2024-2025学年高二上学期英语完形填空（20空）阶梯训练（提升训练）

高二完型填空阶梯训练（提升训练） Cloze 1 难度：☆☆☆☆☆ 体裁：记叙文 词数：274 正确率： /20 Mum said they might not be back until after eleven. My brother Greg and I 1 to play hide- and- seek. But there was not much 2 except in the front room. The 3 was that we were not allowed in there by ourselves. 4 , we just took the risk. Once there, both of us were cautious and moved about 5 for some while. Then, when I hid behind a tapestry, 6 by my brother, I jumped out. With a sense of 7 , I felt my right elbow striking something hard. We heard a crash. Even 8 we dared to look, we knew that the vase lay broken. When Mum and Dad came home and viewed the pieces, we knew any 9 would only serve to fuel their anger. Mum ordered us to sit on the bare floor, beside the ruin. She cried, “How 10 the two of you have done this?” Greg and I, too 11 to cry, could voice no answer. After a while, she 12 us and stayed there alone by herself, much like a statue. Greg and I 13 throughout that night, struggling to decide what we might do to 14 for it. We hoped with the money we had saved we might just have 15 to buy a vase. The next day, we set off to search 16 every local shop until we found a good copy. When we 17 home in silence, we 18 Mum and Dad with what we’d bought. Dad 19 out, took it from Greg and then passed it to Mum. She sighed, “You broke our Ming vase.” But we believed they knew we were 20 . 1. A. decided B. expected C. pretended D. happened 2. A. time B. space C. light D. work 3. A. puzzle B. reason C. problem D. answer 4. A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. Anyway 5. A. freely B. quickly C. excitedly D. carefully 6. A. heard B. followed C. discovered D. taken 7. A. excitement B. horror C. joy D. disappointment 8. A. after B. before C. when D. until 9. A. permission B. information C. explanation D. instruction 10. A. must B. might C. could D. would 11. A. polite B. frightened C. angry D. stupid 12. A. questioned B. answered C. dismissed D. comforted 13. A. slept B. listened C. worked D. talked 14. A. make up B. carry on C. look after D. get away 15. A. more B. enough C. less D. some 16. A. after B. through C. with D. for 17. A. remained B. stayed C. arrived D. left 18. A. spared B. served C. connected D. presented 19. A. came B. reached C. watched D. cried 20. A. sorry B. proud C. delighted D. amused Cloze 2 难度：☆☆☆☆☆ 体裁：记叙文 词数：302 正确率： /20 One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 1 better than driving our truck, 2 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit at the store. Sixteen is a 3 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 4 of racial discrimination was 5 a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 6 whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were 7 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery. My family was 8 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 9 us? At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 10 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 11 to the cash desk, I said 12 ,“I need to put this on credit.” The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful 13 . But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure, ” he said 14 .“ Your daddy is 15 good for it.” He 16 to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.” The farmer nodded in a neighborly 17 . I was filled with pride. James William’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust. That day I discovered that the good name my parents had 18 brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 19 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 20 much to do wrong. 1. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything 2. A. and B. so C. but D. for 3. A. prideful B. wonderful C. respectful D. colorful 4. A. intention B. shadow C. habit D. faith 5. A. thus B. just C. still D. ever 6. A. guessed B. suspected C. questioned D. figured 7. A. watched B. caught C. dismissed D. accused 8. A. generous B. honest C. friendly D. modest 9. A. blame B. excuse C. charge D. trust 10. A. until B. as C. once D. since 11. A. purchases B. sales C. orders D. favorites 12. A. casually B. confidently C. cheerfully D. carefully 13. A. look B. stare C. response D. comment 14. A. patiently B. eagerly C. easily D. proudly 15. A. generally B. never C. sometimes D. always 16. A. pointed B. replied C. turned D. introduced 17. A. sense B. way C. degree D. mood 18. A. earned B. deserved C. given D. used 19. A. receive B. expect C. collect D. require 20. A. very B. so C. how D. too Cloze 3 难度：☆☆☆☆☆ 体裁：记叙文 词数：253 正确率： /20 I didn’t always appreciate rural America, because I was 1 in town and could be called a city girl. But my 2 husband John helped change my opinion of the country. When John was young, he would play around a(n) 3 house deserted 4 the 1880s not far from his home. He spent so many days there that it became very 5 to him. 6 he found that the house was used as a(n) 7 museum for school students studying ancient culture on field trips. 8 John grew older, he watched the house age. After his 9 , he heard it was going to be 10 . He paid a visit to the owner and offered to buy the place in order to 11 it. The owner agreed, but John had to have it moved 12 a month. For three straight 13 , he took the building down and moved every piece of it to our farm. He 14 doing everything in the old- fashioned way to keep his 15 as original as possible. He did make a few small 16 to the house’s design, such as adding a beautiful field stone. Even those stones had a history—— some were the same 17 he had thrown out of his father’s field as a boy. 18 his family and friends, John restored the wooden house beautifully. Neighbors stopped by to see his 19 and admire his skills. Not only did he learn a great deal about 20 , he also built some friendships in the process. 1. A. rose B. raised C. carried D. got 2. A. country B. city C. handsome D. wisdom 3. A. expensive B. shabby C. wooden D. useful 4. A. during B. with C. by D. in 5. A. special B. moving C. emotional D. specific 6. A. Recently B. Late C. Later D. Usually 7. A. historical B. current C. ancient D. practical 8. A. While B. As C. After D. Before 9. A. departure B. illness C. class D. retirement 10. A. destroyed B. buried C. restored D. designed 11. A. save B. see C. find D. remember 12. A. on B. for C. within D. over 13. A. weeks B. months C. years D. hours 14. A. put on B. insisted on C. looked for D. tried on 15. A. toy B. building C. book D. stamp 16. A. damages B. attempts C. changes D. differences 17. A. it B. ones C. that D. those 18. A. With the help of B. Under the guidance of C. In the hope of D. Instead of 19. A. future B. effort C. progress D. determination 20. A. construction B. culture C. plan D. purpose Cloze 4 难度：☆☆☆☆☆ 体裁：记叙文 词数：250 正确率： /20 We have all heard how time is more valuable than money, but is it 1 to have too much time? I 2 back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also 3 a team sport. By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework, and I had to do it 4 . When I got into college, things 5 . I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time. Because of all this 6 time, there was no sense of 7 to do my school work immediately. I was performing this action of waiting until it later became a 8 . Once that happened, I just kept 9 my studying further and further back in my day. Then I got to the point where I was 10 really late at night to get my work done. One day I 11 a former classmate of mine who was 12 a lot of money running a sideline. Since his regular job was 13 , I asked him why he just didn’t do his sideline full- time. He said without the job, he would 14 have too much time and would just do what I did back in 15 . He said that if he 16 the job, he would lose his 17 to work and succeed. So, try 18 your time with other work. This is why there is a 19 that if you want something done, ask a 20 person to do it. 1. A. true B. fair C. strange D. possible 2. A. remember B. admit C. understand D. expect 3. A. watched B. loved C. coached D. played 4. A. at last B. right away C. of course D. as usual 5. A. happened B. repeated C. changed D. mattered 6. A. extra B. difficult C. valuable D. limited 7. A. duty B. achievement C. urgency D. direction 8. A. burden B. relief C. risk D. habit 9. A. pushing B. taking C. setting D. calling 10. A. hanging out B. staying up C. jogging round D. showing off 11. A. met B. helped C. treated D. hired 12. A. raising B. wasting C. demanding D. making 13. A. safe B. important C. boring D. rewarding 14. A. luckily B. hardly C. hopefully D. simply 15. A. childhood B. college C. town D. business 16. A. quit B. found C. accepted D. kept 17. A. heart B. chance C. drive D. way 18. A. saving B. filling up C. giving up D. trading 19. A. message B. story C. saying D. fact 20. A. careful B. busy C. reliable D. kind Cloze 5 难度：☆☆☆☆☆ 体裁：记叙文 词数：255 正确率： /20 Have you ever traveled around by bike? This spring my older brother and I 1 the busy city and spent a long weekend 2 in the countryside. Our speed was only around 14 kph, but we didn’t 3 . We hadn’t come to break any speed records, 4 . All we wanted was some 5 air and a break from schoolwork. We really 6 ourselves while cycling along traffic- free country paths. There was plenty of sunshine, 7 it was quite cold, 8 in the mornings. The good news was that soon we 9 as we rode along. Our only 10 was when my brakes started making a terrible noise. But I didn’t care as it gave us an 11 to visit a cafe while a bike mechanic had a look at it. Every few kilometers there was a 12 where we could talk with local people. One of the women was very 13 and showed us the way when we got lost. On Saturday night we were 14 at 2 a. m. by some young people. They kept singing loudly in the next room, which made us 15 all night. We felt very 16 when we got up the next morning. Soon we 17 . We were more cheerful on the way when the sun came out. 18 , things like that happened only once. Anyway, I still like traveling around by bike— it’s 19 and it’s fun. If you’ re looking for a short break that’s active and cheap, then cycling is a great 20 ! 