2017届河北省衡水名校高考英语一轮复习专题撬分练：专题22 夹叙夹议文（含解析）

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　　基础组Cloze 1

　　限时：17分钟

　　[2016·枣强中学模拟]William taught at Boston University. He once __1__ a great number of unthanked people in his life. These were people who had helped him, inspired him or who cared enough about him to leave a(n) __2__impression. One of them was a teacher he'd not heard of in many years. But William __3__ she had written a short poem for him, and he had thus loved poetry all his life. He found her __4__ and sent her a letter of thanks.

　　The reply he received __5__ with “ My dear Willie”.

　　He was very __6__. Now over fifty, he didn't think there was a person left in the world who would call him “Willie”. Here is that __7__.

　　“My dear Willie，

　　I cannot tell you how much your note __8__ to me. I am in my eighties, living __9__ in a small room, cooking my own meals, lonely, and, like the __10__ leaf of autumn. You will know that I __11__ for fifty years and yours is the first note of appreciation I have ever received. It came on a blue­cold morning and it __12__ me as nothing did in many years.”

　　The teacher's letter brought the professor to __13__. She was one of the great unthanked people from his past.

　　We all have people like William's teacher in our life. They __14__ our lives in various ways—some small and some__15__—but each had an effect on who we are today.__16__ William received the reply, he realized he could no longer leave people unthanked.

　　He also realized by thanking these people and showing them that he really did care about what they had __17__， he in turn may be doing something very__18__ for them.

　　So as you are sitting around, spend some time thinking about some of the unthanked people from your past. It may not be too __19__ to say “thank you”.

　　You have no idea how much your __20__ will mean.

　　在生活中曾经有许多人帮助过我们，影响过我们的生活，那就让我们对这些人说一声“谢谢”吧。

　　1．A.dealt with

　　B．thought about

　　C．called on

　　D．searched for

　　答案　B　[从空后的“unthanked people in his life”可知，曾经有一次，他回想起(thought about)那些曾经帮助过他而他还未表达过谢意的人。]

　　2．A.common

　　B．general

　　C．unforgettable

　　D．changeable

　　答案　C　[从空前的“helped”“inspired”和“cared”可知，这些人曾经帮助过他、激励过他并且关心过他，这都让他难忘(unforgettable impression)。]

　　3．A.imagined

　　B．believed

　　C．supposed

　　D．remembered

　　答案　D　[但是William记得(remembered)老师曾经给他写过一首短诗。故选D。]

　　4．A.address

　　B．phone number

　　C．home

　　D．school

　　答案　A　[由空后的“sent her a letter of thanks”可知，他找到了老师的地址(address)，给她寄了一封感谢信。]

　　5．A.began

　　B．met

　　C．left

　　D．ended

　　答案　A　[他收到的回复以“My dear Willie”开头(began)。故选A。]

　　6．A.annoyed

　　B．delighted

　　C．satisfied

　　D．interested

　　答案　B　[根据下文中的“Now over fifty, he didn't think there was a person left in the world who would call him ‘Willie’”可判断，有人用昵称来称呼他，这让他非常高兴(delighted)。故选B。]

　　7．A.letter

　　B．title

　　C．detail

　　D．report

　　答案　A　[根据上文中的“sent her a letter of thanks. The reply he received”可知，此处指老师给他的回信(letter)。下文中的“The teacher's letter”也是提示。]

　　8．A.brought

　　B．meant

　　C．devoted

　　D．added

　　答案　B　[由下文信的内容可判断，这封信让那位老师非常惊喜，所以对于她来说意义(meant)重大；文章最后一句“You have no idea how much your __20__ will mean.”也是提示。故选B。]

　　9．A.happily

　　B．carefully

　　C．alone

　　D．abroad

　　答案　C　[根据空后的“cooking my own meals, lonely”可知，她独自一人(alone)生活。故选C。]

　　10．A.last

　　B．only

　　C．dark

　　D．green

　　答案　A　[根据语境可知，此处表示她就像秋天的最后(last)一片叶子一样孤独。]

　　11．A.waited

　　B．struggled

　　C．lived

　　D．taught

　　答案　D　[这是她五十年的教学(taught)生涯中收到的第一封感谢信。故选D。]

　　12．A.reminded

　　B．served

　　C．helped

　　D．cheered

　　答案　D　[此处与空前的blue­cold morning构成对比，虽然她在一个阴冷的早晨收到了这封信，但是这封信却让她非常高兴(cheered)。故选D。]

　　13．A.shocks

　　B．questions

　　C．tears

　　D．dreams

　　答案　C　[老师的回信让William热泪(tears)盈眶。]

　　14．A.disturbed

　　B．valued

　　C．managed

　　D．shaped

　　答案　D　[从下文中的“but each had an effect on who we are today”可判断，此处表示以各种不同的方式体现(shaped)了我们的生活。]

　　15．A.big

　　B．common

　　C．different

　　D．necessary

　　答案　A　[此处与空前的small构成对比，表示影响有大(big)有小。]

　　16．A.Before

　　B．Unless

　　C．Since

　　D．After

　　答案　D　[结合空后的“he realized he could no longer leave people unthanked”可知，在收到老师的回信后(after)，他意识到不能再不感谢别人。]

　　17．A.understood

　　B．afforded

　　C．done

　　D．gained

　　答案　C　[他也意识到通过感谢他们并向他们表明他真的很在乎他们所做的事(done)，他也可能相应地为他们做一些意义重大的事。]

　　18．A.expensive

　　B．significant

　　C．convenient

　　D．ordinary

　　答案　B　[significant “有意义的”。句意解析见上题。]

　　19．A.stupid

　　B．joyful

　　C．late

　　D．shameful

　　答案　C　[现在向这些人表达感谢还不迟(late)。]

　　20．A.gifts

　　B．words

　　C．plans

　　D．methods

　　答案　B　[你根本不知道你的一句(谢谢)(words)对于他们来说意义多么重大。]

　　Cloze 2

　　限时：17分钟

　　[2016·衡水二中期末]Have you ever come up against a problem that you just couldn't solve? Did you feel as if you were __1__ banging your head against a brick wall—over and over again—without making any “headway”？ Sure you have. And can you __2__ how you finally came up with a solution? You most likely took a step back and __3__ the problem from a different angle, with a new focus which enabled you to find a simple solution which was there all along.

　　Consider the __4__ of the moth (蛾) which was __5__ by Joe Lake in his garage one day. As Joe was preparing to travel to his office, he opened the garage door and startled a large moth which immediately tried to __6__ by flying to the circle­topped window of the door. It tried __7__ to exit through the invisible wall of closed glass, Joe tried raising the garage door higher __8__ aiding its escape. That __9__ it to fly higher and become __10__ in a spider web. __11__ that it would remain in the web, Joe took a long­handled broom to __12__ the moth. The moth then began to bang into the __13__again, which was, in his perspective (观点), the pathway of escape, but instead, he remained captive. By simply __14__ his focus to one side, he would have easily exited his prison. __15__，due to his intent on one __16__， he remained captive.

　　People are quite the same as the moth in this story. Too often we __17__ individuals who are so sure of themselves that they __18__ to change their focus. They would rather continue in one direction without changing focus or giving __19__ to other alternatives. How often we have witnessed __20__， when a simple change of direction would have resulted in success.

