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23.
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。
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. __21__ I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree, I could not find __22__ work.
I was __23__ a school bus to make ends meet and __24__ with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had __25__ five interviews(面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not __26__ the job. “Why has my life become so __27__？” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to __28__ a little girl, she handed me an earring __29__ I should keep it __30__ somebody claimed(认领)it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”．
At first I got angry. Then it __31__ me—I had been giving all of my __32__ to what was going wrong with my __33__ rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a __34__ of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to __35__ more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for __36__ from a lady who was a director at a large __37__. She asked me if I would __38__ a oneday lecture on stress(压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My __39__ there went very well, and before long I got a wellpaid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of __40__ that I completely changed my life.
21．A.As B．ThoughC．If D．When
22．A.successful
B．extra
C．satisfying
D．convenient
23．A.driving
B．repairing
C．taking
D．designing
24．A.working
B．travelling
C．discussing
D．living
25．A.prepared for
B．attended
C．asked for
D．held
26．A.lose
B．like
C．find
D．get
27．A.hard
B．busy
C．serious
D．short
28．A.wave at
B．drop off
C．call on
D．look for
29．A.ordering
B．promising
C．saying
D．showing
30．A.in case
B．or else
C．as if
D．now that
31．A.hurt
B．hit
C．caught
D．moved
32．A.feelings
B．attention
C．strength
D．interests
33．A.opinions
B．education
C．experiences
D．life
34．A.list
B．book
C．check
D．copy
35．A.connect
B．turn
C．keep
D．add
36．A.her
B．a passenger
C．me
D．my friend
37．A.hospital
B．factory
C．restaurant
D．hotel
38．A.listen to
B．review
C．give
D．talk about
39．A.plan
B．choice
C．day
D．tour
40．A.operation
B．speaking
C．employment
D．thinking
【要点综述】作者虽然有丰富的工作经验和高学历，但是却一直找不到满意的工作，因此总是抱怨自己的人生不如意。但是一次一个带有“BE HAPPY”字样的耳环让作者改变了对人生的思考方式。
21. B 从后面的“I could not find…work”知道，虽然作者有丰富的工作经验并且拥有硕士学位，但是仍然找不到令人满意的工作，是一个表示转折的让步状语从句。
22. C 与前面的从句呼应，指作者经验丰富、学历高，但是仍然找不到令人满意的工作。
23. A 结合后面的“a school bus”以及“As I pulled the bus over to…a little girl…”可知作者是开校车来谋生的。
24. D 后面的“for I had lost my flat”说明了作者没有房子住了，因此只能和朋友住在一起，所以选living。
25. B 根据后面的“five interviews (面试) with a company”和“they called to say I did not…the job”知道作者参加了五次公司的面试，但是被告知没有被录用，因此选B。
26. D 从前面的句子，知道作者参加了五次面试，根据后面的“I thought painfully”可知作者没有被录用，即没有得到任何工作。
27. A 从前面的没有得到工作，再结合后面的“thought painfully”，可知作者想为什么自己的生活这么艰难呢？
28. B 根据前面的“As I pulled the bus over”可知作者是把车靠边停下来，所以是让学生们下车。
29. C saying作前面的handed这个动作的伴随状语，指小女孩一边递给作者一个耳环，一边说。
30. A 结合后面的“somebody claimed (认领) it”可知是小女孩告诉作者把这个耳环保存好，以防有人认领。31. B hit在这里表示“突然想到”，其他的词无此用法。
32. B 这里指作者突然想到，自己一直以来只关注自己生活中的不好的方面，give attention to关注。
33. D 从前面的“what was going wrong with”可知是作者指自己生活中发生的不幸的事情。
34. A 从后面的“fifty things I was happy with”可知作者当场决定要列出一个让自己高兴的50件事情的清单来。make a list of “列一个……的清单”，是一个固定词组。
35. D 根据后面的“more things to the list”可知是作者决定再给这个快乐的单子增加数量。
36. C 结合下文的“She asked me”可知是那天晚上有人给“我”打电话。
37. A 根据下文的“a oneday lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers”中的“medical workers”可知是一个医院。38. C 从后面的“a oneday lecture on”可知用give，表示“做关于……的报告”。
39. C 上文提到了“oneday lecture”，因此此处指作者在那里进行报告的那天很顺利。
40. D 作者认为自己改变了生活，是因为自己改变了思考的方式。
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。
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He __36__
her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundredacre farm and had only cats
__37__ playmates，”Kruger, the seventyyearold man, says.“My hearing was damaged by the
__38__ of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with
__39__. They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat, __40__ the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did
