1.（2023·辽宁大连·统考二模）I’m a mother of three and a psychologist. Recently, I come to understand what makes childhood valuable in its own right.
One day, when I went to get my 7-year-old son from soccer ____1____, the kid ____2____ me with a downcast face. The coach had ____3____ him for not focusing on his soccer drills. He walked out of the school with his head and shoulders ____4____ down. He seemed wrapped in ____5____. But just before he reached the car door, he suddenly stopped, crouching (蹲伏) down to ____6____ something on the sidewalk. His ____7____ went down lower and lower, and then, with complete joy he called out, “Mum. Come here. This is the ____8____ bug (虫子) I’ve ever seen. It has, like a million ____9____. It’s amazing.” He looked up at me, his features overflowing with energy and ____10____. “Can’t we ____11____ here for just a minute? I want to find out what he does with all those legs.”
The traditional view of such a moment is that it is____12____, or a waste of valuable time. Yet at that moment it suddenly dawned on me that what sets children apart from adults is not their ignorance (无知) but their ____13____ for joy. Children’s ability to become deeply ____14____ in something and get great pleasure is what adults spend the rest of their lives ____15____.
1．A．appointment B．display C．practice D．experience
2．A．served B．greeted C．witnessed D．treated
3．A．envied B．criticized C．promoted D．forgiven
4．A．hanging B．settling C．putting D．turning
5．A．shyness B．weakness C．loneliness D．sadness
6．A．pick up B．look for C．stare at D．bring out
7．A．ears B．hands C．mouth D．face
8．A．biggest B．simplest C．strangest D．dullest
9．A．eyes B．arms C．legs D．feet
10．A．entertainment B．delight C．satisfaction D．confusion
11．A．gather B．play C．sit D．stay
12．A．practical B．impossible C．accessible D．unnecessary
13．A．capacity B．respect C．effort D．responsibility
14．A．experienced B．absorbed C．rich D．skillful
15．A．seeking B．studying C．missing D．denying
【答案】1．C 2．B 3．B 4．A 5．D 6．C 7．D 8．C 9．C 10．B 11．D 12．D 13．A 14．B 15．A
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过自己小孩“浪费时间”的事情，发现和成年人不同的是，孩子们能够深深地沉浸在某件事中，并从中获得乐趣。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一天，当我从足球训练中去接我7岁的儿子时，他一脸沮丧地跟我打招呼。A. appointment约会；B. display展示；C. practice训练；D. experience经历。后文提到“The coach”（教练），由此判断，作者的儿子应该是参加了足球的训练。故选C。
2．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，当我从足球训练中去接我7岁的儿子时，他一脸沮丧地跟我打招呼。A. served服务；B. greeted打招呼；C. witnessed目击；D. treated对待。前文提到“I went to get my 7-year-old son from soccer practice”（我从足球训练中去接我7岁的儿子）由此判断，作者接到儿子的时候要打招呼。故选B。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：教练批评他没有把注意力集中在足球训练上。A. envied嫉妒；B. criticized批评；C. promoted提升；D. forgiven原谅。后文提到“for not focusing on his soccer drills”（没有把注意力集中在足球训练上），因为训练时不认真，所以受到教练的批评。故选B。
4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他低垂着头和肩膀走出了学校。A. hanging垂下；B. settling安置；C. putting放置；D. turning转动。前文提到“the kid greeted me with a downcast face”（他一脸沮丧地跟我打招呼），被教练批评了之后应该是垂头丧气的样子，肩膀也会下垂。故选A。
