1.(2023·全国·模拟预测)In 2001, Tropical Storm Allison hit Houston. As a result, more than 70,000 houses were ____1____, including the home of Sarah Feldman and her family.
At the time, they were in Connecticut on vacation, so they didn’t know what kind of ____2____ they were going to face when they got home to Texas. But then Feldman’s grandparents called with ____3____ news: all of her books had been destroyed in the flooding. Feldman was 14 at the time and loved ____4____.
To cheer her up, Feldman’s father ____5____ her to the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. When they arrived, she met Bill Carver, an elderly ____6____.
“I asked him a bunch of questions like, ‘How do you____7____ all these rare books in the library? What’s the oldest book you have?’” Feldman remembers.
Carver ____8____ answered all of Feldman’s questions. When she told him about her books being ____9____, he told her that he would send her a book in the mail, so she could _____10_____ her collection. After returning to Houston, she _____11_____ his gift, titled “The Medieval(中世纪的) Book” by Barbara A.Shailor.
Feldman is in her 30s now. But Carver’s _____12_____ has made a lifelong impact. Feldman has tried to _____13_____ Carver, with no success. “I actually sent the library a _____14_____ during the pandemic(大流行病), but I never heard back,” she said. “I’m not sure if he’s _____15_____ still, but I just would love to tell Bill Carver that he changed my life.”
1.A.flooded B.burnt C.removed D.buried
2.A.challenge B.damage C.pressure D.danger
3.A.false B.local C.bad D.daily
4.A.traveling B.reading C.chatting D.playing
5.A.took B.invited C.led D.rushed
6.A.artist B.professor C.writer D.librarian
7.A.buy B.keep C.pack D.gather
8.A.quickly B.loudly C.patiently D.secretly
9.A.disturbed B.stolen C.destroyed D.torn
10.A.own B.expand C.enrich D.restart
11.A.received B.opened C.returned D.lost
12.A.donation B.present C.suggestion D.lecture
13.A.show mercy to B.turn to C.take care of D.look for
14.A.photo B.painting C.letter D.check
15.A.easy-going B.considerate C.warm-hearted D.alive
【答案】1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Feldman14岁时,由于家中遭遇洪水,她失去了自己所有的藏书。后来,她和父亲去图书馆时,遇到了一个好心肠的图书管理员,这位图书管理员送了一本书给她,让她重新开始收藏书。这件事彻底改变了Feldman的生活。
1.考查动词词义辨析。句意:结果,7万多所房屋被淹,其中包括Sarah Feldman及其家人的家。A. flooded淹没;B. burnt烧伤;C. removed消除;D. buried埋葬。根据上文“In 2001, Tropical Storm Allison hit Houston.”可知,一场风暴袭击了该地,所以很多房屋被淹没了。故选A。
2.考查名词词义辨析。句意:当时,他们正在康涅狄格州度假,所以他们不知道当他们回到德克萨斯州的家时会面临什么样的损害。A. challenge挑战;B. damage损害;C. pressure压力;D. danger危险。根据上文可知,Feldman的家被淹了,而他们一家人在外地,所以不知道家里遭受了什么损害。故选B。
3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:但随后,Feldman的祖父母打电话告诉她一个坏消息:她所有的书都在洪水中被毁了。A. false错误的;B. local当地的;C. bad坏的;D. daily日常的。根下文消息的内容“all of her books had been destroyed in the flooding.”可知,这是一则坏消息。故选C。
