2021届通用版高考英语一轮语法复习专练学案：考点二十五夹叙夹议文练习

2021届通用版高考英语一轮语法复习专练学案：考点二十五夹叙夹议文练习

考点二十五　夹叙夹议文 Cloze 1‎ 限时12分钟 Yesterday, our teacher asked us when a man could be referred to as an old man. David stood up and said people with wrinkles could be called old people. However, Mary didn't __1__ for some people may gain wrinkles at an earlier age owing to their __2__ life. Then Lily expressed her idea that those reaching their 60s or more could be called old people. However, Emily expressed her __3__ and said some old people may still be energetic and trying to pursue their dreams, which makes them appear __4__. The class was over and we still didn't reach any __5__， so the teacher asked us to think about it after class.‎ The __6__ has reminded me of the saying of J. Barrymore that a man isn't old as long as he is __7__ something.‎ My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream __8__ when she's 70 now. She has __9__ her dream of being a painter since she was a little child. __10__， because her family was poor, she had to __11__ her dream and stepped into the __12__ to raise money so as to support her family. Though she has __13__ abandoned her dream, she could hardly find any __14__ to realize it because of the tough work. __15__， chance came when she retired from her work. She began taking her painting lessons __16__ she had allwhite hair and lots of wrinkles. At first, I was __17__ her idea of attending school at so old an age, but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably, I __18__ feeling it a good choice. She seems __19__ and looks fine.‎ So if we have our dreams and seek them, we aren't old. It's when we don't know what we want and let __20__ be the center point of our lives that we can finally be regarded as the old.‎ 篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者的老师叫他们讨论什么时候一个人才被视为老人，对此同学们各抒己见。作者以70岁的奶奶仍坚持自己的梦想来说明：一个人如果有梦想并追逐它们，就不算老，只有当我们不知道想要什么，生活中充斥着遗憾时，我们才可以被视为老了。‎ ‎1．A.respond B．agree ‎ C．identify D．understand 答案：B　戴维说有皱纹的人即为老人，但玛丽认为有些人在很早的时候就有皱纹了，由此可知，她并不赞成戴维的说法，故选B项。‎ ‎2．A.negative B．boring ‎ C．tough D．complex 答案：C　根据生活常识可知，艰苦工作易使人有皱纹，而且下文介绍“我”奶奶的故事时，文中“she could hardly find any __14__ to realize it because of the tough ‎ work”有“tough work”的提示。由此判断选C项。‎ ‎3．A.certainty B．wish ‎ C．doubt D．concern 答案：C　莉莉说60或60岁以上的人可谓老人，但埃米莉认为一些上了年纪的人仍然精力充沛，追求他们的梦想，这使得他们显得年轻，即她对莉莉的观点也表示怀疑。由此可推断选C项。‎ ‎4．A.attractive B．young ‎ C．intelligent D．ambitious 答案：B　结合语境可判断，此空应与“some old people”相对应，即那些精力充沛、仍在追求梦想的老人显得年轻。故选B项。‎ ‎5．A.conclusions B．contracts ‎ C．decisions D．destinations 答案：A　根据空后的“so the teacher asked us to think about it after class”可推断出，我们对老师的提问未达成一致结论，故选A项。‎ ‎6．A.embarrassment B．barrier ‎ C．question D．confusion 答案：C　根据语境可知，此处指老师提出的问题，question “问题”，故选C项。‎ ‎7．A.preserving B．seeking ‎ C．treasuring D．possessing 答案：B　根据下文的“My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream __8__ when she's 70 now.”和“So if we have our dreams and seek for them, we aren't old.”可知，此处指追求梦想，故选B项。‎ ‎8．A.even B．nearly ‎ C．only D．hardly 答案：A　由上下文语境可知，即使当奶奶70岁了，她还在追求梦想。even “甚至”，符合语境，故选A项。‎ ‎9．A.realized B．changed ‎ C．promoted D．kept 答案：D　由上下文可知，奶奶想当画家的梦想从孩提时代到70岁的高龄一直没有放弃过，即一直保持着这个梦想，故选D项。‎ ‎10．A.Therefore B．Instead ‎ C．Moreover D．However 答案：D　奶奶尽管一直保持着这份梦想，然而因为家里穷，她不得不将自己的梦想搁置在一旁。前后是转折关系，故选D项。‎ ‎11．A.give up B．search for ‎ C．put aside D．stick to 答案：C　根据下文的“stepped into the __12__ to raise money so as to support her family”可推断，奶奶是将其梦想暂时搁置在一旁。put aside意为“将……搁置在一旁”，符合语境，故选C项。‎ ‎12．A.society B．reality ‎ C．world D．office 答案：A　由语境并结合选项分析可知，此处指奶奶步入社会去赚钱，故选A项。‎ ‎13．A.seldom B．occasionally ‎ C．already D．never 答案：D　根据上文的“My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream __8__ when she's 70 now.”可知，奶奶从来没有放弃过她的梦想，故选D项。‎ ‎14．A.time B．excuse ‎ C．help D．money 答案：A　根据下文的“... chance came when she retired from her work”可推断，奶奶退休以后才有时间学画画，即奶奶是因为忙于繁重的工作没有时间去实现她的梦想。故选A项。‎ ‎15．A.Suddenly B．Eventually ‎ C．Soon D．Gradually 答案：B　奶奶年轻的时候就将其梦想暂时搁置在一旁，直到退休才有时间去实现梦想，这是一段多么漫长的时间，故此处用eventually “终于”最符合语境，即选B项。‎ ‎16．A.because B．once ‎ C．though D．unless 答案：C　此处指虽然满头白发，奶奶却开始上绘画课，故选C项。‎ ‎17．A.with B．for ‎ C．at D．against 答案：D　根据空后的“... but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably, I __18__ feeling it a good choice”可知，起初“我”反对奶奶的想法，故选D项。‎ ‎18．A.risked B．rejected ‎ C．continued D．began 答案：D　此处指“我”开始觉得奶奶的选择是对的，故选D项。‎ ‎19．A.energetic B．gentle ‎ C．optimistic D．wealthy 答案：A　根据上文的“seeing her paint happily and enjoyably”和空后的“looks fine”可知，此处指奶奶看上去很精神，由此判断选A项。