1.（2023·安徽·高三专题练习）My name is Maggie and I am a big red maple tree in the center of Central Park in New York. Every part of me is___1___shaped. I love seeing all the people___2___, stare at me, and say “That tree is beautiful!” Those___3___make me feel special.
One day, I see a big storm___4___my way. I can hear all the frightening sounds nearing, but the most frightening one is the sound of almost half of my bark being torn off. I feel___5___. What will people think when they walk up to a worn-down tree in the___6___of Central Park? Will they cut me down? This thought makes my branches ache.
Hours later, when the storm___7___, a nice opossum (负鼠) family comes to me and asks___8___they can spend the night in one of my holes. The baby opossum is so cute that I can’t___9___. Soon, round two of the storm comes. It____10____another part of my bark, but it doesn’t____11____me as much because I have a distraction (分散注意力的事物): the opossum family. Other animals see my____12____act and come to me, too. Even though I feel great for____13____all the animals, I still haven’t completely forgotten about what people might think about my____14____. Beyond all expectations, people love me even more for sheltering all those animals from the terrible storm. I will forever____15____that “beautiful” doesn’t always refer to looks.
1．A．perfectly B．similarly C．oddly D．randomly
2．A．wait B．stop C．hesitate D．debate
3．A．noises B．trees C．names D．words
4．A．heading B．choosing C．exploring D．seeking
5．A．angry B．anxious C．doubtful D．wonderful
6．A．front B．corner C．middle D．back
7．A．blows up B．dies down C．moves in D．draws near
8．A．if B．how C．why D．when
9．A．decide B．stand C．refuse D．move
10．A．picks out B．looks for C．falls into D．tears off
11．A．block B．bother C．dislike D．disappoint
12．A．friendly B．voluntary C．foolish D．public
13．A．feeding B．recognizing C．warning D．protecting
14．A．duties B．worries C．looks D．hopes
15．A．regret B．wish C．argue D．remember
【答案】1．A 2．B 3．D 4．A 5．B 6．C 7．B 8．A 9．C 10．D 11．B 12．A 13．D 14．C 15．D
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章讲述了纽约中央公园中心的一棵完美的大红枫树在遭遇一场大风暴中破损不堪，但是它友善地保护向它求助的动物们，人们觉得它更美了。
1．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我的每一部分都完美无缺。A. perfectly完美地；B. similarly类似地；C. oddly奇怪地；D. randomly随机地。根据下文“I love seeing all the people___2___, stare at me, and say ‘That tree is beautiful!’ (我喜欢看到所有的人停下来，盯着我，说‘那棵树很漂亮！’)”可知，人们之所以驻足赞赏这棵枫树，因为它的每个部分都是完美的（perfectly）。故选A项。
2．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢看到所有的人停下来，盯着我，说“那棵树很漂亮！”A. wait等待；B. stop停止；C. hesitate犹豫；D. debate辩论。根据上文“My name is Maggie and I am a big red maple tree in the center of Central Park in New York. (我叫玛姬，是纽约中央公园中心的一棵大红枫树。)”可知，本文的“我”是纽约中央公园的一颗红枫树，游人们看见漂亮的枫树，会驻足（stop）观赏。故选B项。
3．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些话让我觉得自己很特别。A. noises噪音；B. trees树木；C. names名称；D. words话语。根据上文“I love seeing all the people___2___, stare at me, and say ‘That tree is beautiful!’ (我喜欢看到所有的人停下来，盯着我，说‘那棵树很漂亮！’)”可知，是游客们对这棵枫树的赞赏的话（words）令这棵树有了特别的感觉。故选D项。