5．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他似乎沉浸在悲伤之中。A. shyness害羞；B. weakness虚弱；C. loneliness孤独；D. sadness悲伤。前文提到“He walked out of the school with his head and shoulders hanging down. ”（他低垂着头和肩膀走出了学校。）作者看到儿子垂头丧气，肩膀下垂的样子，以为他是沉浸在悲伤之中。故选D。
6．考查动词词组辨析。句意：但就在他走到车门前，他突然停了下来，蹲下身子盯着人行道上的什么东西。A. pick up捡起；B. look for寻找；C. stare at盯着；D. bring out出版。后文提到“This is the 8 bug (虫子) I’ve ever seen. ”（这是我见过的虫子），由此判断，作者儿子蹲下来之后是看到了人行道上的虫子，因此是盯着看。故选C。
7．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的脸越垂越低，然后满心欢喜地喊道:“妈妈。到这里来。”A. ears耳朵；B. hands手；C. mouth嘴；D. face脸。后文提到“went down lower and lower”（越来越低），为了看清楚人行道上的虫子，要把脸贴的越来越近越来越低才能看见。故选D。
8．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是我见过最奇怪的虫子。A. biggest最大的；B. simplest最简单的；C. strangest最奇怪的；D. dullest最迟钝的。后文提到“It’s amazing.”（太让人震惊了），由此判断，儿子觉得自己看到的虫子是非常奇怪的，因此感到惊讶。故选C。
9．考查名词词义辨析。句意：它好像有几百万条腿。A. eyes眼睛；B. arms手臂；C. legs腿；D. feet脚。后文提到“ I want to find out what he does with all those legs.”（我想知道他有这么多腿是干什么用的。）由此判断，儿子应该是观察到虫子的腿，才想要知道这些腿是用来干嘛的。故选C。
10．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他抬头看着我，脸上洋溢着精力和喜悦。A. entertainment娱乐；B. delight喜悦；C. satisfaction满意；D. confusion疑惑。前文提到“It’s amazing.”（太让人震惊了）以及“I want to find out what he does with all those legs.”（我想知道他有这么多腿是干什么用的。）由此判断，儿子沮丧的心情因为看到了一个奇怪的虫子而恢复过来了，脸上充满了精力和喜悦。故选B。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们不能再待一会吗？A. gather集合；B. play玩耍；C. sit坐；D. stay停留。后文提到“I want to find out what he does with all those legs.”（我想知道他有这么多腿是干什么用的。），由此判断，儿子想要知道虫子的腿是干什么用的话就要待久一点。故选D。
12．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：传统观点认为这样的时刻是不必要的，或者是浪费宝贵的时间。A. practical实际的；B. impossible不可能的；C. accessible可接近的；D. unnecessary不必要的。后文提到“or a waste of valuable time”（或者是浪费宝贵的时间。）由此判断，传统意义上来说是浪费时间的事应该是不必要的。故选D。
13．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而就在那一刻，我突然意识到，孩子与成年人的区别不在于他们的无知，而在于他们享受快乐的能力。A. capacity能力；B. respect尊重；C. effort努力；D. responsibility责任。前文提到儿子被教练批评之后垂头丧气，但看见了一只虫子之后重新变得充满精力和开心起来，小孩子会因为一点事就会开心起来，说明小孩子有享受快乐的能力。故选A。
14．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：孩子们能够深深地沉浸在某件事情中，并从中获得极大的快乐，这正是成年人用他们的余生去寻找的。A. experienced有经验的；B. absorbed全神贯注的；C. rich富有的；D. skillful熟练的。前文提到“Can’t we stay here for just a minute? I want to find out what he does with all those legs.”（我们不能再待一会吗？我想知道他有这么多腿是干什么用的），由此判断，小孩子会沉迷于自己感兴趣的事情中。故选B。
15．考查动词词义辨析。句意：孩子们能够深深地沉浸在某件事情中，并从中获得极大的快乐，这正是成年人用他们的余生去寻找的。A. seeking寻找；B. studying学习；C. missing错过；D. denying否认。小孩子很容易被一些事情吸引并且从中获得乐趣，但人长大后这种能力就逐渐降低，因此成年人要用余生去寻找快乐。故选A。
2.（2023春·山东聊城·高一统考阶段练习）If you want to experience the rich tradition of our city, ____16____ the main museums here. Remember, they are very ____17____, so you have to know lots of ____18____ visitors will rush to these places. Before you visit the museums, you ____19____ do the following things.
____20____, try to get a museum pass (通行证). A museum pass will make life much ____21____ for you. With a museum pass, you will not have to wait in long lines, just to get a ticket to ____22____ the museum.
Second, get a map of ____23____ city. As soon as you arrive at the ____24____, make sure to get a map of the city. A map can help you ____25____ find the main museums here.
