decided to try to 1 him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road 2 turning off.
So I 3 cycling faster and faster and every 4 I was gaining on him just a little bit. After just a few minutes I was only about 100 yards 5 him, so I really picked up the pace and 6 myself. You would have7 I was cycling in the last section of London Olympic triathlon.
8 ,I caught up with him and passed him by. On the inside I felt so 9 .I beat him, of course, but he didn’t even know we were 10 .
After I passed him, I 11 that I had been so focused on competing against him that I had 12 my turn. I had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around and go all the way back.
Isn’t that what happens in life when we 13 competing with co-workers, neighbors, and friends, trying to 14 that we are more successful or more important? We spend our time and 15 chasing after them and we miss out on our own 16 to our future.
The 17 of unhealthy competition is that it’s a never-ending 18 ,because there will 19 be somebody ahead of you, someone with a better job, more money and more education, etc.
Therefore, just take what life has given you, your height, weight and personality. Stay focused and live a healthy life. There’s no 20 in life. Run your own race and wish others well!
1.A.follow B. catch C. remind D.grasp
2.A.before B. after C. unless D.when
3.A.stopped B. enjoyed C. started D.regretted
4.A.way B. block C. step D.time
5.A.apart from B. above C. ahead of D.behind
6.A.protected B. pushed C. supported D.comforted
7.A.thought B. remembered C. dreamt D.hoped
8.A.Fortunately B. Finally C. Surprisingly D.Apparently
9.A.calm B. lucky C. astonished D.good
10.A.racing B. exercising C. celebrating D.cycling
11.A.believed B. expected C. realized D.understood
12.A.escaped B. missed C. made D.lost
13.A.worry about B. care for C. depend on D.focus on
14.A.prove B. declare C. explain D.inform
15.A.tears B. money C. energy D.pain
16.A.paths B. entrances C. plans D.barriers
17.A.task B. difficulty C. problem D.goal
18.A.movement B. cycle C. event D.routine
19.A.never B. often C. sometimes D.always
20.A.mistake B. competition C. pressure D.challenge
【答案】1-20 BACBD BABDA CBDAC ACBDB
【解析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者由太专注于赶上前面骑车的那个人而错过转弯的路口这件事联想到生活中的不良竞争，认识到人生不应充满竞争，我们要走自己的路并且祝福在我们前面的人。
1.考查动词。句意：我看得出他骑得比我慢，于是决定努力赶上他。A.follow：跟随；B.catch：赶上；C.remind：提醒；D.grasp：理解。故B项正确。
2.考查连词。句意：在转弯之前我还要骑一公里左右。A.before：在……之前；B.after：在……之后；C.unless：除非；D.when：当……时。上文说有个人在“我”前面四分之一公里处，“我”决定要赶上他，此处是说“我”还要骑一公里才转弯，故A项正确。
3.考查动词。句意：所以我开始骑得越来越快，每过一个街区，我就会比他快一点点。A.stopped：停止；B.enjoyed：喜欢；C.started：开始；D.regretted：后悔。上文说“我”要赶上他，所以我开始骑快，故C项正确。
4.考查名词。A.way：路；B.block：街区；C.step：步；D.time：次数。根据下文中的six blocks可知，此处是说每过一个街区，“我”就会比他快一点点，故B项正确。
5.考查介词。句意：几分钟后，我离他只有一百码的距离了。A.apart from：除去；B.above：在……之上；C.ahead of：在……之前；D.behind：在……之后。“我”骑得越来越快，努力赶上他，所以很快“我”就只落后他一百码了，故D项正确。
6.考查动词。A.protected：保护；B.pushed：推动；C.supported：支持；D.comforted：安慰。离他只有一百码的距离了，于是“我”加快了速度，让自己再加把劲，故B项正确。
7.考查动词。A.thought：认为；B.remembered：记得；C.dreamt：梦想；D.hoped：希望。句意：不知道的人还以为我在伦敦奥运会铁人三项比赛的最后一段比赛中骑自行车呢。旨在表明“我”骑得很快，故A项正确。
