天津高考英语完形填空专项训练

这是一份天津高考英语完形填空专项训练，共38页。
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I remembered Ricky came back to see me ten years after he was in my class. He told me how I had ____1____ changed his life.
Ricky often looked out of the window during one of my ninth-grade history classes early in my teaching____2____. He was quiet, and his good grades and mild manner were the reason____3____ I did not move him away from the seat by the window.
One day, I ____4____ over his shoulder and quietly asked, “What are you looking at? You look out of this window during every class.”
He said, “I am looking at the band.”
According to Ricky, I said, “If you like the band so much that you have to look at them during this class every day, I want you to go down to Mr. Overby (the band teacher) and tell him that I____5____ you. Tell him that you want to be in the band. Now ____6____ and finish working before the bell rings.”
The next day Ricky went to Mr. Overby and told him I had sent him and he wanted to be in the band. He ____7____ that he did not know how to play any instrument.
When Ricky visited me ten  years later, he thanked me____8____ telling him to go to Mr. Overby because he fell in love with music and discovered his musical talent that had not been ____9____. His musical talent _____10_____ him getting a(n) _____11_____ to college and earning a degree that allowed him to provide for his family. Most of all, music had brought great pleasure and _____12_____ to his life.
After Ricky thanked me, I_____13_____ that he did all of the hard work it took to become the wonderfully talented person that he was. I did not make him walk downstairs to join the band, practise his_____14_____, and get the good grades that led to his college scholarship.
Ricky responded that I could have yelled _____15_____ him for looking out of the window. Instead, I gave him a(n) _____16_____ that changed his whole life.
After he left, I thought about his words. I _____17_____ that I was teaching children with every word I said, every action I took, and with every decision I _____18_____. Ricky’s story _____19_____ my teaching bar. Most of all, I have never forgotten the lesson Ricky taught me, a _____20_____ teacher.
1．A．unreasonably B．incorrectly C．unknowingly D．inaccessibly
2．A．chance B．career C．character D．choice
3．A．which B．where C．when D．why
4．A．lied B．left C．leaned D．led
5．A．send B．appoint C．distribute D．employ
6．A．turn back B．turn to C．turn over D．turn around
7．A．reminded B．added C．calculated D．estimated
8．A．to B．with C．for D．about
9．A．tapped B．met C．hit D．beaten
10．A．brought in B．resulted in C．took in D．turned in
11．A．scholarship B．reward C．award D．result
12．A．contribution B．inspiration C．impression D．satisfaction
13．A．missed out B．helped out C．pointed out D．went out
14．A．motivation B．instrument C．musician D．instruction
15．A．at B．on C．over D．about
16．A．preference B．destination C．alternative D．selection
17．A．resolved B．reacted C．realized D．recovered
18．A．took B．did C．taught D．made
19．A．rose B．raised C．aroused D．arose
20．A．depressed B．frustrated C．satisfied D．blessed

I remember the first day when I saw Sally playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she struggled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She seemed so____21____but she managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her ____22____nobody could.
I began to notice Sally at other times, basketball in hand, playing____23____ sometimes until dark. She practiced dribbling (球) and____24____over and over again.
One day I asked Sally why she____25____so much. Without a moment of hesitation (犹豫) she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a____26____. I’m going to play college basketball and I want to be the best one. I believe that if I am____27____ enough, I will get one. My father has told me that if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t____28____.”
I ____29____her through those junior years and into senior high school. Every week, she led her team to_____30_____.One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting on the grass, with her head_____31_____in her arms. Slowly and quietly, I_____32_____ and sat down beside her. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Oh, nothing. came a soft reply, I am just too short” The_____33_____told her that at 165 cm she would probably never play for a top team-still less she would be_____34_____a scholarship (奖学金) —so she should stop dreaming about college.
I felt she was extremely_____35_____ I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were_____36_____.They didn’t understand the_____37_____ of a dream.
The next year, Sally was seen by a college basketball coach after the Northern California Championship game. She was_____38_____ offered a scholarship and_____39_____ to the college team. She was going to get the college education that she had_____40_____and worked toward for all those years.
It’s true: if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.
21．A．silent B．strong C．small D．huge
22．A．and B．but C．so D．for
23．A．alone B．again C．well D．still
24．A．passing B．running C．struggling D．shooting
25．A．practiced B．studied C．expected D．improved
26．A．prize B．scholarship C．title D．fee
27．A．active B．generous C．careful D．good
28．A．settle B．escape C．count D．appear
29．A．encouraged B．respected C．warned D．watched
30．A．victory B．confidence C．responsibility D．tension
31．A．shaken B．covered C．buried D．raised
32．A．walked away B．walked up C．turned down D．turned up
33．A．coach B．teacher C．captain D．leader
34．A．suggested B．requested C．promised D．offered
35．A．satisfied B．disappointed C．excited D．surprised
36．A．serious B．strict C．wrong D．cruel
37．A．power B．attack C．cause D．pressure
38．A．extremely B．naturally C．normally D．really
39．A．persuaded B．admitted C．graduated D．appointed
40．A．talked of B．thought of C．dreamed of D．heard of

After all of these years, I still remember my first moment of kindness. It was the first day of kindergarten. I walked in with my mom and was ____41____ at all the toys against the walls. I ____42____ ran over to play. Most of the other kids were doing the same.
In the corner ____43____, I saw one girl, sitting by herself. She was small and looked ____44____. She was the only one in the class shorter than me. Her ____45____ eyes looked like she had been crying. None of the other children seemed to ____46____ her there.    I went back to ____47____ the toy cars but after a minute, I looked up at her again. She seemed so ____48____. Something inside started to stir(搅动). After a moment, I ____49____ two of the toy cars and _____50_____ her. “Do you want to play?” I asked. She smiled and _____51_____ her head yes.    What made me remember that first unselfish act was a _____52_____ that little girl wrote me after we were both grown. She told me how her illness made the other kids _____53_____ her and how that moment of kindness had _____54_____ her life. She had valued the _____55_____ I had offered her and carried it in her _____56_____ even after she moved away. I wrote her back and we continued our friendship through the mail for several years _____57_____ the disease finally took her life.
Today I still thanked my unselfish little heart for _____58_____ me to be kind to a little girl who needed a friend. I thought of how a moment of kindness can _____59_____ so much to another, and of how _____60_____ act can make the world so much better. May your life be full of giving, caring and helping that bring joy to you while you bring joy to others.
41．A．disappointed B．amazed C．bored D．self-critical
42．A．slowly B．worriedly C．carefully D．immediately
43．A．though B．still C．ever D．also
44．A．weak B．strict C．tired D．angry
45．A．modest B．precious C．bright D．red
46．A．ignore B．praise C．notice D．overlook
47．A．break up B．play with C．find out D．put away
48．A．patient B．identical C．lonely D．profound
49．A．picked up B．lent C．handed out D．bought
50．A．visited B．introduced C．pushed D．approached
51．A．shook B．bothered C．turned D．nodded
52．A．poem B．letter C．note D．message
53．A．avoid B．dominate C．admire D．cheat
54．A．created B．changed C．enriched D．continued
55．A．difference B．appointment C．friendship D．agreement
56．A．journey B．plan C．dream D．heart
57．A．unless B．before C．though D．when
58．A．permitting B．wishing C．driving D．causing
59．A．reply B．prove C．mean D．show
60．A．simple B．skillful C．wonderful D．creative

I have a moderate hearing loss. My parents dutifully took me to have regular visits to the audiology (听力学) clinic, but I____61____to wear my hearing aids and wanted to live my life without them. These visits struck____62____into my heart. As soon as I hit adulthood, I never set foot inside an audiology clinic. I liked to____63____myself: Well, I did well at school and went on to university.
In my late thirties, it became apparent that my hearing was ____64____ ; I found having conversations in large groups____65____I often turned up the volume on the TV, relying ____66____ on subtitles (字幕). My lack of ability to____67____conversations from a different room also filled my husband with____68____.
When I finally went to the audiologist, he was ____69____that I should have managed for so long without hearing aids as my loss was now very severe.______70______ I started wearing my hearing aids, I still considered myself______71______in the hearing world. I wish I could say that I wore my aids with______72______ but I didn’t. I kept my hair down and rarely put it up; I______73______ answering questions about my hearing aids.
A few weeks ago, I went out to dinner with several friends. The waitress noticed my aids and whispered in my friend’s ear, “Is there anything else I can do for this lady?” It felt ______74______to me, who is at least an independent and hearing person with aids. While I sort of______75______ her deaf awareness, she______76______me in some way. She just wanted to communicate with my friends rather than talk______77______ to me.
The experience made me realize the______78______ that deaf people face. I think I owe a (an)______79______ to the deaf community for not wearing my hearing aids confidently. I also see the need to build a more deaf-friendly society and I will do what I can to______80______this.
61．A．promised B．expected C．refused D．managed
62．A．interest B．fear C．eagerness D．curiosity
63．A．entertain B．remind C．blame D．comfort
64．A．improving B．recovering C．worsening D．disappearing
65．A．exciting B．difficult C．interesting D．beneficial
66．A．merely B．slightly C．equally D．hardly
67．A．make up B．put off C．carry on D．turn down
68．A．encouragement B．amusement C．happiness D．frustration
69．A．surprised B．proud C．ashamed D．grateful
70．A．Unless B．Until C．Because D．Although
71．A．special B．normal C．talented D．reliable
72．A．kindness B．wisdom C．pride D．patience
73．A．avoided B．regretted C．practiced D．remembered
74．A．polite B．dangerous C．different D．unpleasant.
75．A．judged B．appreciated C．imagined D．doubted
76．A．ignored B．respected C．touched D．encouraged
77．A．calmly B．frequently C．suddenly D．directly
78．A．standards B．challenges C．mistakes D．advantages
79．A．notice B．excuse C．apology D．reward
80．A．support B．change C．discover D．overcome

