【英语】2019届二轮复习完形填空专题模拟试题10篇训练之十（26页word版）

【英语】2019届二轮复习完形填空专题模拟试题10篇训练之十（26页word版）

‎2019届二轮复习完形填空专题模拟试题10篇训练之十 ‎[一]‎ Having a job is great. It means I can have a place to 41 in. And with an above-average job, I can 42 a car and overseas vacations.‎ However, I also understand how 43 it is to have a below-average job, having had many of them before. It’s quite 44 . Owning a car was out of the question — I could 45 pay for the subway ride.‎ I emailed my 46 to every company with an online careers page. I even printed my resume (简历)and 47 it out to hundreds of offices.‎ One summer I got a job at a high-tech company, which I was 48 at. It was no 49 when I was asked to leave that job after only four days.‎ A lot of people today believe the problem of 50 in my generation is our 51 . Some criticize (批评)us for being lazy or careless. Some 52 members of my generation of having a sense of “specialness” that has 53 us to believe we can all be astronauts, movie stars or singers if we put our 54 to it. Also, a few of them think that we would all be happily 55 if we would only learn trades or software engineering.‎ I understand that not everyone can go into space, star in Hollywood movies or fill stadiums with fans, 56 . Everyone is good at something, but no one is good at 57 . It took me hundreds of rejection emails to 58 that I had to focus on finding a job where I could actually be 59 .‎ And now, I finally have that job. It’s not the best 60 , but it’s not bad for a start either.‎ ‎41.‎ A. live B. hide C. step D. play ‎42.‎ A. afford B. offer C. buy D. own ‎43.‎ A. easy B. special C. difficult D. impossible ‎44.‎ A. wonderful B. awful C. beautiful D. guilty ‎45.‎ A. often B. necessarily C. meanwhile D. barely ‎46.‎ A. achievements B. photos C. details D. grades ‎47.‎ A. dragged B. handed C. figured D. tried ‎48.‎ A. expert B. skillful C. terrible D. amazed ‎49.‎ A. fun B. good C. surprise D. use ‎50.‎ A. population B. education C. poverty D. unemployment ‎51.‎ A. duty B. fault C. task D. project ‎52.‎ A. rob B. remind C. accuse D. warn ‎53.‎ A. led B. asked C. chosen D. told ‎54.‎ A. hands B. minds C. feet D. spirits ‎55.‎ A. employed B. fired C. praised D. admired ‎56.‎ A. too B. however C. either D. instead ‎57.‎ A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything ‎58.‎ A. realize B. remember C. respect D. forget ‎59.‎ A. lazy B. average C. rich D. successful ‎60.‎ A. end B. story C. salary D. start 参考答案：‎ ‎41-45 AACBD 46-50 CBCCD 51-55 BCABA 56-60 BDADD ‎[二]‎ I had a student today who got his finger stuck inside a test tube in science class. It was really quite stuck. This young man’s finger 41 to get whiter and whiter right before my eyes.‎ Remaining 42 , I suggested he carefully rotate (转动) the tube. It wouldn’t move a bit. He 43 soap and cold water. Still stuck. Meanwhile 44 was breaking out in the class. Finally, I 45 the young man to our secretary, who was a miracle (奇迹) worker 46 three kids of her own. With her in charge, I was 47 all would be OK.‎ To get the students back in order, I 48 my own story of getting my 49 stuck between the rails of a balcony. Same kind of curiosity, I remembered 50 then how far I could thrust (塞) my knee between the rails. Inch by inch, I kept 51 and before I knew it, my knee was stuck and 52 before my eyes and in front of lots of 53 at a popular Las Vegas hotel!‎ Hearing my story, many students followed with their own 54 of heads, arms, fingers stuck in places they shouldn’t 55 . A few minutes later, the young man came back, test tube unbroken and finger 56 to a lovely shade of pink.‎ I just couldn’t 57 this kid. He’s only twelve. I too got my knee unstuck, but not without great 58 . The excuse for me, however, was not 59 but plain stupidity. I was 60 fifty years old when this happened.‎ ‎41.‎ A.‎ continued ‎ B.‎ needed C.‎ happened D.‎ used ‎42.‎ A.‎ active B.‎ silent C.‎ cheerful D.‎ calm ‎ ‎43.‎ A.‎ lost B.‎ tried C.‎ fetched D.‎ accepted ‎44.‎ A.‎ fire B.‎ violence C.‎ chaos ‎ D.‎ argument ‎45.‎ A.‎ sent ‎ B.‎ carried C.‎ introduced D.‎ described ‎46.‎ A.‎ teaching B.‎ observing C.‎ saving D.‎ raising ‎ ‎47.‎ A.‎ confident ‎ B.‎ doubtful C.‎ surprised D.‎ happy ‎48‎ A heard B wrote C.‎ read D shared ‎ ‎.‎ ‎.‎ ‎.‎ ‎.‎ ‎.‎ ‎49.‎ A.‎ head B.‎ arm C.‎ knee ‎ D.‎ foot ‎50.‎ A.‎ calculating B.‎ wondering ‎ C.‎ explaining D.‎ reporting ‎51.‎ A.‎ kicking B.‎ climbing C.‎ walking D.‎ pushing ‎ ‎52.‎ A.‎ swelling ‎ B.‎ lifting C.‎ resting D.‎ shaking ‎ ‎53.‎ A.‎ doctors B.‎ managers C.‎ strangers ‎ D.‎ students ‎54.‎ A.‎ findings B.‎ stories ‎ C.‎ conclusions D.‎ news ‎55.‎ A.‎ stop B.‎ exist C.‎ stay D.‎ be ‎ ‎56.‎ A.‎ pointing B.‎ belonging C.‎ returning ‎ D.‎ growing ‎57.‎ A.‎ get mad at ‎ B.‎ get rid of C.‎ get used to D.‎ get along with ‎58.‎ A.‎ encouragement B.‎ embarrassment ‎ C.‎ disappointment D.‎ achievement ‎59.‎ A.‎ ambition B.‎ bravery C.‎ youth ‎ D.‎ experiment ‎60.‎ A.‎ in the end B.‎ after all ‎ C.‎ in total D.‎ at any rate 参考答案：‎ ‎41—45 ADBCA 46—50 DADCB 51—55 DACBD 56—60 CABCB ‎[三]‎ Trying new things is the only way we can discover hidden talents. I 41 my career as an editor for a magazine. I didn’t really mind the work, but I wanted something more 42 . Then I was offered a management 43 of a digital reading company. The job was a seemingly 44 mix of my skills and interests, so I jumped at it.