1. A. left B. visited C. found D. reached 2. A. painting B. studying C. teaching D. cycling 3. A. regret B. mind C. fail D. realize 4. A. at last B. as well C. after all D. at most 5. A. fresh B. thin C. cool D. dry 6. A. hurt B. hated C. changed D. enjoyed 7. A. but B. so C. or D. unless 8. A. probably B. especially C. specially D. immediately 9. A. came back B. gave up C. warmed up D. calmed down 10. A. wish B. problem C. decision D. memory 11. A. order B. opinion C. excuse D. explanation 12. A. city B. lake C. school D. village 13. A. friendly B. honest C. stupid D. nervous 14. A. saved B. paid C. woken D. greeted 15. A. excited B. sleepless C. speechless D. frightened 16. A. shy B. busy C. bored D. tired 17. A. set off B. called back C. settled down D. broke down 18. A. Strangely B. Doubtfully C. Luckily D. Naturally 19. A. true B. simple C. difficult D. dangerous 20. A. goal B. dream C. result D. choice Cloze 6 难度：☆☆☆☆☆ 体裁：夹叙夹议 词数：252 正确率： /20 Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device on your desk. And they’ ve never actually 1 you. Everything they know about you 2 through this device, sometimes from hundreds of miles away. 3 they feel they can know you 4 from the sound of your voice. That’s how powerful the 5 is. Powerful, yes, but not always 6 . For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone. Rani, my faceless agent whom I’d never met 7 , got me rock- bottom prices on airfares, cars, and hotels. But her cold voice really 8 me. I sometimes wished to 9 another agent. One morning, I had to 10 an immediate flight home for a family emergency. I ran into Rani’s office 11 . The woman sitting at the desk, 12 my madness, sympathetically jumped up. She gave me a 13 smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the 14 immediately. “What a wonderful lady!” I thought. Rushing out 15 I called out over my shoulder,“ By the way, what’s your name?”“I’m Rani,” she said. I turned around and saw a 16 woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip. I was 17 ! Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was, well, so 18 . Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport, I figured it all out. Rani’s 19 — her warm smile, her nods, her “I’m here for you” 20 — were all silent signals that didn’t travel through wires. 1. A. accepted B. noticed C. heard D. met 2. A. came B. moved C. ran D. developed 3. A. Thus B. Yet C. Then D. Indeed 4. A. rather B. also C. just D. already 5. A. telephone B. voice C. connection D. impression 6. A. direct B. useful C. easy D. accurate 7. A. in person B. by myself C. in public D. on purpose 8. A. annoyed B. interested C. discouraged D. confused 9. A. promote B. train C. find D. know 10. A. arrange B. postpone C. confirm D. book 11. A. for the first time B. at any time C. from time to time D. in good time 12. A. expecting B. seeing C. testing D. avoiding 13. A. shy B. comforting C. familiar D. forced 14. A. bill B. form C. ticket D. list 15. A. hopefully B. disappointedly C. gratefully D. regretfully 16. A. careful B. serious C. nervous D. pleasant 17. A. amused B. worried C. helpless D. speechless 18. A. calm B. nice C. proud D. clever 19. A. forgiveness B. eagerness C. friendliness D. skillfulness 20. A. explanation B. attitude C. concept D. behavior Cloze 7 难度：☆☆☆☆☆ 体裁：记叙文 词数：320 正确率： /20 In elementary school,I was living with my parents and my brother in a rented apartment in New York City. At the time, I never thought of myself as comfortable or 1 —— it was just the way life was. Everything 2 before I started the sixth grade. Our landlord kicked us out 3 notice. My family had to 4 to the Life Family Shelter. We had a private room to sleep in at the shelter, which housed 90 5 , but it was a quarter of the size of our 6 living space, so we always 7 crowded. I didn’t fully understand what was happening, but after a few weeks, it 8 sank in: I was homeless. I felt so 9 that I didn’t tell anyone at school. I felt like I could never truly be myself and open up to friends, because I carried around this secret. It was a 10 time. The only good part about living in the shelter was that I got to go to a(n) 11 program that was run by the Coalition for the Homeless. It was a quiet place where I could do my 12 or arts. After three years, my parents finally 13 affordable housing. I was so excited. We have two bedrooms and one bathroom that we don’t have to 14 with strangers. It’s so nice to have 15 again. It’s funny—— you don’t realize how valuable something is until you are 16 to live without it. Last April, I started feeling different about my 17 being homeless. For the first time, I didn’t feel ashamed. I decided that it was time to tell my 18 Jason. He was shocked. 19 , he was supportive and didn’t treat me any differently. I also started volunteering at the after- school program because I want to help other kids who are 20 the same thing as I did. 1. A. curious B. unafraid C. happy D. confident 2. A. happened B. changed C. appeared D. exchanged 3. A. without B. along C. within D. beyond 4. A. occur B. appeal C. belong D. move 5. A. families B. classes C. teams D. grades 6. A. new B. simple C. small D. old 7. A. seemed B. felt C. looked D. became 8. A. gradually B. really C. immediately D. finally 9. A. tired B. confused C. embarrassed D. surprised 10. A. lonely B. guilty C. slow D. quiet 11. A. adventurous B. after- school C. real- life D. personal 12. A. homework B. job C. dream D. housework 13. A. recognized B. created C. found D. explored 14. A. agree B. communicate C. share D. compete 15. A. freedom B. wealth C. fame D. privacy 16. A. forced B. attracted C. persuaded D. ordered 17. A. story B. background C. experience D. introduction 18. A. father B. brother C. relative D. friend 19. A. However B. Therefore C. After all D. Moreover 20. A. seeing through B. going through C. going around D. looking through Cloze 8 难度：☆☆☆☆☆ 体裁：夹叙夹议 词数：310 正确率： /20 In childhood, we often linked fear with imagination, afraid that a monster was hiding behind the door or under the bed, or that an airplane would crash on our houses. As we grow up. We’ re often encouraged to think of 1 as weakness. However, scientists have actually shown that human beings tend to be optimists. So maybe that’s 2 we think of fear, sometimes, as a danger in and of itself.“ Don’t worry.” we like to say to one another.“ Don’t panic.” In English, fear is something we 3 . It’s something we overcome. But what if we looked at fear in a(n) 4 way? What if we 5 fear as an amazing act of the imagination? Maybe it’s no 6 that some of our most creative minds 7 to leave fears behind as adults. The incredible 8 that produced“ The Origin of Species”,“ Jane Eyre” and“ The Remembrance of Things Past” 9 intense worries that affected the 10 lives of Charles Darwin, Charlotte Bronte and Marcel Proust. So the question is, what can the rest of us learn about fear from imaginations and young children? Now, some of us naturally 11 our fears more 12 than others. Recently I read about an essay of study on successful businessmen, and the 13 found that these people 14 a habit that he called“ productive paranoia”, which meant that these people, instead of 15 their fears, read them closely, they 16 them, and then they 17 that fear into preparation and action. So that way, if their worst fears came true, their businesses were 18 . And maybe if we all 19 to read our fears, they could offer us something as 20 as our favorite works of literature: a little wisdom, a bit of insight and a version of that most elusive thing— the truth. 