江苏省近3年八年级下学期英语期末真题汇编-完形填空（15篇）Ⅳ

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江苏省2022-2023学年八年级下学期英语期末真题汇编-完形填空（15篇）Ⅳ
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、完形填空
（2022春·江苏南京·八年级统考期末）阅读下面短文, 从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

This April, students at Rocky Mountain High School in the USA took part in their fourth yearly food drive(募捐). They were called on to ____1____ food and other goods for their local food bank.
Since lots of people in the world are still suffering from ____2____, food banks are set up to help them. They collect and store food and give it to people who can’t ____3____ to buy it.  ____4____ there have been thousands of food banks in the world. Some people ____5____ food or money to them, and some work as volunteers in the banks. While students from Rocky Mountain High School still had ____6____ to do, they had to collect items that poor people need for their holiday.
Each grade received a ____7____ task from the food bank. Some needed to collect potatoes and vegetables from a farm. Some went to bakeries to ____8____ left cakes. Seventh-grader Isabelle Sydow had to make gift boxes with her classmates. In her words, the reason for donating is simple. “Not everybody has everything they needed, and we thought it would be ____9____ to give everybody what they need for the holiday, “Sydow said.
This year, students collected a(n) _____10_____ of 1, 409 items for the food bank and donated $262(1, 633 yuan). They said they hope that poor people can have an Easter just like everybody else.
1．A．raise B．buy C．give D．help
2．A．illness B．hunger C．blindness D．cold
3．A．afford B．decide C．prepare D．turn
4．A．So long B．The other day C．So far D．Soon after
5．A．make B．control C．donate D．cook
6．A．work B．homework C．report D．market
7．A．different B．wonderful C．similar D．difficult
8．A．care for B．pay for C．look for D．ask for
9．A．difficult B．easy C．sad D．nice
10．A．number B．kilo C．total D．ton

（2022春·江苏南京·八年级校考期末）When you were young, who rode you around on the back of his bike? Who played football and flew kites with you in the park? Who held you ___11___ your first difficult math problem? Who taught you the difference between ___12___?
Your dad. Now it is your turn to do something for him. This Sunday. June 18 is ___13___ Day. So why not do something ___14___ to thank your dad?
The idea of Father’s Day came from a(n) ___15___ lady called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. She wanted a special day to honor (纪念) her father. He raised (抚养) six children by himself ___16___ his wife died during the birth of their ___17___ child. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor great and loving dads. Her father was born ___18___, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration on his birthday in 1910. In 1924, US president Calvin Coolidge ___19___ the idea of a national Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, the third Sunday in June was made Father’s Day. There are many ways ______20______ your love and thanks.
Send ______21______ a greeting card. Usually fathers prefer cards that are not too emotional (易动感情的). So perhaps choose one that will make his ______22______.
A small present, such as a photo of your family, ______23______ make him feel like a king.
Send him ______24______: the red rose is the official Father’s Day flower.
If he has a ______25______, cover his desktop with words like “I love you, Dad.”
11．A．with . B．to C．for D．by
12．A．old and young B．big and small C．right and wrong D．1ong and short
13．A．Mother’s B．Father’s C．Children’s . D．Women’s
14．A．easy B．special C．strange D．hard
15．A．British B．Japanese C．Chinese D．American
16．A．when B．until C．after D．before
17．A．third B．fourth C．fifth D．sixth
18．A．in May B．on May 19 C．on June 19 D．in July
19．A．liked B．disliked C．needed D．wanted
20．A．to take B．to bring C．to show D．to say
21．A．her B．you C．me D．him
22．A．cry B．jump C．shout D．1augh
23．A．should B．can C．must D．need
24．A．flowers B．books C．clothes D．shoes
25．A．watch B．computer C．car D．bike

（2021春·江苏南京·八年级校考期末）One Saturday morning, every boy in town was happy, except Tom Sawyer.
Tom’s aunt gave him a ____26____ of painting the fence (篱笆). It was 30 yards long and three yards high. He painted one board and ____27____ his progress（进展）, and then he sat down to have a rest.
Tom began to think of the games that he wanted to play. He knew other boys who were free would soon come along and make fun of him. Just then, he had an idea. He ____28____ his brush and went back to work.
Ben Rogers came along the road. He was singing happily and carrying ____29____.
“I’m going swimming,” said Ben. “Do you want to come? Oh, you have to work, don’t you? What a pity!”
“Work?” said Tom. “This isn’t work. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a ____30____ to paint a fence like this every day?” Then he went on painting.
Ben watched Tom in silence. He became more and more ____31____.
After a while, he said, “Tom, will you let me do some painting?”
Tom said, “No, Ben, I can’t. Aunt Polly ____32____ me to do it well. I’m the ____33____ person that can do it right.”
“Oh, please, Tom,” said Ben. “I can do it. I’ll be really careful. I’ll give you half my apple. Wait, I’ll give you all of it.”
“That’s a deal,” said Tom. “But you must be careful.”
Tom gave Ben his brush with worry on his face ____34____ joy in his heart. He sat down again and started to eat the apple.
When Ben got tired, Billy Fisher was waiting. He gave Tom a kite for the chance to paint. Then Johnny Miller ____35____ him two toy soldiers.
Soon Tom had got many new toys, and the fence got three coats of paint. Aunt Polly was so pleased that she gave him a big apple!
26．A．time B．task C．volunteer D．prize
27．A．surveyed B．found C．took D．chose
28．A．set up B．took up C．made up D．picked up
29．A．a book B．an apple C．a brush D．a kite
30．A．training B．place C．chance D．aunt
31．A．surprised B．interested C．nervous D．confident
32．A．warned B．advised C．allowed D．decided
33．A．same B．important C．first D．only
34．A．and B．so C．but D．or
35．A．provided B．offered C．treated D．sold

（2021春·江苏淮安·八年级统考期末）
Many years ago, a rich man and his young son were interested in collecting art. They travelled around the world, collecting wonderful works of art.
When the war broke out (爆发), the son left to serve (服役) his country. The father was ____36____ of his son and wanted him to be a brave soldier (战士). ___37___, a few weeks later, the old man ___38___ a letter saying his son had died while taking another soldier to a hospital. The man cried sadly. He even thought his life would not be meaningful.
The next day, a soldier visited the old man and gave him a picture of his son. ____39____ the world would not think it a great work, the picture was important to the man.
The following spring, the old man got seriously ill and died soon after. All of his paintings would be sold at an auction (拍卖). The auction began with the picture of the old man’s son. “Who will open the price at $ 100?” the auctioneer asked. No one spoke or ____40____ their hand. Someone said, “Who cares about that ____41____? Let’s move on to the good ones.”
More people ____42____. “No, we must sell this one first,” answered the auctioneer. “Now, who will take the picture of the son?”
Finally, a good friend of the old man spoke, “Will you take $10 for the picture? That’s all I have.”
“Will anyone give a ____43____ price?” said the auctioneer. No one answered. The auctioneer continued, “Going once...going twice...sold!” The auctioneer looked at these people and ____44____ that the auction was over. “According to the father’s idea, whoever takes the son’s picture will get the ____45____ collection,” the auctioneer said.
Because of the father’s love, whoever took the picture of the son got it all. For parents, their children are priceless.
36．A．tired B．afraid C．proud D．angry
37．A．Luckily B．Unluckily C．Happily D．Hopefully
38．A．sent B．wrote C．received D．printed
39．A．Because B．Till C．So D．Though
40．A．shook B．threw C．put up D．opened
41．A．picture B．trick C．price D．colour
42．A．refused B．agreed C．disagreed D．decided
43．A．higher B．lower C．smaller D．fewer
44．A．said B．answered C．talked D．spoke
45．A．main B．whole C．best D．most

（2021春·江苏扬州·八年级校考期末）My 3-year-old daughter was running through the living room and fell. It was a short ____46____, but I’m sure you know what happened next—so many tears! “Mommy, pick me up!” Then this phrase—“If you don’t make a big deal (大惊小怪) out of it, they won’t, either” went through my ____47____. I’m sure I’ve ____48____ this before in some form of parenting advice. It seems logical (符合逻辑的) enough, so I ____49____ practice it.
My reply was, “You’re fine; it is just a little fall, dear. You can ____50____ up.” “I can’t! Pick me up!” “Dear, you can come here; you’re ____51____.” “I can’t walk!” “Look, you’re not even hurt; it’s okay. Let’s go play!” “My legs are broken!” This back and forth (来回) ____52____ for a long, funny amount of time. Each time, my not-actually-injured daughter ____53____ that her injury (受伤) was worse and worse, and I tried to convince (说服) her she was fine.
All of the parents are kind, loving parents who want the best for their kids. They try to ____54____ their children to deal with any problems they face, but what I’ve learned is: that should all be _____55_____ two. Step one should always be: listen to _____56_____. Be with them at that moment. Sit with them in that pain, without _____57_____ trying to get out of it. When people feel heard and understood, they _____58_____ the strength to solve problems on their own, face their own _____59_____, and carry on in the face of that pain. So let’s stay with our children _____60_____ and be with them in their pain. And if we’re really lucky, they’ll know that they’ll never be alone, and that our comfort will give them a guiding light.
46．A．fall B．jump C．turn D．drop
47．A．face B．nose C．mouth D．mind
48．A．listened to B．guarded against C．heard of D．gone with
49．A．suddenly B．quickly C．surely D．immediately
50．A．get B．sit C．lie D．rise
51．A．wrong B．okay C．right D．careful
52．A．left B．arrived C．came D．continued
53．A．cried B．laughed C．insisted (坚持) D．told
54．A．ask B．help C．want D．wish
55．A．step B．tip C．skill D．trick
56．A．explain B．argue C．complain D．understand
57．A．ever B．even C．once D．simply
58．A．gain B．lose C．miss D．need
59．A．risk B．pain C．fact D．truth
60．A．better B．tighter C．closer D．farther