I was ten years old, standing on the stage. My hands were ____81____ and my heart was beating fast, and through the sea of faces in the audience, I was searching for the only one who ____82____ most to me. She knew that our ____83____ were today. She’d promised me she would be there.
“The life of an elephant and the life of a human,” I said, ____84____ audible(听得见的), “are not so different.” My fingers ____85____ the watercolor painting I’d done of an African elephant; I knew that my face was red and that everyone was ____86____ me because of it, which only made me blush(脸红) even more. Speaking in public had never been ____87____ for me, but today, having to present my animal research project to a ____88____ gym, was terrifying.
I swallowed hard. “Over the ____89____ of a lifetime, elephants both _____90_____ and are affected by their environment. Elephants live in female-led groups. The matriarch-the oldest in the family-makes all the. _____91_____.”
I glanced at my teacher, who gave me a smile of _____92_____, and just then I saw a(n) _____93_____ at the door of the gym. She came in.
“Elephants _____94_____, not just with gestures but also with sounds too low for us to hear.”
Suddenly, my mind went blank. I could not _____95_____ a single word. My _____96_____ became the heartbeat of the world. I had _____97_____ this presentation in the shower, while brushing my teeth, and while riding on the bus. As it turned out, there was something _____98_____:forgetting the speech. Then my mother cleared her throat, and our eyes _____99_____. Gradually, I started to remember everything.
In all the years since then, I have never forgotten a single _____100_____ about elephants.
81．A．free B．sweaty C．tired D．empty
82．A．mattered B．hesitated C．escaped D．appeared
83．A．interviews B．experiments C．presentations D．celebrations
84．A．formerly B．constantly C．barely D．shortly
85．A．created B．gave C．repaired D．held
86．A．cheering for B．caring about C．arguing with D．staring at
87．A．fair B．easy C．safe D．boring
88．A．connected B．heated C．crowded D．renewed
89．A．purpose B．course C．discovery D．opportunity
90．A．affect B．admire C．explore D．observe
91．A．enemies B．efforts C．mistakes D．decisions
92．A．sympathy B．welcome C．encouragement D．innocence
93．A．exhibition B．movement C．notice D．painting
94．A．communicate B．compete C．compare D．compromise
95．A．miss B．recognize C．understand D．remember
96．A．breathing B．writing C．drawing D．reading
97．A．downloaded B．practiced C．attended D．announced
98．A．funnier B．further C．stronger D．worse
99．A．hurt B．opened C．locked D．saw
100．A．speech B．image C．lesson D．fact

Backpacking (背包旅行) through Africa, I always carried some food with me ____101____ I couldn’t find something to eat.
I was ___102___ through a local market one day when I saw a jar of ____103____ jam (果酱). I could find tins of apple and strawberry in every corner store but this was the ____104____ time I had seen peach. I took it.
For the next few weeks, when I was feeling the need for a little ____105____, I would carefully ____106____ the lid (盖子) and spoon a bit on to a biscuit. Mmm, delicious. I didn’t ____107____ it with anybody. It was put safely in my ____108____, taken out on only special ____109____.
Once cold and cloudy afternoon, while I was waiting for a local bus, it started to rain. Everybody looked for ______110______ and so did I. But I was already wet through so I quickly searched through my pack for some ______111______ clothes.
In my hurry to ______112______ further discomfort (不适). I forgot that the jar of jam was ______113______ in my clothing. One forceful yank (猛拉) and my _____114_____ jar of jam crashed (碰撞) to the concrete ground, breaking into pieces.
I was so sad that I almost cried. And then, in the corner of my eye, I noticed an old woman in rags (衣衫褴褛的) _____115_____. Without hesitation (犹豫), she bent down and picked up the half of the jar that still looked ______116______. Still ______117______, she stuck two fingers into the jar, scooped out (舀出) the _____118_____ jam and placed it into her toothless mouth. Carefully, like fish bones (鱼刺), she ______119______ the pieces of glass. She studied the broken container ______120______ she was certain that there was nothing left. Then she left.
My bus arrived shortly after and, as we drove off, I wondered if the jam would taste the same to me.
101．A．unless B．if C．in case D．in order that
102．A．looking B．buying C．reading D．running
103．A．apple B．orange C．peach D．strawberry
104．A．last B．best C．other D．first
105．A．supper B．treat C．rest D．drink
106．A．remove B．put C．take D．close
107．A．divide B．eat C．share D．separate
108．A．pocket B．pack C．corner D．store
109．A．situations B．conditions C．surroundings D．occasions
110．A．protection B．space C．shelter D．warmth
111．A．beautiful B．rainy C．warm D．dry
112．A．avoid B．experience C．defeat D．overcome
113．A．thrown B．buried C．covered D．locked
114．A．expensive B．useless C．precious D．priceless
115．A．going B．leaving C．running D．approaching
116．A．all right B．bad enough C．broken D．damaged
117．A．standing up B．sitting up C．bending over D．watching out
118．A．rest B．remaining C．extra D．spare
119．A．swallowed up B．brought out C．ate up D．spat out
120．A．until B．unless C．after D．since

With nothing but her small boat for company, British lawyer Victoria Evans succeeded in crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
The 35-year-old ____121____ 4,740 kilometers in 40 days and 19 hours,____122____ high winds, big waves and lack of sleep to ____123____ the fastest female solo row across the Atlantic Ocean. Despite experiencing ____124____ and extreme conditions along the way, Evans ____125____ broke the previous world record by over eight days.“ It was much ____126____ than I expected,” she told CNN Sport ,“I got probably the strongest wind and the adaptation you need to keep going through was ____127____.”
Evans had spent four years preparing for this ____128____ of a lifetime but nothing could have readied her for the ____129____ of an ocean crossing. Even before setting off, the trip was ____130____ by issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic which forced the challenge to be ____131____ by a year. Once the challenge was ____132____ , high winds made rowing and sleeping extremely difficult, causing Evans to float off ____133____ at times.
At one point she was even ____134____ outside of her cabin(舱) after a wave locked the ____135____ from the inside. It took her three hours to open the ____136____ . There were the unavoidable occasional sunburn, but Evans managed to ____137____ in extreme conditions.
“It’s a very unique sport ____138____ you can’t get off when you’ re there and you have to ____139____ it. So it was so, so intense,” said Evans, who was ____140____ to cross the Atlantic after climbing Mont Blanc in 2017.
121．A．flew B．drove C．measured D．covered
122．A．avoiding B．battling C．facing D．surviving
123．A．aid B．match C．record D．meet
124．A．problems B．tricks C．failures D．surprises
125．A．casually B．luckily C．naturally D．eventually
126．A．tougher B．stranger C．busier D．funnier
127．A．special B．huge C．surprising D．common
128．A．fight B．visit C．journey D．discovery
129．A．plan B．training C．reality D．significance
130．A．troubled B．surrounded C．guided D．monitored
131．A．paused B．postponed C．accumulated D．extended
132．A．halfway B．nearby C．overhead D．underway
133．A．guide B．port C．track D．position
134．A．stored B．stuck C．fixed D．discovered
135．A．paddle B．toilet C．shelter D．door
136．A．lock B．box C．capsule D．container
137．A．remain B．escape C．recover D．progress
138．A．though B．because C．once D．unless
139．A．deal with B．break into C．rely on D．get across
140．A．forced B．directed C．inspired D．required

One day, a woman named Paula was in the bathroom ___141___ everything up, from the sink, to the floor, to the shower. She wanted to keep her family’s home clean and beautiful. She ___142___ her ring on that her husband, Michael, had bought for their 20-year anniversary.
After finishing ___143___the inside of the toilet with a brush, Paula felt something was not right, but she couldn’t think what it was.......
Paula’s heart skipped a ___144___ as soon as she noticed that her left ring finger felt a bit ___145___. She slowly ___146___ at her ring finger, hoping that her anniversary ___147___ was still on it. She was shocked to see that it was ___148___ .  
Paula didn’t ___149___ that it was gone. She searched the____150____of the bathroom and even the house, hoping that she had just dropped it somewhere and forgotten about it. But she failed to find it.
Paula had no idea how she was going to tell her husband about this. She saw him ____151____ on the bed, reading his favorite book.
Paula said that she had some bad news to tell him. Michael was worried, but listened. Paula ____152____ and told her husband everything that had happened. After finishing her____153____, Paula dried her tears and ____154____Michael to say something. She thought he was so____155____that he couldn’t say anything. However, his face didn’t show any anger. Suddenly, he interrupted the silence by ____156____ laughter.
Paula was completely shocked by Michael’s reaction to the ____157____. After he finished laughing, Michael made fun of Paula for her ____158____ and decided to buy her another wedding ring, exactly like the one she had ____159____ .
As suddenly as the ring disappeared, another ring suddenly reappeared on her finger, exactly the same, as if she had ____160____lost one in the first place.
141．A．keeping B．turning C．working D．cleaning
142．A．wore B．had C．carried D．took
143．A．fixing B．painting C．moving D．washing
144．A．day B．trick C．leap D．beat
145．A．lighter B．harder C．cleaner D．larger
146．A．looked up B．watched over C．looked down D．put out
147．A．gift B．award C．praise D．honor
148．A．damaged B．stolen C．taken D．missing
149．A．doubt B．realize C．remember D．accept
150．A．door B．rest C．spot D．direction
151．A．sleeping B．hiding C．lying D．falling
152．A．shouted B．apologized C．cried D．jumped
153．A．excuse B．explanation C．comment D．reason
154．A．waited for B．turned to C．asked for D．whispered to
155．A．confused B．quiet C．annoyed D．anxious
156．A．bursting into B．raising up C．breaking out D．blowing up
157．A．solution B．situation C．coincidence D．effect
158．A．adventure B．failure C．carelessness D．impression
159．A．bought B．lost C．expected D．made
160．A．never B．once C．almost D．even