　　生活中我们经常会陷入困境。这时，我们要冷静、理智，换个角度看问题。

　　1．A.simply

　　B．naturally

　　C．constantly

　　D．seriously

　　答案　A　[由下文对飞蛾的描述可知，当我们遇到一些问题无法解决时，我们是否会一遍一遍地向一个方向碰撞。故选A。]

　　2．A.prove

　　B．remember

　　C．assess

　　D．reflect

　　答案　B　[根据文章的第一句“Have you ever come up against a problem that you just couldn't solve”可知，此处表示你是否能记起你是怎么想到解决办法的。]

　　3．A.approached

　　B．created

　　C．imagined

　　D．raised

　　答案　A　[你很可能退后一步，从不同角度去处理(approached)问题。]

　　4．A.arrival

　　B．attempt

　　C．advice

　　D．lesson

　　答案　D　[此处表示通过飞蛾的遭遇所获得的教训，故选D。]

　　5．A.controlled

　　B．driven

　　C．discovered

　　D．caught

　　答案　C　[联系空后的“by Joe Lake in his garage one day”及下文内容可知，这只飞蛾是Joe在车库里发现(discovered)的。]

　　6．A.attack

　　B．quit

　　C．hide

　　D．escape

　　答案　D　[这只飞蛾受惊后，立刻向圆顶窗逃去。下文中的“aiding its escape”是提示。]

　　7．A.happily

　　B．slowly

　　C．madly

　　D．secretly

　　答案　C　[结合上下文内容可知，此处表示飞蛾疯狂地撞圆顶窗，想要逃出去。]

　　8．A.on the point of

　　B．as a result of

　　C．at the end of

　　D．in the hope of

　　答案　D　[联系空前的“raising the garage door”以及空后的“aiding its escape”可知，Joe希望能够帮助这只飞蛾逃脱。故选D。]

　　9．A.allowed

　　B．caused

　　C．ordered

　　D．urged

　　答案　B　[联系空后的“fly higher”和“become __10__ in a spider web”可知，结果，这导致(caused)他飞得更高，最后困在了蜘蛛网里。]

　　10．A.fixed

　　B．killed

　　C．trapped

　　D．wounded

　　答案　C　[联系空后的“in a spider web”可知，他被困在了蜘蛛网里面。故选C。]

　　11．A.Fearful

　　B．Convinced

　　C．Confident

　　D．Surprised

　　答案　A　[根据空后的“it would remain in the web”可知，Joe担心飞蛾会困在那里。fearful“担心的，害怕的”符合语境。]

　　12．A.support

　　B．save

　　C．hold

　　D．comfort

　　答案　B　[由空前的“Joe took a long­handled broom”可知，Joe拿了一把长柄扫帚来救飞蛾。]

　　13．A.hole

　　B．web

　　C．glass

　　D．door

　　答案　C　[根据上文内容可知，此处表示飞蛾再次撞向玻璃，因为在他看来，那就是逃生之路。]

　　14．A.limiting

　　B．turning

　　C．supplying

　　D．comparing

　　答案　B　[联系空后的“to one side”可知，只要改变方向，他就可以逃出去。]

　　15．A.However

　　B．Therefore

　　C．Besides

　　D．Otherwise

　　答案　A　[然而由于他只向一个方向飞，他仍然是被困在那里。故选A。]

　　16．A.result

　　B．condition

　　C．direction

　　D．position

　　答案　C　[参见上题解析。]

　　17．A.turn for

　　B．worry about

　　C．rely on

　　D．come across

　　答案　D　[在生活中，我们经常会遇到(come across)非常自信的人。故选D。]

　　18．A.prepare

　　B．pretend

　　C．forget

　　D．refuse

　　答案　D　[根据本空前的“who are so sure of themselves ”可判断，他们太过于自信，以至于他们拒绝改变。]

　　19．A.consideration

　　B．answer

　　C．information

　　D．chance

　　答案　A　[他们只向一个方向努力，而不考虑别的选择。故选A。]

　　20．A.struggle

　　B．failure

　　C．danger

　　D．trouble

　　答案　B　[此处与句末的success构成对比。]

　　Cloze 3

　　限时：16分钟

　　[2016·武邑中学猜题]About 10 years ago I was having my annual party and my niece came to see me. As she __1__ around the room, she noted that my employees seemed happy. Then, I asked her how she thought I did that. “I'm sure you treat them __2__，” she replied. “That's half of it，” I said. “Do you know __3__ the other half is？”

　　She didn't have the answer. So what's the answer? I __4__ the unhappy people. People laugh at this point. I wish I were __5__. I'm not. I have learned that as a manager you cannot make everyone happy.

　　Good __6__ requires training, communicating and patience.

　　Don't __7__ me wrong. This doesn't happen a lot. There's no joy in the __8__ of firing someone. And it's not always the employee's __9__ —there are many bad bosses out there. And not all employees __10__ your company.

　　I don't have a Ph.D., an MBA, or even an economics degree. What I do have is a __11__ company.

　　Now I know some people argue that a business is __12__ making money, and not everyone has to be happy. When you __13__ a company, you have the right to __14__ yourself with the people you choose.

　　I have a good day today. Not __15__ I've got a big order or great __16__ reports. I have wonderful people working for me. They care. They are committed (尽心尽力的)．__17__， they understand the whole customer­staff­company triangle, where all of the aspects __18__ each other. When you have the right people, business is much __19__. I know because I have __20__ it.

　　“我”作为公司老板有自己的管理员工的理念：对待自己的员工要好，开除那些感觉不幸福的员工。

　　1．A.showed

　　B．looked

　　C．turned

　　D．came

　　答案　B　[当她环顾房间时，她注意到“我”的员工们看起来很幸福。此处用固定短语look around“四处看，环顾”。]

　　2．A.nicely

　　B．firmly

　　C．strictly

　　D．seriously

　　答案　A　[因为员工看起来很幸福，所以侄女推测“我”这个老板对待员工很好(nicely)。]

　　3．A.which

　　B．that

　　C．what

　　D．who

　　答案　C　[你知道另一半是什么吗？此处是一个宾语从句，根据语境可知，应用连接词what。]

　　4．A.trick

　　B．hire

　　C．dislike

　　D．fire

　　答案　D　[根据下文中的“There's no joy in the __8__ of firing someone”可知，此处表示“我”解雇(fire)不幸福的人。]

　　5．A.crying

　　B．joking

　　C．cheating

　　D．regretting

　　答案　B　[人们嘲笑这个观点。“我”希望“我”是在开玩笑(joking)，(但是)“我”不是。]

　　6．A.assessment

　　B．agreement

　　C．management

　　D．employment

　　答案　C　[好的管理(management)需要培训、交流和耐心。根据语境可知C项正确。]

　　7．A.bring

　　B．think

　　C．treat

　　D．get

　　答案　D　[不要误解“我”。get sb. wrong“误会，误解，曲解(某人的意思)”。]

　　8．A.way

　　B．chance

　　C．act

　　D．form

　　答案　C　[解雇某人的行为无乐趣可言。way“方式，方法”；chance“机会”；act“行为”；form“形式”。]

　　9．A.decision

　　B．failure

　　C．fortune

　　D．fault

　　答案　D　[根据破折号后的内容可知，有许多坏老板，故此处表示被解雇并非都是员工的错误(fault)。选D项。]

　　10．A.fit

　　B．believe

　　C．choose

　　D．understand

　　答案　A　[而且并非所有的员工都适合你的公司。根据语境可知，选A项fit“适合”。]