‎ ‎ 45 , soon after I joined the company, its model changed to focus on K-12 education, and everything about my position changed. I was asked to take on the 46 different roles of selling content to teachers and training people. I felt more than a little 47 my comfort zone.‎ I knew I wanted to grow as a(an) 48 and make a serious effect on the company. I told myself that everything feels 49 at first and I should at least try. 50 , I felt like I didn’t have a(an) 51 . I knew jumping out of the 52 was the right thing for me, even though it felt pretty awful.‎ I was fortunate to be 53 by very helpful people, both at work and at home. They kept 54 me. I spent hours researching my company’s 55 . I asked lots of questions and spoke to many people in need. I looked for opportunities to put in extra 56 . The more I did, the better I felt.‎ Over time, I discovered that the job was 57 I could do and liked doing. It was an amazing 58 to see the company grow and know that my efforts contributed to 59 success and that it’s important to take risks and accept new 60 . Actually, there’s nothing worse than failing because you refuse to even try.‎ ‎41. A. started out B. moved up C. developed D. spent ‎42. A. steady B. comfortable C. paying D. challenging ‎43. A. guidance B. suggestion C. position D. course ‎44. A. loose B. perfect C. mild D. complex ‎45. A. However B. Instead C. Additionally D. Thus ‎46. A. slightly B. completely C. relatively D. strangely ‎47. A. inside B. around C. within D. outside ‎48. A. individual B. consumer C. leader D. adult ‎49. A. silly B. tough C. fresh D. easy ‎50. A. On the contrary B. In brief C. In a way D. On one hand ‎51. A. choice B. idea C. dream D. reason ‎52. A. control B. touch C. nest D. company ‎53. A. informed B. surrounded C. followed D. impressed ‎54. A. convincing B. reminding C. accessing D. encouraging ‎55. A. staff B. income C. products D. conditions ‎56. A. effort B. money C. offer D. care ‎57. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing ‎58. A. profit B. reward C. platform D. behavior ‎59. A. my B. their C. your D. its ‎60. A. opportunities B. requests C. cultures D. services 参考答案：‎ ‎41-45 ADCBA 46-50 BDABC 51-55 ACBDC 56-60 ACBDA ‎[四]‎ Mike and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We made a 1 at our favorite restaurant, but when we arrived, our 2 wasn’t well prepared. ‎ We walked toward the bar in the restaurant to wait. Mike 3 a chair for me and the man next to me 4 over to give me room to slide in. I smiled my thanks. ‎ ‎“I’m here on business. Can you 5 some interesting things to do 6 when I have some time off?” the man asked. ‎ Mike and I immediately shifted our attention to the stranger. We love our adopted hometown and quickly suggested half a dozen fun 7.‎ The stranger’s name was Bill. He and Mike 8 to be both mechanical engineers. The two men had 9 to talk about. Seconds turned into minutes and strangers turned into friends. ‎ When the hostess 10 and told us our table was 11,we said goodbye to Bill. ‎ ‎“We’re out to 12 our wedding anniversary,” I said as we 13 to follow the waitress to our table. ‎ ‎“Wow! I really 14 you taking the time to talk to me,” Bill said. “You could have 15 me. Happy anniversary!” ‎ The evening sped by. Soon we had to go home. Mike signaled our waiter for the bill.16,the waiter smiled and handed us a note: ‎ Thank you again for talking to a stranger. I really appreciate your kindness.17 is on me. ‎ ‎18,we looked at the waiter. ‎ ‎“Yes,” he said. “It’s true. He paid your bill.”‎ We walked back to the 19 to thank Bill, but his seat was 20.But we never forgot his generosity and decided to pay it forward. ‎ ‎【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和丈夫花时间与陌生人聊天,陌生人充满感激,主动为作者夫妇买单的故事。‎ ‎1.A. reservation B. wish C. preparation D. plan 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“预定”;B项“希望”;C项“准备”;D项“计划,安排”。作者想要庆祝结婚周年纪念日,所以在饭店预定了餐位。答案为A项。‎ ‎2.A. room B. breakfast C. table D. arrangement 答案C解析词义辨析题。根据后文可知,他们订的桌子还没有准备好,需要等待,所以答案为C项。‎ ‎3.A. ordered in B. picked up C. took up D. pulled out 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“预订”;B项“捡起,拾起,拿起,恢复,买到便宜货,学会”;C项“开始,从事,占据(时间、空间),拿起”;D项“拖(拉)过来,拔出,驶出”。丈夫Mike为作者拉过来一把椅子。答案为D项。‎ ‎4. A. moved B. got C. jumped D. came 答案A解析词义辨析题。move over“闪开,挪开”;get over“克服,战胜,熬过”;jump over“跳开”;come over“(走)过来”。旁边的男士为作者让出空间,所以答案为A项。‎ ‎5.A. choose B. think of C. recommend D. refer to 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“选择”;B项“想出”;C项“推荐”;D项“谈到,提到,参考,参照”。这个人是来这里出差,所以请求帮他推荐当地有趣的事情。答案为C项。‎ ‎6.A. frequently B. locally C. entirely D. exactly 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“频繁地”;B项“在附近,在本地”;C项“完全地,整个地”;D项“精确地”。根据上一题的分析可知答案为B项。‎ ‎7. A. stories B. books C. restaurants D. activities 答案D解析词义辨析题。作者为这个人推荐了一系列有趣的活动(事情),所以答案为D项。‎ ‎8. A. announced B. seemed C. pretended D. happened 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“宣告”;B项“似乎,看似”;C项“假装”;D项“发生,碰巧”。Bill和Mike碰巧都是机械师,所以他们有很多共同语言。答案为D项。‎ ‎9. A. nothing B. little C .plenty D. everything 答案C解析词义辨析题。