Third, go to museums early. If you want to ____26____ the crowd in museums, then you need to get up early, so you can visit the main museums in the morning. ____27____ , if you want to meet new friends and enjoy the company (陪同) of other museum visitors, you can visit main museums in the city in the afternoon or ____28____ closing time.
Finally, don’t forget ____29____ to go first. There are more than 20 major museums in the city. So, it is important to carefully make a ____30____ for your museum tour. You can certainly have a good time here.
16．A．visit B．visiting C．visitor D．visits
17．A．ordinary B．popular C．expensive D．different
18．A．another B．other C．others D．the others
19．A．needn’t B．can’t C．should D．must
20．A．In fact B．Right now C．At last D．Above all
21．A．easy B．easier C．easily D．more easily
22．A．enter B．leave C．visit D．build
23．A．a B．an C．the D．/
24．A．museum B．school C．airport D．hospital
25．A．quietly B．slowly C．hardly D．easily
26．A．accept B．avoid C．drop D．face
27．A．Because B．Although C．Instead D．However
28．A．before B．after C．below D．during
29．A．what B．where C．when D．how
30．A．trip B．way C．plan D．advice
【答案】16．A 17．B 18．B 19．C 20．D 21．B 22．A 23．C 24．C 25．D 26．B 27．D 28．A 29．B 30．C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章就如何体验一次美妙的博物馆之旅提出了几点建议。
16．考查祈使句句式。句意：如果你想体验我们城市丰富的传统，可以参观这里的主要博物馆。A. visit参观；B. visiting参观（动名词/现在分词）；C. visitor访客；D. visits参观（名词复数/第三人称单数）。根据“If you want to experience the rich tradition of our city”和“the main museums here”可知，此处是祈使句句式，应用动词原形。故选A。
17．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：记住，这些地方很受欢迎，所以你必须知道很多游客会涌向这些地方。A. ordinary普通的；B. popular受欢迎的；C. expensive昂贵的；D. different不同的。根据“visitors will rush to these places”可知，此处是指这些地方很受欢迎。故选B。
18．考查代词词义辨析。句意：记住，这些地方很受欢迎，所以你必须知道很多游客会涌向这些地方。A. another另一个；B. other其他的（形容词）；C. others其他人；D. the others其余的（表示在一个范围内的其他全部）。根据后文“Before you visit the museums(在参观博物馆之前)”可知，此处是指除你之外的其他游客，用other修饰名词visitors，故选B。
19．考查情态动词词义辨析。句意：在你参观博物馆之前，你应该做以下事情。A. needn’t不需要；B. can’t不能；C. should应该；D. must必须。根据后文“Third, go to museums early.(第三，早点去博物馆。)”可知，此处是指提出建议，表示“应该怎样做”，故选C。
20．考查副词短语辨析。句意：最重要的是，试着办一张博物馆通行证。A. In fact事实上；B. Right now立即；C. At last最后；D. Above all尤其是、首先。根据后文“Third, go to museums early.(第三，早点去博物馆。)”可知，此处是指第一点建议。故选D。
21．考查形容词比较级。句意：博物馆通票会让你的生活轻松很多。A. easy容易的；B. easier更容易的；C. easily容易地；D. more easily更容易地。在much后应用形容词比较级easier作宾语补足语。故选B。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有了博物馆通票，你就不必排很长的队，只需要一张门票就可以进入博物馆。A. enter进入；B. leave离开；C. visit拜访；D. build建立。根据“With a museum pass”可知，此处是指只需要一张门票就可以进入博物馆。故选A。
23．考查冠词词义辨析。句意：其次，买一张城市地图。A. a一个；B. an一个；C. the这个；D. /零冠词。根据前文“If you want to experience the rich tradition of our city(如果你想体验我们城市丰富的传统)”可知，此处特指“我”们的城市。故选C。
24．考查名词词义辨析。句意：你一到机场，一定要带上城市地图。A. museum博物馆；B. school学校；C. airport机场；D. hospital医院。根据“make sure to get a map of the city”可知，此处是指一到机场就要弄到城市地图。故选C。