4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，我看到一场大风暴朝我的方向袭来。A. heading朝（某方向）行进；B. choosing选择；C. exploring探索；D. seeking寻找。根据下文“I can hear all the frightening sounds nearing, but the most frightening one is the sound of almost half of my bark being torn off. I feel___5___. (我能听到所有可怕的声音靠近，但最可怕的是我几乎一半的树皮被撕掉的声音。我感到焦虑)”中的hear all the frightening sounds nearing可知，越来越近的风的声音表明风暴朝着枫树而来（heading）。故选A项。
5．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我感到焦虑。A. angry生气的；B. anxious焦虑的；C. doubtful怀疑的；D. wonderful精彩的。根据上一句“I can hear all the frightening sounds nearing, but the most frightening one is the sound of almost half of my bark being torn off. (我能听到所有可怕的声音靠近，但最可怕的是我几乎一半的树皮被撕掉的声音。)”，以及下文“What will people think when they walk up to a worn-down tree in the___6___of Central Park? Will they cut me down? (当人们走到中央公园中央的一棵破损的树前时，他们会怎么想？他们会把我砍下来吗？)”可知，风暴损伤了这棵完美的树，使它很焦虑（anxious）自己的形象。故选B项。
6．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当人们走上中央公园中央的一棵破损的树时，他们会怎么想？A. front前面；B. corner拐角；C. middle中间；D. back后部。根据第一段第一句“My name is Maggie and I am a big red maple tree in the center of Central Park in New York. (我叫玛姬，是纽约中央公园中心的一棵大红枫树。)”的in the center of可知，center为同义复现词，与middle同义。故选C项。
7．考查动词短语辨析。句意：几个小时后，暴风雨平息了，一个可爱的负鼠家庭来找我，问我是否可以在我的洞里过夜。A. blows up爆炸；B. dies down消亡；C. moves in移动；D. draws near接近。根据下文“Soon, round two of the storm comes. (很快，风暴的第二轮来了。)”可知，第一轮风暴逐渐平息（dies down）后，负鼠开始找安身之处。故选B项。
8．考查连接词词义辨析。句意：几个小时后，暴风雨平息了，一个可爱的负鼠家庭来找我，问我是否可以在我的洞里过夜。A. if是否；B. how如何；C. why为什么；D. when什么时候。根据句中的asks，以及下文“The baby opossum is so cute that I can’t___9___. (小负鼠太可爱了，我无法拒绝)”可知，这棵树同意负鼠一家住下，if符合语境。故选A项。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：小负鼠太可爱了，我无法拒绝。A. decide决定；B. stand站立；C. refuse拒绝；D. move移动。根据上文“Hours later, when the storm___7___, a nice opossum (负鼠) family comes to me and asks___8___they can spend the night in one of my holes. (几个小时后，暴风雨平息了，一个可爱的负鼠家庭来找我，问我是否可以在我的洞里过夜。)”可知，对于负鼠的请求，枫树没有拒绝（refuse）。故选C项。
10．考查动词短语辨析。句意：它撕下了我的另一部分树皮，但这并没有太困扰我，因为我有一个分心的东西：负鼠家族。A. picks out挑出；B. looks for寻找；C. falls into落入；D. tears off撕掉。根据第二段“I can hear all the frightening sounds nearing, but the most frightening one is the sound of almost half of my bark being torn off. (我能听到所有可怕的声音靠近，但最可怕的是我几乎一半的树皮被撕掉的声音)”中的my bark being torn off 为复现词，可知，此时的枫树皮都被撕掉（tears off）了。故选D项。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它撕下了我的另一部分树皮，但这并没有太困扰我，因为我有一个分心的东西：负鼠家族。A. block阻塞；B. bother烦扰；C. dislike不喜欢；D. disappoint使失望。由上文“I feel___5___. What will people think when they walk up to a worn-down tree in the___6___of Central Park? Will they cut me down? (我感到焦虑。走到中央公园中央的一棵破损的树前时他们会怎么想？他们会把我砍下来吗？)”可知，第二轮风暴来袭时，枫树不再像第一次风暴时那么为自己的形象烦恼（bother），而是在担心树洞里的负鼠们。故选B项。