8.考查副词。句意：最终，我赶上并超过了他。A.Fortunately：幸运地；B.Finally：最后、终于；C.Surprisingly：令人惊讶地；D.Apparently：明显地。经过一段时间的拼命追赶，“我”终于赶上了他，故B项正确。
9.考查形容词。A.calm：冷静的；B.lucky：幸运的；C.astonished：惊讶的；D.good：好的。打败他让“我”感觉很爽，故D项正确。
10.考查动词。句意：当然，他甚至都不知道我们在比赛。A.racing：比赛；B.exercising：锻炼；C.celebrating：庆祝；D.cycling：骑车。上文说“我”的拼命程度不亚于伦敦奥运会铁人三项比赛中的骑自行车，而他甚至都不知道“我”把这当成了一场比赛，故A项正确。
11.考查动词。句意：当我超过他之后，我意识到自己一直太专注于与他竞争，以至于错过了转弯的路口。A.believed：相信；B.expected：期望；C.realized：意识到、认识到；D.understood：理解。故C项正确。
12.考查动词。A.escaped：逃离；B.missed：错过；C.made：做成；D.lost：失去。上文说“我”还要骑一公里才转弯，但因太专注于与他竞争而错过了转弯的路口，故B项正确。
13.考查动词短语。句意：生活中当我们专注于与同事、邻居和朋友竞争试图证明我们更成功或更重要时，不就是这样吗?A.worry about：担心；B.care for：照顾；C.depend on：依靠；D.focus on：集中于。此处联想到生活中我们有时也专注于竞争，故D项正确。
14.考查动词。A.prove：证明；B.declare：声明；C.explain：解释；D.inform：通知。我们与别人竞争是为了证明自己更成功或更重要，故A项正确。
15.考查名词。句意：我们花时间和精力去追赶他们，却错过了通往未来的路。A.tears：眼泪；B.money：金钱；C.energy：精力；D.pain：痛苦。根据空前的We spend our time可知，我们花时间和精力去追赶他们，故C项正确。
16.考查名词。A.paths：路；B.entrances：入口；C.plans：计划；D.barriers：障碍。上文说“我”因太专注于与那人竞争而错过了转弯的路口，此处是说我们会因此而错过了通往未来的路，故A项正确。
17.考查名词。句意：不良竞争的问题在于它是一个永无止境的循环，因为总会有人在你前面。A.task：任务；B.difficulty：困难；C.problem：问题；D.goal：目标。根据空后的of unhealthy competition可知此处指不良竞争的问题，故C项正确。
18.考查名词。A.movement：运动；B.cycle：循环；C.event：事件；D.routine：惯例。根据空前的never-ending可知，不良竞争是一个永无止境的循环，故B项正确。
19.考查副词。A.never：从不；B.often：经常；C.sometimes：有时；D.always：一直、总是。根据常识可知，不良竞争是一个永无止境的循环是因为总是会有人在你前面，故D项正确。
20.考查名词。A.mistake：错误；B.competition：竞争；C.pressure：压力；D.challenge：挑战。本文的主题就是竞争，此处紧扣主题，说的是人生不应充满竞争，我们要走自己的路并且祝福别人，故B项正确。

Passage 2
One day when I was 15 years old, I had some friends over to hang out. While we were making food in the 21 , my brother came in. He 22 his beef next to my thick one and said, “Courtney, your beef is bigger than mine. You don’t need to eat; you’re already fat enough.” Then he walked out, laughing.
23 comments on my physical appearance were nothing new. Something inside me24 to his idea that my legs were unacceptable, and that became the last day that I ever willingly wore25 until I was 30 years old. For the next 15 years, I spent summer after summer roasting in long pants.
But then I 26 Ragen Chastain, and she changed everything. I couldn’t believe that this woman who, like myself, almost27 300 pounds was so28 and happy in her own skin. I listened29 she shared her own journey to recovery and self-love. She talked about how amazing our bodies are, just by 30 of the things they do every day—like31 ,pumping blood to every cell, blinking and walking..
Walking! I was suddenly aware of how foolish I’d been for so long. There’re people who are born 32 legs, or who lack properly working legs, or who 33 their legs, and I’d been 34 my perfectly strong, healthy, beautiful legs in 35 because I had allowed someone to 36 me that they weren’t good enough. The next day, I bought three pairs of shorts and a sundress and spent the entire summer letting my legs see the sun and feel the 37 .
The next time anyone comments on your body in a 38 way, look them straight in the eye, smile and say, “If what you see 39 you so much, feel free to practice the ancient art of looking somewhere else.” That’s Ragen’s original, but I don’t think she’ll mind 40 you use it.