（2021春·江苏南京·八年级统考期末）Like it or not, plastic is everywhere. We sit on it, store our food in it, drink from it, text with it, type with it, and wear it. Americans buy 50 million plastic water bottles every year, and we ___61___ away enough plastic items each year to go around the Earth four times. But still it is ___62___ to live without it at present.
What can you do about it?
Broadreach has ___63___ a Plastic-Free Day. This is your chance to make a ___64___ by living without plastic for one day. Here’s ___65___:
First, don’t buy anything made of plastic. It is clear that items like water bottles and many kids’ toys are made of plastic. ___66___, there are some other items that may contain（含有）hidden plastic.
Second, just say ___67___ to single-use plastics like straws（吸管）, cups and bags. Many people love to drink from a straw or use plastic bags to carry things, but they are really an environmental disaster.
Third, bring your own utensils（器具）if you’re ___68___ to eat outside. This one can be hard to remember. Just put a pair of chopsticks in your bag before you leave home.
Fourth, take a water bottle with you. You know you’re going to need some water to get you ___69___ your day. So take a bottle with you. That will help you ____70____ plastic bottles.
61．A．put B．take C．throw D．get
62．A．natural B．difficult C．necessary D．comfortable
63．A．organized B．celebrated C．supported D．provided
64．A．decision B．difference C．conclusion D．conversation
65．A．when B．where C．why D．how
66．A．Instead B．Moreover C．However D．Otherwise
67．A．no B．yes C．hello D．sorry
68．A．expecting B．trying C．waiting D．planning
69．A．for B．through C．against D．with
70．A．recycle B．reuse C．avoid D．pick

（2021春·江苏扬州·八年级校考期末）When I was thirteen, my only dream was to become the star on our football team. But that depended on if I could beat out Miller King, who was the best ___71___ at our school.
Football season ___72___ in September. However, during the whole summer holiday, I carried my football everywhere for ___73___. But just before September, Miller was hit by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from hospital. He looked very ___74___, but he didn’t cry.
That season, I tried my best to play football well. And I made it. I ___75___ all of Miller’s records while he ___76___ the games on TV at home. We went 10:1 and I was named the most valuable player. ___77___ I often had bad dreams in which I was to blame (归咎)for Miller’s ___78___.
One afternoon, when I was crossing the field to go home, I saw Miller failing going over a fence (篱笆) which wasn’t ___79___ to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept ____80____ from. But even that challenge, he accepted it naturally. I helped him move ____81____ over the fence. When we were finally ____82____ on the other side, he said,” You know I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did fine. Thank you for filling in for me.
His words freed me from my bad dreams. I ____83____ myself, “He was more of a leader even ____84____ an arm.” Damaged but not defeated (打败), he was ____85____ ahead of me. I was right to have admired him. From that day on, I grew bigger and a little more real.
71．A．coach B．student C．teacher D．player
72．A．started B．ended C．took D．opened
73．A．practice B．fan C．show D．play
74．A．pale B．interested C．excited D．worried
75．A．got B．broke C．kicked D．reached
76．A．saw B．noticed C．found D．watched
77．A．And B．Then C．But D．So
78．A．story B．mistake C．accident D．event
79．A．easy B．difficult C．brave D．strong
80．A．praise B．advice C．help D．gift
81．A．quickly B．slowly C．simply D．quietly
82．A．surprised B．special C．lucky D．safe
83．A．replied to B．kept to C．thought to D．listened to
84．A．with B．without C．under D．in
85．A．still B．also C．never D．just

（2021春·江苏扬州·八年级统考期末）Tom walked away from the school. He was ___86___ to become a criminal(罪犯), never to return. He was a ___87___ boy and nobody loved him. He met his best friend, Joe Harper. Joe was looking for Tom for the same ___88___, Joe’s mother had beaten him. But Joe hadn’t done anything ___89___. She was tired of him and she wanted him to ___90___. The two boys began to make their plans for starting a life of crime and becoming pirates(海盗).
Five kilometers south of St Petersburg was a lonely island called Jackson’s Island. They decided to go there. They looked for Huckleberry Finn, ___91___ he joined them immediately. They met at a place on the river bank three kilometers from the village ___92___. Each brought whatever they could steal like ___93___ criminals. And then they ___94___ on the raft. At about two o’clock in the morning, they landed on Jackson’s Island, and carried their things onto the shore. They decided to eat and sleep ____95____, because that was what criminals did.
“It’s ____96____ the life for me,” said Tom. “You don’t have to get up in the mornings and go to school, and wash, and all those foolish things. A pirate doesn’t have to do ____97____.”
Huck said: “What do pirates do?”
“Oh, they take ____98____ and burn them. They get money and bury it in places where there are ghosts to watch it. And kill everybody on the ships.” said Tom.
Slowly their talk stopped; they felt ____99____. Huck slept easily. ____100____, Tom and Joe had more difficulty getting to sleep. They began to fear that it was wrong to run away and steal.
—taken from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
86．A．coming B．leaving C．reaching D．arriving
87．A．careful B．clever C．lonely D．careless
88．A．result B．time C．reason D．condition
89．A．wrong B．right C．sad D．happy
90．A．run away B．put away C．move away D．go away
91．A．and B．but C．or D．for
92．A．at noon B．at midnight C．in the evening D．in the morning
93．A．truly B．true C．really D．real
94．A．set down B．set up C．set about D．set off
95．A．outside B．inside C．upside D．downside
96．A．only B．already C．just D．almost
97．A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
98．A．boats B．rafts C．ships D．sails
99．A．bored B．awake C．excited D．sleepy
100．A．Moreover B．However C．Otherwise D．Anyway

（2021春·江苏扬州·八年级统考期末）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
I teach in a kindergarten in the city of Atlanta. One day I was standing by the classroom door ___101___ the kids as they were leaving for the PE class. As they were walking, a little boy bumped into a little girl and she fell down, ___102___ on her back. This little girl often cries ___103___, and the little boy watched her as her face started to crumble(崩溃).
Usually, the girl would ___104___ in no time. And she might ask me for help and then ___105___ that the little boy pushed her and she fell down and got ___106___. When I was thinking about how to deal with the small accident, the boy looked at me straight in the eye and less than a second later, ___107___ himself down on the floor, landing on his back, as well. He got up ___108___, slowly went over to the little girl and held out his ___109___ to help her up. He said, “I’m sorry, little sister. It seemed that we ____110____ into each other by accident. Oh, I honestly ____111____ it doesn’t hurt you.” The little girl was a little shocked, but she ____112____ his hand, got up and said, “Oops, sorry!” They walked off, ____113____ and waving goodbye to me.
I was standing there with a frozen expression. The little boy was really ____114____. He avoided an accident that might lead to a bad result in a few ____115____.
The wisdom of children never fails to surprise me.
101．A．teaching B．leading C．helping D．watching
102．A．holding B．landing C．living D．calling
103．A．hardly B．really C．easily D．partly
104．A．cry B．fall C．laugh D．jump
105．A．complain B．complete C．repeat D．retell
106．A．worried B．bored C．hurt D．tired
107．A．threw B．put C．spread D．calmed
108．A．at last B．at once C．at least D．at most
109．A．hand B．finger C．arm D．head
110．A．broke B．came C．bumped D．fell
111．A．know B．hope C．understand D．notice
112．A．carried B．touched C．shook D．took
113．A．crying B．shouting C．whispering D．smiling
114．A．kind B．clever C．strange D．honest
115．A．seconds B．minutes C．hours D．years

（2021春·江苏扬州·八年级校考期末）We live in a world where there are nearly 6, 000 different languages, so it is very easy for you to get __116__ when you are translating. In general, the __117__ away from home you get, the stranger the languages around you become. But, have you ever noticed anything __118__ among different languages?
Language studies have shown that the __119__ for “mama” and “papa” around the world are surprisingly like each other. It was once believed that different languages shared something in common__120__ several languages started to develop from one language. That was the origin （起源）of many languages spoken around Europe.
__121__, this cannot explain why there are similarities too outside Europe, such as “nanay” and “tatay” in the Philippines which also __122__ in some places in Guangdong, China. So what could __123__ this similarity around the world?
Russian-American linguist（语言学家）Roman Jakobson shares __124__ he has found out. Maybe he is __125__.
“If you’re a(n) __126__ making your first sounds, the easiest will be ‘ah’ because you can make it __127__ doing anything with your tongue or lips（嘴唇）, ” he said.
“M” and “n” are also created __128__ by opening and closing the mouth, so these sounds often develop next. In a similar __129__, the sounds that are closely related to “father”, like “p”,  “d” and “t”, develop next. This could be the reason why, around the world, a child’s first words are often “ma” or “pa”, leading parents to be __130__ “mama” and “papa”.
116．A．interested B．lost C．used D．prepared
117．A．closer B．farther C．closest D．farthest
118．A．straight B．important C．difficult D．similar
119．A．characters B．passages C．words D．sentences
120．A．when B．until C．because D．although
121．A．Anyway B．Moreover C．However D．Instead
122．A．speak B．divide C．find D．appear
123．A．explain B．express C．expect D．excuse
124．A．how B．what C．whether D．why
125．A．stupid B．terrible C．right D．bored
126．A．baby B．adult C．alien D．foreigner
127．A．by B．against C．through D．without
128．A．slowly B．easily C．quietly D．carefully
129．A．way B．place C．dream D．hurry
130．A．written B．added C．called D．kept

