陕西高考英语完形填空专项训练

这是一份陕西高考英语完形填空专项训练，共38页。
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The moonlight poured in through the windows, lighting the room. Oliver was sitting at the table, totally ____1____ in his book. Oliver was a book____2____ . He read books whenever he could. Grandma Agnes felt ____3____ Oliver when she heard him talk ____4____ about the books he read because they were poor. She knew the money she gave him for lunch was____5____on those books instead.
The next day, on the bus, Oliver was reading his storybook again when he heard a noise and ____6____his eyes. He saw the bus driver____7____ at a blind older woman. She ____8____ to the driver that her daughter was ill in hospital, and that she ____9____ to bring her purse. The driver mistakenly believed that she was making _____10_____ to avoid paying the bus ticket! Knowing she wouldn’t be able to _____11_____the driver, the older woman was about to get off the bus, when Oliver _____12_____.
“I’ll pay for her fare, sir!” he said. Then Oliver helped the _____13_____ older woman into the seat next to him and paid her fare. When he _____14_____ to his seat, the woman said to him, “Thank you, little kid, you have a sweet voice!”
“I’m a big boy! And my name is Oliver,” Oliver said _____15_____.
“I’m Mary,” the older woman _____16_____ herself and expressed her _____17_____ for helping her. Although Oliver had planned to use the money to buy the next book in the series he was reading, he couldn’t _____18_____ to see Mary in trouble.
They had a _____19_____ before Oliver’s stop arrived. Oliver liked Mary. She _____20_____ him of Grandma Agnes. When he talked with her, she listened to him with the same patience as Grandma Agnes.
1．A．stuck B．absorbed C．engaged D．disappointed
2．A．fan B．collector C．author D．publisher
3．A．happy about B．surprised at C．satisfied with D．sorry for
4．A．angrily B．regularly C．enthusiastically D．nervously
5．A．spent B．borrowed C．donated D．earned
6．A．closed B．opened C．lowered D．raised
7．A．aiming B．knocking C．shouting D．pointing
8．A．described B．explained C．mentioned D．complained
9．A．forgot B．chose C．refused D．pretended
10．A．exceptions B．suggestions C．reasons D．excuses
11．A．impress B．persuade C．demand D．expect
12．A．turned down B．gave up C．stepped in D．woke up
13．A．blind B．injured C．deaf D．sick
14．A．moved B．rushed C．returned D．referred
15．A．respectfully B．bravely C．honestly D．proudly
16．A．entertained B．introduced C．comforted D．encouraged
17．A．gratitude B．sympathy C．approval D．consideration
18．A．struggle B．volunteer C．manage D．bear
19．A．discussion B．challenge C．chat D．quarrel
20．A．accused B．reminded C．warned D．informed

Philipp Kessler and his wife Karin in Austria quit their jobs and planned their around-the-world adventure, but then the pandemic hit the world. They had to quickly____21____their plans as borders started closing. “____22____taking the train from Russia over Mongolia to China and____23____more of Asia, we had to start in Europe. You can’t always____24____your plans,” Phillip said.
After travelling across Europe, the____25____found themselves in Mexico, where every day became a(n)____26____for Philipp to immerse(使……沉浸于)himself in the Spanish language and culture. He began each day____27____Spanish grammar and vocabulary and taking chances to put everything he learned into____28____.
Everyday____29____, like grocery shopping, taking a bus or getting a haircut, became_____30_____experiences for Philipp. When a local market vendor(小贩)_____31_____him about the fruits that he’d never seen before, Philipp realized how rewarding it was to connect with_____32_____in their language. He also_____33_____the barbershop so that he could tell the hairdresser_____34_____what he would like his hair to look like. Philipp said, “People are happy to see you at least_____35_____to speak their language.”
Philipp added, “My Spanish was_____36_____when, recently, we decided to take the second class bus from Oaxaca to Puebla. At the bus station, there was no information about our_____37_____. I had to ask... In Mexico, you often have to ask for information because you don’t always_____38_____it on the Internet.”
After the_____39_____, Philipp has shared advice on learning foreign languages: Whether travelling abroad or at home, find chances to have_____40_____with others in the language you’re learning.
21．A．make B．change C．postpone D．share
22．A．Due to B．Instead of C．Apart from D．As for
23．A．mentioning B．describing C．rescuing D．exploring
24．A．stick to B．turn off C．check out D．cut down
25．A．employees B．crowd C．guides D．pair
26．A．opportunity B．tendency C．decision D．agreement
27．A．creating B．resisting C．studying D．canceling
28．A．trouble B．practice C．doubt D．order
29．A．traditions B．recipes C．recreations D．tasks
30．A．energy-consuming B．eye-opening C．time-saving D．heart-breaking
31．A．asked B．challenged C．taught D．warned
32．A．translators B．visitors C．locals D．experts
33．A．established B．frequented C．sponsored D．monitored
34．A．randomly B．honestly C．exactly D．virtually
35．A．try B．continue C．pretend D．promise
36．A．elegant B．embarrassing C．helpful D．complex
37．A．exchange B．performance C．stay D．departure
38．A．advertise B．record C．post D．find
39．A．experience B．lecture C．test D．disaster
40．A．conversations B．bargains C．contests D．quarrels

A woman called Courtney has recently captured the attention of the Internet. She shared the ____41____ of how she became homeless. Courtney ____42____ how disaster struck when she lost her ____43____ in the exact same week that her husband did too. The couple ____44____ moved in Courtney’s sister’s but, unfortunately, the living ____45____ didn’t work out.
The pair ____46____ living on the streets. They slept in parks while completing the ____47____ intake process for shelter accommodation. After finally getting ____48____, the couple faced further challenges. It was difficult to find work that ____49____ the shelter’s requirements.
Since her first video, Courtney has gathered a following of almost 70,000 people on the Internet where she highlights the ____50____ of being a homeless person. Her videos were recently spotted by Chelsey, a ____51____ woman who has given a lovely gift.
Chelsey ____52____ she could be of more assistance. Chelsey said, “I started ____53____ her story and thought it necessary to help. I knew people tend to send money or ____54____, but I wanted to send her an opportunity. Cash is ____55____, but I knew if I sent her a ____56____, she could find virtual job opportunities on the Internet while searching for a full-time job.”
Just a few weeks after sending Courtney the laptop, Chelsey realized she was in need of some assistance with her project. She ____57____ to pay Courtney to work for her. Courtney is now helping Chelsey write blog ____58____ about the stories about her project.
Chelsey continued, “We should be ____59____ in an unkind world, and give people opportunities, just because that you’re homeless doesn’t ____60____ you’re not human.”
41．A．story B．opinion C．secret D．success
42．A．doubted B．stressed C．explained D．wondered
43．A．life B．job C．family D．money
44．A．eventually B．immediately C．suddenly D．initially
45．A．target B．expense C．criterion D．situation
46．A．ended up B．turned off C．came in D．set about
47．A．tiresome B．necessary C．nervous D．smooth
48．A．rejected B．approved C．criticized D．resigned
49．A．asked B．got C．made D．met
50．A．excitement B．lies C．realities D．possibility
51．A．warm-hearted B．short-sighted C．fresh-faced D．cold-blooded
52．A．recognized B．insisted C．rea1ized D．worried
53．A．hating B．following C．writing D．copying
54．A．houses B．tickets C．shelters D．supplies
55．A．nothing B．everything C．great D．enough
56．A．laptop B．desk C．flat D．car
57．A．refused B．decided C．pretended D．chose
58．A．plans B．comments C．websites D．posts
59．A．wise B．rich C．kind D．strong
60．A．mean B．admit C．expect D．wish

A few weeks ago, while I was going home from work, I saw an old dog___61___on the side of the road. I got ___62___to see why he would be there and felt shocked when I saw he was not able to___63___his hind legs(后腿), which seemed to have been broken. He___64___me with painful looks as if he was asking me for help. I knew I couldn’t turn my back on him when he needed ___65___.
Some people who live nearby told me that he was___66___by a motorcycle and the ___67___pushed him there. I went daily to give him food and water, and I also got a wooden board to cover him from the bright sun.
I heard on the news about the___68___weather for that weekend and___69___to bring him home with some help from my father. He called some vets(兽医) to help him with his legs,___70___he was not able to stand on four legs and dragged the hind legs.  
After some___71___and a sheltered home with love and___72___, he is now able to walk with a little___73___and he even runs around now. He is so lovely and even though I have three other dogs and two cats, I made some___74___in my home and my heart for him. I feel so happy and joyful when I see his eyes. I love___75___and these six hairy babies are the most special things I ever have.
61．A．sitting B．playing C．lying D．waiting
62．A．sadder B．closer C．wiser D．braver
63．A．move B．treat C．care D．feel
64．A．believed in B．passed by C．belonged to D．stared at
65．A．water B．money C．encouragement D．help
66．A．carried B．hit C．frightened D．touched
67．A．passenger B．master C．driver D．neighbour
68．A．comfortable B．cool C．fine D．terrible
69．A．decided B．failed C．refused D．hated
70．A．although B．if C．since D．so
71．A．worry B．medicine C．pain D．trouble
72．A．praise B．thanks C．friends D．food
73．A．difficulty B．chance C．pleasure D．effort
74．A．sense B．respect C．space D．understanding
75．A．animals B．nature C．children D．life