‎ ‎20．A.achievements B．regrets ‎ C．dreams D．difficulties 答案：B　全文最后两句互为对应，由此对应关系可推断，此处指当我们不知道自己的追求而让遗憾成为生活的中心的时候，我们才算老。由此判断选B项。‎ Cloze 2‎ 限时13分钟 When faced with difficult situations in their lives, many people find them too __1__ and give up, especially on their life dreams.But not for Gabriel Heredia.‎ Gabriel is a 20yearold Argentinian barber who was born without hands. __2__ ‎ ‎ his physical disability, he was able to grow up happy and __3__. He also always had the support of friends and family, never feeling __4__ treated at all by his schoolmates. At the age of 14, he __5__ working as a barber, and learned all the techniques to perfect haircuts. Although he first saw it as a hobby, Gabriel quickly __6__ that this was the profession he wanted to work in.‎ His family __7__ him to open his first barbershop, which he worked at for one and a half years. There, he __8__ the president of Argentina Corta, an organization for barbers to connect, do charity work in less fortunate __9__， and teach hairdressing to those who are __10__. Gabriel is now part of Argentina Corta, offering his services to people of all __11__ so they can build up the __12__ they need to get decent jobs.‎ As a bright and caring young man, Gabriel __13__ not only to be a barber, but also to make a __14__ with the neighborhood：“The thing that I like most of my __15__ is that people feel comfortable and stylish with my cuts and that makes me __16__.”‎ Nowadays, Gabriel runs his own barber shop in Buenos Aires, where people __17__ around the block for his services. Gabriel's __18__ shows that the barriers we face in life are never __19__ to deal with successfully. Whatever problem you face, you can __20__ tackle it by adopting the right mindset, and never giving up.‎ 篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了Gabriel天生就没有双手，但他经过努力成了一名理发师，并投入到慈善工作中。‎ ‎1．A.dangerous B．cruel ‎ C．large D．challenging 答案：D　根据句意可知，当面对生活中的困难时，很多人认为困难太具挑战性就放弃了，故D项正确。‎ ‎2．A.Except B．Besides ‎ C．Despite D．Through 答案：C　下文提到他快乐地长大，由此可知他并没有受到身体缺陷的影响，despite “尽管”符合语境，故C项正确。‎ ‎3．A.independent B．honest ‎ C．wealthy D．careful 答案：A　根据下文提到他未被区别对待以及他能独立工作可知，他独立性很强，故A项正确。‎ ‎4．A.equally B．fairly ‎ C．differently D．kindly 答案：C　根据上文可知，他很乐观，所以有了朋友和家人的支持，他从来没感到自己被同学们区别对待，此处表示“不同地”，故C项正确。‎ ‎5．A.started B．continued ‎ C．stopped D．imagined 答案：A　根据语境可知，14岁时，他开始当理发师，故A项正确。‎ ‎6．A.promised B．hoped ‎ C．determined D．predicted 答案：C　他很快就决定这是他想要从事的职业，表示“决定”，故C项正确。‎ ‎7．A.advised B．forced ‎ C．inspired D．helped 答案：D　上文提到他总是有家人和朋友的支持，所以在他决定做理发师的时候，他的家人就帮助他开了第一家理发店，故D项正确。‎ ‎8．A.introduced B．met ‎ C．found D．influenced 答案：B　根据空前“There”可知，在理发店，他遇到了Argentina Corta的主席，指“遇到”，故B项正确。‎ ‎9．A.neighborhoods B．clubs ‎ C．schools D．organizations 答案：A　Argentina Corta是一个帮助理发师建立联系的组织，他们在社区做慈善工作。下文“with the neighborhood”给了提示，故A项正确。‎ ‎10．A.lucky B．puzzled ‎ C．interested D．intelligent 答案：C　他们还教那些对理发感兴趣的人理发技能，故C项正确。‎ ‎11．A.levels B．abilities ‎ C．types D．ages 答案：D　Gabriel现在是Argentina Corta的一员，为各个年龄段的人服务，指“各年龄的人们”，故D项正确。‎ ‎12．A.images B．trust ‎ C．skills D．respect 答案：C　根据上文可知，这个组织教一些理发技能，这样，他们就能通过学到的技能获得体面的工作，指“工作技能”，故C项正确。‎ ‎13．A.fails B．struggles ‎ C．happens D．refuses 答案：B　结合语境可知，他不仅努力(struggle)做一名理发师，而且还与社区建立联系，故B项正确。‎ ‎14．A.connection B．conversation ‎ C．debate D．bargain 答案：A　connection “联系，连接”；conversation “谈话”；debate “辩论”；bargain “交易”。他还与社区建立联系，故A项正确。‎ ‎15．A.future B．shop ‎ C．dream D．job 答案：D　根据句意可知，他在谈论他的工作。句意：对我的工作，我最喜欢的一点是人们觉得我设计的发型既舒适又时尚，故D项正确。‎ ‎16．A.special B．generous ‎ C．confident D．happy 答案：D　根据语境，他作为理发师主要让人们舒适，让自己快乐，故D项正确。‎ ‎17．A.turn up B．line up ‎ C．end up D．pack up 答案：B　人们在Gabriel的理发店排队等着他理发，故B项正确。‎ ‎18．A.story B．lesson ‎ C．decision D．choice 答案：A　根据整篇文章可知，本文在叙述Gabriel的故事，故A项正确。‎ ‎19．A.hard B．impossible ‎ C．likely D．useless 答案：B　生活中没有什么困难是不能解决的，故B项正确。‎ ‎20．A.almost B．usually ‎ C．hardly D．never 答案：B　无论面对什么问题，你通常(usually)可以通过采取正确的心态，永不放弃想办法来解决它，故B项正确。‎ Cloze 3‎ 限时13分钟 ‎“Growth requires discomfort. If you stick with what is __1__， you're __2__ any hope of surprising yourself, of finding greatness, of having the best experiences human life has to __3__.”‎ ‎—Thomas Oppong Many people agree that the magic starts to __4__ the instant we step outside of our comfort zones.The second you decide to go __5__ what is safe, you will have planted a seed __6__， if watered daily, will bloom into something that you would have __7__ expected to come to fruition.‎ For me, one of the most important things we should always keep in mind is that, by no means, can __8__ and comfort coexist.