12．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：其他动物看到我的友好行为，也来到我身边。A. friendly友好的；B. voluntary自愿的；C. foolish愚蠢的；D. public公众的。根据上文“Hours later, when the storm___7___, a nice opossum (负鼠) family comes to me and asks___8___they can spend the night in one of my holes. The baby opossum is so cute that I can’t___9___. Soon, round two of the storm comes. It___10___another part of my bark, but it doesn’t___11___me as much because I have a distraction (分散注意力的事物) : the opossum family. (几个小时后，暴风雨平息了，一个可爱的负鼠家庭来找我，问我是否可以在我的洞里过夜。小负鼠太可爱了，我无法拒绝。很快，第二轮风暴来临。它撕下了我的另一部分树皮，但这并没有太困扰我，因为我有一个分心的东西：负鼠家族。)”可知，枫树收留负鼠一家，在第二轮风暴中还在关心负鼠一家，属于友善的（friendly）行为。故选A项。
13．考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管我为保护所有的动物而感到高兴，但我仍然没有完全忘记人们对我外表的看法。A. feeding喂食；B. recognizing识别；C. warning警告；D. protecting保护。根据上文“Other animals see my___12___act and come to me, too. (其他动物看到我的友好行为，也来到我身边。)”可知，动物们来投靠枫树，因为枫树能保护（protecting）他们。故选D项。
14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管我为保护所有的动物而感到高兴，但我仍然没有完全忘记人们对我外表的看法。A. duties职责；B. worries担心；C. looks相貌；D. hopes希望。根据上文“I feel___5___. What will people think when they walk up to a worn-down tree in the___6___of Central Park? (我感到焦虑。当人们走到中央公园中央的一棵破损的树前时，他们会怎么想？)”，以及下文“I will forever___15___that ‘beautiful’ doesn’t always refer to looks. (我会永远记住，‘美丽’并不总是指外表。)”中的looks为复现词，枫树原本为了自己破损的外表（looks）很是烦恼，故选C项。
15．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我会永远记住，“美丽”并不总是指外表。A. regret后悔；B. wish希望；C. argue争论；D. remember记住。根据上文“Beyond all expectations, people love me even more for sheltering all those animals from the terrible storm. (出乎意料的是，人们更爱我了，因为我在可怕的风暴中庇护了所有的动物。)”可知，枫树在经历了这次风暴之后，对于美的概念有了改观，尽管自己的样子不在像以前那么漂亮，但是它自愿地担当起保护动物门的责任，在人们的心里，它比以前更美。remember符合语境，故选D项。
2.（2022秋·湖南邵阳·高二湖南省邵东市第一中学校考期中）When I was a lite boy, I was playing with my friends in the attic (阁楼) of an old, abandoned log house. As I climbed down out of the attic, I ___16___my feet on a window sill (商台) for a moment — and then jumped. I had a ring on my left index finger, and as I jumped, the ring caught on a nailhead and____17____my finger.
I screamed. I was terrified. I was ___18___I was going to die. But after the hand ___19___I never worried about it for one split second. What would have been the____20____? I accepted the inevitable (必然发生的事).
Now I often go for a month at a time without even thinking about the fact that I have only three fingers and a thumb on my left hand.
A few years ago, I met a man who was____21____a freight (货物) elevator in one of the downtown office buildings in New York. I____22____that his left hand had been cut off at the wrist. I asked him if the ___23___of that hand bothered him. He said, “Oh, no, ___24___ever think about it. I am not married; the only time I ever think about it is when I try to thread a needle."
It is ___25___how quickly we can accept almost any situation — if we have to — and ___26___ourselves to it and forget about it.
I often think of an inscription (碑文) on the ruins of a fifteenth-century church in Amsterdam, Holland. “It is so. It cannot be ___27___.”
As you and I ___28___across the decades of time, we are going to meet a lot of ____29____situations that are so. We have our choice. We can either accept them as inevitable, or we can ruin our lives with rebellion (反抗) and maybe end up with a nervous ___30___.
