【英语】英语完形填空夹叙夹议模拟试题及解析

一、高中英语完形填空夹叙夹议 1．完形填空

Are you going to school for something your parents pushed on you? Are you doing things just because others expect you to? I found many 1 in my Life Coaching lessons. The biggest one some students are having is that they are living a life someone else has 2 for them. Why on earth would someone live a life that someone else wants for him? Usually, the main 3 is his parents. When we're growing up we must do what our parents want us to do. We really don't have our own 4 . The problem is that most parents are overly 5 that they know what's best for their children. Many parents 6 their children to make certain educational 7 . Some parents won't 8 their children's college, unless the children learn 9 what the parents decide.

Parents aren't the only ones 10 their ideas on my students. I have some students who are doing jobs they really 11 , but their friends or relatives would not support them if they apply for a 12 job they'd like better.

Are you allowing others to decide what life you are living now? If so, it is a 13 . Even if you are about to 14 for college and you find that the only way your parents will pay school fees for you is that you choose Business, but you want to 15 Art… And at this moment I don't 16 that you choose the major you have no 17 . Follow your heart. Remember, 18 choose your major or job that you don't like just because of others' ideas. If you choose what you like, you will be a(n) 19 person and will positively influence others. Live the life you want from now on 20 you will get happiness. 1. A. students 2. A. designed 3. A. rule 4. A. excuses 5. A. excited 6. A. expect 8. A. turn to 9. A. regularly 10. A. offering 11. A. hate 12. A. familiar 13. A. mistake 14. A. send 15. A. refuse 17. A. interest

B. problems C. examples D. results B. trained B. reason B. worried B. allow

C. introduced D. expressed C. news

D. information D. choices D. teach D. drop in D. exactly

B. complaints C. wishes

C. agree

C. confident D. careful C. experiences D. achievements C. gradually

7. A. challenges B. practices

B. nearly B. placing B. enjoy B. similar B. chance B. look B. learn

B. learn about C. pay for

C. depending D. trying C. appreciate D. accept C. different C. decision C. head C. change C. mind

D. terrible D. character D. wait D. copy D. suggest

16. A. remember B. trouble

B. explanation C. advantage D. preparation

18. A. sometimes B. never 19. A. beautiful B. clever 20. A. but

B. and

C. often C. happy C. or

D. still D. honest D. although

【答案】 （1）B；（2）A；（3）B；（4）D；（5）C；（6）A；（7）D；（8）C；（9）D；（10）B；（11）A；（12）C；（13）A；（14）C；（15）B；（16）D；（17）A；（18）B；（19）C；（20）B；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，作者告诉我们：做自己喜欢做的事，不要受他人的影响，你会变得很快乐。

（1）考查名词。A. students“学生”；B. problems“问题”；C. examples“例子”；D. results“结果”。根据上文的两个问句可知，在我的人生辅导课上，我发现了很多问题。故选B。 （2）考查动词。A. designed“设计”；B. trained“训练”；C. introduced“介绍”；D. expressed“表达”。一些学生最大的问题是，他们过着别人为他们设计的生活。故选A。 （3）考查名词。A. rule“规则”；B. reason“原因”；C. news“消息”；D. information“信息”。根据上文的\"Why\"可知，此处回答上文提的问题，强调原因。通常，主要原因是他的父母。故选B。

（4）考查名词。A. excuses“借口”；B. complaints“抱怨”；C. wishes“祝愿”；D. choices“选择”。根据上文“When we're growing up we must do what our parents want us to do.”可知。在成长的过程中，我们必须做父母想让我们做的事，我们真的没有自己的选择。故选D。 （5）考查形容词。A. excited“激动的”；B. worried“担忧的”；C. confident “自信的”；D. careful“仔细的”。问题是，大多数父母过于自信，认为他们知道什么对孩子最好。故选C。 （6）考查动词。A. expect“期望”；B. allow“允许”；C. agree“同意”；D. teach“教”。许多家长希望他们的孩子能在教育上有所成就。故选A。

（7）考查名词。A. challenges“挑战”；B. practices“实践”；C. experiences“经历”；D. achievements“成就”。许多家长希望他们的孩子能在教育上有所成就。故选D。

（8）考查动词短语。A. turn to“转向”；B. learn about“了解”；C. pay for“支付”；D. drop in“顺便走访”。根据下文“your parents will pay school fees for you”可知，除非孩子们确切地知道父母的决定，否则他们是不会为孩子上大学付钱的。故选C。

（9）考查副词。A. regularly“有规律地”；B. nearly“几乎”；C. gradually“逐渐地”；D. exactly“确切地”。除非孩子们确切地知道父母的决定，否则他们是不会为孩子上大学付钱的。故选D。

（10）考查动词。A. offering“提供”；B. placing“放置，安排”；C. depending“依靠”；D. trying“尝试”。根据情境可知，此处强调的是一种\"强迫\"的行为。不是只有父母把他们的想法强加给我的学生。故选B。

（11）考查动词。A. hate“讨厌”；B. enjoy“喜欢”；C. appreciate“欣赏”；D. accept“接受”。我有一些学生做着他们非常讨厌的工作。故选A。

（12）考查形容词。A. familiar“熟悉的”；B. similar“相似的”；C. different“不同的”；D. terrible“可怕的”。但是如果他们申请一份他们更喜欢的不同工作，他们的朋友或亲戚不会支持他们。故选C。

（13）考查名词。A. mistake“错误”；B. chance“机会”；C. decision“决定”；D. character“角

色”。根据下文可知，作者反对别人为自己规划设计人生，所以说是一个错误。如果是这样，那就是一个错误。故选A。

（14）考查动词。A. send“送”；B. look“看”；C. head“前往”；D. wait“等待”。根据下文的\"choose Business\"及\"Art\"可知，此处head for college是\"上大学\"的意思。即使你即将上大学，你发现你父母为你支付学费的唯一方式是你选择商业，但你想学习艺术……。故选C。 （15）考查动词。A. refuse“拒绝”；B. learn“学习”；C. change“改变”；D. copy“复制”。即使你即将上大学，你发现你父母为你支付学费的唯一方式是你选择商业，但你想学习艺术……故选B。

（16）考查名词。A. remember“记得”；B. trouble“麻烦”；C. mind“介意”；D. suggest“建议。此时此刻，我不建议你选择你没有兴趣的专业。故选D。

（17）考查名词。A. interest兴趣”；B. explanation“解释”；C. advantage“优势”；D. preparation“准备”。此时此刻，我不建议你选择你没有兴趣的专业。故选A。

（18）考查副词。A. sometimes“有时”；B. never“从不”；C. often“常常”；D. still“仍然”。根据下文“just because of others' ideas.”可知，记住，永远不要因为别人的想法而选择你不喜欢的专业或工作。故选B。

（19）考查形容词。A. beautiful“漂亮的”；B. clever“聪明的”；C. happy“快乐的”；D. honest“诚实的”。根据下文“you will get happiness”可知，如果你选择你喜欢的，你将是一个快乐的人，并将积极影响他人。故选C。

（20）考查连词。A. but“但是”；B. and“和”；C. or“或者”；D. although“尽管”。这里考查祈使句+ and + 句子。从现在开始过你想要的生活，你会得到幸福。故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇教育类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

2．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I don't know about your neighborhood but where I live, there seems to be a serious mosquito invasion(侵略). We've always known mosquitoes 1 us, so we do everything 2 to make sure they don't get us.

To prevent them from getting into the 3 , we always make sure we close the doors and windows. 4 , this in itself is a challenge 5 people still need to come in and out of the house. So you can't 6 them out completely.

Speaking of the 7 , what is it really? I'm sure you know its meaning in the dictionary, but let's 8 its purpose for a minute. Does a door have the ability to work on its own? No, it doesn't 9 whether it is an electric door or a normal wooden one, someone or something has to control its 10 .

Our lives are full of doors that only we can 11 . We decide when and who to 12 through them. Look at the doors of 13 , for example. Do you know no one becomes your friend 14 your own decision? Yes, you may have met by chance but the decision to keep that friendship/relationship going is what you make as a person. The 15 comes in when you become heartbroken, hurt and bitter, and then you realize it is the 16 door to open. 17 , not many people are able to close such a door after it opens and as a result, they have very many mean people staying in 18 relationships that tire them and suck(吸吮)their 19 like the mosquitoes do. If you are in such a 20 , do yourself a favor and close that door to keep those “mosquitoes” away. 1. A. injure 2. A. amazing 3. A. house 4. A. Besides 5. A. as 6. A. send

B. destroy B. reliable B. body B. However B. so B. lock

C. kill C. possible C. way C. as if C. set

D. attack D. legal D. pillow D. even if D. make

C. Moreover D. Therefore

7. A. challenge B. question 9. A. happen 11. A. select 12. A. look 13. A. future 14. A. for 15. A. cause 16. A. secret 17. A. Finally 19. A. tears 20. A. society

B. work B. control B. enter B. work B. without B. proper B. Evidently B. sweat B. way

C. mosquito D. door C. care C. track C. design C. pull C. after C. wrong C. Typically C. personal C. blood C. style

D. matter D. position D. decorate D. check D. in D. result D. back D. Unluckily D. generous D. water D. situation

8. A. make use of B. think highly of C. think about D. search for 10. A. movement B. progress

C. friendship D. education

B. opportunity C. problem

18. A. peaceful B. unhealthy

【答案】 （1）D；（2）C；（3）A；（4）B；（5）A；（6）B；（7）D；（8）C；（9）D；（10）A；（11）B；（12）B；（13）C；（14）B；（15）C；（16）C；（17）D；（18）B；（19）C；（20）D；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，日常生活中人们常常关门把蚊子拒之门外，但是很多时候我们的心里会打开错误的门，我们要坚守心灵之门，保持健康心态。