‎ Five years ago, I decided to move overseas and I haven't lived in the United States since. All throughout high school, I wanted to live in a Latin American __9__ and become fluent in Spanish through __10__ cultural immersion (沉浸). Obviously the chances of this happening while living in the US were __11__. So, halfway through my undergraduate, I switched over to the online version of my degree and bought a oneway __12__ to Argentina, __13__ I __14__ the last two years of my degree before flying back home for graduation.‎ I currently still live here, and I can personally say that __15__ what I wanted years ago and taking the necessary steps to make it a __16__ was one of the most important things I could have done for myself. The __17__ that came along with the initial culture shock, using my second language and learning to live life __18__ from the way we do things in the US has __19__ an extremely enriching (丰富的) __20__.‎ 篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过作者在国外求学的经历，告诉人们“成长需要不适，成长和舒适难以共存”。‎ ‎1．A.realistic B．reasonable ‎ C．sensible D．comfortable 答案：D　句意：成长需要不适。如果你坚持舒适的生活，那么你正在放弃给自己惊喜的可能，放弃发现伟大的可能，放弃经历人生美好事物的可能。根据上文的“discomfort”可知，这里指的是如果你坚持舒适的生活，那么你将会有怎样的结果。故选D。‎ ‎2．A.giving in B．bringing out ‎ C．giving up D．putting off 答案：C　成长需要不适，所以如果你坚持舒适，那么就是在放弃一些可能。故选C。‎ ‎3．A.face B．offer ‎ C．solve D．value 答案：B　这里指人生提供的最好的经历。故选B。‎ ‎4．A.happen B．disappear ‎ C．change D．continue 答案：A　此处指走出舒适区的那一刻奇迹开始发生。故选A。‎ ‎5．A.into B．through ‎ C．beyond D．after 答案：C　当你超出安全区，你将种下一颗种子。go beyond “超出，胜过”。故选C。‎ ‎6．A.it B．what ‎ C．that D．who 答案：C　此处seed是先行词，指物，引导词在后面的定语从句中作主语。故选C。‎ ‎7．A.ever B．never ‎ C．always D．already 答案：B　根据上下文可知，此处表示你将会有意想不到的收获。故选B。‎ ‎8．A.failure B．difficulty ‎ C．pleasure D．growth 答案：D　根据第一段第一句“Growth requires discomfort.”可知，成长(growth)和舒适不能共存。故选D。‎ ‎9．A.museum B．forest ‎ C．country D．workshop 答案：C　结合语境可知，此处指在一个国家练习语言。故选C。‎ ‎10．A.easy B．severe ‎ C．simple D．full 答案：D　句意：通过完全的(full)文化沉浸使自己的西班牙语说得更流利。故选D。‎ ‎11．A.slim B．big ‎ C．pure D．fair 答案：A　根据上下文可知，显然在美国生活拥有这种学习语言的环境的机会是微小的。故选A。‎ ‎12．A.trip B．ticket ‎ C．road D．course 答案：B　作者转成线上攻读学位，然后去阿根廷。此处表示买票去阿根廷。故选B。‎ ‎13．A.when B．how ‎ C．which D．where 答案：D　此处是where引导的定语从句，Argentina是先行词，引导词在后面的定语从句中作地点状语。故选D。‎ ‎14．A.started B．finished ‎ C．quitted D．wasted 答案：B　此处指用两年完成学位。故选B。‎ ‎15．A.recognizing B．designing ‎ C．ignoring D．commenting 答案：A　此处指多年以前就意识到自己想要什么。故选A。‎ ‎16．A.reality B．habit ‎ C．desire D．routine 答案：A　采取行动去实现梦想。故选A。‎ ‎17．A.doubt B．satisfaction ‎ C．responsibility D．discomfort 答案：D　doubt “怀疑”；satisfaction “满足”；responsibility “责任”；discomfort “不舒适”。根据空后可知，文化冲击、第二语言的使用和学习与以往不同的生活方式都是不适的表现。故选D。‎ ‎18．A.freely B．differently ‎ C．absently D．safely 答案：B　freely “自由地，免费地”；differently “不同地”；absently “心不在焉地”；safely “安全地”。differently from “不同于……”符合语境。故选B。‎ ‎19．A.turned over B．turned up ‎ C．turned out D．turned down 答案：C　turn over “翻转”；turn up “出现，音量调大”；turn out “结果是”；turn down “拒绝，音量调小”。此处turn out 相当于连系动词，符合语境。故选C。‎ ‎20．A.experience B．project ‎ C．appointment D．lesson 答案：A　experience “经验，经历”；project “工程，项目”；appointment “任命，约定”；lesson “功课”。根据上文可知，此处指以前的不适现在都变成了“经历”。故选A。‎ Cloze 4‎ 限时14分钟 I spent last summer volunteering at a hospital. It was a gift to __1__ so many amazing people and I'd like to share one of these moments. One day, I was called to a room where a(n) __2__ woman was staying. Usually I helped with __3__ who were ready to leave. Instead, she __4__ to go to the gift shop.‎ ‎ I got a __5__， helped her into it, and headed down to the entrance.‎ When we got there, it wasn't open yet. After a 30minute __6__， we entered the gift shop. As I pushed her around, I could see the __7__ on her face as she looked at everything, happy to be out of her room. She __8__ some window decorations, and then saw chocolates. She asked me to push her in that __9__， and then I helped her __10__ all the different chocolate arrangements. __11__ she decided on three different boxes.‎ ‎ She told me to write the numbers 1, 2, and 3 on the boxes. She __12__ that the nurses were taking such good care of her, so she __13__ chocolates for each of the three shifts of nurses. As we gave the current shift of nurses their box of chocolates, they __14__ offered some to me before taking some themselves. ‎ ‎ There were __15__ all around. Witnessing the old lady's __16__ and getting the opportunity to spend time with someone who got so much joy from life were a __17__ in itself. I have so many more stories, and each person made an impact on my life.I've __18__ that health has a way of bringing people together. __19__ is a blessing, and being in a place where health is so __20__ and appreciated is unlike anything else.