　　11．A.funny

　　B．busy

　　C．happy

　　D．large

　　答案　C　[此处对应首段中的“happy”，“我”没有博士学位，没有工商管理学硕士学位，甚至也没有经济学学位。“我”有的是一个幸福的(happy)公司。选C项。]

　　12．A.with

　　B．beyond

　　C．into

　　D．about

　　答案　D　[现在“我”知道一些人争辩说公司是为了挣钱，并非每个人都得幸福。about“关于”。]

　　13．A.leave

　　B．join

　　C．own

　　D．share

　　答案　C　[当你拥有一个公司，你有权力和你选择的人在一起。根据语境可知，选C项own“拥有”。]

　　14．A.relax

　　B．help

　　C．amaze

　　D．surround

　　答案　D　[参见上题解析。surround yourself with sb.是固定短语，表示“和某人在一起”，故选D项。]

　　15．A.until

　　B．because

　　C．after

　　D．that

　　答案　B　[今天“我”过得愉快。不是因为“我”得到了一个大的订单或者很好的财政报告。此处用because引导原因状语从句。]

　　16．A.physical

　　B．medical

　　C．political

　　D．financial

　　答案　D　[参见上题解析。此处和空格前的“a big order”并列，结合所给选项可知应选D项。physical“身体的”；medical“医疗的”；political“政治的”；financial“财政的，金融的”。]

　　17．A.Besides

　　B．However

　　C．Otherwise

　　D．Therefore

　　答案　A　[他们(员工们)关心(公司)。他们尽心尽力。除此之外，他们理解整个“顾客－员工－公司”的三角关系。besides“除此之外，而且”。]

　　18．A.support

　　B．fight

　　C．hold

　　D．hurt

　　答案　A　[“顾客—员工—公司”这个三角关系中每个方面都互相支持。support“支持”；fight“竞争”；hold“抓住”；hurt“伤害”。]

　　19．A.busier

　　B．easier

　　C．safer

　　D．higher

　　答案　B　[当你拥有了合适的员工，生意变得更加容易(easier)。]

　　20．A.made

　　B．forgotten

　　C．got

　　D．put

　　答案　A　[“我”知道因为“我”已经做到了。make it“获得成功”。]

　　能力组Cloze 1

　　限时：17分钟

　　[2016·冀州中学仿真]Challenges and tough experiences can help you find out who you really are.

　　About 2 years ago, I was ___1___ in one of my first taekwondo (跆拳道) championships. I was very ___2___ in myself. My opponent (对手) was skinny. The thoughts in my head were something like “She's so ___3___， of course you'll win.” As the match started, my opponent's true ___4___ came out. She came straight at me and landed a head kick on me, ___5___ three points in the first five seconds. I was so shocked, ___6___ and forgot everything my coach said. I was kicking ___7___， in hopes of not losing. But ___8___ hit me. I lost 21－5. I had never lost before. I was afraid of the girl, and to me, her name was ___9___ with my defeat.

　　The experience lasted with me. I worked and trained harder than before. I listened to my ___10___ wholeheartedly and made sure I was not overconfident. The following year, I ___11___ the same girl once again at the state championships. I was ___12___. But with encouragement from my coach, I ___13___ some confidence. When the fight started, I did not panic like the previous match but listened to my coach's ___14___. His voice ___15___ me around the ring (竞技场), attacking at key moments. The main thought in my head was not about winning or losing, ___16___ doing my best. Eventually, I won. My hard work, and listening to my coach all ___17___. My opponent had the ___18___ skinny figure, but did not frighten me any more.

　　From this experience, I learned not to let confidence overshadow reality. It is important to ___19___ the fact that there are people better than you. But with this idea in mind, you can work hard to become that person that is better. This experience also taught me not to judge others based on their ___20___.

　　作者在跆拳道锦标赛上遇到了一位身形极瘦的对手，作者的轻敌使自己遭受惨败。此后作者跟随教练努力训练。在比赛中与该对手再次相遇时，作者沉着应战，最终获胜。这次经历让作者明白不能轻敌也不能以貌取人。

　　1．A.struggling

　　B．competing

　　C．playing

　　D．quarrelling

　　答案　B　[根据下文中的“in one of my first taekwondo(跆拳道)championships”可知，作者是在参加一个跆拳道锦标赛。compete“参加比赛”。]

　　2．A.confident

　　B．proud

　　C．content

　　D．ashamed

　　答案　A　[根据下文中的“My opponent(对手)was skinny”及“of course you'll win”可知，作者看到对手极瘦时，对自己获胜充满了自信。confident“自信的”；proud“骄傲的”；content“满意的”；ashamed“羞愧的”。]

　　3．A.young

　　B．strong

　　C．tiny

　　D．ugly

　　答案　C　[根据前文中的“My opponent(对手)was skinny”可知，这个对手极瘦。tiny“极小的”，符合语境。]

　　4．A.expression

　　B．personality

　　C．sense

　　D．figure

　　答案　B　[比赛一开始对手真正的个性就展现出来了。expression“表情，表达”；personality“个性”；sense“感觉，意识”；figure“人物”。]

　　5．A.taking

　　B．scoring

　　C．reaching

　　D．catching

　　答案　B　[对手在前五秒就得了三分。score“得分”。]

　　6．A.surprised

　　B．excited

　　C．tired

　　D．panicked

　　答案　D　[作者对对手开场时的猛攻感到震惊，结合下文中的“and forgot everything my coach said”可知，作者感到恐慌，忘了教练说过的话。panicked“惊慌失措的，恐慌的”。下文中的“I did not panic like the previous match”也是提示。]

　　7．A.blindly

　　B．bravely

　　C．angrily

　　D．cautiously

　　答案　A　[作者此时惊慌失措，所以盲目地踢，希望不会输掉比赛。blindly“盲目地”；bravely“勇敢地”；angrily”生气地”；cautiously“小心地，谨慎地”。]

　　8．A.imagination

　　B．intelligence

　　C．reality

　　D．memory

　　答案　C　[根据下文中的“I lost 21－5”可知，作者还是输了，现实给了作者沉痛的一击。imagination“想象”；intelligence“智力，才智”；reality“现实”；memory“记忆”。]

　　9．A.associated

　　B．filled

　　C．mixed

　　D．compared

　　答案　A　[作者害怕这个女孩，并且对于她来说，这个女孩的名字与自己的失败相连。be associated with“与……有关联”；be filled with“充满”；be mixed with“与……混合”；be compared with“与……比较”。]

　　10．A.teammate

　　B．coach

　　C．opponent

　　D．judge

　　答案　B　[作者更刻苦地训练并全心全意地听教练(coach)的指导。]

　　11．A.faced

　　B．recognized

　　C．admired

　　D．reminded

　　答案　A　[作者在锦标赛上又迎战那个女孩。face“与……比赛，迎战”；recognize“认出”；admire“钦佩，仰慕”；remind“使想起，提醒”。]

　　12．A.courageous

　　B．afraid

　　C．delighted

　　D．alone

　　答案　B　[由于上次比赛造成了阴影，作者感到害怕，但教练的鼓励让作者有了些信心。courageous“勇敢的，无畏的”；afraid“害怕的”；delighted“高兴的”；alone“独自”。]

　　13．A.lacked

　　B．borrowed

　　C．remembered

　　D．developed

　　答案　D　[作者在教练的鼓励下产生了些自信。lack“缺乏”；borrow“借”；remember“记得”；develop“产生”。]

