13. A. Disappointedly
B. Unfortunately C. Coincidentally
D. Comfortably 答案与解析：A 想得到那艺人更进一步的感谢，从中得到更大的快乐或满足感，但那艺人却没有任何其他表示，所以作者感到失望，离开了那儿。disappointedly“感到失望地”； unfortunately“不幸地”；coincidentally“巧合地”；comfortably“舒服地”。
14. A. words
B. effort C. space
D. money 答案与解析：D 把自己的硬币投到了那个艺人的帽子里，却没有得到作者期望的那种快乐或满足感，所以作者认为他是在浪费钱，应该用money。 15. A. moment
B. day C. break
D. event 答案与解析：B 从前边的信息“在回家路上”可以看出，此处表示在一天的工作结束后，应该用day“一天，白天”。 16. A. walking around
B. passing by C. packing up
D. running off 答案与解析：C 因为已是收工的时间了，所以那艺人应该是在收拾东西，准备结束自己一天的活动。pack up“包装，打包，收拾东西”；walk around“四处走动”；pass by“从旁边经过”；run off“跑掉，流出”。 17. A. around
B. in C. behind
D. to 答案与解析：D 我看到他捡起帽子，走到一个咖啡店的柜台跟前。根据句意，此处应该用表示去向的介词to“向，往，到”。 18. A. chief
B. basic C. actual
D. total 答案与解析：D 在那儿，他把帽子里募捐到的所有钱都倒在了为地震灾区募捐活动所设的盒子里。total“总的，所有的，全部的”，符合语境。chief“主要的”；basic“基本的”；actual“实际的，现实的”。 19. A. by
B. for C. on
D. with 答案与解析：B 此处应该用表目的的介词for，意为“为，为了”。 20. A. work
B. time C. energy
D. change 答案与解析：D 往募捐盒里放的当然是“零钱”了，所以应该用change。work“工作”；time“时间”；energy“精力，能量”。 16. A. developed
B. discovered
C. took
D. fostered 答案与解析：B 考查动词辨析。我也发现了自己的兴趣所在，发现一个自己从来不知道的世界。discover “发现”。 17. A. accept
B. care
C. judge
D. wonder 答案与解析：B 考查动词辨析。care表示“在意”，即她教会我不要在意别人认为我应该怎么做。
18. A. bored
B. lazy
C. sad
D. afraid 答案与解析：D 她教会我要抓住机会，不要害怕(afraid)。与前文第三段的内容照应。 19. A. trust
B. patience
C. curiosity
D. interest 答案与解析：A 考查名词辨析。上文第二段提到了老师对我的信任，因此这里选trust(信任)，与上文内容照应。 20. A. accessible
B. enjoyable
C. possible
D. favorable 答案与解析：C 她的信任鼓励我做到了以前从来未想过可能(possible)做到的事情。 Passage 5 (2010·四川)
Recently, I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive, the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight
__1__
before setting down. High desert winds had
__2__
the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be
__3__
the city for a few minutes waiting to
__4__. We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened
__5__
there might be a few bumps (颠簸).
Well, that few minutes turned into about fortyfive minutes, including a ride that would make a roller coaster (过山车)
__6__
by comparison. The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt
__7__
and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess, that's not a good thing to have happened in a(n)
__8__
space because it only
__9__ to increase the discomfort of the situation.
About twenty minutes into the adventure, the entire airplane became very
__10__. There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be
__11__
noticed. Every passenger simply held on for dear life... except one. A
__12__
was having a good time! With each bump of the
__13__， he would let out a giggle (咯咯的笑) of delight. As I observed this, I
__14__ that he didn't know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his
__15__. He neither thought about the past nor about the future.
Those are what we grownups have learned from __16__. He was __17__
the ride because he had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this, I took a deep breath and