1. A. fear B. danger C. imagination D. childhood 2. A. why B. what C. because D. where 3. A. conquer B. like C. panic D. imagine 4. A. old B. strange C. ridiculous D. fresh 5. A. dream of B. rely on C. thought of D. count on 6. A. use B. way C. significance D. coincidence 7. A. like B. fail C. try D. decide 8. A. fear B. determinations C. preparations D. imaginations 9. A. overcame B. generated C. relieved D. criticized 10. A. famous B. disastrous C. adult D. early 11. A. looked B. exposed C. read D. hide 12. A. closely B. secretly C. roughly D. reluctantly 13. A. businessmen B. author C. readers D. others 14. A. changed B. suffered from C. shared D. sought 15. A. understanding B. reporting C. dismissing D. writing 16. A. hated B. hid C. abandoned D. studied 17. A. translated B. transferred C. transmitted D. transplanted 18. A. over B. ruined C. declining D. ready 19. A. tried B. hesitated C. failed D. allowed 20. A. delicious B. precious C. conscious D. suspicious Cloze 9 难度：☆☆☆☆☆ 体裁：记叙文 词数：330 正确率： /20 Stephen Hawking dies at 76 today, the day coinciding with the birthday of another legend of science, Albert Einstein. His 1 are in a state of deep shock and have tweeted that the death of the greatest scientist is 2 for they believed the man to be immortal. There’s one thing that’s certain and it’s death, 3 how and when it comes is something that can’t be in one’s hands. Or can it be? Looking at how Hawking survived over half a century of being 4 the death sentence, the scales are tipping toward a yes. And he indeed just didn’t 5 it; he succeeded. “However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and 6 at,” he said. During the course of his rare disease, his 7 to the field of physics stands out miraculously. Now, what made the man a genius of mind? Was it his willpower or his 8 misfortune that strengthened his mind? He was 9 with a crippling disease at the age of 21, which progressively disables the individual. In the 10 of his genius, however, fortune 11 hi m since then. His scientific work got 12 and better. The man, whose body was so fragile and seemed to 13 his genius, never gave up. Some experts say perhaps Hawking was 14 diagnosed and this is the reason of his surviving over half a century. Also, doctors say the disease spread 15 than it does in most of the patients, giving him more time. Hawking himself said, “I have been lucky that my condition has 16 more slowly. But it shows that one need not lose 17 .” Hawking seemed unaffected by the drawbacks life 18 at him. He calls all his accomplishments that followed his disease a 19 . He indeed is a unique example of two mind powers 20 —— an astonishing willpower and a strong sense of determination. These two helped him fight against all odds. 1. A. ancestors B. doctors C. opponents D. followers 2. A. unavoidable B. unreasonable C. unbelievable D. unpredictable 3. A. or B. but C. so D. for 4. A. handed over B. turned over C. taken over D. run over 5. A. share B. control C. change D. survive 6. A. succeed B. wonder C. point D. laugh 7. A. explanation B. distribution C. contribution D. attention 8. A. mental B. emotional C. financial D. physical 9. A. infected B. occupied C. diagnosed D. concerned 10. A. respect B. event C. face D. name 11. A. tricked B. favored C. rejected D. abandoned 12. A. thicker B. tougher C. simpler D. lighter 13. A. corrupt B. fail C. spot D. strike 14. A. precisely B. entirely C. luckily D. wrongly 15. A. easier B. harder C. slower D. quicker 16. A. evolved B. progressed C. recovered D. improved 17. A. fate B. hope C. health D. fortune 18. A. screamed B. barked C. threw D. shot 19. A. bonus B. deposit C. reward D. gain 20. A. multiplied B. combined C. exploited D. separated Cloze 10 难度：☆☆☆☆☆ 体裁：记叙文 词数：208 正确率： /20 The year I went away to college was a very difficult transition for me. 1 is probably true with many people, I got quite homesick and 2 thought about going home. Although the 3 time for many students is getting 4 from home, my mailbox was frequently 5 . One day when I went to the mailbox, there was a postcard 6 out at me. I sat down to read it, 7 a note from someone back home. 8 I became increasingly puzzled as 9 postcards were like this: It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby. I took the card back to my room and 10 about it. Several days later I 11 another postcard, this one 12 news about Maybelline, Mabel’s cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another, 13 full of news of different people. I began to 14 look forward to the next one, 15 to see what this author would come up with 16 . I was never 17 . Finally, the cards 18 coming, right about the time I had begun to feel 19 about college life. They had been such a happy distraction that I have 20 all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift. 1. A. If B. So C. As D. What 2. A. often B. carefully C. seldom D. merely 3. A. hard B. last C. busiest D. happiest 4. A. visitors B. letters C. calls D. directions 5. A. empty B. full C. closed D. open 6. A. pouring B. reaching C. staring D. rolling 7. A. describing B. considering C. enjoying D. expecting 8. A. But B. Thus C. Also D. Even 9. A. any B. no C. some D. such 10. A. joked B. talked C. forgot D. cared 11. A. mailed B. accepted C. wrote D. received 12. A. delivering B. demanding C. discovering D. developing 13. A. one B. each C. either D. both 14. A. nearly B. possibly C. usually D. really 15. A. promising B. surprised C. interested D. pretending 16. A. below B. lately C. next D. behind 17. A. frightened B. disappointed C. excited D. pleased 18. A. continued B. stopped C. started D. avoided 19. A. easy B. safe C. tired D. anxious 20. A. lost B. collected C. torn D. saved Cloze 11 难度：☆☆☆☆☆ 体裁：记叙文 词数：311 正确率： /20 Once two brothers, John and Tony, asked a sage to tell them about their future. The sage 1 them, “It may not be good for you to know your future. 2 , your future can change later even if I tell you now!” They 3 knowing their future. The sage said, “John will become a king in a year while Tony will 4 in a murder.” John was 5 and started dreaming of becoming a king while Tony started spending his time in spiritual activities and used his time to 6 everyone and soon came out of his 7 . Eleven months passed. One day, the brothers discovered a half- buried pot. They 8 it and found it full of gold. John shouted, “This 9 is just for me to set up my palace!” Just then, a robber jumped out and gave a 10 on John’s head and tried to take the pot away. Tony jumped at the robber to 11 John. But the robber attacked him with a knife. During the 12 the robber dropped the pot and ran away. John was very 13 to his injured brother and offered him half the gold. Tony politely 14 saying he was not going to live much longer in any case. John, with his new treasure, started eating and drinking. One year passed. There was no 15 of any crown in sight. Tony was also enjoying good 16 . They decided to visit the sage again. “How did your predictions go 17 ?” John asked. The sage explained, “I told you, your destiny can be changed. The crown you were to get was 18 to a pot of gold. But, Tony’s 19 life changed his destiny too. Death in the murderer’s hand was reduced to only being 20 .” How life meets us is called destiny; how we meet life is called self effort! 1. A. informed B. advised C. ordered D. encouraged 2. A. Instead B. Therefore C. Besides D. Otherwise 3. A. insisted on B. depended on C. gave up D. took up 4. A. recover B. appear C. hurt D. die 5. A. worried B. pleased C. shocked D. disappointed 6. A. serve B. receive C. observe D. guide 7. A. work B. debt C. depression D. anger 8. A. bought B. wrapped C. sold D. dug 9. A. experience B. treasure C. award D. success 10. A. blow B. gift C. tap D. touch 11. A. calm B. stop C. protect D. inspire 12. A. performance B. investigation C. action D. struggle 13. A. polite B. cruel C. grateful D. loyal 14. A. refused B. accepted C. demanded D. answered 15. A. symbol B. sign C. mention D. comment 16. A. chance B. position C. work D. health 17. A. short B. bad C. wrong D. well 18. A. reduced B. connected C. devoted D. exposed 19.A. comfortable B. spiritual C. difficult D. hopeless 20. A. disturbed B. forgotten C. arrested D. wounded Cloze 12 难度：☆☆☆☆☆ 体裁：记叙文 词数：289 正确率： /20 I gave up smoking on April 1,2006. I wanted to 1 for many reasons. Firstly, my new grandchild would be 2 in our house, so I would not be able to smoke in the house 3 . Secondly, my other son and his wife wanted me to look after their three children so that they could 4 a lot of childcare money up to buy a house. I had been smoking for 37 years. I had tried to stop smoking 5 in the past, so I thought of all the 6_ why I wasn’t successful and decided to make it. I 7 a date on which I would stop, in order to force myself. I put the rest of my cigarettes in my purse to 8 with me at all times to 9 thinking I was out of cigarettes. I knew that must sound crazy but 10 I was without cigarettes I would be 11 and must go to buy more right away. I also 12 all the smoke and the nicotine from my home and put all ashtrays away. Then my 13 became “I am a non- smoker.”