Years ago, my sixth grade teacher had us write letters to our heroes. ___161___ others wrote to Nelson Mandela or Hillary Clinton, I wrote to Jennifer Cihi, a popular singer. We didn’t actually ___162___ the letters, so mine was ___163___ in my drawer.
In that ___164___ letter, I promised to devote my first ___165___ to Jennifer. Years later, I did become a writer, and did keep my ___166___. Jennifer was the prototype (原型) of the character of my first novel. But she was just a passing thought that faded ___167___ about five years later. Then, at age thirty-one, a social media meeting allowed me to ___168___ her. Later I sent my first Facebook message, ___169___ to tell her about the “story” between us.
I didn’t want to seem like a crazy fan. So I ___170___ said, “I want you to know that you ___171___ me to live the amazing life that I’ve led. I have written several books, been an actress, and now I am a ___172___. Thank you.” Without receiving an ___173___ reply, I soon forgot the matter. But two days later, my phone made a “ding” which ___174___ I got a new Facebook message.
It was from Jennifer. We ___175___ a few pleasantries(客套话)on Facebook. When I told her I was teaching at a unique school for kids with mental illness, Jennifer suddenly asked if we could talk ___176___ the phone.
During the conversation, we realized we ___177___ a passion for helping children with mental disorder. Later, we founded Mariposa, ___178___ support and education for kids with mental illness. And we were both ___179___ as presenters at the Mental Health America Annual Conference.
Jennifer Cihi, my early hero, ___180___ , acted as the person who encouraged me in my life.
161．A．Whether B．While C．Unless D．Once
162．A．write B．receive C．mail D．open
163．A．found out B．missed out C．piled up D．put away
164．A．fan B．business C．reminder D．introduction
165．A．letter B．book C．present D．song
166．A．secret B．balance C．word D．appointment
167．A．gradually B．suddenly C．generally D．quickly
168．A．comfort B．appreciate C．envy D．encounter
169．A．embarrassed B．thrilled C．astonished D．amused
170．A．eventually B．gently C．slowly D．merely
171．A．allowed B．expected C．inspired D．advised
172．A．teacher B．singer C．presenter D．supporter
173．A．instant B．consistent C．constant D．insistent
174．A．signaled B．declared C．explained D．marked
175．A．published B．discussed C．exchanged D．expressed
176．A．by B．in C．at D．on
177．A．shared B．formed C．needed D．promoted
178．A．controlling B．providing C．attracting D．demanding
179．A．described B．selected C．considered D．designed
180．A．however B．besides C．though D．Again

















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

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者是一名老师，课上学生Ricky总是往外看乐队，对此作者没有批评他，而是让他去找乐队老师学习乐器，这最终改变了Ricky的一生，他的音乐天赋得到了开发。
1．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他告诉我，我如何在不知不觉中改变了他的生活。A. unreasonably不合理地；B. incorrectly不正确地；C. unknowingly不知不觉地；D. inaccessibly难接近地。根据上文“I remembered Ricky came back to see me ten years after he was in my class.(我记得Ricky在我班上十年后回来找过我)”以及后文作者鼓励Ricky去乐队开发了他的音乐天赋，可知这里指不知不觉地改变了他的生活。故选C。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我教书生涯的早期，在我九年级的历史课上，Ricky经常往窗外看。A. chance机会；B. career事业，生涯；C. character性格；D. choice选择。根据上文“in my teaching”可知，作者是老师，所以是教书生涯。故选B。
3．考查连词词义辨析。句意：他很安静，他的好成绩和温和的态度是我没有把他从靠窗的座位上挪开的原因。此处为定语从句修饰先行词reason，从句缺少原因状语，故用why引导。故选D。
4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，我靠在他的肩膀上，轻声地问：“你在看什么？你每节课都往窗外看。”A. lied撒谎；B. left离开；C. leaned倚靠；D. led带领。根据后文“over his shoulder”指靠在肩膀上，应用lean over。故选C。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你非常喜欢这个乐队，以至于每天上课都要看着他们，我想让你去找奥弗比先生（乐队老师），告诉他是我派你来的。A. send发送，派遣；B. appoint任命；C. distribute分配；D. employ采用。根据上文“I want you to go down to Mr. Overby”指作者派Ricky去找乐队老师。故选A。
6．考查动词短语辨析。句意：现在转过来，在铃响之前完成工作。A. turn back回来；B. turn to求助于；C. turn over翻转；D. turn around转过。根据后文“and finish working before the bell rings”可知，作者要求Ricky现在转过头来完成作业，不再往外看。故选D。
7．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他补充说，他不会演奏任何乐器。A. reminded提醒；B. added补充，增加；C. calculated计算；D. estimated估计。后文“that he did not know how to play any instrument”是他补充说明的自己的情况。故选B。
8．考查介词词义辨析。句意：十年后Ricky来看我，他感谢我告诉他去找Overby先生，因为他爱上了音乐，发现了自己尚未开发的音乐天赋。A. to朝着；B. with和；C. for为了；D. about关于。根据上文“he thanked me”指因为某事感谢某人，短语为thankful sb. for doing sth。故选C。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：十年后Ricky来看我，他感谢我告诉他去找Overby先生，因为他爱上了音乐，发现了自己尚未开发的音乐天赋。A. tapped发掘；B. met遇见；C. hit打击；D. beaten打败。根据上文“discovered his musical talent that had not been”指发现了尚未发掘出的音乐天赋。故选A。
10．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他的音乐天赋使他获得了大学奖学金，并获得了一个学位，使他能够养活他的家庭。A. brought in引进；B. resulted in导致；C. took in理解；D. turned in上交。根据后文“to college and earning a degree”可知，音乐天赋使他获得了大学奖学金，并获得了一个学位，使他能够养活他的家庭，这是爱上音乐的结果，用result in符合语境。故选B。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的音乐天赋使他获得了大学奖学金，并获得了一个学位，使他能够养活他的家庭。A. scholarship奖学金；B. reward奖励；C. award奖品；D. result结果。结合后文“led to his college scholarship”可知，这里指奖学金。故选A。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：最重要的是，音乐给他的生活带来了极大的乐趣和满足。A. contribution贡献；B. inspiration鼓舞；C. impression印象；D. satisfaction满足。根据上文“brought great pleasure and”指音乐带来了乐趣和满足。故选D。
13．考查动词短语辨析。句意：Ricky谢过我之后，我指出，他付出了所有艰辛的努力，才成为了现在这样一个才华横溢的人。A. missed out错过；B. helped out帮助；C. pointed out指出；D. went out离开。根据后文“that he did all of the hard work it took to become the wonderfully talented person that he was.”可知，作者指出学生取得的成就是因为努力。故选C。
14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我没有让他走下楼去参加乐队，练习乐器，取得好成绩，获得大学奖学金。A. motivation动机；B. instrument乐器；C. musician音乐家；D. instruction指导。呼应上文“he did not know how to play any instrument”指练习乐器。故选B。
15．考查介词词义辨析。句意：Ricky回答说，我本可以对他大喊大叫，因为他往窗外看。A. at在；B. on在上面；C. over越过；D. about关于。根据上文“I could have yelled”指冲某人喊叫，应用yell at。故选A。
16．考查名词词义辨析。句意：相反，我给了他一个改变他一生的选择。A. preference偏爱；B. destination目的地；C. alternative选择；D. selection选举。根据后文“that changed his whole life”可知，去学音乐是改变一生的选择。故选C。
17．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我意识到，我说的每一句话，做的每一个行动，做的每一个决定，都是在教育孩子们。A. resolved解决；B. reacted反应；C. realized意识到；D. recovered恢复。根据后文“that I was teaching children with every word I said, every action I took”可知，作者意识到自己的一言一行都在影响孩子。故选C。
18．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我意识到，我说的每一句话，做的每一个行动，做的每一个决定，都是在教育孩子们。A. took带走；B. did做；C. taught教学；D. made制作。根据上文“every decision ”指做决定应用make a decision。故选D。
19．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Ricky的故事提高了我的教学水平。A. rose上升；B. raised抚养，提高；C. aroused唤醒；D. arose上升。根据后文“I have never forgotten the lesson Ricky taught me”可知，Ricky的故事带给了作者感悟，提高了教学水平。故选B。
20．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最重要的是，我从未忘记Ricky给我上的一课，他是一位带来好运的老师。A. depressed沮丧的；B. frustrated失望的；C. satisfied满足的；D. blessed带来好运的。根据上文“I have never forgotten the lesson Ricky taught me”可知，Ricky给作者上了一课，提高了作者的教学水平，即带来了好运。故选D。