根据上一题的分析可知答案为C项plenty“充分,大量”。‎ ‎10. A. approached B. returned C. replied D. apologized 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“接近,靠近”;B项“返回,归还”;C项“回复”;D项“道歉”。服务员走过来说餐桌已经准备好了。答案为A项。‎ ‎11.A.full B. collected C. ready D. clean 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“充满的,充实的,满的”;B项“收集起来的”;C项“准备好的,现成的,愿意的”;D项“洁净的,无污染的”。根据上一题的分析可知答案为C项。‎ ‎12.A. congratulate B. celebrate C. hold D. watch 答案B解析行文逻辑题。A项“祝贺”;B项“庆祝”;C项“抓住”;D项“观察,观看”。根据文章第一段开头“Mike and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary.”可知,作者夫妇是来庆祝结婚纪念日的,动词celebrate在文中复现,所以答案为B项。‎ ‎13. A. got up B. took up C. came back D. showed up 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“起来,起身,起床”;B项“拿起,开始,从事,占据(时间、空间)”;C项“返回”;D项“出现”‎ ‎。作者夫妇起身跟着服务生去他们的餐桌,所以答案为A项。‎ ‎14. A. imagine B. appreciate C. mind D. enjoy 答案B解析行文逻辑题。根据后文“I really appreciate your kindness.”可知,Bill非常感激作者夫妇花时间跟他聊天,动词appreciate在文中重复使用,所以答案为B项。‎ ‎15. A. helped B. seen C. forgiven D. ignored 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“帮助”;B项“看见”;C项“原谅”;D项“忽略,不理睬”。作者夫妇是来庆祝结婚纪念日的,本来可以不理Bill的。答案为D项。‎ ‎16. A. Instead B. Therefore C. Besides D. Otherwise 答案A解析行文逻辑题。作者夫妇要结账,服务生没有给他们账单,而是给了他们一张便条。答案为A项,instead“反之,代替”。‎ ‎17. A. Praise B. Blame C. Responsibility D. Dinner 答案D 解析文化常识题。根据后文“He paid your bill.”可知,这位陌生人为这对夫妇付了账。到饭店自然是去用餐,而且是晚餐(正餐),所以选择D项。句意:这顿饭我请客。‎ ‎18. A. Curious B. Surprised C. Grateful D. Relaxed 答案B解析文化常识题。A项“好奇的”;B项“吃惊的”;C项“心存感激的”;D项“放松的”。一位陌生人为自己付账,第一反应自然是让人惊讶,所以答案为B项。‎ ‎19. A. kitchen B. bar C. door D. entrance 答案B解析行文逻辑题。根据前文“We walked toward the bar in the restaurant to wait.”可知,他们是在bar里遇到Bill的,名词bar在文中重复使用,所以答案为B项。‎ ‎20. A. dirty B. goneC. empty D. occupied 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“脏的”;B项“消失的,一去不复返的”;C项“空的,空虚的”;D项“占用的,在使用的”。Bill已经离开酒吧,所以他的位子空了。答案为C项。‎ ‎[五]‎ On June 23,1970,I had just left the Army after completing my one-year duty in Vietnam. I was on 1 returning home in Texas. I had been warned about the 2 of our fellow countrymen. There was no 3 welcome for us when we came home from that unpopular war. ‎ I sat, in uniform, in a window seat,4 eye contact with my fellow passengers. No one was sitting next to me, which added to my 5.A little ‎ girl suddenly appeared in the passage. She 6 and,without saying a word,7 handed me a magazine. I accepted her 8,her quiet “welcome home.” All I could say was, “Thank you.” Her small gesture of 9 was the first I had experienced in a long time. ‎ I always believe in the connection between 10 when they reach out to one another. ‎ That girl 11 has no memory of what happened years ago. She might have been told to do that by her mother. It doesn’t matter 12 she gave me the magazine. The 13 thing is that she did. ‎ Since then, I have followed her example and tried in different ways for different people, to 14 for them. Like me on that plane ride long ago, they will 15 know why a stranger gave a hand. But I absolutely know that my 16 since then are all because of that little girl. Her kindness of offering a magazine to a 17,scared and lonely soldier has been 18 throughout my life. I have to believe that my small 19 have the same effect on others. And to that little girl, now a 20,I would like to say again: thank you. ‎ ‎【语篇解读】本文是夹叙夹议文。作者参加了一场不受欢迎的战争——越南战争。在从越南回到美国德克萨斯州的飞机上,没人坐在作者身边,他感到孤独冷落。但一个小女孩给作者送去了一本杂志,并说“欢迎回家”,这是作者好长时间没有得到过的“同情”,作者非常感激。从那时起,作者以她为榜样,以不同的方式尝试帮助不同的人,为他们做同样的事情。他相信他的小小举动也会对别人有同样的效果。‎ ‎1. A .bus B. train C. plane D. boat 答案C解析文化常识题。根据上文“I had just left the Army after completing my one-year duty in Vietnam.”可知,从越南回美国的德克萨斯州当然要坐飞机,所以答案为C项。‎ ‎2. A. stories B. difficulties C. unfriendliness D. enthusiasm 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“故事”;B项“困难”;C项“不友好”;D项“热情”。根据下句“when we came home from that unpopular war”可知,作者曾被别人警告过同胞们的不友好,所以选择C项。‎ ‎3.A. hometown B. school C. cold D. immediate 答案A解析词义辨析题。根据下文中的“unpopular war”可知,作者没有受到家乡人的欢迎,所以选择A项。‎ ‎4. A. seeking B. noticing C. keeping D. avoiding 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“寻找,搜寻”;B项“注意到”;C项“保持”;D项“避免”。作者穿着制服,坐在靠窗的座位上,避免和其他乘客的目光接触。答案为D项。‎ ‎5. A. pride B. loneliness C. anger D. excitement 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“骄傲,自豪”;B项“孤独,寂寞”;C项“‎ 生气,愤怒”;D项“兴奋,激动”。没有人坐在作者身边,所以作者感到孤独。答案为B项。‎ ‎6. A. smiled B. listened C. turned around D. bent down 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“微笑”;B项“听”;C项“转过身”;D项“弯下腰”。句意:一个小女孩突然出现在走廊,她微笑着,一句话也没说,害羞地递给我一本杂志。根据句意可知答案为A项。‎ ‎7. A. naturally B. proudly C. shyly D. worriedly 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“自然地”;B项“自豪地”;C项“害羞地”;D项“担心地”。根据上一题的分析可知答案为C项。‎ ‎8. A. offer B. donation C. accompany D. contact 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“提议,出价,提供的东西或帮助”;B项“捐赠,捐款”;C项“陪伴,公司”;D项“接触,联系”。作者接受小女孩的杂志和她那句轻轻的“欢迎回家”的问候。答案为A项。‎ ‎9. A. invitation B. sympathy C .agreement D. inspiration 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“邀请”;B项“同情,怜悯”;C项“同意,一致”;D项“鼓舞,激励,灵感”。根据上文“No one was sitting next to me”可知,小女孩的举动是作者长时间没有体验过的“同情”,所以答案为B项。‎ ‎10. A. soldiers B. strangers C. families D. girls 答案B解析行文逻辑题。当陌生人互相接触的时候,作者总是相信他们之间存在着某种联系。stranger在文中重复出现,所以答案为B项。‎ ‎11. A. similarly B. finally C. immediately D. undoubtedly 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“相似地”;B项“最终,最后”;C项“立刻,马上”;D项“毋庸置疑地”。