. When the date arrived, I began my 14 . I imagined that the cigarettes were 15 me and I was not tolerating them any longer. I became 16 to get rid of their control. At first it was one minute at a time. Later 30 minutes would go by 17 thinking of smoking. I gradually developed a(n) 18 for cigarettes and 19 got rid of the habit. That was over 2 years ago and I am really a non- smoker now. My son and his wife brought their baby home and my husband and I 20 having our grandchild here every day. 1. A. stop B. continue C. leave D. break 2. A. born B. standing C. living D. sad 3. A. as well B. for short C. in all D. any longer 4. A. change B. save C. offer D. send 5. A. unsuccessfully B. unfortunately C. quickly D. quietly 6. A. things B. reasons C. times D. stories 7. A. made B. booked C. set D. had 8. A. share B. combine C. keep D. connect 9. A. finish B. avoid C. regret D. remember 10. A. whatever B. whichever C. wherever D. whenever 11. A. delighted B. happy C. comfortable D. anxious 12. A. cleaned B. collected C. separated D. sold 13. A. lifestyle B. motto C. fun D. theme 14. A. journey B. devotion C. struggle D. application 15. A. in search of B. in favor of C. in control of D. in memory of 16. A. determined B. addicted C. used D. satisfied 17. A. upon B. with C. through D. without 18. A. love B. dislike C. appreciation D. sorrow 19. A. finally B. seriously C. lately D. rapidly 20. A. expect B. deny C. forget D. enjoy Cloze 13 难度：☆☆☆☆☆ 体裁：记叙文 词数：381 正确率： /20 “Wanted: Violin. Can’t pay much. Call...” Why did I notice that? I wondered, since I rarely looked at the classified ads. I laid the paper on my lap and closed my eyes, remembering what had happened during the Great Depression, when my family 1 to make a living on our farm. I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn’t have the 2 . When my older twin sisters began showing an interest in music. Harriet Anne learned to play Grandma’s upright piano, 3 Suzanne turned to Daddy’s violin, simple tunes soon became 4 melodies as the twins played more and more. 5 in the rhythm of the music, my baby brother danced around while Daddy hummed and Mother whistled. I just 6 . When my arms grew 7 enough, I tried to play Suzanne’s violin. I loved the beautiful sound of the firm bow drawn across the strings. Oh, how I wanted one! But I knew it was 8 the question. One evening as the twins played in the school orchestra, I closed my eyes tight to capture the picture firmly in my 9 . “Someday, I’ ll sit up there.” I vowed 10 . Unfortunately, it was not a 11 year. At harvest the crops did not bring as much as we had hoped. I, however, couldn’t 12 any longer to ask,“ Daddy, may I have a violin of my own?” “Can’t you use Suzanne’s?” “I’d like to be in the orchestra, too, and we can’t 13 use the same violin at the same time.” Daddy’s face looked 14 . That night, and many following nights, I heard him 15 God in our family prayers, “…… and Lord, Mary Lou wants her 16 violin.” One evening we all sat around the table. The twins and I studied. Mother sewed and Daddy wrote a letter to his friend, George Finkle, in Columbus. Mr. Frinkle, Daddy said, was a fine violinist. As he wrote, Daddy read 17 of his letter out loud to Mother. Weeks later I 18 he’d written one line he didn’t read aloud:“ Would you watch for a 19 for my third daughter? I can’t 20 much, but she enjoys music. And we’d like her to have her own instrument.” 1. A. managed B. promised C. struggled D. forced 2. A. luck B. money C. choice D. hope 3. A. while B. since C. after D. before 4. A. soft B. fluent C. gentle D. lovely 5. A. Picked out B. Caught up C. Taken on D. Called for 6. A. shouted B. laughed C. listened D. cried 7. A. long B. tough C. old D. slim 8. A. far from B. next to C. out of D. along with 9. A. dream B. hand C. life D. mind 10. A. faithfully B. silently C. frequently D. patiently 11. A. hopeless B. stable C. good D. difficult 12. A. stand B. help C. wait D. risk 13. A. both B. ever C. either D. still 14. A. angry B. sad C. pale D. weak 15. A. demand B. inform C. commit D. remind 16. A. favourite B. private C. own D. individual 17. A. parts B. lines C. contents D. purposes 18. A. heard B. conveyed C. discovered D. informed 19. A. musician B. favor C. gift D. violin 20. A. owe B. order C. charge D. pay Cloze 14 难度：☆☆☆☆☆ 体裁：记叙文 词数：305 正确率： /20 Life is to be lived. No excuses. No reservations. No holding back. A story about the violinist Fritz Kreisler tells how he once 1 a beautiful instrument he wanted to acquire. When he 2 raised the money for the violin, he returned to 3 it and learned that it had already been sold to a(n) 4 . He went to the new owner’s home in order to try to 5 him to sell the violin. 6 , the collector said it was one of his prized possessions and he could not let it go. Kreisler felt 7 and turned to leave, but then asked a favor, “ May I play the instrument once more 8 it is put away?” 9 was given and the great musician began to play. The 10 sang out a quality of music which was so beautiful that the collector himself could only listen in 11 .“I have no 12 to keep that to myself,” he said after the musician finished.“ The violin is yours, Mr. Kreisler. Take it into world, and let people 13 it.” You and I are excellent violins— our 14 is meant to be heard. I want to live my 15 that way—— to take it into the world and live it fully. I’d rather burn out than rust out.I’d rather be 16 than die not having done whatever I could. I’m not talking about 17 ourselves by doing too much. Happiness is never found in overmuch business. But it is found in investing our lives in others. Say yes when asked for a hand. 18 to work for a worthwhile organization. Spend an hour with a 19 relative. In the end, I know that my happiness is not about by my ability or my inability. It is about how much I 20 to others. 1. A. found out B. came across C. came to D. picked out 2. A. slowly B. actually C. eventually D. regularly 3. A. buy B. play C. pick D. get 4. A. musician B. performer C. player D. collector 5. A. force B. persuade C. advise D. ask 6. A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Otherwise 7. A. disappointed B. angry C. helpless D. desperate 8. A. unless B. after C. until D. before 9. A. Judgment B. Permission C. Award D. Appreciation 10. A. violin B. musician C. singer D. collector 11. A. amazement B. agreement C. puzzlement D. embarrassment 12. A. freedom B. right C. interest D. money 13. A. play B. know C. feel D. hear 14. A. story B. sound C. music D. message 15. A. life B. dream C. hobby D. reality 16. A. hung up B. put up C. used up D. dressed up 17. A. exhausting B. requesting C. fighting D. changing 18. A. Struggle B. Volunteer C. Manage D. Promise 19. A. special B. close C. tired D. lonely 20. A. turn B. treat C. give D. adapt Cloze 15 难度：☆☆☆☆☆ 体裁：记叙文 词数：273 正确率： /20 Children find meanings in their old family tales. When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, 1 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 2 his strong- minded grandfather was nearly 3 , he loaded his family into the car and 4 them to see family members in Canada with a 5 ,“ there are more important things in life than money”. The 6 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 7 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 8 that his children, a daughter,15, and twins,22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. 9 , their reaction echoed (共鸣) their great- grandfather’s. What they 10 was how warm the people were in the house and how 11 of their heart was accessible (可接近的). Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 12 hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 13 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals. A university 14 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 15 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety. The 16 is telling the stories in a way children can 17 . We’ re not talking here about the kind of story that 18 ,“ When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 19 , and make eye contact(接触) to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children 20 they should take from the story and what the moral(教育意义) is. 1. A. missed B. lost C. forgot D. ignored 2. A. when B. while C. how D. why 3. A. friendless B. worthless C. penniless D. homeless 4. A. fetched B. allowed C. expected D. took 5. A. hope B. promise C. suggestion D. belief 6. A. report B. agreement C. arrangement D. tale 7. A. large B. new C. small D. grand 8. A. surprised B. annoyed C. worried D. disappointed 9. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Instead 10. A. talked about B. cared about C. wrote about D. heard about 11. A. many B. much C. little D. few 12. A. beyond B. over C. behind D. through 13. A. argument B. skill C. anxiety D. interest 14. A. study B. design C. committee D. students 15. A. retell B. provide C. support D. refuse 16. A. trouble B. gift C. fact D. trick 17. A. perform B. hear C. write D. question 18. A. means B. ends C. begins D. proves 19. A. habits B. activities C. judgments D. needs 20. A. what B. that C. which D. whom 高二完形填空阶梯训练（提升训练）答案与解析 Cloze 1 本文是一篇记叙文。作者和弟弟 Greg在家里玩捉迷藏，结果打碎了爸爸妈妈的明代花瓶，为了弥补这一过失，用节省下来的钱在当地商店买了一个复制品。但作者相信爸妈知道他们很抱歉。 1. A 考查动词。A. decided 决定;B. expected 期盼;C. pretended假装;D. happened 发生。根据“ My brother Greg and I 1 to play hide- and- seek.”可知,我哥哥 Greg和我决定玩躲猫猫。故选 A。 2. B 考查名词。A. time 时间;B. space 空间;C. light 光;D. work 工作。 根据“ But there was not much 2 except in the front room.”可知,但是除了在前面的房间外，没有太多的空间。故选 B。 3. C 考查名词。 A. puzzle 疑惑; B. reason 理由;C. problem问题;D. answer回答。根据“ The 3 was that we were not allowed in there by ourselves.”可知,问题是我们自己不被允许进入那里。故选C。 4. D 考查副词。A. Besides 另外; B. Instead 反而;C. Therefore因此;D. Anyway无论如何。根据“ 4 , we just took the risk.”可知,不管怎样,我们只是冒了风险。故选 D。 5. D 考查副词。A. freely 自由地;B. quickly 迅速地;C. excitedly 兴奋地;D. carefully 细心地。根据“ Once there, both of us were cautious and moved about 5 for some while. ”可知,在那里,我们俩都很谨慎,在一段时间里小心翼翼地移动着。故选 D。 6. C 考查副词。A. heard 听见; B. followed 跟随;C. discovered发现;D. taken 拿走。 根据“ when I hid behind a tapestry, 6 by my brother, I jumped out”可知，当我躲挂毯后面时，被哥哥发现，我跳了出来。故选 C。 7. B 考查名词。A. excitement 兴奋;B. horror 惊恐;C. joy快乐;D. disappointment 失望。根据“ With a sense of 7 , I felt my right elbow striking something hard.”可知，在恐惧的感觉下，我觉得我的右手肘碰到了坚硬的东西。故选 B。 8. B 考查状语从句。A. after在······之后;B. before 在······以前;C. when 当······时候;D. until 直到······为止。根据“ Even 8 we dared to look, we knew that the vase lay broken.”可知,甚至在我们敢看之前,我们就知道花瓶坏了。故选 B。 9. C 考查名词。A. permission 许可;B. information 信息;C. explanation 解释; D. instruction 指令。 根据“ When Mum and Dad came home and viewed the pieces, we knew any 9 would only serve to fuel their anger.”可知，当爸爸妈妈回到家，看到这些碎片时，我们知道任何解释只会激起他们的愤怒。故选C。 10. C 考查情态动词。A. must必须;B. might 可能;C. could能够;D. would将要。根据“ She cried, ‘ How 10 the two of you have done this?’”可知,她叫道:“你们两个怎么能这么做?”故选 C。 11. B 考查形容词。A. polite 有礼貌的;B. frightened 感到害怕的;C. angry 生气的;D. stupid 愚蠢的。根据“ Greg and I, too 11 to cry, could voice no answer.”可知, Greg 和我吓得不敢哭,无法回答。故选 B。 12. C 考查动词。A. questioned询问;B. answered 回答;C.dismissed 打发走; D.comforted 使舒适。 根据“ After a while, she 12 us and stayed there alone by herself, much like a statue.”可知,过了一会儿,她把我们打发走了，独自一人待在那里，就像一座雕像。故选 C。 13. D 考查动词。A. slept 睡觉;B. listened 听;C. worked 工作;D. talked 谈论。根据“ Greg and I 13 throughout that night, struggling to decide what we might do to 14 for it.”可知,那天晚上, Greg和我聊了一整夜，努力决定我们要做些什么来弥补这一问题。故选 D。 14. A 考查动词词组。A. make up 组成,编造;B. carry on继续;C. look after 照顾;D. get away 离开。根据“ Greg and I 13 throughout that night, struggling to decide what we might do to 14 for it.”可知，那天晚上， Greg 和我聊了一整夜，努力决定我们要做些什么来弥补这一问题。故选 A。 15. B 考查名词。 A. more 更多; B. enough 足够;C. less 更少;D. some一些。 根据“ We hoped with the money we had saved we might just have 15 to buy a vase.”可知，我们希望用我们省下的钱，可能足够买一个花瓶。故选 B。 16. B 考查介词。 根据“ The next day, we set off to search 16 every local shop until we found a good copy.”可知，第二天，我们开始在每个当地的商店里搜索，直到找到一份好的复制品。故选 B。 17. C 考查动词。 A. remained 保持;B. stayed 停留;C. arrived到达;D. left 离开。根据“ When we 17 home in silence, we 18 Mum and Dad with what we’d bought.”可知,当我们安静地回到家时,我们向爸爸妈妈展示了我们所买的东西。故选 C。 18. D 考查动词。A. spared 抽出; B. served 服务;C. connected 连接; D. presented 呈递,赠送。 根据“ When we 17 home in silence, we 18 Mum and Dad with what we'd bought.”可知选 D。 19. B 考查动词。 A. came 来; B. reached 到达;C. watched观看;D. cried 哭。根据“ Dad 19 out, took it from Greg and then passed it to Mum.”可知,爸爸伸出手，从Greg那里拿了出来，然后递给了妈妈。故选B。 20. A 考查形容词。A. sorry 难过的;B. proud 自豪的;C. delighted 感到高兴的;D. amused 愉快的。根据“ She sighed, ‘ You broke our Ming vase.’ But we believed they knew we were 20 .”可知,她叹了口气，“你把我们的明代花瓶打碎了。”但我们相信他们知道我们很抱歉。”故选 A。 Cloze 2 1. B nothing 意为“(什么也)没有,没有什么东西”,构成否定句。比较级用于否定句表示最高级的意思。I liked nothing better than driving our truck 表示“最喜欢开我们的卡车”。something 意为“某物,某事”; anything 意为“任何事”; everything 意为“每件事”。 2. C but意为“但是”，表示上下两个句子是转折对比关系。最高兴开自己的卡车和不高兴形成转折和对比。 and 表示并列关系; so意为“因此”; for表示原因。 3. A prideful意为“骄傲的,得意的,自傲的”。常指正当地自我满足、暗自得意，有时也指顽固地自以为是或过高地评价自己的优点。下文中的“ when a young man wants respect, not charity”表明这是一个自尊、自强的年龄。wonderful 意为“令人惊奇的，可惊叹的，奇异的,〔口语〕极好的,精彩的”; respectful 意为“尊重人的，表示敬意的，谦恭的，有礼貌的，殷勤的”； colorful 意为“多彩的”。 4. B shadow 意 为“( 阴) 影”, shadow of racial discrimination 意为“种族歧视的阴影”。 intention 意为“意向,意图,目的,打算”。habit 意为“习惯”。faith 意为“信仰，信心；信条”。 5. C still意为“还,仍,尚,现在还,至今还”,表示在当时种族歧视的阴影仍然是一个生活事实。thus意为“如此,这样,像这样”; just 意为“仅仅,刚刚”; ever意为“曾经”。 6. C question 意为“询问,探问,探究”,常指正式地发问，多含有质疑的色彩，怀疑的意味较重。由于当时种族歧视的阴影仍然是一个生活事实，所以在黑人赊账时,就受了店主的询问。guess 意为“猜测”; suspect 意为“怀疑”; figure 意为“推测,判断,认为”。 7. A watch 意为“注视”，指全神贯注地观看、观察或注视事物的活动、变化或发展。这里指当黑人进入商店时，售货员就像注视小偷那样注视着他们。catch 意为“抓住”; dismiss意为“使退去,让⋯⋯走开,打发走”; accuse意为“指控,谴责”。 8. B honest意为“诚实的，正直的，耿直的，坦率的，坦白的，正派的，公正的”。指言行一致、表里如一，忠诚可靠，强调真实性。根据下文所提供的情景可判断出作者的家庭是诚实守信的，赊账后在收获后马上就偿还。 generous 意为“慷慨大方的”; friendly 意为“友好的”; modest意为“谦逊的”。 9. D trust意为“信任”，表示尽管这样，店主会信任吗? blame 意为“责备”; excuse 意为“原谅”; charge 意为“责备，告诫”。 10. B as意为“当⋯⋯的时候”, as强调两个动作同时发生，一般时间不长。until 意为“一直⋯⋯”，表示动作一直延续到 until 中的谓语动词的动作发生； once 意为“一旦”； since 引导时间状语从句，表示“自从⋯⋯”，其主句常为现在完成时。 11. A purchase 意为“购买的东西”。表示作者把所要购买的东西拿到收银台。sale意为“卖，出卖，出售”； order意为“订货单”; favorite 意为“喜爱的东西”。 12. D carefully 意为“小心翼翼地”,因为作者只要赊账,而黑人又受到歧视，所以小心翼翼地提出自己要赊账的要求。casually 意为“不在意地”; confidently 意为“有信心地,自信地”; cheerfully 意为“高高兴兴地”。都不符合当时的情况。 13. A look意为“表情，脸色”，表示那个农民的脸上露出了感到有趣的、不信任的表情。stare 意为“凝视”； response 意为“反应”; comment 意为“评论”。 14. C easily意为“容易地,不费力地”,表示店主 Buck 对作者一家非常信任，当作者提出要赊账时，店主非常爽快地答应了。 15. D always 意为“总是”，表示作者的父亲借了账后总是及时偿还。generally 意为“广泛地,普遍地”; never 意为“决不,永不,从来没有,一点也不”; sometimes意为“有时”。 16. C turn意为“转向”,表示把脸转向那个农民; point意为“指向”; reply意为“回答”; introduce 意为“介绍”。 17. B way意为“方式”，表示那位农民听了店主的话后跟作者像邻居似地点了点头。sense 意为“感觉”； degree 意为“程度”; mood意为“情绪”。 18. A earn意为“获得”，常指经过艰苦努力，凭借劳力或功劳而赚得或获得工资、报酬、生计、荣誉、赞赏。表示作者的父母所获得的好的名声。deserve 意为“应受，该得，值得，当”，表示应该得到的好名声； give 意为“给”; use意为“使用”。 19. B expect意为“期望”，指期待得到某种东西或发生某种情况。表示人们知道从作者一家可以期待得到什么。receive 意为“接到,收到”; collect 意为“收集”; require 意为“需要,要求,请求,命令”。 20. D too... to...意为“太⋯⋯以至于不能⋯⋯”,表示作者的父母那么的信守诺言和自尊以至于不会做错事。very意为“非常”; so意为“那么”; how 意为“如何”，都不与 to do sth.构成短语。所以不能作为答案。 Cloze 3 1. B 考查动词。根据下文的“ could be called a city girl”可知，此处表示作者在城市被抚养大。rise 上升； raise 抚养; carry 拿,运送; get得到。所以选 B。 2. A 考查语境选词。country乡村; city城市; handsome 英俊的； wisdom智慧。该句前面提到作者来自城市，所以后面应与前面形成对比，同时后面句中 country 属于原词复现，所以选A。 3. C 考查形容词。expensive 昂贵的; shabby 破败的; wooden木制的; useful 有用的。根据后文的“ John restored the wooden house beautifully”可知作者的丈夫成功地修复了这座木屋，所以作者的丈夫小时候应该是在木屋旁玩耍。所以选C。 4. D 考查介词。“ in the +年代复数”表示几十世纪几十年代。所以选 D。 5. A 考查形容词。special 特殊的; moving令人感动的; emotional感情的,情感的; specific 具体的。该句前面说作者的丈夫小时候经常在这座小木屋旁边玩耍，所以这座木屋对作者的丈夫来说是特殊的，所以选 A。 6. C 考查副词。recently 最近; late 晚; later 后来; usually 通常。根据语境可知，此处表示之后，他发现这座木屋被用来作为学校学生进行野外古文化研究的历史博物馆。故选 C。 7. A 考查形容词。historical 历史的; current 现在的,当前的; ancient 古代的; practical 有用的。根据后文的“... for school students studying ancient culture on field trips...”可知木屋是被用来作为学校学生进行野外古文化研究的，所以选 A。 8. B 考查时间状语从句。根据语境可知，此处表示随着 John 逐渐长大，他见证了这座木屋的老去。 while 在······期间; as随着; after在······以后; before 在······以前。故选 B。 9. D 考查名词。departure离开; illness 疾病; class 课; retirement退休。根据前一句“ 8 John grew older, he watched the house age.”可知,作者的丈夫是和木屋一样成长变老的，所以他想在退休后对这座木屋做些事情，所以选 D。 10. A 考查动词。destroy 破坏; bury埋葬; restore 修复; design 设计。本文主要讲修复一座旧屋的故事，所以此处表示有人要破坏掉木屋，故选 A。 11. A 考查动词。save 拯救; see 看到; find 找到; remember记住。前文提到有人想破坏木屋，所以作者的丈夫应该是想拯救它，前后形成对比，故选 A。 12. C 考查介词。根据语境可知，此处表示屋主答应了，但是他必须在一个月内挪走它。故选C。 13. A 考查名词。 由上文中的“ John had to have it moved 12 a month”可知,此处应该指的是连着三个周，所以选 A。 14. B 考查动词短语。put on 穿上; insist on 执意继续做; look for 寻找; try on试穿。作者的丈夫就是为了修复木屋，所以他想保持木屋的原貌，此处应该表示坚持。所以选 B。 15. B 考查名词。toy 玩具; building建筑物,房子; book 书； stamp邮票。木屋是一座建筑，再根据语境“为了尽可能保持这座建筑的原貌，他坚持用古老的方式做每一件事”可知选 B。 16. C 考查名词。damage 损坏; attempt尝试; change 改变; difference 区别。根据该句后面的描述“ such as adding a beautiful field stone”可知,他对房子做出一些小小的改变。所以选 C。 17. B 考查代词。破折号后的内容解释说明前面的“ Even those stones had a history”,所以 ones代替前面的 stones。故选 B。 18. A 考查语境理解。with the help of 在某人的帮助下; under the guidance of在某人的指导下; in the hope of怀着⋯⋯的希望; instead of代替。此处表示在家人和朋友的帮助下，他很出色地修复了这座木屋，故选 A。 19. C 考查名词。future未来; effort努力; progress进展,进程; determination决心。修复木屋需要一个过程,此处表示邻居们驻足观看工程进展，很是佩服他的技术，故选C。 20. A 考查名词。construction 建造; culture 文化; plan计划； purpose目的。前文提到修复木屋，所以此处指的是学到了建筑方面的知识。所以选 A。 Cloze 4 1. D 作者在文章开头提出问题“我们都听说过时间如何比金钱更宝贵，但是拥有太多的时间，这可能( possible) 吗?”。true 真的; fair 公平的; strange 奇怪的。 2. A 根据下文叙述可知,作者想起( remember)了高中时的生活。admit承认; understand 理解; expect期望。 3. D 因为作者还参加团体性运动，所以他一天的大部分时间都是在学校里度过的。watch 观看； love热爱； coach训练; play参加运动。 4. B 根据上文可知作者到家后只有几个小时的时间做作业,所以必须立即( right away)开始做。at last 最后; of course 当然; as usual 像往常一样。 5. C 前面提到高中时间紧张，又由后文可知，在大学，课程中午前就结束了，所以说事情发生了变化( changed)。 