‎ 篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者在医院做义工的经历，老人的善良和快乐让作者领悟到健康是福的道理。‎ ‎1．A.introduce B．meet ‎ C．attract D．describe 答案：B　上文提到作者在医院做义工，下文又提到分享故事，由此可知，此处指“见到”许多令人惊叹的人。故选B项。‎ ‎2．A.elderly B．strange ‎ C．important D．famous 答案：A　从下文第16空格前的“old lady's”可知，此处指“上了年纪的”老夫人。故选A项。‎ ‎3．A.nurses B．kids ‎ C．patients D．parents 答案：C　从语境可知，此处指作者作为医院的义工，通常帮助那些准备离开的“病人”。故选C项。‎ ‎4．A.pretended B．wanted ‎ C．failed D．promised 答案：B　由下文提到的“we entered the gift shop”可知，老人想去礼品店。故选B项。‎ ‎5．A.car B．shopping cart C．wheelchair D．bike 答案：C　从下文第7空格前的“As I pushed her ‎ around”可知，此处指“轮椅”。故选C项。‎ ‎6．A.ride B．walk ‎ C．drive D．wait 答案：D　前一句提到“当我们到达礼品店时，商店还没有开门”，可以推断此处指30分钟的“等待”。故选D项。‎ ‎7．A.relief B．anxiety ‎ C．joy D．puzzle 答案：C　从空后的“happy to be out of her room”可知，此处指“喜悦”。故选C项。‎ ‎8．A.chose B．made ‎ C．used D．received 答案：A　上文提到“she looked at everything”，接下来应是“选择”。故选A项。‎ ‎9．A.manner B．case ‎ C．direction D．point 答案：C　结合语境可知，此处指老人要求作者推着她朝摆有巧克力的方向走去。故选C项。‎ ‎10．A.prepare for B．make up C．figure out D．look through 答案：D　根据空后的“all the different chocolate arrangements”可以推出，此处指作者帮老人“快速查看”了所有不同的巧克力。故选D项。‎ ‎11．A.Suddenly B．Eventually C．Fortunately D．Actually 答案：B　在作者帮老人看完后，“最终”老人决定买三盒不同的巧克力。故选B项。‎ ‎12．A.explained B．declared ‎ C．expected D．imagined 答案：A　上文提到老人购买了三盒不同的巧克力并让作者在上面写上数字。接下来是老人向作者解释为何这样做。故选A项。‎ ‎13．A.exchanged B．designed ‎ C．tasted D．bought 答案：D　老人解释说护士们如此精心地照顾她，所以她为轮班的护士“买”了巧克力。故选D项。‎ ‎14．A.in fact B．at a loss ‎ C．in turn D．at ease 答案：C　当作者他们给当前值班护士巧克力时，值班护士依次在自己吃之前给了作者一些。故选C项。‎ ‎15．A.whispers B．smiles C．shouts D．cheers 答案：B　从下文第17空格前的“who got so much joy from life”可知，此处指“微笑”。故选B项。‎ ‎16．A.kindness B．choice ‎ C．decision D．loneliness 答案：A　结合上文老人的善举中不难看出，老人是一个善良的人。故选A项。‎ ‎17．A.lesson B．chance ‎ C．gift D．fact 答案：C　此处指作者的感慨：能和从生活中得到如此多快乐的人在一起本身就是一个“礼物”，和上文第一段的“It was a gift to ... people”相呼应。故选C项。‎ ‎18．A.concluded B．imagined ‎ C．predicted D．learned 答案：D　此处指作者从做义工的经历中“认识到，意识到”健康常常把人们聚集在一起。故选D项。‎ ‎19．A.Health B．Luck C．Virtue D．Praise 答案：A　上文中作者提到健康的价值，接下来进一步阐释健康的价值，“健康”是福，符合语境。故选A项。‎ ‎20．A.tested B．valued ‎ C．maintained D．promoted 答案：B　此处指待在健康被如此“重视”的地方，空处与空后的“appreciated”并列。故选B项。‎ Cloze 1‎ 限时12分钟 ‎(2019·全国卷Ⅰ)During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a “free” course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I __1__ the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn't want to __2__ a few dollars? More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren't __3__ enough about free credits, news about our __4__ was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which __5__ I would be learning from one of the game's __6__. I could hardly wait to __7__ him.‎ Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this __8__ was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he made it __9__ that our credits would be hardearned. In order to __10__ the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to __11__ what we would learn in class to our future professions and, __12__， to our lives. I managed to get an A in that __13__ and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the __14__.‎ ‎ Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he __15__ me, “The absolute most important __16__ that you learn when you play chess is how to make good __17__. On every single move you have to __18__ a situation, process what your opponent (对手) is doing and __19__ the best move from among all your options.” These words still ring true today in my __20__ as a journalist.‎ 篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了“我”在大二学的免费课程——下棋，并讲述了它对“我”生活的指导意义。‎ ‎1．A.put forward B．jumped at C．tried out D．turned down 答案：B　根据上文的“a ‘free’ course”和下文“谁不想省下几美元”推断，作者迫不及待地接受了上课的念头。jump at意为“迫不及待地接受”，符合语境。‎ ‎2．A.waste B．earn C．save D．pay 答案：C　此处和上文的“a ‘free’ course”呼应，指能省钱。save “节省”，符合语境。‎ ‎3．A.excited B．worried C．moved D．tired 答案：A　根据上文可知，作者对免费上课能拿学分这件事很感兴趣，而且他想学国际象棋。此句是even if引导的让步状语从句，因此选择excited，表示即使对免费的学分不激动，教练也足以吸引他。‎ ‎4．A.title B．competitor ‎ C．textbook D．instructor 答案：D　此处是指国际象棋课程的教练(instructor)。‎ ‎5．A.urged B．demanded C．held D．meant 答案：D　此空格后是对上文“an international grandmaster”的进一步解释说明，mean (that) ... 意为“意味着”，符合语境。‎ ‎6．A.fastest B．easiest ‎ C．best D．rarest 答案：C　根据上文“教练是国际象棋大师”可知，作者能师从这个项目顶尖人物，故选择best，意为“最好的人 (或事物)”，符合语境。