根据下文“She might have been told to do that by her mother.”可知,当初很可能是女孩的母亲让她这样做的,毫无疑问作者判断这个女孩可能对那件事已经没有了记忆。答案为D项。‎ ‎12. A. when B. how C. why D. where 答案C解析语法功能题。句意:这个女孩为什么这样做并不重要,她这样做了才重要。根据句意可知,作者需要的就是别人的一句问候和关心,女孩这样做对作者来说意义重大,所以答案为C项。‎ ‎13. A. memorable B. satisfactory C. important D. valuable 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“难忘的”;B项“令人满意的”;C项“重要的”;D项“有价值的,贵重的”。根据上一题的分析可知,答案为C项。‎ ‎14. A. do the same B. find a seatC. get things ready D. pass a magazine 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“同样地”;B项“找到座位”;C项“把事情准备好”;D项“传递一本杂志”。从那时起,作者就以这个小女孩为榜样,以不同的方式为别人做同样的事情。答案为A项。‎ ‎15.A. always B. never C. happily D. obviously 答案B解析词义辨析题。句意:就像很久以前我在飞机上一样,他们永远不会知道为什么一个陌生人会伸出援助之手。根据句意可知答案为B项。‎ ‎16. A. feelings B. ideas C. models D. attempts 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“情感”;B项“想法,主意”;C项“模型,模特”;D项“企图,尝试,付出努力”。作者之所以做出这方面的努力都是因为这个女孩当初给作者带来的心理安慰,所以答案为D项。‎ ‎17. A. busy B. young C. excited D. tired 答案D解析文化常识题。文章开头提到作者刚刚从越南战场上回来,而且还不受家乡人欢迎,所以应该是疲惫、恐惧和孤独的,所以答案为D项。‎ ‎18. A. accepted B. spread C. honored D. neglected 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“接受”;B项“传播,蔓延,流传”;C项“尊敬,给予表扬,使荣耀”;D项“忽视,不理睬”。女孩的善举给作者一生带来的影响很深远,所以答案为B项。‎ ‎19. A. actions B. benefits C . donations D. sacrifices 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“行动,行为”;B项“利益,好处”;C项“捐赠,捐献”;D项“牺牲”。作者相信,小小的行为对别人也有同样的效果。答案为A项。‎ ‎20. A. stranger B. wife C. mother D. woman 答案D解析文化常识题。根据上文“That girl 11 has no memory of what happened years ago.”可以判断,这件事已经过去很多年,当初那个小女孩,现在已经长大了,所以答案为D项。‎ ‎[六]‎ Trying new things is the only way we can discover hidden talents. I 1 my career as an editor for a magazine. I didn’t really mind the work, but I wanted something more 2.Then I was offered a management 3 of a digital reading company. The job was a seemingly 4 mix of my skills and interests, so I jumped at it. ‎ ‎5,soon after I joined the company, its model changed to focus on K-12 education, and everything about my position changed. I was asked to take on the 6 different roles of selling content to teachers and training people. I felt more than a little 7 my comfortable zone. ‎ I knew I wanted to grow as a(n) 8 and make a serious effect on the company. I told myself that everything feels 9 at first and I should at ‎ least try.10,I felt like I didn’t have a(n) 11.I knew jumping out of the 12 was the right thing for me, even though it felt pretty awful. ‎ I was fortunate to be 13 by very helpful people, both at work and at home. They kept 14 me. I spent hours researching my company’s 15.I asked lots of questions and spoke to many people in need. I looked for opportunities to put in extra 16.The more I did, the better I felt. ‎ Over time, I discovered that the job was 17 I could do and liked doing. It was an amazing 18 to see the company grow and know that my efforts contributed to 19 success and that it’s important to take risks and accept new 20.Actually, there’s nothing worse than failing because you refuse to even try. ‎ ‎【语篇解读】本文是夹叙夹议文。通过作者尝试新事物并最终成功的经历,启迪人们:冒险和接受新机会是非常重要的。没有什么比因为你拒绝尝试而失败更糟的事情了。‎ ‎1. A. started out B. moved up C. developed D. spent 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项”出发,启程”;B项“向前移动”;C项“发展,养成,形成,冲洗胶片”;D项“花费,度过”。作者的职业生涯是从一名杂志编辑开始的。答案为A项。‎ ‎2. A. steady B. comfortable C. paying D. challenging 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“稳定的”;B项“舒适的”;C项“支付的,有利的”;D项“具有挑战性的”。作者想要更具挑战性的工作。答案为D项。‎ ‎3. A. guidance B. suggestion C. position D. course 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“指导”;B项“建议”;C项“位置,岗位,工作”;D项“课程”。根据下文“The job was a seemingly...”可知,一家数字阅读公司给作者提供了一个管理岗位。答案为C项。‎ ‎4. A. loose B. perfect C. mild D. complex 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“松的,松散的”;B项“完美的”;C项“温和的”;D项“复杂的”。作者认为这项工作能将自己的兴趣和技能完美地结合起来,所以作者迫不及待地接受了这份工作。答案为B项。下一句中的jump at意思是“急于接受”。‎ ‎5. A. However B. Instead C. Additionally D. Thus 答案A解析行文逻辑题。A项“然而,可是”;B项“反而,代替”;C项“此外,而且”;D项“因此,这样”。句意:然而我加入这个公司不久,其模式改变,专注于K-12教育。我的岗位一切都发生了变化。根据句意可知答案为A项。‎ ‎6. A. slightly B. completely C. relatively D. strangely 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“稍微地”;B项“完全地,彻底地”;C项“相对地”;D项“奇怪地”。作者被要求从事和以前管理工作完全不同的角色,向老师和训练的人们推销产品。答案为B项。‎ ‎7. A. inside B. around C. within D. outside 答案D解析词义辨析题。根据第三段“I told myself that everything feels 9 at first and I should at least try.”可知,作者第一次推销产品感觉很困难,自己也明白至少要尝试一下。再根据该句句意可知,首次推销让作者感觉很不自在。outside one’s comfortable zone“走出舒适区,不舒服,不自在”。答案为D项。 ‎ ‎8. A. individual B. consumer C. leader D. adult 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“个人,个体”;B项“消费者”;C项“领导人”;D项“成年人”。作者想独自经营,这样会给公司带来严重影响。答案为A项。‎ ‎9. A. silly B. tough C. fresh D. easy 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“愚蠢的”;B项“艰苦的,困难的”;C项“新鲜的,新的”;D项“容易的,轻松的,便捷的”。作者明白最初每件事都会让人感到困难的,但至少要试一试。答案为B项。‎ ‎10. A. On the contrary B. In brief C. In a way D. On one hand 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“正相反”;B项“简言之”;C项“在某种程度上”;D项“一方面”。在某种程度上,作者感觉好像别无选择,所以答案为C项。‎ ‎11. A. choice B. idea C. dream D. reason 答案A解析词义辨析题。根据下文“I knew jumping out of the 12 was the right thing for me, even though it felt pretty awful.”可知,作者认为做出跳出这个岗位的决定对自己来说是对的,尽管当时觉得有点害怕。答案为A项。 ‎ ‎12. A. control B. touch C. nest D. company 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“控制”;B项“接触,触碰”;C项“巢穴,温床”;D项“公司,陪伴”。根据上一题的分析可知答案为C项,名词nest在这里指的是前文的comfortable zone“舒适区”。‎ ‎13. A. informed B. surrounded C. followed D. impressed 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“通知,告知”;B项“围绕,环绕”;C项“跟随,跟着学”;D项“留下印象”。无论是工作上还是家里,作者身边都围绕着对自己有帮助的人,作者感觉很幸运。答案为B项。‎ ‎14. A. convincing B. reminding C. accessing D. encouraging 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“使相信”;B项“提醒,使想起”;C项“接近,进入,获取”;D项“鼓励”。根据上文可知,既然作者周围都是对他有帮助的人,他们应该是不断地鼓励作者。答案为D项。‎ ‎15. A. staff B. income C. products D. conditions 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“职员,全体员工”;B项“收入”;C项“产品”;D项“条件,状况”。根据后文“I asked lots of questions and spoke to many people in need.”可知,作者在做调研,所以判断作者应该是花费数小时研究自己公司的产品。答案为C项。‎ ‎16.A. effort B. money C. offer D. care 答案A解析语法功能题。A项“努力”;B项“钱”;C项“出价,提供帮助,提议”;D项“关心,在意”。作者竭尽全力寻找一切机会。put in effort为固定短语,意思是“付出努力,花功夫,使劲”。答案为A项。‎ ‎17. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing 答案C解析词义辨析题。句意:随着时间的流逝,我发现这就是我能做的事情,也是我喜欢做的事情。根据句意可知答案为C项。‎ ‎18. A. profit B. reward C. platform D. behavior 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“利润,利益”;B项“回报,报酬”;C项“平台,站台,讲台”;D项“行为”。看到公司不断发展这就是极大的回报。答案为B项。‎ ‎19. A. my B. their C. your D. its 答案D解析词义辨析题。句意:我的努力有助于它的成功。根据句意可知,这里指的是促进公司的成功,所以应该用its代表company’s。答案为D项。‎ ‎20. A. opportunities B. requests C. cultures D. services 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“机会”;B项“请求,要求”;C项“文化”;D项“服务”。根据作者的亲身经历可知,敢于冒险和接受新机会是很重要的。答案为A项。‎ ‎[七]‎ I live in a rural community, different from a city because there are 1 people. My home is deep in a valley 2 by mountains that are rocky.3 many farms are located in rural areas because they require large plots of land to grow food or 4 farm animals, in my community the mountains and 5 soil make it difficult to farm. This is one 6 why few people live in my area. ‎ Since we have a lot of 7,we get to have horses and chickens. My family 8 eggs from the chickens for breakfast. We also lose electricity a lot because the trees fall on power lines whenever there’s a 9.In my community, people keep battery-powered flashlights and oil lamps stored in case the lights 10.Some people also use a machine to generates electricity from gasoline—whenever there are 11.‎ Going to school in a rural area means having fewer classmates and 12 longer distances. To get to my high school, I must drive forty miles to ‎ the 13 city. This means I must get up much earlier than my 14 classmates in order to be on time. The roads in my community aren’t paved with asphalt(沥青) either, so during storms they 15 become too muddy or snowy to pass. In cities a snowplow(扫雪机) 16 quickly, but areas where fewer people live aren’t the priority(优先),so days can pass before a snowplow 17 the road. Sometimes I must miss school because storms make it 18 to drive. ‎ I am not sure 19 if I want to live in the country or in the city when I grow up,where it can get 20,although I do love being around our animals. ‎ ‎【语篇解读】本文是说明文。作者通过自己的亲身经历,和城市进行对比,分析了在农村居住的好处和不足。‎ 1. A. few B. many C. fewer D. more 答案C解析文化常识题。根据常识可知,农村地区和城市相比人口比较少,所以答案为C项。‎ ‎2. A. surrounded B. hidden C. shadowed D. enriched 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“包围”;B项“隐藏”;C项“遮蔽”;D项“使丰富”。根据“deep in a valley”和“by mountains”可知,作者的家在被山包围的山谷深处,所以答案为A项。‎ ‎3. A. When B. While C. Because D. If 答案B解析语法功能题。上句说许多农场都在农村地区,下句说我所在的农村地形不适合种植农作物,前后句是转折关系,所以选择B项。‎ ‎4. A. feed B. grow C. train D. house 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“喂养,饲养”;B项“种植”;C项“培养,训练”;D项“提供房子或住处”。此处指农场需要大块的土地来种粮食和给家畜提供场地,所以选择D项。‎ ‎5. A. rich B. muddy C. rocky D. snowy 答案C解析行文逻辑题。根据上文“My home is deep in a valley 　2　 by mountains that are rocky”可知,此处指在作者的家乡,山脉和岩石土壤使农场难以耕种。形容词rocky在文中重复出现。答案为C项。 ‎ ‎6. A. explanation B. cause C. excuse D. reason 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“解释”;B项“起因,原因”;C项“借口,理由”;D项“原因”。家乡的土壤不适合耕种,这是家乡人少的原因。reason后通常可以接why引导的定语从句,cause不能,所以答案为D项。‎ ‎7. A. space B. room C. place D. land 答案A解析词义辨析题。根据后文的“we get to have horses and chickens”‎ 可知,乡村需要很大的空间来饲养马和鸡。space和room均可表示“空间”,但room更强调供人使用的地方和空间,所以答案为A项。‎ ‎8. A. lays B. harvests C. buys D. picks 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“产卵,放置”;B项“收获”;C项“买”;D项“摘,取,挖,采”。作者家养着鸡,所以收获鸡蛋作为早餐。答案为B项。‎ ‎9. A. storm B. thunder C. lighting D. shower 答案A解析文化常识题。A项“暴风雨”;B项“雷”;C项“闪电”;D项“阵雨”。家里经常停电,因为每当有暴风雨的时候,树会被刮到电线上造成停电。根据常识判断,只有storm伴随强风,所以答案为A项。‎ ‎10. A. put out B. wear out C. run out D. go out 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“扑灭,熄灭”;B项“磨损,穿破”;C项“用光,耗尽”;D项“熄灭”。此处指因为停电灯熄灭,所以答案为D项。‎ ‎11. A. dangers B. risks C. emergencies D. incidents 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“危险”;B项“冒险”;C项“紧急或突发事件”;D项“事件”。有紧急事件时,会使用一种汽油发电机发电。答案为C项。‎ ‎12. A. walking B. running C. driving D. traveling 答案D解析文化常识题。在农村上学意味着较少的同学和走较远的路程,因为人烟稀少,学校少,所以上学很远。此处并没有说上学的具体交通方式,只是总的说,所以答案为D项。‎ ‎13. A .nearby B. distant C. nearest D. farthest 答案C解析文化常识题。即便是到最近的城市上高中作者也要开车40英里,这是为了突出农村人烟稀少,地广人稀。答案为C项。‎ ‎14. A. rural B. city C. old D. new 答案B解析行文逻辑题。为了按时上学,作者必须比城市里的同学更早起床。文章是把农村和城市进行比较,所以答案为B项。‎ ‎15. A. can B. may C. must D. should 答案A解析词义辨析题。农村的道路不是沥青路,所以雨雪天会变得非常泥泞。根据句意可知答案为A项。