My father would take me to the Queens County Farm Museum to see the sheep, lambs, horses, cows, chickens. I ____76____ for a friend who had raised many wild animals. And I also did part-time work with other farmers. I wanted to gain some working ____77____ .
I also wanted to do the work that gave me target and ____78____ my longtime dream of working hands-on with ____79____ . So I researched online and found a(n) ____80____ at a natural reserve in Zimbabwe. I didn’t even know where that was on a map! But they ____81____ me for a three-week program, which turned into a year.
We were researching and ____82____ the animals. We’d go out in a truck and make sure they were safe, ____83____ and uninjured. There were days when we discovered animals ____84____ in a trap, bleeding, and we calmed them down in order to _____85_____ hem. Traps can cause serious pain and sometimes even _____86_____.
We built bomas-secure enclosures (围墙) for the animals to sleep and _____87_____ they were doing well with their babies. We walked with the white rhinos, taking them to _____88_____ enclosures and enrichment (强化) areas to stimulate (刺激) their mind with new smells and features. The lions needed enrichment programs too, so we made toys and built play areas for them.
Seeing these animals _____89_____ under human care and being able to live in harmony, I realized this is what I was _____90_____ to do.
76．A．washed B．graduated C．worked D．flashed
77．A．experience B．population C．audience D．extinction
78．A．observed B．realized C．performed D．charged
79．A．volunteers B．foreigners C．animals D．insects
80．A．habitat B．tip C．community D．program
81．A．accepted B．exchanged C．mastered D．suffered
82．A．admiring B．impressing C．removing D．tracking
83．A．concerned B．cute C．healthy D．worthwhile
84．A．caught B．rented C．buried D．attempted
85．A．warn B．cure C．puzzle D．punish
86．A．progress B．anger C．function D．death
87．A．adapted to B．made sure C．tried out D．belonged to
88．A．awkward B．different C．confident D．virtual
89．A．living B．proving C．crowding D．clicking
90．A．pressed B．confused C．supposed D．forced

It was a lovely spring morning in the mountains of my hometown. The sky was blue, the sun was out, and the ____91____ was warm. As I drove along the winding road, I could see thousands of wild flowers. When I turned, I slowed as I saw some volunteers ____92____ rubbish along the side of the road. I ____93____ as I saw them doing some “Spring Cleaning” for mother Earth and my mind ____94____ back in time to another spring day long ago.
When my children were younger we used to walk a graveled trail (碎石路)around the lake near our home. One spring day my daughter and I____95____ just how much rubbish was lying along the trail. The next day then we ____96____ a big rubbish bag with us and started to slowly, step by step, collect the rubbish along our way. There were some cans, plastic water bottles, ____97____ for candy bars and so on. We ____98____and picked up each one and even ____99____ a few pieces of garbage out of the edge of the water. By the time we had _____100_____ the lake the bag was nearly full.
Tired but happy, we put the bag in an empty rubbish can. We stopped before we _____101_____ home and took one last _____102_____ at the lake as the sun set. It looked more _____103_____ than ever and I felt like all around us were looking at it with us and _____104_____ our smiles. I know that at times this world’s problems can seem overwhelming (无法抗拒的)and you _____105_____ what you can do to make a difference. But the truth is that everything you do makes a difference!
91．A．tree B．road C．grass D．air
92．A．giving out B．picking up C．taking back D．turning to
93．A．walked B．prevented C．smiled D．waved
94．A．went B．explained C．changed D．gave
95．A．regarded B．noticed C．reminded D．imagined
96．A．sent B．brought C．borrowed D．colored
97．A．packages B．notes C．signs D．posters
98．A．stopped B．left C．rested D．waited
99．A．saved B．raised C．burned D．fished
100．A．reached B．designed C．circled D．filled
101．A．escaped B．headed C．quitted D．arrived
102．A．duty B．step C．lesson D．look
103．A．beautiful B．common C．crowded D．interesting
104．A．examining B．sharing C．observing D．hiding
105．A．decide B．beg C．wonder D．refuse

The word “happy” would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by hardship. The circular motion between happiness and ____106____ is the one I’ve been dealing with lately.
A year ago, I developed troubling symptoms in my left ____107____. My husband sent me ____108____ to a specialist who said I had already suffered some everlasting loss of vision and would, without ____109____, go blind in that eye within months. And I urgently ____110____ to begin painful eye injections. Almost blind? Painful eye injections? I was ____111____. What if the ____112____ medicine didn’t work? What if my right eye developed the same condition? I ____113____ thought that, amazingly, the medicine was only three years old; before that, patients just went blind.
Over that long week, I ____114____ myself to casually ____115____ sadness, to cry and acknowledge my fears about my very fragile body. I ____116____ to be near anybody but my husband. Fortunately, I ____117____ pretty quickly, within the week. During this ____118____ time, I posted my ____119____ in my blog and received great care and support from friends online, which filled my heart with ____120____ and encouraged me to receive the eye injections. Besides, the doctor ____121____ the efficacy ( 功 效 ) of the medicine. In the end, I bravely received the eye injections and they were very successful. I was lucky enough to see the world again with my healthy eye.
Finally, I gained a ____122____ insight: being your happiest self isn’t equal to a lifetime of ____123____ skies, and we are bound to ____124____ storms of life. Knowing this can help us ____125____ difficulties optimistically and adapt to the change of life.
106．A．loneliness B．tiredness C．sadness D．greatness
107．A．eye B．arm C．leg D．ear
108．A．suddenly B．carelessly C．secretly D．immediately
109．A．luck B．treatment C．apology D．discussion
110．A．needed B．expected C．managed D．congratulated
111．A．in relief B．in anger C．in peace D．in panic
112．A．new B．traditional C．strong D．folk
113．A．rarely B．frequently C．occasionally D．mistakenly
114．A．prevented B．encouraged C．forced D．permitted
115．A．lay down B．hold back C．fall into D．meet with
116．A．desired B．promised C．refused D．attempted
117．A．gave in B．cheered up C．gave up D．broke down
118．A．terrible B．sweet C．spare D．precious
119．A．project B．challenge C．performance D．choice
120．A．guilt B．pride C．hope D．upset
121．A．blamed B．analyzed C．investigated D．guaranteed
122．A．wrong B．common C．funny D．valuable
123．A．sunny B．cloudy C．rainy D．snowy
124．A．disturb B．experience C．forget D．assign
125．A．admit B．exchange C．face D．have

Mona Lisa, the famous picture ____126____ by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting ____127____ by the year. Visitors have noticed ____128____ but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Nearly 6 million people go to ____129____ the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. ”It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be ____130____, and then you look at her and she ____131____," said Professor Livingstone.
____132____, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile.
Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always ____133____ it with him, until it was____134____ sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519. In 1911, the painting was _____135_____ from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the _____136_____ hidden under his coat. He said he planned to _____137_____ it to Italy. The painting was sent back to_____138_____ two years later. During World WarII, the French _____139_____ the painting in small towns to keep it out of the_____140_____ of German forces.
126．A．written B．praised C．bought D．painted
127．A．less B．more C．worse D．better
128．A．changes B．expressions C．kisses D．gloves
129．A．see B．visit C．greet D．examine
130．A．laughing B．smiling C．crying D．shouting
131．A．says B．sits C．stands D．stops
132．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Instead
133．A．carried B．hid C．kept D．buried
134．A．actually B．finally C．really D．hopefully
135．A．taken B．destroyed C．broken D．stolen
136．A．school B．museum C．house D．factory
137．A．give B．send C．take D．return
138．A．France B．Germany C．Italy D．England
139．A．kept B．hid C．put D．grew
140．A．feet B．clothes C．hands D．hats

No matter what life throws our way, having a positive attitude makes room for the future. Let’s read Hervey Bay teenager Mark Farrell’s __141__ story. At the age of 14, he took a dive into a swimming pool, which would __142__ his life forever.
“I jumped into the pool and broke my __143__ ,” he says. “It’s a very unusual story because I jumped into the deep end, where most spinal (脊柱的) injuries  __144__ .”
Mark has been in a wheelchair ever since and now, at 27, is very calm about any __145__ life might throw at him. In fact, he finds it __146__ to name any challenge. “I just live my life and __147__ it day by day,” he says.
For the past few years, Mark has worked with the Spinal Education Awareness Team (SEAT) whose aim is to __148__ students to prevent spinal injuries, telling his  __149__ to young people in the Hervey Bay region. “If I can __150__ one kid’s life, it makes my __151__ worthwhile,” he says.
Mark stresses the importance of checking the __152__ of water before diving in and being more __153__ in general. He says that if his talks can prevent one spinal injury in a young person, he’s __154__. Mark’s contribution to preventing spinal injuries was __155__ in 2017, when he was named Young Australian of the Year.
141．A．exciting B．shocking C．inspiring D．worrying
142．A．start B．benefit C．change D．shorten
143．A．neck B．leg C．arm D．nose
144．A．last B．appear C．recover D．happen
145．A．competition B．responsibility C．challenge D．success
146．A．necessary B．hard C．important D．worthwhile
147．A．realize B．take C．compared D．explore
148．A．educate B．forgive C．allow D．beg
149．A．prevention B．expectation C．protection D．experience
150．A．risk B．control C．save D．confirm
151．A．detail B．expert C．debate D．effort
152．A．width B．depth C．length D．height
153．A．nervous B．curious C．patient D．careful
154．A．creative B．pleased C．confident D．awkward
155．A．recognised B．survived C．rescued D．limited

Without arms and legs, artist Adama Traore of Abidjan finds a unique way to make his art. He has been____156____a paintbrush(画笔)in his mouth for years, line by line, color by color.
Missing limbs(四肢)since birth, he was sent to a center for____157____youth at nine. He____158____skills to paint and even drew with markers. He was____159____by a lady named Mario Deal in the center. Yet the lady suffered from diseases and passed away. Traore was very sad, ending up____160____.
Just getting around was impossible for him. Thinking he had no money, none of taxi drivers would pick up a person with such serious disability. But he kept painting colorful landscapes and portraits(肖像)____161____gaining the public’s acceptance．Traore slowly made____162____from his artwork and used it to open a small art studio. He got married and now goes to____163____by taxi. The driver____164____by the artist’s courage now gives him both a ride and a bit of a discount on the fare. Every day he____165____Traore up and drops him off and the next day again. Honestly, money doesn’t matter, but it’s____166____
Traore says, “If I didn’t____167____,I don’t know what I would do. I can’t be a carpenter or a builder. If I’m just sitting here, people would say the man is a beggar. But when they see me painting, they regard me as a____168____man. “Traore gets about 84 dollars for each painting. Traore says painting is medicine and lifts____169____. Indeed, painting____170____Traore Adama.
156．A．combining B．suffering C．scaring D．holding
157．A．concerned B．disappointed C．disabled D．retired
158．A．learned B．gathered C．indicated D．interpreted
159．A．caught up B．brought back C．brought up D．got across
160．A．energetic B．homeless C．severe D．uncertain
161．A．exactly B．finally C．suddenly D．generally
162．A．destination B．electricity C．progress D．money
163．A．rest B．practice C．work D．custom
164．A．admitted B．impressed C．guided D．controlled
165．A．picks B．puts C．represents D．builds
166．A．health B．determination C．luck D．content
167．A．paint B．lose C．drive D．cheat
168．A．perfect B．shy C．poor D．useful
169．A．experience B．anger C．spirits D．budgets
170．A．leaves B．arranges C．charts D．makes
