（2021春·江苏南京·八年级校考期末）I just arrived in this country for a one-year schooling. One day, I took the underground to visit some ancient palaces. But what happened to me next has taught me much about culture ____131____ .
Since all the ____132____ were taken, I stood. But in one quick motion (动作), I felt my bag removed (移 动) from my back, and suddenly it was ____133____. I turned around to see who the thief was.
I looked around the car only to find directly across from me was an elderly lady, and sitting on her lap was my bag. I tried to get it back from her lap. But as I began to ____134____ it up, she quickly grabbed (抓) back and held onto it. I looked around at the people standing beside me, and those sitting beside her but no one took any  ____135____  of the situation. I used my hands as possible as I could, but it didn’t work. She picked up my bag, showing how ____136____  it was. I finally began to understand. She was holding my bag to ____137____ me.
At the next stop, a middle-aged woman got on the busy underground. Another elderly woman sitting down took her bag, setting it on her lap. They didn’t talk, but this older woman was more than happy to sit with this stranger’s bag on her lap ____138____ her journey.
As I was getting ready to get off, the woman gently handed me back my bag. But ____139____ I had a chance to thank her, she had disappeared (消失) into the crowd.
Sadly, this custom was more surprising to me than if I was robbed (抢劫). Everyone back home had heard of being robbed—that was ____140____ city behavior—but having a stranger hold onto someone’s bag out of kindness, in a city of twelve million people—that was truly special.
131．A．problem B．purpose C．cause D．difference
132．A．cars B．seats C．buses D．stations
133．A．broken B．emptied C．opened D．gone
134．A．pull B．bring C．check D．push
135．A．ideas B．care C．notice D．photo
136．A．small B．useful C．dirty D．heavy
137．A．thank B．treat C．help D．warn
138．A．through B．across C．before D．after
139．A．until B．after C．before D．when
140．A．usual B．harmful C．practical D．suitable

（2021春·江苏盐城·八年级统考期末）阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Once there was a poor boy who lived with his mother in India.
One day, Mother asked the boy, “Would you like something from the market?” “More than anything else, I want a ____141____!” the boy said.
Mother sold some grain at the market, but there was ____142____ not enough money for a drum. Instead, Mother gave the boy a strong stick she had found.
The boy decided not to be disappointed (失望的). “Thank you,” he said. He tapped, slapped, and banged on everything with his new stick.
As he went tapping along, he saw his neighbor trying to light ____143____ stove. “Use my stick to heat your stove,” he said. The woman ____144____ the boy. When the stove got ____145____, she baked him a soft cake.
The boy was about to eat his cake when he heard a ____146____ baby crying. The baby’s mother had no food. “You need this cake more than I do,” the boy said. The woman fed the cake to her baby. “Take this as thanks,” she said, ____147____ the boy a large metal jug (罐子).
What a gift! The boy tapped, slapped and banged the jug as if it were a drum. He almost didn’t hear the old man groaning from a nearby ditch. “____148____!” the man cried. The boy ran to the well and ____149____ his jug with water. The man drank. “I am a trader, but robbers stole (偷) my goods,” the man said. Two frightened _____150_____ stood by the trees. The boy held out the jug for them. They drank and became calm. “You can have my jug to _____151_____,” the boy offered. “For your kindness, take one of my horses,” said the trader.
“What a rich gift!” the boy said. He climbed on the horse and rode down the street. He passed a group of men _____152_____ under a big tree. They looked unhappy. “What’s the matter?” asked the boy. One young man said, “I’m going to my wedding (婚礼), where this band will play. _____153_____ if I show up on foot, my bride will laugh at me.” The boy hopped off the horse and handed him the reins. “You need this horse more than I do!” he said. The musicians leaped up and sang. “Thank you so much,” said one of the musicians. He handed the boy a beautiful drum. The boy shouted with _____154_____. He trapped, slapped and banged his new drum.
When he got home, the boy told his mother the whole story. “When you are _____155_____, your good deeds come back to you,” Mother said.
It was a lesson the boy never forgot.
141．A．drum B．stick C．cake D．jug
142．A．again B．always C．still D．even
143．A．her B．his C．your D．my
144．A．helped B．thanked C．refused D．warned
145．A．dry B．wet C．cold D．hot
146．A．thirsty B．shy C．hungry D．friendly
147．A．lending B．feeding C．handing D．making
148．A．Water B．Rain C．Fire D．Wind
149．A．picked B．filled C．threw D．caught
150．A．horses B．sheep C．dogs D．cows
151．A．ride B．drink C．grow D．trade
152．A．laughing B．sleeping C．dancing D．sitting
153．A．And B．But C．Or D．For
154．A．noise B．anger C．joy D．sadness
155．A．honest B．happy C．quiet D．kind

（2021春·江苏盐城·八年级校考期末）A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake. So they stopped there to ___156___ for a while, and the wise man said to one of his followers, “I am very ___157___. Could you please ___158___ me some water from the lake?”
The follower walked to the lake ___159___ hearing what the man asked. Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, several carts (手推车) started crossing the lake. ___160___, the water became very muddy(泥泞的). Then he went back and told the wise man that the water was very muddy and not ___161___ to drink. After they had rested for about half an hour, the wise man again asked the ___162___ follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The follower went to the lake again. This time he found that all the mud had settled(沉淀) to the ___163___. The water was very ___164___ and looked fit to drink. So he ___165___ his water bottle and took it to the wise man.
The wise man took the water bottle and drank, then looked up at the follower. “See what you did to make the ___166___ clean?” he said. “You let it be for a while and the mud settled down on its own, ___167___ you could get some clear drinking water. Your mind can also be like that lake when it is disturbed(被搅乱的) by something. If you just let it be and give it a little ___168___, it will most likely settle down ___169___ its own. You needn’t put in any effort(努力) at all to ___170___ it.”
156．A．rest B．look C．watch D．see
157．A．hungry B．sad C．happy D．thirsty
158．A．take B．buy C．get D．catch
159．A．while B．before C．after D．until
160．A．However B．Instead C．In fact D．As a result
161．A．necessary B．fit C．important D．interesting
162．A．same B．different C．other D．left
163．A．top B．side C．bottom D．lake
164．A．dirty B．fresh C．clear D．sweet
165．A．filled B．finished C．reached D．got
166．A．juice B．water C．food D．drink
167．A．so B．but C．because D．when
168．A．water B．money C．time D．air
169．A．on B．with C．by D．like
170．A．prevent B．fix C．protect D．calm

（2021春·江苏南京·八年级南师附中新城初中校考期末）Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength.
Take the ____171____ of a 10-year-old boy as an example. He lost his left arm in a car accident, but he decided to study judo(柔道).
The boy began lessons with an old judo coach, Mr Brown. The boy was doing well, but he couldn’t understand ___172___, after three months of training, the coach had taught him only one move. “Mr Brown,” the boy finally asked, “Shouldn’t I be learning more moves?”
“This is the only move you ____173____ to know,” the coach replied.
The boy didn’t quite understand, but he believed in his coach and kept ___174___. Several more months later, the coach took the boy to his first championship(冠军).
The boy ____175____ won his first two matches. The third match was a little ___176___, but after some time, he used his one move to win the match. Still ____177____ by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent(对手) was bigger, stronger and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be losing the match. The referee(裁判) was worried the boy might get hurt. He was about to stop the match when the boy’s coach said, “No, let him ____178____.” Soon after the match started again, his opponent made a big ____179____. The boy won the match. On the way home, the boy asked his coach how he could win the tournament with only one move. “You won for two reasons,” the coach answered. “First, you’ve ____180____ one of the most difficult throws on all of judo. And second, the only defense(防卫) for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm.”
171．A．problem B．news C．story D．progress
172．A．why B．how C．when D．whether
173．A．want B．need C．fail D．remember
174．A．thinking B．testing C．moving D．training
175．A．easily B．hardly C．nearly D．luckily
176．A．exciting B．interesting C．difficult D．important
177．A．amazed B．interested C．relaxed D．bored
178．A．start B．stop C．continue D．leave
179．A．choice B．mistake C．change D．difference
180．A．seen B．taught C．challenged D．learned

（2021春·江苏南京·八年级统考期末）Bethany Hamilton is from Hawaii. When she was just 13 years old, she and her friend were surfing in the ocean. While they were surfing, a shark attacked(袭击) Hamilton and she  __181__ her left arm after that.
Hamilton was sent to the hospital right away. When she arrived, she had already lost more than half of her blood and __182__ died. But doctors saved her life. Hamilton loved surfing, and she didn’t want to stop. __183__, it was much harder for her now because she only had one arm. First, she got a special surfboard(冲浪板). This board was thicker and it was __184__ to control (控制). Then, she started to exercise her legs. She needed stronger legs because she had to kick more to push the board through the water. Finally, she learned how to surf with only one arm.
Less than one month after the __185__, she was surfing again.
Today, Hamilton is a professional(职业的) surfer. She surfs in competitions around the world. She has been in competitions in the USA, Brazil, and Australia. In total, she has ___186___ four important competitions. She no longer needs a special surf board. She uses the same __187__ of surfboard that everyone else uses.
Hamilton uses her experiences to __188__ people to never give up. She wrote a book about the shark attack and her difficulties. She also goes on TV shows. In 2011, her experiences were even made into a(n) __189__. She has also won several awards for her courage(勇气).
Hamilton says that helping people has been a wonderful experience for her. She says that she has learned a lot about __190__, love, and being strong. However, although so many things have happened to her, she says she is still just a surfer.
181．A．lost B．cut C．broke D．hurt
182．A．badly B．closely C．almost D．even
183．A．Above all B．Of course C．By the way D．At first
184．A．easier B．safer C．quicker D．softer
185．A．activity B．accident C．danger D．disease
186．A．held B．chose C．entered D．won
187．A．style B．material C．kind D．form
188．A．warm B．ask C．expect D．teach
189．A．interview B．novel C．programme D．movie
190．A．health B．knowledge C．life D．education