　　14．A.judgment

　　B．praise

　　C．advice

　　D．criticism

　　答案　C　[根据下文中的“His voice ___15___me around the ring (竞技场), attacking at key moments”可知，教练在竞技场周围指导，作者没有像上次比赛那样恐慌而是听取教练的建议(advice)。]

　　15．A.directed

　　B．forced

　　C．kept

　　D．showed

　　答案　A　[教练在竞技场周围指导作者。direct“指导”；force“强迫”；keep“保持”；show“展示，表明”。]

　　16．A.and

　　B．or

　　C．so

　　D．but

　　答案　D　[作者头脑里想的不是输赢，而是尽全力打好比赛。not...but...“不是……而是……”。]

　　17．A.paid back

　　B．paid off

　　C．called back

　　D．called off

　　答案　B　[根据前文中的“Eventually, I won”可知，作者的努力最终得到了回报。pay back“偿还”；pay off“取得成功，有所回报”；call back “回电话”；call off“取消”。]

　　18．A.different

　　B．common

　　C．rare

　　D．same

　　答案　D　[作者的对手有同样的(same)极瘦体形，但不会让作者感到害怕了。]

　　19．A.accept

　　B．ignore

　　C．receive

　　D．oppose

　　答案　A　[接受人外有人这个事实很重要。accept“接受”；ignore“忽视”；receive“收到”；oppose“阻挠”。]

　　20．A.behavior

　　B．description

　　C．words

　　D．appearances

　　答案　D　[这次经历也让作者懂得了不要以貌取人。behavior“行为”；description“描写”；word“说的话”；appearance“外貌，外表”。]

　　Cloze 2

　　限时：17分钟

　　[2016·武邑中学预测]Every Wednesday, I go to Cantata Adult Life Services, a local retirement community, with my classmates to do community service.

　　Our visits last about an hour, playing board games and cards with the residents __1__ we're there.

　　You can watch all the movies and TV shows you want about “life back then”， but nothing __2__ with talking to the people who were actually there. Just hearing their stories has __3__ me in a way I never thought possible.

　　Whether it was talking to 98­year­old “Hurricane Hilda” about her glory days __4__ a roller skater or chatting with Lou about the times she danced with a famous actor, I was completely impressed by every single __5__ the residents wanted to share with me.

　　Even the residents who don't have __6__ memories make the experience fulfilling. I remember visiting Mrs Robinson. She couldn't __7__ much about her past，but she told me she'd __8__ forget how kind I was just to listen to her “rambling (漫谈)”. It made me realize that it's the __9__ things that make life worth living. That's something I won't __10__ anytime.

　　If there's one thing I've realized in my three years of visiting Cantata, it's __11__ —just being there— that means more than anything to many of the residents. And despite how

　　__12__ our life is, there's always time to make them happy.

　　For me, it feels great to be a __13__ of happiness, a smile on a bad day or a(n) __14__ for old memories. And at the end of the

　　day, that's all that __15__.

　　It's easy to feel like you don't have much in common with the __16__—especially when you're a(n) __17__. But that's not true at all.

　　I hate to make much comment here, but age really is just a(n)__18__. As young adults, it's

　　important

　　for us to realize this sooner __19__ later. We can learn a lot from the elderly, and they can often __20__ from teenagers, too.

　　作者讲述了和同学们一起去一个老年社区做社区服务的经历。这段经历让作者明白很多，同时也让作者从老年人身上学到很多的东西。

　　1．A.until

　　B．unless

　　C．while

　　D．before

　　答案　C　[我们的拜访持续大约一个小时，我们在那里时，和居民下棋打牌。while意为“在……期间，当……时候”。]

　　2．A.compares

　　B．competes

　　C．combines

　　D．connects

　　答案　A　[你可以观看所有你想看的关于“那时的生活”的电影和电视节目，但是没有什么可以和真正在那儿的人交流相比。compare with“和……相比”，符合语境。compete意为“竞争”；combine意为“联合，(使)结合”；connect意为“联系”。]

　　3．A.touched

　　B．reached

　　C．captured

　　D．disgusted

　　答案　A　[只是听他们的故事就打动了“我”。touch意为“接触，触摸，感动”；reach“到达，延伸”；capture“捕获，捕捉”；disgust“使厌恶，使作呕”。根据语境可知A项正确。]

　　4．A.like

　　B．as

　　C．about

　　D．towards

　　答案　B　[根据语境可知，此处表示“作为(as)一个滚轴溜冰者”，故用介词as。]

　　5．A.imagination

　　B．truth

　　C．picture

　　D．memory

　　答案　D　[居民想要和“我”分享的每一份回忆都给“我”留下了深深的印象。imagination意为“想象力”；truth意为“真理，事实”；picture意为“照片，图画”；memory意为“回忆”。根据语境可知选D项。6空后的“memories”也是提示。]

　　6．A.boring

　　B．depressing

　　C．amazing

　　D．longing

　　答案　C　[甚至那些没有惊人回忆的居民也使这次经历让人感觉有意义。boring意为“无聊的，令人厌烦的”；depressing意为“令人消沉的，令人沮丧的”；amazing意为“令人惊奇的”；longing意为“渴望的”。根据语境可知选C项。]

　　7．A.concern

　　B．grasp

　　C．recall

　　D．mention

　　答案　C　[根据语境可知，此处表示“她无法回忆起太多关于她过去的事”，recall意为“回忆起，记起”，符合语境。concern意为“涉及，让(某人)担忧”；grasp意为“理解，领会”；mention意为“说到，提到”。]

　　8．A.ever

　　B．always

　　C．even

　　D．never

　　答案　D　[但是她告诉“我”，她决不会(never)忘记“我”的友好。根据语境可知，应选never。]

　　9．A.important

　　B．little

　　C．major

　　D．sweet

　　答案　B　[这使“我”意识到正是这些小事使得生活有价值。important意为“重要的”；little意为“小的”；major意为“主要的，重要的”；sweet意为“甜的，悦耳的”。根据语境可知选B项。]

　　10．A.care

　　B．skip

　　C．believe

　　D．forget

　　答案　D　[那是“我”任何时候都不会忘记的事。根据语境可知，D项forget“忘记”，符合语境。]

　　11．A.presence

　　B．appearance

　　C．understanding

　　D．protection

　　答案　A　[根据空格后的“just being there”可知，A项presence“存在，出现，在场”，符合语境。句意：如果在我这三年参观Cantata中我意识到了一件事，那么就是在场——仅仅是在那里——这对于那里的许多居住者来说比任何事都重要。appearance意为“外貌，演出，公开露面”；understanding意为“理解，体谅”；protection意为“保护”。]

　　12．A.messy

　　B．happy

　　C．easy

　　D．busy

　　答案　D　[不管我们的生活有多忙碌，总会有时间使他们快乐。根据语境可知，应选D项，busy“忙碌的”。]

　　13．A.trend

　　B．chance

　　C．source

　　D．cause

　　答案　C　[trend意为“趋势，倾向”；chance意为“机会”；source“来源，根源”；cause“原因，起因”。此处表示“对于我来说，成为快乐的根源感觉很棒”，故选C项。]

　　14．A.mind

　　B．ear

　　C．tongue

　　D．heart

　　答案　B　[上文讲述了“我”聆听居民们对过去的回忆，故此处用ear。]

　　15．A.matters

　　B．favors

　　C．differs

　　D．exists

　　答案　A　[一天结束时，这个收获是最重要的事。matter意为“事关紧要，要紧”，符合语境。]