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【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了书迷奥利弗使用自己打算买书的钱为一位失明的老妇人付车费，向她提供帮助的故事。
1．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：奥利弗坐在桌子旁，全神贯注地看书。A. stuck卡住的；B. absorbed全神贯注的；C. engaged被占用的；D. disappointed失望的。根据上文“Oliver was sitting at the table”以及下文“He read books whenever he could.”可知，此处表示奥利弗正在全神贯注于自己的书。故选B项。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：奥利弗是个书迷。A. fan迷；B. collector收集者；C. author作者；D. publisher出版商。根据下文“He read books whenever he could.”可知，奥利弗是个书迷。故选A项。
3．考查形容词短语辨析。句意：当阿涅斯奶奶听到奥利弗滔滔不绝地谈论他读的书时，她为他感到难过，因为他们很穷。A. happy about对……感到高兴；B. surprised at对……感到惊讶；C. satisfied with对……感到满意；D. sorry for为……感到难过。根据下文“because they were poor”以及语境可知，此处表示他们很穷，所以当阿涅斯奶奶听到奥利弗谈论书时，她为他感到难过。故选D项。
4．考查副词词义辨析。句意：当阿涅斯奶奶听到奥利弗滔滔不绝地谈论他读的书时，她为他感到难过，因为他们很穷。A. angrily生气地；B. regularly定期地；C. enthusiastically滔滔不绝地；D. nervously紧张地。根据上文“Oliver was a book ____2____  . He read books whenever he could.”以及语境可知，奥利弗是个书迷，所以他会滔滔不绝地谈论自己读的书。故选C项。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她知道她给他的午餐钱花在了那些书上。A. spent花费；B. borrowed借来；C. donated捐赠；D. earned赚得。根据下文“on those books”以及语境可知，奥利弗的午餐钱没有花费在午餐上，而是花在了书上。故选A项。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二天，在公共汽车上，奥利弗又在读他的故事书，突然听到一阵噪音，抬起了眼睛。A. closed关闭；B. opened打开；C. lowered降低；D. raised提升，抬起。根据上文“Oliver was reading his storybook again when he heard a noise and”以及常识可知，奥利弗正在低头读书，听到噪音后，抬起眼睛，raise one’s eyes表示“抬起眼睛”。故选D项。
7．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他看见公共汽车司机对着一位失明的老妇人大喊。A. aiming瞄准；B. knocking敲击；C. shouting喊；D. pointing指着。根据上文“Oliver was reading his storybook again when he heard a noise”可知，公共汽车司机在对着失明的老妇人大喊。故选C项。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她向司机解释说，她的女儿生病住院了，她忘了带钱包。A. described描述；B. explained解释；C. mentioned提到；D. complained抱怨。根据下文“to the driver that her daughter was ill in hospital, and that she  ____9____  to bring her purse.”可知，此处表示老妇人向司机解释原因。故选B项。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她向司机解释说，她的女儿生病住院了，她忘了带钱包。A. forgot忘记；B. chose选择；C. refused拒绝；D. pretended假装。根据下文“The driver mistakenly believed that she was making  ____10____  to avoid paying the bus ticket!”可知，此处表示老妇人解释说自己忘记带钱包，司机误以为老妇人想要逃票。故选A项。
10．考查名词词义辨析。句意：司机误以为她在找借口逃避支付公共汽车票！A. exceptions例外；B. suggestions建议；C. reasons原因；D. excuses借口。根据上文“She  ____8____  to the driver that her daughter was ill in hospital, and that she  ____9____  to bring her purse.”以及语境可知，此处表示司机不相信这位老妇人，认为她在找借口逃票。故选D项。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：知道自己无法使司机相信，老妇人准备要下车，这时奥利弗介入了。A. impress使……印象深刻；B. persuade使相信；C. demand要求；D. expect预料。根据下文“the older woman was about to get off the bus,”可知，老妇人知道无法让司机相信自己，所以要下车。故选B项。
12．考查动词短语辨析。句意：知道自己无法使司机相信，老妇人准备要下车，这时奥利弗介入了。A. turned down拒绝；B. gave up放弃；C. stepped in介入，干预；D. woke up醒来。根据下文““I’ll pay for her fare, sir!” he said. Then Oliver helped the  ____13____  older woman into the seat next to him and paid her fare.”可知，老妇人要下车时，奥利弗介入，干预了事件的发展。故选C项。
13．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后奥利弗把这位失明的老妇人扶到他旁边的座位上，并付了她的车费。A. blind失明的；B. injured受伤的；C. deaf耳聋的；D. sick生病的。根据上文“He saw the bus driver ____7____  at a blind older woman.”可知，此处表示这位失明的老妇人。故选A项。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他回到座位上时，这位老妇人对他说：“谢谢你，孩子，你的声音很好听！”A. moved移动；B. rushed冲；C. returned返回；D. referred提及。根据上文“Then Oliver helped the  ____13____  older woman into the seat next to him and paid her fare.”以及语境可知，奥利弗帮助老妇人坐好之后，回到了自己的座位上。故选C项。
15．考查副词词义辨析。句意：“我是个大男孩！我叫奥利弗，”奥利弗自豪地说。A. respectfully尊敬地；B. bravely勇敢地；C. honestly诚实地；D. proudly自豪地。根据上文“I’m a big boy! And my name is Oliver,”以及语境可知，受到夸奖之后，奥利弗感到自豪。故选D项。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我是玛丽，”这位老妇人进行自我介绍，并因帮助她而表示感激。A. entertained招待；B. introduced介绍；C. comforted安慰；D. encouraged鼓励。根据上文“I’m Mary,”可知，老妇人介绍了自己。故选B项。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我是玛丽，”这位老妇人进行自我介绍，并因帮助她而表示感激。A. gratitude感激；B. sympathy同情；C. approval批准；D. consideration考虑。根据下文“for helping her.”以及语境可知，老妇人得到了帮助，所以表示感激。故选A项。
18．考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管奥利弗计划用这笔钱买他正在读的系列丛书的下一本书，但他不忍心看到玛丽处于困境中。A. struggle挣扎；B. volunteer自愿做；C. manage管理；D. bear忍受。根据下文“to see Mary in trouble”以及语境可知，奥利弗不能忍受看到玛丽处于困境中，帮助了玛丽。故选D项。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在奥利弗的车站到来之前，他们聊了聊。A. discussion讨论；B. challenge挑战；C. chat聊天；D. quarrel争吵。根据下文“When he talked with her, she listened to him with the same patience as Grandma Agnes.”可知，在奥利弗下车前，两人在聊天。故选C项。
20．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她使他想起了阿涅斯奶奶。A. accused控告；B. reminded使想起；C. warned警告；D. informed通知。根据下文“When he talked with her, she listened to him with the same patience as Grandma Agnes.”可知，玛丽使得奥利弗想起了阿涅斯奶奶，remind sb. of表示“使某人想起”。故选B项。