4.考查动词词义辨析。句意:Feldman当时14岁,喜欢阅读。A. traveling旅游;B. reading阅读;C. chatting聊天;D. playing玩。根据上文“all of her books had been destroyed in the flooding.”可知,Feldman拥有很多书,所以她是喜欢阅读的。故选B。
5.考查动词词义辨析。句意:为了让她高兴起来,Feldman的父亲带她去了耶鲁大学的Beinecke珍本和手稿图书馆。A. took拿走、带;B. invited邀请;C. led引导;D. rushed冲、奔。根据主语“Feldman’s father”和宾语“her”可知,Feldman的父亲带她去了耶鲁大学的Beinecke珍本和手稿图书馆。故选A。
6.考查名词词义辨析。句意:当他们到达时,她遇到了Bill Carver,一个上了年纪的图书管理员。A. artist艺术家;B. professor教授;C. writer作家;D. librarian图书管理员。根据上文“To cheer her up, Feldman’s father ____5____ her to the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.”可知,他们去了图书馆;再根据下文Feldman问的问题“How do you ____7____ all these rare books in the library? What’s the oldest book you have?”可知,Bill Carver是图书馆的图书管理员。故选D。
7.考查动词词义辨析。句意:“我问了他一堆问题,比如,‘你是怎么把这些珍本书保存在图书馆里的?你最古老的书是什么?’” Feldman回忆道。A. buy买;B. keep保持、保存;C. pack包装;D. gather聚集。根据上文可知,Bill Carver是一个图书管理员,所以,Feldman是想知道他保存书的方法。故选B。
8.考查副词词义辨析。句意:Carver耐心地回答了Feldman的所有问题。A. quickly迅速地;B. loudly大声地;C. patiently耐心地;D. secretly秘密地。根据下文内容可知,Bill Carver给Feldman送了书,所以他是个好心的人,由此判断,他是耐心地回答了Feldman所有的问题。故选C。
9.考查动词词义辨析。句意:当她告诉他她的书被毁的事时,他告诉她他会寄给她一本书,这样她就可以重新开始收藏了。A. disturbed困扰;B. stolen偷窃;C. destroyed毁灭;D. torn撕掉。根据上文可知,Feldman的书在洪水中被毁了。故选C。
10.考查动词词义辨析。句意:当她告诉他她的书被毁的事时,他告诉她他会寄给她一本书,这样她就可以重新开始收藏了。A. own拥有;B. expand扩大;C. enrich使富足;D. restart重新开始。根据上文可知,Feldman的书在洪水中被毁了。而Bill Carver则送给她一本书,是希望她重新开始收藏书。故选D。
11.考查动词词义辨析。句意:回到休斯敦后,她收到了他的礼物,名为“中世纪的书”,作者是Barbara A. Shailor。A. received收到;B. opened打开;C. returned返回;D. lost损失。根据上文“When she told him about her books being ____9____, he told her that he would send her a book in the mail, so she could ____10____ her collection.”可知,Bill Carver曾经答应Feldman一本书,所以Feldman是收到了他的礼物。故选A。
12.考查名词词义辨析。句意:但Carver的礼物却产生了终生的影响。A. donation捐赠;B. present礼物;C. suggestion建议;D. lecture讲座。根据上文“After returning to Houston, she ____11____ his gift, titled “The Medieval(中世纪的) Book” by Barbara A. Shailor.”中的“gift”可知,Feldman收到了Carver的礼物。故选B。
13.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:Feldman试图寻找Carver,但没有成功。A. show mercy to对……仁慈;B. turn to转向;C. take care of照料;D. look for寻找。根据下文“I actually sent the library a ____14____ during the pandemic(大流行病), but I never heard back,”可知,Feldman试图寻找Carver。故选D。
14.考查名词词义辨析。句意:她说:“疫情期间,我给图书馆写了一封信,但一直没收到回音。我不确定他是否还活着,但我很想告诉Bill Carver,他改变了我的生活。”A. photo照片;B. painting绘画;C. letter信件;D. check支票。根据下文“but I never heard back”可知,她是写了一封信,而没有收到回信。故选C。
15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她说:“疫情期间,我给图书馆写了一封信,但一直没收到回音。我不确定他是否还活着,但我很想告诉Bill Carver,他改变了我的生活。”A. easy-going容易相处的;B. considerate体贴的;C. warm-hearted热心肠的;D. alive活着的。根据上文可知,Feldman遇到Carver的时候是14岁,那时Carver已经是个老人。现在时间已经过去了二十年左右,所以Feldman是不确定Carver是否活着。故选D。
2.(2023春·山西运城·高三统考期中)When 48-year-old Lamont Thomas became an empty-nester (空巢者), it was the end of a parenting legend temporarily. Back in 2001, this divorced dad of two ___16___a foster (代养的) kid named Michael Perez.