　　16．A.friendly

　　B．lively

　　C．lonely

　　D．elderly

　　答案　D　[很容易认为你和老年人没有很多共同之处——尤其是当你是一个青少年时。friendly意为“友好的”；lively意为“精力充沛的，生气勃勃的”；lonely意为“寂寞的，孤独的”；elderly意为“上了年纪的，年纪较大的”。根据语境可知选D项。此处是“the＋形容词”，表示一类人。文章最后一句“We can learn a lot from the elderly”也是提示。]

　　17．A.adult

　　B．teenager

　　C．resident

　　D．child

　　答案　B　[参见上题解析。teenager“青少年”。第20空后的“teenagers”也是提示。]

　　18．A.amount

　　B．difference

　　C．advantage

　　D．number

　　答案　D　[“我”不想在此多作评论，但是年龄的确只是一个数字。根据语境可知，选D项，number“数字”。]

　　19．A.or else

　　B．rather than

　　C．other than

　　D．except for

　　答案　B　[作为年轻人，我们更早地意识到这个很重要，而不是更迟意识到。or else意为“否则，不然”；rather than意为“而不是”；other than意为“除……之外”；except for意为“除了……之外”。根据语境可知选B项。]

　　20．A.hear

　　B．differ

　　C．judge

　　D．benefit

　　答案　D　[我们可以从老年人身上学到很多，他们也可以从青少年身上获益。benefit from“得益于”，符合语境。]

　　Cloze 3

　　限时：16分钟

　　[2016·衡水二中模拟]Every fast food employee knows that the drive­through window is the worst position. The window sticks with constant ice; the roar of engines hurts your __1__； your words are lost in the howling wind.

　　On a __2__ afternoon, everything changed.

　　Every once in a while, the sub­zero temperature seals a __3__ windows shut. Drivers don't exactly enjoy having to stand outside in the cold, __4__ their orders into a speaker box, when they expect to drive through on their heated leather seats. In such cases, most customers tend to show their annoyance to the employees.

　　This woman was__5__.

　　“I'll get the next car's __6__ as well，” she said as she came up to the window to pay. She stood outside, __7__ much snow on her hair. Though she was obviously freezing, her bright __8__ lit up her face like a fire.

　　“You can't __9__ their drinks，” I said, confused and tired.

　　“No, but I'll buy them，” she said. “Pay it forward and all that.”

　　Completely puzzled, I charged her as __10__， and when the next customer arrived at the window I explained what had just happened. I watched as his__11__changed—first angry to be out in the cold, then __12__ at the random act of kindness, and finally, delighted by his __13__.

　　“I suppose I'll pay for the next order then，” he replied, nodding and waving at the impatient driver__14__ him. He __15__ over the cash and received his pre­paid hot drink.

　　The trend continued. Customers arrived annoyed, only to leave with __16__ and pleasure. Some were shocked to spend much more than they had expected，__17__ others ended up receiving their order for less than half the price.

　　Five vehicles passed, then ten, then twenty. No one refused to pay. Customers stood at my window __18__ a fistful of change to buy drinks for a complete stranger. Cars drove off, honking (鸣笛) and __19__ their thanks.

　　It only takes one customer, one person, to change the entire __20__ of traffic. It only takes one moment,

　　one smile, to warm up even the coldest days.

　　寒冷的冬天，一位陌生的女士为下一位顾客付了款，下一位顾客又帮着下一位付了款，所有的顾客都在寒冷中不耐烦而来，却高兴而平静地离开。有时候，偶然为之的善意举动会使人感到温暖。

　　1．A.ears

　　B．hands

　　C．feet

　　D．back

　　答案　A　[根据常识可知引擎的轰鸣声对耳朵(ears)有伤害。]

　　2．A.freezing

　　B．sunny

　　C．warm

　　D．usual

　　答案　A　[根据下一段第一句中的“the sub­zero temperature”可知，天气很冷。故选freezing“冰冻的，严寒的”。]

　　3．A.truck's

　　B．vehicle's

　　C．car's

　　D．lorry's

　　答案　B　[零度以下的气温使得车辆的(vehicle's)窗户都被冻住了。此处泛指交通车辆，包括卡车、小汽车等。]

　　4．A.offering

　　B．throwing

　　C．screaming

　　D．cancelling

　　答案　C　[驾驶员不喜欢站在寒风里，对着音箱大声喊(screaming)来点饮料。]

　　5．A.polite

　　B．angry

　　C．popular

　　D．different

　　答案　D　[根据上一段最后一句“在这样的情况下，大多数顾客会对员工表达他们的烦恼”及下一段中女士的表现可知，此处表示这个女士与众不同，故different切题。]

　　6．A.number

　　B．coffee

　　C．fee

　　D．order

　　答案　D　[根据第14空前的“I suppose I'll pay for the next order then”可知，此处表示她想帮下一个点饮料的人付款，故选order。]

　　7．A.covering

　　B．increasing

　　C．gathering

　　D．falling

　　答案　C　[她站在外面，很多雪落在了她的头发上。gather“聚集，收集”符合语境。注意此处的主语是She，故不能选D项。]

　　8．A.eyes

　　B．smile

　　C．hair

　　D．annoyance

　　答案　B　[尽管她非常冷，但是她脸上灿烂的微笑(smile)却像火一样(温暖)。]

　　9．A.pay

　　B．take

　　C．buy

　　D．bring

　　答案　B　[根据下文的“but I'll buy them”可知，此处表示“我”以为她想带走(take)别人的饮料。]

　　10．A.instructed

　　B．requested

　　C．directed

　　D．suggested

　　答案　B　[上段中提到女士将为别人付款，“我”感到很困惑，但还是按照她的要求收了钱。request“要求”，符合语境。]

　　11．A.gesture

　　B．expression

　　C．figure

　　D．feeling

　　答案　B　[根据破折号后的解释可知，此处表示“我”观察到他表情的变化，故选expression“表情”。]

　　12．A.inspired

　　B．upset

　　C．surprised

　　D．disappointed

　　答案　C　[那个顾客随后对这种偶然为之的善举感到惊讶(surprised)。]

　　13．A.turn

　　B．sense

　　C．deed

　　D．luck

　　答案　D　[最后对于他的幸运(luck)感到很开心。]

　　14．A.beyond

　　B．before

　　C．beside

　　D．behind

　　答案　D　[根据“I suppose I'll pay for the next order then”可知，此处表示他也要帮后面(behind)等得不耐烦的司机付款。]

　　15．A.took

　　B．looked

　　C．handed

　　D．thought

　　答案　C　[他付了现金，拿起早已为他付款的热饮。hand over“交给，移交”，符合语境。]

　　16．A.shyness

　　B．calm

　　C．anxiety

　　D．regret

　　答案　B　[根据“only to”可知，此处表示与前面的情况相反，即顾客来的时候很生气，但却平静(calm)而高兴地离开。]

　　17．A.while

　　B．since

　　C．as

　　D．unless

　　答案　A　[一些人惊讶地发现花费的比预料中的要多，而一些人花费的却还不到他们预料的一半。由语境可知，此处表示“然而，但是”，故用while。]

　　18．A.making

　　B．emptying

　　C．lying

　　D．holding

　　答案　B　[顾客们把零钱都拿出来为一个完全陌生的人买热饮。empty作动词，意为“倾空，倒空”，此处指将零钱全部拿出来。]

　　19．A.explaining

　　B．sending

　　C．introducing

　　D．casting

　　答案　B　[汽车开走了，鸣笛声送出(sending)了他们的感谢。]

　　20．A.jam

　　B．row

　　C．flow

　　D．line

　　答案　C　[前文提到一个又一个的人为其身后的顾客付款，故此处指只需要一个顾客，一个人，来改变整个车流。flow of traffic“车流”，符合语境。]

　　强化组Cloze 1

　　限时：18分钟

　　[2016·枣强中学期末]Sometimes the people who are considered the poorest can do the most to lift us up. It was barely above freezing on Thanksgiving morning when every one of us was __1__ to run the local marathon. Near the road, sitting in the grass, was a beggar __2__ a blanket. It was pretty obvious he was __3__ and as usual, most people __4__ not to see him. I went over and talked with him for a few minutes before the __5__. He told me that he __6__ to get a few dollars that morning to buy a Thanksgiving dinner. There were happy __7__ in his mind when he talked about hot __8__.