__18__
back into my seat, pretending I was
__19__
on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even
__20__ to giggle once or twice, much to the chagrin (懊恼) of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.
1. A. mistake
B. delay C. change
D. wind 答案与解析：B delay“耽搁，延期”。由下文的描述可知，此处表示飞行员抱歉地说“飞机要延迟着陆”。 2. A. forced
B. warned C. swept
D. reminded 答案与解析：A force sb. to do sth.“强迫某人去做某事”。强风迫使机场只开放一条跑道。 3. A. watching
B. visiting C. circling
D. crossing 答案与解析：C circle“盘旋，环绕……移动”。飞行员说，我们将在城市上空盘旋，择机着陆。 4. A. arrive
B. enter C. stop
D. land 答案与解析：D land在此作动词，意为“着陆”。上文信息．.. before setting down有暗示。文段主要讲飞机着陆前发生的故事。 5. A. if
B. though C. because
D. while 答案与解析：C because引导原因状语从句。该句的上下分句是因果关系。我们被要求坐在座位上，而且要系好安全带，因为飞机会颠簸。 6. A. light
B. pale C. easy
D. quick 答案与解析：B pale“苍白的，暗淡的”。pale by comparison“相形见绌，黯然失色”。相比而言，似乎使过山车黯然失色。 7. A. sick
B. nervous C. angry
D. afraid 答案与解析：A sick“恶心的”。飞机的颠簸使几位乘客感到恶心，呕吐。下文had to use airsickness bags有暗示。 8. A. empty
B. narrow C. secret
D. open 答案与解析：B narrow“狭窄的，有限的”。大家都知道，飞机空间狭小。 9. A. happens
B. continues C. fails
D. serves 答案与解析：D serve to do sth.“起作用，产生……效果”。在飞机狭小的空间里有人呕吐，这会增加不适感。 10. A. quiet
B. hot C. dirty
D. crowded 答案与解析：A 二十分钟后，飞机内一片沉寂。 11. A. partly
B. gradually C. shortly
D. clearly 答案与解析：D clearly“明显地”。很明显有人感到着急、害怕。 12. A. pilot
B. baby C. guard
D. man 答案与解析：B 由下文内容可知，一个婴儿并没感到处境危险，他随着飞机的颠簸还发出咯咯的笑声。 13. A. seats
B. passengers C. flight
D. airplane 答案与解析：D 由上文的内容可知，此处指飞机颠簸。 14. A. realized
B. hoped C. agreed
D. insisted 答案与解析：A 我意识到这个婴儿肯定不知道人们认为他应当担心自己的安全，即这个婴儿不担心自己的安全。 15. A. health
B. safety C. joy
D. future 答案与解析：B safety“安全”，符合题意。 16. A. teachers
B. books C. experience
D. practice 答案与解析：C 由上文那个婴儿的表现可知，此处是说成年人从经历中学会了哪些。 17. A. learning
B. taking C. missing
D. enjoying 答案与解析：D enjoy“享受”。这个婴儿正享受着飞行呢。 18. A. sat
B. lay C. went
D. rode 答案与解析：A 我坐进座位里。 19. A. nearly
B. finally C. really
D. suddenly 答案与解析：C 我假装真正地在体验坐过山车。nearly“差不多，几乎”；finally“终于，最后”；suddenly“突然地”。 20. A. attempted
B. managed C. wanted
D. decided 答案与解析：B manage to do sth.“做成了某事”，符合语意：我甚至也能咯咯笑几声。 Passage 6 (2010·陕西)
I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.
I was on my lunch break and had
__1__
the office to get something to eat. On the way, I
__2__
a busker (街头艺人), with a hat in front of him. I had some
__3__
in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would __4__
use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol.
He
__5__
like that type—young and ragged.
__6__ what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to CocaCola or chocolate! I then
__7__
I had no right to place myself above
__8__
just because he was busking.
I
__9__
and dropped all the coins into his
__10__， and he smiled at me. I watched for a while.
As
__11__
as it sounds，I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of
__12__
or satisfaction，for example. But nothing happened.
__13__， I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of __14__，” I thought.
On my way home at the end of the
__15__， I saw the busker again and he was
__16__. I watched him pick up the hat and walk
__17__
a cafe counter. There he poured the __18__
contents into a tin collecting
__19__
an earthquake fundraising (募捐) event. He was busking for charity (慈善)!
Now I donate any
__20__
I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.