“He was a good young man and I just hated to see him in the welfare system,” Lamont said. He___17___adopted Michael, who now works as a doctor.
“I don’t believe that I would be the person that I am today without the ___18___that he instilled (灌输) in me,” Michael said.
It turned out that Michael was just the beginning. Over the next 15 years, Lamont fostered more than 30 kids in Buffalo, New York, and adopted five of them. He did this all on his own and with all of his___19___.
“Every child I have had, it was my ___20___to make a difference in their lives,” said Lamont.
At one time he retired from raising children to spend time fishing and travelling, but that didn’t last for long.
“It really was a shock. I didn’t ___21___him to restart and to do it all over again. It’s just ___22___,” Michael said.
Today, Lamont is back in the game (行当), in a big way. Not long ago, he promised to be ___23___five siblings (兄弟姐妹), all under the age of six. Lamont, who works as a truck driver, said he did have other___24___for these years. But those plans have now been ____25____.
Lamont decided to foster all five—Zendaya, Jamel, Nakia, Major and Macaela—after he found that they were going to be split up. To guarantee they would stay as a ____26____last month he adopted them.
“I had to help them. They deserved to be ____27____together,” Lamont said.
____28____, he has a great support system with churches and friends. He is not opposed to ____29____a wife to the mix if he is able to find such a good woman. But if not, he is also fine to be ____30____for as long as it takes to make a difference.
16.A.saw off B.applied to C.picked up D.turned to
17.A.blindly B.hesitantly C.sadly D.eventually
18.A.values B.rights C.habits D.skills
19.A.intelligence B.freedom C.humour D.heart
20.A.denfence B.goal C.research D.score
21.A.remind B.permit C.expect D.force
22.A.amazing B.thrilling C.embarrassing D.fascinating
23.A.careful about B.safe from C.doubtful about D.responsible for
24.A.changes B.styles C.plans D.benefits
25.A.dropped B.realized C.submitted D.reviewed
26.A.association B.committee C.class D.family
27.A.punished B.raised C.surrounded D.mentioned
28.A.Fortunately B.Strangely C.Seriously D.Badly
29.A.connecting B.adding C.pointing D.adapting
30.A.abroad B.apart C.alone D.away
【答案】16.C 17.D 18.A 19.D 20.B 21.C 22.A 23.D 24.C 25.A 26.D 27.B 28.A 29.B 30.C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位卡车司机收养了许多孩子们,为改变他们的生活而奉献。
16.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:2001年,这位离异的两个孩子的父亲收养了一个叫迈克尔·佩雷斯的孩子。A. saw off为……送行;B. applied to应用;C. picked up接收;D. turned to求助。根据第四段“Over the next 15 years, Lamont fostered more than 30 kids in Buffalo, New York, and adopted five of them.”可知,拉蒙特·托马斯收养了一个叫迈克尔·佩雷斯的孩子。故选C。