　　He said he would be there __9__ “the marathon” that he hadn't __10__ that morning, and waiting for me to __11__ the finish line. I thought about this man during most of the race. It always __12__ to see someone who is poor going through such a __13__time. After the race, I gave him all the __14__ I had. He didn't want to __15__ it but I told him I wanted him to have it, which might get him something __16__ during the day. Then he said something that I didn't expect. He said, “Thank you. I haven't __17__ talked to anybody for a long time.”

　　This man is thanking me for just talking to him? I'm nobody __18__. I went to the run just for myself, but he did more for me than what I could ever have gotten out of just __19__. He showed me how to smile through the tough times and __20__ me not to take many blessings I have for granted.

　　作者在感恩节那天参加马拉松比赛时偶遇一名乞丐，与之交谈后，作者得知即使是最贫穷的人也能鼓舞我们。由此得出启示：生活再难再苦，我们都要微笑面对，都要有一颗感恩的心。

　　1．A.prepared

　　B．arranged

　　C．chosen

　　D．remembered

　　答案　A　[由语境可知，当时“我”正准备参加当地的一个马拉松比赛。be prepared to do sth.意为“准备做某事”。该题最大的干扰项是 arrange，但“安排某人做某事”应表达为arrange for sb.to do sth.，其被动结构为sb.be arranged for to do sth.。]

　　2．A.selling

　　B．tearing

　　C．covered by

　　D．wrapped in

　　答案　D　[由语境可知，当时天寒地冻，这名乞丐坐在路边的草地上。由此推断他只能是裹在毯子里，不可能是整个人被毯子给盖住了。所以选(be) wrapped in，意为 “(被)裹在……里”。]

　　3．A.homeless

　　B．heartbroken

　　C．easygoing

　　D．hopeless

　　答案　A　[这么冷的天，又是感恩节，可此人依然露宿街头，说明这名乞丐是无家可归，故选homeless，意为“无家可归的”。heartbroken意为“伤心的”；easygoing意为“容易相处的”；hopeless意为“绝望的”。]

　　4．A.promised

　　B．decided

　　C．pretended

　　D．agreed

　　答案　C　[句意：很显然他无家可归，和往常一样，大部分人假装没看到他。pretend to do sth.意为“假装做某事”，符合语境。promise to do sth.意为“承诺做某事”；decide to do sth.意为“决定做某事”；agree

　　to do sth.意为“同意做某事”。]

　　5．A.flight

　　B．race

　　C．jogging

　　D．singing

　　答案　B　[此处指作者与乞丐在马拉松比赛(race)前的一次谈话，故选race，替代marathon。]

　　6．A.began

　　B．forgot

　　C．failed

　　D．hoped

　　答案　D　[由语境和常识可知，在此乞丐表达的是自己的感恩节愿望：希望(hope)那天早晨能讨到点钱，买顿感恩节的大餐。故选D项。]

　　7．A.memories

　　B．conditions

　　C．judgments

　　D．designs

　　答案　A　[可以先做第8题，再做本题。句意：当他谈到热气腾腾的火鸡时，脑海里浮现出幸福的记忆。memory意为“记忆”；condition意为“条件”；judgment意为“判断”；design意为“设计”。故选A项。]

　　8．A.coffee

　　B．turkey

　　C．bread

　　D．drink

　　答案　B　[背景常识题。由常识可知，西方感恩节时要吃火鸡，故选B项。turkey“火鸡”。]

　　9．A.attending

　　B．making

　　C．watching

　　D．having

　　答案　C　[由语境可知，乞丐告诉作者他会在那里观看(watching)这场马拉松比赛，并等待作者越过终点线。故选C项。]

　　10．A.valued

　　B．imagined

　　C．expected

　　D．welcomed

　　答案　C　[这位乞丐只是想讨点钱，在感恩节那天吃顿像样的饭，没有预料(expect)到会看到一场马拉松比赛。value意为“重视”；imagine意为“想象”；welcome意为“欢迎”。]

　　11．A.cross

　　B．break

　　C．measure

　　D．cover

　　答案　A　[背景常识题。作者参加的是赛跑，由常识可知，赛跑的最后一环节应该是越过终点，cross the finish line意为“越过终点”，符合语境。]

　　12．A.disturbs

　　B．breaks

　　C．hurts

　　D．annoys

　　答案　C　[固定搭配题。disturb为及物动词，后需加宾语。此句中it为形式主语，to see...为真正的主语。It hurts to do sth.意为“做……很痛苦/伤心”，为固定句型。句意：看到某个可怜的人处境艰辛，我总是很痛心。]

　　13．A.sweet

　　B．quiet

　　C．gentle

　　D．tough

　　答案　D　[由语境可知，这里描述的是乞丐的状况，在感恩节无家可归，连吃一顿饭都是那么的奢侈和遥不可及，这种处境应该是很艰辛(tough)的，故选D项。最后一空前也有原词复现。]

　　14．A.time

　　B．cash

　　C．energy

　　D．knowledge

　　答案　B　[语境理解题。前文告诉我们，这名乞丐只是想讨点钱，在感恩节那天吃顿像样的饭。根据下文的．..“I wanted him to have it...”可知，作者给了乞丐某样东西，四个选项中只有cash(现金)符合语境。]

　　15．A.share

　　B．spend

　　C．refuse

　　D．accept

　　答案　D　[逻辑推理题。由下文的转折词but以及“I told him I wanted him to have it”可知，此处指他不想接受(accept)作者给的现金。]

　　16．A.rare

　　B．extra

　　C．valuable

　　D．successful

　　答案　B　[作者把身上的现金给了他，是让他可以在感恩节这一天买一些“额外之物”，如前文提到的turkey。rare意为“罕见的，稀有的”， valuable意为“珍贵的，有价值的”，successful意为“成功的”，均不符合语境。]

　　17．A.simply

　　B．merely

　　C．hardly

　　D．really

　　答案　D　[从语境可知，乞丐和作者进行了一次交谈。句意：我真的(really)已经好长一段时间没有和人谈话了。故选D项。]

　　18．A.ordinary

　　B．special

　　C．unique

　　D．wonderful

　　答案　B　[句意：我不是特别之人。ordinary意为“普通的，平常的”；unique意为“独一无二的”；special意为“特殊的，特别的”；wonderful意为“极好的”。故选B项。]

　　19．A.running

　　B．walking

　　C．talking

　　D．chatting

　　答案　A　[由语境可知，作者是来参加马拉松比赛的，所以选项中只有run符合语境。句意：我参加跑步只是为了自己，而他为我做的远远超出了我从跑步中(running)所能获取的东西。]

　　20．A.forced

　　B．invited

　　C．reminded

　　D．begged

　　答案　C　[这位乞丐向作者展示了如何微笑着渡过人生的难关，提醒作者不要把身边很多美好的东西当作理所应当拥有的。remind sb.(not) to do sth.意为“提醒某人(不要)做某事”，符合语境。]

　　Cloze 2

　　限时：18分钟

　　[2016·衡水二中仿真]Looking at the checkout lines at the grocery, I quickly turned my cart to line number three. There were only two women there, and neither had kids or coupons (赠券)! The store was my first __1__ that morning, and I had a half dozen others on my __2__ before meeting my husband for lunch.