参考答案：

1．A 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．C 6．A 7．A 8．D 9．D 10．C

【导语】本文主要介绍了美国落基山高中的学生们，参加他们的第四次年度食物募捐活动的情况。
1．句意：他们被号召为当地的食物银行筹集食物和其他物品。
raise筹集，捐赠；buy买；give给；help帮助。根据“… took part in their fourth yearly food drive(募捐)”可知，此处是说筹集食物。故选A。
2．句意：由于世界上很多人还在遭受饥饿，所以食品银行救济站被建立来帮助他们。
illness疾病；hunger饥饿；blindness失明；cold寒冷。根据“food banks are set up to help them”可知，食品银行救济站被建立，所以是人们遭受饥饿。故选B。
3．句意：他们收集和储存食物，把它们送给买不起的人。
afford负担得起；decide决定；prepare准备；turn改变。根据“They collect and store food and give it to people…”可知，此处是说把食物给买不起的人。故选A。
4．句意：到目前为止，世界上已经有了数千家食品银行。
So long再见；The other day前几天；So far到目前为止；Soon after稍后。根据“there have been thousands of…”可知是句子是现在完成时，所以用so far作时间状语。故选C。
5．句意：有些人捐赠食物或钱给他们，有些人在银行做志愿者。
make制作；control控制；donate捐赠；cook做饭。根据后面“food or money to them,”可知，此处是donate sth to sb“捐赠某物给某人”。故选C。
6．句意：虽然落基山高中的学生们还有工作要做，但他们必须收集穷人度假所需的物品。
work工作；homework家庭作业；report报告；market市场。根据“they had to collect items that poor people need for their holiday.”可知，此处是表达“虽然学生们有工作要做，但他们必须收集穷人度假所需的物品。”故选A。
7．句意：每个年级从食物银行收到不同的任务。
different不同的；wonderful完美的；similar相似的；difficult困难的。根据后面“Some needed to collect …Some went to bakeries to…”可知是不同的任务。故选A。
8．句意：一些人去面包店要剩下的蛋糕。
care for关心；pay for付款；look for寻找；ask for要求。根据前面说每个年级从食物银行收到不同的任务，可推知此处是说去面包店要剩下的蛋糕。故选D。
9．句意：不是每个人都有他们需要的一切，我们认为给每个人节日所需的东西会很好。
difficult困难的；easy简单的；sad伤心的；nice好的。根据“Not everybody has everything they needed, and we thought it…”可知此处是表达“给每个人节日所需的东西是好的”。故选D。
10．句意：今年，学生们一共为食物银行募集了1409件食物，并捐赠了262美元(1633元人民币)。
number数目；kilo千克；total总共；ton吨。根据后面“…of 1, 409 items for the food bank and donated $262(1, 633 yuan).”可知，此处是说总数。故选C。

11．A 12．C 13．B 14．B 15．D 16．C 17．D 18．C 19．A 20．C 21．D 22．D 23．B 24．A 25．B

【导语】本文主要介绍了父亲节的由来以及父亲节如何表达对父亲的爱。
11．句意：谁帮助你解决了第一道数学题？
with有；to到；for为了；by被，固定搭配help sb with sth“帮助某人做某事”，故选A。
12．句意：谁教你区分对错？
old and young老小；big and small大小；right and wrong对错；long and short长短，根据“ Who held you…your first difficult math problem? Who taught you the difference between”可知，此处指谁教你区分对错，故选C。
13．句意：这周日，6月18日是父亲节。
Mother’s母亲的；Father’s 父亲的；Children’s孩子的；Women’s女士的，根据“Your dad. Now it is your turn to do something for him”可知，六月十八日是父亲节，故选B。
14．句意：所以为什么不做些特殊的事情以感谢父亲呢？
easy容易的；special特殊的；strange奇怪的；hard困难的，根据“thank your dad”可知，此处指做些特殊的事情感谢父亲，故选B。
15．句意：1909年，一位名叫Sonora Smart Dodd的美国女士提出了父亲节的想法。
British英国的；Japanese日本的；Chinese中国的；American美国的，根据“In 1924, US president Calvin Coolidge”可知，此处指一位名叫Sonora Smart Dodd的美国女士，故选D。
16．句意：在他妻子生第六个孩子去世后，他独自抚养了六个孩子。
when当……时；until直到；after在……之后；before在……之前，根据“He raised (抚养) six children by himself”可知，此处指妻子去世后，他独自抚养了六个孩子，故选C。
17．句意：在他妻子生第六个孩子去世后，他独自抚养了六个孩子。
third第三；fourth第四；fifth第五；sixth第六，根据“He raised (抚养) six children by himself ”可知，此处指妻子生第六个孩子时，故选D。
18．句意：她的父亲出生于六月，因此她选择在1910年父亲生日那天举行第一次父亲节庆祝活动。
in May在五月；on May 19在五月19日；on June 19在六月19日；in July在七月，根据“Finally, in 1966, the third Sunday in June was made Father’s Day”可知，她父亲的生日在六月，故选C。
19．句意：1924年，美国总统CalvinCoolidge喜欢全国父亲节的想法。
liked喜欢；disliked不喜欢；needed需要；wanted想要，根据“Finally, in 1966, the third Sunday in June was made Father’s Day”可知，此处指总统喜欢父亲节的想法，故选A。
20．句意：有很多方法可以表达你的爱和感谢。
to take带走；to bring带来；to show表达；to say说，根据“your love and thanks”可知，此处指有方法表达爱和感谢，故选C。
21．句意：给他寄张贺卡。
her她；you你；me我；him他，根据“Usually fathers prefer cards that are not too emotional”可知，此处指给父亲寄张贺卡，故选D。
22．句意：所以选择一个让他大笑的。
cry哭；jump跳；shout大喊；laugh大笑，根据“Usually fathers prefer cards that are not too emotional”可知，此处指选一个让父亲大笑的贺卡，故选D。
23．句意：一个小礼物，比如一张你们的全家福照片，都能让他感觉像个国王。
should应该；can能；must必须；need需要，根据“a photo of your family”和“make him feel like a king”可知，一张全家福能让他感觉像个国王，故选B。
24．句意：送他花。
flowers花；books书；clothes衣服；shoes鞋，根据“the red rose is the official Father’s Day flower”可知，此处是送父亲花，故选A。
25．句意：如果他有一台电脑，让“我爱你，爸爸”的话覆盖在他的桌面。
watch手表；computer电脑；car汽车；bike自行车，根据“cover his desktop with words like “I love you, Dad.”可知，此处指父亲如果有电脑，故选B。

26．B 27．A 28．D 29．B 30．C 31．B 32．C 33．D 34．C 35．B

【导语】本文介绍了汤姆的姨妈让汤姆油漆篱笆，因为篱笆太长，他就想出了让别人帮助油漆篱笆的主意。
26．句意：汤姆的姨妈让他油漆篱笆。
time时间；task任务；volunteer志愿者；prize奖励。根据“painting the fence (篱笆).”可知，这是一项任务。故选B。
27．句意：他油漆了一块篱笆，观察自己的进度，然后坐下来休息。
surveyed查看；found发现；took拿；chose选择。根据“He painted one board and…his progress（进展）,”可知，此处应该是查看自己的进度。故选A。
28．句意：他拿起刷子继续工作。
set up设置；took up开始；made up编造；picked up拾起。根据“and went back to work.”可知，应该是拿起刷子继续工作。故选D。
29．句意：他高兴地唱着歌，手里拿着一个苹果。
a book一本书；an apple苹果；a brush刷子；a kite风筝。根据“I’ll give you half my apple.”可知，手里拿的是苹果。故选B。
30．句意：一个男孩每天都有机会油漆这样的篱笆吗？
training训练；place位置；chance机会；aunt阿姨。根据“paint a fence like this every day?” 可知，应该是有机会做这样的事情吗。故选C。
31．句意：他变得越来越感兴趣。
surprised惊讶的；interested感兴趣的；nervous焦虑的；confident自信的。根据“Tom, will you let me do some painting?”可知，本应该是对此感兴趣，才提出这样的要求。故选B。
32．句意：波莉姨妈允许我把它做好。
warned警告；advised劝告；allowed允许；decided决定。由上文的“一个男孩每天都有机会油漆这样的篱笆吗”可知，此处应该是姨妈允许我这样做。故选C。
33．句意：我是唯一能做好的人。
same相同的；important重要的；first第一；only唯一的。上文说“姨妈允许我这样做”是因为“我是唯一能做好的人”。故选D。
34．句意：汤姆让本油漆，脸上带着忧虑，心里却充满了喜悦。
and和；so所以；but但是；or或。根据“He sat down again and started to eat the apple.”可知，这是汤姆第二次休息，他让本帮助他油漆，因此表面上不情愿，但是内心是高兴的。故选C。
35．句意：然后约翰尼·米勒自愿给了他两个玩具士兵。
provided提供；offered自愿给予；treated治疗；sold出让。由上文知道，本累了，由Billy Fisher油漆栅栏，等到了Johnny Miller 时，他给了汤姆两个玩具士兵。故选B。

36．C 37．B 38．C 39．D 40．C 41．A 42．B 43．A 44．A 45．B

【分析】本文主要讲述了一个爱收藏艺术品的富有老人在儿子服役去世后，得到了一张儿子珍贵的照片，在老人去世后，拍卖会上开始拍卖老人的收藏品，从儿子的照片开始，老人的一位朋友用所有的钱买下了这张照片，遵循老人的遗愿，谁买下了这张照片谁就会得到所有的收藏品。
36．句意：父亲为儿子感到骄傲，希望他能成为一名勇敢的士兵。
tired疲惫的；afraid害怕的；proud骄傲的；angry生气的。根据“wanted him to be a brave soldier ”可知，父亲以此为傲，故选C。
37．句意：不幸的是，几个星期后，老人收到一封信，说他的儿子在送另一名士兵去医院的时候死了。
Luckily幸运地；Unluckily不幸地；Happily开心地；Hopefully有希望地。根据“his son had died”可知，儿子死了，这是一件不幸的事，故选B。
38．句意：不幸的是，几个星期后，老人收到一封信，说他的儿子在送另一名士兵去医院的时候死了。
sent发送；wrote写；received接收；printed打印。根据“a letter saying his son had died”可知，老人收到了一封信，故选C。
39．句意：虽然世人不会认为这是一部伟大的作品，但这张照片对他来说很重要。
Because因为；Till直到；So因此；Though尽管。根据“the world would not think it a great work, the picture was important to the man”可知，前后句是让步关系，用though引导让步状语从句，故选D。
40．句意：没有人说话，也没有人举手。
shook摇动；threw扔；put up举起；opened打开。根据“All of his paintings would be sold at an auction”及常识可知，在拍卖会上要举手拍价，故选C。
41．句意：谁在乎那张照片？
picture照片；trick把戏；price价格；colour颜色。根据“The auction began with the picture of the old man’s son”可知，没人关注这张照片，故选A。
42．句意：更多的人同意。
refused拒绝；agreed同意；disagreed不同意；decided决定。根据“Let’s move on to the good ones”可知，更多的人同意直接下一个，故选B。
43．句意：有人给出更高的价格吗？
higher更高的；lower更低的；smaller更小的；fewer更少的。根据“Will you take $10 for the picture? That’s all I have”可知，询问是否还有人出更高的价格，故选A。
44．句意：拍卖师看了看这些人，说拍卖结束了。
said说；answered回答；talked谈论；spoke说。根据“that the auction was over”可知，此处指拍卖师说的内容，故选A。
45．句意：根据父亲的想法，谁拍下儿子的照片，谁就能得到全部藏品。
main主要的；whole全部的；best最好的；most最多的。根据“Because of the father’s love, whoever took the picture of the son got it all”可知，拍下儿子照片的人就可以得到全部的收藏品，故选B。