（1）考查动词。句意：我们已经知道蚊子会攻击我们，所以我们做可能做的一切来确保蚊子不攻击我们。A. injure“使......受伤”；B. destroy“毁灭”；C. kill“杀死”；D. attack“攻击”。故选D。

（2）考查形容词。句意：我们已经知道蚊子会攻击我们，所以我们做可能做的一切来确保蚊子不会攻击我们。A. amazing“令人惊讶的”；B. reliable“值得信赖的”；C. possible“可能的”；D. legal“合法的”。句中使用possible表示我们做了我们可能做的一切，故选C。 （3）考查名词。A. house“房子”；B. body“身体”；C. way“方法”；D. pillow“枕头”。根据后半句我们总是锁好门窗，可知我们是想把蚊子关在门外，不让它们进入房子。故选A。 （4）考查副词。A. Besides“而且”；B. However“然而”；C. Moreover“而且”；D. Therefore“因

此”。然而，因为人们仍然需要进出房间，所以有蚊子仍然有可能进入房子。根据句意可知上下文之间存在转折关系，故选B。

（5）考查连词。A. as“因为”；B. so“于是”；C. as if“似乎”；D. even if“即使”。因为人们仍然需要进出房间，所以蚊子仍然有可能进入房子。根据句意可知上下文存在因果关系，所以要用as引导。故选A。

（6）考查动词。A. send“送，派”；B. lock“锁”；C. set“设置”；D. make“生产，制作”。正是因为人们需要进出房子，所以要完全锁住是不可能的。故选B。

（7）考查名词。A. challenge“挑战”；B. question“问题”；C. mosquito“蚊子”；D. door“门”。根据下文“Does a door have the ability to work on its own?”可知作者在谈论门的作用。故选D。

（8）考查动词短语。A. make use of“利用”；B. think highly of“高度评价”；C. think about“考虑”；D. search for“寻找”。我敢肯定你知道字典里门的含义，但让我们考虑一下门的目的。故选C。

（9）考查动词。A. happen“发生”；B. work“工作，起作用”；C. care“关心”；D. matter“重要，有关系”。不管是电动门还是木门，这些都不重要，它都没有自我控制的能力。重要的是需要控制门的行动。故选D。

（10）考查名词。A. movement“行动，移动”；B. progress“进步”；C. track“足迹，轨迹”；D. position“位置”。不管是电动门还是木门，这些都不重要，它都没有自我控制的能力。重要的是需要控制门的行动。开门关门属于移动，故选A。

（11）考查动词。A. select“选择”；B. control“控制”；C. design“设计”；D. decorate“装潢，装饰”。在我们的生活里有很多只有我们自己可以控制的门，我们自己决定何时以及谁进出门。故选B。

（12）考查动词。A. look“看见”；B. enter“进入”；C. pull“拉”；D. check“核对，检查”。我们的生活里有很多只有我们自己可以控制的门，我们自己决定何时以及谁进出门。故选B。 （13）考查名词。A. future“将来”；B. work“工作”；C. friendship“友谊”；D. education“教育”。根据“Do you know no one becomes your friend…”可知这部分谈论的是友谊方面的问题，故选C。

（14）考查介词。A. for“因为”；B. without“如果没有”；C. after“在…之后”；D. in“在.....里”。如果你自己不决定，没有人可以成为你的朋友。根据句意可知应该表示否定含义，故选B。

（15）考查名词。A. cause“起因”；B. opportunity“机会”；C. problem“问题”；D. result“结果”。当你心碎、受伤的时候，就会出现这样的问题。故选C。

（16）考查形容词。A. secret“秘密的”；B. proper“恰当的”；C. wrong“错误的”；D. back“背后的”。此时你才会意识到打开的是错误的门。故选C。

（17）考查副词。A. Finally“最后”；B. Evidently“明显地，显著地”；C. Typically“典型地”；D. Unluckily“不幸地”。很多人都无法关闭这些被打开的门，这是一件不幸的事情。故选D。 （18）考查形容词。A. peaceful“和平的”；B. unhealthy“不健康的”；C. personal“个人的，隐私的”；D. generous“慷慨的”。根据上文可知打开的错误的门，导致和别人的关系不健康。故选B。

（19）考查名词辨析。A. tears“眼泪”；B. sweat“汗水”；C. blood“血液”；D. water“水”。根据“like the mosquitoes do”可知蚊子吸血，故选C。

（20）考查名词。A. society“社会”；B. way“方法”；C. style“风格”；D. situation“情景”。如果你处于这种情景中，你要关闭这些门不要让蚊子进来。故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，介词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇生活类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

3．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项. On a trip to California, my family stopped for lunch. As we walked toward the entrance to the restaurant, a man, with a 1 beard and dirty hair, jumped up from a bench outside the restaurant and opened the door for us. Regardless of his 2 , he greeted us in a friendly way.

Once inside, my daughters whispered, \"Mom, he 3 .\" After we ordered our lunch, I explained, telling the kids to look 4 the dirt. We then watched other customers approach the restaurant but many 5 him. Seeing this rudeness truly upset me. The day I became a mother, I had determined to set a good 6 to my children. Yet sometimes when things didn't go right, being a good example was 7 . When our meal arrived, I realized I had left the car-sick pills in the truck. With the windiest trip ahead, the kids needed them, so I 8 myself from the meal and went to get them.

Just then, the \"doorman\" was opening the door for a couple. They rushed past him without even acknowledging his 9 . Letting them in first, I said aloud \"thank you\" to him as I 10 .

When I returned, we talked a bit. He said he was not allowed inside 11 he purchased food. I went back and told my family his 12 . Then I asked our waitress to add one soup and sandwich.

The kids looked 13 as we had already eaten, but when I said the order was for the \"doormanhey smiled. When it was time to 14 our trip, I found the \"doorman\" enjoying his meal. Upon seeing me, he stood up and thanked me heartily. He then 15 out his hand for a handshake and I gratefully accepted. I suddenly noticed the tears in his eyes—tears of 16 . What happened next drew great astonishment: I gave the \"doorman\" a 17 . He ran away, with tears 18 down his face.

Back in truck, I fell into deep thought. While we can't choose many things in life, we can choose when to show gratitude. I said thanks to a man who had 19 opened a door for me, and also said thanks for that 20 to teach my children by example. 1. A. clean 2. A. service 3. A. smells 4. A. around 5. A. refused

B. messy B. state B. smokes B. into B. ignored

C. pretty C. signs C. over C. missed

D. bright D. smiles D. beyond D. hated

C. appearance D. attitude

6. A. example B. target C. record C. tough

D. rule D. stressful D. excused D. quitted D. since D. demand D. continue D. waved D. hug D. breaking D. community

7. A. accessible B. awkward

8. A. prevented B. refreshed C. helped 10. A. exited 11. A. before 12. A. desire 14. A. make

B. approached C. marched B. unless B. deed B. start

C. though C. story C. take C. raised C. lift C. slipping

9. A. company B. challenge C. presence D. attack

13. A. puzzled B. excited 15. A. washed B. reached 17. A. clap 19. A. firmly

B. nod B. simply

C. concerned D. bored

16. A. approval B. sympathy C. gratitude D. affection 18. A. streaming B. rushing

C. constantly D. rudely

20. A. journey B. opportunity C. wisdom

【答案】 （1）B；（2）C；（3）A；（4）D；（5）B；（6）A；（7）C；（8）D；（9）C；（10）A；（11）B；（12）C；（13）A；（14）D；（15）B；（16）C；（17）D；（18）A；（19）B；（20）B；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者在和家人驱车旅游途中遇到了一位“看门人”，作者为“看门人”买了一份午餐。这个故事告诉我们要学会向他人表达我们的感谢并关爱他人。

（1）考查形容词。句意：当我们走到一家餐馆的门口时，一个胡子杂乱，头发脏兮兮的男人从餐馆外的一个凳子上跳了下来，为我们开了门。A：clean“干净的”；B：messy“乱糟糟的”；C：pretty“漂亮的”；D：bright “明亮的”。与“and dirty hair”相呼应，此处应填messy，意为“乱糟糟的”，故选B。

（2）考查名词。句意：尽管外表邋遢，但他跟我们友好地打招呼。A：service“服务”；B：state“状态”；C：appearance“外表”；D：attitude “态度”。该句与上文描述的邋遢形象相呼应，故选C。

（3）考查动词。句意：一走进饭馆里，我的女儿们就小声说：“妈妈，那个人臭烘烘的。”A：smells“闻”；B：smokes“吸烟，冒烟”；C：signs“签名，打手势”；D：smiles“微笑”。 根据上文描述的那个人的邋遢可推测，那个人身上气味难闻，故选A。

（4）考查介词。句意：在我们点过午餐后，我解释说不要只看到别人身上的污垢。由下文作者为这个男人点午餐又和他握手，可知，作者并不嫌弃他脏，beyond“超出，超越”，这里作者是告诉孩子看人不要只看到一个人外表的脏。故选D。

（5）考查动词。句意：接着我们看到其他人来到这个餐馆，但是许多人都对这个“看门人”视而不见。A：refused“拒绝”；B：ignored“忽视”；C：missed“想念，错过”；D：hated “憎恨”。根据下文“Seeing this rudeness truly upset me.”可推知，许多人对他视而不见，这是不礼貌的。故选B。

（6）考查名词。句意：从我第一天成为母亲开始，我就下决心给孩子们树立好榜样。A：

example“事例”；B：target“目标，靶子”；C：record“记录，唱片”；D：rule“制度”。 根据下文中的“being a good example”可知，选A。