1. A. left
B. cleaned C. prepared
D. searched 答案与解析：A 根据前边的信息“午休时间”和后边的目的状语“要弄些吃的东西”可推断出，作者是离开了办公室。 2. A. led
B. chose C. saw
D. fooled 答案与解析：C 在路上，作者看到一个街头艺人，他前边放着一顶帽子。see“看到”；lead“领着，领导”；choose“选择，挑选”；fool“愚弄”。
3. A. chocolates
B. coins C. tins
D. drugs 答案与解析：B 由下文的信息use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol可知，此空的词表示的是钱，第三段的第一句也暗示出了此处应填coins“硬币”。chocolate“巧克力”；tin“罐头盒”；drug“毒品，药”。 4. A. almost
B. only C. rather
D. still 答案与解析：B 从前边的“可我不愿意把这些硬币给他”可知，作者当时心里想着那个街头艺人只会把弄到的钱用在吸毒或酗酒上。only“仅仅，只不过”，符合语境。
4. A. almost
B. only C. rather
D. still 答案与解析：B 从前边的“可我不愿意把这些硬币给他”可知，作者当时心里想着那个街头艺人只会把弄到的钱用在吸毒或酗酒上。only“仅仅，只不过”，符合语境。
5. A. acted
B. looked C. sounded
D. smelt 答案与解析：B 从后边的解释词“年轻”和“衣衫褴褛”可知，此空指看到的现象，故用look，“看起来”。act“行动”；sound“听起来”；smell“闻起来”，均与后面的形容词不搭配。 6. A. Though
B. For C. Therefore
D. But 答案与解析：D 此处表转折，“可我会用这些零钱来干什么呢？”but表转折“可是，但是”；though表让步，“虽然，尽管”；for表原因，“因为”；therefore表结果，“因此，所以”。 7. A. declared
B. realized C. expected
D. guessed 答案与解析：B “接着我意识到，我没有权利只因为他在街上卖艺就把自己凌驾于他之上。”realize“意识到，认识到”；declare“宣告，宣布”；expect“期望，预料”；guess“猜想，猜测”。 8. A. it
B. all C. him
D. them 答案与解析：C 此处指的是上文提到的那个街头卖艺的年轻人，用人称代词him。 9. A. waited
B. followed C. stopped
D. arrived 答案与解析：C 第二段描写了作者看到街头艺人时的心理活动，此处表示经过了思想斗争后，作者拿定主意要把自己口袋里的硬币给那个艺人，所以应该是停下来把所有硬币放在那人的帽子里。stop“停下来”；wait“等待”；follow“跟随”；arrive“到达”。
10. A. rag
B. hat C. pocket
D. counter 答案与解析：B 第二段第二句中的信息with a hat in front of him暗示了此题的答案是hat“帽子”。 11. A. selfish
B. awkward C. innocent
D. special 答案与解析：A 那人已经用微笑答谢作者了，但当时他还感到不满足，还想得到更大的快乐或满足感，这体现出了作者当时的自私，应该用selfish“自私的”，文章首句也暗示了此题的答案。 12. A. happiness
B. sadness C. love
D. hate 答案与解析：A 此空的词与后边的satisfaction意思相近，都表示别人的感谢给自己带来的感受，所以用happiness“愉快”最为恰当。
17. A. developed
B. appeared C. spread
D. faded 答案与解析：D 由下文的“from black to silverygrey”可知，车子的颜色逐渐地由黑色消退为银灰色。fade from“由……退去”。 18. A. rolling
B. floating C. drawing
D. flashing 答案与解析：B 车轮也不见了，但仍在继续前行，就像是“浮”(float)在地面上。 19. A. pointed
B. returned C. broke
D. rose 答案与解析：D 由上文对汽车变化的描述可知此处是说汽车升上了天空，故此处用“rise” into the dark sky最符合当时的情景。 20. A. tune
B. voice C. sound
D. tone 答案与解析：C 带着微弱鸣笛“声”(sound)，汽车很快消失了……。而tune(曲调声)，voice(嗓音)，tone(腔调)，均不符合语境。 Passage 3 (2010·辽宁)
When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was
__1__
to see that it was an EnglishEnglish dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary.