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

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者的孩子摔倒，虽然作者反复安慰，但她仍然认为自己伤得很厉害。由此作者意识到孩子真正想要的首先是父母的倾听，然后父母才可以帮助他们想出解决问题的方法。
46．句意：这只是一次小小的摔倒，但我相信你知道接下来发生了什么——太多的眼泪！
fall跌倒；jump跳跃；turn转动；drop掉落。根据第一句中的“fell”可知，孩子经历的是一次“摔倒”。故选A。
47．句意：然后这句话——“如果你不小题大做，他们也不会这么做。”进入我的脑海。
face脸；nose鼻子；mouth嘴巴；mind大脑。根据“Then this phrase...”可知，此处表示面对孩子的要求，作者想起了以前听到的一句话，也就是说这句话出现在了作者的“脑海”中。故选D。
48．句意：我相信我以前在一些育儿建议中听说过这个。  
listened to听；guarded against防止；heard of听说；gone with与……同行。根据前面的“this phrase rang”可知，当时作者想到的是从别人那里“听到”过的一句话。故选C。
49．句意：这似乎很符合逻辑，所以我肯定会实践它。  
suddenly突然；quickly迅速地；surely确切地；immediately立即地。作者认为“If you don’t make a big dealout of it, they won’t, either”这句话很合理，因此一般会按照这句话中的建议去做。故选C。
50．句意：你可以起来了。
get得到；sit坐；lie躺；rise升起。根据“You’re fine; it is just a little fall, dear.”可知，作者认为只是一次小小的摔倒，孩子可以自己“站起来”。get up起来，故选A。
51．句意：亲爱的，你可以来这里；你没事的。  
wrong错的；okay好的；right正确的；careful小心的。根据本段第一句中的“You’re fine”可知，作者认为孩子是“可以的”。故选B。
52．句意：这种反反复复持续了很长一段有趣的时间。  
left离开；arrived到达；came回来；continued继续。根据“This back and forth”可知，此处表示作者反复安慰，而孩子一直没有冷静下来，即这种情况“持续”了一段时间。故选D。
53．句意：每一次，我没有受伤的女儿都坚持说她的伤势越来越严重，我也试图让她相信她没事。
cried哭；laughed笑；insisted坚持；told告诉。根据前文中的“I can’t walk!” 以及“My legs are broken!”等都是孩子在向作者“坚持说”自己的伤更重了。故选C。
54．句意：他们试图帮助他们的孩子处理他们面临的任何问题。
ask要求；help帮助；want想要；wish希望。根据“All of the parents are kind, loving parents who want the best for their kids.”可知，父母总是想把最好的给孩子，也想“帮助”他们解决他们遇到的问题。故选B。
55．句意：这应该是第二步。
step步骤；tip建议；skill技巧；trick诡计。根据后面句中的“Step one”可知，作者认为帮助孩子解决问题应是给孩子提供帮助的第二“步”。故选A。
56．句意：第一步应该是：注意倾听。  
explain解释；argue争论；complain抱怨；understand理解。根据后文中的“When people feel heard and understood”可知，父母倾听孩子的诉说是为了更好地“理解”他们。此处是建议父母去听，所以这时候父母要做的不是张开嘴解释、争论或试图说服对方。故选D。
57．句意：和他们一起承受痛苦，而不是简单地试图摆脱它。  
ever曾经；even甚至；once曾经；simply只，简单地。根据“Sit with them in that pain”可知，作者认为父母不应该“只”想着如何帮助孩子摆脱困境，而要倾听他们真正的心声。故选D。
58．句意：当人们感到被倾听和理解时，他们就会获得自己解决问题的力量，面对自己的痛苦，并在痛苦面前坚持下去。
gain获得；lose失去；miss错过；need需要。根据“the strength to solve problems on their own”可知，父母倾听和理解孩子其实是帮助孩子“获得”独立解决问题的能力。故选A。
59．句意：当人们感到被倾听和理解时，他们就会获得自己解决问题的力量，面对自己的痛苦，并在痛苦面前坚持下去。  
risk冒险；pain疼痛；fact事实；truth真理。根据后文中的“in the face of that pain”可知，此处表示孩子面对自己的痛苦。故选B。
60．句意：所以，让我们与孩子们保持更亲密的关系，在他们的痛苦中陪伴他们。  
better更好；tighter更紧；closer更近；farther更远。本句中的“be with them…”说明作者认为父母在孩子遇到问题时要离他们“近”一些，要和他们在一起。故选C。

61．B 62．B 63．A 64．B 65．D 66．C 67．A 68．D 69．B 70．C

【分析】本文倡导人们在日常生活中尽可能少地或避免使用塑料制品来保护环境，并介绍了避免使用塑料的方法。
61．句意：我们每年带走的塑料物品足够绕地球四圈。
put放；take拿；throw扔；get到达；根据上句“ Americans buy 50 million plastic water bottles every year”美国人每年购买5000万个塑料水瓶，可知，应该是我们每年带走的塑料物品能绕地球四圈，故选B。
62．句意：但目前没有它仍然很难生活。
natural自然的；difficult困难的；necessary必要的；comfortable舒服的；But表示转折，根据常识，应该是目前没有塑料还很难生存，故选B。
63．句意：Broadreach组织了一个无塑料日。
organized组织；celebrated庆祝；supported支持；provided提供；根据后面“a Plastic-Free Day”可知，应该是Broadreach组织了一个无塑料日，故选A。
64．句意：这是你通过在没有塑料的情况下生活一天来改变现状的机会。
decision决定；difference不同；conclusion结论；conversation对话；根据“by living without plastic for one day”可知，是通过在没有塑料的情况下生活一天，来产生影响，make a difference“产生影响；带来改变” 。故选B。
65．句意：以下是如何做。
when何时；where哪儿；why为什么；how怎样；根据上文“This is your chance to make a ... by living without plastic for one day”及下文“First...Second...Third...Fourth...”可知，此处是指如何做到上文讲的一天不使用塑料，故选D。
66．句意：然而，还有一些其他物品可能含有隐藏的塑料。
Instead代替；Moreover此外；However然而；Otherwise否则，不然；根据“It is clear that items like water bottles and many kids' toys are made of plastic”很明显像水瓶和许多儿童玩具这样的物品是由塑料制成的，和后文“there are some other items that may contain（含有）hidden plastic.”之间存在转折关系，故选C。
67．句意：第二，对吸管、杯子和塑料袋等一次性塑料说不。
no不；yes是；hello你好；sorry对不起；根据下文“Many people love to drink from a straw or use plastic bags to carry things, but they are really an environmental disaster.许多人喜欢用吸管喝水或用塑料袋来携带东西，但这确实是一场环境灾难”可知，应该是对塑料说不，故选A。
68．句意：第三，如果你打算在外面吃饭，带上你自己的餐具。
expecting期待；trying尝试；waiting等；planning计划；根据“bring your own utensils...to eat outside”可知，应该是计划出去吃，所以才带上餐具，故选D。
69．句意：你知道你需要一些水来度过你的一天。
for为；through穿过；against反对；with和；根据“need some water to get you...your day”可知，你需要一些水使你度过你的一天，get through度过。故选B。
70．句意：这将帮助你避免使用塑料瓶。
recycle回收；reuse再利用；avoid避免；pick捡；句中that指的是上文中的“take a bottle with you.”，由此推断，带瓶子的原因是为了避免使用塑料瓶。故选C。

