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(2016·山东省实验高三On Christmas Eve and Christmas day I found myself alone.I am 63 years old and had never been alone for any holiday，__1__ not Christmas.
I had created bags of __2__ for homeless people days before with the idea of giving them out during the __3__ weather we were experiencing.But，on Christmas Eve I ventured out to find folks who needed something to give them __4__ for their lives.My zip lock plastic bags contained protein bars，toothbrushes and __5__ with a Christmas card which read “No matter how __6__ things get，remember that somebody loves you.”
I saw a (n)
__7__ woman walking pushing a shopping cart.She looked tidy，but she had a dog in the basket and bags of stuff，too.I gave her a
__8__
bag and asked her if she had a place to stay tonight.She said that
__9__
she did not.She stated she had stayed the night before at a Motel 6，but that morning her
__10__
could not walk so she called 911 and he was taken away.She said that the
__11__
where her husband had retired as minister was helping but it had run out of
__12__．I called the hospital to find out how her husband wasg
__13__ for an infection and was OK.I went to the Motel 6 and asked what was the
__14__
they could give her a room for.The answer was D|S64.I paid for a room for her and told her I would
__15__
for her and her husband and for his health.She expressed her
__16__
to me over and over when I left.
I was so glad to have
__17__
her on the street.I drove to another larger city after that and was
__18__
to find that many young people were
__19__
there.They all needed our __20__ and our hope.
【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文。作者为一些无家可归的人准备了一些特殊的礼物．并帮助一位老太太解了燃眉之急。B．especially解析：此处指作者在节日里从来没有一个人待着过尤其是在圣诞节。结合首句信息可知此处是对圣诞节进行强调。especially “特别是尤其是”。答案：B解析：由下文中的“My zip lock plastic bags contained protein bars可知袋子里装的是为无家可归的人准备的必需品故答案为D项。答案：D解析：由首句信息以及全文内容可知此时为圣诞节期间据此推断天气是非常寒冷的故答案为freezing“极冷的”。答案：B解析：由上文中的“homeless people”“folks who needed something”可知作者这样做的目的是给一些需要帮助的人提供希望。hope“希望”。注意faith与介词in搭配。答案：D解析：密封塑料袋里装有蛋白质棒、牙刷等等。and everything为固定搭配意为“等等”。答案：C解析：此处指不管情况多么艰难记住有人爱着你们。tough“艰难的”符合语境。rough “粗糙的粗野的”。答案：C解析：根据下文中的“where her husband had retired as minister”可知她丈夫已经退休了这说明他们都上了年纪。故选elderly “年纪较大的上了年纪的”。答案：A解析：由上文中的“My zip lock plastic bags contained protein bars可知只能用一个答案：D解析：她说她事实上没有地方住。actually“事实上”；probably“很可能”；anxiously“忧虑地”；obviously“显而易见地”。答案：Ahusband
C．colleague
D．host
解析：根据下文中的“her husband”可知此处说的是她的丈夫。答案：B解析：由空后的“where her husband had retired as minister”可知她丈夫工作的地方应该是“教堂(church)”。答案：D解析：由上文信息“was helping”“but”可知原来提供帮助的教堂现在资金已经用完了。fund“资金”符合语境。答案：C解析：由上文中的“her __10__ could not walk”“I called the hospital to find out how her husband was”可知她丈夫是在医院接受感染治疗。答案：D解析：作者去Motel 6问他们能提供给她的“最便宜的(cheapest)”房间是多少钱。答案：A解析：由下文中的“for her and her husband and for his health”可知作者是用祈祷的方式祝福他们。pray for“为……祈祷”符合语境。答案：BC．worries
D．reliefs解析：结合语境此处指在作者离开时老太太向作者一遍一遍地表示“感谢(thanks)”。答案：A解析：此处指“我非常高兴在街上遇到了她”。run into“偶然遇见”符合语境。get over“克服”；look after“照顾”；turn to“向……求助”。答案：C解析：结合语境作者发现那里有很多“无家可归的(homeless)”年轻人理应是感到“震惊的(shocked)”。答案：BD．aimless
解析：参见上题解析。答案：C解析：既然是无家可归的年轻人当然需要我们的“帮助(help)”也需要我们给予他们希望。答案：AB
Chris's parents were proud of him when he graduated from college.__1__ it's been six months and he hasn't found a job yet.In fact，he hasn't looked for it
__2__．He has no idea what he wants to do and he's __3__
grad school (研究生院)．__4__，especially with his father，who __5__
Chris of being lazy and afraid to enter the real world.