__2__
it was a dictionary intended for nonnative learners, none of my classmates had one
__3__， to be honest, I found it extremely
__4__
to use at first.
I would look up words in the dictionary and
__5__
not fully understand the meanings. I was used to the
__6__
bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are
__7__
both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt
__8__
to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I
__9__
that monolingual dictionaries are
__10__
in learning a foreign language.
As I found out, there is,
__11__， often no perfect equivalence (对应) between two
__12__
in two languages, My aunt even goes so far as to
__13__
that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the
__14__
meaning of a word in English! __15__， she insisted that I read the definition (定义) of a word in a monolingual dictionary
__16__
I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning.
__17__， I have come to see what she meant.
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n)
__18__ number of words, around 2,000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am
__19__ exposed to (接触) the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.
__20__
this, I can express myself more easily in English.
1. A. worried
B. sad C. surprised
D. nervous 答案与解析：C 我很吃惊地(surprised)看到姑姑送给我的是一本英英词典——仅用一种语言的词典。从下文可知，这本英英词典是供非本土学习者使用的，我们班的同学都没有这样的词典，由此可推知当姑姑送我一本这样的词典时，我应该很吃惊。
2. A. Because
B. Although C. Unless
D. If 答案与解析：B 尽管(Although)这本词典是为英语不是母语的学习者编写的，但是我班的同学没有一个人有这样的词典。 3. A. but
B. so C. or
D. and 答案与解析：D 而且(and)，说实在话，刚开始我发现这本词典用起来非常困难。本句与上句为并列关系，应用and连接。 4. A. difficult
B. interesting C. ambiguous
D. practical 答案与解析：A 句意参见3题。这为下文后来我发现使用英英词典学外语非常好埋下伏笔。 5. A. thus
B. even C. still
D. again 答案与解析：C 我经常用这本词典查单词，仍然(still)不能完全理解词典中单词的释义。 6. A. new
B. familiar C. earlier
D. ordinary 答案与解析：B 我习惯于使用比较熟悉的(familiar)用汉语和英语两种语言编写的那种词典。 7. A. explained
B. expressed C. described
D. created 答案与解析：A 这种双语的词典使用汉语和英语来解释(explained)单词的含义。 8. A. offered
B. agreed C. decided
D. happened 答案与解析：C 我真不知道姑姑为什么决定(decided)这样为难我。 9. A. imagine
B. recommend C. predict
D. understand 答案与解析：D 现在，经过在大学三年的学习，我终于理解(understand)使用单语词典对学习外语是比较好的。 10. A. natural
B. better C. easier
D. convenient 答案与解析：B 从下文可知，在学习外语方面单语词典比双语词典好，因此应用比较级better。 11. A. at best
B. in fact C. at times
D. in case 答案与解析：B 我发现：其实，在两种语言中没有完全对应的两个单词。In fact“其实”。 12. A. words
B. names C. ideas
D. characters 答案与解析：A 从下文姑姑说的话可知，汉语中的词语不能完全与英语单词一一对应，故此处选A项。 13. A. hope
B. declare C. doubt
D. tell 答案与解析：B declare“断言，宣称”，符合语境。 14. A. exact
B. basic C. translated
D. expected 答案与解析：A exact meaning of a word一个单词确切的含义。 15. A. Rather
B. However C. Therefore
D. Instead 答案与解析：C 此处表示因果关系，故选Therefore。 16. A. when
B. before C. until
D. while 答案与解析：A 当(when)我想更好地理解一个单词的意思时，她坚持让我读单语词典上的单词的定义。 17. A. Largely
B. Generally C. Gradually
D. Probably 答案与解析：C 渐渐地(Gradually)我开始理解姑姑的意图了。
18. A. extra
B. average C. total
D. limited 答案与解析：D 这本词典的词汇量只要2000个，可见，它的词汇量很有限(limited)。 19. A. repeatedly
B. nearly C. immediately
D. anxiously 答案与解析：A 因为这本单语词典的词汇量很小，当我阅读这些单词的解释时，我能反复地(repeatedly)接触这些基本词汇。 20. A. According to
B. In relation to C. In addition to
D. Because of 答案与解析：D 因为这样做(Because of this)，我可以比较容易地用英语表达思想。 Passage 4 (2010·北京)
I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stagedesign team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking,
__1__
she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my
__2__. She wanted to know how I thought we should
__3__
things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew
__4__
about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her
__5__. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to
__6__ them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how
__7__
I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Neidl's
__8__
that year was, “Try it. We can always paint over it
__9__！” I began to take
__10__. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing—only things to be
__11__
upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and
__12__
create something.