71．D 72．A 73．A 74．A 75．B 76．D 77．C 78．C 79．B 80．C 81．B 82．D 83．C 84．B 85．A

【分析】这篇短文主要介绍了足球有关的故事，作者想成为球队里最棒的球员，为实现梦想，作者刻苦训练，在优秀球员Miller受伤后，作者脱颖而出，成为很棒的球员，作者的表现得到了Miller的认可。
71．句意：但这取决于我能否击败米Miller King，他是我们学校最好的球员。
coach教练；student学生；teacher老师；player运动员。根据“But that depended on if I could beat out Miller King”可知，此处是Miller King是最好的球员，故选D。
72．句意：足球赛季从九月开始。
started开始；ended结束；took带去；opened打开。根据下文“However, during the whole summer holiday, I carried my football everywhere for … But just before September, Miller was hit by a car and lost his right arm.”可知，足球赛季从九月开始，故选A。
73．句意：我带着足球到处练习。
practice练习；fan粉丝；show演出；play戏剧。根据“I carried my football everywhere”可知，作者到处练习踢足球，故选A。
74．句意：他脸色苍白，但没有哭。
pale灰白的；interested有趣的；excited激动的；worried担心的。根据“but he didn’t cry.”可知，刚从医院回来，他的脸看起来苍白，故选A。
75．句意：Miller在家通过电视看比赛时，我打破了他的所有记录。
got得到；broke 破坏；kicked踢；reached到达。根据“all of Miller’s records”可知，此处是作者打破了所有的记录，故选B。
76．句意：Miller在家通过电视观看比赛时，我打破了他的所有记录。
saw看见；noticed注意；found找到；watched观看。根据“on TV”可知，是通过电视看比赛，故选D。
77．句意：但是我经常做恶梦，在梦中我应该为Miller的事故负责。
and和，又；Then然后；But但是；So因此，根据下文“I often had bad dreams in which I was to blame (归咎)for Miller’s ….”可知，此处是和上文之间存在转折关系，用连词but，故选 C。
78．句意：但是我经常做恶梦，在梦中我应该为Miller的事故负责。
story故事；mistake错误；accident事故；event事件。根据上文“Miller was hit by a car and lost his right arm.”可知，Miller出了车祸，作者感到内疚，仿佛自己应该为Miller的事故负责，故选C。
79．句意：我看到Miller在越过一道栅栏时失败了，如果你有双臂的话，这道栅栏并不难爬。
easy容易的；difficult困难的；brave 勇敢的；strong强壮的。根据“if you had both arms”可知，篱笆并不难爬，如果有2只手臂的话，故选B。
80．句意：我确信我是世界上他最不愿意接受帮助的人。
praise表扬；advice建议；help帮助；gift礼物；根据“But even that challenge, he accepted it naturally.”可知，作者认为Miller最不愿接受作者的帮助，故选C。
81．句意：我帮助他慢慢地越过栅栏。
quickly快速地；slowly慢地；simply简单地；quietly安静地；根据“I helped him move”可知，作者帮助他慢慢地越过栅栏，故选B。
82．句意：当我们最终在另一边安全时，他说：“你知道我在赛季期间没有告诉你这些，但你做得很好。
surprised吃惊的；special特殊的；lucky幸运的；safe安全的。根据“I helped him move  … over the fence.”可知，作者和Miller成功翻过篱笆，就安全了，故选D。
83．句意：我心中想到：“即使没有手臂，他也更像一个领导者”。
replied to回复；kept to坚持； thought to想到，思考；listened to听；根据“He was more of a leader even …an arm.“可知，作者心里想到，自问自答，故选C。
84．句意：我心中想到：“即使没有手臂，他也更像一个领导者”。
with带有；without没有；under在……后面；in在……里面；根据“an arm“可知，此处是没有手臂，他更像一个领导，故选B。
85．句意：虽然受到了伤害，但没有被打败，他仍然领先于我。
still仍然，还；also也；never绝不，从不；just仅仅，只。根据“Damaged but not defeated”可知，作者认为Miller仍然是强者，故选A。

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

【分析】本文是一篇小说节选，此段讲述的是汤姆和他的朋友离家出走的故事。讲了他们离家出走的原因、过程和出走后的想法。
86．句意：他要离开去做个罪犯，并且永不回头。
coming来；leaving离开；reaching到达；arriving到达。由前文“Tom walked away from the school.”可知他从学校走了出来，下一句话承接上文，解释他离开学校的目的。故选B。
87．句意：他是一个孤独的男孩，没有人爱他。
careful仔细的；clever聪明的；lonely孤独的；careless粗心的。由后文“…nobody loved him.”可知没有人爱他，所以他会感到孤独。故选C。
88．句意：乔也是因同样的原因正在找汤姆，乔的妈妈打了他。
result结果；time时间；reason原因；condition状况。由后文“...Joe’s mother had beaten him.”可知乔也是个失落、不被爱的孩子，和汤姆离开的原因一样。故选C。
89．句意：但是乔并没有做什么错事。
wrong错的；right对的；sad伤心的；happy快乐的。由后文“She was tired of him and she wanted him to go away.”可知乔的妈妈只是对他感到厌烦，并不是因为他做错了什么。故选A。
90．句意：她对他感到厌烦并希望他走开。
run away逃跑；put away收好；move away搬走；go away走开。由前文“She was tired of him…”可知乔的妈妈对乔感到厌烦，所以希望他走开。故选D。
91．句意：他们找到了哈克贝利·费恩，他立刻加入了他们。
and并且；but但是；or否则；for因为。该空前说的是他们找到了哈克贝利·费恩，空后说的是他加入了他们，这两句话是顺承关系，应用“and”来连接。故选A。
92．句意：午夜，他们在离村子三公里的河岸边的一个地方碰面。
at noon在中午；at midnight在午夜；in the evening在晚上；in the morning在早上。根据后文“At about two o’clock in the morning…”可知他们在凌晨两点到达了目的地，可以反推他们出发的时间大概是在午夜。故选B。
93．句意：每个人都带上了所有他们能偷到的东西，就像真的罪犯一样。
truly真实地，副词；true真实的，形容词；really真的，副词；real真的，形容词。根据空后名词“criminals”判断该空需要填一个形容词来修饰名词，故排除A和C。real强调真正的，而非假冒伪造的；true强调符合事实的，而非编造的。这里指的是像一个真正的罪犯一样。故选D。
94．句意：然后他们坐上橡皮艇出发。
set down制定；set up创建；set about着手；set off动身出发。根据空后“on the raft”可知他们坐上橡皮艇后便要出发。故选D。
95．句意：他们决定在外面吃饭睡觉，因为罪犯都是这么做的。
outside在外面；inside在里面；upside正面；downside缺点。根据后文“…because that was what criminals did.”可知他们想要效仿罪犯们在户外吃饭睡觉。故选A。
96．句意：“对我来说这才是生活。”
only仅仅；already已经；just正是；almost几乎。由后文“You don’t have to get up in the mornings and go to school, and wash, and all those foolish things.”可知汤姆认为这种自由自在的生活才叫生活。故选C。
97．句意：海盗什么事都不用做。
something某些事；anything任何事；everything所有事；nothing没有事。由前文“You don’t have to get up in the mornings and go to school, and wash, and all those foolish things.”可知汤姆认为成为海盗便不需要做这些事，可以过得很悠闲。故选B。
98．句意：哦，他们抢占船只并烧毁他们。
boats小船；rafts皮艇；ships大船；sails帆船。根据后文“And kill everybody on the ships.”可知汤姆所描述的海盗的行为是在“ships”上进行的。故选C。
99．句意：他们渐渐停止谈话，感到困倦了。
bored无聊的；awake醒着的；excited兴奋的；sleepy困的。根据后文“Huck slept easily.”可知他们想要睡觉了。故选D。
100．句意：但是，汤姆和乔更难入睡了。
Moreover而且；However但是；Otherwise否则；Anyway不管怎样。根据后文“Tom and Joe had more difficulty getting to sleep.”可知汤姆和乔睡不着，而哈克很快就睡着了，该空前后两句是转折关系。故选B。

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

【分析】故事主要讲述幼儿园里一个小男孩撞倒了一个小女孩，而这个小女孩平时很爱哭。小男孩很聪明，他假装自己也被撞倒了，然后诚挚地向小女孩道歉。最后，小女孩没有哭，而且她还向小男孩道歉了。
101．句意：有一天，我站在教室门旁边，看着孩子们去上体育课。
teaching教；leading领导，引领，带路；helping帮助；watch看，注视。根据“standing by the classroom door”可知，“我”站在教室门旁边，只能是“看着”孩子们去上体育课。故选D。
102．句意：当他们走着的时候，一个小男孩撞上了一个小女孩，她摔倒了，背部着地。
holding握住；landing着陆；living居住；calling呼叫。根据下文“...landing on his back, as well.”可知，小女孩摔倒后，背部着地。故选B。
103．句意：这个小女孩经常很容易哭，小男孩看着她，她的脸部（表情）开始崩溃。
hardly几乎不；really真正地；easily容易地；partly一定程度上，部分地。根据“...her face started to crumble(崩溃).”可知，小女孩被撞倒后，脸上开始出现要哭的表情。这说明她很容易哭。故选C。
104．句意：通常，这个女孩立马就哭起来。
cry哭泣；fall跌倒，落下；laugh笑；jump跳。根据上文“ This little girl often cries...”可知，这个女孩爱哭，被小男孩撞倒后通常立马就哭起来。故选A。
105．句意：她可能会向我求助，然后投诉小男孩推了她……
complain抱怨，埋怨，投诉；complete完成；repeat重说；retell复述。根据空格后宾语从句的内容可知，这里指“投诉”。故选A。
106．句意：……她摔倒了，受伤了。
worried担忧的；bored无趣的；hurt受伤的；tired劳累的。根据“ fell down”可知 ，“and”应承接“get hurt受伤”。故选C。
107．句意：……他也躺到地板上，背部着地。
threw扔，投，掷；put放；spread传播；calmed使镇静。根据下文“ landing on his back, as well”可知，小男孩也躺在地板上。throw oneself down躺下，动词短语。故选A。
108．句意：他立刻站起来，慢慢走到小女孩跟前……
at last最后，最终；at once马上，立刻；at least至少；at most最多，至多。根据 “got up”和“went over to the little girl”之间的连贯性可知 ，小男孩立刻站起来，然后走到小女孩跟前。故选B。
109．句意：……他伸出手来帮她站起来。
hand手；finger手指；arm手臂；head头。根据“The little girl was a little shocked, but she...his hand...”可知，小男孩伸出他的手帮小女孩站起来。故选A。
110．句意：我们似乎不小心撞到了彼此。
broke破，裂；came来；bumped撞；fell跌倒，落下。根据“a little boy bumped into a little girl”可知，这里指“碰撞”。故选C。
111．句意：啊，我真诚地希望没有伤到你。
know知道；hope希望；understand理解；notice注意，通知。根据空格后宾语从句的内容可知，这里指“希望”。故选B。
112．句意：小女孩有点吃惊，但她握住他的手，爬起来了……
carried携带；touched触摸，碰，接触；shook摇动；took拿，抱，握，取，接。根据宾语“his hand”和动词短语“got up”可知，这里指小女孩握住小男孩的手，从地上爬起来了。故选D。
113．句意：他们走了，微笑着向我挥手告别。
crying哭泣；shouting喊叫；whispering小声说；smiling微笑。根据上文描述小女孩的反应可知，他们是微笑着向“我”挥手告别。故选D。
114．句意：那个小男孩真的很聪明。
kind友善的；clever聪明的；strange奇怪的；honest诚实的。根据“ He avoided an accident that might lead to a bad result...”可知，那个小男孩避免了一起可能导致不良后果的意外事件，说明他很聪明。故选B。
115．句意：他在几秒钟内就避免一起可能导致不良后果的意外事件。
seconds秒；minutes分；hours小时；years年。根据“ When I was thinking about how to deal with the small accident, the boy looked at me straight in the eye and less than a second later...”可知，当“我”在考虑如何处理这起意外事件时，男孩直视着“我”的眼睛，不到一秒钟，他就想到了办法并避免了不良后果。故选A。