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。Philipp和妻子环球旅行时，长时间待在墨西哥，这给Philipp沉浸式学习西班牙语提供了很好的机会，而他也确实因此在学习西班牙语的时候受益良多。
21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着边境开始关闭，他们不得不迅速改变计划。A. make制造；B. change改变；C. postpone推迟；D. Share分享。根据上文中的“Philipp Kessler and his wife Karin in Austria quit their jobs and planned their around-the-world adventure, but then the pandemic hit the world.”可知，由于流行病蔓延，边境开始关闭，他们不得不迅速 “改变”他们的环球旅行计划。故选B项。
22．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：“我们没有从俄罗斯乘火车经蒙古到中国，探索更多的亚洲，而是不得不从欧洲开始。你不能总是削减你的计划，”菲利普说。A. Due to由于；B. Instead of而不是；C. Apart from此外；D. As for关于。根据此空所在的句子与下文中的“we had to start in Europe.”逻辑关系为转折关系，所以此处应填instead of表示“而不是”符合逻辑。故选B项。
23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我们没有从俄罗斯乘火车经蒙古到中国，探索更多的亚洲，而是不得不从欧洲开始。你不能总是削减你的计划，”菲利普说。A. mentioning提及；B. describing描述；C. rescuing援救；D. exploring探索。根据上文中的“Philipp Kessler and his wife Karin in Austria quit their jobs and planned their around-the-world adventure,…”可知，Philipp Kessler和他的妻子计划环球探险，所以此处指的是“探索”更多的亚洲国家。故选D项。
24．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：“我们没有从俄罗斯乘火车经蒙古到中国，探索更多的亚洲，而是不得不从欧洲开始。你不能总是坚持你的计划，”菲利普说。A. stick to坚持；B. turn off关闭；C. check out结账离开；D. cut down削减。根据上文中的“____2____taking the train from Russia over Mongolia to China and____3____more of Asia, we had to start in Europe.”可知，他们没有从俄罗斯乘火车经蒙古到中国，探索更多的亚洲，所以此处指的是“不能总是坚持你的计划”。故选A项。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在欧洲旅行后，两人发现自己在墨西哥，在那里，每一天都成为菲利普把自己沉浸在西班牙语言和文化中的机会。A. employees雇员；B. crowd人群；C. guides向导；D. pair一对。结合语境可知，此处指的是“Philipp Kessler and his wife Karin”这一对夫妇。故选D项。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在欧洲旅行后，两人发现自己在墨西哥，在那里，每一天都成为菲利普把自己沉浸在西班牙语言和文化中的机会。A. opportunity机会；B. tendency趋势；C. decision决定；D. agreement赞成。根据上文中的“After travelling across Europe, the____5____found themselves in Mexico…”可知，这对夫妇到了墨西哥，结合空后的“for Philipp to immerse(使……沉浸于)himself in the Spanish language and culture.”以及文化常识可知，墨西哥是说西班牙语的，所以到了墨西哥后，是Philipp沉浸在西班牙语言和文化的机会。故选A项。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他开始每天学习西班牙语语法和词汇，并抓住机会将他学到的一切付诸实践。A. creating创造；B. resisting抵制；C. studying学习，研究；D. canceling取消。根据下文中的“…and taking chances to put everything he learned into____8____.”可知，此处指的是“学习”西班牙语。故选C项。
28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他开始每天学习西班牙语语法和词汇，并抓住机会将他学到的一切付诸实践。A. trouble麻烦；B. practice实践；C. doubt怀疑；D. order命令。根据下文中的“Philipp said, “People are happy to see you at least____15____to speak their language.””可知，Philipp经常把所学的付诸实践，put sth. into practice意为“把……付诸实践”符合语境。故选B项。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：日常工作，如杂货店购物、乘坐公共汽车或理发，成为菲利普大开眼界的经历。A. traditions传统；B. recipes食谱；C. recreations娱乐；D. tasks任务。根据下文中的“…like grocery shopping, taking a bus or getting a haircut, became____10____experiences for Philipp…”可知，此处为日常任务。故选D项。
30．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：日常工作，如杂货店购物、乘坐公共汽车或理发，成为菲利普大开眼界的经历。A. energy-consuming耗能的；B. eye-opening令人瞠目的；C. time-saving节省时间的；D. heart-breaking心碎的。根据下文中的“When a local market vendor(小贩)____11____him about the fruits that he’d never seen before, Philipp realized how rewarding it was to connect with____12____in their language.”所举事例可知，此处指的是让Philipp大开眼界的事情。故选B项。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当当地市场小贩教他以前从未见过的水果时，菲利普意识到用当地人的语言与他们联系是多么有益。A. asked问询；B. challenged挑战；C. taught教；D. warned警告。根据语境可知，本文讲述的是Philipp沉浸式学习西班牙语及西班牙文化，所以此处是小贩“教”给他一些从未见过的水果，他从商贩处学习西班牙语。故选C项。
32．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当当地市场小贩教他以前从未见过的水果时，菲利普意识到用当地人的语言与他们联系是多么有益。A. translators翻译；B. visitors访客；C. locals当地人；D. experts专家。根据上文中的“He began each day____7____Spanish grammar and vocabulary and taking chances to put everything he learned into____8____.”可知，该处讲述的是在实践中学习西班牙语及文化，所以此处指与“当地人”联系。故选C项。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他还经常光顾理发店，以便他可以准确地告诉理发师他希望自己的头发是什么样子。A. established建立；B. frequented常去；C. sponsored赞助；D. monitored监视。根据下文中的“so that he could tell the hairdresser____14____what he would like his hair to look like.”可知，Philipp能够告知他所需要的发型是他“”频繁”去理发店的缘故。故选B项。
34．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他还经常光顾理发店，以便他可以准确地告诉理发师他希望自己的头发是什么样子。A. randomly随机地；B. honestly诚实地；C. exactly准确地；D. virtually事实上。结合语境可知，此处指的是Philipp实践西班语的效果是能“准确地”表达自己想要的发型。故选C项。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：菲利普说：“人们很高兴看到你至少尝试说他们的语言。A. try尝试；B. continue继续；C. pretend假装；D. promise承诺。根据上文中的“ Philipp said, “People are happy to see you...”及语境可知，Philipp觉得人们很高兴的原因是看到他“尝试”说他们的语言。故选A项。
36．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：菲利普补充说：“最近，当我们决定乘坐从瓦哈卡到普埃布拉的二等巴士时，我的西班牙语很有帮助。在汽车站，没有关于我们离开的信息。我不得不问……在墨西哥，您经常需要询问信息，因为您并不总是在互联网上找到它。”。A. elegant优雅的；B. embarrassing令人尴尬的；C. helpful乐于助人的；D. complex复杂的。根据下文中的“when, recently, we decided to take the second class bus from Oaxaca to Puebla.”可知，Philipp在乘坐公交车时，学习的西班牙语起到了“帮助”的作用。故选C项。
37．考查名词词义辨析。句意：菲利普补充说：“最近，当我们决定乘坐从瓦哈卡到普埃布拉的二等巴士时，我的西班牙语很有帮助。在汽车站，没有关于我们离开的信息。我不得不问...在墨西哥，您经常需要询问信息，因为您并不总是在互联网上找到它。”。A. exchange交换；B. performance表现；C. stay逗留；D. departure离开。根据上文中的“At the bus station…”可知，在公交车站语境中只与选项中的“出发”信息相关。故选D项。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：菲利普补充说：“最近，当我们决定乘坐从瓦哈卡到普埃布拉的二等巴士时，我的西班牙语很有帮助。在汽车站，没有关于我们离开的信息。我不得不问...在墨西哥，您经常需要询问信息，因为您并不总是在互联网上找到它。”。A. advertise做广告；B. record记录；C. post邮寄，发布；D. find发现。根据上文中的“ I had to ask...”可知，不得不问一些问题是因为在网上可能“找寻”到相关信息。故选D项。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在这次经历之后，菲利普分享了学习外语的建议：无论是出国旅行还是在国内旅行，都要找机会用你正在学习的语言与他人交谈。A. experience经验；B. lecture演讲；C. test测试；D. disaster灾难。根据上文讲述的Philipp的学习西班牙的经历可知，此处指的是他的本次“经历”以后。故选A项。
40．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在这次经历之后，菲利普分享了学习外语的建议：无论是出国旅行还是在国内旅行，都要找机会用你正在学习的语言与他人交谈。A. conversations对话；B. bargains便宜货；C. contests竞赛；D. quarrels争吵。根据上文中的“Philipp said, “People are happy to see you at least____15____to speak their language.””可知，Philipp学习西班牙语的经历就是和当地人尽可能地“交流”，所以此处用conversation符合语境。故选A项。

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

【导语】本文是记叙文。Courtney在网上分享了自己无家可归的故事，然后得到了Chelsey的慷慨相助。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她分享了她如何无家可归的故事。A. story故事；B. opinion观点；C. secret秘密；D. success成功。根据后文“of how she became homeless”可知是分享如何无家可归的故事。故选A。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Courtney解释说，在她丈夫失业的同一周，她失去了工作，这是一场灾难。A. doubted怀疑；B. stressed强调；C. explained解释；D. wondered想知道。根据后文“how disaster struck when she lost her”可知是在解释自己的经历，故选C。
43．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Courtney解释说，在她丈夫失业的同一周，她失去了工作，这是一场灾难。A. life生活；B. job工作；C. family家人；D. money钱。根据上文“how disaster struck when she lost her”可知是失去了工作，故选B。
44．考查副词词义辨析。句意：这对夫妇最初搬进了Courtney的姐姐家，但不幸的是，生活状况并不理想。A. eventually终于；B. immediately立即；C. suddenly突然；D. initially首先。根据后文“moved in Courtney’s sister’s but, unfortunately, the living”可知，失去工作后他们先是搬去了姐姐家，故选D。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这对夫妇最初搬进了Courtney的姐姐家，但不幸的是，生活状况并不理想。A. target目标；B. expense代价；C. criterion标准；D. situation情况。根据上文“moved in Courtney’s sister’s but, unfortunately, the living”可知，不幸的是，生活状况并不理想。故选D。
46．考查动词短语辨析。句意：这对夫妇最终流落街头。A. ended up结束；B. turned off关闭；C. came in进来；D. set about开始做。根据后文“living on the streets”可知，这对夫妇因为生活状况不好，最终流落街头。故选A。
47．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们在公园里睡觉，同时完成必要的收容程序。A. tiresome烦人的；B. necessary必要的；C. nervous紧张的；D. smooth顺利的。根据后文“intake process for shelter accommodation”指必要的收容程序。故选B。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在最终获得批准后，这对夫妇面临着进一步的挑战。A. rejected拒绝；B. approved支持；C. criticized批评；D. resigned辞职。根据后文“the couple faced further challenges.”可知，这对夫妇面临着进一步的挑战，说明是得到了收容批准。故选B。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：很难找到符合收容所要求的工作。A. asked询问；B. got获得；C. made制作；D. met遇见，符合。根据后文“the shelter’s requirements”指符合收容所要求的工作。故选D。
50．考查名词词义辨析。句意：自她的第一个视频以来，考特尼在互联网上吸引了近7万人的关注，她强调了无家可归者的现实。A. excitement激动；B. lies谎言；C. realities现实；D. possibility可能性。根据后文“of being a homeless person”可知，这里指Courtney自己身为一个无家可归者的现实。故选C。
51．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她的视频最近被一位热心的女士Chelsey发现，她送了一份可爱的礼物。A. warm-hearted热心的；B. short-sighted目光短浅的；C. fresh-faced面带孩子气的；D. cold-blooded冷血的。根据后文“woman who has given a lovely gift”可知，女士送了礼，说明很热心。故选A。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Chelsey意识到她能帮上更多的忙。A. recognized识别；B. insisted坚持；C. realized意识到；D. worried担心。根据后文“she could be of more assistance”指意识到自己可以帮上忙。故选C。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我开始关注她的故事，觉得有必要帮忙。A. hating讨厌；B. following跟随；C. writing写；D. copying复制。根据后文“her story and thought it necessary to help”可知，这里指关注Courtney无家可归的故事的后续，故选B。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我知道人们倾向于寄钱或物资，但我想给她一个机会。A. houses房子；B. tickets票；C. shelters庇护所；D. supplies供应，物资。根据上文“people tend to send money or”可知，人们倾向于寄钱或物资，故选D。
55．考查不定代词和形容词词义辨析。句意：现金很好，但我知道如果我送她一台笔记本电脑，她可以在网上找到虚拟的工作机会，同时找一份全职工作。A. nothing没有什么；B. everything一切；C. great极好的；D. enough足够的。对无家可归的人来说，现金也很好。故选C。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：现金很好，但我知道如果我送她一台笔记本电脑，她可以在网上找到虚拟的工作机会，同时找一份全职工作。A. laptop笔记本；B. desk书桌；C. flat公寓；D. car汽车。根据后文“she could find virtual job opportunities on the Internet”可知送的是笔记本电脑，可以网上找工作。故选A。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她决定付钱让Courtney为她工作。A. refused拒绝；B. decided决定；C. pretended假装；D. chose选择。根据后文“to pay Courtney to work for her.”可知，她做出了决定：付钱让考特尼为她工作。故选B。
58．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Courtney现在正在帮助Chelsey写关于她的项目的博客文章。A. plans计划；B. comments评论；C. websites网站；D. posts帖子。根据上文“Courtney is now helping Chelsey write blog”可知，指写博客文章，即帖子，故选D。
59．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Chelsey继续说道：“在这个残酷的世界里，我们应该善良，给人们机会，仅仅因为你无家可归并不意味着你不是人。”A. wise明智的；B. rich富有的；C. kind善良的；D. strong强壮的。根据后文“in an unkind world, and give people opportunities”可知，切尔西希望人们善良。故选C。
60．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Chelsey继续说道:“在这个残酷的世界里，我们应该善良，给人们机会，仅仅因为你无家可归并不意味着你不是人。”A. mean意味着；B. admit承认；C. expect期待；D. wish希望。根据后文“you’re not human”可知，无家可归并不意味着你不是人。故选A。