25．考查副词词义辨析。句意：一张地图可以帮助你很容易地找到这里的主要博物馆。A. quietly安静地；B. slowly缓慢地；C. hardly几乎不；D. easily容易地。根据“A map can help you”可知，此处是指帮助你很容易地找到这里的主要博物馆。故选D。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你想避开博物馆里的人群，那么你需要早起，这样你就可以在早上参观主要的博物馆。A. accept接受；B. avoid避开；C. drop掉落；D. face面对。根据“then you need to get up early”可知，此处是指需要早起避开拥挤的人群。故选B。
27．考查连词词义辨析。句意： 然而，如果你想认识新朋友，享受与其他博物馆游客的陪伴，你可以在下午或闭馆前参观市内的主要博物馆。A. Because因为；B. Although尽管；C. Instead反而；D. However然而。根据前文“If you want to avoid the crowd in museums, then you need to get up early, so you can visit the main museums in the morning.”和后文“if you want to meet new friends and enjoy the company (陪同) of other museum visitors, you can visit main museums in the city in the afternoon”可知，前后构成转折关系。故选D。
28．考查介词词义辨析。句意：然而，如果你想认识新朋友，享受与其他博物馆游客的陪伴，你可以在下午或闭馆前参观市内的主要博物馆。A. before在……之前；B. after在……之后；C. below在……之下；D. during在……期间。根据“you can visit main museums in the city in the afternoon”可知，此处是指在闭馆之前。故选A。
29．考查连接词词义辨析。句意：最后，别忘了先去哪里。A. what什么；B. where哪里；C. when何时；D. how如何。根据后文“There are more than 20 major museums in the city.(这个城市有20多个主要博物馆。)”可知，此处是指别忘了先去哪里。故选B。
30．考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以，仔细制定一个博物馆之旅计划是很重要的。A. trip旅行；B. way道路；C. plan计划；D. advice建议。根据“Finally, don’t forget where to go first.”可知，此处是指仔细制定一个博物馆之旅计划。故选C。
3.（2023·江苏·统考二模）It wasn’t easy to practice gratitude (感激) every day. After I ____31____ Cushing’s disease and had an operation a few years ago, my ____32____ was that everything would be OK. However, I was wrong. I had ongoing aches and pains, and ____33____ myself to a new life was difficult for me. I began to notice that I’d become a ____34____ person.
One day, I heard a discussion about gratitude by Dr Tony Evans. It ____35____ me and forced me to take a long, hard, honest look at myself. I have a (n) ____36____ spouse (配偶) and parents. I’d heard the stories of other people’s struggles with Cushing’s disease. Their spouses had left them and they didn’t have family to ____37____. I didn’t face any of these problems, yet I didn’t realize that.
I made a decision to start practicing gratitude daily. Once I decided that, my ____38____ improved, and I began to approach situations ____39____. Instead of viewing situations negatively, I started to see them as _____40_____.
This led me to practice the concept of sowing and reaping (收获), which I learned from my parents. They didn’t just talk the talk, but rather they _____41_____ this concept to us. _____42_____, it wasn’t until I had my own experiences that I understood what it meant.
Let me explain. When I was _____43_____ by my own pity, my harvest in life was ruined, because everything I was _____44_____ was negative. Since I started practicing gratitude, so many different doors of opportunity have opened up for me.
My advice is starting practicing gratitude until it becomes a part of your daily _____45_____. Take note of the difference it will make in your life.