The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was __13__
in the program as “Student Art Assistant” because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I
__14__
I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
Being on that stagedesign team
__15__
Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also
__16__
a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to __17__
what people think I should do. She taught me to take chances and not be
__18__. Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her
__19__
in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined __20__.
1. A. and
B. yet
C. so
D. for 答案与解析：B 考查连词。这句话前半句中用到了unpleasant voice，而后半句中用了encouraging and inspiring，由此可见前后分句存在转折的关系，因此选yet。虽然她说话的声音不好听且说话很直接，不过(yet)却让人感到鼓舞和振奋。 2. A. opinion
B. impression
C. information
D. intention 答案与解析：A 考查名词辨析。根据后面一句话中的how I thought we should __3__ things可知，她会问我有什么看法，A项正确。opinion“观点，看法”；impression“印象”；information“信息”；intention“打算”。
3. A. make
B. keep
C. handle
D. change 答案与解析：C 考查动词辨析。handle在这里表示“处理”的意思。她想知道我认为我们该怎么处理一些事情。 4. A. anything
B. something
C. everything
D. nothing 答案与解析：D 根据前半句中的I had no idea how to answer可知，因为我对舞台设计一窍不通，刚开始时不知该怎么回答。 5. A. questions
B. comments
C. explanations
D. remarks 答案与解析：A 我慢慢地开始回答她的问题(questions)。 6. A. hold
B. follow
C. evaluate
D. form 答案与解析：D 考查动词辨析。联系上下文内容可知，那是一种因果效应：她相信我有自己的见解，这样我便开始形成了自己的观点。hold“持有，拿”；follow“遵从，跟随”；evaluate“评价”；form“形成”。 7. A. happy
B. lively
C. reliable
D. punctual 答案与解析：C 考查形容词辨析。老师喜欢我，因为我值得她信任。根据后面一句话中的believed in me可知C项正确。reliable意思是“可靠的，可信赖的”。happy“高兴的”，lively“活泼的”，punctual“守时的”，都不符合语境。 8. A. message
B. motto
C. saying
D. suggestion 答案与解析：B 考查名词辨析。根据后面引号里的内容可知，这是老师的座右铭(motto)。
9. A. again
B. more
C. instead
D. later 答案与解析：D 考查副词辨析。later表示“以后”，即试试看，以后会成功的。 10. A. steps
B. control
C. charge
D. risks 答案与解析：D 考查名词辨析。take risks，表示“冒险”。根据后面一句话中的I had been so afraid of failing可知，过去我很害怕失败，而现在开始去尝试，去冒险。其他几个选项不合题意。 11. A. improved
B. acted
C. looked
D. reflected 答案与解析：A 考查动词辨析。improve upon“改善，改进”，即情况有所改善。act upon“根据(建议等)行事”，look upon“看待，考虑”，reflect upon意思是“考虑”，都不合语境。 12. A. easily
B. carefully
C. confidently
D. proudly 答案与解析：C 考查副词辨析。根据上文内容可知，我开始时害怕失败，但渐渐地开始有自信了，可以“画出东西”了。confidently“自信地”。 13. A. introduced
B. recognized
C. identified
D. considered 答案与解析：B 考查动词辨析。be recognized as意思是“赏识，公认”。由于自己的努力和付出，在那个活动中我是大家公认的“学生艺术助理”。 14. A. confirmed
B. decided
C. realized
D. acknowledged 答案与解析：C 考查动词辨析。根据上下文语境可知，就是在那一年，我意识到自己想要一生从事舞台设计这一工作。confirm“证实”；decide“决定”；realize“意识到”；acknowledge“承认”。 15. A. with