‎ ‎16. A. comes by B. comes about C. comes to D. comes out 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“路过,经过”;B项“发生”;C项“谈到,提到”;D项“出现,出版”。在城市里,下雪后扫雪机会很快经过,把雪扫干净。答案为A项。‎ ‎17. A. cleans B. digs C. clears D. covers 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“清扫”;B项“挖”;C项“清除,弄干净”;D项“覆盖,走完一段路程,足够支付”‎ ‎。此处指扫雪机清除积雪,使路面干净。动词clean和clear作为动词意思接近,但clean更强调动作,而clear则更强调结果。答案为C项。‎ ‎18. A. likely B. necessary C. improper D. impossible 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“很可能的”;B项“必要的”;C项“不正确的,不适当的”;D项“不可能的”。因为农村道路雨雪后泥泞,不能开车,这使得作者不能去上学,所以答案为D项。‎ ‎19. A. still B. yetC. even D.as 答案B解析行文逻辑题。根据后文“if I want to live in the country or in the city when I grow up.”可知,作者现在仍然不确定将来长大后是生活在城市还是农村。选项中still和yet均可表示“仍然,依旧”,但still常用于肯定句中,表示“某事正在进行中”,一般与现在时态或进行时态连用。也可用在疑问句或否定句中,在否定句中须放在否定词not之前;yet表示“某事尚未发生”,多用于否定句或带否定词的陈述句中。此句为否定句,且not在前,所以答案为B项。‎ ‎20. A. quiet B. lonelyC. alone D. busy 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“安静的”;B项“孤独寂寞的”;C项“独自的,单独的”;D项“忙碌的”。因为农村人少,所以尽管作者喜欢和动物在一起,但农村会让人寂寞。答案为B项。‎ ‎[八]‎ History has some very special qualities about it. It is a 1 of what has happened in the past, and the really interesting thing is that much of history has been 2 time and again. It allows us to learn from the past, both the 3 made and the successes achieved. ‎ One of the 4 of history is that it allows us to know how famous people 5 when they were faced with challenges in their life.6 these challenges happened at a certain time in the past or in a 7 country or culture, all of them can always teach us something 8.‎ Take for example the 9 of Thomas Edison and how many times he 10 while on the road to finally inventing the light bulb. He could be held out as an example of a person who 11 stopped trying. I am sure he was 12 by those difficulties but he did not let them stop him. He had a 13 and he just kept trying until he reached success. ‎ Or, think about the story of Abraham Lincoln who 14 to become President of the United States even though he suffered 15 losses. Most of us only know about his success.16,his life was not an easy one. His story makes us keep moving forward no matter what 17 we have in life. ‎ These true history stories will make you stop to reconsider 18 or going after your dreams even though you may not think you have the courage or the 19 for now to get what you have always wanted. They could help you ‎ make decisions and 20 when you have no idea what to do. They could inspire you to be all that you can be. ‎ ‎【语篇解读】本文是议论文。唐太宗曾经说过:“以铜为鉴,可正衣冠;以古为鉴,可知兴替;以人为鉴,可明得失。”本文引用历史著名人物的事迹给我们启示,鼓励人们不要轻言放弃。‎ ‎1. A. note B. record C. chance D. belief 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“笔记,音符,钞票,便条”;B项“记录”;C项“机会,可能性”;D项“相信,信念”。句意:历史记录了过去发生的事情,并且真正有意思的是历史上很多事情总是一再重复上演。根据句意可知答案为B项。‎ ‎2. A. reported B. expected C. repeated D. corrected 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“报道”;B项“期待,料想”;C项“重复”;D项“改正,更正”。根据后面的“time and again”及上一题的分析可知答案为C项。‎ ‎3. A. mistakes B. jokes C. agreements D. challenges 答案A解析行文逻辑题。A项“错误”;B项“玩笑”;C项“同意,协议,一致”;D项“挑战”。根据后面的“the successes achieved”可知,历史可以让我们从过去犯的错误和取得的成功中学到东西。make mistakes“犯错误”。答案为A项。‎ ‎4.A.events B. periods C. problems D. advantages 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“大事,体育赛事”;B项“期间”;C项“问题”;D项“优点,优势,益处”。根据后面“it allows us to know how famous people 　5　 when they were faced with challenges in their life.”可知,历史能让我们知道名人在面对挑战时作何反应,这是历史给我们带来的好处,所以选择D项。 ‎ ‎5. A. studied B. reacted C. competed D. explored 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“学习,研究”;B项“反映”;C项“竞争”;D项“探索”。根据上一题的分析可知答案为B项。‎ ‎6. A. Although B. Because C. Unless D. Whether 答案A解析语法功能题。句意:尽管这些挑战发生在过去的某个时期,不同的国家或文化背景中,它们都可以给我们带来有用的启示。根据句意可知这里需要引导让步状语从句,所以答案为A项。‎ ‎7. A. developed B. poor C. different D. popular 答案C解析文化常识题。A项“发达的,先进的”;B项“差的,穷的,可怜的”;C项“不同的”;D项“流行的,受欢迎的”。根据常识判断,这些历史名人遇到的各种挑战不可能只发生在同一国家和文化背景下,所以答案为C项。‎ ‎8.A.clear B. simple C. special D. useful 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“清楚的”;B项“简单的”;C项“特殊的”;D项“‎ 有用的”。根据下文举的两个例子可知,作者想要表达历史名人应对挑战的故事给我们带来的是有用的启示,所以答案为D项。‎ ‎9. A. name B. story C. position D. character 答案B解析行文逻辑题。根据下一段首句“Or, think about the story of Abraham Lincoln”可知,作者举了两个历史名人面对挑战的故事,所以答案为B项。名词story在文中重复使用,所以答案为B项。‎ ‎10. A. failed B. watched C. escaped D. travelled 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“失败”;B项“观察,看,留神”;C项“逃跑,逃避”;D项“旅行,行进”。根据下文“He could be held out as an example of a person who 11 stopped trying. I am sure he was 12 by those difficulties but he did not let them stop him.”可知,爱迪生在发明灯泡的过程中经历过多次失败,但他从来没有停止尝试,所以答案为A项。 ‎ ‎11. A. also B. often C. still D. never 答案D解析词义辨析题。根据上一题的分析可知答案为D项。‎ ‎12. A. shocked B. beaten C. discouraged D. controlled 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“震惊的”;B项“被打败的”;C项“泄气的”;D项“被控制的”。根据后面的“but he did not let them stop him.”可知,爱迪生虽然失败多次,经历失败时肯定也会感觉泄气,但他从未放弃。答案为C项。‎ ‎13.A.job B. dream C. duty D. power 答案B解析词义辨析题。根据后面“he just kept trying until he reached success.”可知,爱迪生不断尝试直到成功为止,这是实现梦想的过程,所以选择B项。‎ ‎14.A. happened B. prepared C. pretended D. managed 答案D解析文化常识题。A项“发生,碰巧”;B项“准备”;C项“假装”;D项“经营管理,设法做成”。根据常识可知,林肯最后成为美国总统。manage to do“设法做成”。答案为D项。‎ ‎15. A. hearing B. weight C. personal D. slight 答案A解析文化常识题。A项“听力的”;B项“重量,体重”;C项“私人的,人事的”;D项“轻微的,微小的”。根据常识可知,尽管林肯听力受损,但依然成为了美国总统,所以答案为A项。