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

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者每天去照顾一只被摩托车撞伤的流浪狗，后来因为天气糟糕所以作者把它带回家。这条狗在作者的照顾下恢复得很好，作者很喜欢它，并且认为它和家里的其它动物是很特别的礼物。
61．考查动词词义辨析。句意：几个星期前，当我下班回家时，我看到一只年迈的狗躺在路边。A. sitting坐；B. playing玩；C. lying躺；D. waiting等待。根据下文“his hind legs(后腿),which seemed to have been broken”可知，这只狗的后腿断了，不能走动，只能躺在马路上。故选C。
62．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我走近想看看它为什么会在那里，当我看到它的后腿似乎已经断了，无法移动时，我感到震惊。A. sadder更悲伤的；B. closer更近的；C. wiser更明智的；D. braver更勇敢的。根据上文“I saw an old dog”和下文“seemed to have been broken”可知，作者是先在远处看见了这只狗，走进才发现它的腿断了。故选B。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. move移动；B. treat对待，治疗；C. care关心；D. feel感觉。根据下文“which seemed to have been broken”可知，它的腿断了，所以不能移动。故选A。
64．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他痛苦地盯着我，好像在请求我的帮助。A. believed in信任；B. passed by经过；C. belonged to属于；D. stared at凝视。根据上文“with painful looks as if he was asking me for help”可知，狗在向作者求助，用眼神在跟作者交流。故选D。
65．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我知道我不能在他需要帮助的时候不理他。A. water水；B. money钱；C. encouragement鼓励；D. help帮助。根据上文“as if he was asking me for help(似乎在向我求助)”可知，这只狗似乎在求助，所以他需要帮助。故选D。
66．考查动词词义辨析。句意：住在附近的一些人告诉我，他被一辆摩托车撞了，司机把他推到那里。A. carried携带；B. hit撞击；C. frightened使惊吓；D. touched触碰。根据上文内容及空后“by a motorcycle”可知，这只狗的腿断了，无法移动，应该是被车撞了。故选B。
67．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. passenger乘客；B. master主人；C. driver司机；D. neighbour邻居。根据上文“he was ___6___ by a motorcycle”可知，这只狗被摩托车撞了，所以应该是摩托车司机把它弄到了马路边。故选C。
68．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我从新闻上得知那个周末天气很糟糕，于是决定在父亲的帮助下把他接回家。A. comfortable舒服的；B. cool凉爽的；C. fine晴朗的；D. terrible糟糕的。根据上文“I went daily to give him food and water, and I also got a wooden board to cover him from the bright sun.(我每天都去给它喂食物和水，还给它买了一块木板，让它不被阳光晒伤)”可知，作者一开始是给小狗带去了食物、水和遮阳的木板。但是由于周末的天气不好，作者才决定带它回家。故选D。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. decided决定；B. failed失败；C. refused拒绝；D. hated憎恨。根据下文“He called some vets (兽医) to help him with his legs”可知，作者决定把狗带回家了。故选A。
70．考查连词词义辨析。句意：他叫了一些兽医来帮助他的腿，因为他不能用四条腿站立，后腿拖着。A. although尽管；B. if如果；C. since因为；D. so所以。结合空前后句意可知，父亲请了兽医来医治狗，是因为它的腿受伤了。故选C。
71．考查名词词义辨析。句意：吃了一些药，住进了一个充满爱和食物的庇护之家后，他现在行走还有一点儿困难，现在甚至还能四处奔跑。A. worry忧虑；B. medicine药物；C. pain痛苦；D. trouble麻烦。上文提到父亲给狗请来了兽医治疗，所以会用一些药。故选B。
72．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. praise表扬；B. thanks感谢；C. friends朋友；D. food食物。根据语境可知，作者把狗带回了家，给了它爱，也会给狗食物，故选D。
73．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. difficulty困难；B. chance机会；C. pleasure乐趣；D. effort努力。根据上文“he was not able to stand on four legs and dragged the hind legs”可知，这只狗一开始是不能行走的，后来经过治疗后，走路还有一点困难。故选A。
74．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他是如此可爱，即使我还有三只狗和两只猫，我还是在家里和心里为他留了一些空间。A. sense感觉，知觉；B. respect尊重；C. space空间；D. understanding理解。根据上文“He is so lovely and even though I have three other dogs and two cats”可知，尽管作者已经有了三只狗和两只猫，但是他还是收留了这只狗，在家里和心里都为这只狗腾出了一些空间。故选C。
75．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢动物，这六个毛茸茸的幼崽是我拥有过的最特别的东西。A. animals动物；B. nature自然；C. children孩子；D. life生活。根据上文内容可知，作者现在养了四只狗和两只猫，所以他是热爱小动物的。故选A。

76．C 77．A 78．B 79．C 80．D 81．A 82．D 83．C 84．A 85．B 86．D 87．B 88．B 89．A 90．C

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者喜欢和动物打交道，所以参加了一个津巴布韦的动物保护项目，研究和追踪动物，文章介绍了他们为动物保护所做出的努力和作者的感悟。
76．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我为一个养过许多野生动物的朋友工作。A. washed洗；B. graduated毕业；C. worked工作；D. flashed闪烁。根据下文“many wild animals”可知，指作者为一个养过很多野生动物的朋友工作过。故选C项。
77．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我想增加一点工作经验。A. experience 经验，经历；B. population人口；C. audience观众；D. extinction灭绝。根据上文“I worked for a friend…And I also did part-time work with other farmers.”可知，作者从事这些工作是想获得一些工作经验。故选A项。
78．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我也想做能给我目标的工作，实现我长期以来与动物打交道的梦想。A. observed观察；B. realized意识到，实现；C. performed表演；D. charged负责。根据后文“my longtime dream”可知，作者也想做能给自己目标的工作，实现长久以来的梦想。故选B项。
79．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我也想做能给我目标的工作，实现我长期以来与动物打交道的梦想。A. volunteers志愿者；B. foreigners外国人；C. animals动物；D. insects昆虫。上文提到父亲会带作者去博物馆看动物，作者也从事和动物相关的工作，由此可知，作者长久以来的梦想是和动物实际接触。故选C项。
80．考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以我上网查了一下，在津巴布韦的一个自然保护区找到了一个项目。A. habitat栖息地；B. tip建议，小费；C. community社区；D. program计划，项目。根据下文“But they ____6____ me for a three-week program”可知，作者在津巴布韦的一个自然保护区找到了一个项目。故选D项。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但他们接受我参加一个为期三周的项目，后来变成了一年。A. accepted接受；B. exchanged交换；C. mastered掌握；D. suffered遭受。根据下文“We were researching and ____7____ the animals.”可知，作者开始参与项目，所以此处指他们“接受”了作者。故选A项。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们在研究和追踪这些动物。A. admiring钦佩；B. impressing使印象深刻；C. removing移除；D. tracking追踪。根据下文“We’d go out in a truck and make sure they were safe(我们会开着卡车出去，确保他们的安全)”可知，他们在研究和追踪这些动物，保护动物的安全。故选D项。
83．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们会开着卡车出去，确保他们安全、健康、没有受伤。A. concerned关心的；B. cute可爱的；C. healthy健康的；D. worthwhile值得的。根据上文“safe”及下文的“uninjured”可知，作者要确保动物们安全、健康、没有受伤。故选C项。
84．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有些日子，我们发现动物被困在陷阱里，流血不止，为了治愈它们，我们让它们平静下来。A. caught逮捕，绊住；B. rented租赁；C. buried埋葬；D. attempted尝试。根据空后的“bleeding”及下文“Traps can cause serious pain and sometimes even”可知，有几天他们发现了被困在陷阱里流血的动物，故选A项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有些日子，我们发现动物被困在陷阱里，流血不止，为了治愈它们，我们让它们平静下来。A. warn警告；B. cure治愈；C. puzzle使困惑；D. punish惩罚。根据上文“bleeding”可知陷阱造成动物流血，所以让它们平静下来是要治愈它们。故选B项。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：陷阱会导致严重的疼痛，有时甚至死亡。A. progress进步；B. anger愤怒；C. function功能；D. death死亡。even表示递进关系，所以此处指“严重的疼痛甚至死亡”。故选D项。
87．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们为这些动物建造了安全的围栏，让它们睡觉，并确保它们和它们的宝宝相处得很好。A. adapted to适应；B. made sure确保；C. tried out试验；D. belonged to属于。根据上文“We built bomas-secure enclosures (围墙) for the animals to sleep”可知，建造安全围栏是为了确保它们和宝宝相处得很好。故选B项。
88．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们和白犀牛一起散步，带它们去不同的围栏和丰富的区域，用新的气味和特征来刺激它们的大脑。A. awkward尴尬的；B. different不同的；C. confident自信的；D. virtual虚拟的。根据后文“enclosures and enrichment areas”可知，这里是带它们去不同的围栏和丰富的区域，故选B。
89．考查动词词义辨析。句意：看到这些动物生活在人类的照顾下，能够和谐地生活，我意识到这就是我想要做的。A. living居住，生活；B. proving证明；C. crowding拥挤；D. clicking点击。根据下文“being able to live in harmony”可知，此处指这些动物生活在人类的照顾下，故选A项。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：看到这些动物生活在人类的照顾下，能够和谐地生活，我意识到这就是我想要做的。A. pressed按压；B. confused使困惑；C. supposed应该，认为；D. forced迫使。根据上文“my longtime dream of working hands-on with”可知，作者长久以来的梦想是和动物一起，be supposed to do意思是“应该做某事”，所以此处指作者意识到这就是作者要做的。故选C项。