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个名叫Sally的女孩通过自己的艰苦努力，终于实现了自己多年来上大学的梦想。
21．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她看起来那么小，但她成功地跳投，刚好越过他们的头顶，进入篮筐。A. silent沉默的；B. strong强壮的；C. small小的；D. huge巨大的。根据空后“but she managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net.”可知，她看起来很“小”。故选C。
22．考查并列连词词义辨析。句意：男孩们总是试图阻止她，但没有人能做到。A. and和；B. but但是；C. so所以；D. for因为。根据空前后“The boys always tried to stop her 　　2　　nobody could.”可知，前后是转折关系。故选B。
23．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我开始注意到Sally在其他时候，她手里拿着篮球，有时一个人打到天黑。A. alone单独，独自；B. again又；C. well顺利地，好地；D. still仍然。根据空后“sometimes until dark.”可知，推知她“独自”打到天黑。故选A。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她一遍又一遍地练习运球和投篮。A. passing经过；B. running跑；C. struggling挣扎，努力；D. shooting，投篮，射击，拍摄。根据空前后“She practiced dribbling (球) and　　4　　over and over again.”可知，在练“投篮”。故选D。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，我问Sally为什么要这么刻苦地练习。A. practiced练习；B. studied学习；C. expected期盼，预测；D. improved改进。根据下文“I want to go to college. The only way I can go”可知，她刻苦“练球”。故选A。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我能去的唯一办法就是拿到奖学金。A. prize奖品；B. scholarship奖学金；C. title标题，称号；D. fee费用。根据下文“offered a scholarship”，可知，她想拿“奖学金”。故选B。
27．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我相信如果我足够优秀，我会得到一个。A. active积极的；B. generous慷慨的；C. careful细心的；D. good好的。根据下文“I will get one.”可知，只有足够“优秀”才能拿到奖学金。故选D。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我父亲曾告诉我，只要梦想足够远大，风雨不折腰。A. settle解决；B. escape逃脱；C. count数数，关键；D. appear出现，呈现。根据“My father has told me that if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t　　8　　.”可知，此处指“只要梦想足够大，事实并不重要”。故选C。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我看着她从初中一直读到高中。A. encouraged鼓励；B. respected尊敬；C. warned警告；D. watched观看。根据空后“her through those junior years and into senior high school.”可知，作者“看着”她读到高中。故选D。
30．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每个星期，她都带领她的队伍取得胜利。A. victory胜利；B. confidence自信；C. responsibility责任；D. tension紧张，焦虑。根据“she led her team to　　10　　.”可知，此处指她带领她的队“获胜”。故选A。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：高三的一天，我看见她坐在草地上，头埋在怀里。A. shaken摇动；B. covered覆盖；C. buried掩埋；D. raised提高，养育。根据空前后“with her head　　11　　in her arms”，可知，此处指把头埋在怀里。故选C。
32．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我慢慢地、悄悄地走过去，在她身边坐下。A. walked away走开，离去；B. walked up沿着……走；C. turned down拒绝，调低；D. turned up出现，调高。根据空前后“Slowly and quietly, I　　12　　 and sat down beside her.”可知，作者静悄悄地来到她身边。故选B。
33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：教练告诉她，身高165厘米的她可能永远不会为顶级球队效力，更不用说获得奖学金了，所以她应该停止上大学的梦想。A. coach教练；B. teacher教师；C. captain队长，首领；D. leader领导者。根据空后“told her that at 165 cm she would probably never play for a top team-still less”，可知，此处指“教练”告诉她。故选A。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：教练告诉她，身高165厘米的她可能永远不会为顶级球队效力，更不用说获得奖学金了，所以她应该停止上大学的梦想。A. suggested建议；B. requested请求；C. promised许诺；D. offered提供。根据空后“a scholarship (奖学金) —so she should stop dreaming about college.”可知，此处指“提供”奖学金。故选D。
35．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我觉得她非常失望，我问她是否和她爸爸谈过这件事。A. satisfied感到满意的；B. disappointed感到失望的；C. excited感到兴奋的；D. surprised感到惊讶的。根据上文教练说她拿不到奖学金，所以她会“感到失望”。故选B。
36．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她告诉我，她父亲说那些教练错了。A. serious严重的；B. strict严格的；C. wrong错误的；D. cruel残酷的。根据下文“They didn’t understand”，可知，她父亲认为她的教练“错了”。故选C。
37．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们不明白梦想的力量。A. power权力，力量；B. attack攻击；C. cause原因，起因；D. pressure压力。此处指梦想的“力量”。故选A。
38．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她真的获得了奖学金，并被大学队录取了。A. extremely极其地；B. naturally自然地；C. normally正常地；D. really真正地。根据下文“She was going to get the college education”，可知，她最终真的获得了奖学金。故选D。
39．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她真的获得了奖学金，并被大学队录取了。A. persuaded劝说；B. admitted承认；C. graduated毕业；D. appointed任命，约定。根据下文“She was going to get the college education”，可知，她被大学录取。故选B。
40．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她即将接受大学教育，这是她多年来一直梦想并为之奋斗的目标。A. talked of 谈论，议论；B. thought of想出；C. dreamed of梦想；D. heard of听说。根据“She was going to get the college education that she had　　20　　and worked toward for all those years.”可知，此处指她多年的“梦想”。故选C。

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。记叙了作者第一天去幼儿园时主动和一个被人忽视的小女孩玩耍，长大后女孩告诉作者他当时的一个小小举动改变了自己的生活。作者感悟到片刻的善意也可以对另一个人是意义重大的，简单的行为也可以让世界变得更美好。
41．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我和妈妈一起走进来，看到所有的玩具都靠在墙上，我感到很惊讶。A. disappointed失望的；B. amazed吃惊的；C. bored厌倦的；D. self-critical自己批评的。结合上文“It was the first day of kindergarten.”可知，作者第一天去幼儿园，看到玩具都在墙上，因此感到吃惊。故选B。
42．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我立刻跑过去玩。A. slowly缓慢地；B. worriedly担心的；C. carefully仔细地；D. immediately立即。结合后文“ran over to play”可知，作者看到玩具立即跑过去开始玩。故选D。
43．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而在角落里，我看到一个女孩独自坐着。A. though尽管；然而；B. still仍然；C. ever曾经；D. also也。结合后文“I saw one girl, sitting by herself”可知，别的孩子都在玩，然而这个小女孩一个人坐着。此处表示转折关系，表示“然而”，故选A。
44．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她个子矮小，看上去很虚弱。A. weak虚弱的；B. strict严格的；C. tired疲惫的；D. angry生气的。结合上文“She was small”可知，女孩个子矮小，看上去很虚弱。故选A。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她的红眼睛看上去像是哭过。A. modest谦虚的；B. precious宝贵的；C. bright明亮的；D. red红色的。结合后文“looked like she had been crying”可知，女孩好像是哭过，因此眼睛是红的。故选D。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：其他孩子似乎都没注意到她。A. ignore忽视；B. praise赞美；C. notice注意到；D. overlook俯瞰。结合上文“None of the other children seemed to”可知，其他的孩子都在玩儿，似乎没注意到她。故选C。
47．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我回去玩玩具车，但过了一会儿，我又抬头看了看她。A. break up破碎；B. play with玩耍；C. find out查明；D. put away放好。结合后文“the toy cars”可知，作者看到了小女孩，又接着回去玩玩具车。故选B。
48．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她似乎很孤独。A. patient耐心的；B. identical相同的；C. lonely孤独的；D. profound深奥的。结合上文小女孩独自在一边，没有注意到她，她似乎很孤独。故选C。
49．考查动词及短语辨析。句意：过了一会儿，我捡起两辆玩具车向她走去。A. picked up捡起； B. lent借给；C. handed out分发；D. bought购买。结合后文“two of the toy cars”可知，作者拿起了两辆玩具车。故选A。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：过了一会儿，我捡起两辆玩具车向她走去。A. visited拜访；B. introduced介绍；C. pushed推；D. approached接近；走进。结合后文““Do you want to play?” I asked.”可知，作者拿着玩具向女孩走去了。故选D。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她笑了笑，点了点头。A. shook摇晃；B. bothered打扰；C. turned转向；D. nodded点头。结合上文“smile”可知，女孩笑着点头同意和作者一起玩。故选D。
52．考查名词词义辨析。句意：让我想起第一次无私行为的是我们长大后那个小女孩写给我的一封信。A. poem诗歌；B. letter信；C. note纸条；D. message信息。结合后文“little girl wrote me”可知，长大后那个小女孩给作者写了一封信。故选B。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她告诉我，她的病如何让其他孩子避开她，那一刻的善意如何改变了她的生活。A. avoid避开；B. dominate支配；C. admire钦佩；D. cheat欺骗。结合上文“In the corner ____3____, I saw one girl, sitting by herself.”作者看到女孩孤独一个人，其他人好像没有注意到她，可知，是因为她的病让其他孩子都避开她。故选A。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那一刻的善意如何改变了她的生活。A. created创造；B. changed改变；C. enriched丰富；D. continued继续。结合上文女孩长大了还仍记得作者那一次的善行，可知作者的善意对女孩的影响很大，也改变了她的生活。其他选项与语境不符。故选B。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她很珍惜我给予她的友谊，即使在她搬走之后，她也一直铭记在心。A. difference差异；B. appointment约定；C. friendship友谊；D. agreement同意。结合下文“we continued our friendship”可知，是珍惜作者给予她的友谊。故选C。
56．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她很珍惜我给予她的友谊，即使在她搬走之后，她也一直铭记在心。A. journey旅程；B. plan计划；C. dream梦想；D. heart心脏。根据“even after she moved away.”可知，女孩即使是在搬走了之后，作者给予她的友谊，她也一直铭记于心。故选D。
57．考查连接词辨析。句意：我给她回了信，在疾病最终夺走了她的生命之前，我们通过信件保持了多年的友谊。A. unless除非；B. before在……之前；C. though尽管；D. when当……时候。根据“the disease finally took her life.”可知，本句为时间状语从句，表示“在……之前”。故选B。
58．考查动词词义辨析。句意：今天，我仍然感谢我那颗无私的小爱心，感谢它驱使我善待一个需要朋友的小女孩。A. permitting允许；B. wishing希望；C. driving驱使；D. causing造成。作者是在无私的爱心驱使下善待了一个需要朋友的小女孩。故选C。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想，片刻的善意对另一个人来说是多么意义重大。A. reply回答；B. prove证明；C. mean意味着；意义重大；D. show展示。结合上文女孩的信中对作者的感谢可知，作者的善举改变了她的生活，因此片刻的善意对另一个人来说也是意义重大的。故选C。
60．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：想到了简单的行为可以让世界变得更美好。A. simple简单的；B. skillful熟练的；C. wonderful极好的；D. creative创造性的。结合全文作者一个邀请女孩玩耍玩具的简单动作彻底改变了女孩的生活，可知简单的行为可以让世界变得更美好。故选A。