（7）考查形容词。句意：然而有时当事情不对劲时，做个好榜样不是那么容易的事。A：accessible“可得到的”；B：awkward“尴尬的”；C：tough“困难的”；D：stressful“有压力的”。 根据本句中yet可知，想为孩子们身体力行并不那么容易，和那个脏兮兮的人接触不是每个人都能做到的，故选C。

（8）考查动词。句意：由于前面的旅途风会很大，孩子们需要晕车药，因此我以此为借口离开饭桌去给他们取药。A：prevented“阻止”；B：refreshed“振奋”；C：helped“帮助”；D：excused “找借口”。根据上文作者要为孩子做榜样，所以此处作者正好需要为孩子拿晕车药，故以此为借口，故选D。

（9）考查名词。句意：他们从他的身边匆匆走过，甚至不愿意承认他的存在。A：company“公司，陪伴”；B：challenge“挑战”；C：presence“存在”；D：attack “攻击”。根据句意和上文语境可知，选C。

（10）考查动词。句意：在我出去(exit)的时候，我让他们先进来，并故意对他大声说“谢谢你”。A：exited“退出，离去”；B：approached“到达，靠近”；C：marched“，前进”；D：quitted “停止，辞职”。根据第四段中的“When I returned，we talked a bit.”可知，作者之前出去了，故选A。

（11）考查连词。句意：他说除非(unless)他买东西，否则他是不允许到餐馆里去的。根据空格前后两个句子之间的逻辑关系可知，选B。

（12）考查名词。句意：我回到餐桌上，给家人讲这个“看门人”的故事。A：desire“渴望”；B：deed“行为”；C：story“故事”；D：demand “要求”。故选C。

（13）考查形容词。句意：因为我们已经吃过饭了，所以当我又点餐时，孩子们都很困惑。A：puzzled“困惑的”；B：excited“兴奋的”；C：concerned“关切的”；D：bored “无聊的”。根据下文“...as we had already eaten...”可知，作者的行为使孩子们感到很疑惑，故选A。

（14）考查动词。句意：当我们要继续旅行时。我发现那个“看门人”正在享用他的午餐。A：make“制造，使”；B：start“开始，出发”；C：take“带走，花费”；D：continue“继续”。 根据上文“ On a trip to California, my family stopped for lunch. ”和“With the windiest trip ahead...”可知，作者一家人在旅行中途停下来吃饭，吃完饭还要继续旅行，故选D。 （15）考查动词。句意：接着他伸出手要和我握手，我感激地接受了。A：washed“洗”；B：reached“到达”；C：raised“举起”；D：waved “挥手”。根据“for a handshake”可知，reach out one's hand“伸出手”符合语境，故答B。

（16）考查名词。句意：我突然注意到他流下了感激的眼泪。作者没有嫌弃他，让他十分感激。A：approval“赞成”；B：sympathy“同情”；C：gratitude“感激”；D：affection“喜爱” 。故选C。

（17）考查名词。句意：接下来发生的事情让大家很吃惊：我给了那个“看门人”一个拥抱。A：clap“鼓掌”；B：nod“点头”；C：lift“举起，搭便车”；D：hug“拥抱” 。该句与下句“He pulled away...”相呼应，并和上文提到作者和这个邋遢的“看门人”握手相呼应，故选D。 （18）考查动词。rush；slip；slip； break。句意：他推开了我，眼泪顺着脸颊流了下来。

泪水流下脸颊。A：streaming“滑过，流淌”；B：rushing“冲”；C：slipping“滑倒”；D：breaking “打破”。故选A。

（19）考查副词。 firmly；simply；constantly；rudely。句意：我向一个仅仅为我们开门的人表示感谢，感谢他给了我一个机会给孩子们做榜样，去教育孩子。A：firmly“坚定地”；B：simply“仅仅”；C：constantly“经常地”；D：rudely“粗鲁地”。 为别人开门只是一件小事，故选B。

（20）考查名词。句意：我向一个仅仅为我们开门的人表示感谢，感谢他给了我一个机会给孩子们做榜样，去教育孩子。A：journey“(长途)旅行”；B：opportunity“机会”；C：wisdom“智慧”；D：community“社区”。 故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，介词，连词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

4．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Several years ago, I quit my job to chase my dream of writing a book, but that book was 1 repeatedly. Everybody was asking, \"How's the book coming?\" I was so 2 .

My friend got together one day and I blurted out(脱口而出), \"I don't know my purpose in life.\" The outburst was met with 3 and stares. Finally, Pam said, \"I don't know, either.\" She was in a job she 4 . Teresa said, \"Me either.\" I was sure that Bette would have a(n) 5 . She was suffering from cancer and, surely she had figured things out since she was facing a likely terminal outcome. 6 , she shook her head.

Two years passed and, during that time, I sold my 7 , Teresa went back to school, Pam switched 8 , and Bette kept on living as best as she could.

Actually, for those two years, Bette lived a 9 life than any of us. She built a butterfly garden in her neighborhood. She spent time with her family, went hiking, 10 and lived. My book was finally 11 and Bette made it to my first big signing. A day or two later, she was back in the 12 as she was seriously ill. I left on tour for several weeks, and when I 13 , she was close to 14 .

The day came when her brother called to let me know Bette had 15 . He asked me to write her obituary(讣告). I thought about how she'd filled every moment with as much joy as she could find. That obituary wasn't a list of 16 . It was the story of a woman who lived 17 what life threw at her, she lived.

That was when I 18 what I'd learned through her passing. She defined her purpose in life by simply living her life. That's all any of us are here to do. In the end, the only thing that 19 is that we breathe in our time here and fill it with 20 . 1. A. read 2. A. excited 3. A. darkness 4. A. hated

B. printed B. smoke B. lost

C. rejected C. danger C. found

D. written D. embarrassed D. silence D. created

B. confident C. envious

5. A. present 6. A. Therefore 7. A. house 8. A. jobs 9. A. fuller 11. A. revised 12. A. hospital 13. A. hollowed 14. A. success 15. A. given up

B. answer B. However B. car B. methods B. poorer

C. dream C. Besides C. paper C. topics C. sadder C. laughed C. garden C. escaped C. trouble

D. excuse D. otherwise D. book D. channels D. simpler D. learned D. translated D. company D. recovered D. wealth

10. A. complained B. shouted

B. school B. returned B. death

B. published C. reviewed

B. shown off C. turned down D. passed away

16. A. requirements B. suggestions C. achievements D. agreements 17. A. Other than B. Rather than C. Regardless of D. In case of 18. A. guessed 19. A. works 20. A. life

B. decided B. matters B. trust

C. expected C. exists C. luck

D. realized D. changes D. nature

【答案】 （1）C；（2）D；（3）D；（4）A；（5）B；（6）B；（7）D；（8）A；（9）A；（10）C；（11）B；（12）A；（13）B；（14）B；（15）D；（16）C；（17）C；（18）D；（19）B；（20）A；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者由与几个朋友对生活目标的讨论入手，讲述了几个朋友的生活状况，最后从一个因癌症而去世的朋友那里认识到在我们活着的时候，我们要过好自己的生活。

（1）考查动词。A. read“阅读”；B. printed“印刷”；C. rejected“拒绝”；D. written“写”。根据上文“Several years ago, I quit my job to chase my dream of writing a book, but that book was”可知，几年前，为了追求我写书的梦想，我辞掉了工作，但那本书多次被拒绝，故选C。 （2）考查形容词。A. excited“兴奋的”；B. confident“自信的”； C. envious“嫉妒的”；D. embarrassed“尴尬的”。上文说我的书多次被拒绝，所以当大家问我书怎么样的时候我感到很尴尬，故选D。

（3）考查名词。A. darkness“黑暗”；B. smoke“烟”；C. danger“危险”； D. silence“沉默”。根据空后的“and stares”及下文情节可知，她们对我的话报以沉默和凝视，故选D。 （4）考查动词。A. hated“讨厌、厌恶”；B. lost“失去”；C. found“发现”；D. created“创造”。根据上文“She was in a job she”可知，她正干着一份她讨厌的工作，故选A。

（5）考查名词。A. present“礼物”；B. answer“答案”；C. dream“梦想”；D. excuse“借口”。根据下文“She was suffering from cancer and, surely she had figured things out since she was facing a likely terminal outcome.”可知，Bette身患癌症，当然，自从她面临着可能的最终结果，她已经把一切弄得很清楚了，所以我确信Bette对这个问题有一个答案（指她知道自己的人生目标是什么），故选B。

（6）考查副词。A. Therefore“因此”；B. However“然而”；C. Besides“况且”；D. otherwise“否则”。根据下文“she shook her head.”可知，然而，她也摇了摇头，故选B。

（7）考查名词。A. house“房子”；B. car“车”；C. paper“纸”； D. book“书”。上文说我放弃工作去写书，此处是说我售出了我写的书，故选D。

（8）考查名词。A. jobs“工作”；B. methods“方法”；C. topics“主题”；D. channels“渠道”。上文说Pam干这一份自己不喜欢的工作，两年后，她换了工作，故选A。

（9）考查形容词。A. fuller“更充实的”；B. poorer“更贫穷的”；C.sadder“更伤心的”；D. simpler“更简单的”。根据上文“Bette kept on living as best as she could.”及下文和家人在一起的情节可知，Bette的生活过得比我们任何一个人都充实，故选A。

（10）考查动词。A. complained“抱怨”； B. shouted“大喊”；C. laughed“欢笑”；D. learned“学会”。根据上文“She spent time with her family, went hiking”可知，她和家人在一起，一起远足、一起欢笑、一起生活，故选C。

（11）考查动词。A. revised“修正”；B. published“出版”；C. reviewed“复习”；D. translated“翻译”。根据下文“and Bette made it to my first big signing.”可知，我的书终于出版了，Bette参加了我的第一场大型签约仪式，故选B。