91．D 92．B 93．C 94．A 95．B 96．B 97．A 98．A 99．D 100．C 101．B 102．D 103．A 104．B 105．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者看到一些志愿者在路边捡垃圾，回忆起了几年前和女儿在湖边捡垃圾的场景，号召大家改变要从小事做起。
91．考查名词词义辨析。句意：天空是蓝色的，太阳出来了，空气很暖和。A. tree树；B. road道路；C. grass草；D. air空气。根据上文“the sun was out”可知，太阳出来了，所以空气很暖和。故选D。
92．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我转身时，我放慢了速度，因为我看到一些志愿者在路边捡垃圾。A. giving out发放；B. picking up拾起；捡起；C. taking back收回；D. turning to转向。根据下文“I saw them doing some “Spring Cleaning” for mother Earth”可知，一些志愿者在路边捡垃圾。故选B。
93．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我看到他们为地球母亲做“春季清洁”时，我笑了，我的思绪回到了很久以前的另一个春天。A. walked走；B. prevented阻止；C. smiled微笑；D. waved挥手。根据下文“I felt like all around us were looking at it with us and 　　14　　 our smiles”可知，作者看到他们为地球母亲做清洁时笑了，就跟几年前作者的微笑一样。故选C。
94．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. went去；B. explained解释；C. changed改变；D. gave给。根据下文描述的几年前作者自己和女儿在湖边捡垃圾的经历可知，我的思绪回到了很久以前的另一个春天。go back to意为“回到”，符合句意。故选A。
95．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个春天的一天，我和女儿注意到小路上有多少垃圾。A. regarded视为；B. noticed注意；C. reminded提醒；D. imagined想象。根据下文“how much rubbish was lying along the trail”可知，这是作者所看到的场景，故用noticed。故选B。
96．考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二天，我们带了一个大垃圾袋，开始一步一步慢慢地收集沿途的垃圾。A. sent发送；B. brought带来；C. borrowed借；D. colored给……涂色。根据下文“started to slowly, step by step, collect the rubbish along our way”可知，作者和女儿带了一个大垃圾袋，开始收集沿途的垃圾。故选B。
97．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那里有一些罐头、塑料水瓶、棒棒糖包装等等。A. packages包装；B. notes注释；C. signs符号；D. posters海报。根据下文“some cans, plastic water bottles”可知，此处名词与cans, plastic water bottles并列，所以packages“包装”符合句意。故选A。
98．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们停下来把每一个都捡起来，甚至从水边捞了几块垃圾。A. stopped停止；B. left离开；C. rested休息；D. waited等待。根据上文可知，作者发现小路上有一些罐头、塑料水瓶、棒棒糖包装等等。所以，根据常识，作者会停下来拾起地面的垃圾。故选A。
99．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. saved救；B. raised举起；C. burned燃烧；D. fished钓鱼；（从水中或容器中）把……打捞出；搜寻。根据下文“a few pieces of garbage out of the edge of the water”可知，此处指作者从水里捞出了垃圾。故选D。
100．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们绕湖一圈的时候，袋子几乎装满了。A. reached到达；B. designed设计；C. circled转圈；D. filled填满。根据上文可知，作者和女儿在湖边的小路上捡垃圾。所以此处指作者绕湖一圈的时候，袋子几乎装满了垃圾。故选C。
101．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们在回家之前停下来，在日落时最后看了一眼湖。A. escaped逃脱；B. headed前往；C. quitted放弃；D. arrived到达。根据下文“took one last 　　12　　 at the lake as the sun set”可知，作者在回家之前停下来，在日落时最后看了一眼湖。head home意为“回家”。故选B。
102．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. duty职责；B. step步骤；C. lesson教训；D. look看。根据下文“It looked more 　　13　　 than ever”可知，此处指作者在回家之前停下来，在日落时最后看了一眼湖。take one last look at意为“看……最后一眼”。 故选D。
103．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它看起来比以往任何时候都漂亮，我觉得我们周围的人都在看着它，分享我们的微笑。A. beautiful美丽的；B. common普通的；C. crowded拥挤的；D. interesting有趣的。根据下文“I felt like all around us were looking at it with us and 　　14　　 our smiles”可知，经过作者和女儿的努力，湖看起来比以往任何时候都漂亮了。故选A。
104．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. examining检查；B. sharing分享；C. observing观察；D. hiding躲藏。根据上文“I felt like all around us were looking at it with us”可知，大家看到湖边干净了，自然心情也愉悦，所以大家都会心地笑了，故 “分享我们的微笑”符合句意。故选B。
105．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我知道，有时这个世界的问题可能会让人不知所措，你想知道你能做些什么来改变现状。A. decide决定；B. beg乞求；C. wonder想知道；D. refuse拒绝。根据下文“But the truth is that everything you do makes a difference!( 但事实是，你所做的一切都会带来不同！)”可知，上下文是转折关系，此处指你想知道你能做些什么来改变现状。 故选C。