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者因拒绝佩戴助听器，导致听力逐渐恶化，以至于在与他人交流时出现许多问题的经历。最后，作者深刻认识到了聋人面临的挑战，并表示愿意建设一个更加无障碍的社会。
61．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的父母尽职尽责地带我定期去听力学诊所，但我拒绝戴助听器，想过没有助听器的生活。A. promised承诺；B. expected期待；C. refused拒绝；D. managed设法。根据空后“wanted to live my life without them”可知，作者拒绝佩戴助听器，想过自己的生活。故选C项。
62．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些访问使我心生恐惧。A. interest兴趣；B. fear害怕；C. eagerness热情；D. curiosity好奇。根据下文“As soon as I hit adulthood, I never set foot inside an audiology clinic(一旦我成年，我就再也没有踏进过听力学诊所)”可知，作者小时候的经历然他心生恐惧以至于长大后再也没有去过听力学诊所。故选B项。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢安慰自己：嗯，我在学校表现很好，然后上了大学。A. entertain娱乐；B. remind提醒；C. blame责备；D. comfort安慰。根据“Well, I did well at school”可知，作者是在安慰自己。故选D项。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我三十多岁的时候，很明显我的听力在恶化。A. improving改善；B. recovering恢复；C. worsening恶化；D. disappearing消失。根据下文“I often turned up the volume on the TV, relying 　　6　　 on subtitles (字幕).”可知，作者的听力状况在恶化，开大电视的声音，依赖字幕。故选C项。
65．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我发现在大群体中进行对话很困难，我经常提高电视的音量，同样依赖于字幕。A. exciting令人兴奋的；B. difficult困难的；C. interesting有趣的；D. beneficial有益的。根据“I found having conversations in large groups”以及“I often turned up the volume on the TV, relying 　　6　　 on subtitles (字幕).”可知，大群体对话对作者来说很难，故选B项。
66．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我发现在大群体中进行对话很困难我经常提高电视的音量，仅仅依赖于字幕。A. merely仅仅；B. slightly轻微地；C. equally平等地；D. hardly几乎不。根据“I often turned up the volume on the TV, relying 　　6　　 on subtitles (字幕).”可知，作者听力恶化，经常开大电视声音，仅仅依赖字幕。故选A项。
67．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我缺乏从另一个房间进行对话的能力也让我丈夫感到沮丧。A. make up弥补；B. put off推迟；C. carry on继续；D. turn down调低。根据“conversations from a different room”可知，她无法听到另一个房间的对话。故选A项。
68．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我缺乏从另一个房间进行对话的能力也让我丈夫感到沮丧。A. encouragement鼓励；B. amusement娱乐；C. happiness幸福；D. frustration沮丧。根据“My lack of ability to　　7　　conversations from a different room also filled my husband with”可知，我我不能从另一个房间听到对话，我的丈夫感到非常沮丧。故选D项。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我最终去看听力学家时，他很惊讶我应该在没有助听器的情况下管理这么长时间，因为我的损失现在非常严重。A. surprised惊讶；B. proud自豪；C. ashamed羞愧；D. grateful感激。根据“When I finally went to the audiologist, he was 　　9　　that I should have managed for so long without hearing aids as my loss was now very severe”可知，当我终于去看听力学家时，他对我能够没有助听器生活如此之久感到惊讶，因为我的耳聋现在非常严重，故选A项。
70．考查连接词词义辨析。句意：在我开始戴助听器之前，我仍然认为自己在听力世界中是正常的。A. Unless除非；B. Until直到；C. Because因为；D. Although虽然。根据上文“ I liked to　　3　　myself: Well, I did well at school and went on to university. ”及“In my late thirties, it became apparent that my hearing was 　　4　　”以及“I should have managed for so long without hearing aids as my loss was now very severe.”可知，作者30多岁时才意识到耳聋的严重，在此之前没有佩戴助听器，且认为自己在听力世界中是正常的，直到佩戴了助听器，发生了一些事，故选B项。
71．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在我开始戴助听器之前，我仍然认为自己在听力世界中是正常的。A. special特殊的；B. normal正常的；C. talented有天赋的；D. reliable可靠的。根据“　　10　　 I started wearing my hearing aids, I still considered myself　　11　　in the hearing world.”可知作者一直认为自己在听觉世界中表现的可以，故选B项。
72．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我希望我能说我自豪地戴着我的辅助设备，但我没有。A. kindness友好；B. wisdom智慧；C. pride自豪；D. patience耐心。根据下文“I kept my hair down and rarely put it up”可知，作者我没有自信地戴着助听器，留着头发，很少扎起来，故选C项。
73．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把头发披下来，很少挽起来；我避免回答有关助听器的问题。A. avoided避免；B. regretted后悔；C. practiced实践；D. remembered记住。根据前文“I kept my hair down and rarely put it up”可知，作者留下头发，很少扎起来是为了避免回答关于助听器的问题。故选A项。
74．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这让我感到不愉快，我至少是一个用助听器独立和听力良好的人。A. polite礼貌的；B. dangerous危险的；C. different不同的；D. unpleasant不愉快的。根据“The waitress noticed my aids and whispered in my friend’s ear, “Is there anything else I can do for this lady?” (女服务员注意到了我的助手，在我朋友的耳边低声说：“我还能为这位女士做些什么吗？)”可知，服务员注意到我的助听器，低声对我的朋友说：还有什么事我能为这位女士做的吗？让我很不愉快。故选D项。
75．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我欣赏她的聋人意识时，她以某种方式感动了我。A. judged判断；B. appreciated欣赏；C. imagined想象；D. doubted怀疑。根据“She just wanted to communicate with my friends rather than talk　　17　　 to me.”可知服务员发现作者的助听器后，没有和作者直接交流而是和自己的朋友交流，这让作者很欣赏服务员的聋人意识。故选B项。
76．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我欣赏她的聋哑意识时，她以某种方式感动了我。A. ignored忽略；B. respected尊重；C. touched感动；D. encouraged鼓励。根据上文“The waitress noticed my aids and whispered in my friend’s ear. “Is there anything else I can do for this lady?””可知，当服务员发现作者的助听器时没有和我交流，而是直接问作者朋友作者是否需要帮助，所以作者很受感动，故选C项。
77．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她只是想和我的朋友交流，而不是直接和我说话。A. calmly冷静地；B. frequently经常地；C. suddenly突然地；D. directly直接地。根据上文“The waitress noticed my aids and whispered in my friend’s ear”可知，当服务员注意到我的助听器时没有和我交流，而是直接和我朋友说话，故选D项。
78．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这种经历让我意识到聋人面临的挑战。A. standards标准；B. challenges挑战；C. mistakes错误；D. advantages优势。根据上文“The waitress noticed my aids and whispered in my friend’s ear”，以及“She just wanted to communicate with my friends rather than talk　　17　　 to me.”可知，作者和朋友吃饭时，服务员发现了作者的助听器，而没有和作者进行交流，此事让作者意识到了聋人面临的挑战。故选B项。
79．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我认为我应该向聋人社区道歉，因为我没有自信地戴助听器。A. notice注意；B. excuse借口；C. apology道歉；D. reward奖励。故选C项。根据上文“The waitress noticed my aids and whispered in my friend’s ear”及“I wish I could say that I wore my aids with　　12　　 but I didn’t. I kept my hair down and rarely put it up; I　　13　　 answering questions about my hearing aids.”可知，作者和朋友去吃饭时被服务员看到助听器，没有和作者交流，让作者很不高兴，以及用头发遮住助听器等，这些都是因为作者没有自信的戴助听器导致的，故作者认为应该向聋人社区道歉。故选C项。
80．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我认识到我们需要建立一个更适合聋人的社会，我会尽力改变这种情况。A. support支持；B. change改变；C. discover发现；D. overcome克服。文章中作者经历了和朋友在外面吃饭的事情，作者认识到了需要为聋人建立一个更适合聋人的无障碍社会，想要去改变这种情况，故选B项。