B. below
C. of
D. by 答案与解析：A 考查介词辨析。和Mrs. Neidl一起在舞台设计这样一个团队改变了我的一切。 高考真题印证
Passage 1 (2010·重庆) Introduction to Letters to Sam Dear Reader，
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my
__1__， Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been
__2__
ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the
__3__
to tell Sam what I had
__4__.
For years I have been hosting a program on the
__5__
and writing articles for a magazine. Being
__6__
to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart
__7__， exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and __8__. So when Sam was born, I
__9__
to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That's how I
started to write these
__10__. I hoped that Sam would
__11__
them sooner or later.
However, that expectation
__12__
when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He __13__ to communicate with others, even the family members. That was
__14__ for me but didn't stop me writing on. I realized that I had even __15__ now to tell him. I wanted him to
__16__ what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he'll
__17__
as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just
__18__
if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.
Now,
__19__
the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a __20__. Daniel Gottlieb 1. A. son B. nephew C. brother
D. grandson 答案与解析：D 根据下文提到的grandfather可知，作者是Sam的爷爷，故应该用grandson。 2. A. seriously
B. mentally C. slightly
D. quietly 答案与解析：A 下句提到“因此我不知道自己能否有……来告诉Sam……”，由此可知作者的病应该是很严重的，故用seriously。 3. A. ability
B. time C. courage
D. responsibility 答案与解析：B 由下文的“I have been given the chance...”可知time切题。 4. A. written
B. suffered C. observed
D. lost 答案与解析：C “what I had observed”在此表示“我的见闻”。 5. A. radio
B. television C. stage
D. bed 答案与解析：A 根据下文提到的listeners可知应该用radio。 6. A. ready
B. unable C. anxious
D. eager 答案与解析：B 由下文的“I have learned to sit still and keep...”及上文的wheelchair可知作者现在是不能动的，故用unable。 7. A. warm
B. broken C. closed
D. open 答案与解析：D 下句提到作者跟听众和……交流，可知作者尽管不能动，但是心态还是很好的，故用open。 8. A. hosts
B．visitors C. readers
D. reporters 答案与解析：C 根据上文的writing articles for a magazine可知此处应该用readers。 9. A. began
B. stopped C. forgot
D. decided 答案与解析：D decide to do sth.“决定做某事”，符合语境。begin to do sth.“开始做某事”；stop to do sth.“停下来去做某事”；forget to do sth.“忘记做某事”。 10. A. letters
B. emails C. books
D. diaries 答案与解析：A 由最后一段中的“Every chapter in the book is a letter...”可知letters符合语境。 11. A. find
B. read C. collect
D. keep 答案与解析：B 作者希望Sam早晚能读到自己的信，因此用read。 12. A. developed
B. disappeared C. changed
D. arrived 答案与解析：C 前文作者提到自己对孙子充满期望，而后来孙子患上了自闭症，所以自己对孙子的期望发生了改变，故用changed。 13. A. tried
B. refused C. regretted
D. hoped 答案与解析：B 因为孙子患了自闭症，所以不愿意跟别人交流，故refused合适。 14. A. exciting
B. acceptable C. strange
D. heartbreaking 答案与解析：D 自己的孙子得了自闭症，这种事情对亲人来讲当然是很令人痛心的，故用heartbreaking“令人心碎的”。 15. A. less
B. everything C. more
D. nothing 答案与解析：C I had even more now to tell him表示“我有更多的话要告诉他”。 16. A. understand
B. explain C. believe
D. question 答案与解析：A “我”希望Sam能够理解与别人不同意味着什么。 17. A. fear
B. face C. know
D. cause 答案与解析：B face在此表示“面对”。fear“害怕，恐惧”；know“知道”；cause“引起”。 18. A. felt
B. guessed C. saw
D. doubted 答案与解析：D “我”只是怀疑在余下的日子里自己能否有时间将要说的话全部写下来。doubt“怀疑，想知道”。 19. A. as
B. once C. though
D. if 答案与解析：A as在此处引导原因状语从句。 20. A. teacher
B. child C. man
D. writer 答案与解析：C 此处表达的是爷爷对孙子的期望，爷爷希望孙子能够长大成人，故用man。 Passage 2 (2010·江西)
When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny's house, she wasn't nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. __1__， it was only a 15minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn't been so
__2__.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly
__3__
cold—very cold. Alice's breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __4__
that she didn't hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also __5__. Slowly, the passengerwindow began to slide down, Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something
__6__. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, greyhaired old lady. “Hello, dear，” said the old lady
“I need
__7__. I'm afraid I'm lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”
“Airport? You __8__
are lost，”
Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers
__9__
you reach the Tjunction. Turn left and
__10__
for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the __11__ to the airport. But I'm afraid there's no
__12__
you'll get there in five minutes！”
“Thank you very much, dear，” replied the old lady. “Don't worry—I'll
__13__
in time.”