106．C 107．A 108．D 109．B 110．A 111．D 112．A 113．B 114．D 115．C 116．C 117．B 118．A 119．B 120．C 121．D 122．D 123．A 124．B 125．C

【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述的是作者由于自己患病——左眼可能永久性失明，在经历了恐惧，害怕之后，作者将自己遇到的挑战上传至网上，得到了网友的支持和鼓励。同时最后让作者明白的是：快乐不等于一直是晴空，我们一定会经历人生的风暴。了解这一点可以帮助我们乐观地面对困难，适应生活的变化。
106．考查名词词义辨析。句意：快乐和悲伤之间的循环运动是我最近一直在处理的问题。A. loneliness孤独；B. tiredness疲劳；C. sadness悲伤；D. greatness伟大。根据前文“The word “happy” would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by hardship.”可知，幸福和艰难之间的平衡，故此处强调快乐和悲伤的循环。故选C。
107．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一年前，我的左眼出现了令人不安的症状。A. eye眼睛；B. arm胳膊；C. leg腿；D. ear耳朵。根据后文的“I had already suffered some everlasting loss of vision”可知，作者是眼睛受伤了。故选A。
108．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我的丈夫立即把我送到了一位专家那里，他说我已经出现了一些永久性的视力丧失，如果不进行治疗，那只眼睛将在几个月内失明。A. suddenly突然地；B. carelessly粗心地；C. secretly秘密地；D. immediately立即地。根据前文“A year ago, I developed troubling symptoms in my left ____2____”可知，作者的眼睛受伤了，她的丈夫立即地把她送到医院。故选D。
109．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. luck运气；B. treatment治疗；C. apology道歉；D. discussion讨论。根据下文的“begin painful eye injections”治疗方案相对应。故选B。
110．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我急需开始给眼睛打针。A. needed需要；B. expected期待；C. managed管理，处理；D. congratulated庆祝。根据后文的“begin painful eye injections.”可知，我需要开始给眼睛打针。故选A。
111．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：我很恐慌。如果新药不起作用怎么办？A. in relief欣慰；B. in anger愤怒；C. in peace和平；D. in panic恐慌。根据前文的“Almost blind? Painful eye injections?”可知，是作者感觉到非常的恐慌。故选D。
112．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. new新的；B. traditional传统的；C. strong强壮的；D. folk民俗的。根据后文的“the medicine was only three years old”可知，作者即将使用的是新药。故选A。
113．考查副词词义辨析。句意：令人惊奇的是，我常常想，这种药只有三年的历史；在那之前，病人会失明。A. rarely罕见地；B. frequently频繁地；C. occasionally偶然地；D. mistakenly错误地。根据后文的“the medicine was only three years old; before that, patients just went blind.”可知，作者一直在频繁的胡思乱想。故选B。
114．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在那漫长的一周里，我允许自己随意地陷入悲伤，哭泣，承认我对自己脆弱的身体的恐惧。A. prevented阻止；B. encouraged鼓励；C. forced强迫；D. permitted允许。根据下文的“casually ____10____ sadness, to cry and acknowledge my fears about my very fragile body.”可知，作者允许自己随意地陷入悲伤。故选D。
115．考查动词短语辨析。句意：同上。A. lay down躺下；B. hold back忍住；C. fall into陷入；D. meet with会见。根据后文的“sadness, to cry and acknowledge my fears about my very fragile body.”可知，是作者陷入悲伤当中，哭泣，承认对自己脆弱的身体的恐惧。故选C。
116．考查动词词义辨析。句意：除了我丈夫，我拒绝接近任何人。A. desired渴望；B. promised允诺；C. refused拒绝；D. attempted企图。根据后文“but my husband.”可知，作者拒绝任何人靠近，除了她的丈夫。故选C。
117．考查动词短语辨析。句意：幸运的是，我在一周内很快就振作起来了。A. gave in屈服；B. cheered up振作；C. gave up放弃；D. broken down崩溃。根据空前的“Fortunately”可知，是好的事情发生。尽管作者承认对自己脆弱身体的恐惧。可是幸运地是，在作者悲伤了一个星期之后，很快的就振作起来了。故选B。
118．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在这段可怕的时间里，我在博客上发布了遇到的挑战，得到了网友们的关心和支持，这让我心中充满了希望，也鼓励我去接受眼部注射。A. terrible可怕的；B. sweet甜蜜的；C. spare业余的；D. precious珍贵的。根据前文“a specialist who said I had already suffered some permanent loss of vision and would,”可知，是作者在患病的这段可怕的时光里。故选A。
119．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. project项目；B. challenge挑战；C. performance表现；D. choice选择。根据后文的“receives great care and support from friends online”可知，作者把自己所遇到的挑战上传至网上，得到了大家的支持。故选B。
120．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. guilt愧疚；B. pride骄傲；C. hope希望；D. joy乐趣。根据前文的“receives great care and support from friends online,”可知，网友的关心和支持，让我充满了希望。故选C。
121．考查动词词义辨析。句意：此外，医生保证了药物的疗效。A. blamed责备；B. analyzed分析；C. investigated调查；D. guaranteed确保。根据后文的“the efficacy(功效) of the medicine”可知，医生确保了药的功效。故选D。
122．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最后，我得到了一个有价值的见解：快乐不等于一直是晴空，我们一定会经历人生的风暴。A. wrong错误的；B. commen普通的；C. funny有趣的；D. valuable有价值的。根据后文“being your happiest self isn’t equal to a lifetime of ____18____ skies, and we are bound to ____19____ storms of life.”可知，是作者得出的有价值的见解。故选D。
123．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. sunny晴朗的；B. cloudy乌云密布的；C. rainy下雨的；D. snowy下雪的。根据前文的“being your happiest self isn’t equal to a lifetime of”可知，快乐不等于一直是晴空。故选A。
124．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. disturb打扰；B. experience经历，体验；C. forget忘记；D. assign分派。根据空后的“storms of life”可知，此处指会经历人生中的风暴。故选B。
125．考查动词词义辨析。句意：了解这一点可以帮助我们乐观地面对困难，适应生活的变化。A. admit承认；B.exchange交换；C. face面对；D.have有。根据后文的“difficulties optimistically”可知，此处指面对困难。故选C。

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

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了达·芬奇的名画《蒙娜丽莎》真实历史就像她的微笑一样神秘，文章给读者揭开了它的历史归属轨迹。
126．考查动词词义辨析。句意：列奥纳多·达·芬奇于1505年创作的名画《蒙娜丽莎》，每况愈下。A. written写；B. praised表扬；C. bought买；D. painted绘画。根据句意以及该句中的“the famous picture”名画可知，此处为列奥纳多·达·芬奇于1505年创作的名画《蒙娜丽莎》，每况愈下。故选D项。
127．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：列奥纳多·达·芬奇于1505年创作的名画《蒙娜丽莎》，每况愈下。A. less更少的；B. more更多的；C. worse更糟糕的；D. better更好的。根据下文“but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy.”提到修复，可知，此处为列奥纳多·达·芬奇于1505年创作的名画《蒙娜丽莎》，每况愈下。故选C项。
128．考查名词词义辨析。句意：游客们已经注意到了变化，但修复这幅世界上最著名的画作并不容易。A. changes变化；B. expressions表情；C. kisses吻； D. gloves手套。根据上文提到的达·芬奇创作的名画《蒙娜丽莎》，每况愈下，可知，这是一个变化的过程。故选A项。
129．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每年有近600万人去看蒙娜丽莎，许多人被她神秘的微笑所吸引。A. see看；B. visit参观；C. greet打招呼；D. examine检查。根据语境可知，以及该句中的“many attracted by the mystery of her smile.”，可知，每年有近600万人去看蒙娜丽莎，许多人被她神秘的微笑所吸引。故选A项。
130．考查动词词义辨析。句意：非常有趣的是，当你不看她的时候，她似乎在微笑，然后你看她，她就停止了。A. laughing大笑；B. smiling微笑；C. crying哭；D. shouting大叫。根据上文提到的许多人被她神秘的微笑所吸引，以及该句中的“It is very interesting 非常有趣的是，可推知，此处为非常有趣的是，当你不看她的时候，她似乎在微笑，然后你看她，她就停止了。故选B项。
131．考查动词词义辨析。句意：非常有趣的是，当你不看她的时候，她似乎在微笑，然后你看她，她就停止了。A. says说；B. sits坐；C. stands站立；D. stops停止。根据上文提到的非常有趣的是，当你不看她的时候，她似乎在微笑，以及该句中“you look at her”可知，和上文形成转折，为当你不看她的时候，她似乎在微笑，然后你看她，她就停止了。故选D项。
132．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，蒙娜丽莎的真实历史就像她的微笑一样神秘。A. Therefore因此；B. Otherwise否则；  C. However然而；D. Instead相反。根据上下文语境以及该句中的“the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile.”可推知，此处为转折关系，为然而，蒙娜丽莎的真实历史就像她的微笑一样神秘。故选C项。
133．考查动词词义辨析。句意：达·芬奇本人非常喜欢这幅画，一直随身携带，直到1519年这幅画最终被卖给了法国国王弗朗西斯一世。A. carried携带；B. hid躲藏；    C. kept保持；D. buried埋。根据该句中的“Da Vinci himself loved it so much”以及“…sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519”可推知，此处为达·芬奇本人非常喜欢这幅画，一直随身携带，直到1519年这幅画最终被卖给了法国国王弗朗西斯一世。故选A项。
134．考查副词词义辨析。句意：达·芬奇本人非常喜欢这幅画，一直随身携带，直到1519年这幅画最终被卖给了法国国王弗朗西斯一世。A. actually事实上；B. finally最终；C. really真正地；D. hopefully希望地。根据上文提到的达·芬奇本人非常喜欢这幅画，一直随身携带，以及该句中的“sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519”可知，此处为达·芬奇本人非常喜欢这幅画，一直随身携带，直到1519年这幅画最终被卖给了法国国王弗朗西斯一世。故选B项。
135．考查动词词义辨析。句意：1911年，这幅画被一名前雇员从卢浮宫偷走，他把它藏在外套里带出了博物馆。A. taken带走；B. destroyed破坏；C. broken打破；D. stolen偷。根据该句中的“who took it out of the 　　11　　 hidden under his coat.” 藏在外套带出去，可推知，此处为1911年，这幅画被一名前雇员从卢浮宫偷走，他把它藏在外套里带出了博物馆。故选D项。
136．考查名词词义辨析。句意：1911年，这幅画被一名前雇员从卢浮宫偷走，他把它藏在外套里带出了博物馆。A. school学校；B. museum博物馆；C. house房子；D. factory工厂。根据该句中的“the painting was 　　10　　 from the Louvre by a former employee”提到卢浮宫，可知，此处为这幅画被一名前雇员从卢浮宫偷走，他把它藏在外套里带出了博物馆。故选B项。
137．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说他打算把它还给意大利。A. give给；B. send发送；C. take带走；D. return返回。根据上文提到的1519年这幅画最终被卖给了法国国王弗朗西斯一世，以及下文“The painting was sent back to____13____ two years later.”两年后，这幅画被送回，可推知，此处为他说他打算把它还给意大利。故选D项。
138．考查名词词义辨析。句意：两年后，这幅画被送回法国。A. France法国；B. Germany德国；C. Italy意大利；D. England英格兰。根据下文“During World WarII, the French ____14____ the painting in small towns”可推知，此处为两年后，这幅画被送回法国。故选A项。
139．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在第二次世界大战期间，法国人把这幅画藏在小城镇里，以免它落入德国军队之手。A. kept保持；B. hid躲藏；C. put放；D. grew成长。根据句意以及该句中的“to keep it out of the…”让它远离，可推知，在第二次世界大战期间，法国人把这幅画藏在小城镇里，以免它落入德国军队之手。故选B项。
140．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在第二次世界大战期间，法国人把这幅画藏在小城镇里，以免它落入德国军队之手。A. feet脚；B. clothes衣服；C. hands手；D. hats帽子。根据句意以及上文提到的法国人把这幅画藏在小城镇里，可知，此处为在第二次世界大战期间，法国人把这幅画藏在小城镇里，以免它落入德国军队之手。故选C项。