116．B 117．B 118．D 119．C 120．C 121．C 122．D 123．A 124．B 125．C 126．A 127．D 128．B 129．A 130．C

【分析】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了世界各地语言的相似性以及背后的原因。
116．句意：我们生活在一个有近6000种不同语言的世界里，所以你在翻译的时候很容易迷惑。
interested感兴趣的；lost迷惑的；used使用过的；prepared准备的。根据“nearly 6, 000 different languages”可知，翻译时应该是容易迷惑的。故选B。
117．句意：一般来说，离家越远，你对周围的语言就越陌生。
closer更近；farther更远；closest最近的；farthest最远的。根据“far away from”以及“the 比较级……，the 比较级……”可知，此空用形容词比较级，根据“ the stranger the languages around you become”可知离家远。故选B。
118．句意：但是，你有没有注意到不同语言之间有什么相似之处呢?
straight笔直的；important重要的；difficult困难的；similar相似的。根据下文提到““mama” and “papa” around the world are surprisingly like each other”可知，不同语言之间有相似之处。故选D。
119．句意：语言研究表明，世界各地表示“妈妈”和“爸爸”的词汇惊人地相似。
characters人物；passages文章；words单词；sentences句子。根据“ for “mama” and “papa””可知，这两个是单词。故选C。
120．句意：人们曾经认为不同的语言有共同之处，因为几种语言是从一种语言发展而来的。
when当……时；until直到……才；because因为；although尽管。根据前后两句的关系可知，此两句是因果关系。故选C。
121．句意：然而，这不能解释为什么在欧洲之外也有相似之处。
Anyway无论如何；Moreover此外；However但是；Instead相反。根据“this cannot explain”可知，与上文是转折关系。故选C。
122．句意：例如菲律宾的“nanay”和“tatay”，在中国广东的一些地方也有出现。
speak说；divide分开；find找到；appear出现。根据上文可知，不同语言有相似之处，因此菲律宾的语言在中国也出现了。故选D。
123．句意：那么如何解释世界各地的这种相似性呢？
explain解释；express表达；expect期盼；excuse借口。结合上下文，都在说明世界各地语言的相似性，因此该如何解释这种现象。故选A。
124．句意：俄裔美国语言学家Roman Jakobson分享了他的发现。
how如何；what什么；whether是否；why为什么。根据“found out”可知，此处缺少宾语。故选B。
125．句意：或许他是对的。
stupid愚蠢的；terrible可怕的；right正确的；bored无聊的。根据下文对他发现的一系列解释可知，他的发现可能是正确的。故选C。
126．句意：如果你是一个婴儿，发出的第一个声音，最简单的就是“啊”，因为你不需要用舌头或嘴唇就可以做发出声音。
baby婴儿；adult成年人；alien外星人；foreigner外国人。根据“making your first sounds”可知，是婴儿发出第一个声音。故选A。
127．句意：如果你是一个婴儿，发出的第一个声音，最简单的就是“啊”，因为你不需要用舌头或嘴唇就可以做发出声音。
by通过……；against反对；through穿过；without没有。根据句意可知，不需要舌头或嘴唇就可以发出声音。故选D。
128．句意：“M”和“n”也很容易通过张开和闭合嘴巴发出，所以这些音通常是接下来发出的。
slowly缓慢地；easily容易地；quietly安静地；carefully仔细地。根据“by opening and closing the mouth”可知，“M”和“n”发音比较容易。故选B。
129．句意：以类似的方式，与父亲密切相关的声音，如“P、d、t”下一步发展起来。
way方法；place地点；dream梦想；hurry匆忙。根据“以……方式in a way”可知，way符合句意。故选A。
130．句意：这可能就是为什么在世界各地，孩子的第一个单词通常是“ma”或“pa”，这也是父母被称为“mama”或“papa”的原因。
written写；added增加；called称作；kept保持。根据句意可知，被叫作爸爸妈妈。故选C。

131．D 132．B 133．D 134．A 135．C 136．D 137．C 138．A 139．C 140．A

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者旅游时在地铁上，由于文化差异而引起的一场误会。
131．句意：但接下来发生在我身上的事，教会了我很多关于文化差异的知识。
problem问题；purpose目的；cause原因；difference差异；联系下文内容可知，本文讲述的是由于文化“差异”而引起的一场误会。故选D。
132．句意：由于所有的座位都坐满了，我只好站着。
cars汽车；seats座位；buses公共汽车；stations车站；根据“I stood.”可知，作者之所以站着,是因为“座位”都被坐满了。故选B。
133．句意：但是在一个快速的动作中，我感觉到我的包从我的背上被拿走了，然后它突然就不见了。
broken坏掉； emptied掏空；opened打开；gone离去；根据前面的“I felt my bag removed from my back”可推断，作者的包不见了。故选D。
134．句意：但当我开始把它拉上来时，她迅速地抓住了它。
pull拉；bring带来；check检查；push推；根据上文“I tried to get it back from her lap. ”我试图把它从她腿上拿回来。由此说明作者打算将自己的包拉回来。故选A。
135．句意：我环顾四周，看看站在我身边的人和坐在她身边的人，但没有人注意到这一情况。
ideas想法；care照料；notice注意；photo照片；根据“I looked around at the people standing beside me, and those sitting beside her...”可知，作者环顾四周，看着站在旁边的人和坐在旁边的人，由此说明作者是想看看周围是否有人注意到老妇人“抢包”这一情况；take notice of注意到，固定短语。故选C。
136．句意：她拿起我的包，展示了它有多重。
small小的；useful有用的；dirty脏的；heavy重的；根据老妇人的动作“She picked up my bag,”可推测，她是想展示这个包很重。故选D。
137．句意：她提着我的包来帮我。
thank感谢；treat对待；help帮助；warn警告；根据上文“I finally began to understand.”可知，作者明白了老人不是想将包占为己有,而是觉得包太沉了,想要帮忙拿着包,是要帮助自己。故选C。
138．句意：他们没有交谈，但这位上了年纪的女士却非常乐意在旅途中把这个陌生人的包放在膝盖上。
through在……之中；across穿过；before在……之前；after在……之后；根据“...her journey.”可知，此处使用through，表达的是“在旅途中”。故选A。
139．句意：但我还没来得及感谢她，她就消失在人群中了。
until到……时；after在……之后；before在……之前；when在那时；根据“...she had disappeared (消失) into the crowd.”可知，在作者道谢之前，老妇人就已经消失在人群中了。故选C。
140．句意：在家乡的每个人都听说过被抢劫的事——这是城市里的常见行为——但是在一个拥有1200万人口的城市里，一个陌生人出于善意帮别人拿包——这真的很特别。
usual常见的；harmful有害的；practical实际的；suitable适当的；根据“Everyone back home had heard of being robbed...”可知，在家乡的每个人都听说过被抢劫的事，由此说明在家乡，被抢劫是常见的事。故选A。

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

【分析】本文是记叙文，讲述了一个印度小男孩无私帮助别人，最终得到了自己梦寐以求的鼓的故事。
141．句意：“我最想要一面鼓！”男孩说。
drum鼓；stick木棍；cake蛋糕；jug水壶。根据下文“not enough money for a drum”，可知想要个鼓，故选A。
142．句意：母亲在市场上卖了一些粮食，但还不够买一面鼓的钱。
again又；always总是；still仍然；even甚至。根据题干“Mother sold some grain at the market, but there was…not enough money fora drum”，可知买鼓的钱还是不够；still符合语境，故选C。
143．句意：他边敲边走，看见邻居正想把炉子点起来。
her她的；his他的，your你的，my我的，由下文The woman可知是女性，应该是他看见他的邻居试图点她的炉子，故选A。
144．句意：那个女人感谢了男孩。
helped帮助；thanked感谢，refused拒绝，warned警告，根据上文男孩的话“Use my stick to heat your stove”可知，邻居得感谢他，故选B。
145．句意：炉子烧热了，她给他烤了一块松软的蛋糕。
dry干的；wet湿的；cold冷的；hot热的。根据上文用我的木棍给你的炉子加热，可知炉子热了，故选D。
146．句意：这个男孩正要吃蛋糕，这时他听到一个饥饿的婴儿在哭。
thirsty渴的；shy害羞的；hungry饿的；friendly友好的。根据下文“The baby’s mother had no food”可知婴儿是饿哭的，故选C。
147．句意：说着，她递给小男孩一个大金属罐子。
lending借；feeding喂；handing递；making使/让。根据上文“...the boy a large metal jug (罐子).”可知ABD不合语境，应该是递给男孩一个金属罐，故选C。
148．句意：“水！”那人叫道。
Water水；雨Rain；火Fire；风Wind。根据下文“The boy ran to the well”，可知他看到了水，故选A。
149．句意：男孩跑到井边，把水壶灌满了水。
picked捡；filled装满；threw扔；caught抓。根据上文男人想喝水，可知是用水装满了水壶，故选B。
150．句意：两匹受惊的马站在树旁。
horses马；sheep羊；dogs狗；cows牛。根据下文“For your kindness, take one of my horses”可知是马，故选A。
151．句意：“你可以拿我的水罐去卖。”男孩提议。
ride骑；drink喝；grow生长；trade交易。根据上文“I am a trader,but robbers stole my goods”可知商人没了货物，小男孩提议把自己的水壶卖掉，故选D。
152．句意：他从一棵大树下坐着的一群人旁边经过。
laughing笑；sleeping睡觉；dancing跳舞；sitting坐。由“under a big tree...They looked unhappy.”可知前面三项不合语境，应该是坐在一棵大树下，故选D。
153．句意：但如果我步行去，我的新娘会笑话我的。
And和，表并列；But但是，表转折；Or或者，表选择；For为了。根据题干“I’m going to my wedding, where this band will play…if I show up on foot, my bride will laugh at me”可知前后是转折关系，故选B。
154．句意：那男孩高兴得大叫起来。
noise噪声；anger愤怒；joy开心；sadness伤心。根据上文“He handed the boy a beautiful drum”可知，小男孩有了鼓，当然很高兴，故选C。
155．句意：“当你善良的时候，你的善行就会回报给你，”妈妈说。
honest诚实的；happy开心的；quiet安静的；kind善良的。根据下文“your good deeds come back to you”并结合小男孩的经历可知人需行善；前面三项不合语境，故选D。