‎ ‎7．A.interview B．meet ‎ C．challenge D．beat 答案：B　根据上文，教练是国际象棋大师，作者能从中受益良多，因此作者迫不及待地想见到他，故选择meet。‎ ‎8．A.chance B．qualification C．honor D．job 答案：D　根据上文的“returning to teach”可知，教练回到母校任职。job “工作”，符合语境。‎ ‎9．A.real B．perfect C．clear D．possible 答案：C　introduction一词提示教练向大家讲清楚学分不好挣。clear “清楚的”，符合语境。‎ ‎10．A.attend B．pass C．skip D．observe 答案：B　根据下文的“criteria”以及“write a paper”可知，此处是说如何顺利学完课程。pass “通过”，符合语境。‎ ‎11．A.add B．expose C．apply D．compare 答案：C　“what we would learn in class”和“our future professions”形成对比，把课堂所学应用于未来的职业中。apply sth. to sth.意为“把某事物应用于某事物”，符合语境。‎ ‎12．A.eventually B．naturally C．directly D．normally 答案：A　把课堂所学应用于职业中，最终再应用于生活中，因此选择eventually。‎ ‎13．A.game B．presentation C．course D．experiment 答案：C　此处指作者的该课程(course)得了A。文章第一段的“a ‘free’ course”亦有提示。‎ ‎14．A.criterion B．classroom C．department D．situation 答案：B　根据下文“作者把课堂所学用于人生”可知，作者学到的已经远远超越了课堂的范围。‎ ‎15．A.taught B．wrote C．questioned D．promised 答案：A　下文内容都是教练在课上教(taught)给作者的。‎ ‎16．A.fact B．step C．manner D．skill 答案：D　作者学习的是国际象棋，再根据下文对下国际象棋的描述推断此处是在讲最重要的技巧(skill)。‎ ‎17．A.grades B．decisions C．impressions D．comments 答案：B　根据下文“下每一步棋你都要分析”推断，此处表示最为重要的是作出明智的决定(decisions)。‎ ‎18．A.analyze B．describe C．rebuild D．control 答案：A　此处是讲下棋时每一步都要分析(analyze)局势，考虑对手的下法。‎ ‎19．A.announce B．signal C．block D．evaluate 答案：D　此处指通过分析局势，研究对手的下法，从而评估(evaluate)最好的走法。‎ ‎20．A.role B．desire C．concern D．behavior 答案：A　空格后的“as a journalist”点明作者的社会角色(role)。‎ Cloze 2‎ 限时13分钟 ‎(2020·全国卷Ⅰ)Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. They __1__ with them lots of waste. The __2__ might damage the beauty of the place. The glaciers (冰川) are disappearing, changing the __3__ of Kilimanjaro.‎ Hearing these stories, I'm __4__ about the placeother destinations are described as “purer” natural experiences.‎ However, I soon __5__ that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of __6__ among tons of rubbish. I find a __7__ mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are __8__ but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be __9__.‎ The best of a Kilimanjaro __10__， in my opinion, isn't reaching the top. Mountains are __11__ as spiritual places by many cultures. This __12__ is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as __13__ go through five ecosystems (生态系统) in the space of a few kilometers. At the base is a rainforest. It ends abruptly at 3,000 meters, __14__ lands of low growing plants. Further up, the weather __15__—low clouds envelop the mountainsides, which are covered with thick grass. I __16__ twelve shades of green from where I stand. Above 4,000 meters is the highland __17__：gravel (砾石), stones and rocks. __18__ you climb into an arcticlike zone with __19__ snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.‎ Does Kilimanjaro __20__ its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists ruining the atmosphere of peace? I found the opposite to be true.‎ 篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了非洲乞力马扎罗山的环境污染以及当地机构努力治理之后环境的改观情况。‎ ‎1．A.keep B．mix C．connect D．bring 答案：D　根据第一段第一句可知，每年大约有4万人试图攀登乞力马扎罗山，所以他们攀登的时候带来(bring)了很多垃圾。‎ ‎2．A.stories B．buildings C．crowds D．reporters 答案：C　联系上文中的“about 40,000 people”可知，这些人群(crowds)有可能破坏这个地方的美。‎ ‎3．A.position B．age C．face D．name 答案：C　联系上文中的“The glaciers are disappearing”可知，冰川的消失正在改变乞力马扎罗山的面貌(face)。‎ ‎4．A.silent B．skeptical C．serious D．crazy 答案：B　联系下文“other destinations are described as ‘purer’ natural experiences”可知，其他目的地被描述为“更纯粹的”自然体验，所以作者对乞力马扎罗山被严重破坏的报道表示怀疑(skeptical)。be skeptical about “对……表示怀疑”。‎ ‎5．A.discover B．argue C．decide D．advocate 答案：A　联系下文的“much has changed”可知，作者发现(discover)了乞力马扎罗山的变化。‎ ‎6．A.equipment B．grass C．camps D．stones 答案：C　联系下文中的“with toilets at camps”可知，这里报道的是营地(camp)。‎ ‎7．A.remote B．quiet C．tall D．clean 答案：D　联系上文“However (然而)”及下文“with toilets at camps and along the paths”可推知，作者看到的是干净的(clean)山。‎ ‎8．A.new B．special C．significant D．necessary 答案：C　上文提到乞力马扎罗山有众多游客，而且有很多垃圾，还有令人心烦的诸多报道，由此可知，这里面临的环境挑战是重大的(significant)。‎ ‎9．A.paying off B．spreading out C．blowing up D．fading away 答案：A　联系前文的“with toilets at camps and along the paths”可知，坦桑尼亚国家公园管理局所做的努力似乎正在奏效(pay off)。‎ ‎10．A.atmosphere B．experience C．experiment D．sight 答案：B　联系下文“reaching the top”可知，作者认为乞力马扎罗山最好的爬山体验 (experience)并不是登顶。‎ ‎11．A.studied B．observed C．explored D．regarded 答案：D　联系空后的“by many cultures”可知，山在很多文化中被看作是(regard)灵魂之地，be regarded as “被看作是……”。‎ ‎12．A.view B．quality C．reason D．