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述的是让作者终身难忘的一次演讲经历。
81．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我双手冒汗，心跳加速，在观众的人海中，我在寻找唯一对我最重要的人。A. free自由的；B. sweaty出汗的；C. tired疲惫的；D. empty空的。根据下文中的“and my heart was beating fast”可知，作者此时很紧张，所以此处指的是双手“出汗”。故选B项。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我双手冒汗，心跳加速，在观众的人海中，我在寻找唯一对我最重要的人。A. mattered要紧；B. hesitated犹豫；C. escaped逃避；D. appeared出现。根据下文中的“Then my mother cleared her throat, and our eyes ____19____. Gradually, I started to remember everything.”可知，在作者突然大脑空白的时候，母亲的出现，让作者想起演讲的内容，由此可知，母亲是作者人生中“重要”的人物，作者演讲前在找寻母亲。故选A项。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她知道我们今天要做演讲。A. interviews采访，面试；B. experiments实验；C. presentations演讲；D. celebrations庆祝。根据下文中的“I had ____17____ this presentation in the shower, while brushing my teeth, and while riding on the bus.”可知，作者在洗澡时，刷牙时都在准备这次演讲的内容，由此可知，此处指的是作者的“演讲，演讲”符合语境。故选C项。
84．考查副词词义辨析。句意：“大象的生活和人类的生活，”我说，声音几乎听不见，“并没有那么大的不同。”。A. formerly以前；B. constantly连续地；C. barely几乎不；D. shortly不久。根据上文中的“My hands were ____1____ and my heart was beating fast”可知，作者在演讲时很紧张，所以此处表示作者说话声音很小。故选C项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的手指拿着一幅我画的非洲象水彩画；我知道我的脸红了，所有人都因此盯着我看，这只会让我脸红得更厉害。A. created创造；B. gave给予；C. repaired修复；D. held举行，握着。根据下文中的“the watercolor painting”可知，此处指的是作者紧紧“握着”手里画的大象的画，仍旧表现出紧张的状态。故选D项。
86．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我的手指拿着一幅我画的非洲象水彩画；我知道我的脸红了，所有人都因此盯着我看，这只会让我脸红得更厉害A. cheering for为......欢呼；B. caring about在意；C. arguing with和......争辩；D. staring at凝视。根据下文中的“which only made me blush(脸红) even more.”以及语境可知，此处指的是所有的人都“盯着”作者，让他的脸更红。故选D项。
87．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在公共场合演讲对我来说从来都不容易，但今天，不得不在拥挤的体育馆展示我的动物研究项目，真是太可怕了。A. fair公平的；B. easy容易的；C. safe安全的；D. boring无聊的。故选B项。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在公共场合演讲对我来说从来都不容易，但今天，不得不在拥挤的体育馆展示我的动物研究项目，真是太可怕了。A. connected连接；B. heated加热；C. crowded拥挤；D. renewed恢复。根据下文中的“but today, having to present my animal research project to a ____8____ gym, was terrifying.”可知，作者觉得这次演讲“真的很可怕”，由此推断，作者觉得作演讲对她来说不“容易”。故选C项。
89．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在大象的一生中，它们既影响环境，也被环境影响。A. purpose目的；B. course过程；C. discovery发现；D. opportunity机会。根据下文中的“a lifetime”以及语境可知，此处指的是在大象的一生中，此处course意为“进程”，over the course of 意为“在……过程中”符合语境。故选B项。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在大象的一生中，它们既影响环境，也被环境影响。A. affect影响；B. admire羡慕；C. explore探索；D. observe观察。根据下文中的“and are affected by their environment.”可知，此处指的是“影响和被影响”。故选A项。
91．考查名词词义辨析。句意：所有的决定都由家族中最年长的母亲做出。A. enemies敌人；B. efforts努力；C. mistakes错误；D. decisions决定。根据上文中的“Elephants live in female-led groups.”可知，大象是雌性带领的动物群体，所以“决定”是由最年长的母性做出。故选D项。
92．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我瞥了一眼老师，她朝我微笑着鼓励我，就在这时，我看到体育馆门口有动静。A. sympathy同情；B. welcome欢迎；C. encouragement鼓励；D. innocence无辜。根据上文中的“I glanced at my teacher, who gave me a smile”可知，作者老师微笑着，应该是给作者“鼓励”。故选C项。
93．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我瞥了一眼老师，她朝我微笑着鼓励我，就在这时，我看到体育馆门口有动静。A. exhibition展览；B. movement移动；C. notice通知；D. painting绘画。根据下文中的“at the door of the gym. She came in.”可知，作者母亲来了，门口应该是有“移动”符合语境。故选B项。
94．考查动词词义辨析。句意：大象不仅用手势交流，还用我们听不到的低沉声音交流。A. communicate交流；B. compete    竞争；C. compare比较；D. compromise妥协。根据语境以及下文中的“but also with sounds too low for us to hear.”可知，此处指的是大象“交流”的方式。故选A项。
95．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一个字也不记得了。我的呼吸成了世界的心跳。A. miss错过，思念；B. recognize识别；C. understand理解；D. remember记住。根据上文中的“Suddenly, my mind went blank.”可知，作者大脑一片空白，所以此处指的是，作者“记”不起一个字。故选D项。
96．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的呼吸成了世界的心跳。A. breathing呼吸；B. writing写作；C. drawing绘画；D. reading阅读。根据下文中的“the heartbeat of the world.”可知，作者此时非常的紧张，都难以“呼吸”。故选A项。
97．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在洗澡的时候、刷牙的时候、坐公共汽车的时候都练习过这个演讲。A. downloaded下载；B. practiced练习；C. attended参加；D. announced宣布。根据下文中的“while brushing my teeth, and while riding on the bus.”可知，作者为这次演讲精心准备，所以此处指的是作者在各种情况下进行“练习”这次演讲。故选B项。
98．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事实证明，还有更糟糕的事情:忘记演讲。A. funnier更有趣的；B. further更进一步；C. stronger更强大的；D. worse更糟糕的。根据下文中的“forgetting the speech.”可知，在作演讲时，忘记了自己做什么，这是很“糟糕的”事情。故选D项。
99．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后我母亲清了清嗓子，我们的目光相遇了。A. hurt伤害；B. opened打开；C. locked锁上；D. saw看见。根据上文中的“Then my mother cleared her throat”可知，母亲到了后，清了一下嗓子，是提醒作者继续，此处指的是作者与母亲的目光相遇，eyes locked意为“对视，注视”符合语境。故选C项。
100．考查名词词义辨析。句意：从那以后的这些年里，我从来没有忘记过关于大象的任何一件事。A. speech语言；B. image形象；C. lesson教训；D. fact事实。根据下文中的“about elephants”以及上文中作者的经历可知，此处指的是作者不会忘记关于大象的任何“事实”，这次经历是作者终生难忘的事。故选D项。

101．C 102．A 103．C 104．D 105．B 106．A 107．C 108．B 109．D 110．C 111．D 112．A 113．B 114．C 115．D 116．A 117．C 118．B 119．D 120．A

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述作者在非洲背包旅行时，买到了一罐罕见的桃子罐头，作者非常宝贝地藏在背包里，结果却不小心打碎了。这时，一位衣衫褴褛的老妇人捡起了剩下的一半罐子，把里面的果酱都吃光了。
101．考查连词词义辨析。句意：在非洲背包旅行时，我总是随身携带一些食物，以防我找不到吃的。A. unless除非；B. if如果；C. in case万一；D. in order that为了。此处引导目的状语从句，表示“以防”应用in case。故选C。
102．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，我在逛当地的一个市场时，看到了一罐桃果酱。A. looking看；B. buying购买；C. reading阅读；D. running奔跑。根据后文“through a local market”可知为短语look through表示“逛街”。故选A。
103．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一天，我在逛当地的一个市场时，看到了一罐桃果酱。A. apple苹果；B. orange橘子；C. peach桃子；D. strawberry草莓。根据后文“time I had seen peach”可知是桃子果酱。故选C。
104．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我在街角的每个商店都能找到苹果罐头和草莓罐头，但这是我第一次看到桃子罐头。A. last最后的；B. best最好的；C. other其它的；D. first第一的。根据上文“I could find tins of apple and strawberry in every corner store but this was the”可知，苹果和草莓罐头很常见，第一次看见桃子罐头。故选D。
105．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几个星期里，当我觉得需要一点小奖励时，我会小心地打开盖子，用勺子舀一点到饼干上。A. supper晚餐；B. treat奖励，甜品；C. rest休息；D. drink饮料。结合上文可知，桃子罐头并不常见，所以作者买了当作给自己的奖励。故选B。
106．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几个星期里，当我觉得需要一点小奖励时，我会小心地打开盖子，用勺子舀一点到饼干上。A. remove去除；B. put放置；C. take带走；D. close靠近。根据后文“the lid and spoon a bit on to a biscuit”指打开盖子，应用动词remove。故选A。
107．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我没有和任何人分享。A. divide分开；B. eat吃；C. share分享；D. separate分开。结合上文作者舍不得吃桃子罐头，可知作者不和任何人分享这个罐头。故选C。
108．考查名词词义辨析。句意：它被安全地放在我的包里，只有在特殊的场合才拿出来。A. pocket口袋；B. pack背包；C. corner角落；D. store商店。呼应后文“I quickly searched through my pack”作者把罐头放在背包里。故选B。
109．考查名词词义辨析。句意：它被安全地放在我的包里，只有在特殊的场合才拿出来。A. situations情况；B. conditions条件；C. surroundings环境；D. occasions场合。根据上文“taken out on only special”可知，桃子罐头只有特殊的场合才拿出来吃。故选D。
110．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每个人都在寻找避雨的地方，我也一样。A. protection保护；B. space空间；C. shelter收容所，庇护；D. warmth温暖。根据上文“it started to rain.”可知，大家都在找庇护所。故选C。
111．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但我已经全身湿透了，所以我迅速地在背包里找一些干衣服。A. beautiful美丽的；B. rainy下雨的；C. warm温暖的；D. dry干燥的。根据上文“I was already wet through”可知，作者要找干衣服。故选D。
112．考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了避免进一步的不适，我匆忙地忘记了果酱罐埋在我的衣服里。A. avoid避免；B. experience经历；C. defeat打败；D. overcome克服。根据后文“further discomfort”可知，作者想要避免不适。故选A。
113．考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了避免进一步的不适，我匆忙地忘记了果酱罐埋在我的衣服里。A. thrown扔；B. buried埋葬；C. covered覆盖；D. locked锁上。结合上文“It was put safely in my”可知，作者的果酱放在背包里，即埋在衣服里了。故选B。
114．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：用力一拉，我那珍贵的果酱罐子摔在水泥地上，摔得粉碎。A. expensive昂贵的；B. useless无用的；C. precious宝贵的；D. priceless无价的。根据第三段的描述可知，桃子罐头不常见，而且作者舍不得吃罐头，可见很珍贵。故选C。
115．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，我从眼角瞥见一位衣衫褴褛的老妇人向我走来。A. going去；B. leaving离开；C. running奔跑；D. approaching靠近。根据后文“she bent down and picked up the half of the jar”可知，老妇人靠近作者。故选D。
116．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她毫不犹豫地弯下腰，捡起看上去还不错的那一半罐子。A. all right可以；B. bad enough很糟；C. broken打破的；D. damaged被损坏的。上文提到罐子摔碎了，所以捡起来的是看起来还没坏的一半罐子。故选A。
117．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她仍然弯着腰，把两个手指伸进罐子里，舀出剩下的果酱，放进她没有牙齿的嘴里。A. standing up站立；B. sitting up端坐；C. bending over弯曲；D. watching out小心。呼应上文“she bent down”指老妇人弯着腰。故选C。
118．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她仍然弯着腰，把两个手指伸进罐子里，舀出剩下的果酱，放进她没有牙齿的嘴里。A. rest休息；B. remaining剩下的；C. extra额外的；D. spare多余的。上文“picked up the half of the jar”提到她捡起剩下的一半罐子，所以是舀出剩下的果酱，故选B。
119．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她小心翼翼地像鱼刺一样吐出玻璃碎片。A. swallowed up吞下；B. brought out出版；C. ate up吃光；D. spat out吐出。根据后文“the pieces of glass”可知是吐出玻璃碎片。故选D。
120．考查连词词义辨析。句意：她仔细端详着那个破碎的容器，直到她确信里面什么也没有剩下。A. until直到；B. unless除非；C. after在……之后；D. since自从。引导时间状语从句，表示“直到……”应用until。故选A。