__41__ that would set her apart from
__42__ cats forever.
Kruger had gone down to the basement to
__43__ the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he
__44__
to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped and
__45__
his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
__46__ in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt
__47__ going into shock(休克)．He shouted for help,
__48__
his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house.
__49__
Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda，” Kruger said to Inky.
Inky
__50__
to the bedroom door and scratched
__51__ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the
__52__. Brenda found her husband
__53__ the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital.“I spent six months
__54__ there，”says Kruger.“Although I became lame, I was blessed.”Since the accident, Inky has
__55__ left Kruger's side.
36．A.gave
B．chose
C．named
D．remembered
37．A.like
B．as
C．except
D．among
38．A.sound
B．alarm
C．noise
D．voice
39．A.animals
B．friends
C．farmers
D．neighbors
40．A.sharing
B．visiting
C．dividing
D．discovering
41．A.anything
B．nothing
C．something
D．everything
42．A.familiar
B．lovely
C．ordinary
D．outstanding
43．A.shut out
B．shut off
C．shut down
D．shut up
44．A.marched
B．flew
C．struggled
D．climbed
45．A.bent
B．hit
C．shook
D．pulled
46．A.Falling
B．Lying
C．Appearing
D．Thinking
47．A.it
B．itself
C．him
D．himself
48．A.and
B．but
C．or
D．so
49．A.Thus
B．Otherwise
C．Then
D．Rather
50．A.walked
B．ran
C．returned
D．withdrew
51．A.rapidly
B．suddenly
C．madly
D．urgently
52．A.bedroom
B．basement
C．yard
D．house
53．A.at the bottom of
B．in the middle of
C．at the top of
D．in the front of
54．A.regretting
B．resting
C．relaxing
D．recovering
55．A.never
B．ever
C．still
D．already
【要点综述】 本文是记叙文。全文记述了在危难时刻一只猫救了主人的故事。Inky是Glen Kruger领养的一只猫。一天夜里，Kruger去地下室关闭炉子时摔伤，Inky叫醒了自己的女主人，将Kruger送到了医院，从此他们再也不能分开了。
36. C 联系空后的Inky以及下文作者提到这只猫时用Inky我们可以知道，Inky是Glen Kruger给猫起的名字。
37. B 联系空后的playmates我们知道，Kruger生活在农场，一直以这些猫作为玩伴。
38. C 联系空前的My hearing was damaged我们知道，是机器的噪音让Kruger的听力受到了严重的损害。其他三个选项也都表示声音，但是sound指一切事物发出的声音，不是指噪音；alarm表示“发出的警报或者提醒”；voice指“人说话发出的声音”。
39. A 联系前文had only cats…playmates我们知道，Kruger只有这些猫为伴，因此他必须学会与这些动物沟通。40. A 联系空后的house以及with five other cats我们知道，Inky与其他五只猫同居一室，因此这里用sharing一词。
41. C 联系后文我们知道，Inky救了Kruger一命，这让它有别于其他的猫，因此说它做了点事情让它不同于其他普通的猫。
42. C 联系空前的set her apart以及空后的cats，再结合Inky所做的事情我们知道，它可不是一只普通的猫。因此我们可以得出答案。其他三个选项均有一定干扰性。familiar熟悉的；lovely可爱的；outstanding出类拔萃的。
43. B 联系空后的the wood stove for the night以及下文他的妻子已经熟睡可知，夜深了，他去地下室把炉子灭掉。其他三个选项都是shut构成的短语。shut out关在外面；shut down关低，调小；shut up闭嘴，不说话。44. D 联系空后的to the top of the stairs我们知道，他从地下室向上爬楼梯，到了楼梯顶部。其他三个选项：march前进，行军；fly飞行；struggle挣扎。
45. B 联系空前的he slipped以及空后的against an old shelf我们知道，他滑了下来了，撞到了一个旧的架子上，伤了后背。其他三个选项：bend弯曲；shake摇动；pull拖，拉。
46. B 联系空后的going into shock我们知道，架子把他砸伤了，他躺在血泊中。
47. D 结合前文他让架子砸倒在地，以及后面的going into shock我们知道，他感到自己快休克了。