31．A．caught B．treated C．studied D．spread
32．A．suggestion B．assumption C．description D．solution
33．A．referring B．abandoning C．releasing D．adjusting
34．A．reasonable B．considerate C．generous D．hateful
35．A．annoyed B．challenged C．fooled D．ignored
36．A．supportive B．creative C．sensitive D．active
37．A．turn up B．turn in C．turn to D．turn down
38．A．image B．taste C．mood D．character
39．A．obviously B．differently C．greedily D．frequently
40．A．opportunities B．responsibilities C．abilities D．difficulties
41．A．reported B．explained C．performed D．demonstrated
42．A．Instead B．Besides C．However D．Therefore
43．A．consumed B．surprised C．protected D．judged
44．A．raising B．sowing C．meeting D．learning
45．A．burden B．supply C．routine D．struggle
【答案】31．A 32．B 33．D 34．D 35．B 36．A 37．C 38．C 39．B 40．A 41．D 42．C 43．A 44．B 45．C
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述作者因为疾病变得充满憎恨。在一次听了关于感恩的讨论并审视自己后，作者决定每一天都践行感恩，也明白了种下什么因就会有什么果。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：几年前，我感染了库欣病并做了手术后，我的假设是一切都会好起来的。A. caught抓住，患病；B. treated对待，治疗；C. studied学习，研究；D. spread传播，散布。根据下文“I had ongoing aches and pains”可知，作者患上了库欣病。故选A。
32．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. suggestion建议；B. assumption假设，猜测；C. description描述；D. solution解决方法。根据下文“However, I was wrong”可知，“一切都会好起来”是作者假设的情况。故选B。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直有疼痛，让自己适应新生活对我来说很困难。A. referring涉及，查阅；B. abandoning抛弃，遗弃；C. releasing释放；D. adjusting校对，调整，适应。根据“However, I was wrong. I had ongoing aches and pains”可知，作者的库欣病并没有好，因此推知他需要适应新的生活。故选D。
34．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我开始注意到我已经变成了一个充满憎恨的人。A. reasonable合理的；B. considerate体贴的，周到的；C. generous大方的，慷慨的；D. hateful可恶的，充满憎恨的人。结合作者患病的事情和“and 3 myself to a new life was difficult for me.”和生活常识可知，作者因为这些事情性情大变，内心充满憎恨。故选D。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它挑战了我，迫使我长时间、认真、诚实地审视自己。A. annoyed使……生气；B. challenged挑战；C. fooled愚弄；D. ignored忽略，忽视。根据“forced me to take a long, hard, honest look at myself.”推知，作者听到的关于感恩的讨论给了他挑战，迫使他审视自己。故选B。
36．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我有一个支持我的配偶和父母A. supportive支持的；B. creative有创造力的；C. sensitive敏感的；D. active积极的。根据下文“Their spouses had left them and they didn’t have family to 7 . I didn’t face any of these problems, yet I didn’t realize that.”推知，不像其他患者那样被配偶抛弃，作者有一个支持自己的配偶。故选A。
37．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他们的配偶已经离开了他们，他们没有家人可以求助。A. turn up调高，出现；B. turn in上交；C. turn to转向，求助于；D. turn down调低，拒绝。呼应上文“Their spouses had left them”可知，那些患者也没有家人可以求助。故选C。
38．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一旦我决定了这一点，我的情绪就好转了，我应对各种情况（的态度）也不一样了。A. image形象；B. taste味道；C. mood情绪；D. character角色，汉字，性格。根据上文“I began to notice that I’d become a 4 person.”以及“I made a decision to start practicing gratitude daily. ”推知，决定带着感恩的心态活着时，作者的情绪好了很多。故选C。
39．考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. obviously明显地，显然；B. differently不同地；C. greedily贪婪地；D. frequently频繁地。根据下文“Instead of viewing situations negatively, I started to see them as 10 .”推知，作者应对各种情况也和之前不一样了。故选B。
40．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不再消极地看待各种情况，而是开始把它们视为机遇。A. opportunities机会，机遇；B. responsibilities责任；C. abilities能力；D. difficulties困难。根据“Instead of viewing situations negatively”可知，作者把自己遇到的情况看作机遇，而不再是麻烦和问题。故选A。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们不只是说说而已，而是向我们展示了这个概念。A. reported报道；B. explained解释；C. performed表演，表现；D. demonstrated证明，展示。根据“They didn’t just talk the talk”可知，父母不仅只是说说“播种和收获”这个概念，并用行动向作者展示了。故选D。
42．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，直到我有了自己的经历，我才明白这是什么意思。A. Instead相反；B. Besides此外；C. However然而；D. Therefore因此。上文“父母对概念的展示”和此处“作者通过亲身经历才明白这个概念”之间为转折关系。故选C。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我被自己的怜悯所吞噬时，我的人生收获就毁了，因为我所播种的一切都是消极的。 A. consumed消费，消耗；B. surprised使……吃惊；C. protected保护；D. judged判断。根据“my harvest in life was ruined”可知，此处指作者顾影自怜时，即他被怜悯吞噬时。故选A。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. raising提高，喂养，种植；B. sowing播种；C. meeting遇见；D. learning学习，了解。根据上文“the concept of sowing and reaping”和本句harvest可知，此处是指“收获”被毁是因为种下的一切都是消极的。故选B。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的建议是开始实践感恩，直到它成为你日常生活的一部分。A. burden负担，重担；B. supply供给；C. routine日常；D. struggle挣扎。根据上文“I made a decision to start practicing gratitude daily.”可知，此处作者建议人们练习感恩，直到它成为日常生活的一部分。故选C。
4.（2023·辽宁沈阳·校联考二模）Making a family
For years, Dad had avoided raising a dog. Whenever the ___46___ came up, Dad said: “Dogs are a pain. I don’t want to be ___47___ .” Despite his opposition, Mom brought a puppy named Chip that transformed us all.