16．A．struggled B．rested C．lay D．squeezed
17．A．took down B．knocked down C．tore off D．dropped off
18．A．positive B．conscious C．confused D．informed
19．A．suffered B．stretched C．remained D．healed
20．A．case B．use C．bond D．harm
21．A．running B．opening C．handling D．balancing
22．A．examined B．spotted C．clarified D．doubted
23．A．pain B．shape C．loss D．situation
24．A．hardly B．merely C．really D．nearly
25．A．astonishing B．confusing C．annoying D．worrying
26．A．abandon B．devote C．adjust D．admit
27．A．though B．otherwise C．either D．yet
28．A．jump B．come C．get D．march
29．A．exciting B．fascinating C．unpleasant D．uncertain
30．A．breakdown B．breakaway C．breakthrough D．outbreak
【答案】16．B 17．C 18．A 19．D 20．B 21．A 22．B 23．C 24．A 25．A 26．C 27．B 28．D 29．C 30．A
【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者小时候玩耍的时候，因为意外失去了两根手指，但最终接受了这不可避免的事实。几年前作者在一座办公大楼里遇到了一位管理货梯的男士，他没有左手，作者问他是否会对此感到困惑，男士说自己几乎很少想起这件事。这让作者意识到我们将会遇到许多不愉快的情况，我们可以接受它们是不可避免的，或者我们可以用反叛毁掉我们的生活，也许以精神崩溃告终。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从阁楼上爬下来，在窗台上歇了一会儿，然后跳了下去。A. struggled努力；B. rested休息；C. lay安防；D. squeezed挤压。根据后文“my feet on a window sill for a moment”可知，作者在窗台上休息，故选B。
17．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我的左手食指上戴着一枚戒指，当我跳起来时，戒指被钉子钩住，把我的手指扯了下来。A. took down取下；B. knocked down撞到；C. tore off撕下；D. dropped off减少。根据后文“I have only three fingers and a thumb on my left hand.”可知，作者的手指被扯掉了，故选C。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很害怕，我确信我要死了。A. positive确信的；B. conscious意识到的；C. confused困惑的；D. informed有知识的。根据后文“I was going to die”可知，作者当时确信自己要死了，故选A。
19．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但在我的手痊愈后，我从来没有担心过一秒钟。A. suffered遭受；B. stretched拉长；C. remained保持；D. healed治愈。根据后文“I accepted the inevitable.”可知，作者接受了现实，说明手痊愈了，不再担心了。故选D。
20．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有什么用呢？A. case情况；B. use使用；C. bond纽带；D. harm危害。根据后文“I accepted the inevitable.”可知，作者接受了现实，意识到担心也没有用。故选B。
21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：几年前，我在纽约市中心的一座办公大楼里遇到了一个人，他正在运行货梯。A. running运行；B. opening打开；C. handling处理；D. balancing平衡。根据后文“a freight elevator in one of the downtown office buildings in New York”可知，作者遇到一个开货梯的人，run此处指“运行”。故选A。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我发现他的左手在手腕处被切断了。A. examined检查；B. spotted发现；C. clarified澄清；D. doubted怀疑。根据后文“that his left hand had been cut off at the wrist”可知，作者发现他的左手在手腕处被切断了。故选B。
23．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我问他失去那只手是否让他感到困扰。A. pain痛苦；B. shape形状；C. loss损失；D. situation情况。呼应上文“his left hand had been cut off at the wrist”指失去左手。故选C。
24．考查副词词义辨析。句意：哦，不，从来没想过。A. hardly几乎不；B. merely仅仅；C. really真正地；D. nearly几乎。根据后文“the only time I ever think about it is when I try to thread a needle”可知，这人很少想起失去的左手。故选A。