‎ ‎16. A. In fact B.As usual C. In all D. After all 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“事实上,实际上”;B项“像往常一样”;C项“总共,总计”;D项“毕竟,终究,别忘了”。根据上一句“Most of us only know about his success.”可知,我们多数人只知道林肯总统成功的一面,但是事实上他的生活并不是一帆风顺的。答案为A项。‎ ‎17. A. directions B. improvements C. permissions D. difficulties 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“方向,指导”;B项“改善,提高”;C项“许可”;D项“困难”。句意:他的故事能让我们不断前进,不管在生活中遇到什么困难。根据句意可知答案为D项。‎ ‎18. A. passing by B. giving up C. setting off D. calming down 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“路过”;B项“放弃,停止”;C项“动身,引爆”;D项“冷静,镇定”。句意:这些真实的历史故事让我们停下来重新考虑我们是否要放弃。根据句意可知答案为B项。‎ ‎19.A.ability B. habit C. goal D. choice 答案A 解析词义辨析题。A项“能力”;B项“习惯”;C项“目标”;D项“选择”。根据前面的“courage”可知应该选择A项ability,意思是“勇气和能力”。答案为A项。‎ ‎20.A.introductions B. conversations C. judgement D. impressions 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“介绍”;B项“对话”;C项“判断”;D项“表达”。根据后面“when you have no idea what to do”可知,当你不知道该做什么的时候,这些名人故事能帮助你做出决定和判断。答案为C项。‎ ‎[九]‎ During the Nov.11 shopping event, many people tend to buy more than they need because of sales promotions or just plain urge. But what normally 1 the shopping spree(疯狂购物) is not 2 but regret. That’s because many people just buy things to fill the 3 in their hearts, but accumulating things actually 4 the burden in their minds. ‎ The concept of Danshari may provide a(n) 5 to the problem. Danshari was based on three Chinese characters, duan-she-li,6 refusal, disposal(清除) and separation. It promotes the idea of getting rid of 7 things and separating oneself from the drive to own 8 possessions. There are two basic rules that 9 whether you should keep something—the relationship between you and the item under 10 as well as the timing. So before you 11 your payment password for something, ask yourself two questions: Do I 12 it now? Does it suit me? ‎ Danshari encourages you not only to 13 yourself things, but to give up the unreasonable desire associated with owning them. Nowadays, people need to learn to 14 their daily lives. Buy only the necessities and 15 items, regularly 16 things you don’t need any more, then you’ll get ‎ freedom in your heart. ‎ However, it doesn’t mean that you should 17 your desire and live a less interesting life .Instead, you should 18 yourself rather than material goods. Through 19 what to buy and what to get rid of, you can see a deeper reflection of yourself,20 learning to make wise decisions about more important things. ‎ ‎【语篇解读】本文是议论文。疯狂购物过后,随之而来的并不是满意,而是后悔。因为许多人买东西,仅仅是为了填充他们内心的空虚。“断舍离”的想法可能为这个问题提供解决方法。通过选择买什么和去掉什么,你可以看到一个更深层的自己,要学会对更重要的事情做明智的决定。‎ 1. A. prevents B. follows C. starts D. promotes 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“阻止,防止,预防”;B项“跟随,接着,随着,跟着学”;C项“开始,发起”;D项“促进,晋升,提拔”。根据后文“but regret”可知,疯狂购物之后随之而来的是后悔,而不是满足,所以选择B项。‎ ‎2. A. expectation B. wealth C. satisfaction D. relief 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“期待,盼望”;B项“财富,财产”;C项“满意,满足”;D项“宽慰,慰藉”。根据上一题分析可知答案为C项。‎ ‎3. A. emptiness B. needs C. silence D. space 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“空虚”;B项“必需品”;C项“沉默”;D项“空间”。许多人买东西,仅仅是为了填充他们内心的空虚。答案为A项。‎ ‎4. A. measures B. covers C. relieves D. indicates 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“测量,衡量”;B项“覆盖,走完一段路程,足够支付,报道”;C项“减轻,解除,缓解”;D项“表明”。逐渐积累起来的东西实际上表明了他们思想上的负担。答案为D项。‎ ‎5. A. limit B. alternative C. solution D. introduction 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“限制”;B项“供替代的选择”;C项“解决”;D项“介绍,引荐”。根据下文可知,“断舍离”的想法可能为这个问题提供解决方法。答案为C项。‎ ‎6. A. meaning B. abolishing C. violating D. predicting 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“意思是,意味着,打算”;B项“废除”;C项“违背”;D项“预测,推断”。“断舍离”意思是拒绝、清除和分离。答案为A项。‎ ‎7. A. updated B. temporary C. used D. unnecessary 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“更新”;B项“暂时的”;C项“用过的,习惯的,旧的”;D项“不必要的”。“断舍离”‎ 提倡这样的观点:除去不必要的东西,使自己从拥有物质财富的内驱力中分离出来。答案为D项。‎ ‎8. A. private B. material C. valuable D. popular 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“私人的,私家的”;B项“物质的”;C项“有价值的,贵重的”;D项“流行的”。根据上一题的分析可知答案为B项。‎ ‎9. A. prove B. permit C. decide D. affect 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“证明”;B项“允许,许可”;C项“决定”;D项“影响”。两个基本的原则决定你是否应该遵守某种东西——你和你考虑的东西及时机之间的关系。答案为C项。‎ ‎10. A. guarantee B. consideration C. control D. discussion 答案B解析语法功能题。A项“保证,保证书”;B项“考虑,关心”;C项“控制,掌控”;D项“讨论”。根据上一题的分析可知应该选择B项。under consideration为固定短语,意思是“在考虑之中的”。‎ ‎11. A. change B. create C. provide D. enter 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“改变”;B项“创建,建立”;C项“提供”;D项“进入,输入”。所以在输入你的付款密码买东西之前,问你自己两个问题。答案为D项。‎ ‎12. A. need B. try C. want D. match 答案A解析词义辨析题。句意:我现在需要吗?它适合我吗?根据句意可知应该选择A项。‎ ‎13. A. deny B. prepare C. spare D. serve 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“拒绝,否认”;B项“准备”;C项“匀出,拨出,抽出,节约”;D项“提供服务,服役,提供饭菜,伺候用餐”。“断舍离”不仅鼓励你自己拒绝物质的要求,而且放弃那些以占有为目的的欲望。答案为A项。‎ ‎14. A. fix B. risk C. enrich D. simplify 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“固定,修理”;B项“冒风险”;C项“使丰富”;D项“简化”。当今,人们需要学会“简化”他们的日常生活。答案为D项。‎ ‎15. A. special B. cheap C. suitable D. optional 答案C解析行文逻辑题。A项“特别的,特殊的”;B项“便宜的”;C项“适合的”;D项“可供选择的”。句意:仅仅买有必要的和适当的物品。此处与上一段最后一句“Do I 12 it now? Does it suit me?”相呼应,所以答案为C项。 ‎ ‎16. A. discover B. recycle C. update D. abandon 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“发现”;B项“再循环”;C项“更新,升级”;D项“放弃”。