17.考查副词词义辨析。句意:他最终收养了迈克尔,迈克尔现在是一名医生。A. blindly盲目地;B. hesitantly犹豫地;C. sadly难过地;D. eventually最终。根据““He was a good young man and I just hated to see him in the welfare system,” Lamont said.”可知,拉蒙特不愿意看到迈克尔·佩雷斯在福利系统里,最终收养了迈克尔。故选D。
18.考查名词词义辨析。句意:“如果没有他灌输给我的价值观,我不相信我会成为今天的我,”迈克尔说。A. values价值观;B. rights权利;C. habits习惯;D. skills技巧。根据“I would be the person that I am today w”可知,拉蒙特灌输迈克尔正确的价值观。故选A。
19.考查名词词义辨析。句意:他全凭一己之力,全心全意地做了这件事。A. intelligence智力;B. freedom自由;C. humour幽默;D. heart心。根据“He did this all on his own”可知,拉蒙特全心全意抚养这些孩子。故选D。
20.考查名词词义辨析。句意:拉蒙特说:“给每个我拥有的孩子的生活带来影响是我的目标。”A. denfence防守;B. goal目标;C. research研究;D. score得分。根据“At one time he retired from raising children to spend time fishing and travelling, but that didn’t last for long.”可知,因为要抚养这些孩子,拉蒙特目标改变了。故选B。
21.考查动词词义辨析。句意:“这真的很震惊。我没想到他会重新开始,再来一遍。真是太神奇了,”迈克尔说。A. remind提醒;B. permit允许;C. expect期望;预料;D. force强迫。根据“It really was a shock.”可知,迈克尔没预料到拉蒙特他会又开始并重新那样做。故选C。
22.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:“这真的很震惊。我没想到他会重新开始,再来一遍。真是太令人感到惊讶了,”迈克尔说。A. amazing惊讶的;B. thrilling令人兴奋的;C. embarrassing令人尴尬的;D. fascinating迷人的。根据“It really was a shock. I didn’t ___6___him to restart and to do it all over again.”可知,拉蒙特的行为真的令人感到惊讶。故选A。
23.考查形容词短语词义辨析。句意:不久前,他许诺将负责五个兄弟姐妹, 都在六岁以下。A. careful about小心;B. safe from不遭受……;C. doubtful about对……有怀疑;D. responsible for对……负责。根据“He did this all on his own and with all of his___4___.”可知,拉蒙特许诺为这些孩子负责。故选D。
24.考查名词词义辨析。句意:拉蒙特是一名卡车司机,他说这几年他确实有其他计划。A. changes变化;B. styles风格;C. plans计划;D. benefits 利益。根据上文“At one time he retired from raising children to spend time fishing and travelling, but that didn’t last for long.”可知,拉蒙特说这些年来他的确有其他的计划。故选C。
25.考查动词词义辨析。句意:但这些计划现在已被放弃。A. dropped放弃;B. realized意识到;C. submitted提交;D. reviewed复习。根据“I didn’t ___6___him to restart and to do it all over again.”可知,因为重新收养孩子,所以那些计划都放弃了。故选A。
26.考查名词词义辨析。句意:为了保证他们能作为一个家庭留下来,上个月他领养了他们。A. association联合B. committee委员会;C. class班级;D. family家庭。根据““I had to help them. They deserved to be ___12___together,” Lamont said.”可知,为了不让这些孩子分开,拉蒙特保证他们能作为一个家庭留下来而领养了他们。故选D。
27.考查动词词义辨析。句意:“我必须帮助他们。他们应该一起长大,”拉蒙特说。A. punished惩罚;B. raised抚养;C. surrounded围绕;D. mentioned提及。根据“Back in 2001, this divorced dad of two ___1___a foster (代养的) kid named Michael Perez.”可知,拉蒙特抚养很多孩子。故选B。
28.考查副词词义辨析。句意:幸运的是,他得到了教会和朋友的大力支持。A. Fortunately幸运的是;B. Strangely奇怪地;C. Seriously认真地;D. Badly严重地。根据“he has a great support system with churches and friends.”可知,拉蒙特到了教会和朋友的大力支持是幸运的。故选A。
29.考查动词词义辨析。句意:如果他能找到这样一个好女人,他不反对再加一个妻子。A. connecting连接;B. adding增加;C. pointing指向;D. adapting适应。根据“if he is able to find such a good woman.”可知,拉蒙特不反对在这个混合家庭中增加一个妻子。故选B。
30.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:但如果没有,他也可以独自一人,只要能有所作为。A. abroad在国外;B. apart分开的;C. alone单独的;D. away不在的。根据“But if not,”可知,如果找不到妻子,他单身也是挺好的,并且能有所作为。故选C。
3.(2023·湖北十堰·统考模拟预测)Dad is a retired patrol (巡逻) officer. In his precinct (警区) lived an infamous family, which consisted of a____31____single mother and her four sons.