25．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们很快就能接受几乎任何情况——如果我们必须接受的话——并适应它，然后忘记它，这是令人吃惊的。A. astonishing令人惊讶的；B. confusing令人困惑的；C. annoying令人恼怒的；D. worrying令人担忧的。根据后文“how quickly we can accept almost any situation”可知我们很快就能接受几乎任何情况，这令人吃惊。故选A。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们很快就能接受几乎任何情况——如果我们必须接受的话——并适应它，然后忘记它，这是令人吃惊的。A. abandon抛弃；B. devote献身；C. adjust调整；D. admit承认。根据后文“ourselves to it and forget about it”可知，如果必须接受某种情况，我们也能调整自身去适应它。故选C。
27．考查副词词义辨析。句意：不可能有别的结果。A. though虽然；B. otherwise否则；C. either要么；D. yet然而。结合上文“It is so. It cannot be”指只能如此，不会有别的结果，cannot be otherwise表示“不会成为别的”。故选B。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当你和我穿越几十年的时间，我们将会遇到许多不愉快的情况。A. jump跳跃；B. come来到；C. get得到；D. march前进。结合后文“across the decades of time”可知，此处指穿越、向前几十年的时间。故选D。
29．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当你和我穿越几十年的时间，我们将会遇到许多不愉快的情况。A. exciting令人兴奋的；B. fascinating迷人的；C. unpleasant不愉快的；D. uncertain不确定的。根据后文的叙述“We can either accept them as inevitable, or we can ruin our lives with rebellion”可知，遇到的是不愉快的情况，也与上文作者的经历相呼应。故选C。
30．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们可以接受它们是不可避免的，或者我们可以用反叛毁掉我们的生活，也许以精神崩溃告终。A. breakdown故障；B. breakaway脱离；C. breakthrough突破；D. outbreak爆发。根据上文“we can ruin our lives with rebellion and maybe end up with a nervous”可知，面对不愉快的情况，我们可以用反叛毁掉我们的生活，也许以精神崩溃告终。故选A。
3.（2022秋·河北邯郸·高一统考期末）The teacher blew the whistle and 30 girls started running. Every kids goal was to reach the end of the field and then back to the ____31____ point. Those who got the first three ____32____ would be given awards (奖励).
Kid’s parents were present there, ____33____ them. When kids were running back from the end point, the parents’ ____34____ got louder—Faster…Faster…
The race ____35____. The kids who took the first three were ____36____ their hands happily towards their parents. The kids who couldn’t win were ____37____.
Little Emma came in at number 5. She ran towards her father sadly. Her father said, “Well done, baby. Let’s go and eat the ice cream as an awards for ____38____ the race.”
“But Papa, I didn’t get any place in ____39____ three. I came in at number 5.” said Emma.
“I mean you beat the other 25 kids. This time, you didn’t ____40____ the four kids ahead of you.”
“Why?” asked Emma.
Her father smiled and replied, “Because they had made more ____41____ than you. If you ____42____ more, you will do better.”
“I’ll practice even ____43____ and run faster. I’ll beat all girls.” Emma said with ____44____.
Her father said, “Great. But in fact, it’s not about getting ahead of others but getting ahead of ____45____.”