48. B 空前讲到He shouted for help，空后讲到他的妻子在对面的卧室内睡得很沉，没有听到他的呼救，因此前后为转折关系。
49. C 联系空后的内容我们知道，在呼救无果后，Kruger注意到Inky正在从台阶的顶部看着自己。其他三个选项：thus表达因果关系，otherwise表达转折，rather意思是“而不是”。
50. B ran一词最能表达Inky看到主人处于危险时的焦急心情。它赶紧跑到卧室门口。其他三个选项：walk走；return回来；withdraw后退。
51. C 情急之下，Inky赶紧跑到了卧室门口，用爪子疯狂地挠门。其他选项：rapidly快速地；suddenly突然地；urgently急切地。这些都不能表达Inky救主人的心切。
52. B 联系前文的…in a pool of blood on the basement floor我们知道，Kruger躺在地下室，因此Inky把女主人带到地下室。
53. A 联系前文的on the basement floor我们知道，到了地下室，女主人发现自己的丈夫就躺在地下室的地板上。其他三个选项：in the middle of 在……中部；at the top of在……顶端；in the front of在……的前面。
54. D 联系前文的to the hospital以及spent six months我们可以知道，Kruger在医院住了六个月，然后康复了。其他三个选项：regret遗憾，惋惜；rest休息；relax放松。
55. A 联系空后的Kruger’s side我们知道，有了这次经历后Inky再也没有离开Kruger的左右。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。
Inspiration
“Mama, when I grow up, I'm going to be one of those！”I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my __36__ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was __37__ to more, my interests in the world of dance __38__varied but that little girl's dream of someday becoming a __39__ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a __40__： I became a member of the company __41__ back to 1925.
As I look back on that day now, it surely __42__ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief __43__ I was halfway through rehearsals(排练) on my first day. I never actually __44__ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely __45__. I remember shaking with excitement.
Though I was absolutely thrilled with the chance, it did not come without its fair share of __46__. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to __47__ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme __48__ to detail (细节) and stress on practice that set us __49__. To then follow those highenergy rehearsals __50__ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new __51__ of the words “hard work”. What I thought were my physical __52__ were pushed much further than I thought __53__. I learned to make each performance better than the last.
Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great __54__ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a
__55__ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow—and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.
36．A.hobby
B．plan
C．dream
D．word
37．A.connected
B．expanded
C．exposed
D．extended
38．A.rarely
B．certainly
C．probably
D．consistently
39．A.director
B．trainer
C．leader
D．dancer
40．A.symbol
B．memory
C．truth
D．reality
41．A.bouncing
B．dating
C．turning
D．tracking
42．A.lacks
B．adds
C．makes
D．brings
43．A.while
B．since
C．until
D．when
44．A.cared
B．expected
C．asked
D．decided
45．A.motivated
B．relaxed
C．convinced
D．astonished
46．A.challenges
B．profits
C．advantages
D．adventures
47．A.put
B．mix
C．build
D．pick
48．A.attention
B．association
C．attraction
D．adaptation
49．A.apart
B．aside
C．off