Instead of being a self—absorbed teenager, I began to have someone else to ___48___ . I had promised that if we got a dog, I’d be ___49___ , and I was. I fed and walked him every day. Chip taught me about ___50___ and consequences. I learned that it is rewarding to take care of others. And this ___51___ stayed with me as I grew.
Mom was always ___52___ to have someone to just sit and listen, but our busy family didn’t sit still for that. Chip would sit with Mom, ___53___ his head at times and looking into Mom’s eyes.
The biggest ___54___ was Dad’s. Dad was the first to allow him to sit on the sofa. He even made chew toys for him. Chip ____55____ Dad’s heart.
Chip united us. After dinner, we’d review ____56____ tricks or teach him new ones. We’d ____57____ funny stories of the cute things he’d done that day. The important thing is that we’d do this together as a ____58____ .
People sometimes ____59____ that pet lovers treat their pets too much like humans. It isn’t that they are abandoning humanity; rather, their pets stimulate the ____60____ of their humanity.
46．A．topic B．news C．question D．doubt
47．A．replaced B．defeated C．bothered D．monitored
48．A．rely on B．run after C．play with D．care for
49．A．sensible B．responsible C．ambitious D．generous
50．A．actions B．words C．effects D．costs
51．A．routine B．lesson C．habit D．hobby
52．A．dying B．unwilling C．disappointed D．annoyed
53．A．nodding B．lowering C．hanging D．raising
54．A．change B．challenge C．problem D．threat
55．A．protected B．followed C．softened D．hardened
56．A．previous B．complex C．simple D．basic
57．A．create B．cover C．share D．read
58．A．committee B．family C．company D．group
59．A．hope B．approve C．explain D．complain
60．A．darkness B．weakness C．future D．beauty
【答案】46．A 47．C 48．D 49．B 50．A 51．B 52．A 53．D 54．A 55．C 56．A 57．C 58．B 59．D 60．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。作者的爸爸一直反对养狗，但是在妈妈带回来一只小狗后，作者承诺去照顾他，而且他还真正做到了对小狗负责。而爸爸也发生了很大改变，渐渐喜欢了这只狗。作者一家会分享有关这只狗的有趣故事，小狗把他们一家联系到一起。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每当提到这个话题，爸爸总是说:“狗是个麻烦。我不想被打扰。”A. topic话题；B. news新闻；C. question问题；D. doubt怀疑。由上文“For years, Dad had avoided raising a dog.”和下文“Dogs are a pain”可知，爸爸不愿意养狗，所以每当提起养狗这个话题时，爸爸总会说，“狗是个麻烦”，故选A。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每当提到这个话题，爸爸总是说: “狗是个麻烦。我不想被打扰。”A. replaced替代；B. defeated击败；C. bothered打扰；D. monitored监管。由上文“Dogs are a pain”可知，爸爸认为狗是个麻烦，会打扰他的生活，故选C。
48．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我开始要照顾其他人，而不是一个以自我为中心的青少年。A. rely on依靠；B. run after追逐；C. play with和……玩耍；D. care for关心；照顾。由上文“Instead of being a self—absorbed teenager,”可知，作者不再是一个以自我为中心的青少年，他开始照顾别人，故选D。