purpose 答案：A　前一句指出山在很多文化中被看作灵魂之地，此空前有this限定，紧承前文，进一步陈述该看法(view)在乞力马扎罗山更体现得淋漓尽致，因为攀登者可在数公里的路程中穿越五种生态系统。‎ ‎13．A.scientists B．climbers C．locals D．officials 答案：B　联系上文的“Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro ...”可知，爬山的人(climbers)可以经历五种生态系统。‎ ‎14．A.holding on to B．going back to C．living up to D．giving way to 答案：D　联系上文的“It ends abruptly at 3,000 meters”可知，热带雨林在‎3,000米处突然中止，取而代之的是生长着低矮植物的土地。give way to意为“被……代替”，符合语境。‎ ‎15．A.changes B．clears C．improves D．permits 答案：A　上文介绍了五种生态系统中的两种，再联系下文的“low clouds envelop the mountainsides”可知，在这里气候又发生了变化(change)。‎ ‎16．A.match B．imagine C．count D．add 答案：C　联系空后的“twelve shades of green”可知，作者数出了(count)12种绿色。‎ ‎17．A.village B．desert C．road D．lake 答案：B　联系冒号后的“gravel, stones and rocks”可知，‎4,000米以上是荒漠(desert)。‎ ‎18．A.Obviously B．Easily C．Consequently D．Finally 答案：D　上文介绍了从山下到山上的五个生态系统，所以这里说最后(finally)爬到了一个像北极圈一样的区域。‎ ‎19．A.permanent B．little C．fresh D．artificial 答案：A　联系空前的“climb into an arcticlike zone”可知，攀登者到了一个像北极圈的地方，所以这里是指常年积雪。permanent意为“永久的，永恒的”，符合语境。‎ ‎20．A.enjoy B．deserve C．save D．acquire 答案：B　联系下文的“I found the opposite to be true.”可知，作者在这里进行反问：乞力马扎罗山真的应该获得(deserve)游人如织，破坏了其平和景象的拥挤山脉这一名声吗？‎ Cloze 3‎ 限时13分钟 ‎(2020·“皖豫联盟体”高中毕业班第一次考试)Letting me move into my university dormitory wasn't an easy decision for my parents. However, they knew if I wanted a good __1__， I'd have to live away from home. I'd always __2__ living alone: the life of no rules and regulations and being independent. So I was __3__ about this new stage in my life.‎ ‎ __4__， during the first few months of living alone, I'd find myself crying every day. I'd call my mum every day. I __5__ to fly back home as soon as I got any time off. That was the only thing I was __6__ about. Coming from a big family, I was __7__ to noises surrounding me. Therefore, the scary __8__ at night was the worst.‎ ‎ I couldn't even __9__ without keeping the lights on.‎ ‎ As time went by, I started enjoying the __10__ that came with living alone. I could do things in my own time: eat whenever I want, wake up whenever I want. The space of loneliness was also then __11__ by friends who became like family, so I __12__ missing my family less.‎ ‎ When it was time to say goodbye and go back home after my __13__ I was bittersweet. I'd __14__ my time alone, learning things which wouldn't have been __15__ if I had never moved away from home. But I'd also missed my family too much.‎ ‎ I'd learned a lot from this __16__. Living alone made me value __17__ time even more. I realized that every second with them __18__ though I might not get the freedom I had while living alone.‎ ‎ I guess it's __19__ for everybody, but for me, there is no warmth in a house __20__ it's filled with loving members and people you love.‎ 篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者曾经一直梦想着能够独自生活，但是上大学时离开家人独自住在学生寝室后却又疯狂地想家，这几年的独自生活给作者上了一堂生动的人生课。‎ ‎1．A.memory B．occupation ‎ C．opportunity D．education 答案：D　根据上文提到住大学宿舍可知，应该是为了接受更好的教育而选择离开家，故选D项。‎ ‎2．A.kept on B．dreamed of ‎ C．insisted on D．put off 答案：B　根据下文提到没有各种规章制度并且独立可知，“我”梦想着独自生活。dream of “梦想”，故选B项。‎ ‎3．A.delighted B．worried ‎ C．serious D．cautious 答案：A　根据上文提到“我”梦想能独立生活，因此，对于这个新的人生阶段，“我”感到非常开心。delighted “高兴的”。故选A项。‎ ‎4．A.Undoubtedly B．Unwillingly C．Unconditionally D．Unexpectedly 答案：D　根据下文提到“我”发现自己每天都在哭泣，这与“我”开始梦想的不太一样。unexpectedly “意想不到”。故选D项。‎ ‎5．A.refused B．pretended ‎ C．wanted D．failed 答案：C　根据上文可知，“我”十分想家，所以“我”一有时间就想要飞回家中。故选C项。‎ ‎6．A.concerned B．disappointed ‎ C．certain D．particular 答案：A　根据语境可知，回家是“我”唯一关心的事。故选A项。‎ ‎7．A.deaf B．cruel ‎ C．accustomed D．opposed 答案：C　根据语境可知，由于“我”来自一个大家庭，“我”习惯了被各种声音包围着。be accustomed to “习惯于”。故选C项。‎ ‎8．A.boredom B．silence ‎ C．darkness D．suffering 答案：B　根据上文提到“我”习惯被各种声音包围，因此，晚上可怕的寂静是最糟糕的。故选B项。‎ ‎9．A.sleep B．talk ‎ C．move D．play 答案：A　根据上文可知，“我”害怕寂静的晚上，所以，不开着灯，“我”没有办法入睡。故选A项。‎ ‎10．A.confidence B．safety ‎ C．relief D．freedom 答案：D　根据下文提到“我”可以自由支配时间可知，“我”开始享受独自生活带来的自由。故选D项。‎ ‎11．A.set aside B．taken over ‎ C．filled up D．thrown away 答案：C　根据语境可知，孤独的空间被朋友填满了。be filled up “被……填满”。故选C项。‎ ‎12．A.started B．practised ‎ C．resisted D．preferred 答案：A　根据上文提到朋友就像“我”的家人一样，所以“我”开始不那么想家了。故选A项。‎ ‎13．A.recovery B．graduation ‎ C．resignation D．promotion 答案：B　根据文章首段提到住的大学宿舍可知，毕业将要离开。故选B项。‎ ‎14．A.hated B．desired ‎ C．regretted D．enjoyed 答案：D　根据上文提到“我”享受“我”独自生活的时光，此处与上文相呼应。故选D项。‎ ‎15．A.useful B．possible ‎ C．reliable D．worthwhile 答案：B　根据语境可知，如果“我”没有离开家，“我”就没有可能学会一些事情。故选B项。‎ ‎16．A.adventure B．arrangement ‎ C．experience D．challenge 答案：C　根据语境可知，“我”从离家的这段经历中学到了很多。故选C项。‎ ‎17．