happen发生; repeat重复; matter要紧。 6. A 课程结束得早,就有了额外的( extra)时间。 difficult 难的; valuable 宝贵的; limited 有限的。 7. C 因为时间充足，所以没有立即去做功课的紧迫( urgency)感。duty 责任; achievement 成就,成绩; direction 方向。 8. D 作者一直采取这种等待、拖延的做法，直到后来它变成了一种习惯( habit)。burden 重担,负担; relief缓和,宽慰; risk 冒险。 9. A 由上下文可知，作者不断地把学习往后推( push... back)。 take… back 带回来; set… back 拖……后腿; call...back 回电话。 10. B 因为作者把功课一直往后推，所以最后只能熬夜( staying up)来完成。hang out出去闲逛; jo g round 在周围慢跑; show off炫耀。 11. A 由下文叙述可知，有一天作者遇到了( met)一个以前的同班同学。help 帮助; treat对待; hire 雇用。 12. D 由下文提到的“ running a sideline(经营副业)”可知,此处是指赚许多钱( making a lot of money)。raise money 筹钱; waste money 浪 费钱; demand money 要钱。 13. C 由下文作者问同班同学为什么不全职经营他的副业可知,他的固定工作很无聊( boring)。safe安全的; important重要的; rewarding 值得做的,报酬高的。 14. D 如果没有那份工作，他确实( simply)会有太多时间。luckily 幸运地; hardly 几乎不; hopefully 有希望地。 15. B 结合上文可知，如果拥有太多时间，作者的同班同学就会跟作者在大学( college ) 里所做的一样。 childhood童年时期; town城镇; business 生意,商业。 16. A 上文作者问同班同学为什么不全职经营副业，所以此处是说“如果辞职( quit)”。find 找到,发现; accept接受; keep 保持,保留。 17. C 如果辞职，他就会失去工作和取得成功的动力( drive)。lose one’s heart 倾心于; lose one’s chance 失去机会; lose one's way迷路。 18. B 通过上文得出结论：因此，试着用其他工作填满( filling up)你的时间。save 节省; give up 放弃; trade 交易。 19. C 句意:这就 是 为 什 么 有 这 样 一 种 说法( saying)……。message 信息; story故事; fact事实。 20. B 通过上文的描述可知，越忙效率越高。故此处意为“如果你想做某事，就请忙碌的( busy)人去完成”。 careful仔细的; reliable 可信赖的; kind 好心的。 Cloze 5 1. A 由该空后的“ spent a long weekend... in the countryside”可知,哥 哥和“我”“离开( left)”繁忙的城市去了乡下。 2. D 下文的“ cycling along traffic- free country paths”是提示。 3. B 由该空后的“ We hadn’t come to break any speed records”可知，我们的车速只有14 千米每小时，但是我们并不“介意( mind)”。 4. C “毕竟( after all)”,我们不是来打破速度纪录的。 5. A 从城市来到乡下应该是想呼吸 一下“新鲜的( fresh)”空气。 6. D 由该空后的“ cycling along traffic- free country paths”可知，在没有汽车的乡间小路上，我们无忧无虑地骑着自行车,十分享受。enjoy oneself 过得愉快。 7. A 该空前后为转折关系，故选 but。 8. B “特别( especially)”是早上非常冷。 9. C 由上文的“ it was quite cold”和“ The good news”可知,我们骑了一会自行车“暖和多了( warmed up )”。 10. B 由该空后的“ my brakes started making a terrible noise”可知,这里是说“问题( problem )”。 11. C 由该空后的“ visit a cafe while a bike mechanic had a look at it”可知，趁着机修工帮我们修自行车，我们就有“借口( excuse)”去餐馆逛一逛了。 12. D 由上文的“ the countryside”和该空后的“ we could talk with local people”可知,这里是说每隔几千米就有一个“村庄( village)”。 13. A 由该空后的“ showed us the way when we got lost”可知,这位妇女非常“友好( friendly)”。 14. C 由下文的“ They kept singing loudly in the next room”可知，我们被隔壁的 一些年轻人“吵醒( woken)”了。 15. B 他们唱歌的声音让我们彻夜“未眠( sleepless)”。 16. D 一晚上没有休息好，所以早上起来后应该是感觉很“累( tired)”。 17. A 由该空后的“ We were more cheerflil on the way”可知,很快我们就“出发( set off)”了。 18. C 由该空后的“ things like that happened only once”可知，像那样的事情只发生了一次，所以非常“幸运( Luckily)”。 19. B 骑自行车游玩“简单( simple)”又快乐。 20. D 总览全文可知，作者认为骑自行车游玩是一个很好的“选择( choice)”。 Cloze 6 本文属于夹叙夹议类文章，我在电话中与我的代理 Rani的交流中发现，她比较冷漠，甚至有了换人的想法，后来在实际生活中的一次接触让我发现原来的看法是错误的，生活中 Rani是一个很善良体贴的人。以此告诉我们不要随意下结论，要全面思考问题。 1. D 考查上下文串联。accept 接受; notice 注意; hear听说，听见； meet遇见。根据第一句可知很多人只是通过电话了解你，你们也许从来都没有见过面，只是通过电话交流。故选 D。 2. A 考查动词短语。move 移动; run 奔跑; develop 发展,开发;短语 come from 来自于⋯⋯。他们对你的了解来自于电话，因为你们之间的距离通常非常遥远，甚至在千里之外，与B、C、D三项的动词语义不搭配。故选 A。 3. B 考查副词辨析。虽然你们之间的距离很远，但是他们只要通过你的声音，就可以了解你。上下文之间是转折关系，所以使用副词 yet串联前后语义。故选 B。 4. C 考查副词辨析。rather 相当地; also 也; just 只是; already已经。本句使用 just 表示强调，别人只要通过声音就可以了解你。故选 C。 5. A 考查名词辨析。根据6空后“ only by phone”可知本文介绍的是电话，人们可以通过电话了解你。故选 A。 6. D 考查上下文串联。direct 直接的; useful 有用的; easy容易的; accurate 准确的。本空前的 but说明上下文之间是转折关系，电话虽然很强大，但是也并不是很准确。与A、B、C三项语义不搭配。故选 D。 7. A 考查介词短语辨析。in person 亲自; by myself 靠自己; in public 当众; on purpose 故意地。A 项与空前的 faceless形成呼应，Rani是代理人，但是我们从来没有碰过面。故选 A。 8. A 考查形容词辨析。根据空前的“ cold voice”可知 Rani在电话里的声音很冷漠，和让我很不高兴，甚至想过要另外找一个代理人。说明我对她的声音很反感。故选 A。 9. C 考查动词辨析。promote 提拔; train 训练; find 寻找，找到； know知道。正是因为 Rani的声音让我很不舒服，所以我曾经想过另外找代理人取代她。故选 C。 10. D 考查动词辨析。arrange 安排; postpone 推迟; confirm 确认; book预定。因为家庭中的紧急事情我要立刻预定回家的航班。动词 book 与 flight 相搭配。故选 D。 11. A 考查介词短语。for the first time 第一次; at any time 随时; from time to time 时不时; in good time 及时，迅速。因为情况紧急，所以我第一次亲自来到 Rani的办公室。故选 A。 12. B 考查动词辨析。expect期待,预料; see看见; test 检测； avoid避免。她看到了我的着急，Rani非常同情我，给了我安慰的笑容。动词 see 与上下文搭配一致。故选 B。 13. B 考查形容词辨析。shy 害羞的; comforting安慰的; familiar熟悉的; forced 被迫的。她看到我很着急,笑着安慰我。故选 B。 14. C 考查名词辨析。根据10空可知我要预定回家的航班的机票，本句中 Rani很快帮我把机票打印出来。故选 C。 15. C 考 查 副词辨析。hopefully 充 满 希 望 地; disappointedly 感 到 失 望 地; gratefully 感 激 地; regretfully 遗憾地。对方如此迅速地帮我把机票打印出来，而且一直面带微笑，这让我心存感激。故选C。 16. D 考查形容词辨析。careful 细心的; serious严肃的,认真的; nervous 紧张的; pleasant令人愉快的。现实生活中的 Rani 富有同情心，待人热情大方。是一个令人愉快的相处对象。所以当我转身时，看见的是与电话中完全不一样的 Rani。故选 D。 17. D 考查形容词辨析。现实生活中的她是如此的体贴大方，而我之前却认为她很冷漠，甚至有了要另找代理的想法，我真是无话可说。说明电话中得到的印象有时很不准确。故选 D。 18. B 考查形容词辨析。根据文章8空前 cold 以及前句“... she was cold”可知之前我因为 Rani很冷漠,但却没有想到实际生活中的 Rani 是如此的美好善良。故选 B。 19. C 考查名词辨析。forgiveness 谅解; eagerness 急切; friendliness友好; skillfulness 熟练。从 12~14 空内容可知 Rani对我非常友好善良，并没有电话中的那种冷漠的感觉。故选C。 20. B 考查名词辨析。explanation 解释; attitude态度; concept 概念; behavior行为。 Rani的善良友好的态度并没有从电话线中传递过去。B项指 Rani接待我的友好的态度。故选 B。 Cloze 7 本文是记叙文。作者讲述了自己无家可归时的经历和心理历程。 1. C 考查形容词。句意：我从不认为自己舒适或快乐，生活本来就是这个样子。curious好奇的; unafraid 不害怕的; happy 快 乐 的; confident 自 信 的。 根 据“ comfortable”舒适的,可知应与该词并列,意思相近。根据题意，故选 C。 2. B 考查动词。句意：在我六年级的时候一切都变了。 happen发生; change 改变; appear 出现; exchange交换。根据“ Our landlord kicked us out 3 notice.”我们的房东在没有任何通知的情况下将我们赶出了租住地。可知生活发生改变。根据题意，故选 B。 3. A 考查介词。without 没有; along沿着,顺着; within 在内; beyond超过。根据“ My family had to 4 to the life Family Shelter.”我的家庭不得不移居到家庭避难所。可推断房东没有预先通知( notice)就把作者一家赶了出去。根据题意，故选 A。 4. D 考查动词。句意：我们一家人不得不搬到庇护所。 occur发生; appeal要求,求助于; belong 属于; move移动。故选 D。 5. A 考查名词。句意:庇护所里住着90个家庭。family 家人; class 同学; team 队友; grade年级,分数。根据题意,故选 A。 6. D 考查形容词。句意：但这只是我们原来居住空间的四分之一，所以我们总是感到很拥挤。new新的； simple 简单的; small 小的; old 老的。根据题意,故选 D。 7. B 考查动词。seem 似乎,好像; feel 感觉; look 看; become 成为。根据题意,故选 B。 8. D 考查副词。句意：几周后，我终于明白了。 gradually 逐渐地; really 实际上; immediately 立刻,马上; finally 终于。根据“I didn’t fully understand what was happening”我不完全明白发生了什么。可知几周后，作者终于明白。根据题意，故选 D。 9. C 考查形容词。句意：我觉得很尴尬，没有告诉学校里任何人。tired累的; confused迷惑的; embarrassed 尴尬的； surprised 吃惊的。作者为自己无家可归感到尴尬。根据题意，故选C。 10. A 考查形容词辨析。句意：那是一段寂寞的时光。 lonely 孤单的; guilty 有罪的; slow 慢的; quiet 清净的。根据“I felt like I could never truly be myself and open up to friends, because I carried around this secret.”我觉得我永远不能真正地做自己，向朋友敞开大门，因为我随身携带着这个秘密。可知作者无法向朋友们敞开心扉，故作者感到孤独。根据题意，故选 A。 11. B 考查形容词。句意：住在避难所的唯一好处是，我得去参加一个由无家可归者联盟举办的课后活动。 adventurous爱冒险的,大胆的; after- school 课外的; real- life 实在的,现实的; personal 个人的,私人的。根据题意，故选 B。 12. A 考查名词。句意：它是一个很安静的地方，在这我可以做作业,做艺术。homework 作业; job 工作; dream梦想; housework 家务。根据题意,故选 A。 13. C 考查动词。句意：三年后，我父母终于找到了可支付得起的房子。recognize 认为; create 创造; found 发现; explore勘查,探索。根据题意,故选 C。 14. C 考查动词。句意：我们有两间卧室和一间浴室，我们不必与陌生人共用。agree 同意; communicate 交流,交际; share分享; compete 竞争,竞赛。根据“ We have two bedrooms and one bathroom”可知我们有两间卧室和一间浴室不用与陌生人分享了。根据题意，故选 C。 15. D 考查名词。句意：再次拥有隐私真是太好了。 freedom 自由; wealth 财产,财富; fame 名声,声望; privacy隐私，私事。有了自己的家，作者与家人又可以有自己的隐私了。根据题意，故选D。 16. A 考查动词。句意：有趣的是你没有意识到它的价值，直到你被迫离开它而生活。force强迫，促使； attract吸引; persuade 说服; order命令。根据上文作者一家的遭遇被房东赶出租住地。根据题意，故选 A。 17. C 考查名词。句意：去年四月，我开始对自己无家可归的经历感受不同。story 故事; background 背景,底色; experience 经验; introduction 介绍。根据题意,故选 C。 18. D 考查名词。句意：我决定是时候告诉我的朋友杰森了。father 父亲; brother 兄弟; relative 亲戚; friend 朋友。根据上文“I felt like I could never truly be myself and open up to friends, because I carried around this secret.”我觉得我永远不能真正地做自己，向朋友敞开大门，因为我随身携带着这个秘密。可知此时作者决定向朋友敞开心扉。根据题意，故选 D。 19. A 考查副词。句意：然而，他支持我，没有对我有任何不同。however然而; therefore 因此; after all毕竟; moreover而且，此外。前后为转折关系。根据题意，故选 A。 20. B 考查动词短语。句意：我也开始在课外活动中做志愿者，因为我想帮助其他的孩子，他们正经受着我经历过的事情。see through 看穿,拆穿; go through 通过; go around 参观; look through 仔细检查。根据题意。故选 B。 Cloze 8 本文讲述了在童年时代，我们经常把恐惧和想象联系在一起，因为儿童们有生动的想象力。但是长大之后，我们大多数学会了抛弃这种想法而变得成熟。如果能得到正确的解读，我们的恐惧就能和我们最喜欢的文学作品一样给我们珍贵的东西：一点点智慧，一点点洞悉以及对最玄妙东西----真相的诠释。 1. A 考查名词。 A. fear 恐惧; B. danger 危险;C. imagination想象;D. childhood 童年时代。根据“ In childhood, we often linked fear with imagination”以及“ So maybe that's 2 we think of fear”可知,我们长大以后，我们总是会被鼓励把恐惧视为软弱。故选 A。 2. A 考查连词。 A. why 为什么; B. what 什么;C. because 因为;D. where 哪里。这也许就是为什么我们认为有时候恐惧，本身就是一种危险或带来危险。故选 A。 3. A 考查动词。 A. conquer 克服; B. like 喜欢;C. panic惊慌;D. imagine 想象。 根据“ It's something we overcome.”可知,英语中,恐惧是我们需要征服的东西。故选 A。 4. D 考查形容词。A. old 老的;B. strange 奇怪的;C. ridiculous可笑的;D. fresh 新鲜的。但是我们如果换个视角看恐惧会如何呢? 根据 But得知，这里是转折，改变以前对恐惧的看法。故选 D。 5. C 考查动词短语。A. dream of梦想;B. rely on 依靠;C. thought of 考虑,认为;D. count on 指望。如果我们把恐惧当作是想象力的一个惊人成果, thought of... as 把······看作。 故选C。 6. D 考 查 名 词。A. use 使 用; B. way 方法;C. significance意义;D. coincidence 偶然。但是我们当中最有想象力的人们并没有因为成年而抛弃这种恐惧，这也许并不是巧合。故选 D。 7. B 考查动词。A. like 喜爱;B. fail 失败;C. try尝试;D. decide 决定。根据下文“ worries that affected the 10 lives of Charles Darwin, Charlotte Bronte and Marcel Proust”可知。 fail to do 意为“没有做成”,故选 B。 8. D 考查名词。 A. fear 恐惧;B. determinations 决心;C. preparations准备;D. imaginations想象。根据下文的“ what can the rest of us learn about fear from imaginations and young children”可知,不可思议的想象力创造了《物种起源》，《简·爱》和《追忆似水年华》，故选 D。 9. B 考查动词。A. overcame 克服;B. generated 使形成,发生;C. relieved 如释重负;D. criticized 批评。也就是这种与生俱来的深深的担忧一直缠绕着成年的查尔斯·达尔文，夏洛特·勃朗特和马塞尔·普罗斯特。故选 B。 10. C 考查形容词。