49．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我答应过如果我们养了狗，我会负责的，我做到了。A. sensible理智的；B. responsible负责任的；C. ambitious有雄心的；D. generous大方的。由上文“Instead of being a self—absorbed teenager,”和下文“I fed and walked him every day.”可知，作者不再是一个自私的人，而是一个有责任心的人，他开始照顾狗，对狗负责，故选B。
50．考查名词词义辨析。句意：奇普教会了我行为和后果。A. actions行为；B. words单词；C. effects影响；D. costs花费。由下文“I learned that it is rewarding to take care of others.”和上文提到的作者开始照顾狗，变得有责任心可知，此处指照顾狗的行为让作者有所收获，即变得有责任心，故选A。
51．考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着我的成长，这一课一直伴随着我。A. routine路线；B. lesson课、教训；C. habit习惯；D. hobby爱好。由上文“I learned that it is rewarding to take care of others.”可知，照顾狗的行为让作者学到了一些东西，这一课（教训）一直伴随着作者成长，故选B。
52．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：妈妈总是渴望有人坐下来听她讲话，但是我们忙碌的一家不会坐下来倾听。A. dying垂死的、渴望的；B. unwilling不乐意的；C. disappointed失望的；D. annoyed恼怒的。由下文“to have someone to just sit and listen,”可知，妈妈总是渴望有人坐下来听她讲话，be dying to do固定搭配，意为“渴望做”，故选A。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：奇普会和妈妈坐在一起，时不时抬起头，看着妈妈的眼睛。A. nodding点头；B. lowering降低；C. hanging悬挂；D. raising提高；抬高。由下文“his head at times and looking into Mom’s eyes.”可知，奇普会时不时抬起头，看着妈妈的眼睛，故选D。
54．考查名词词义辨析。句意：最大的变化是爸爸的（改变）。A. change改变；B. challenge挑战；C. problem问题；D. threat威胁。有下文“Dad was the first to allow him to sit on the sofa.”和第一段提到的爸爸拒绝养狗可知，自从养了奇普后，爸爸是第一个允许奇普坐在沙发上的，由此可知，爸爸变化最大，故选A。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：奇普让爸爸心软了。A. protected保护；B. followed跟随；C. softened使变软；D. hardened变硬。由上文“Dad was the first to allow him to sit on the sofa. He even made chew toys for him.”可知，刚开始爸爸拒绝养狗，后来爸爸是第一个允许奇普坐在沙发上的，且给奇普制作咀嚼玩具，这说明奇普让爸爸的心变得柔软，故选C。
56．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：晚饭后，我们会复习以前的把戏或者教他新的把戏。A. previous以前的；B. complex复杂的；C. simple简单的；D. basic基本的。由上文“review”可知，复习的应该是以前学过的把戏，故选A。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们会分享他那天做的那些可爱事情的有趣故事。A. create制作；B. cover覆盖；C. share分享；D. read读。由下文“funny stories of the cute things he’d done that day.”可知，此处指分享故事，故选C。
58．考查名词词义辨析。句意：重要的是我们作为一个家庭来一起做这件事。A. committee委员会；B. family家庭；C. company公司；D. group集团。由上文“We’d____13___funny stories of the cute things he’d done that day.”可知，作者一家分享关于奇普的故事，这是作为一个家庭一起做的事，故选B。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意：人们有时会吐槽宠物爱好者对待他们的宠物太像人类了。A. hope希望；B. approve赞成；C. explain解释；D. complain抱怨。由下文“that pet lovers treat their pets too much like humans.”和下文“It isn’t that they are abandoning humanity;”可知，此处指人们有时会抱怨（吐槽）宠物爱好者对待他们的宠物太像人类了，故选D。
60．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这并不是说他们抛弃了人性，相反，他们的宠物激发了他们人性的美。A. darkness黑暗；B. weakness虚弱；C. future未来；D. beauty美丽；美好。由上文“It isn’t that they are abandoning humanity; rather, their pets stimulate the”中的rather可知，前后内容是相反的，作者认为宠物爱好者对待他们的宠物太像人类，并不是他们抛弃了人性，而是宠物激发了他们人性的美。故选D。
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