31．A．finishing B．resting C．turning D．starting
32．A．places B．lessons C．points D．goals
33．A．examining B．comforting C．encouraging D．preventing
34．A．cheers B．whistles C．noises D．laughter
35．A．began B．ended C．continued D．slowed
36．A．raising B．showing C．shaking D．waving
37．A．upset B．amazed C．proud D．nervous
38．A．watching B．winning C．hosting D．organizing
39．A．last B．top C．next D．extra
40．A．believed in B．cared about C．looked for D．compete with
41．A．choices B．promises C．preparations D．contributions
42．A．learn B．practice C．change D．care
43．A．harder B．safer C．stronger D．easier
44．A．doubt B．kindness C．satisfaction D．determination
45．A．me B．someone C．yourself D．nobody
【答案】31．D 32．A 33．C 34．A 35．B 36．D 37．A 38．B 39．B 40．D 41．C 42．B 43．A 44．D 45．C
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲的是小女孩Emma在跑步比赛中得了第5名，有些难过。她爸爸要给她买冰激凌作为奖励，说她战胜了25名女生，如果继续努力，还可以做得更好，女孩坚定地说会努力去战胜其他人，父亲告诉她，重要的是要战胜自己。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每个孩子的目标都是到达场地尽头，然后回到起点。A. finishing完成；B. resting休息；C. turning转向；D. starting开始。根据back to可知，需要跑回到起点。starting point意为“起点”，故选D。
32．考查名词词义辨析。句意：获得前三名的人将获得奖励。A. places前三名或前四名中任意一名；B. lessons课；C. points点；D. goals目标。根据下文的“But Papa, I didn’t get any place in____ three”可知，此处是指“前三名”，是The first three places，故选A。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：孩子们的父母在场，鼓励他们。A. examining检查；B. comforting安慰；C. encouraging鼓励；D. preventing阻止。根据下一句的“Faster…Faster...”可知，家长们给孩子加油，给予鼓励。故选C。
34．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当孩子们从终点跑回来时，家长们的欢呼声越来越大——再快点……再快点……。A. cheers欢呼声；B. whistles口哨声；C. noises噪音；D. laughter笑声。由“Faster…Faster…”可知，加油时发出的应该是欢呼声。故选A。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：比赛结束了。A. began开始；B. ended结束；C. continued继续；D. slowed减慢。因为下文“The kids who took the first three were_____ their hands happily towards their parents”介绍了比赛的结果，所以此处为比赛结束了。故选B。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：获得前三名的孩子高兴地向他们的父母挥手。A. raising提高；B. showing展示；C. shaking摇晃；D. waving挥动。由后文的“their hands happily towards their parents”可知，孩子们跑完应该在终点线处向父母挥手。故选D。
37．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：没赢的孩子们很沮丧。A. upset沮丧的；B. amazed惊讶的；C. proud骄傲的；D. nervous紧张的。由“The kids who couldn’t win”可知，没赢的孩子们自然会很沮丧。故选A。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们去吃冰淇淋吧，作为赢得比赛的奖励。A. watching观看；B. winning赢；C. hosting主办；D. organizing组织。根据“awards”和“I mean you beat the other 25 kids.”可知，爸爸说女儿赢得了比赛。故选B。
39．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是爸爸，我没有赢得前三名。A. last最后的；B. top顶部的；C. next接下来的；D. extra额外的。前文提到前三名有奖，所以此处Emma说的是前三名，即top three，故选B。
40．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：这一次，你没有和你前面的四个孩子竞争。A. believed in相信；B. cared about关心；C. looked for寻找；D. compete with和......竞争。由“the four kids”可知，句子表示“你没有和你前面的四个孩子竞争”，故选D。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因为他们做的准备比你多。A. choices选择；B. promises承诺；C. preparations准备；D. contributions贡献。由后文的“If you ____ more, you will do better”可知，句子表示“因为他们做的准备比你多”，故选C。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你多练习，你会做得更好。A. learn学习；B. practice练习；C. change改变；D. care在意。由上文的“they had made more____ than you”可知，句子表示“如果你多练习，你会做得更好”，故选B。
43．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我会更加努力地练习，跑得更快”，Emma坚定地说。A. harder更努力地；B. safer更安全的；C. stronger更强大的；D. easier更容易的。根据“run faster”可知，此处是Emma表示自己会更努力地练习，跑得更快，故选A。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我会更加努力地练习，跑得更快”，Emma坚定地说。A. doubt怀疑；B. kindness善良；C. satisfaction满意；D. determination决心。根据Emma说的“I’ll beat all girls”可知，她的态度很坚定，因此空格处是“决心”，故选D。
45．考查代词词义辨析。句意：但事实上，这不是超越别人，而是超越你自己。A. me我；B. someone某人；C. yourself你自己；D. nobody没有人。根据“it’s not about getting ahead of others but”可知句子表示“这不是超越别人，而是超越你自己”，空格处意为“你自己”，故选C。
4.（2021秋·湖北恩施·高一恩施市第一中学校联考期中）“Just sign here, sir,” the deliveryman (送货员) said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.