121．D 122．B 123．C 124．A 125．D 126．A 127．B 128．C 129．C 130．A 131．B 132．D 133．C 134．B 135．D 136．A 137．D 138．B 139．A 140．C

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了35岁的英国律师维多利亚·埃文斯仅靠一艘小船陪伴，成功地横渡了大西洋的故事。
121．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这位35岁的女选手在40天19小时内完成了4740公里的航程，与大风、巨浪和睡眠不足作斗争，创下了女子单人划船横渡大西洋的最快纪录。A. flew飞；B. drove驾驶；C. measured测量；D. covered行走（一段距离）。结合下文“4,740 kilometers in 40 days and 19 hours”可知，此处指她在40天19小时内完成了4740公里的航程，即行进了那么长的距离。故选D。
122．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. avoiding避免；B. battling作战；斗争；C. facing面对；D. surviving幸存。结合下文“high winds, big waves and lack of sleep”可知，此处指与大风，巨浪和睡眠不足作斗争，故选B。
123．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. aid帮助；B. match匹配；C. record创下记录；D. meet会面。结合下文“the fastest female solo row across the Atlantic Ocean”及“broke the previous world record by over eight days”可知，此处指她创下了女子单人划船横渡大西洋的最快纪录。故选C。
124．考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管一路上遇到了很多问题和极端条件，埃文斯最终还是以8天多的成绩打破了之前的世界纪录。A. problems问题；B. tricks诡计；C. failures失败；D. surprises惊讶。结合上文“across the Atlantic Ocean”及下文“and extreme conditions along the way”可知，在横渡大西洋的过程中，有很多的困难和极端条件。故选A。
125．考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. casually随意地；B. luckily幸运地；C. naturally自然地；D. eventually最终地。结合下文“broke the previous world record by over eight days.”可知，她创下了新的记录，所以此处指最终她成功地实现了破纪录。故选D。
126．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她告诉 CNN 体育频道说：“这比我想象的要困难得多，我可能遭遇到了最强的风，你需要继续经历的适应是巨大的。”A. tougher更困难的；B. stranger更奇怪的；C. busier更忙碌的；D. funnier更有趣的。结合前文“across the Atlantic Ocean”可知，她划船横渡大西洋，所以这比她想的要困难的多。故选A。
127．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. special特别的；B. huge巨大的；C. surprising令人惊讶的；D. common普通的。结合前文“I got probably the strongest wind and the adaptation you need to keep going through was”可知，空处的词应和前文的strongest意思相近，所以此处指需要适应的继续坚持是巨大的。故选B。
128．考查名词词义辨析。句意：埃文斯花了四年时间准备这次千载难逢的航行，但是没有什么能让她准备好面对横渡大洋的现实。A. fight战斗；B. visit 拜访；C. journey行程；旅程；D. discovery发现。结合前文内容及下文“the trip was 　　10　　　by issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic”可知，埃文斯成功地单人划船横渡大西洋，所以此处指她花了四年时间来准备这次横渡大西洋的航行。故选C。
129．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. plan计划；B. training培训；C. reality现实；D. significance重要性。结合上文“high winds, big waves ”及“I got probably the strongest wind ”可知，此处指大西洋上的客观现实是你无法准备应对的。故选C。
130．考查动词词义辨析。句意：甚至在出发之前，这次航行就被2019冠状病毒疾病大流行引发的问题所困扰，迫使这一挑战推迟了一年。A. troubled困扰；B. surrounded包围；C. guided带领；D. monitored监视。结合下文“caused by the COVID-19 pandemic”可知，此处指由于冠状病毒疾病大流行引发的问题所困扰，故选A。
131．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. paused暂停；B. postponed推迟；C. accumulated积累；D. extended延长。结合上文“the COVID-19 pandemic which forced the challenge to be”及下文“by a year”可知，此处指因为冠状病毒疾病大流行引发的问题，迫使这次挑战推迟了一年。故选B。
132．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一旦挑战开始，强风使划船和睡眠变得极其困难，埃文斯有时会漂离赛道。A. halfway中途的；B. nearby附近的；C. overhead头顶上的；D. underway正在进行中的。结合下文“high winds made rowing and sleeping extremely difficult,”可知，这里谈到了横渡大西洋期间，所面临的恶劣的环境情形，所以此处指在挑战进行期间，故选D。
133．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. guide导引；B. port港口；C. track路线；轨道；D. position位置。结合前文“high winds made rowing and sleeping extremely difficult, causing Evans to float off ”可知，在埃文斯横渡大西洋期间，恶劣的自然环境迫使她偏离了赛道。故选C。
134．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一次，她甚至被困在自己的船舱外面，因为一个波浪从里面把门锁上了。A. stored贮存；B. stuck困住；C. fixed固定；D. discovered发现。结合下文“outside of her cabin(舱) after a wave locked the 　　15　　from the inside”可知，海浪把船舱的门从里面锁住了，导致她被困在了船舱外面。故选B。
135．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. paddle船桨；B. toilet厕所；C. shelter庇护所；D. door门。结合前文“outside of her cabin(舱)”及下文“from the inside”可知，此处中大浪把船舱的门从里面锁住了。故选D。
136．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她花了三个小时才打开船舱门的锁。A. lock锁；B. box盒子；C. capsule太空舱；D. container容器。结合上文“a wave locked the 　　15　　 from the inside”可知，此处指大浪把舱门锁住了，因而此处指她用了三个小时时间把锁打开，故选A。
137．考查动词词义辨析。句意：偶尔会不可避免地晒伤，但埃文斯设法在极端条件下前进。A. remain保持；B. escape逃脱；C. recover恢复；D. progress前进；行进。结合前文“British lawyer Victoria Evans succeeded in crossing the Atlantic Ocean.”可知，埃文斯成功地横渡了大西洋，因而此处指在极端条件下，埃文斯设法前进。故选D。
138．考查连词词义辨析。句意：这是一项非常独特的运动，因为当你在那里的时候你不能下船，你必须解决问题。A. though尽管；B. because因为；C. once一旦；D. unless除非。结合设空前后内容，可知，空后内容是给出这个运动独特的原因，故选B。
139．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意同上。A. deal with解决；处理；B. break into破门而入；C. rely on依赖；D. get across使被理解。结合上文“you can’t get off when you’ re there”可知，在航行中你不能下船，你需要解决这些问题。故选A。
140．考查动词词义辨析。句意：埃文斯说。她在2017年攀登勃朗峰后，受到启发要跨越大西洋。A. forced强迫；B. directed指导；C. inspired启发，鼓舞；D. required要求。根据下文“after climbing Mont Blanc in 2017”可知，此处指她在2017年成功攀登勃朗峰后，受到了启发，决定穿越大西洋。故选C。