The three older sons were all____32____in crime. Many of the patrol officers knew the mom and____33____she knew them.
She was always very____34____when questioned about her sons’ whercabouts (行踪).On one visit, my dad____35____a conversation. During their talk, she expressed her____36____in regard to her youngest boy. She felt powerless in____37____him to the straight and narrow. But the environment would not allow it.
My dad agreed to offer the only____38____he could think of on the spot. He asked the con-cerned mother if she would allow her youngest boy to spend the summer at our house. It would be____39____for the boy to see another side of family life which he had never been____40____to.
Although we must have seemed very unfamiliar to him, he had no trouble____41____.The whole neighborhood welcomed him and he loved the____42____. At the end of summer, he re-turned to his mother.
I____43____about him several years later. Dad told me that after going back, the youngest son decided to go to night school for accounting. He eventually____44____an office job. He was the only son in that family who did not become a(n)____45____.
31.A.struggling B.demanding C.rewarding D.tiring
32.A.seated B.dressed C.involved D.disappointed
33.A.in person B.in turn C.in addition D.in contrast
34.A.hesitant B.energetic C.guilty D.cooperative
35.A.struck up B.insisted on C.kept up D.broke into
36.A.appreciation B.concern C.belief D.potential
37.A.driving B.transporting C.referring D.guiding
38.A.job B.experience C.solution D.excuse
39.A.convenient B.beneficial C.efficient D.flexible
40.A.entitled B.glued C.exposed D.compared
41.A.fitting in B.making up C.reacting to D.caring about
42.A.patience B.attitude C.decision D.attention
43.A.inquired B.argued C.brought D.bothered
44.A.created B.landed C.dismissed D.maintained
45.A.accountant B.officer C.criminal D.neighbour
【答案】31.A 32.C 33.B 34.D 35.A 36.B 37.D 38.C 39.B 40.C 41.A 42.D 43.A 44.B 45.C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲的是作者的爸爸是退休警察,他的辖区里有一个单身母亲,大点的三个儿子都犯罪,那位母亲害怕小儿子也步哥哥们的后尘,作者的爸爸建议让小儿子到作者的家里过夏天,这改变了这个小儿子,让他成为他家唯一没有成为职业罪犯的儿子。
31.考查动词词义辨析。句意:爸爸是一名退休的巡逻官员。在他的辖区住着一个臭名昭著的家庭,其中包括一个苦苦挣扎的单身母亲和她的四个儿子。A. struggling挣扎;B. demanding要求;C. rewarding奖励;D. tiring累人。根据下文“The three older sons were all____2____in crime.”可知,那位单身母亲的三个儿子都犯罪,所以她是苦苦挣扎的。故选A项。
32.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:三个儿子都卷入了犯罪。A. seated坐下的;B. dressed穿着衣服的;C. involved参与的;D. disappointed失望的。根据空后“in crime”可知是参与了犯罪。故选C项。
33.考查固定短语词义辨析。句意:许多巡逻人员认识这位母亲,反过来她也认识他们。A. in person亲自;B. in turn反过来;C. in addition另外;D. in contrast对比。根据“officers knew the mom and____3____she knew them.”可知,许多巡逻员和这位母亲互相认识,故选B项。
34.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:当被问及儿子们的行踪时,她总是非常合作。A. hesitant犹豫不决的;B. energetic精力充沛的;C. guilty内疚的;D. cooperative合作的。根据下文“During their talk, she expressed her 6 in regard to her youngest boy. She felt powerless in 7 him to the straight and narrow.”可知,那位母亲给作为警察的作者的爸爸说了很多,因此当被问及她儿子们在哪里时,她总是很配合。故选D项。