Chris thinks his dad is being
__6__
unreasonable.After all，he's still young and he needs some “space”．During a recent
__7__，Chris said，“I'm not you，Dad.I have my own
__8__ of doing things.I want a job that I
__9__．”ied，“That's a nice idea，but in the end they call it ‘work’
__10__
it's about making a productive living，not having fun.”
There are many youngsters like Chris who are having __11__ getting started with a serious job and becoming self－reliant (自立的)．Some__12__ don't want to grow up.Some are
__13__
of making a wrong decision or of being
__14__．Others are victims of what psychologists call “magical thinking (神奇式思考)”．They believe that when the time is __15____16__
knocking.
__17__，it doesn't work that way.What's crucial is to begin.Things happen and opportunities appear most often when we're
__18__，not standing still.
Momentum (动力) is vital.Basic physics says it's easier to
__19__
the course of a moving object than to start movement initially.In the endsteps are the
__20__，but the key to success in anything is getting started.
【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文。文章通过讲述克里斯毕业后找工作的经历告诉我们“万事开头难”但成功的关键就是勇敢迈出第一步。 B．But解析：分析空前和空后的句子可B项。答案：B解析：根据空后的“He has no idea what he wants to do”可推知事实上他就没有认真地(seriously)去找过工作。immediately“立刻马上”；closely“紧密地”；anxiously“焦急地担忧答案：D解析：根据上文中的“he graduated from college”及空后的“grad school(研究生院)”可知他应是正在考虑读研究生。think of“考虑”；pick out“挑选”；decide on“决定”；hesitate over“犹豫”。因此选A项。答案：A解析：根据下文中的“being lazy and afraid to enter the real world”可推知他和父母之间的关系越来越紧张(tense)。答案：Cs
D．warns解析：他和父母之间的关系越来越紧张尤其是他的父亲指责克里斯懒惰不敢进入真实的世界。inform sb of sth“通知某人某事”；accuse sb of sth“指责某人某事”；remind sb of sth“提醒某人某事”；warn sb of sth“警告某人某事”。因此选B项。答案：BD．totally
解析：根据下文中的“After all以及“I'm not you...doing things”可知克里斯认为他的爸爸完全(totally)不可理喻。constantly“不断地”；frequently“频繁地”；nearly“差不多几乎”；totally“完全地”。答案：DB．discussion
C．meeting
D．conversation
解析：由上下文可知是父子之间发生了争论因此选A项。argument“争论”；discussion“讨论”；meeting“会议”；conversation“交谈会话”。答案：A解析：克里斯对父亲说：“我有自己做事的方式(way)我想找一份自己喜欢的工作。”答案：C解析：参见上题解析。答案：B解析：父亲回答说：“这个想法很好。但是最终because。答案：D解析：根据上文克里斯的情况可知有很多像克里斯一样的年轻人很难正正经经地开始找一份工作独立生活。have trouble (in) doing sth“做某事有困难”。答案：AA.even
B．ever解析：有一些人像彼得·潘只是(just)不想长大。答案：C解析：有的人害怕(afraid)做出错误的决定或者害怕被拒绝(rejected)。be ashamed of“be afraid of“害怕”；be aware of“意识到”；be tired of“厌烦”。因此选B项。答案：B解析：参见上题解析。答案：D解析：由上句中的“magical thinking(神奇式思考)”及下文中的“everything will fall into place”可推断此处意为：他们认为时机成熟(right)的时候一切都会水到渠成。因此选A项。答案：A解析：由上文可知认为一切都会水到渠成的人come)敲门。答案：C解析：由上文中的“等待机会来敲门”及本空后的“事情并不会按照那种方式发生”可知此处应填unfortunately“遗憾的是”。luckily“幸运地”；basically“基本上”；generally“通常”。答案：BB．working
C．running
D．moving
解析：由下文中的“not standing still”可知本空需要填一个与之意思相反的词因此填moving“移动”。答案：D解析：根据物理学常识改变(change)一个物答案：A解析：根据常识第一步是最艰难的(hardest)即“万事开头难”但是事情成功的关键就在于迈出第一步。答案：CC
My heart story started when I was 13 years old.My father died of a heart attack while on a golf course at the young age of 45.Heart disease
__1__
in my family.Like my father，I have astronomically high lipid (脂质) levels and the good news is that today there are some
__2__
that can significantly reduce my lipid levels to
__3__
normal ranges.__4__
itself.While skating with my son，I began to
__5__
an “uncomfortable feeling”．I didn't think it was heart－related. When we
__6__
my wife gave me aspirin and we decided to go to see my __7__ the next day because my symptoms had
__8__ decreased. My doctor sent us straight
__9__
the hospital where I had my heart examined.Tests
__10__ that I had trouble with my heart.After nine days at the hospital and a surgery，I went home on my 46th birthday with a
__11__
life.