141．D 142．B 143．D 144．D 145．A 146．C 147．A 148．D 149．D 150．B 151．C 152．C 153．B 154．A 155．C 156．A 157．B 158．C 159．B 160．A

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是宝拉在打扫卫生的时候丢失了结婚纪念日的戒指，在对丈夫进行哭诉之后，丈夫同意在给她买一个一样的戒指。
141．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，一个叫宝拉的女人在浴室里打扫一切，从水槽、地板到淋浴。A. keeping保持；B. turning转向；C. working工作；D. cleaning打扫。根据后文“She wanted to keep her family’s home clean and beautiful.”可知，该女士清扫浴室。故选D。
142．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她戴着丈夫迈克尔为他们结婚20周年买的戒指。A. wore穿；B. had有着；C. carried搬运；D. took拿走。根据后文的on可知，句中have sth on为固定短语，意为“穿戴”。故选B。
143．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在用刷子清洗完马桶内部后。A. fixing安装，修理；B. painting喷画；C. moving移动；D. washing清洗。根据后文“the inside of the toilet with a brush”可知，在刷完马桶后。故选D。
144．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当宝拉注意到左手无名指感觉轻了一些时，她的心就跳了一下。A. day日子；B. trick把戏，秘诀；C. leap跳跃；D. beat拍打，震动。根据前文“Paula’s heart”可知，宝拉感到自己的手指轻了一些之后，心理为之一振，表示吃惊的样子。故选D。
145．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. lighter更轻的；B. harder更难的；C. cleaner更干净的；D. larger更大的。根据后文“She was shocked to see that it was ___8___  . ”可知，宝拉发现自己手上的戒指不见了，故手指更轻了。故选A。
146．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她慢慢地低头看了看自己的无名指，希望她的周年纪念礼物还在上面。看到它不见了，她很吃惊。A. looked up查阅；B. watched over监管；C. looked down低下头；D. put out扑灭。根据后文“She was shocked to see that it was ___8___.”可知，宝拉低下头看到自己戒指不见了。故选C。
147．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她慢慢地低头看了看自己的无名指，希望她的周年纪念礼物还在上面。看到它不见了，她很吃惊。A. gift礼物；B. award奖励；C. praise赞扬；D. honor荣耀。根据“anniversary”可知，该戒指是她周年纪念日的礼物。故选A。
148．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. damaged破坏；B. stolen偷；C. taken拿走；D. missing丢失。根据前文“it was ___8___”可知，宝拉意识到自己的戒指不见了，她是非常震惊的。故选D。
149．考查动词词义辨析。句意：宝拉不能接受它消失的事实。A. doubt怀疑；B. realize意识到；C. remember记住；D. accept接受。根据后文“She searched the ___10___ of the bathroom and even the house, hoping that she had just dropped it somewhere and forgotten about it.”可知，宝拉看到自己的戒指不见了，到处寻找，可知她不能接受戒指丢失的事实。故选D。
150．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她搜遍了浴室的其他地方，甚至搜遍了房子，希望她只是把它掉在了某个地方，然后忘记了。A. door门；B. rest剩余部分；C. spot地点；D. direction方向。根据后文“of the bathroom”可知，她搜遍了浴室的其他地方。故选B。
151．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她看见他躺在床上，读着他最喜欢的书。A. sleeping睡觉；B. hiding隐藏；C. lying躺着；D. falling倒下。根据后文“on the bed”可知，看到丈夫躺在床上。故选C。
152．考查动词词义辨析。句意：宝拉哭着把发生的一切都告诉了丈夫。A. shouted大喊；B. apologized道歉；C. cried大哭；D. jumped跳。根据“Paula dried her tears”可知，宝拉因为丢失戒指而大哭。故选C。
153．考查名词词义辨析。句意：解释完后，宝拉擦干眼泪，等着迈克尔说些什么。A. excuse理由；B. explanation解释；C. comment评论；D. reason理由。根据前文“told her husband everything that had happened.”可知，宝拉解释给自己的丈夫听。故选B。
154．考查动词短语辨析。句意：解释完后，宝拉擦干眼泪，等着迈克尔说些什么。A. waited for等待；B. turned to转向；C. asked for询问；D. whispered to低声说。根据后文“She thought he was so ___15___ that he couldn’t say anything.”可知，丢失戒指的宝拉在解释给自己丈夫听之后，等待着丈夫的回应。故选A。
155．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她以为他会生气，什么也说不出来。A. confused困惑的；B. quiet安静的；C. annoyed恼怒的；D. anxious焦急的。根据后文“he couldn’t say anything”可知，宝拉认为因为自己丢了戒指，丈夫会生气。故选C。
156．考查动词短语辨析。句意：突然，他大笑起来，打破了沉默。A. bursting into突然爆发；B. raising up举起；C. breaking out爆发；D. blowing up爆炸。根据前文“he interrupted the silence”可知，丈夫突然大笑起来。burst into laughter为固定短语，意为“突然大笑”。故选A。
157．考查名词词义辨析。句意：宝拉被迈克尔对这种情况的反应完全震惊了。A. solution解决；B. situation情况；C. coincidence巧合；D. effect作用。根据前文“Suddenly, he interrupted the silence by ______ laughter.”可知，丈夫对妻子丢戒指的这种情况的反应是大笑。故选B。
158．考查名词词义辨析。句意：笑完之后，迈克尔取笑宝拉的粗心大意，并决定再给她买一枚结婚戒指，就像她丢失的那枚一样。A. adventure冒险；B. failure失败；C. carelessness粗心；D. impression印象。根据前文“She was shocked to see that it was ___8___ . ”可知，丈夫取笑宝拉丢戒指的粗心大意。故选C。
159．考查动词词义辨析。句意：笑完之后，迈克尔取笑宝拉的粗心大意，并决定再给她买一枚结婚戒指，就像她丢失的那枚一样。A. bought买；B. lost失去；C. expected期待；D. made制作，成功。根据前文“She was shocked to see that it was ___8___ . ”可知，丈夫决定再给她买一枚结婚戒指，就像她丢失的那枚一样。故选B。
160．考查副词词义辨析。句意：就在戒指消失的一瞬间，另一枚戒指又突然出现在她的手指上，一模一样，就好像她从一开始就没有丢过一样。A. never从不；B. once曾经；C. almost几乎；D. even甚至。根据前文“exactly the same”可知，一枚戒指又突然出现在她的手指上，一模一样，就好像她从一开始就没有丢过一样。故选A。

161．B 162．C 163．D 164．A 165．B 166．C 167．A 168．D 169．B 170．D 171．C 172．A 173．A 174．A 175．C 176．D 177．A 178．B 179．B 180．D

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者儿时的偶像歌手Jennifer Cihi曾经激励作者过上了精彩的生活，又在作者成年后再次鼓励了作者的故事。
161．考查连词词义辨析。句意：当其他人写信给纳尔逊·曼德拉或希拉里·克林顿时，我写信给流行歌手詹妮弗·齐希。A. Whether是否；B. While当……时候；C. Unless除非；D. Once一旦。引导时间状语从句，表示“当……时候”应用while。故选B。
162．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们并没有把信寄出去，所以我的信就放在我的抽屉里了。A. write写；B. receive收到；C. mail邮寄；D. open打开。根据后文“the letters”指邮寄信件，故选C。
163．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们并没有把信寄出去，所以我的信就放在我的抽屉里了。A. found out找出；B. missed out错过；C. piled up堆积；D. put away放好。根据后文“in my drawer”可知，指把信放在抽屉里收好。故选D。
164．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在那封粉丝信中，我承诺要把我的第一本书献给詹妮弗。A. fan爱好者，粉丝；B. business生意；C. reminder提醒物；D. introduction介绍。根据后文“I didn’t want to seem like a crazy fan.”可知，这里指粉丝信。故选A。
165．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在那封粉丝信中，我承诺要把我的第一本书献给詹妮弗。A. letter信件；B. book书籍；C. present礼物；D. song歌曲。根据后文“I did become a writer”可知，作者成了作家，所以是第一本书。故选B。
166．考查名词词义辨析。句意：多年以后，我确实成为了一名作家，也确实遵守了我的诺言。A. secret秘密；B. balance平衡；C. word单词，话；D. appointment约会。根据后文“Jennifer was the prototype of the character of my first novel.(詹妮弗是我第一部小说中人物的原型)”可知，作者遵守了自己之前的诺言，短语keep one’s word表示“遵守诺言”。故选C。
167．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但她只是一个短暂的想法，在大约五年后逐渐消失。A. gradually逐渐地；B. suddenly突然；C. generally通常；D. quickly快速地。根据上文“But she was just a passing thought that faded”指想法短暂消失。故选A。
168．考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，在我31岁的时候，一次社交媒体会议让我遇到了她。A. comfort安慰；B. appreciate感激；C. envy羡慕；D. encounter遇见。根据上文“Then, at age thirty-one, a social media meeting allowed me to”可知，作者在社交媒体上再次遇到了自己喜欢的歌手。故选D。
169．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：后来，我在Facebook上发了第一条消息，兴奋地告诉她我们之间的“故事”。A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. thrilled激动的，兴奋的；C. astonished惊讶的；D. amused被逗笑的。根据后文“to tell her about the “story” between us.”可知，作者遇到了自己喜欢的歌手，很兴奋，故选B。
170．考查副词词义辨析。句意：所以我只是说：“我想让你知道，是你激励了我，让我过上了现在这样精彩的生活。”A. eventually最后；B. gently温和地；C. slowly缓慢地；D. merely仅仅。根据上文“I didn’t want to seem like a crazy fan.(我不想看起来像个疯狂的粉丝)”可知，作者不想让自己看起来太过分，所以说的很少。故选D。
171．考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以我只是说：“我想让你知道，是你激励了我，让我过上了现在这样精彩的生活。”A. allowed允许；B. expected期待；C. inspired鼓舞；D. advised建议。根据后文“me to live the amazing life that I’ve led”可知，偶像激励了作者过上精彩的生活。故选C。
172．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我写过几本书，当过演员，现在我是一名教师。A. teacher老师；B. singer歌手；C. presenter主持人；D. supporter支持者。根据后文“I was teaching”可知，作者现在是老师。故选A。
173．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：由于没有立即得到答复，我很快就把这件事忘了。A. instant立刻的；B. consistent一贯的；C. constant不断的；D. insistent坚持的。根据后文“I soon forgot the matter”可知，由于没有立即得到答复，作者很快就把这件事忘了。故选A。
174．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但两天后，我的手机发出“叮”的一声，这表明我收到了一条新的Facebook消息。A. signaled示意，表明；B. declared宣布；C. explained解释；D. marked标记。根据上文“my phone made a “ding” which”可知，手机发出声音表明收到了新消息。故选A。
175．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们在Facebook上寒暄了几句。A. published出版；B. discussed讨论；C. exchanged交换；D. expressed表达。根据后文“a few pleasantries”指寒暄几句，应用exchange a few pleasantries。故选C。
176．考查介词词义辨析。句意：当我告诉她我在一所专门为患有精神疾病的孩子开设的学校教书时，詹妮弗突然问我能不能和她通电话。A. by借助；B. in在里面；C. at在（表示存在或出现的地点、场所、位置、空间）；D. on在上面。根据后文“the phone”指通电话，应用介词on。故选D。
177．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在谈话中，我们意识到我们都热衷于帮助患有精神障碍的儿童。A. shared分享，共有；B. formed形成；C. needed需要；D. promoted促进。根据后文“a passion for helping children with mental disorder”可知，两人都热衷于帮助患有精神障碍的儿童，有共同的热情。故选A。
178．考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，我们成立了Mariposa，为患有精神疾病的孩子提供支持和教育。A. controlling控制；B. providing提供；C. attracting吸引；D. demanding要求。根据后文“support and education for kids with mental illness”可知，Mariposa为患有精神疾病的孩子提供支持和教育。故选B。
179．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们都被选为美国心理健康年会上的演讲者。A. described描述；B. selected选择；C. considered考虑；D. designed设计。根据后文“presenters at the Mental Health America Annual Conference”可知，作者和偶像被选为美国心理健康年会上的演讲者。故选B。
180．考查副词词义辨析。句意：Jennifer Cihi，我早期的偶像，在我的生活中再次成为鼓励我的人。A. however然而；B. besides此外；C. though不过，然而；D. again再次。根据后文“acted as the person who encouraged me in my life.”以及上文“me to live the amazing life that I’ve led”可知，作者曾经的偶像再次激励了作者。故选D。