156．A 157．D 158．C 159．C 160．D 161．B 162．A 163．C 164．C 165．A 166．B 167．A 168．C 169．A 170．D

【分析】文章大意：这篇短文借水通过时间沉淀泥沙，自身变得清澈的事实，告诉了我们，思想也能通过时间来平静下来，所以做事不能冲动、着急。
156．句意：于是他们停在那里休息了一会儿。
rest休息；look看；watch观看；see看见。根据下文“After they had rested for about half an hour,”可知，他们休息了大约半小时。故本句是说他们停下来休息了一会儿，故选A。
157．句意：我很口渴。
hungry饥饿；sad伤心；happy高兴；thirsty口渴。根据下文“Could you please … me some water from the lake?”智者说他想喝点水，请他的随从给他取点湖水喝，可知此处说的是我很口渴，故选D。
158．句意：你能从湖里给我取些水吗?
take带走；buy买；get去拿（取）；catch抓住。根据上文提到“我很口渴。”可知本句是让随从给他取点水喝，故选C。
159．句意：听到这个人的问话后，随从走到了湖边。
while当……时候；before在……之前；after在……之后；until直到。根据“One follower walked to the lake … the wise man requested.”结合上文语境，可知当听到这个人所说的话之后，他走到湖边取水，故选C。
160．句意：结果，湖水变浑浊了。
however然而；instead相反；in fact实际上；as a result结果。根据上文“and right at that moment, several carts (手推车) started crossing the lake.”就在那一刻，几辆手推车开始过湖。前后有因果关系，即前因后果，因此用as a result，故选D。
161．句意：他回去告诉智者，这水很浑，不适合喝。
necessary必须的；fit健康的、适合的；important重要的；interesting有趣的。根据句中的“muddy”说明湖水浑浊了，不适合（不能）喝了，故选B。
162．句意：在他们休息了大约半小时后，智者再次让同一个随从回到湖边去给他弄些水喝。
same相同的；different不同的；other其他的；left左边的。根据下文“As requested, the follower went to the lake again.”按照要求，随从又去了湖边。可知，这个随从和上次那个是同一人，故选A。
163．句意：这次他发现所有的泥土都沉到湖底了。
top顶端；side一边、一面；bottom底部；lake湖。根据“all the mud had settled (沉淀)”可知是泥土都沉到湖底了，to the bottom“到底部”，故选C。
164．句意：水变清澈，看起来能喝了。
dirty脏的；fresh新鲜的；clear清澈的；sweet甜的。根据“looked fit to drink”结合上文语境，可知是泥土都沉淀到湖底，湖水变清澈了，看起来适合饮用了，故选C。
165．句意：于是他把水瓶装满水，拿去给智者。
filled装满、充满；finished完成；reached到达；got去取、得到。根据后半句“and took it to the wise man”他把水给智者带来，可知上半句是说他把瓶子装满水，故选A。
166．句意：想想你做了什么让水变得清澈了？
juice果汁；water水；food食物；drink饮料。根据上文提到智者第一次让随从取水时，湖水是浑浊的，结合语境可知此处是指前文提到的water，故选B。
167．句意：你让泥土自己沉淀一会儿，这样你就能得到干净的饮用水了。
so因此；but但是；because因为；when当……时候。根据“You let it be for a while and the mud settled down on its own, … you could get some clear drinking water.”可知，此处表示结果，故选A。
168．句意：如果你让它顺其自然，给它一点时间。
water水；money钱；time时间；air空气。根据上文“You let it be for a while”，可知应是给它一些时间，故选C。
169．句意：它很可能会自己平静下来。
on在……上；with和……一起；by通过；like像……一样。根据“If you just let it be and give it a little”可知，只要给它点时间，它自然（自己）就沉淀，on one’s own“独自地”，故选A。
170．句意：你无需付出任何努力去让它平静下来。
prevent预防；fix修理；protect保护；calm平静。根据上文“Your mind can also be like that lake when it is disturbed (被扰乱) by something.”可知当思想混乱时，安静一会，就会平静下来，故选D。

171．C 172．A 173．B 174．D 175．A 176．C 177．A 178．C 179．B 180．D

【分析】这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述了一个在车祸中失去左胳膊的男孩苦练柔道，并且在比赛中将自己的弱势变成自己的优势，并最终获得冠军。
171．句意：以一个10岁的男孩为例。
problem问题；news新闻；story故事；progress进步。根据“take…as an example”可知表达“以……为例”,根据后文“He lost his left arm in a car accident, but he decided to study judo”一个男孩子在车祸中失去左臂，决定学习柔道。可知讲述了一个故事，用名词“story”。故选C。
172．句意：这个男孩做得很棒，但是他不明白为什么，三个月的训练之后，这个教练教给他只有一个动作。
why为什么；how怎样；when什么时间；whether是否。根据“after three months of training, the coach had taught him only one move ”及“Shouldn’t I be learning more moves”可知，此处应该是表示疑问，why符合句意，故选A。
173．句意：这是你需要知道的唯一一个动作。
want想；need需要；fail失败；remember记得。根据“This is the only move”及后文“the boy asked his coach how he could win the tournament with only one move”可知表达的是“他需要知道的唯一一个动作”，用动词“need”。故选B。
174．句意：这个男孩很不理解，但是他相信他的教练，不断训练。
thinking思考；testing测试；moving移动；training培训，训练。根据前文“after three months of training”可知表达“不断训练”，用“keep training”。故选D。
175．句意：这个男孩轻易地赢得了前两场比赛。
easily容易地；hardly几乎不；nearly几乎；luckily幸运地。根据“the boy was now in the final”男孩进入了决赛，可知前两场的比赛他轻易获胜，用副词“easily”。故选A。
176．句意：第三场有点难度，但是一段时间之后，他用他唯一的那一招赢得了比赛。
exciting令人兴奋的；interesting有趣的；difficult困难的；important重要的。根据“but after some time, he used his one move to win the match”可知前后句子是转折关系，表达“第三场有点难”，用形容词“difficult”。故选C。
177．句意：仍然对他的成功感到惊奇，这个男孩进入了决赛。
amazed感到惊奇的；interested感兴趣的；relaxed放松的；bored无聊的。根据“he used his one move to win the match.”可知，用一个动作赢得了比赛，应该是感到惊讶，用短语“be amazed by”。故选A。
178．句意：不，让他继续。
start开始；stop停止；continue继续；leave离开。根据“He was about to stop the match when the boy’s coach said”及“Soon after the match started again”可知裁判将要停止比赛，但是教练让这个男孩继续，用动词“continue”。故选C。
179．句意：比赛再次开始不久，他的对手犯了很大的一个错误。
choice选择；mistake错误；change改变；difference差异。根据“The boy won the match”可知由于对手犯错，男孩获胜，用“made a mistake”。故选B。
180．句意：首先，你学会了所有柔道招数里最难的动作之一。
seen看；taught教；challenged挑战；learned学习。根据前文“after three months of training, the coach had taught him only one move”这个教练教给了他唯一一个动作，可知表达他学会了，用动词“learned”。故选D。

181．A 182．C 183．B 184．A 185．B 186．D 187．C 188．D 189．D 190．C

【分析】本文主要讲述了Hamilton在一次冲浪时被鲨鱼袭击而失去了左臂，她并未因此放弃冲浪，在她的坚持和努力下，她成为了一名职业的冲浪运动员，还在重要比赛中获得了奖项，她想用自己的经历告诉别人不要放弃。
181．句意：当他们在冲浪时，一条鲨鱼袭击了Hamilton，之后她失去了左臂。
lost丢失；cut剪；broke打破；hurt伤害。根据“a shark attacked(袭击) Hamilton”可知，鲨鱼袭击了她，让她失去了左臂，故选A。
182．句意：当她到达时，她已经失血超过一半，几乎死亡。
badly严重地；closely亲密的；almost几乎；even甚至。根据“she had already lost more than half of her blood”可知，失血过多几乎要死了，故选C。
183．句意：当然，现在对她来说困难多了，因为她只有一只胳膊。
Above all首先；Of course当然；By the way顺便说一下；At first起初。根据“it was much harder for her now because she only had one arm”可知，此处解释她现在的困境，只有一只胳膊冲浪当然更难了，故选B。
184．句意：这块板更厚，更容易控制。
easier更容易的；safer更安全的；quicker更快的；softer更柔软的。对于只有一只胳膊的人来说要选的设备更容易操作，故选A。
185．句意：事故发生后不到一个月，她又开始冲浪了。
activity活动；accident事故；danger危险；disease疾病。在发生被鲨鱼袭击这个事故后不到一个月，她又开始冲浪了，故选B。
186．句意：她总共赢得了四场重要比赛。
held举办；chose选择；entered进入；won赢得。根据“four important competitions”可知，赢了四场比赛符合语境，故选D。
187．句意：她用的冲浪板的种类和其他人用的一样。
style风格；material材料；kind种类；form形式。根据“She no longer needs a special surf board”可知，不再需要特殊种类的冲浪板，故选C。
188．句意：Hamilton用她的经历教导人们永远不要放弃。
warm使……温暖；ask询问；expect期待；teach教。根据“uses her experiences to… people to never give up”可知，教人们永远不放弃，故选D。
189．句意：2011年，她的经历甚至被拍成了电影。
interview采访；novel小说；programme程序；movie电影。根据“She also goes on TV shows”可知，上了电视，还被拍成了电影，故选D。
190．句意：她说她学到了很多关于生活、爱和坚强的东西。
health健康；knowledge知识；life生活；education教育。从这次经历中学到了有关生活的东西，故选C