根据后一句“you don’t need any more”可知,要经常地放弃你不再需要的东西。答案为D项。‎ ‎17. A. fuel B. identify C. kill D. balance 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“提供燃料,加燃料”;B项“下定义”;C项“杀死,扼杀”;D项“使平衡”。然而,那并不意味着你应该扼杀你的欲望,过一种无趣的生活。答案为C项。‎ ‎18. A. reflect on B. focus on C. give up D. cheer up 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“反思,思考”;B项“关注”;C项“放弃”;D项“高兴起来,兴高采烈”。相反,你应该关注你自己,而不是一些物质的东西。答案为B项。‎ ‎19. A. choosing B. avoiding C. comparing D. mentioning 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“选择”;B项“避免”;C项“比较”;D项“提到,谈到”。通过选择买什么和放弃什么,你可以看到一个更深层的自己,因此,要学会对更重要的事情做明智的决定。答案为A项。‎ ‎20. A. rather B. otherwise C. therefore D. still 答案C解析行文逻辑题。根据上一题的分析可知,前后句之间为因果关系,所以答案为C项。‎ ‎[十]‎ There are too many fat people in America, so many Americans are fighting against overweight. But the 1 thing is that the French, who consume rich food,2 to stay thin. Now a 3 by Cornell University suggests 4 life style and decisions about 5 may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel 6.However, Americans tend to stop when their 7 are empty or their favorite TV show is over. ‎ According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a 8 expert, the French see eating 9 an important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a 10 time at the table, while Americans see eating as 11 to be squeezed between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans 12 the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have 13.In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and 14 foods for the week. The French,15 tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers’ markets where they have a 16 of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal. ‎ After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, decided to 17 about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid 18.Today she continues ‎ to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym. ‎ In spite of all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style 19 may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity(肥胖)—or extreme overweight—among adults is only 6%.However,as American fast food gains 20 and the young reject older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17%—and is growing. ‎ ‎【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章通过对比,介绍了法国人吃大量油腻食品,但仍然保持苗条身材的原因。‎ ‎1. A. present B. natural C. strange D. modern 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“出席的,在场的,目前的”;B项“自然的,天然的”;C项“奇怪的”;D项“现代的”。很多美国人超重。但是,令人奇怪的是,法国人也吃大量的油腻食品,但却仍然保持很瘦的身材。答案为C项。‎ ‎2. A. continue B. move C. try D. expand 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“继续,维持原状”;B项“移动,搬家”;C项“努力,尝试”;D项“扩展,扩大,扩充”。根据上一题的分析可知答案为A项。‎ ‎3. A. research B. novel C. book D. newspaper 答案A解析行文逻辑题。根据下文中的“Researchers”及该句句意可知,Cornell大学研究生活方式和对食物的决定如何影响体重。答案为A项。‎ ‎4. A. that B. what C. how D. when 答案C解析语法功能题。根据上一题的分析可知答案为C项how,强调方式和程度。‎ ‎5. A. working B. living C. studying D. eating 答案D解析行文逻辑题。根据全文内容可知,生活方式和关于吃的决定可能会影响体重,且动词eat在文中重复多次,所以答案为D项。‎ ‎6.A. sensitive B. sad C. happy D. full 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“敏感的”;B项“悲伤的”;C项“高兴的,幸福的,满意的”;D项“满的,充实的”。当法国人感到吃饱了的时候,他们就不再吃东西了。答案为D项。‎ ‎7. A. pockets B. refrigerators C. houses D. plates 答案D解析词义辨析题。A项“口袋”;B项“冰箱”;C项“房子”;D项“盘子”。但是,美国人只有在盘子里空了(即没有东西可吃了)或者他们最喜欢的电视节目结束的时候他们才停止吃东西。答案为D项。‎ ‎8. A. education B. health C. literature D. speech 答案B解析词义辨析题。A项“教育”;B项“健康”;C项“文学”;D项“演讲,讲话”。根据下文中Dr. Joseph Mercola的观点可知,他是一位健康专家,所以答案为B项。‎ ‎9. A. into B.as C. inside D.to 答案B解析语法功能题。法国人将吃看作他们生活方式中非常重要的一部分。see...as...“将……看作……”,是固定搭配,且和下一句中的“Americans see eating as 　11　to be squeezed”表达一致。答案为B项。 ‎ ‎10. A. fairly long B. fairly short C. very exciting D. rather fast 答案A解析词义辨析题。法国人喜欢食物,所以他们会花相当长的时间在餐桌旁。答案为A项。‎ ‎11. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing 答案B解析词义辨析题。句意:美国人将吃看作一件在其他日常活动中挤出来的事情。根据句意可知答案为B项。‎ ‎12. A. get B. bring C. lose D. receive 答案C解析词义辨析题。根据下文中的“they keep eating long”可知,当美国人实际上已经饱了的时候,他们却感觉不到(自己已经吃饱了),所以答案为C项。lose the ability to sense...“丧失感觉能力”。‎ ‎13. A. kept B. enjoyed C. went D. stopped 答案D解析词义辨析题。美国人感受不到自己已经吃饱了,所以他们会一直吃很长时间,这远远超过了法国人停止吃食物的时间。答案为D项。‎ ‎14. A. hot B. cool C. warm D. frozen 答案D解析文化常识题。根据句中“for the week”可知,美国人往往会开车去大超市买一周吃的罐装和冷冻食品。常识判断只有罐装食品和冷冻食品才可以保存较长时间,所以答案为D项。‎ ‎15. A. therefore B. instead C. however D .merely 答案B解析行文逻辑题。和美国人相比,相反地,法国人却每天都去购物,步行到小的商店去买新鲜的水果、蔬菜和鸡蛋等食物。此题容易误选however“然而,可是”,但instead更强调前后对比关系,所以答案为B项。‎ ‎16. A. choice B. message C. order D. number 答案A解析词义辨析题。A项“选择”;B项“信息”;C项“命令,订购,点菜”;D项“数目,数字”。法国人往往会选择新鲜水果、蔬菜和鸡蛋等食物。答案为A项。‎ ‎17.A.write B. read C. speak D. think 答案A解析词义辨析题。根据前文中的“author of French Women Don’t Get fat”可知,Mireille Guiliano是一位作家,所以她决定写关于知道何时停止吃东西的重要性。答案为A项。‎ ‎18.A.fruit B. food C. oil D. egg 答案B解析词义辨析题。Mireille ‎ Guiliano决定写关于何时停止吃东西而不是建议人们如何避免吃某些食物。答案为B项。‎ ‎19. A. examples B. tradition C. changes D. stories 答案C解析词义辨析题。根据下文“However, as American fast food gains 　20　 and the young reject older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17%—and is growing.”可知,随着美国快餐逐渐被法国人接受及法国年轻人拒绝传统饮食,生活方式的变换可能会影响法国人的饮食习惯。答案为C项。 ‎ ‎20.A.failure B. success C. acceptance D. rejection 答案C解析词义辨析题。A项“失败”;B项“成功”;C项“接受”;D项“拒绝”。根据上一题的分析可知答案为C项。‎