35.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:有一次来访,我父亲聊了起来。A. struck up开始对话,搭讪;B. insisted on坚持;C. kept up跟上;D. broke into闯入。根据下文“During their talk”可知,父亲与那位母亲有谈话,strike up a conversion意思是“开始对话、搭讪”,故选A项。
36.考查名词词义辨析。句意:在他们的谈话中,她表达了对小儿子的担忧。A. appreciation欣赏;B. concern担心;C. belief信念;D. potential潜力。根据上文“The three older sons were all____2____in crime”她的三个儿子都已犯罪,所以这个母亲是担心他最小的儿子也会步哥哥们的后尘,故选B项。
37.考查动词词义辨析。句意:她感到无力引导他走正路。A. driving驾驶;B. transporting运输;C. referring参考;D. guiding引导。根据“She felt powerless”可知,她在教育儿子方面感到无力,不知道如何去引导,故选D项。
38.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我父亲同意提供他当场能想到的唯一解决方案。A. job工作;B. experience经验;C. solution解决方案;D. excuse借口。根据上文“But the environment would not allow it.”可知,她对引导孩子感到无力没有办法,父亲给她提供了能想到的解决方案,故选C项。
39.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:男孩看到他从未接触过的家庭生活的另一面将是有益的。A. convenient方便的;B. beneficial有益的;C. efficient高效的;D. flexible灵活的。根据“He asked the concerned mother if she would allow her youngest boy to spend the summer at our house. (他问那位忧心忡忡的母亲,她是否允许她最小的男孩在我们家度过夏天)”可知父亲认为允许她最小孩子在我们家度过夏天是有益的。故选B项。
40.考查动词词义辨析。句意:男孩看到他从未接触过的家庭生活的另一面将是有益的。A. entitled标题;B. glued粘合;C. exposed使接触;D. compared比较。根据“the boy to see another side of family life which he had never been____10____to.”可知,父亲的目的是让小男孩接触从未接触过的家庭生活,故选C项。
41.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:虽然我们一定对他来说很陌生,但他毫不费力地适应了。A. fitting in适合;B. making up弥补;C. reacting to反应;D. caring about关心。根据下文“The whole neighborhood welcomed him and he loved the____12____.”可知,小男孩很快就适应了新的环境,并且还受到邻居的欢迎。故选A项。
42.考查名词词义辨析。句意:整个社区都欢迎他,他喜欢这种关注。A. patience耐心;B. attitude态度;C. decision决定;D. attention关注。根据“The whole neighborhood welcomed him and he loved the____12____.”可知,小男孩受到了邻居的欢迎,而且他自己也喜欢被邻居关注到。故选D项。
43.考查动词词义辨析。句意:几年后,我问过他。A. inquired询问;B. argued争论;C. brought带来;D. bothered烦恼。根据下文“Dad told me that after going back”可知,我询问了小男孩,父亲告诉我小男孩的情况。故选A项。
44.考查动词词义辨析。句意:他最终找到了一份办公室工作。A. created创建;B. landed成功得到;C. dismissed被解雇;D. maintained维持。根据上文“the youngest son decided to go to night school for accounting”及下文“an office job”可知,小男孩回去后去夜校学习了会计,并且得到了一份办公室的工作,故选B项。
45.考查名词词义辨析。句意:他是那个家庭中唯一没有成为罪犯的儿子。A. accountant会计师;B. officer官员;C. criminal犯罪;D. neighbour邻居。根据前文“single mother and her four sons.”及“The three older sons were all____2____in crime.”可知,单身母亲的三个儿子已犯罪,结合“He eventually____14____ an office job.”可知,她的小儿子是唯一一个没犯罪的,故选C项。
4.(2023·湖北荆州·高三统考阶段练习)Jeanette Stevens lost her eyesight at age 34. She was a ____46____ cyclist.
Years later, she began cycling with the help of Charlotte Tandems, a charity which ____47____ her a tandem bicycle (双座自行车) for a year, after teaching her how to ride one. A tandem bicycle is a form of bicycle ____48____ to be ridden by more than one person.
When the year was up the bicycle had to be returned-but one of the charity’s old tandems was up for ____49____, although not in a usable condition.
“The charity was selling the tandem for £50, so I had a(n) ____50____ about it with Newark Cycles,” Stevens told the Newark Advertiser.