21. A. classroom B. kitchen C. bedroom D. dorm
22. A. offered B. devoted C. placed D. organized
23. A. Unpleasant B. Eventual C. Regretful D. Skeptical
24. A. took up B. got down C. gave in D. tried out
25. A. shirts B. shorts C. trousers D. socks
26. A. asked B. related C. approved D. met
27. A. possessed B. corresponded C. opposed D. weighed
28. A. typical B. energetic C. explicit D. genetic
29. A. as B. because C. unless D. though
30. A. feature B. character C. means D. gender
31. A. shopping B. swimming C. breathing D. applauding
32. A. with B. despite C. without D. within
33. A. waste B. lose C. reject D. keep
34. A. hiding B. using C. doubting D. blaming
33. A. surprise B. ruins C. astonishment D. shame
36. A. advise B. convince C. persuade D. educate
37. A. breeze B. warmth C. taste D. freeze

38. A. positive B. negative C. different D. specific
39. A. abandons B. distributes C. bothers D. benefits
40. A. since B. until C. although D. if
【答案】21-40 BCACB DDBAC CCBAD BABCD
【解析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。主要内容是讲了15年前作者弟弟的一句话让他放弃了穿短裤，而15年后和Ragen的相遇，让作者对自己有了重新的认识。
21.考查名词。句意：当我们在厨房做饭的时候，我弟弟进来了。A. classroom：教室；B. kitchen：厨房；C. bedroom：卧室；D. dorm：寝室。根据语境可知，做饭应该在厨房，故选B。
22.考查动词。A. offered：提供；B. devoted：贡献；C. placed：放置；D. organized：组织。根据句意可知，此处place做动词，意为“放置”，与题意相符，故选C。
23.考查形容词。A. Unpleasant：不高兴的；B. Eventual：最后的；C. Regretful：遗憾的；D. Skeptical：怀疑的。根据前文作者弟弟的话，可以看出那些话并不令人高兴，故选A。
24.考查词组。A. took up：从事；B. got down：下来；C. gave in：让步；D. tried out：尝试。根据下文可知，作者把那天当做是最后一天穿短裤，可见作者屈服了他兄弟的想法，故选C。
25.考查名词。A. shirts：衬衫；B. shorts：短裤；C. trousers：裤子；D. socks：袜子。根据下文的“For the next 15 years, I spent summer after summer roasting in long pants.”可知，在接下来的15年里作者在夏天只穿长裤，那天是作者最后一天穿短裤，故选B。
26.考查动词。句意：但后来我遇到了拉根·查斯坦，她改变了一切。A. asked：询问；B. related：与……有关；C. approved：赞同；D. met：遇见。根据句意可知，作者遇到了Ragen Chastain，故选D。
27.考查动词。A. possessed：占有；B. corresponded：回应；C. opposed：反对；D. weighed：称重。根据句意可知，这个女人差不多重300磅，故选D。
28.考查形容词。A. typical：典型的；B. energetic：精力充沛的；C. explicit：明确的；D. genetic：遗传的。根据下文的happy in her own skin可知，这个女人是“精力充沛的”，故选B。
29.考查状语从句连词。A. as：当……时；B. because：因为；C. unless：除非；D. though：尽管。此处用as引导时间状语从句，意为“我听她分享……”，故选A。
30.考查名词。A. feature：特征；B. character：性格；C. means：方法；D. gender：性别。根据句意可知，by means of是固定搭配，意为“用、通过”，符合句意，故选C。
31.考查动词。A. shopping：购物；B. swimming：游泳；C. breathing：呼吸；D. applauding：鼓掌。根据前文可知，此处说的是身体的一些功能，故选C。
32.考查介词。A. with：带着；B. despite：尽管；C. without：没有；D. within：在……之内。根据句意可知，有些人生来就没有腿，故选C。
33.考查动词。A. waste：浪费；B. lose：丢失；C. reject：拒绝；D. keep：保持。根据句意可知，此处指失去了腿，故选B。
34.考查动词。A. hiding：隐藏；B. using：使用；C. doubting：疑惑；D. blaming：责备。根据句意可知，作者一直穿着长裤把腿隐藏了起来，故选A。
35.考查名词。A. surprise：惊讶；B. ruins：废墟；C. astonishment：惊讶；D. shame：害羞。根据句意可知，in shame意为羞愧，故选D。
36.考查动词。A. advise：建议；B. convince：使信服；C. persuade：劝说；D. educate：教育。根据句意可知，convince意为“使……信服”，符合句意，故选B。
37.考查名词。A. breeze：微风；B. warmth：温暖；C. taste：口味；D. freeze：冻结。根据语境可知，作者穿了短裤，让自己的腿能被阳光照耀，微风轻拂，故选A。
38.考查形容词。A. positive：积极的；B. negative：消极的；C. different：不同的；D. specific：特殊的。根据句意可知，negative意为“消极的、负面的”，符合题意，故选B。
39.考查动词。A. abandons：抛弃；B. distributes：分布；C. bothers：困扰；D. benefits：对……有利；根据语境可知，bother意为“使困扰”，符合题意，故选C。
40.考查状语从句连词。A. since：自从；B. until：知道；C. although：尽管；D.if：如果。根据句意可知，此处if引导条件状语从句，我相信如果你借用Ragen的观点（看待别的食物），她是不会介意的，故选D。