（12）考查名词。A. hospital“医院”；B. school“学校”；C. garden“花园”；D. company“公司”。根据下文“as she was seriously ill.”可知，因为病得很严重，Bette又回到了医院，故选A。

（13）考查动词。A. hollowed“成为空洞”；B. returned“返回”；C. escaped“逃跑”；D. recovered“恢复”。根据上文“I left on tour for several weeks,”可知，我离开了几周，等我回来的时候，Bette已经快不行了，故选B。

（14）考查名词。A. success“成功”；B. death“死亡”；C. trouble“麻烦”；D. wealth“财富”。根据上文可知，等我回来的时候，Bette已经快不行（接近死亡）了，故选B。

（15）考查动词短语。A. given up“放弃”；B. shown off“炫耀”；C. turned down“调低”；D. passed away“去世”。根据下文“He asked me to write her obituary(讣告).”可知，当Bette的哥哥打电话通知我Bette去世的消息时，他让我为Bette写一篇讣告，故选D。

（16）考查名词。A. requirements“要求”；B. suggestions“建议”；C. achievements“成就”；D. agreements“一致”。根据下文“ It was the story of a woman who lived ___17___ what life threw at her, she lived.”可知，这篇讣告不是一系列的成就，而是一个女人的故事，不管生活给了她什么，他都坚强地活着，故选C。

（17）考查固定短语。A. Other than“除了”；B. Rather than“而不是”；C. Regardless of“不管”；D. In case of“万一”。根据上文可知，这篇讣告是一个女人的故事，不管生活给了她什么，他都坚强地活着，故选C。

（18）考查动词。A. guessed“猜想”；B. decided“决定”；C. expected“期望”； D. realized“意识到”。根据下文“what I'd learned through her passing. She defined her purpose in life by simply living her life.”可知，在那时，我意识到我从她的离世中学到了什么：她以简单地过好自己的生活来定义她的生活目标，故选D。

（19）考查动词。A. works“起作用”；B. matters“重要，要紧”；C. exists“存在”；D. changes“改变”。根据下文“that we breathe in our time here and fill it with___20___”可知，唯一重要的是，在我们活着的时候，我们要过好自己的生活，故选B。

（20）考查名词。A. life“生活”；B. trust“信任”；C. luck“运气”；D. nature“自然”。根据上文

可知，唯一重要的是，在我们活着的时候，我们要过好自己的生活，故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

5．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Nowadays, more and more young people are becoming too 1 and over-confident. They think they can do everything. So they simply 2 their old parents, and believe that their parents' 3 are out of date. Actually I used to be one of them, but after hearing a story told by my father, I changed my mind 4 . Now I would like to 5 it with you. Once, there was a young man who 6 the old. He always thought that the old, including his father, were 7 . One day, the father and the son went for a walk in the 8 . As they walked, a beautiful 9 came into their sight. The son 10 to one pretty flower and said, “We young people are like this fragrant (芳香的) flower, so healthy, vigorous, and full of spirit. What about you oldsters? Just like the 11 leaves from a dying tree.”

Hearing this, the father smiled but said 12 . They continued the walking in silence. When they passed a(n) 13 , the father stopped and went in. He bought a walnut (核桃) and showed it to his son, and said, “We old are like this walnut.

We've 14 many hard events in life. So we built up such a 15 shell, and at the same time we built up a 16 inner world. Every fruit is so full-grown.” \"But every fruit was born by a 17 .\" argued the son. \"Yes, but not every flower can bear fruit…\"

From then on, I always keep this 18 in mind. It has taught me a lot. We should try to be a flower that can bear fruit, we also have to know that our 19 aren't falling leaves but experienced walnuts, masterpiece of 20 . They are the ones we should appreciate forever. 1. A. proud 2. A. blame 3. A. spirits 4. A. gradually 5. A. provide 7. A. careless 8. A. bushes 9. A. garden 10. A. pointed 11. A. growing 13. A. grocery

B. clever B. respect B. thoughts B. suddenly B. supply B. useless B. woods B. referred B. grown B. office

C. rude C. ignore C. methods C. slowly C. offer C. fruitful C. yard C. attended C. falling C. street

D. genuine D. believe D. strengths D. completely D. share D. successful D. court D. factory D. turned D. fallen D. anything D. river D. contributed

6. A. look up to B. live up to C. look down on D. get down to

B. mountain C. school

12. A. something B. everything C. nothing 14. A. protected B. experienced C. promoted

15. A. tender 16. A. merciful 17. A. branch 19. A. parents 20. A. spirit

B. colorful B. mature B. plant B. teachers B. material

C. big C. simple C. leaf C. fruit C. friends C. nature

D. hard D. complex D. flower D. story D. relatives D. society

18. A. experience B. walnut

【答案】 （1）A；（2）C；（3）B；（4）D；（5）D；（6）C；（7）B；（8）B；（9）A；（10）A；（11）C；（12）C；（13）A；（14）B；（15）D；（16）B；（17）D；（18）D；（19）A；（20）C；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，现在，很多年轻人越来越瞧不起自己年老的父母。作者也曾经是他们中的一员。但是，在作者的父亲给作者讲了一个故事之后，作者改变了自己的想法。

（1）考查形容词。proud“骄傲的，自豪的”；clever“聪明的”；rude“粗鲁的”；genuine“真正的，真诚的”。根据下文“over-confident. They think they can do everything”可知，越来越多的年轻人变得过于骄傲，过于自信。他们认为他们什么都可以做。选A。

（2）考查动词。blame“责备”；respect“尊敬”；ignore“忽略”；believe“相信”。根据下文“believe that their parents' ___3___ are out of date”可知，他们认为自己的父母过时了。由此可以推知，他们忽略了自己的父母。选C。

（3）考查名词。spirit“精神”；thought“想法”；method“方法”；strength“长处”。年轻人认为父母的想法过时了。故选B。

（4）考查副词。gradually“逐渐地”；suddenly“突然地”；slowly“慢慢地”；completely“完全地”。听了父亲讲述的故事之后，“我”完全改变了想法。故选D。

（5）考查动词。provide“提供”；supply“供应”；offer“(主动)提供”；share“分享”。“我”想把故事分享给大家。故选D。

（6）考查动词短语。look up to“抬头看，尊敬”；live up to“不辜负”；look down on“瞧不起”；get down to“开始认真对待”。第一段中提到，年轻人认为年老的父母的想法过时，所以他们瞧不起自己年老的父母。故选C。

（7）考查形容词。careless“粗心的”；useless“无用的”；fruitful“富有成效的”；successful“成功的”。年轻人认为老年人，包括自己的父亲都没有用。故选B。

（8）考查名词。bush“灌木”；woods“树林”；yard“院子”；court“，庭院”。根据下文可知，他们散步的地方有一个花园，有树木，由此可以推知，这应该是个“树林”。故选B。

（9）考查名词。garden“花园”；mountain“山”；school“学校”； factory“工厂”。根据下文中的“a pretty flower”可知，他们看到了一个美丽的花园。故选A。

（10）考查动词。point“指”；refer“提到，谈及”；attend“参加”；turn“转动”。他们看到花园之后，儿子指着一朵漂亮的花，对父亲说：“……”。故选A。

（11）考查动词。growing“生长中的”； grown“成熟的，长大的”；falling“正在落下的”； fallen“落下的，落在地上的”。儿子将年轻人比作芳香的花朵，将老人比作从快死的树上落下的叶子，以此来形容老年人年老无用。最后一段中的“we also have to know that

our ___19___ aren't falling leaves”也是提示。故选C。

（12）考查代词。something“某物”；everything“一切”；nothing“没有什么”；anything“任何东西”。根据下文 的 “They continued the walking in silence”可知，父亲听了儿子的话后，什么也没说。故选C。

（13）考查名词。grocery“杂货店”；office“办公室”；street“大街”；river“河”。根据下文“He bought a walnut (核桃)”可知，父亲买了一个核桃。卖核桃的地方应该是杂货店，故选A。

（14）考查动词。protect“保护”；experience“经历”；promote“促进，促销”；contribute“做贡献”。父亲说：我们（老年人）在生活中经历了很多困难的事。故选B。

（15）考查形容词。tender“温柔 的” ；colorful“多彩的”；big“大的”；hard“硬的”。老年人在一生中经历了很多困难的事，所以，他们像核桃一样，建立了坚硬的外壳。故选D。 （16）考查形容词。merciful“仁慈的，宽恕的”；mature“成熟的”；simple“简单的”；complex“复杂的”。根据下文“Every fruit is so full-grown.”可知，老人像核桃一样，外壳坚硬，内里成熟。故选B。

（17）考查名词。branch“树枝，分支”；plant“植物”；leaf“叶子”；flower“花”。根据下文“but not every flower can bear fruit”可知，儿子辩驳说每一个果实都是由花生长而成的。但是父亲说：并非每朵花都会结果。故选D。

（18）考查名词。experience“经验”；walnut“胡桃”；fruit“果实”；story“故事”。根据上文“after hearing a story told by my father”可知，作者现在一直记着这个故事。故选D。 （19）考查名词。parent“父（母）”；teacher“教师”；friend“朋友”；relative“亲戚”。我们必须知道，我们的父母不是落叶而是核桃。故选A。

（20）考查名词。spirit“精神”；material“材料”；nature“大自然”；society“社会”。核桃是大自然的杰作。故选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，代词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

6．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

While driving home today, I passed a man who was holding a sign, begging for donations. I had 1 dollar(s) in my wallet. I decided that I was not going to give 2 money was so tight right now.

Then, I felt it 3 not to give, and therefore I 4 to give him half of what I had. I rolled down my window and 5 him one dollar. He said, \"God bless you!\" and I said, \"You too.\" It was not a full 6 .