D．back
50．A.over
B．by
C．with
D．beyond
51．A.function
B．meaning
C．expression
D．usage
52．A.boundaries
B．problems
C．barriers
D．efforts
53．A.necessary
B．perfect
C．proper
D．possible
54．A.talent
B．honor
C．potential
D．responsibility
55．A.victory
B．trend
C．tradition
D．desire
【要点综述】本文为记叙文。从一个女孩儿时的梦想开始写起，到后来被舞蹈公司录取，然后经历严格训练，成为舞蹈队长。梦想支撑女孩成长，舞蹈公司也发展壮大，一切来源于公司长期以来的传统——每天鼓励人们去追寻梦想。
36. C 考查上下文照应。三岁看舞蹈表演时，梦想初步形成。与文章后面提到梦想实现呼应。hobby业余爱好；plan计划；word 单词，均与文章不符。
37. C 考查语境中短语的用法。be exposed to接触。这里的意思是在长大的过程中，“我”接触到更多的东西，对舞蹈的兴趣也有了改变，但成为该公司舞蹈家的梦想没有改变。connect连接；expand扩展，扩大；extend 延伸，扩大。
38. B 考查语境中副词的用法。certainly 确实，当然；rarely 很少地，罕见地；probably可能；consistently一贯地。本句中作者的兴趣确实会随着年龄和阅历的增加而改变。
39. D 考查上下文名词的选择。作者从三岁就有了想成为舞蹈家的梦想，这里还是原意的延伸。director导演；trainer 教练员；leader领导。
40. D 考查上下文中名词的选择。这里作者接到了舞蹈公司的电话，从而使自己的梦想变成了现实。make that dream a reality使梦想变成现实。 symbol符号，象征；memory 回忆，记忆；truth 真理，真话。
41. B 考查语境中动词的选择。date back to＝date from起源于，追溯到。这里用现在分词短语作定语，说明公司成立于1925年。bounce弹跳，弹回； turn转身；track 追踪，走过。
42. A 考查语境中动词的选择。上一段作者谈到被招为舞蹈团成员，梦想即将成真。对照下文，作者其实一直处于一种不相信的喜悦中。lack缺乏。其他选项均不符合语境。
43. C 考查连词。这里的意思是说自己的这种不相信的喜悦一直到当天排练的中间才消失。until直到。其他选项不符合语境。
44. B 考查语境中动词的选择。本句进一步解释接到通知当天不相信的喜悦，是因为自己没有预料到会得到这份工作。care在乎，介意；expect期望，预料；ask要求，问；decide决定。
45. D 考查语境中形容词的选择。本句继续说明自己当时的精神状态是惊讶。motivated有积极性的；relaxed放松的，悠闲的；convinced 确信的；astonished吃惊的。46. A 考查语境中名词的选择。本段开始用了一个转折句，然后用一个双重否定句，说明尽管“我”带着不相信的喜悦参加第一天的训练，但困难和挑战一点也没减少。challenge挑战；profit利润，收益； advantage优势，利益；adventure冒险。
47. D 考查语境中短语的用法。pick up这里的意思是“学会，掌握”。句意：我发现集中精力尽快学好这些材料至关重要。put up举起，搭建；mix up混合，搅拌； build up加强，增强。
48. A 考查语境中名词的选择。承接上句集中精力，这里是想说对细节的关注和训练的压力导致参与舞蹈的人的分化，即我脱颖而出的原因。attention关注；association联合；attraction吸引；adaptation适应。49. A 考查短语用法。见上题解析。set sb. apart使分离，区分开；set aside省出，撤销，不顾；set off 出发，动身；set back使推迟；耽误。
50. C 考查语境中介词的用法。句意：每天都有高能量的训练和每天达到五场演出的时间安排，让我体会了“hard work”的新含义。with表示“随着”。
51. B 考查语境中名词的区别。根据空前和空后的句子可知，作者终于理解了“hard work”的新含义，自己的潜能被发挥到极致。function功能； meaning意思；expression表达，表情；usage使用，用法。
52. A 考查语境中名词的区别。这里的句子是说作者每天都有高能量的训练和演出，让作者知道了她体能的潜力被发挥到超出想象的地步。boundary边界，极限；problem问题；barrier障碍；effort努力。
53. D 见上题解析。necessary必要的；perfect完美的；proper恰当的；possible可能的。这里指超过了所认为可能的地步。
54. B 考查语境中名词的选择。在自己梦寐以求的舞蹈团中，不仅作为一个成员而且还是队长，对于作者来说是一种很高的荣誉。talent才能，天资；honor荣誉，荣耀；potential 潜能；responsibility责任。
55. C 考查语境中名词的选择。这家公司不仅培养了几代女孩，更让自己发展壮大，每天都鼓舞着人们去追寻梦想，这是公司长期以来的传统。victory胜利；trend趋势；tradition传统；desire欲望，渴望。
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。
When I settled in Chicago, my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a
__36__ problem and had to go to hospital for a __37__ examination.
It seemed a small __38__ compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go __39__ right from the beginning. Not having a car or __40__ the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B. __41__ I'd left myself plenty of time, soon it was __42__ I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the __43__ direction.