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了马克·法雷尔因跳水而导致脊柱损伤，落下残疾，从此马克以自身经历为例，告诫他人避免脊柱损伤，对预防脊椎损伤做出贡献，最终被评为澳大利亚年度青年。
141．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：让我们来读读赫维湾少年马克·法雷尔的励志故事吧。A. exciting令人兴奋的；B. shocking令人震惊的；C. inspiring鼓舞人心的；D. worrying令人担心的。根据下文“Mark’s contribution to preventing spinal injuries was  ___15___  in 2017, when he was named Young Australian of the Year.”可知，马克因跳水落下了残疾，但是他最终被评为澳大利亚年度青年，所以他的故事是鼓舞人心的。故选C。
142．考查动词词义辨析。句意：14岁时，他跳入游泳池，这永远改变了他的一生。A. start开始；B. benefit受益；C. change改变；D. shorten使变短。根据下文“Mark has been in a wheelchair ever since and now,”可知，自那之后马克只能坐在轮椅上，此处表示这改变了他的一生。故选C。
143．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我跳进游泳池，摔到了脖子。”A. neck脖子；B. leg腿；C. arm胳膊；D. nose鼻子。根据下文“It’s a very unusual story because I jumped into the deep end, where most spinal (脊柱的) injuries   ___4___  .”可知，马克的脊柱受到损伤，摔到了脖子。故选A。
144．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说，“这是一个非常不寻常的故事，因为我跳到了最深处，大多数脊柱损伤发生在那里。”A. last持续；B. appear出现；C. recover恢复；D. happen发生。根据上文“It’s a very unusual story because I jumped into the deep end, where most spinal (脊柱的) injuries”以及常识可知，此处表示马克跳到了大多数脊柱损伤会发生的最深处。故选D。
145．考查名词词义辨析。句意：从那时起，马克就一直坐在轮椅上，如今27岁的他对生活可能给他带来的任何挑战都很平静。A. competition竞争；B. responsibility责任；C. challenge挑战；D. success成功。根据下文“In fact, he finds it  ___6___  to name any challenge.”可知，此处表示马克对任何挑战都很平静。故选C。
146．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事实上，他发现很难说出有什么挑战。A. necessary有必要的；B. hard困难的；C. important重要的；D. worthwhile值得的。根据下文“I just live my life and  ___7___  it day by day,”可知，此处表示马克发现他很难说出有什么挑战。故选B。
147．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说：“我只是过我的生活，一天一天地接受它。”A. realize意识到；B. take接受；C. compared比较；D. explore探索。根据上文“Mark has been in a wheelchair ever since and now, at 27, is very calm about any  ___5___  life might throw at him. In fact, he finds it  ___6___  to name any challenge.”可知，27岁的马克很难说出有什么挑战，对可能遇到的任何挑战都很平静，此处表示马克一天一天接受挑战。故选B。
148．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在过去的几年里，马克与脊柱教育意识团队(SEAT)一起工作，他们的目标是教育学生预防脊柱损伤，马克也向赫维湾地区的年轻人讲述他的经历。A. educate教育；B. forgive原谅；C. allow允许；D. beg乞求。根据下文“students to prevent spinal injuries”可知，这一团队的目的是教育学生预防脊柱损伤。故选A。
149．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在过去的几年里，马克与脊柱教育意识团队(SEAT)一起工作，他们的目标是教育学生预防脊柱损伤，马克也向赫维湾地区的年轻人讲述他的经历。A. prevention阻止；B. expectation期望；C. protection保护；D. experience经历。根据下文“He says that if his talks can prevent one spinal injury in a young  person, he’s  ___14___ .”以及语境可知，此处表示马克把自己的经历讲给赫维湾地区的年轻人听。故选D。
150．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“如果我能救一个孩子的生命，我的努力就值得了，”他说。A. risk冒险；B. control控制；C. save拯救；D. confirm证实。根据下文“He says that if his talks can prevent one spinal injury in a young person,”可知，此处表示马克认为如果自己的努力可以拯救一个孩子的生命，也是值得的。故选C。
151．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“如果我能救一个孩子的生命，我的努力就值得了，”他说。A. detail细节；B. expert专家；C. debate辩论；D. effort努力。根据上文“Mark has worked with the Spinal Education Awareness Team (SEAT) whose aim is to  ___8___  students to prevent spinal injuries, telling his   ___9___  to young people in the Hervey Bay region.”可知，此处表示马克所做出的努力。故选D。
152．考查名词词义辨析。句意：马克强调了跳入水前检查水深的重要性，并且通常要更加谨慎。A. width宽度；B. depth深度；C. length长度；D. height高度。根据上文“It’s a very unusual story because I jumped into the deep end, where most spinal (脊柱的) injuries   ___4___  .”可知，马克强调跳入水前检查水的深度的重要性。故选B。
153．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：马克强调了跳入水前检查水深的重要性，并且通常要更加谨慎。A. nervous紧张的；B. curious好奇的；C. patient有耐心的；D. careful谨慎的。根据上文“It’s a very unusual story because I jumped into the deep end, where most spinal (脊柱的) injuries   ___4___  .”可知，马克在跳入游泳池时受了伤，所以建议别人要更加谨慎。故选D。
154．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他说，如果他的演讲可以预防一个年轻人的脊椎受伤，他很高兴。A. creative创造性的；B. pleased高兴的；C. confident自信的；D. awkward尴尬的。根据上文“He says that if his talks can prevent one spinal injury in a young person,”可知，马克认为如果自己的演讲能预防年轻人脊柱受伤，他会感到很高兴。故选B。
155．考查动词词义辨析。句意：2017年，马克对预防脊椎损伤的贡献得到了认可，被评为澳大利亚年度青年。A. recognised识别，认可；B. survived幸存；C. rescued拯救；D. limited限制。根据下文“ he was named Young Australian of the Year.”可知，马克对预防脊椎损伤的贡献得到了认可。故选A。

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

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了没有四肢的科特迪瓦艺术家Adama Traore以绘画谋生，用一种独特的方式创作艺术并赢得尊重的故事。
156．考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年来，他一直把画笔放在嘴里，一行一行，一种颜色一种颜色地画。A. combining结合；B. suffering遭受；C. scaring使害怕；D. holding拿着。根据下文“line by line, color by color”可知，此处表示他把画笔放在嘴里，用嘴拿着画笔做画。故选D项。
157．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他从出生起就没有四肢，九岁时被送到残疾青少年中心。A. concerned担心的；B. disappointed失望的；C. disabled有残疾的；D. retired退休的。根据“Missing limbs(四肢) since birth”可知，他从出生起就没有四肢，应是被送到残疾青少年中心。故选C项。
158．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他学会了绘画技巧，甚至用马克笔画画。A. learned学习；B. gathered聚集；C. indicated表明；D. interpreted口译。根据下文“even drew with markers”可知，此处表示他学会了绘画技巧。故选A项。
159．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他是由中心一位名叫Mario Deal的女士抚养长大的。A. caught up抓起；B. brought back带回；C. brought up抚养；D. got across遇到。根据上下文内容可知，他九岁就被送去残疾青少年中心，下文提到这位女士去世他很伤心，所以此处指他是由中心的一位女士Mario Deal抚养长大的。故选C项。
160．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Traore非常伤心，最终无家可归。A. energetic精力充沛的；B. homeless无家可归的；C. severe严重的；D. uncertain不确定的。根据上文“Yet the lady suffered from diseases and passed away.(然而这位女士却因病去世了)”可知，抚养他长大的Mario Deal女士因病去世，Traore变得无家可归。故选B项。
161．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但他一直在画多彩的风景画和肖像画，最终获得了公众的认可。A. exactly准确地；B. finally最终；C. suddenly突然；D. generally一般地。根据上文“he kept painting colorful landscapes and portraits”可知，通过一直努力，他最终获得了公众的认可。故选B项。
162．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Traore慢慢地从他的作品中积累了一些存款，并用这些钱开了一家小型艺术工作室。A. destination目的地；B. electricity电力；C. progress进步；D. money钱。根据下文“used them to ____11____ a small art studio”可知，Traore积累了一些钱，用存款开了一家小型艺术工作室。故选D项。
163．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他结婚了，现在坐出租车上班。A. rest休息；B. practice实践；C. work工作；D. custom习俗。根据上文“from his artwork and used it to open a small art studio”可知，他结婚后搭车去工作。故选C。
164．考查动词词义辨析。句意：对这位艺术家的勇气印象深刻的司机现在让他搭便车，并在车费上打了一点折扣。A. admitted承认；B. impressed使印象深刻；C. guided指导；D. controlled控制。根据下文“gives him both a ride and a bit of a ___10___ on the fare”及下文提到这位司机每天开车接Traore可知，司机对这位艺术家的勇气印象深刻。故选B项。
165．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他每天都去接特拉奥雷，第二天又去接他。A. picks捡起；B. puts放置；C. represents代表；D. builds修建。根据后文“Traore up and drops him off and the next day again”指去接某人，应用pick up。故选A项。
166．考查名词词义辨析。句意：老实说，钱不重要，但重要的是决心。A. health健康；B. determination决心；C. luck运气；D. content目录。根据语境，司机钦佩Traore的决心，所以他愿意每天接送Traore，所以此处表示钱不重要，重要的是决心。故选B项。
167．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Traore说：“如果我不画画，我不知道我会做什么。”A. paint画画；B. lose丢失，输掉；C. drive开车；D. cheat欺骗。根据上文内容可知，Traore一直在画画，所以此处表示如果不画画，他不知道自己会做什么。故选A项。
168．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但当他们看到我画画时，他们认为我是个有用的人。A. perfect完美的；B. shy害羞的；C. poor贫穷的；D. useful有用的。根据上文“If I’m just sitting here, people would say the man is a beggar. But when they see me painting(如果我只是坐在这里，人们会说这个人是一个乞丐。但当他们看到我在画画)”可知，Traore认为如果他什么都不做，人们会说他是乞丐，但是如果他画画，人们会认为他是有用的人。故选D项。
169．考查名词词义辨析。句意：特拉奥雷说绘画是良药，能振奋精神。A. experience经历；B. anger愤怒；C. spirits精神；D. budgets预算。根据上文“Traore says painting is medicine and lifts”可知绘画可以振奋他的精神，故选C项。
170．考查动词词义辨析。句意：的确，绘画造就了Traore Adama。A. arranges安排；B. leaves离开；C. charts绘制图表；D. makes制作。根据上文“Traore says painting is medicine and lifts spirits.(Traore说，绘画是良药，可以振奋精神)”可知，此处表示绘画造就了Traore Adama。故选D项。