A.family B．study ‎ C．work D．growth 答案：A　根据下文提到与他们一起“我”可能没有独自生活的自由可知，“我”更加珍惜与家人在一起的时间。故选A项。‎ ‎18．A.flew B．counted ‎ C．stayed D．repeated 答案：B　根据上文“我”珍惜与家人在一起的时光，所以每一秒都很重要。count “重要，有意义”。故选B项。‎ ‎19．A.hard B．common ‎ C．meaningless D．different 答案：D　根据下文“but for me”转折可知，“我”猜想这对每个人而言可能都不一样。故选D项。‎ ‎20．A.when B．once C．unless D．though 答案：C　根据语境可知，对“我”而言，没有深爱的家人的家是没有温暖的。unless “除非”，符合语境。故选C项。‎ Cloze 4‎ 限时12分钟 ‎(2019·浙江高考)We have all heard how time is more valuable than money, but is it __1__ to have too much time?‎ ‎ I __2__ back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also __3__ a team sport. By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework, and I had to do it __4__.‎ ‎ When I got into college, things __5__. I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time. Because of all this __6__ time, there was no sense of __7__ to do my school work immediately. I was performing this action of waiting until it later became a __8__. Once that happened, I just kept __9__ my studying further and further back in my day. Then I got to the point where I was __10__ really late at night to get my work done.‎ ‎ One day I __11__ a former classmate of mine who was __12__ a lot of money running a sideline (副业). Since his regular job was __13__， I asked him why he just didn't do his sideline fulltime. He said without the job, he would __14__ have too much time and would just do what I did back in __15__. He said that if he __16__ the job, he would lose his __17__ to work and succeed.‎ ‎ So, try __18__ your time with other work. This is why there is a __19__ that if you want something done, ask a __20__ person to do it.‎ 篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在大学里习惯拖延，直到他遇见了一位经营副业很成功的同学，这位同学的经历使作者明白有时候拥有太多的时间不见得是件好事。‎ ‎1．A.true B．fair C．strange D．possible 答案：D　根据上下文内容可知，此处指时间比金钱更珍贵，但可能拥有太多的时间吗？D项意为“可能存在(或发生)的”，符合语境。故选D。‎ ‎2．A.remember B．admit C．understand D．expect 答案：A　根据“I __2__ back in high school”可知，此处指作者记得他高中时候的事情。A项意为“记得”，符合语境。故选A。‎ ‎3．A.watched B．loved C．coached D．played 答案：D　根据下文中的“By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework”可知，因为参加了团体运动，作者回家后只有几个小时的时间来做功课。D项意为“参加(比赛或运动)”，符合语境。故选D。‎ ‎4．A.at last B．right away C．of course D．as usual 答案：B　根据上文中的“I only had a few hours to do my homework”可知，因为回家后只有几个小时做作业，所以作者不得不立刻开始做。B项意为“立刻”，符合语境。故选B。‎ ‎5．A.happened B．repeated C．changed D．mattered 答案：C　根据语境并结合下文中的“there was no sense of __7__ to do my school work immediately”可知，此处指当作者上大学时，觉得没必要马上做功课，因而情况发生了变化。故选C。‎ ‎6．A.extra B．difficult C．valuable D．limited 答案：A　根据上文中的“found myself out of class before noon time”可知，此处指作者突然发现自己有了许多额外的时间。A项意为“额外的”，符合语境。故选A。‎ ‎7．A.duty B．achievement C．urgency D．direction 答案：C　根据语境可知，因为有了许多额外的时间，所以作者也不用着急写作业了。C项意为“紧急”，sense of urgency意为“紧迫感”，符合语境。故选C。‎ ‎8．A.burden B．relief C．risk D．habit 答案：D　根据下文“Once that happened, I just kept __9__ my studying further and further back in my day.”可知，此处指时间一长，作者已经将拖延变成了一种习惯。故选D。‎ ‎9．A.pushing B．taking C．setting D．calling 答案：A　根据语境可知，此处指作者一再拖延自己的学习。push sth. back “推迟；延迟”，符合语境。故选A。‎ ‎10．A.hanging out B．staying up C．jogging round D．showing off 答案：B　根据上文内容并结合“I was __10__ really late at night to get my work done”可知，因为习惯了拖延，所以作者后来就必须熬夜完成学习任务。B项意为“熬夜”，符合语境。故选B。‎ ‎11．A.met B．helped C．treated D．hired 答案：A　根据语境可知，此处指作者遇见了以前的一个同学。故选A。‎ ‎12．A.raising B．wasting C．demanding D．making 答案：D　根据“who was __12__ a lot of money running a sideline (副业)”以及下文中的“succeed”可知，此处指作者的这位同学经营副业赚了很多钱。make money“赚钱”，符合语境。故选D。‎ ‎13．A.safe B．important C．boring D．rewarding 答案：C　根据“Since his regular job was __13__， I asked him why he just didn't do his sideline fulltime.”可知，此处指作者认为既然他的固定工作很无聊，为什么不辞掉工作专门经营副业呢？C项意为“无聊的”，符合语境。故选C。‎ ‎14．A.luckily B．hardly C．hopefully D．simply 答案：D　根据倒数第二段第三句中的“He said without the job ...”可知，如果没有那份固定工作，他有的就仅仅是太多的时间。D项意为“仅仅；不过”，符合语境。故选D。‎ ‎15．A.childhood B．college C．town D．business 答案：B　根据语境并结合上文内容可知，作者的同学认为如果有太多的时间，他就会像作者在大学时一样荒废时间。故选B。‎ ‎16．A.quit B．found C．accepted D．kept 答案：A　根据上文中的“He said without the job”和该句中的“lose”可知，此处指如果他辞职。quit the job “辞职”，符合语境。故选A。‎ ‎17．A.heart B．chance C．drive D．way 答案：C　根据语境可知，作者的同学认为如果他辞职，他就会失去工作和成功的干劲。C项意为“干劲；精力”，符合语境。故选C。‎ ‎18．A.saving B．filling up C．giving up D．trading 答案：B　根据上文内容可知，此处指用其他的工作来填充你的时间。B项意为“填充”，符合语境。故选B。‎ ‎19．A.message B．story C．saying D．fact 答案：C　根据下文中的“if you want something done, ask a __20__ person to do it”可知，这是一个谚语。故选C。‎ ‎20．A.careful B．busy C．reliable D．kind 答案：B　通读全文可知，过多的时间并不一定是一件好事，反而会导致时光的荒废和拖延，所以此处指如果你想做某事，那就找个忙碌的人去做吧。