As I 7 away, I wished that I had 8 more to him, and I wished that I had given him all that I had, but instead I was too 9 to give more of myself.

On my way home, I wondered why helping others didn't make me happy. I wondered if I had 10 a powerful universal law—the law of giving from my 11 instead of my head. Perhaps just 12 not giving it all from my heart, I had blocked (阻塞) what I need to

13 right now.

I did not feel guilty, 14 I did feel sad in my heart over my 15 . My giving was from my head, not my heart. Now I 16 have the other dollar in my wallet. I hope that I will have a 17 soon to give it all.

It is true that all of us should have courage to 18 all that we have. Though we do 19 money to buy our own children food and clothes, Christmas presents, socks, toilet paper and so on, we are 20 to try our best to help those in need of our help. 1. A. one 2. A. if

B. two

C. three

D. four D. because D. agreed D. owed D. greeting D. drove D. referred D. busy D. heart D. over D. avoid D. but D. fear D. almost D. duty D. trust D. borrow D. forbidden

B. though C. when

3. A. necessary B. normal C. unimportant D. wrong 4. A. decided B. refused C. asked 5. A. showed B. lent 6. A. deal 7. A. walked 8. A. spoken

C. handed

B. exchange C. business B. turned C. ran B. proved C. admitted

C. afraid C. mind C. upon C. or C. difficulty C. still C. give C. earn C. supposed

9. A. pleased B. sure 11. A. mouth B. hand 12. A. by 13. A. admit 14. A. and

B. after B. so

10. A. passed B. ignored C. remembered D. practiced

B. receive C. blame

15. A. choice B. failure 16. A. already B. even 17. A. way 18. A. enjoy 19. A. need

B. value B. lose

B. chance C. right

20. A. prepared B. forced

【答案】 （1）B；（2）D；（3）D；（4）A；（5）C；（6）B；（7）D；（8）A；（9）C；（10）B；（11）D；（12）A；（13）B；（14）D；（15）A；（16）C；（17）B；（18）C；（19）A；（20）C；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者因为没有尽其所能去帮助他人而遗憾，也因此意识到我们应该发自内心地尽最大努力去帮助那些需要帮助的人。

（1）考查数词。根据第二段中的“. ..give him half of what I had...him one dollar”和倒数第二段Now I 16 have the other dollar in my wallet”可判断，作者总共只有两美元，选B。 （2）考查连词。因为目前手头很紧，所以作者决定不给钱。这是一个原因状语从句，故选D。

（3）考查形容词。A：necessary“必要的”；B：normal“正常的”；C：unimportant“不重要的”；D：wrong “错误的”。根据作者随后返回可判断，他认为一分钱都不给是不对的，所以决定返回给钱，故选D。

（4）考查动词。A：decided“决定”；B：refused“拒绝”；C：asked“问”；D：agreed “同意”。根据作者随后返回可判断，他认为一分钱都不给是不对的，所以决定返回给钱。故选A。

（5）考查动词。A：showed“展示，出示”；B：lent“借出”；C：handed“传递”；D：owed“欠”。 根据He said，\"God bless you!\"可知，作者递给了乞丐1美元，选C。 （6）考查名词。A：deal“交易”；B：exchange“交流”；C：business“商业”；D：greeting“问候”。根据上文乞丐和作者的对话可知，他们的语言交流非常简单。选B。

（7）考查动词。A：walked“步行”；B：turned“转身”；C：ran“跑”；D：drove “驾驶”。根据上文“While driving home today”及第二段“I rolled down my window”可知，作者是开车走的。选D。

（8）考查动词。A：spoken“说”；B：proved“证明”；C：admitted“承认”；D：referred“提及”。 根据上文可知，他们的语言交流很少，所以作者想要是对他多说一些话就好了。故选A。

（9）考查形容词。A：pleased“高兴的”；B：sure“确信的”；C：afraid“害怕的”；D：busy“繁忙的”。 作者现在只是心里这么想，但其实他当时就是不敢多说一句，也不敢将钱都给别人。选C。

（10）考查动词。A：passed“传递，经过”；B：ignored“忽视”；C：remembered“记住”；D：practiced “练习”。作者没有尽其所能，也不是发自内心想帮助他人，所以他觉得自己忽略了一条助人的原则。选B。

（11）考查名词。A：mouth“嘴”；B：hand“手”；C：mind“思维”；D：heart“心，心脏”。 根据下文“not giving it all from my heart”的提示可判断选D。

（12）考查介词。或许正是通过未发自内心地帮助他人，作者此时才没能感受到助人的快乐。故选A。

（13）考查动词。A：admit“承认”；B：receive“接收”；C：blame“责备”；D：avoid “避免”。作者本来能接受到那种助人之后的好心情的，但如今没有，由此语境可判断选B。 （14）考查连词。作者心里不内疚，但是很难过，由前后的转折关系可判断选D。 （15）考查名词。A：choice“选择”；B：failure“失败”；C：difficulty“困难”；D：fear “害怕”。作者选择给1美元而不是2美元，因此而难过，故选A。

（16）考查副词。A：already“已经”；B：even“甚至”；C：still“仍然，一直”；D：almost “几乎，差不多”。给出1美元后现在依然还有1美元，故选C。

（17）考查名词。A：way“方式，方法”；B：chance“机会”；C：right“权利”；D：duty“职责”。 作者希望很快会有机会给出这1美元，故选B。

（18）考查动词。A：enjoy“喜欢，享受”；B：value“珍惜”；C：give“给”；D：trust“相信”。 根据上文“…I wished that I had given him all that I had”的提示再结合下一句的意思可判断选C。

（19）考查动词。A：need“需要”；B：lose“丢失，失去”；C：earn“赚得，赢得”；D：borrow “借入”。尽管我们确实需要钱来给孩子们买东西，但我们也应该尽最大努力去帮助需要帮助的人，由此语境可判断选A。

（20）考查动词。A：prepared“准备”；B：forced“强迫”；C：supposed“假设”；D：

forbidden “禁止”。尽管我们确实需要钱来给孩子们买东西，但我们也应该尽最大努力去帮助需要帮助的人，be supposed to do固定短语，“应该做......”。故选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，数词，连词，副词，介词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

7．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

John graduated from a key university and he was very good at his major. He wished to find a good job. One day, he went to a company to 1 for a job. He got the news in a newspaper. He did some research on this company. When he was 2 , everything went well. The manager asked him some questions and he answered them 3 John was very satisfied with his performances and was very 4 that he could get the job. But at that moment, the manager's phone 5 He picked up the phone, listened and nodded. And then he turned around and said to John, \"Sorry, I want to get some important 6 now. Please give me the book with the red 7 on that desk.\" John looked around and found 3 books on the desk, so John went to the desk, took one book and handed it to him 8 Holding the book, the manager 9 the phone and said, \"Sorry, we cannot give the job to you.\" John was 10 and wondered why. The manager said, \"There are three 11 First, when you came into the office room, I found that the third button on your shirt had been missing. Second, there are three books with red covers on that desk, but you didn't ask me which one I needed and you took one randomly (随机地). Third, I was answering the call. You should 12 to the desk to save time. These 13 showed you are not a careful person.\" 14 , John didn't get the job.

We can learn a(n) 15 from John's experience. Some people don't 16 the details in our life. But it is the details that 17 Not only should we value what we learn but also we should pay more attention to the details. Sometimes they can even 18 our success or failure. We should form the habit of being careful and learn to keep the 19 of quantity and quality. We should keep it in mind that 20 comes first, without which quantity is of no significance. 1. A. apply 2. A. contacted 4. A. grateful 5. A. lost 7. A. cover 8. A. eagerly

B. vote

C. prepare C. generally C. confident C. rang C. character C. purposely

D. wait D. questioned D. fluently D. lucky D. answered D. mark D. quickly D. hung up

B. interviewed C. asked B. excited B. called B. picture B. politely

3. A. immediately B. slowly

6. A. arrangement B. response C. information D. result

9. A. searched for B. picked up C. held on 10. A. surprised B. helpless

C. disappointed D. worried

11. A. methods 12. A. wander 13. A. parts 15. A. subject 16. A. mind 17. A. trouble 18. A. describe 20. A. quality

B. results B. run B. facts B. idea B. mention B. count B. replace B. quantity

C. collections D. reasons C. walk C. details C. skill C. ignore C. interest C. value C. safety

D. move D. stories D. Regularly D. lesson D. provide D. impress D. determine D. competition D. promise

14. A. Eventually B. Seemingly C. Similarly

19. A. selection B. importance C. balance

【答案】 （1）A；（2）B；（3）D；（4）C；（5）C；（6）C；（7）A；（8）B；（9）D；（10）A；（11）D；（12）B；（13）C；（14）A；（15）D；（16）A；（17）B；（18）D；（19）C；（20）A；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者通过John的求职经历阐明了一个耳熟能详的道理——细节决定成败。

（1）考查动词。apply“申请”；vote“投票”；prepare“准备”；wait“等待”。根据文章内容，John是一所名牌大学的毕业生，专业成绩非常优秀，希望能够找到一份好工作。一天，他去一家公司申请职位。故选A。

（2）考查动词。 contact“交流，接触”； interview“面试，采访”；ask“问”；D. question“询问”。根据文章内容，他在面试时，整个过程都进展得非常顺利。故选B。

（3）考查副词。immediately“立刻”；slowly“慢慢地”；generally“笼统地，概括地”；fluently“流利地”。经理问了几个问题，他都能非常流利地回答。故选D。

（4）考查形容词。grateful“感激的”； excited“兴奋的”； confident“自信的”；lucky“幸运的”。John对自己的表现非常满意，并且很自信自己可以得到这份工作。故选C。 （5）考查动词。lose“失去”； call“叫喊”； ring“响起”；D. answered“回答”。正在那个时候，经理的电话响了。故选C。