　　Two minutes turned into ten, and I watched as the other lines moved __3__. I moved my __4__ on the cart and dug for my wallet, trying to __5__ the cashier that it was time to get a move­on. Finally, after fifteen minutes, I took a breath and __6__. Then I heard the cashier tell the women in front of me：“And just like that, he told me what she looked like and __7__ one hundred dollars here to __8__ her groceries. He said not to worry about the __9__，just give it to charity.”

　　The story she was __10__ had taken place in the produce department. An older man had witnessed a(n) __11__ mama in need __12__ for foods with kids around, she was sticking to her list and __13__ the items on her calculator as she went. The gentleman said he had a little __14__ on him that day, so he left one hundred dollars to __15__ her groceries and, just maybe, add a little wiggle room (回旋的余地) to her __16__.

　　After hearing about the man who had __17__ served a fellow traveler in life, I realized that my hurry, __18__ and general worries were __19__. What's five extra minutes in a line to hear a story of a man sharing his __20__？ Suddenly, I know I could wait.

　　作者去商店购物，付款时长时间的等待使得她非常焦虑。正当叹气之时，作者听到了收银员讲述的一位老人充满爱心的故事。她深受感动，觉得自己花五分钟的时间听到了这样一个故事，这种等待也是值得的。

　　1．A.delivery

　　B．checkout

　　C．journey

　　D．stop

　　答案　D　[delivery意为“递送”；checkout意为“结账，检验”；journey意为“旅行”；stop意为“停止，站点”。句意：这个商店是我那天早上的第一站，在与丈夫见面一起吃中午饭之前，我的购物单上还有六样东西(要买)。根据句意选D项。]

　　2．A.notebook

　　B．list

　　C．blessing

　　D．admission

　　答案　B　[notebook意为“笔记本”；list意为“清单，目录”；blessing意为“祝福”；admission意为“承认”。此处指“购物清单”，故选B项。]

　　3．A.patiently

　　B．clearly

　　C．quickly

　　D．similarly

　　答案　C　[patiently意为“耐心地”；clearly意为“清晰地”；quickly意为“快速地”；similarly意为“类似地”。由“Two minutes turned into ten”可知，作者排的那队移动很慢。由此可知，这里表达的意思是：我看着其他的队快速地移动。根据语境可知选C项。]

　　4．A.items

　　B．dealers

　　C．prospects

　　D．kids

　　答案　A　[item意为“物品”；dealer意为“经销商”；prospect意为“前景”；kid意为“孩子”。句意：我挪动购物车里我要买的东西，把手伸进包里找钱包，(以这种方式)试图提醒收银员应该快点(使队伍)移动。故选A项。]

　　5．A.remind

　　B．debate

　　C．order

　　D．guarantee

　　答案　A　[句意见上题解析。remind sb. that...意为“提醒某人……”，符合语境。debate意为“辩论”；order意为“命令”；guarantee意为“保证”。]

　　6．A.laughed

　　B．noticed

　　C．appreciated

　　D．sighed

　　答案　D　[laugh意为“大笑”；notice意为“注意”；appreciate意为“欣赏”；sigh意为“叹气”。根据语境可知作者等了很久了，在提醒收银员继续收钱无果的情况下，只得又等了一会儿，所以此处句意：最后(在焦急地等待了)十五分钟以后，我深吸一口气后(无奈地)叹了口气。故选D项。]

　　7．A.left

　　B．matched

　　C．cost

　　D．promoted

　　答案　A　[leave意为“离开；留下”；match意为“比赛；匹配”；cost意为“花费”；promote意为“提升；促销”。句意：然后我听到收银员对我前面的女士说：“是这样的，他告诉我她长什么样子，并留下100美元来为她的生活用品付款……”故选A项。]

　　8．A.apply for

　　B．pay for

　　C．look for

　　D．make for

　　答案　B　[句意见上题解析。apply for意为“申请”；pay for意为“付款”；look for 意为“寻找”；make for意为“补充”。根据语境可知，老人为别人付了钱，故选B项。]

　　9．A.privilege

　　B．contribution

　　C．change

　　D．decision

　　答案　C　[privilege意为“权利”；contribution意为“贡献”；change意为“零钱”；decision意为“决定”。根据语境可知，老人对收银员说把剩下的钱捐给慈善组织，因此此处指不用找零钱了，故选C项。句意：他说不用担心剩下的钱，捐给慈善组织即可。]

　　10．A.adjusting

　　B．booking

　　C．reading

　　D．sharing

　　答案　D　[adjust意为“调整”；book意为“预订”；read意为“阅读”；share意为“分享”。收银员把故事讲给顾客听，也就是分享了这个故事，故选D项。句意：她正分享的故事就发生在生产部。]

　　11．A.well­dressed

　　B．good­looking

　　C．worn­out

　　D．easy­going

　　答案　C　[well­dressed意为“穿着得体的”；good­looking意为“好看的”；worn­out意为“破旧的”；easy­going意为“随和的”。句意：一位老人看见一位穿着破旧的需要帮助的妈妈带着孩子买食品，她坚持(买)自己单上的东西，把多余的东西拿出来。根据语境可知，那位母亲穿得不怎么好，故选C项。]

　　12．A.wandering

　　B．shopping

　　C．preparing

　　D．begging

　　答案　B　[句意见上题解析。wander意为“徘徊”；shop意为“购物”；prepare意为“准备”；beg意为“乞求”。由语境可知，这位妈妈是在买东西，故选B项。]

　　13．A.supposing

　　B．developing

　　C．adding

　　D．presenting

　　答案　D　[suppose意为“假设”；develop意为“发展”；add意为“加”；present意为“呈递”。根据语境可知，她怕超过预算，所以拿出了多余的东西，故选D项。]

　　14．A.principle

　　B．time

　　C．extra

　　D．quantity

　　答案　C　[principle意为“原则”；time意为“时间”；extra意为“额外的”；quantity意为“数量”。句意：这位先生说他当天正好带着多余的钱，因此留下100美元来为她付账，好让她的预算有些回旋的余地。]

　　15．A.cover

　　B．suit

　　C．carry

　　D．run

　　答案　A　[cover意为“(钱)足以支付，够付”；suit意为“适合”；carry意为“携带”；run意为“跑；经营”。根据语境可知他留下100美元是来给后面的那位妈妈买单，故选A项。]

　　16．A.basket

　　B．budget

　　C．property

　　D．response

　　答案　B　[basket意为“篮子”；budget意为“预算”；property意为“财产”；response意为“回应”。前文告诉我们这位妈妈要把预算外的物品拿出来，由此可知这位妈妈经济比较困难，不肯超过自己的预算，故选B项。]