The
__14__
moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it
__15__
and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something
__16__
happened. The car began changing. First, its color
__17__
from black to silverygrey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward,
__18__
just above the ground. As the car
__19__ into the dark sky, the big red taillights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly.
With a faint whistling __20__， the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief...
1. A. However
B. Besides C. Therefore
D. Otherwise 答案与解析：B 根据语境分析，“she wasn't nervous... not afraid of the dark”的另一个原因是“it was only a 15minute ride home”，故用besides(此外)。 据空格前的关键信息词also分析，the car也像Alice一样“停”(stop)了下来。 2. A. brave
B. excited C. curious
D. stubborn 答案与解析：A 此前说她不紧张、不害怕，证明她勇敢。But halfway there，她开始感到自己不那么brave了。
3. A. fell
B. seemed C. proved
D. grew 答案与解析：D 由下文的“Alice's breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold”可判断，天气突然变冷，故用grow。 4. A. aside
B. around C. forward
D. backward 答案与解析：C 根据下文的“she didn't hear the car”可知她仍在努力地“前行”(move forward)。 5. A. arrived
B. stopped C. stayed
D. started 答案与解析：B 根 6. A. gathered
B. existed C. dropped
D. moved 答案与解析：D 爱丽丝屏住呼吸，通过车里柔和的灯光看见有什么东西在“移动”(move)。 7. A. help
B. gas C. rest
D. water 答案与解析：A 根据下文老妇人的求助信息以及爱丽丝指明的路线可知，老妇人需要“帮助”(help)。 8. A. necessarily
B. normally C. basically
D. certainly 答案与解析：D 根据上文老妇人说的“I'm afraid I'm lost”以及下文爱丽丝指明的路线分析，此刻爱丽丝肯定是说：你“确实”(certainly)迷路了。而necessarily“必要地”；normally“正常地”；basically“基本上地”，均不合语境。
9. A. if
B. until C. unless
D. as 答案与解析：B 上文有“You need to go back five kilometers”，“直到”(until)你走到T型路口。其他连词显然不合语境。 10. A. drive
B. walk C. follow
D. march 答案与解析：A 因为老妇人是开车，故用drive for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway。 11. A. address
B. signs C. notices
D. guidance 答案与解析：B 根据语境：从那儿(高速)，只要顺着“路标”(signs)就可到达机场。而address(地址)，notice(通知)，guidance(向导)，均不符合语境。 12. A. doubt
B. room C. time
D. way 答案与解析：D 恐怕5分钟内不可能到达机场。there is no way“绝不可能”。 13. A. have it
B. get it C. make it
D. finish it 答案与解析：C 别担心——我会准时到达的。make it“(尤指在困难情况下)成功做某事”。其他均无此含义。 14. A. door
B. window C. headlight
D. wheel 答案与解析：B 由上文的“the passengerwindow began to slide down”可推知。 15. A. passed
B. rushed C. turned
D. continued 答案与解析：C 上文提到了“go back five kilometers”，故小车开“a little way ahead”，然后调转车头。故用turned。 16. A. strange
B. sensitive C. imaginable
D. horrible 答案与解析：A 由下文的“The car began changing”可知“奇怪”(strange)的事发生了。而sensitive(易受伤害的)，imaginable(想象得到的)，horrible(可怕的)，均不符合语境。