（6）考查名词。arrangement“安排”；response“回应”；information“信息”；insight“洞察力”。根据文章内容，经理转过身来对John说自己有重要的信息要获取。故选C。 （7）考查名词。cover“封皮”；picture“图片”；character“人物”；mark“标记”。根据文章内容，经理要求把那本红色封皮的书递给他。下文中的\"three books with red covers\"亦是提示。故选A。

（8）考查副词。eagerly“渴望地”；politely“礼貌地”；purposely“故意地”；quickly“迅速地”。他四处看看，发现桌子上有三本书，就拿起一本来礼貌地递给了他(经理)。故选B。 （9）考查动词词组。经理手里拿着那本书，挂断了电话。search for“寻找”；pick up“拿起”；hold on“等待，别挂断”；hang up“挂断电话”。故选D。

（10）考查形容词。surprised“惊讶的”；helpless“无助的”；disappointed“感到失望的”；worried“担心的”。根据文章内容，经理宣布他没有得到这份工作，这和John最开始的预料截然相反。所以他应该感到惊讶。故选A。

（11）考查名词。method“方法”；result“结果”； collection“收集”；reason“理由”。根据上

下文，经理解释说拒绝他有三个原因。故选D。

（12）考查动词。wander“徘徊”；run“跑，经营”； walk“散步”； move“移动”。为了节约时间你应该跑向课桌。故选B。

（13）考查名词。 part“部件”；fact“事实”；detail“细节”；story“故事”。根据文章内容，此处指“这些细节表明了你不是一个认真的人”。下文的\"the details in our life\"和\"it is the details that 17 \"也是提示。故选C。

（14）考查副词。eventually“最后”；seemingly“看来似乎”；similarly\"相似地”；regularly“有规律地”。“这些细节表明了你不是一个认真的人”，最后约翰没得到这份工作。故选A。 （15）考查名词。subject“科目”； idea“想法，主意”； skill“技能”；lesson“教训，课程”。我们可以从John的经历中吸取一个教训。故选D。

（16）考查动词。mind“留心，介意”；mention“提出”； ignore “忽视”； provide“提供”。一些人并不在意细节，但有时候就是细节起很重要的作用。故选A。

（17）考查动词。trouble“使烦恼”；count“重要”；interest“使感兴趣，使关注”；impress“给……留下深刻印象”。从文意可知，一些人并不在意细节，但有时候就是细节起很重要的作用。故选B。

（18）考查动词。describe“描述”；replace“代替”；value“珍惜”；determine“决定”。我们不仅要重视我们所学的东西，而且还要更多地关注细节。有时候甚至就是细节决定成败。故选D。

（19）考查名词。selection“选择”；importance“重要性”；balance“平衡”；competition“竞争”。我们要养成认真的习惯，并且要学会保持数量和质量之间的平衡。故选C。 （20）考查名词。quality“质量”；quantity“数量”；safety“安全”；promise“承诺”。我们要牢记质量第一的原则，如果没有质量，数量一点意义都没有。故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

8．完形填空

Just several days ago, a violent storm hit our community. I looked out of the window and witnessed a tree being 1 by the fierce winds. The branches bent, and swayed back and forth, thanks to their 2 to avoid breaking. The leaves desperately stuck to the branches because their life 3 the tree. The powerful trunk that 4 the tree upright bent slightly backwards from the force in a battle to 5 its position.

After the storm had passed, the tree gracefully returned to its 6 position standing tall among the chaos. It managed to 7 the storm. It didn't look the same as leaves had shed from its branches and the soil had loosened a bit, but what 8 is that the tree won the fight for its life.

For a long time I couldn't understand why this tree 9 my attention the way it did. As time passed, it became 10 that it wasn't just about the tree but about the roots, which, although unseen, dig deep into the soil providing 11 and nutrition. The roots allow the tree to be able to take a 12 because they are there to support them.

I couldn't but ask myself how deep the roots are in my life. 13 the next time you catch your kids 14 when the job is driving you crazy, when you are underpaid and the 15 is tight, and when the storms of life are raging, go back to your roots. Life is full of 16 .They will make you sway, make you 17 make you lose some leaves but the deeper your roots the stronger you stand.

Faced with 18 you might bend but don't break. No matter how hard the wind blows don't let life 19 you into an uncomfortable position. Your 20 lies in your roots. 1. A. crushed 2. A. height 4. A. held 5. A. achieve 6. A. current 7. A. explore 8. A. counts 9. A. fixed 10. A. strange 12. A. beating 13. A. However 15. A. security 16. A. surprises 17. A. smile 19. A. trick 20. A. courage

B. abused B. thickness B. tied B. reach B. final B. avoid B. differs B. obvious B. stand B. Therefore B. deadline B. choices B. bend B. argue B. ambition

C. broken C. flexibility C. pulled C. establish C. original C. chase C. concerns C. possible C. chance

D. removed D. outline D. raised D. maintain D. comfortable D. survive D. reveals D. caught D. reasonable D. turning

3. A. answered for B. depended on C. catered for D. touched on

B. transferred C. escaped

11. A. surroundings B. resources C. probability D. stability C. Nevertheless D. Besides C. withdrawing D. misunderstanding C. money C. storms C. hesitate C. tasks C. force C. value

D. community D. changes D. advance D. differences D. admit D. strength

14. A. misbehaving B. struggling

18. A. opportunities B. challenges

【答案】（1）B；（2）C；（3）B；（4）A；（5）D；（6）C；（7）D；（8）A；（9）D；（10）B；（11）D；（12）A；（13）B；（14）A；（15）C；（16）C；（17）B；（18）B；（19）C；（20）D；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者在一夜飓风之后看到树木在飓风中的表现，由此联想到我们生活中的飓风，我们应该在飓风中扎牢根基如同大树。

(1)考查动词。句意：我向窗外望去，看见一棵树被狂风肆虐着。根据下文的描述，这棵树既没有被折断，也没有被风移走，只是被狂风肆虐。crush＂压破，压碎＂；break（broken）＂破坏＂；remove＂去除，移开＂；abuse＂虐待＂。因此选B。

(2)考查名词。句意：树枝弯曲，来回摆动，多亏了它们的柔韧性，才得以避免折断。A、height＂高度＂；B、thickness＂厚度＂；C、flexibility＂柔韧性＂；D、outline＂轮廓＂。根据空上文“The branches bent, and swayed back and forth”可知描述的是树的韧性，因此选C。

(3)考查动词短语。句意： 树叶紧紧附在树枝上，因为它们的生命依赖于树。A、answered for“符合，对...负责”；B、depended on“依赖于”C、catered for“迎合”；D、touched on“与......有关”。因此选B。

(4)考查动词。句意：强大的树干支撑着树，使得它在保持自己位置的战斗中，只是向后弯曲。A、held＂支撑＂；B、tied“打结，系住”；C、pulled“拉”；D、raised“提升，养育”。故选A。

(5)考查动词。句意：强大的树干支撑着树，使得它在保持自己位置的战斗中，只是向后弯曲。A、achieve＂实现＂；B、reach＂到达＂；C、establish＂建立＂；D、maintain＂保持＂。这里大树在风暴前就有自己的位置，只是在风暴中努力保持自己的位置，不需要实现、到达或建立，因此选D。

(6)考查形容词。句意：风暴过后，这棵树又优雅地回到了原来的位置，高高耸立在一片狼藉中。A、current“现在的”；B、final“最终的”；C、original＂最初的，原来的＂；D、comfortable“舒适的”。结合文章大意，大树应该是没被风吹到，又回到了他原来的位置，因此选C。

(7)考查动词。句意：它努力在风暴中生存下来。A、explore＂探索＂；B、avoid＂避免＂；C项意为＂追逐＂；D、survive＂幸存，存活＂，根据句意，选D。

(8)考查动词。句意：重要的是，这棵树赢得了这场生存之战。A、counts为不及物动词，＂重要＂；B、differs＂不同＂；C、concerns＂关心＂；D、reveals＂显露＂，故选A。

(9)考查动词短语。句意：很长一段时间我都不明白，为什么这棵树会以这种方式引起我的注意。catch one's attention固定短语＂引起某人的注意＂，故选D。

(10)考查形容词。句意：随着时间的推移，原因变得很明显了，引起我注意的不仅仅是树本身，还包括它的根，虽然看不见，却深深地扎根于地下，给树提供稳定性（使树牢固地站立）和营养。A、strange＂奇怪的，陌生的＂；B、obvious＂明显的＂；C、possible＂可能的＂；D、reasonable＂合理的＂。故选B。

(11)考查名词.句意：随着时间的推移，原因变得很明显了，引起我注意的不仅仅是树本身，还包括它的根，虽然看不见，却深深地扎根于地下，给树提供稳定性（使树牢固地站立）和营养。A、surroundings＂环境，周围的食物＂;B、resources＂资源＂；C、probability＂可能性＂;D、stability＂稳定性＂.结合文意，大树的跟深扎地下，使得大树不被吹到，即给大树提供了稳定性，故选B。

(12)考查固定短语，句意：树根允许树能够经受挫折，因为有它们在支持它。take a beating固定短语，“受打击，经受挫折”，因此选A。

(13)考查连词。空格前一句句意为：我不禁问自己，我生命中的根在有多深。后一句句意：下一次当你发现你的孩子行为不端时，当你的工作快把你逼疯时，当你的工资过低，你的钱又很紧张时，当生命的风暴肆虐时，回到你的根部。可知前后两句属于因果关系，思考过自己的根有多深，因此可以在风暴肆虐时回到根部。因此选B。

(14)考查动词。句意：当你发现孩子不端时。A、misbehaving＂行为不礼貌＂；B、struggling＂斗争＂；C、withdrawing＂撤回，撤销＂；DD、misunderstanding＂误解＂。因此选A。