　　17．A.rarely

　　B．quietly

　　C．obviously

　　D．occasionally

　　答案　B　[rarely意为“罕有地”；quietly意为“安静地”；obviously意为“显然地”；occasionally意为“偶然地”。根据语境可知老人默默地帮助了他人，故选B项。句意：当我听说了这位老人默默地为他人奉献时，我意识到我的匆忙、焦虑、担心在这个场合是不对的。]

　　18．A.anxiety

　　B．happiness

　　C．attention

　　D．eagerness

　　答案　A　[anxiety意为“焦虑”；happiness意为“快乐”；attention意为“注意”；eagerness意为“迫切”。前文提到作者等的很不耐烦了，故选A项。]

　　19．A.treated

　　B．respected

　　C．benefited

　　D．misplaced

　　答案　D　[treat意为“对待”；respect意为“尊敬”；benefit意为“对……有益”；misplace意为“把……放错位置”。在这里作者表达了对自己之前表现出来的匆忙、焦虑、担心的后悔，也就是将这些情绪放错了位置，故选D项。句意见17题解析。]

　　20．A.notice

　　B．mistake

　　C．content

　　D．love

　　答案　D　[notice意为“注意”；mistake意为“错误”；content意为“内容”；love意为“爱”。句意：能听到那位先生分享爱心的故事，排队多等五分钟又算什么呢？故选D项。]

　　Cloze 3限时：18分钟

　　[2016·枣强中学期中]

　　You Are Going Places

　　One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier, seater and waiter.

　　I went to work feeling __1__. And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening. It's the same thing over and over again. __2__ with customers who complain about their food and where they are __3__ is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to __4__ a lot of us __5__

　　but we manage to deal with them.

　　Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very __6__ near where I keep the dirty __7__ in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and __8__ running all over the house, it was crazy. __9__ these elderly women were watching __10__ I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.

　　When they __11__ their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what __12__ I was in and what I planned to do in the future. __13__ they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a __14__ and gentle voice, “You are

　　going places. And that was it. They left the __15__ and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me __16__ to believe in myself. They __17__ my spirit from being down and gave me a __18__ to keep on working hard.

　　People used to tell me that I couldn't have a career in __19__ until I

　　had a degree. I'm now a co­anchor (联合主持人) of a student­produced television __20__. And the best thing is：I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.

　　作者是一位中学生，利用业余时间打工。一天，在身心疲惫打工的时候，别人的一句话使作者对自己的前途重燃希望。那句话是：You Are Going Places(你前途无量)。

　　1.A.tired

　　B．excited

　　C．up

　　D．down

　　答案　D　[“我”去上班的时候心情非常不好。feeling down是现在分词作伴随状语，意为“闷闷不乐”。倒数第二段的“They__17__my spirit from being down”也说明了该题答案。]

　　2．A.Dealing

　　B．Helping

　　C．Talking

　　D．Meeting

　　答案　A 　[应付那些抱怨食品、座位的顾客是大大小小的事情。deal with表示“对付”；help with“帮助做……”；talk with“和……交谈”；meet with“遇到，经受”。]

　　3．A.sat

　　B．seated

　　C．laid

　　D．seating

　　答案　B　[顾客抱怨他们就座的位置。seat是使动词，表示“使坐下”，be seated意为“坐下，就座”；sit是不及物动词，应为where they sat。]

　　4．A.attract

　　B．avoid

　　C．adjust

　　D．annoy

　　答案　D　[诸如此类的小事容易造成我们雇员的烦恼。annoy表示“使生气”。因为作者前面提到了顾客的种种抱怨，因此只能导致雇员的烦恼、生气。attract吸引；avoid避免；adjust调整。]

　　5．A.employees

　　B．customers

　　C．bosses

　　D．employers

　　答案　A　[句中的our和下文的we给出了提示。employees表示“受雇者，雇工”。]

　　6．A.table

　　B．box

　　C．spot

　　D．kitchen

　　答案　C　[她们碰巧坐在“我”放用过的盘子的盒子的附近。spot表示“地方，地点”。根据后面的“where I keep the dirty__7__ in the boxes”，排除B项；不可能把脏盘子放在客人用餐的桌子上，故排除A项；kitchen不会与客人用餐的地方处于同一个位置，故排除D项。]

　　7．A.dishes

　　B．rooms

　　C．clothes

　　D．chairs

　　答案　A　[“the dirty dishes”指客人用过的盘子。因此作者是在餐厅打工的学生，所以“端盘子”才能与文章主题相符。]

　　8．A.men

　　B．women

　　C．servers

　　D．people

　　答案　C　[顾客们的进进出出，服务员的穿梭走动。该空反映服务员在餐馆的来回走动，穿梭服务。顾客们是来这里就餐的，不能来回走，故排除D项，A、B两项太片面。]

　　9．A.And

　　B．Otherwise

　　C．But

　　D．So

　　答案　C　[虽然餐馆处于一片忙乱的状态，但是(but)这三位妇女在专心看着“我”。该空前的crazy给该空提出了暗示。]

　　10．A.what

　　B．how

　　C．where

　　D．why

　　答案　B　[她们看着“我”，看“我”如何收拾(how)以确保每张桌子干净，从而去迎接下一批顾客。]

　　11．A.finished

　　B．completed

　　C．ordered

　　D．got

　　答案　A　[她们吃完饭的时候。根据下文的“I took their plates back to the kitchen”排除C、D两项；complete往往用于完成“建筑物”“工程”“书籍”等；而finish指做完手中的事情，如：“用完”“吃完”等。]

　　12．A.place

　　B．grade

　　C．mark

　　D．position

　　答案　B　[grade表示“年级”。她们询问我上几年级。通过上下文，可知作者是个打工的学生，故B项符合文题。]

　　13．A.Before

　　B．While

　　C．As

　　D．After

　　答案　C　[当她们离开的时候，她们走过“我”身边。as引导时间状语从句时，表示主从句的动作同时发生。由句意排除A、D两项；while引导时间状语从句时，从句中的谓语动词是延续性动词。]

　　14．A.confident

　　B．loud

　　C．low

　　D．pleasant

　　答案　A　[她们从“我”身边走过时，有一个人用自信(confident)和温和的语调说。由下文的You are going places.(你前途无量)推测说话者语气。因为说话人在鼓励作者，所以只有A项符合语境。]

　　15．A.kitchen

　　B．house

　　C．restaurant

　　D．table

　　答案　C　[客人说完后就离开了餐馆(restaurant)。由下文知道，they指three elderly ladies，她们来餐馆用餐。]

　　16．A.ability

　　B．courage

　　C．imagination

　　D．time

　　答案　B　[根据文章可知，别人给予了作者自信的“勇气”(courage)，作者才得以重新振作起来。]

　　17．A.put down

　　B．picked up

　　C．took over

　　D．pointed out

　　答案　B　[她们让“我”振作起来。 pick up表示“使恢复精神”。put down放下，镇压；take over接管；point out指出。]

　　18．A.cause

　　B．reason

　　C．present

　　D．permission

　　答案　B　[她们给了“我”继续努力的理由。reason表示某种行为的原因；cause表示某种现象的原因。]

　　19．A.television

　　B．government

　　C．school

　　D．restaurant

　　答案　A　[有人曾经告诉“我”，没有学位，“我”就不能从事电视台(television)的工作。下文的“I'm now a co­anchor(联合主持人)of a student­produced television __20__.” 暗示这里的答案。]

　　20．A.company

　　B．station

　　C．show

　　D．advertisement

　　答案　C　[“a student­produced television show”表示学生制作的电视节目。show表示“演出，表演节目”。]