“I wasn’t sure if I should buy it as my budget is ____51____, but Simon of Newark Cycles said I should get it, and if it couldn’t be ____52____ they would sell it on to get my £50 back.”
She bought the bike and took it to the shop, where Simon, his wife Kathryn, and Jack, said they could ____53____ the bike and would do it as a ____54____.
“I was running around, bouncing (蹦蹦跳跳) and ____55____ telling everyone about it,” Stevens added. A short time later the tandem was ready, ____56____ with new tires, chain cogs (齿轮), handlebar stems (车把杆) and brake and gear cables.
“It’s like a new bike. It was really ____57____ for her,”said Paul Davidson, Stevens’ friend and tandem partner.
She had ____58____ in her eyes and not just because of the bike, but because of the ____59____ they had shown.
“Stevens was very ____60____ she would never be able to cycle again.”
46.A.famous B.professional C.crazy D.potential
47.A.presented B.loaned C.rented D.booked
48.A.designed B.aimed C.transformed D.decorated
49.A.display B.share C.copy D.sale
50.A.word B.agreement C.bargain D.game
51.A.obvious B.tight C.vital D.complex
52.A.put out B.taken down C.done up D.got on
53.A.adjust B.check C.evaluate D.repair
54.A.wonder B.joke C.reward D.gift
55.A.joyfully B.secretly C.vividly D.merely
56.A.provided B.equipped C.connected D.filled
57.A.safe B.incredible C.brave D.special
58.A.stars B.light C.tears D.blood
59.A.devotion B.optimism C.kindness D.sincerity
60.A.worried B.ashamed C.committed D.embarrassed
【答案】46.C 47.B 48.A 49.D 50.A 51.B 52.C 53.D 54.D 55.A 56.B 57.D 58.C 59.C 60.A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。史蒂文斯是一名狂热的自行车手。她在34岁时失明,但是有慈善机构和热心人帮助她实现骑自行车的夙愿。
46.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她是个疯狂的自行车手。A. famous出名的;B. professional专业的;C. crazy疯狂的、狂热的;D. potential潜在的。根据上文“Jeanette Stevens lost her eyesight at age 34.(珍妮特·史蒂文斯在34岁时失明)”和下文可知,Jeanette 34岁时失明了,但一直执着地想骑自行车。由此推断,她是一名狂热的自行车手。故选C。
47.考查动词词义辨析。句意:几年后,她开始在慈善机构Charlotte tandem的帮助下骑自行车。Charlotte tandem在教会她如何骑自行车后,借给她一辆双人自行车,为期一年。A. presented展示;B. loaned借给;C. rented租赁;D. booked预定。根据下文“When the year was up the bicycle had to be returned”可知,Charlotte tandem借给她一辆双人自行车,用了一年。故选B。
48.考查动词词义辨析。句意:双人自行车是一种设计用于多人骑的自行车。A. designed设计;B. aimed目的是;C. transformed转换;D. decorated装饰。根据后文“to be ridden by more than one person”可知,本句主要对双人自行车予以解释,这种设计的自行车可供多人骑乘。故选A。