(15)考查名词。句意：当你的工资过低，你的钱又很紧张时。A、security＂安全＂；B、deadline＂最后期限＂；C、money＂钱＂；D、community＂社区＂。根据上下文语境可知，money与前面的单词underpaid相对应，即当你感觉报酬不足，用钱紧张时，因此选C。

(16)考查名词。句意：人生充满风暴。A、surprises＂惊喜＂；B、choices＂选择＂；C、storms＂风暴＂；D、changes＂改变＂。C项与上文有关风暴的例子相关，上文“the next time you catch your kids misbehaving, when the job is driving you crazy, when you are underpaid and the money is tight, and when the storms of life are raging, ”中所提到的各类人生挫折，可知选C。

(17)考查名词。句意：他们会使你摇摆，使你弯曲，使你失去一些叶子，但是你的根越深，你站得越稳。A、smile＂微笑＂；B、bend＂弯曲＂；C、hesitate＂犹豫＂；D、advance＂前进＂。前文提到树干被大风刮得有点弯曲，这里指人生遇到的风暴也会让人如同大树一样，有点弯曲，但是根系越深，人便站得越稳，因此选B。

(18)考查名词。句意：面对挑战，你可能会弯曲，但是不要折断。A、opportunities＂机会＂；B、challenges＂挑战＂；C、tasks＂任务＂；D、differences＂不同＂。challenge与上一段提到的storms相对应，即人生中遇到的各种困难，因此选B。

(19)考查固定短语，句意：无论风暴有多么强烈，都不要让生活逼迫自己处于不舒服的境地。force sb into固定短语，“强迫某人……”，因此 选C。

(20)考查名词。句意：你的力量就在你的根上。A、courage＂勇气＂；B、ambition＂野心，雄心＂；C、value＂价值＂；D、strength＂力量，力气＂上文中的＂the deeper your roots the stronger you stand＂是对本题答案的提示，即：根系越深站得越稳，就是说你的力量来自于你坚实的根基，所以选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，连词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

9．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It was New Year's night. An aged man was standing at the window. The days of his youth appeared like dream before him, and he 1 the serious moment when his father placed him at the 2 of the two roads: one leading to a peaceful, sunny place 3 with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs, and the other leading to a deep dark cave which was 4 , and where poison flowed and snakes crawled.

He looked towards the sky and cried 5 Oh youth, return! Oh, my father, place me once more at the entrance to life and I'll 6 the better way! \"But both his father and the days of his youth had 7 .

He saw the lights flowing away in the darkness, and these were the days of his wasted life. He saw a star 8 from the sky and disappeared, and this was the 9 of himself. His 10 , which was like a sharp arrow, struck deeply into his heart. Then he remembered his friends in his childhood, which entered life together with him. But they had made their way to

11 and were now 12 and happy on this New Year's night.

The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents' early 13 for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way with 14 and grief so that he dared no longer to look towards the 15 where his father lived. His 16 eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing(绝望的)effort, he burst out a cry:\" Come back, my early days! Come back!\"

And his youth did 17 , for all this was only a dream which he had on New Year's night. He was still young though his faults were real. He had not yet entered the deep dark cave, and he was 18 free to walk on the road which leads to the peaceful and sunny land.

Those who still linger on(徘徊)the entrance of life 19 to choose the bright road, remember that when years are passed and your feet stumble(绊倒)on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but 20 . \"Oh youth return! Oh give me back my early days!\" 1. A. recorded 2. A. entrance 3. A. filled 4. A. bright 5. A. loudly 6. A. abandon 8. A. fall 9. A. quality 10. A. sword 11. A. success 12. A. worried 13. A. love 14. A. joy 15. A. heaven 16. A. dried 18. A. never 20. A. in brief

B. recalled B. end B. covered B. amazing B. painfully B. build B. rise B. harvest B. regret B. cave B. deserted B. heart B. cemetery B. darkened B. still

C. doubted D. dreamt C. middle D. top C. grew

D. dropped

C. Common D. endless C. happily D. continuously C. choose D. change C. freeze C. pride

D. shine D. feeling

7. A. washed away B. passed away C. ran away D. broke away

C. means D. symbol C. failure D. reality C. honored D. frightened C. care C. hell C. return C. hardly

D. shame D. house D. promise D. always D. in vain

B. misleading C. anxiety D. scold

C. lighted D. satisfied

17. A. disappear B. remain 19. A. hesitating B. deciding

C. refusing D. claiming

B. in surprise C. in use

【答案】 （1）B；（2）A；（3）B；（4）D；（5）B；（6）C；（7）B；（8）A；（9）D；（10）B；（11）A；（12）C；（13）A；（14）D；（15）A；（16）B；（17）C；（18）B；（19）A；（20）D；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，在新年之夜，别人都在欢庆新年之际，一位后悔、痛苦又绝望的老人即将走向生命的尽头，他非常后悔自己在年轻时没有听从父亲的劝告，走正确的人生道路，然而时光不再，他永远不可能回到年轻时候了。

（1）考查动词。句意：他回想起父亲把他带到人生岔路口的那严肃时刻。A. recorded“记

录”；B. recalled“回想起”；C. doubted“怀疑”；D. dreamt“梦想”。根据下文“the serious moment when his father placed him”可知这位老人是在回想。故选B。

（2）考查名词。句意：他回想起父亲把他带到人生岔路口的那严肃时刻。A. entrance“入口”；B. end“结束”；C. middle“中间”；D. top“顶部”。根据下文“Oh, my father, place me once more at the entrance to life”可知是带到岔路的入口。故选A。

（3）考查动词。句意：一条路通向一个宁静、阳光灿烂的地方，路上铺满了盛开的鲜花和累累果实，甜美的歌声在空中回荡。A. filled“充满”；B. covered“覆盖，铺满”；C. grew“成长”；D. dropped“落下”。根据下文“with flowers, fruits”可知一条路上铺满了盛开的鲜花和累累果实。cover with固定短语，“覆盖；铺满”。故选B。

（4）考查形容词。句意：;另一条路通向一个黑暗的洞穴，那里没有尽头，毒液流淌，蛇爬来爬去。A. bright“明亮的”；B. amazing“令人惊异的”；C. common“普通的”；D. endless“无尽的”。根据上文“a deep dark cave”可知洞穴黑暗没有尽头。故选D。

（5）考查副词。句意：他仰望着天空，痛苦地喊道:“哦，青春，回来吧!”A. loudly“大声地”；B. painfully“痛苦地”；C. happily“快乐地”；D. continuously“连续地”。根据下文“Oh youth, return!“可知老人是在感慨自己失去的青春，痛苦地喊叫着希望青春回来。故选B。 （6）考查动词。句意：哦，我的父亲，再一次把我放在人生的起点，我会选择更好的道路!A. abandon“抛弃”；B. build“修建”；C. choose“选择”；D. change“改变”。根据上文老人感叹自己逝去的青春，可知老人希望再选择一次人生道路。故选C。

（7）考查动词短语。句意：但他的父亲和他的青春年华都已逝去了。A. washed away“冲走”；B. passed away“逝去”；C. ran away“逃跑”；D. broke away“脱离”。根据上文可知老人已经老去了，没有再次选择的机会，他的青春和父亲一样都已经逝去了。故选B。 （8）考查动词。句意：他看见一颗星星从天而降，消失了，这就是他的象征。A. fall“落下”；B. rise“上升”；C. freeze“冻结”；D. shine“照耀”。根据下文“from the sky and disappeared”可知星星从天使落下消失了。故选A。

（9）考查名词。句意：他看见一颗星星从天而降，消失了，这就是他的象征。A. quality“质量”；B. harvest“丰收”；C. means“方法”；D. symbol“象征”。根据下文of himself可知陨落的星星正是象征着老人他自己。故选D。

（10）考查名词。句意：他的悔恨像一支利箭，深深地刺进了他的心里。A. sword“剑”；B. regret“后悔，遗憾”；C. pride“骄傲”；D. feeling“感觉”。根据上文老人希望自己的青春回来，可知老人是悔恨遗憾的。故选B。

（11）考查名词。句意：但是他们已经取得了成功，在这个新年之夜，他们受到了尊敬和快乐。A. success“成功”；B. cave“洞穴”；C. failure“失败”；D. reality“现实”。根据下文“happy on this New Year's night”可推知老人的朋友们已经取得了成功，在新年之夜感到很快乐。故选A。

（12）考查形容词。句意：但是他们已经取得了成功，在这个新年之夜，他们受到了尊敬和快乐。A. worried“担心的”；B. deserted“荒芜的”；C. honored“受尊敬的”；D. frightened“害怕的”。根据下文“and happy on this New Year's night”可知老人的朋友们是快乐的，本空与之对应也应为褒义词，选项中honored符合语境，故选C。

（13）考查动词。句意：教堂高塔上的大钟敲响了，这声音使他想起了父母早年对他的

爱。A. love“爱”；B. misleading“误导”；C. anxiety“焦虑”；D. scold“责骂”。根据下文“They had taught him and prayed to God for his good.”可知老人的父母早年是爱老人的。故选A。 （14）考查名词。句意：但他选择了错误的道路，羞愧和悲伤，使他不敢再仰望他父亲居住的天堂。A. joy“欢乐”；B. heart“心脏”；C. care“关怀”；D. shame“羞耻”。根据下文“and grief”可知指羞愧和悲伤。其他选项不符合语境。故选D。

（15）考查名词。句意：但他选择了错误的道路，羞愧和悲伤，使他不敢再仰望他父亲居住的天堂。A. heaven“天堂”；B. cemetery“墓地”；C. hell“地狱”；D. house“房子”。根据上文“They had taught him and prayed to God for his good.”可知老人的父母是虔诚的信徒，因此死后会居住在天堂里。故选A。