__12__
there was no evidence of any heart damage at all.My doctor told me that I must have been doing
__13__
pretty good before my heart attack because patients didn't usually
__14__
the kind of blockage (堵塞物)
I had__15__
damage to the heart.I told them that I had been
__16__ walking for seven years before my heart attack，walking up to 20 miles a week.Several people in the medical profession told me that walking
__17__
my life!
This October，I will be walking at the Heart and Stroke Walk in Tacoma.Every step is a
__18__
that life is fragile and can be taken from us at any moment.My
__19__
to you is very simple:
__20__
you have heart disease in your family，there is something you can do about it.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者因心脏病发作住院手术之后很快康复。事实证明是他平时的走路运动对他身体的康复起着重要的作用。 B．affects解析：下文表明作者也像父亲那样患有心脏病因此“在我们家心脏病是遗传的”是不及物动词表示“传播延续”答案：AA.measures
B．ways解析：下文的“significantly reduce my lipid levels”表明作者利用药物来降低自己的脂质水平。答案：C解析：使用药物是near“接近”符合语境。答案：C解析：和父亲一样作者也是在45岁时心脏病发作因此此处指历史又重演了。repeat“重演再次发生”符合语境。答案：C解析：下文作者吃药、看医生表明此处指作者有不舒服的感觉经历感受”符合语境。答案：D解析：上文的“While skating with my son”表明作者没有在家故此处指当他回到家时答案：B7．A.son
B．friend解析：下文的“My doctor sent us straight...”暗示着作者和妻子一起去看医生。答案：D解析：上文的“the next day”说明作者没有马上看医生理应是因为他的症状大大减轻了。considerably“很非常相当大地”符合语境。答案：B解析：句中的“the hospital where
I had my heart examined”说明医生马上把我们送到医院表示“向朝到往”符合语境。答案：Bsed
B．declared解析：下文中的“a surgery”表明此处指测试显示作者的心脏有问题。show“说明表明显示”符合语境。expose“揭露暴露”；declare“宣告宣称”；imply“暗示”。答案：C解析：经过住院治疗作者很幸运地康复了得到了新的(new)生命。答案：C解析：令人惊讶的是我”的心脏没有任何损伤的痕迹。由句意可知作者康复的程度令人惊诧不已。amazingly“令人惊讶地惊人地”。答案：Anothing
C．everything
D．anything
解析：下文提到的散步说明作者在做什么对身体有益的事情。答案：A解析：作者很快从突发心脏病中康复和他相比survive“幸存挺过”符合语境。答案：D解析：此处指这些病人即使康复之后也会有明显的心脏损伤。与上文中的“no evidence of any heart damage at all”形成对比。significant“显著的重大的”符合语境。A
16．A.referring to
B．seeking for
C．wondering at
D．insisting on
解析：下文中的“walking for seven years”“walking up to 20 miles a week”说明作者一直坚持走路。insist on“坚持”符合语境。答案：Ded
C．treated
D．enriched
解析：医疗界的人告诉作者是走路挽救了作者的生命。save“挽救”符合语境。improve“提高改善”；treat“治疗对待”；enrich“丰富”。答案：B解析：作者用运动的方式提醒自己生命是如此的脆弱随时会被夺reminder“提示提醒物”符合语境。答案：D解析：作者用自己的经历想向读者传达一个有关健康的信息。message“信息”符合语境。plan“计划”；thought“想法”；course“做法课程”。答案：BC．if
D．whether解析：如果你家中有人得心脏病你可以试着做一件事。if“如果”引导条件状语从句。答案：C