The package consisted of (包括) a long, narrow box ___46___ wrapped in brown paper. ___47___ the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside — a very old one with a beautifully carved (雕刻) handle. ___48___ he had not seen it for more than 20 years, he recognized it immediately.
Oscar was 16 when he first saw the ___49___ umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. Impressed by its ___50___, Oscar felt a strong desire to find its owner.
Oscar ___51___ the manager to look in the record of advance (事先的) ticket sales. Just as he thought, a name matched the seat ___52___ Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O’Brien.
Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O’Brien’s house on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. “May I ___53___ you?” she asked. “I’d like to return it if it’s yours,” Oscar said, ___54___ the umbrella as if presenting a gift that had long been wished for. “Why, yes! it’s mine,” replied Mrs. O’Brien with a ____55____ smile and shining eyes. “It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your ____56____?” “No, ma’am.” he said, “my grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward.” “Well, that’s ____57____ what my father used to say. What is your name, Young man?”
Years later, Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O’Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how ____58____ it was. Why had it arrived here today? As if ____59____, a note fell from the paper. It read: Mrs. O’Brien wanted you to accept this umbrella as a present for a kind, ____60____ gesture long ago.
46．A．strictly B．carefully C．seriously D．roughly
47．A．Opening B．Seizing C．Packing D．Searching
48．A．After B．When C．Since D．Although
49．A．ordinary B．unusual C．amazing D．formal
50．A．beauty B．shape C．size D．history
51．A．ordered B．forced C．advised D．encouraged
52．A．that B．before C．which D．where
53．A．request B．help C．trouble D．know
54．A．putting up B．giving out C．picking up D．holding out
55．A．wide B．confident C．curious D．positive
56．A．honour B．kindness C．courage D．determination
57．A．obviously B．naturally C．exactly D．probably
58．A．old B．amazing C．valuable D．unique
59．A．in turn B．in return C．in exchange D．in answer
60．A．impressive B．mean C．selfless D．selfish
【答案】46．B 47．A 48．D 49．B 50．A 51．C 52．D 53．B 54．D 55．A 56．B 57．C 58．A 59．D 60．C
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Oscar拾金不昧，捡到别人的伞之后专程还给失主，很多年之后又收到失主赠送伞的故事。这个故事告诉了我们——善有善报。
46．考查副词词义辨析。句意：包裹里有一个又长又窄的盒子，用牛皮纸仔细地包着。A. strictly严格地；B. carefully仔细地；C. seriously严肃地；D. roughly粗略地。根据下文“a very old one with a beautifully carved handle”可知，此处指这把伞虽然很久，但是雕刻精美没有损坏，所以装伞的盒子应该是被仔细地包着。故选B。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Oscar打开盒子，看到里面有一把伞——一把很旧的伞，伞柄上雕刻着精美的花纹。A. Opening打开；B. Seizing抓住；C. Packing包装；D. Searching搜寻。根据下文“Oscar saw an umbrella inside”可推知，此处指Oscar打开包裹的盒子，看到了里面的伞。故选A。