（16）考查形容词。句意：黯淡的双眼噙满了泪水，他绝望地拼力高喊:“回来吧，我那逝去的年华!回来!”A. dried“干的”；B. darkened“黯淡的”；C. lighted“发光的”；D. satisfied“满意的”。根据上文可知老人如今是非常绝望的，黯淡的双眼噙满了泪水。故选B。

（17）考查动词。句意：他的青春真的回来了，因为这一切只不过是他在新年夜里做的一个梦。A. disappear“消失”；B. remain“保持”；C. return“返回”；D. promise“承诺”。根据上文“Oh youth, return!”可知老人青春真的回来了，因为这一切只不过是他在新年夜里做的一个梦。故选C。

（18）考查副词。句意：他还没有进入黑暗的洞穴，他仍然可以自由地走在通往宁静和阳光之地的路上。A. never“从不”；B. still“仍然”；C. hardly“几乎不”；D. always“总是”。结合上下文语境，若老人没有进入黑暗的洞穴，那么他如今就仍然可以自由地走在通往宁静和阳光之地的路上。故选B。

（19）考查动词。句意：仍在人生路口徘徊，仍在为是否应该选择光明坦途而犹豫不决的人们啊，请记住:当你青春已逝，双足在黑暗的群山中举步维艰，跌跌撞撞的时候，你会痛苦地呼喊:啊，青春，回来吧!A. hesitating“犹豫”；B. deciding“决定”；C. refusing“拒绝”；D. claiming“声称”。根据上文“Those who still linger on the entrance of life”可知是指仍在人生路口徘徊，仍在为是否应该选择光明坦途而犹豫不决的人们。故选A。

（20）考查介词短语。句意：要记住，当你的青春逝去，当你的双脚在黑暗的群山中蹒跚时，你会痛苦地呼喊，但都是徒劳的。A. in brief“简言之”；B. in surprise“惊奇地”；C. in use“在使用中”；D. in vain“徒劳”。青春逝去不会再回来，所以痛苦地呼喊也只是徒劳的。故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

10．完形填空

What's all this tree- - planting for?\" I was asked when I began writing about 1 a piece of land I had bought in Somerset. The truth is, I just love trees. And I am not 2 . As I get older, all I really 3 is to plant trees, Prince Charles says in a BBC documentary in which he is 4 in the wood he planted on the day Prince George was born.

There are 5 and wonderful trees in our cities and villages. They were planted, or self- sown, years, even centuries ago. We take them for granted, 6 the creatures living among them, remain in ignorance of the 7 trees are doing us(cleaning the air, for instance) and cut them down for new 8 . Yet we keep a feeling of 9 for them. This may account for the 10 the government faced in 2010 when it sought to sell off publicly owned woods, and for the wide support that the Woodland Trust (a tree-protecting charity) 11 . Trees need 12 , which is why I, a city-resident, bought my Somerset woodland in 1999. At that time, climate change was already well proved, 13 my hopes of planting long-lived oaks and pines gradually developed into anxiety about their 14 . Tree diseases new to the UK, wind, drought and flood were all 15 against them.

But I did not 16 things to move so fast. The woodland is still good, the new trees are growing like mad, but the creatures are 17 . The rabbits have disappeared and the owl has moved. The bees and butterflies are 18 there but in smaller numbers. How can this happen on land 19 pesticides (杀虫剂)？Surely, it indicates we need to give nature the chance to restore its own 20 . Meanwhile, I love my wood, and so do many of its visitors. And tree-planting has done wonders for restoring my balance town and country. 1. A. replacing B. restoring 2. A. rich 4. A. filmed 5. A. holy 6. A. raise 7. A. honor 8. A. use 9. A. trust 11. A. wins 12. A. space 13. A. since

B. weak B. tracked B. young B. watch B. good B. spirit B. sadness B. rejects B. time B. for

3. A. apply for B. wait for

C. recycling D. returning C. alone

D. social

C. make for D. long for C. reflected D. discovered C. mature C. ignore C. credit C. life C. betrayal C. requires C. yet C. location C. allow C. ever C. free of C. impact

D. mysterious D. abuse D. justice D. hope D. affection D. dilemma D. withdraws D. so D. appearance D. expect D. once D. full of D. balance

10. A. approval B. opposition C. option

C. company D. nutrition

14. A. benefits B. chances 16. A. wish 18. A. even 20. A. glory

B. intend B. still B. function

15. A. piling up B. speeding up C. keeping up D. mixing up 17. A. in place B. in order 19. A. short of B. sick of

C. in decline D. in question

【答案】 （1）B；（2）C；（3）D；（4）A；（5）C；（6）C；（7）B；（8）A；（9）D；（10）B；（11）A；（12）A；（13）D；（14）B；（15）A；（16）D；（17）C；（18）B；（19）C；（20）D；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，作者写树木给人带来的好处，和自己买下一块萨默

塞特林地种树，种树的目的就是维持人与自然的平衡。

（1）考查动词。句意：当我写我在恢复萨默塞特购买的那片土地时，我被问道\"种这些树是为了什么？\"A. replacing“替代”；B. restoring“恢复”；C. recycling“回收利用”；D. returning“归还”。故选B。

（2）考查形容词。A. rich“富有的”；B. weak“虚弱的”；C. alone“独自的”；D. social“社会的”。下文引用了 Prince Charles的话—\"我开始变老,我所想的就是种树\可见他与作者有相同的观点，因而作者说自己 not alone。故选C。

（3）考查动词短语。A. apply for“申请”；B. wait for“等待”；C. make for“有助于”；D. long for“渴望”。作者唯一渴望的就是种树，故选D。

（4）考查动词。句意：Prince Charles在他参演的BBC纪录片里面说到\"我开始变老,我所想的就是种树\"。A. filmed“拍摄”；B. tracked“追踪”；C. reflected“反射”；D. discovered“发现”。根据 documentary(纪录片)可知选 filmed。故选A。

（5）考查形容词。A. holy“神圣的”；B. young“年轻的”；C. mature“成熟的”；D. mysterious“神秘的”。下文写到这些树被种或者自己成长在几年以前或者是几个世纪前，因而推测出我们村庄的这些树是成熟的，故选C。

（6）考查动词。句意：我们认为这些树是理所当然的，,忽视了生活在其中的其他生物，忽视了树给我们带来的净化空气等等的好处砍下树木另作他用。A. raise“上升”；B. watch“看”；C. ignore“忽略”；D. abuse“滥用”。下文有 Ignorance,所以这里选择 Ignore。故选C。

（7）考查名词。A. honor“荣誉”；B. good“好处”；C. credit“信用”；D. justice“正义”。下文“ clean the air(净化空气)”等好处,所以选择good赞扬树木。故选B。

（8）考查名词。A. use“用途”；B. spirit“精神”；C. life“生活”；D. hope“希望”。人们忽视树木的好处，为了新的用途而砍树，故选A。

（9）考查名词。A. trust“信任”；B. sadness“悲伤”；C. betrayal“背叛”；D. affection“喜爱”。根据上文yet表示转折，上文写我们忽视了树木给我们带来的好处，砍伐他们，然而我们内心对树木还是有喜爱之情的。故选D。

（10）考查名词。句意：这可以解释在2010年试图卖掉公有树木时遭遇了反对，因为获得了广泛的支持， Woodland Trust获胜了。A. approval“支持”；B. opposition“反对”；C. option“选择”；D. dilemma“困境”。上文是公众喜爱树木,所以应该是反对卖树的。故选B。

（11）考查动词。A. wins“赢”；B. rejects“拒绝”；C. requires“要求”；D. withdraws“撤退”。因为获得了 wide support所以 Woodland Trust(树木保护组织)赢了。故选A。

（12）考查名词。句意：树木生长需要空间,这就是我在1999年买下萨默塞特林地的原因。A. space“空间”；B. time“时间”；C. company“公司”；D. nutrition“营养”。故选A。 （13）考查连词。句意：当时，气候变化已经得到了很好的证明，所以我种植长寿橡树和松树的希望逐渐变成了焦虑。A. since“自从”；B. for“因为”；C. yet“但是”；D. so“因此”。故选D。

（14）考查名词。句意：在那时,气候变化已被证实,所以我想种一些寿命长的橡树松树的愿望逐渐变成了对他们是否有生长机会的忧虑。A. benefits“益处”；B. chances“机会”；C.

location“位置”；D. appearance“外表”。故选B。

（15）考查动词短语。句意：狂风、干旱、洪水共同抵抗他们。A. piling up“堆积”；B. speeding up“加速”；C. keeping up“ 保持”；D. mixing up“混合”。故选A。

（16）考查动词。句意：但是我没预料到事态发展的如此之快。因为林地目前很好，但新树苗在疯长。A. wish“祈求”；B. intend“打算”；C. allow“允许”；D. expect“期待，预料”。故选D。

（17）考查介词短语。A. in place“适当的”；B. in order“整齐”；C. in decline“下降”；D. in question“考虑中的”。上文提到树木在疯长，用but转折可知 creatures的数量应该在减少。故选C。

（18）考查副词。句意：蚂蚁和蝴蝶仍然有,但是数量减少了。A. even“甚至”；B. still“仍然”；C. ever“曾经”；D. once“一旦”。故选B。

（19）考查形容词短语。A. short of“缺乏”；B. sick of“厌恶”；C. free of“摆脱”；D. full of“充满”。我们如何让这片土地上的生物摆脱杀虫剂呢？故选C。

（20）考查名词。A. glory“荣誉”；B. function“功能”；C. impact“影响”；D. balance“平衡”。我们要给自然机会去维持自身的均衡,和最后一句 restore my balance呼应。故选D。 【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇环保类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。