A. famous著名的;B. disastrous灾难的;C. adult 成年人;D. early 早期的。根据 some of our most creative minds 7 to leave fears behind as adults可知。故选 C。 11. C 考查动词。A. looked 观看; B. exposed 暴露;C. read阅读; D. hide 隐藏。 根据“ Recently I read about an essay of study on successful businessmen”可知，现在，我们中有些人比其他人更自然的解读我们的恐惧。故选 C。 12. A 考查副词。A. closely 紧密地;B. secretly 秘密地;C. roughly 艰难地;D. reluctantly 不乐意地。根据下文的“ read them closely”可知。故选 A。 13. B 考查名词。A. businessmen 商人;B. author作者;C. readers 读者;D. others 其他人。 根据“ Recently I read about an essay of study on successful businessmen”可知，是我看到的论文中的作者发现这些人都有个习惯，叫作“未雨绸缪”，故选 B。 14. C 考查动词。A. changed 改变;B. suffered from 遭受;C. shared 分享;D. sought 寻找。根据“ which meant that these people, instead of”得知,作者发现这些人都有这个习惯，分享这个习惯。故选 C。 15. C 考查动词。A. understanding 理解;B. reporting报道;C. dismissing 解散,不予考虑;D. writing写作。根据“ read them closely”可知,这些人不回避自己的恐惧。故选 C。 16. D 考 查 动词。A. hated 痛 恨; B. hid 隐藏;C. abandoned 抛弃; D. studied 学习,研究。 根据“ instead of 15 their fears”得知,不是回避恐惧,而是认真解读并研究恐惧。故选 D。 17. A 考查动词。A. translated 翻译,转化;B. transferred 转让,转移;C. transmitted 传输,传播;D. transplanted 移植。然后把恐惧转换成准备和行动。translate... into 转化为。故选 A。 18. D 考查形容词。A. over超过,结束;B. ruined 被摧毁;C. declining正在下降;D. ready 准备好的。根据“ So that way”可知,这样,如果最坏的事情发生了,他们的企业也有所准备。故选 D。 19. A 考查动词。A. tried 努力,试着;B. hesitated 犹豫;C. failed 失败;D. allowed 允许。也许如果我们都试着解读自己的恐惧, try to do 意为“试着,设法”。故选 A。 20. B 考查形容词。A. delicious 美味的;B. precious 珍贵的;C. conscious 有意识的;D. suspicious 怀疑的。根据“ our favorite works of literature”可知,我们的恐惧能和我们最喜欢的文学作品一样给我们珍贵的东西。故选 B。 Cloze 9 1. D A.祖先;B.医生;C.对手;D.追随者。句意:他的追随者们十分震惊⋯⋯他们认为这个人是永恒(存在)的。证明此处应填写追随者，最符合文意，故选 D。 2. C A.不可避免的；B.不合理的；C.难以置信的；D.不可预见的。后半句说他们认为这个人的存在是永恒的，也就是说霍金的死亡令他们感到难以置信。选C。 3. B 句意：有一件事是必然的，那就是死亡， 如何到来以及何时到来是无法掌控的。最符合句意的是转折用法，“但是死亡如何到来是无法掌控的。”选 B。 4. A 考察动词短语辨析。A.把······送交;B.翻页,使(引擎)发动；C.接管；D.满溢，思考，超过(预定时间)。此处指把死刑交给霍金，比喻为死刑，即霍金被下了死亡通告书，生命不久将逝。选A。 5. D survive指熬过它，挺过它。文中说霍金去世了，因此选 D。 6. A 固定搭配 succeed at sth.,且第一行中暗示了这个选项。 7. C 在霍金身患罕见的病症过程中，他对物理学界的贡献是相当大的。选C。 8. D 是他的意志力还是身体的不幸增强了他的头脑思维? 此处根据文章霍金身患罕见病症可知选 physical，指身体的。选D。 9. C A.感染;B.占据;C.诊断;D.关心。此处说霍金在21岁时被 患有腿瘸的疾病。显然选 C 被诊断。 10. A 句意：但是，因为对天才的尊重，命运眷顾了霍金。A.尊重;B.在······事件中;C.面对;D.以······的名义。只有 A 符合题意。 11. B 命运眷顾了他，使他的贡献与成就越来越多。故选 B。 12. A 此处 thick 指大量的，霍金的成就越来越多。故选 A。 13. B fail his genius,使他的天才才能衰退, fail 指衰退。他的身体如此脆弱但从未放弃。故选 B。 14. D 一些专家认为也许霍金被错误诊断了所以才能活超过半个世纪，选D。 15. C 医生说这个疾病在他体内比大多数病人蔓延得慢，而给了他更多时间。后边也有提示 slowly，故选C。 16. B 我感到幸运我的症状进展得比较慢。B指进展。 17. B 这证明一个人不应该失去希望。选B。 18. C 霍金似乎并没有被生活丢给他的不利因素所影响。A.尖叫；B.犬吠；D.开枪，均不符合。故选C。 19. A 此处选 bonus指意外收获。霍金把所有他患病后获得的成就称为意外收获。 20. B 两种精神力量的结合，A.倍增，繁殖；B.结合；C.利用;D.分离。显然选 B。 Cloze 10 1. C as 引导定语从句在从句中作主语，意为“正如⋯⋯”。表示自己也像许多人那样想家。if用于引导条件状语从句，意为“如果”。so是并列连词，意为“因此”。what引导名词性从句，在从句中作主语、宾语、表语。 2. A often意为“经常”,上文中的“I got quite homesick”表明作者经常想回家。carefully 意为“小心地”。 seldom意为“不常，很少，难得⋯⋯”，与上文的内容矛盾。merely意为“单,只,纯粹,全然”。 3. D happy意为“高兴，幸福”，常指伴随幸福感或满足感产生的快乐心情，这种心情可能是暂时的，也可能持续一段较长的时间。表示许多学生最高兴的时刻。hard 意为“艰难的”, last意为“最后的”, busy意为“繁忙的”。 4. B letter意为“信件”,从下文中的 mailbox 可知,许多学生最高兴的时刻是收到家中的来信。visitor 意为“访问者,参观者”。call 意为“(电话)通话”。direction 意为“指示，命令，吩咐，用法说明”。 5. A empty 意为“空的”，这是一个让步状语从句，表示两个句子之间是转折对比关系，许多学生把收到家中的来信看作是最高兴的时刻，而作者的信箱里却是空的。full 意为“满的”,与短文内容矛盾。closed意为“关闭的”，不符合实际情况。open意为“开着的”。 6. C stare意为“盯着看，目不转睛地看，凝视，瞪眼看，睁大眼睛看”。这是一种比喻，比喻一封明信片像人一样盯着作者看。pour意为“注，倒，灌，泻”，指大批的信件从邮箱中流出来，显然不符合实际情况。reach意为“到达”, roll意为“滚动”。 7. D expect意为“期待”指期待得到某种东西或发生某种情况。上文讲述了作者的邮箱里经常是空的，现在当他发现有一张明信片时，就迫不及待地坐下读了起来，期待着家中的人给他写的东西。describe 意为“描写”, consider意为“考虑”, enjoy 意为“享受······的乐趣”。 8. A but意为“但是”，表示两个句子之间是转折对比关系。比较前后的内容可以判断出这两个句子是转折对比关系，作者本来期待着家中的来信，但信的内容却是一个名叫 Mabel 的事。thus 意为“因此”。also 意为“也”。even意为“甚至”。 9. B no 意为“没有”。表示没有像这样的明信片。any 意为“任何一个”。some 意为“某个”。such 意为“这样的”。 10. C forget意为“忘记”。因为 Mabel 与作者无关,所以他很快就把这封明信片忘记了。joke 意为“开玩笑”, talk about 意为“谈论”, care about意为“关心”。 11. D receive意为“收到”,表示接收者客观地收到,并不表示愿意接受与否；指作者收到了另外一张明信片。mail意为“邮寄”。write 意为“写”。accept意为“接受”，表示收到者经过考虑，主观上愿意接受所接之物。 12. A deliver意为“传达,传(话等)”,表示这封明信片讲述了有关 Maybelline的事。demand 意为“要求,请求,需要,询问,盘问,追究”, discover意为“看出,发现，看到”，develop意为“使发达，使发展，使发生，使进化”。 13. B each 意为“每一个”，作者共收到了三封明信片，每一封都是不同人的事。one意为“一个”，指代上文提到的事。either 意为“(两者)中的任意一个”。both 表示“两者都”。 14. D really 意为“真,真正,实在”,由于接连不断地收到明信片，使得作者真地盼望着再收到下一封明信片。nearly 意为“几乎”, possibly 意为“可能地”, usually意为“平常地”。 15. C interested 作状语,表示“感兴趣的”,根据上文中的“ look forward to”可判断出作者对明信片中的事感兴趣。promising 作状语,表示伴随情况,意为“答应”，promise 指给出诺言，正面、积极地许可、答应一件事，往往含有让人有肯定的感觉，但又几乎不保证结果会完全符合他人期望的意味，即只指意图，不指义务，只指美好的愿望，不指坏的意图。surprised 意为“吃惊的”。pretending 作状语,意为“假装”。 16. C next意为“下一个”。因为每一封明信片讲述了不同人物的事，所以作者期待着明信片的作者讲述下个人物。below 意为“在下面,向下,在下方”, lately 意为“近来,最近”, behind 意为“在后,在后面,向后”。 17. B disappointed意为“失望的”。 因为作者已经收到了三封明信片，所以他在盼望下一封明信片寄来时，从来没有感到失望。frightened 意为“感到害怕的”, excited意为“激动人心的”, pleased 意为“满意的”。 18. B stop doing sth.意为“停止做某事”。根据“ right about the time”可判断出明信片不再寄来。 continue 意为“继续”。start意为“开始”，与上文的内容矛盾。 avoid 意为“避免”。 19. A easy意为“舒服的，安乐的”。作者在短文中讲述了他在开始上大学时，感到想家，经过一段时间，他已经习惯了大学的生活，所以感到舒服和安逸。safe意为“安全的”。tired意为“疲劳的”。anxious意为“忧虑的，担心的，挂念的，焦急的”。 20. D save 意为“保存”,根据所提供的情景“ still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift”可判断出作者把这些明信片都保存下来。lose 意为“丢失”，与下文的内容矛盾。collect意为“收集”。tear意为“撕毁”。 Cloze 11 本文通过兄弟两人对待命运的不同态度告诉我们：命运是可以改变的。 1. B 考查动词。inform通知,告知; advise 建议,劝告; order命令; encourage 鼓励。由本空后的“ It may not be good for you to know your future. (知道你们的将来对你们没有什么好处)”。可知，智者在“劝告”兄弟俩。 2. C 考查副词。instead 然而; therefore 因此; besides 另外，此外； otherwise否则，要不然的话。此处与上句构成递进关系“ 2 , your future can change later even if I tell you now! (此外,即使我现在告诉你们了,它以后也有可能改变！)”。 3. A 考查动词短语。insist on 坚持; depend on 依赖,依靠; give up 放弃; take up 拿起,从事。由后文“ John will become a king in a year( 一年后约翰将成为一个国王)”可知他们“坚持要”知道自己的未来。 4. D 考查动词。recover恢复; appear 出现; hurt伤害; die死。倒数第二段最后一句中的“ Death in the murderer's hand was reduced to only being 20 .”是提示，句意：在凶手手里的死亡被减少到只有受伤。 5. B 考查动词。worry感到担忧; please感到高兴; shock 感到震惊; disappoint感到失望。“ John was 5 and started dreaming of becoming a king(约翰感到高兴并且开始梦想变成国王)”，听到自己会变成国王，John自然很“高兴”。 6. A 考查动词。serve 服务,提供,端上饭菜; receive收到; observe 观察; guide指导,向导。前面的“ spending his time in spiritual activities(把时间花在精神活动上)”，可以判断，此处说的是 Tony“为别人服务”。 7. C 考查名词。work 工作; debt债务; depression 沮丧; anger生气。“ Tony started spending his time in spiritual activities and used his time to 6 everyone and soon came out of his 7 ”句意: Tony 开始在精神活动上花费时间，用他的时间服务每个人，不久就从沮丧中走出来。Tony以积极的心态面对命运，很快就“不消沉了”。 8. D 考查动词。buy买; wrap围困,包,缠绕,用⋯⋯包裹 ; sell卖; dug挖。从上句中“ the brothers discovered a half- buried pot”兄弟们发现了埋了一半的坛子,可知他们“挖出了”这个坛子。 9. B 考查名词。experience 经验,经历; treasure 金银财宝; award 奖励,授奖; success 成功。根据上句“ They 8 it and found it full of gold. John shouted(他们挖出坛子，发现里面是满满的一坛子黄金。)”一坛子黄金当然是“宝物”。故选 B。 10. A 考查名词。blow殴打,打击,吹风,一阵风; gift礼物; tap 龙头,阀门,塞子; touch 联系。 “a robber jumped out and gave a 10 on John's head and tried to take the pot away(一个抢劫犯跳出来,抢劫犯想把这些黄金抢走)”，所以应该是给了 John“重重的一击”。 11. C 考查动词。calm 使冷静; stop 停止; protect保护; inspire 鼓舞。“ Tony jumped at the robber to 11 John.”句意： Tony跳起来扑向抢劫犯是为了“保护” John。 12. D 考查名词。performance 表现,表演; investigation 调查; action 行为,行动; struggle斗争,挣扎。“ During the 12 the robber dropped the pot and ran away. ”句意：在“争斗”过程中，抢劫犯放下坛子跑了。故选 D。 13. C 考查形容词。polite 有礼貌的; cruel 残酷的; grateful 感激的; loyal 忠诚的。“ John was very 13 to his injured brother and offered him half the gold.”句意：约翰很感激他的受伤的兄弟，并且分给他一半的黄金。兄弟救了自己，所以 John很“感激”。 14. A 考查动词。refuse 拒绝; accept 接受; demand 要求; answer回答。“ Tony politely 14 saying he was not going to live much longer in any case.”句意: Tony 觉得自己不会活得太久了，所以礼貌地“拒绝了”。 15. B 考查名词。symbol符号,象征; sign 标志,迹象; mention 提 及; comment 评论。“ One year passed. There was no 15 of any crown in sight.”整整一年过去了，没有任何“迹象”表明 John将要当国王。故选 B。 16. D 考查名词。chance 机会; position 位置,职位; work 工作; health 健康。 “ Tony was also enjoying good 16 .”句意是：Tony 也正享受好的健康。一年过去了 Tony也没死，由此说明他很“健康”。 17. C 考查形容词。short 短的,矮的; bad 坏的; wrong 错的； well好的，健康的(作形容词)。由上文事实可知，他们认为智者的预测“错了”。 18. A 考查动词。reduce 减少; connect 连接; devote 奉献; expose 暴露。后文的“ Death in the murderer’s hand was reduced to...”给出了提示,句意:你将得到的王冠最后变成了一坛子黄金。be reduced to……被减少到……,故选 A。 19. B 考查形容词。comfortable 舒适的; spiritual 精神上的; difficult 困难的; hopeless 没有希望的。第二段中的“ spiritual activities”给出了提示。 “ Tony’s 19 life changed his destiny too”托尼的心灵生活也改变了他的命运。 20. D 考查动词。disturb 干扰; forget 忘记; arrested 逮捕; wound受伤。 “ Death in the murderer’s hand was reduced to only being 20 .”是提示,句意:在凶手手里的死亡被减少到只有受伤。由上文“ his injured brother”可知, Tony“受了伤”,但没有死。 Cloze 12 本文讲述了作者于2006年4月1日把烟戒了，其中有多种原因。 1. A A. stop 停止;B. continue 继续;C. leave 离开;D. break破坏。根据第一句，我戒烟了，后面介绍了戒烟(stop smoking)的多种原因。故选 A。 2. C A. born 出生;B. standing站着;C. living 生活,居住；D. sad伤心的。根据语境：我的新孙子将要住在我家。故选 C。 3. D A. as well 也;B. for short 简称;C. in all 总计;D. any longer 再。句意:我不能再在家里抽烟了。 not... any longer,是固定表达,故选 D。 4. B A. change 变化;B. save 救,节省;C. offer提供;D. send送，寄。根据语境：我的另外一个儿子和媳妇想让我照顾他们的三个孩子，他们好存点钱买房子。故选 B。 5. A A. unsuccessfully 不成功地; B. unfortunately 不幸地;C. quickly 快速地;D. quietly 安静地。句意:过去试图戒烟，但是都没有成功，故选 A。 6. B A. things事情,情况;B. reasons 原因;C. times 次数；D. stories 故事。根据语境：我就想到了没有戒烟成功的原因，故选 B。 7. C A. made 做;B. booked 预订(票);C. set设定( 日期、目标)；D. had有。