48．考查连词词义辨析。句意：虽然他已经有20多年没见过它了，但他马上就认出了它。A. After在……之后；B. When当……时候；C. Since自从；D. Although虽然。根据下文“had not seen it”和“recognized”的对比关系，可推知，此处指虽然Oscar有20多年没见过那把雨伞了，但是还是立即认出来了。故选D。
49．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Oscar16岁时第一次看到这把不寻常的雨伞。A. ordinary普通的；B. unusual不寻常的；C. amazing令人惊奇的；D. formal正式的。根据上文“Although he had not seen it for more than 20 years, he recognized it immediately.”可推知，这把伞是很不寻常的，所以才给Oscar留下了深刻的印象，让他立即认出来。故选B。
50．考查名词词义辨析。句意：它的美丽给Oscar留下了深刻的印象，Oscar强烈地渴望找到它的主人。A. beauty美丽；B. shape形状；C. size尺寸；D. history历史。根据上文“a very old one with a beautifully carved handle”和下文“Years later, Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella”可推知，此处指这把伞很美，让Oscar印象深刻。故选A。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Oscar建议经理查看事先的门票销售记录。A. ordered命令；B. forced强迫；C. advised建议；D. encouraged鼓励。结合下文“the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales”可推知，此处指Oscar建议经理查看事先的门票销售记录。故选C。
52．考查定语从句关系词。句意：正如他所想，Oscar找到放雨伞的座位上有一个名字。A. that那个；B. before之前；C. which哪一个；D. where在那里。分析句子结构可知，“Oscar had found the umbrella”为定语从句，修饰先行词“the seat”，关系词在从句中作地点状语，应用关系副词where引导该从句。故选D。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我能帮你吗？”她问。A. request请求；B. help帮助；C. trouble麻烦；D. know知道。根据上文“He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared.”可推知，此处指Oscar按响了门铃，因此开门的人问他是否需要帮助。固定搭配“may I help you”意为“要我帮忙吗”。故选B。
54．考查动词短语辨析。句意：“如果是你的，我想还给你，”Oscar说着，递出了伞，好像送出了一件盼望已久的礼物。A. putting up提供；B. giving out分发；C. picking up捡起；D. holding out递出。根据上文“return it”以及下文“as if presenting”可推知，此处指Oscar把伞像一件礼物一样递给了老妇人。故选D。
55．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“为什么，是的！它是我的，”O’Brien夫人回答说，眼睛闪闪发光，脸上绽开灿烂的笑容。A. wide宽的；B. confident自信的；C. curious好奇的；D. positive积极的。根据下文“smile and shining eyes”可推知，此处指O’Brien夫人脸上露出灿烂的微笑。固定搭配“wide smile”意为“灿烂的微笑”。故选A。
56．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我可以酬谢你的好意吗？A. honour荣誉；B. kindness善意；C. courage勇气；D. determination决心。根据上文“offer you a reward”可推知，此处指O’Brien夫人想要答谢Oscar的善意。故选B。
57．考查副词词义辨析。句意：嗯，这正是我父亲过去常说的话。A. obviously明显地；B. naturally自然地；C. exactly准确地、正是如此；D. probably可能。根据下文“what my father used to say”可推知，此处指Oscar祖母说的话正是O’Brien夫人的父亲过去经常讲的话。故选C。
58．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：考虑到它的年代，它的现状是完美的。A. old旧的，老的；B. amazing令人惊奇的；C. valuable贵重的；D. unique独一无二的。根据上文“an elderly woman”以及“Years later”可推知，此处指Oscar感叹经过多年岁月的洗礼，这把伞仍然保存完好。故选A。
59．考查介词短语辨析。句意：好像是在回答一样，一张纸条从纸上掉了下来。A. in turn轮流；B. in return作为报答；C. in exchange作为交换；D. in answer回答。根据下文“Why had it arrived here today?”可推知，此处指这个问题困扰着Oscar，纸条好像是为了回答这些疑问一样掉了下来。故选D。
60．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：上面写着：O’Brien夫人很久以前就希望你接受这把伞，作为对很久以前一种善良、无私行为的表示。A. impressive令人敬佩的；B. mean吝啬的；C. selfless无私的；D. selfish自私的。根据上文“Thank you so much for returning it.”以及“kind”可推知，此处指O’Brien夫人认为多年前Oscar把伞物归原主是一种无私的行为。故选C。
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