I __44__
the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do. I looked into the eyes of a __45__， who was trying to get past me. __46__，instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if
I
was __47__.After I explained my __48__ to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my __49__.Sitting there waiting, I felt __50__ that someone had been willing to help. __51__，hearing a horn(喇叭) nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend __52__ at me to get in.
She had returned to offer me a __53__ to the hospital.
Such unexpected __54__ from a passerby was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose __55__， for all things are possible.
36. A. physical
B. traveling
C. social
D. housing
37. A. scientific
B. final
C. previous
D. thorough
38. A. chance
B. challenge
C. success
D. error
39. A. wrong
B. easy
C. fast
D. ahead
40. A. leaving
B. visiting
C. knowing
D. appreciating
41. A. Although
B. Since
C. Unless
D. Once
42. A. strange
B. necessary
C. obvious
D. important
43. A. same
B. right
C. general
D. opposite
44. A. looked at
B. waited for
C. got off
D. ran into
45. A. driver
B. friend
C. stranger
D. gentleman
46. A. Especially
B. Surprisingly
C. Probably
D. Normally
47. A. nervous
B. excited
C. OK
D. dangerous
48. A. idea
B. motivation
C. excuse
D. situation
49. A. appointment
B. apartment
C. direction
D. station
50. A. afraid
B. grateful
C. certain
D. disappointed
51. A. Thus
B. Then
C. Perhaps
D. Surely
52. A. staring
B. laughing
C. waving
D. shouting
53. A. lift
B. suggestion
C. bike
D. guidebook
54. A. results
B. news
C. kindness
D. appearance
55. A. power
B. faith
C. touch
D. support
【要点综述】本文讲述“我”来到一个“我”不了解的城市，在去医院的时候，结果误乘一辆开往相反方向的公交车。正当“我”灰心的时候，一位好心的陌生人帮“我”搭便车送“我”去了医院。她告诉“我”遇到困境时，不要失去信心，因为一切皆有可能。
36. A 考查形容词。根据下文在去医院的时候，应该是身体问题，所以选A。
37. D 考查形容词。thorough意为“彻底的；完全的”。 去医院进行彻底的检查。
38. B 考查名词。和“我”即将要面对的相比，这似乎是很小的挑战。
39. A 考查形容词。但是事情从刚一开始就不对头。go wrong意为“出错，不对头”。
40. C 考查动词。没有车和不了解这座城市，只有依靠公交车从一个地方到另一个地方。
41. A 考查连词。尽管给自己预留很多时间，但是不久发现很明显“我”会迟到，因为“我”误乘一辆去相反方向的公交车。
42. C 考查形容词。见上题解析。
43. D 考查形容词。既然是“误乘”，根据提供的所有选项，只有“相反方向的”符合情境。
44. C 考查动词短语。get off意为“下车”。
45. C 考查名词。根据下文a passerby，可推断是陌生人。
46. B 考查副词。一个陌生人不是继续走，而是停下来问“我”是否有麻烦事，所以很惊讶。
47. C 考查形容词。见上题解析。
48. D 考查名词。situation意为“处境，境遇”。“我”向她解释“我”的境遇。
49. A 考查名词。to my appointment意为“赴约”。公交车把“我”送到“我”住的城市的医院去赴约看病。
50. B 考查形容词。有人帮“我”，当然很感激。
51. B 考查副词。then意为“那时，当时”。当时听到附近有喇叭声，“我”抬头看到一辆坐着“我”新朋友的车。
52. C 考查动词。wave意为“向……挥手示意”。 “我”的新朋友向“我”挥手示意让“我”上车。
53. A 考查名词。lift意为“顺便搭载”。 她回来让“我”搭便车去医院。
54. C 考查名词。kindness意为“好意；好事”。来自过路人的这样意想不到的好事是“我”收到的最可爱的礼物。
55. B 考查名词。faith意为“信心”。她告诉“我”不要失去信心，因为一切皆有可能。