根据上下文：我设定了一个戒烟的时间。故选 C。 8.C A.share分享;B.combine 把······和······结合起来;C. keep保持,保留;D. connect连接。句意:我把剩余的烟都放在钱包里，一直带在身边，为了避免想起我没有烟了(又要去买烟)。故选 C。 9. B A. finish 完成; B. avoid 避免; C. regret 遗憾;D. remember记得。根据上一题的解释,故选 B。 10. D A. whatever 无论什么;B. whichever 无论哪个;C. wherever无论哪里;D. whenever无论何时。句意是：无论何时，只要我发现没有烟了，我就很焦虑，就会立马买更多的烟。故选 D。 11. D A. delighted 高 兴的; B. happy 幸 福 的;C.comfortable 舒服;D.anxious焦虑的。根据上一题的解释，故选 D。 12. A A. cleaned 清理, 清扫; B. collected 收集;C. separated分开,离散;D. sold 卖出。句意:我还把所有的烟和尼古丁从我家里清除了，把所有的烟灰缸收起来了。故选 A。 13. B A. lifestyle生活方式;B. motto 座右铭;C. fun乐趣；D. theme 主题。句意：“我是一个不抽烟的人”成了我的座右铭。故选 B。 14. C A. journey 旅程;B. devotion 奉献;C. struggle 挣扎;D. application 申请。句意:当我设定的日期到来的时候，我就开始了我的挣扎。故选 C。 15. C A. in search of 寻找;B. in favor of 支持;C. in control of 控制;D. in memory of 为了纪念。句意:我就想象香烟控制了我，我就要不能忍受了。故选 C。 16. A A. determined 坚决的; B. addicted 上瘾的;C. used 习惯的;D. satisfied 满意的。句意:我决心摆脱它的控制。故选 A。 17. D 句意：一开始，一次一分钟，后来，我能够三十分钟不想香烟。without 没有。故选 D。 18. B 句子中提到“我逐渐对香烟产生了厌恶”，所以应该选择dislike（不喜欢，厌恶）作为答案。 19. A 句子中提到“finally got rid of the habit”，表示最终摆脱了习惯，因此选择A选项。 20. D 句子中提到“我和我的丈夫喜欢每天有我们的孙子在这里”，所以应该选择D选项，表示喜欢、享受。 Cloze 13 1. C 考查动词。A. managed 经营; B. promised 承诺; C. struggled 拼搏，奋斗; D. forced 强迫。句子中描述了在大萧条期间，作者的家人为了维持生计而在农场上努力工作，说明他们面临经济困难，需要艰苦奋斗，故选C。 2. B 考查名词。A. luck 运气;B. money金钱;C. choice 选择;D. hope 希望。 “I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn't have the 2 .”我也想要一个小提琴,但是我买不起，所以应该是我没有钱，故选 B。 3. A 考查副词。A. while 同时;B. since 既然;C. after之后; D. before 之 前。 “ Suzanne turned to Daddy’s violin. .. while Daddy hummed and Mother whistled”同时苏珊转向了爸爸的小提琴，他们一起哼唱，动作是同时进行，所以选 A。 4. D 考查形容词。A. soft 柔软的;B. fluent 流畅的;C. gentle 优雅的;D. lovely 可爱的。“ simple tunes soon became 4 melodies as the twins played more and more”由这对双胞胎演绎，简单的旋律很快变得可爱。所以选 D。 5. B 考查短语。A. Picked out挑出;B. Caught up 赶上;C. Taken on呈现;D. Called for 要求。“ in the rhythm of the music, my baby brother danced around”随着这个旋律我的小弟弟跳起舞来，所以选 B。 6. C 考查动词。A. shouted 喊;B. laughed笑;C. listened 听;D. cried 哭。“I just 6 .”我仅仅是安静的听,所以选 C。 7. A 考查形容词。A. long长的;B. tough 艰难的;C. old 老的; D. slim 瘦的。 “ When my arms grew 7 enough, I tried to play Suzanne's violin. I loved the beautiful sound of the firm bow drawn across the strings.”当我的胳膊足够长，我也尝试着去玩小提琴，所以选 A。 8. C 考查短语。A. far from 远;B. next to 挨着;C. out of 超出;D. along with 随着。“ Oh, how I wanted one! But I knew it was 8 the question.”我多么想要一个啊,但是我知道这不可能。out of the question 不可能,根本谈不上，所以选 C。 9. D 考查名词。A. dream 梦想;B. hand 手;C. life生命;D. mind思想。 “I closed my eyes tight to capture the picture firmly in my 9 ”我紧紧地闭上眼睛在我的脑海里捕捉这种画面。 10. B 考查副词。A. faithfully 忠实地的;B. silently 沉默地;C. frequently 频 繁地; D. patiently 有 耐心 地。“‘ Someday, I’ ll sit up there.’I vowed 10 .”我默默地发誓，所以选B。 11. C 考查形容词。A. hopeless 毫无希望;B. stable 稳定的; C. good好;D. difficult困难的。“ Unfortunately, it was not a 11 year.”不幸的是,这不是一个好年份,故选 C。 12. C 考查动词。A. stand 忍受;B. help 帮助; C. wait 等;D. risk 冒险。 “ At harvest the crops did not bring as much as we had hoped. I, however, couldn't 12 any longer to ask,‘ Daddy, may I have a violin of my own?’”此处表示“我迫不及待地问”，所以选C。 13. A 考查副词。A. both 两者都;B. ever 曾经;C. either 也;D. still 仍然。 “ and we can’t 13 use the same violin at the same time”我们不能一起同时用同一个,所以选A。 14. B 考查形容词。A. angry 生气的;B. sad 伤心的;C. pale 苍白的;D. weak 弱的。 “ Daddy’s face looked 14 .”爸爸的脸看起来是伤心的，因为不能满足我的要求，所以爸爸伤心，所以选B。 15. D 考查动词。A. demand 需求;B. inform 通知;C.commit犯罪;D.remind 提醒,使⋯⋯想起。“ That night, and many following nights, I heard him 15 God in our family devotions:…… and Lord”, 那天晚上以及后来的几个晚上我听见他提醒上帝，所以选 D。 16. C 考查形容词。A. favourite 最爱的;B. private 私人的;C. own 自己的;D. individual 个人的。“ Mary Lou wants her 16 violin” Mary想要她自己的小提琴,由前文可知她想要自己的小提琴，所以C 正确。 17. A 考查名词。 A. parts 部分; B. lines 线路;C. contents 州; D. purposes 目的。 “ As he wrote, Daddy read 17 of his letter out loud to Mother.”正如他写的，爸爸把信的一部分读给妈妈听，故选 A。 18. C 考查动词。 A. heard 听; B. conveyed 传达;C. discovered 发现;D. observed 观察。 “ Weeks later I 18 he’d written one line he didn’t read aloud”几周后，我发现他写了一行，是他没大声朗读的，所以选 C。 19. D 考查名词。A. musician 音乐家;B. favor 帮忙;C. gift 礼物;D. violin 小提琴。 “ Would you watch for a 19 for my third daughter?”你愿意给我第三个小女儿留一个小提琴吗? 故选 D。 20. D A. owe欠;B. order订购;C. charge要价;D. pay付钱。“I can’t 20 much, but she enjoys music.”我不能付太多钱，但是她热爱音乐，故选D。 Cloze 14 本文为一篇记叙文。这是一个关于小提琴演奏者 Fritz Kreisler的故事，讲的是他如何偶然发现他想要获得的一个乐器并最终得到了它。通过这个故事，作者知道他的快乐与他是否有能力无关。快乐与为别人付出了多少有关。 1. B 考查动词。A. found out发现;B. came across 遇见;C. came to 到达;D. picked out挑出。句意:一个关于小提琴演奏者 Fritz Kreisler的迷人故事，讲的是他如何曾经偶然发现他想要获得的一个美丽的乐器。故选 B。 2. C 考查副词。A. slowly 慢慢地;B. actually 事实上;C. eventually 最终;D. regularly 经常地。此处指“当他最终攒够了钱买小提琴的时候”。故选 C。 3. A 考查动词。A. buy买;B. play演奏;C. pick捡起;D. get得到。此处指“攒够了钱，他回去买个小提琴”。故选 A。 4. D 考查名词。A. musician 音乐家;B. performer 演出者;C. player球员;D. collector 收藏家。根据下文的“ the collector said it was one of his prized possessions”可知，此处指“小提琴被卖给了一个收藏家”。故选 D。 5. B 考查动词。A. force 强迫; B. persuade 说服;C. advise 建议;D. ask 问。根据语境可知,此处指“ Fritz Kreisler试图说服那位收藏家把小提琴卖给他”。故选 B。 6. C 考查副词。A. Therefore 所以;B. Besides 除此之外;C. However但是;D. Otherwise 否则。根据空后的“ the collector said it was one of his prized possessions and he could not let it go”可知,“但是,收藏家说这是他的所珍爱的财富 ，不想卖掉”。故选 C。 7. A 考查形容词。A. disappointed 失望的;B. angry 生气的;C. helpless 无助的;D. desperate悲观失望的。根据语境可知 ,此处应指 Fritz Kreisler感到失望,但还达不到悲观失望的地步。故选 A。 8. D 考查连词。A. unless 除非;B. after在······之后; C. until 直到;D. before 在······之前。 句意:可不可以在它藏起来之前，让我再拉一次(这把小提琴)?故选 D。9. B 考查名词。A. Judgment 判断;B. Permission 许可; C. Award 奖励;D. Appreciation 欣赏。句意:得到了许可之后，这个伟大的音乐家开始演奏。故选 B。 10. A 考查名词。A. violin 小提琴;B. musician 音乐家;C. singer歌手;D. collector收藏家。根据语境此处唱出了如此美妙音乐的应该是这个音乐家手中的小提琴。故选 A。 11. A 考查动词。A. amazement 惊奇;B. agreement 同意;C. puzzlement 困惑; D. embarrassment 尴尬。 句意：小提琴唱出了如此美妙的音乐，连收藏家都听得出神。故选 A。 12. B 考查动词。A. freedom 自由; B. right 权利;C. interest兴趣;D. money 金钱。根据下文的“ The violin is yours, Mr. Kreisler.”可知,此处指“我没有权利把它留给自己”。故选 B。 13. D 考查动词。A. play 演奏;B. know 知道;C. feel感受；D. hear听。句意：拿它去给全世界演奏，让人们听到它发出的美妙的音乐。故选 D。 14. C 考查名词。 A. story 故事; B. sound 声响;C. music 音乐;D. message 信息 。句意:因为你和我都是精致的小提琴————我们的音乐就是要让人们听到。故选 C。 15. B 考查名词。A. life 生命;B. dream梦;C. hobby 爱好;D. reality 真实。句意:我想要那样享受人生————让它给世界带来美妙，让生活过得精彩。 16. C 考查动词。A. hung up 悬挂;B. put up 张贴;C. used up用尽;D. dressed up 装扮。句意:我宁可筋疲力尽而不愿一事无成的死去，没有完成自己能做的。故选C。 17. A 考查动词。A. exhausting使疲惫;B. requesting请求;C. fighting 战斗;D. changing改变。句意:我不是说我们在过度的活动上让自己筋疲力尽。故选 A。 18. B 考查动词。A. Struggle 努力;B. Volunteer 志愿;C. Manage处理;D. Promise 答应。句意:为一个值得的组织做一段时间的志愿者。故选 B。 19. D 考查形容词。A. special 特殊的;B. close 亲密的;C. tired劳累的;D. lonely 孤单的。句意:花一个小时来陪伴孤单的亲人。故选 D。 20. C 考查动词。A. turn转向;B. treat 对待;C. give 给;D. adapt适应。句意：它(快乐)在于我给别人付出了多少有关。故选 C。 Cloze 15 本文是一篇故事。通过 Stephen Guyer 给他三个孩子讲述他祖父艰苦创业的故事而引起孩子的共鸣，这样有助于他们渡过难关，也可以缓解他们的精神压力，消除怒气和焦虑。 1. B 考查动词。他给他们讲述了他爷爷————一个银行家，在20世纪30年代失去了一切，但没有忘记他最重视的东西。本句中的 but后面的 lose sight of已经暗示应该填入 lost。missed 错过; lost 失去; forgot 忘记; ignored 忽略。故选 B。 2. A 考查定语从句。 “ 2 his strong- minded grandfather was nearly 3 ”是一个定语从句,关系词在从句中作时间状语，所以用关系副词 when。故选 A。 3. C 考查形容词。由“ 1 all in 1930s,……”可知他的祖父几乎身无分文。friendless 没有朋友的; worthless 无价值的; penniless 身无分文的; homeless 无家可归的。故选 C。 4. D 考查动词。爷爷用车把全家人带到加拿大。 fetched 取来; allowed 允许; expected 期待; took 带到。故选 D。 5. D 考查名词。 由“ there are more important things in life than money”可知这是爷爷的一个信念。 hope 希望; promise 许诺; suggestion 建议; belief 信念。故选 D。 6. D 考查名词。 由“ Children find meanings in their old family tales.”可知这里填 tale。 report 报告; agreement 同意; arrangement 准备; tale 故事。故选 D。 7. C 考查形容词。本句可改为 Mr. Guyer downsized from a more expensive and comfortable one to... house.改后可知 Mr.Guyer原来所住的房子价格不菲，而且住起来非常舒适，而现在却住在一个小房间里。large 大的; new 新的; small 小的; grand 宏伟的。故选C。 8. C 考查形容词。由于居住条件变得很差，所以 Mr. Guyer担心孩子们会感到沮丧。 surprised 吃惊的; annoyed 恼怒的; worried 担心的; disappointed 失望的。故选 C。 9. D 考查副词。使他感到吃惊的是，他们并没有感到不舒服。相反，他们的反应与他们的曾祖父一样。 Therefore 因此; Besides此外; Otherwise 否则; Instead 代替，反而。instead 表示与前面提到的事情相反。故选项D正确。 10. B 考查动词短语。从上下文可知，孩子们并没有因为居住条件变得糟糕而感到不舒服，他们关心的是这所房子里的一家人有多温暖、他们的心有多么贴近。 talked about 谈论; cared about 关心; wrote about 写; heard about 听说。故选 B。 11. B 考查语义理解。根据句意可知，孩子们关心的是全家人心灵之间有多么贴近。much 表示程度，故选 B。 12. D 考查介词。这里表示帮助孩子们渡过艰难时期。 through hard times意为“渡过艰难时期”。故选 D。 13. D 考查名词。讲故事的专家说，这种现象反映了人们对讲故事越来越感兴趣，这一点从不断增加对各种事件以及节日故事的讲述中得到印证。argument 论证; skill 技能; anxiety 焦虑; interest兴趣。故选 D。 14. A 考查名词。根据句意可知，此处是指一项对65个家庭所做的研究。study 研究; design 设计; committee 委员会; students学生。故选 A。 15. A 考查动词。通过全文可知通过父母给孩子讲故事再让孩子复述故事这一过程，孩子们减少了生气和焦虑。retell 复述; provide 提供; support 支持; refuse 拒绝。故选 A。 16. D 考查名词。讲故事的诀窍在于使用孩子能够倾听故事的方式来讲(故事)。trouble 麻烦; gift 礼物; fact 事实; trick窍门。故选 D。 17. B 考查动词。讲故事的诀窍在于使用孩子能够倾听故事的方式来讲(故事)。perform 表演; hear倾听; write 写; question 质问。故选 B。 18. C 考查动词。 由“ When I was a kid,I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.”可知这里意思是在这里我们不谈论故事的开始。means 意思是; ends 结尾; begins 开始; proves 证明。故选 C。 19. D 考查名词。所讲的故事应该符合孩子们的需求。 habits 习惯; activities 活动; judgments 判断; needs 需求。故选 D。 20. A 考查宾语从句引导词。根据句子结构可知，此空格为宾语从句的引导词，而且从句中动词 take 缺少宾语，what既引导宾语从句又作宾语从句的宾语。故选 A 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$