49.考查名词词义辨析。句意:到了年底,那辆自行车必须被归还,但慈善机构的一辆旧自行车要出售,尽管它已经不能使用了。A. display展示;B. share分享;C. copy复制;D. sale出售。根据下文“The charity was selling the tandem for £50”可知,慈善机构以50英镑的价格出售这款自行车。故选D。
50.考查名词词义辨析。句意:史蒂文斯告诉《纽瓦克广告商》:“慈善机构以50英镑的价格出售双人自行车,所以我和纽瓦克自行车公司说了这件事。”A. word单词;B. agreement协议;C. bargain便宜货;D. game游戏。根据下文的“Simon of Newark Cycles said I should get it.”可知,慈善机构以50英镑的价格出售这款自行车,所以史蒂文斯和纽瓦克自行车公司谈了谈。have a word表示“谈话”。故选A。
51.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:“我不确定我是否应该买它,因为我的预算很紧张,但纽瓦克自行车公司的西蒙说我应该买它,如果不能修好,他们会把它卖掉,拿回我的50英镑。”A. obvious显然的;B. tight紧的;C. vital重要的;D. complex复杂的。根据上文“I wasn’t sure if I should buy it as my budget is”可知,不确定是因为预算紧张。故选B。
52.考查动词短语辨析。句意:“我不确定我是否应该买它,因为我的预算很紧张,但纽瓦克自行车公司的西蒙说我应该买它,如果不能修好,他们会把它卖掉,拿回我的50英镑。”A. put out熄灭;B. taken down记下;C. done up修缮;D. got on进步。根据上文“although not in a usable condition.”和下文“they would sell it on to get my £50back”可知,如果它不能修好,他们会把它卖掉,拿回我的50英镑。do up意为“修缮”。故选C。
53.考查动词词义辨析。句意:她买了自行车,把它带到商店,西蒙、他的妻子凯瑟琳和杰克说他们可以修理自行车,并把它作为礼物。A. adjust调整;B. check检查;C. evaluate评价;D. repair修理。根据上文“one of the charity’s old tandems...although not in a usable condition.”可知,她买了这旧自行车并把它带到商店,西蒙、他的妻子凯瑟琳和杰克说他们可以修理自行车。故选D。
54.考查名词词义辨析。句意:她买了自行车,把它带到商店,西蒙、他的妻子凯瑟琳和杰克说他们可以修理自行车,并把它作为礼物。A. wonder奇迹;B. joke玩笑;C. reward奖励;D. gift礼物。西蒙、他的妻子凯瑟琳和杰克说他们可以修理自行车,并愿意把它作为礼物。文章主题是弘扬施善,关爱残疾人。故选D。
55.考查副词词义辨析。句意:“我到处跑,蹦蹦跳跳,高兴地告诉每个人这件事,”史蒂文斯补充道。A. joyfully快乐地;B. secretly秘密地;C. vividly生动地;D. merely仅仅。根据上文可知,西蒙说如果自行车不能修好,他们会把它卖掉,退回那50英镑。西蒙、他的妻子凯瑟琳和杰克说修理自行车后,并愿意把它作为礼物。由此推断,史蒂文斯到处跑,蹦蹦跳跳,非常高兴地告诉大家这件事。故选A。
56.考查动词词义辨析。句意:不久之后,自行车准备好了,配备了新的轮胎,链轮,车把杆,刹车和齿轮电缆。A. provided提供;B. equipped装备;C. connected连接;D. filled装满。根据下文“It’s like a new bike.”可知,不久之后,这俩自行车就修好了,配备了新的轮胎、链条齿轮、车把杆、刹车和齿轮电缆。故选B。
57.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这对她来说真的很特别。A. safe安全的;B. incredible不可思议的;C. brave勇敢的;D. special特别的。根据文章第一句和上文“It’s like a new bike.”可知,修好的自行车就像一辆新的。这对残疾人史蒂文斯来说真的很特别。故选D。
58.考查名词词义辨析。句意:她眼里含着泪水,不仅仅是因为那辆自行车,还因为他们所表现出的善意。A. stars星星;B. light光线;C. tears眼泪;D. blood血液。根据上文可知,史蒂文斯是一个残疾人,有慈善机构和热心人帮助她实现骑自行车的夙愿,她非常激动,眼里含着泪水。故选C。
59.考查名词词义辨析。句意:她眼里含着泪水,不仅仅是因为那辆自行车,还因为他们所表现出的善意。A. devotion奉献;B. optimism乐观;C. kindness善良;D. sincerity真诚。有慈善机构贱卖自行车和热心人维修自行车,这些都是一些善行,以帮助史蒂文斯实现骑自行车的夙愿。故选C。
60.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:“史蒂文斯非常担心——她可能再也不能骑自行车了。”A. worried担心的;B. ashamed羞愧的;C. committed投入的;D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据文章第一句“Jeanette Stevens lost her eyesight at age 34.”可知,史蒂文斯非常担心她再也不能骑自行车了。故选A。
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