故选B。‎ Cloze 5‎ 限时12分钟 ‎(2020·辽宁省五校协作体高三上学期联合模拟考试)Two years ago, my friend and I were at college. With his birthday quickly __1__， he came to me with an unusual __2__： instead of receiving presents, he wanted to do some acts of kindness.‎ I was __3__ with such an idea. __4__ instead of taking for the birthday was really different. I asked him how he could come up with such a __5__ idea. He told me about a TED talk he had watched on generosity, which had __6__ him. So we started to __7__ creative things we could do.‎ Our university employed some security guards to __8__ its students. They have to work __9__， keeping watch on every corner throughout the university. For the most part it's a thankless job as most people grow __10__ to seeing the guards all around and eventually __11__ notice their presence，let alone acknowledging their efforts. How could we show them our appreciation?‎ We decided to make a large pot of hot __12__. We hired a car and asked the driver to take us around the campus where we knew the __13__ would be and we poured them each a cup of hot chocolate. The driver was __14__ a bit doubtful about the entire plan but after a while he was helping us __15__ the guards and our lively spirit had __16__ to him as well. We met with many __17__ and appreciative words. It was amazing to see how a __18__ act or even an intention of generosity can lift everyone's spirit.‎ I now realize that special energy is created when you choose to think bigger than yourself and act in __19__ of others. You'll find it's actually the greatest __20__ you've never got, especially when it's your birthday.‎ 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。两年前，我和朋友在读大学的时候，在朋友生日那天，我们去做了一件善事。通过这次经历我意识到服务他人能带来特殊的能量。‎ ‎1．A.ending B．passing ‎ C．advancing D．approaching 答案：D'根据第2空后的“receiving presents”可推知，朋友的生日临近。故选D。‎ ‎2．A.order B．request ‎ C．problem D．story 答案：B'根据语境可知，因为朋友的生日要到了，他向“我”提出了一个不同寻常的请求。故选B。‎ ‎3．A.struck B．blessed ‎ C．burdened D．bored 答案：A　朋友过生日不想收礼物而想去做善事，所以“我”被他的想法所打动。be struck by/on/with sb./sth.意为“被某人(或某物)打动”，为固定用法，故选A。‎ ‎4．A.Refusing B．Earning C．Giving D．Donating 答案：C　根据空后的“instead of taking”并结合上文提到的朋友想在生日当天做善事可知，此处表示在生日时不是想获取而是要给予。故选C。‎ ‎5．A.complex B．novel ‎ C．familiar D．traditional 答案：B　根据上文中的“really different”可知，“我”对他的想法感到非常意外，因此“我”问他是怎样想到一个这么新奇的(novel)点子的。‎ ‎6．A.controlled B．supported C．inspired D．rewarded 答案：C　根据该句中的“a TED talk he had watched on generosity”并结合上文“我”问他怎样想到这个点子的可知，此处表示这个有关慷慨的TED演讲启发了(inspire)他。‎ ‎7．A.plan out B．take over C．watch for D．hold back 答案：A　根据文章第三段对“我们”的计划的叙述可知，这里表示“我们”开始筹划有创造性的事情。plan out意为“筹划”，故选A。‎ ‎8．A.judge B．help ‎ C．monitor D．protect 答案：D　根据空前的“security guards”并结合常识可知，学校雇保安人员是为了保护学生。‎ ‎9．A.step by step B．around the clock C．more or less D．now and then 答案：B　根据空后的“keeping watch on every corner throughout the university”并结合常识可知，校园的保安人员夜以继日地维护学校的安全。around the clock意为“夜以继日地”，故选B。step by step意为“一步一步地”；more or less意为“或多或少，差不多”；now and then意为“有时”。‎ ‎10．A.addicted B．devoted ‎ C．attached D．accustomed 答案：D　根据上文中的“it's a thankless job”及下文中的“let alone acknowledging their efforts”可知，通常这是一份受累不讨好的工作，因为保安人员在校园到处可以见到，大多数人对他们的存在变得习以为常。grow accustomed to意为“习惯于……”，故选D。‎ ‎11．A.barely B．just ‎ C．always D．generally 答案：A　由空后“let alone acknowledging their efforts”可知，此处表示几乎注意不到他们的存在。barely “几乎不”，符合语境。‎ ‎12．A.tea B．milk ‎ C．porridge D．chocolate 答案：D　根据第13空后的“we poured them each a cup of hot chocolate”可知，这里表示“我们”决定制作一大壶热巧克力。故选D。‎ ‎13．A.workers B．students ‎ C．guards D．drivers 答案：C　根据第15空后的“the guards”可知，“我们”租了一辆车，让司机带“我们”到校园里可以遇到保安人员的地方。故选C。‎ ‎14．A.finally B．initially ‎ C．occasionally D．frequently 答案：B　根据该句中的“after a while he was helping us”可知，刚开始的时候，司机对“我们”的整个计划有些怀疑。B项意为“最初”，故选B。‎ ‎15．A.remind B．track ‎ C．spot D．recognize 答案：C　根据上文“我们”找寻保安人员可知，司机后来也帮助“我们”寻找保安人员。spot意为“发现”，故选C。‎ ‎16．A.spread B．moved ‎ C．happened D．returned 答案：A　根据上文司机也开始帮助“我们”寻找保安人员可知，“我们”的精神传递到了司机那里。故选A。‎ ‎17．A.friends B．difficulties C．greetings D．smiles 答案：D　根据空后的“appreciative words”可推知，很多人朝“我们”微笑，并赞赏“我们”。故选D。‎ ‎18．A.similar B．small ‎ C．daily D．modest 答案：B　根据该句中的“amazing” “even an intention of generosity”可推知，给保安人员送热巧克力这一小小的行为，或者即使是一种慷慨的意图，就可以让人精神振奋，这让“我们”惊讶不已。故选B。‎ ‎19．A.service B．place ‎ C．charge D．memory 答案：A　根据文章第二至第四段所描述的“我们”为保安人员送热巧克力的经过可知，“我”现在意识到，当你思考的范围不只局限于自身，并且选择为他人服务的时候，一种特殊的能量就产生了。故选A。‎ ‎20．A.lesson B．attention ‎ C．gift D．care 答案：C　根据该句中的“when it's your birthday”并结合第一段叙述的朋友过生日不要生日礼物而想做善事可知，为他人服务所产生的能量实际上是你之前从未得到的最好的礼物。故选C。‎