【英语】高中英语完形填空经典习题(含答案)

【英语】高中英语完形填空经典习题(含答案)

一、高中英语完形填空

1．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选

出最佳选项。

I started volunteering at a soup kitchen several years ago. The original reason I was going was

to 1 community service hours for school. My plan was to 2 go there a few times and get my service hours, but it taught me a lot. The typical volunteer there served 3 to people.

Basically, I was 4 serving bread and juice to whoever wanted it, which was a simple task. Some of the people were homeless, and some of them were 5 families. All of them were people in need of a hot meal and a place to 6 for an hour or several minutes.

7 some of them looked like they weren't behaving well, we always took care of them.

The first time I went there was right before Christmas. For the people coming to the soup kitchen, it was not exactly a 8 time. It made me think about my happy Christmas and made me feel how 9 I was. Unlike them, I have a home and I don't 10 cold or hunger. At that point, I decided that I 11 wanted to go back there. I couldn't offer them much, but I could always offer my time and 12 . The experience also gives me a feeling of 13 . Whenever I go there, people are 14 that I showed up again. They know my name and they know that I am more than happy to 15 them. It truly feels good to know that you can 16 someone's day. I've realized that the feeling of doing good for people can be a better 17 than any amount of money. You can't buy that feeling.

I have never 18 a single second of my volunteering. It 19 me that dozens of cities have made it illegal to set up a soup kitchen. But I will continue my volunteer work and find more ways to show my 20 to people in need.

1. A. reduce B. avoid C. complete D. cancel

2. A. yet B. just C. even D. still

3. A. food B. work C. time D. money

4. A. tired of B. worried about C. responsible for D. free from

5. A. busy B. serious C. experienced D. struggling

6. A. hide B. rest C. live D. study

7. A. Although B. If C. Because D. Until

8. A. available B. strange C. pleasant D. painful

9. A. wise B. honest C. curious D. fortunate

10. A. turn down B. suffer from C. pass down D. learn from

11. A. definitely B. gradually C. equally D. hardly

12. A. reason B. effort C. chance D. patience

13. A. stability B. guilt C. loss D. appreciation

14. A. grateful B. confident C. proud D. shocked

15. A. change B. leave C. forget D. help

16. A. describe B. waste C. brighten D. disturb

17. A. reward B. excuse C. risk D. mistake

18. A. planned B. regretted C. forgiven D. understood

19. A. reminds B. confuses C. encourages D. disappoints

20. A. talent B. concern C. kindness D. weakness

【答案】（1）C；（2）B；（3）A；（4）C；（5）D；（6）B；（7）A；（8）C；（9）D；（10）B；（11）A；（12）C；（13）D；（14）A；（15）D；（16）C；（17）A；（18）B；（19）D；（20）C；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了在流动厨房当志愿者的经历，最初打算去完成规定的服务时间，最后爱上了志愿者服务，喜欢去帮助别人。

（1）考查动词。A. reduce“减少”；B. avoid“避免”；C. complete“完成”；D. cancel“取消”。根据下文“My plan was to 2 go there a few times and get my service hours”可知，作者去流动厨房是为了获得学分，完成社区服务时间，故选C。

（2）考查副词。A. yet“但是”；B. just“仅仅”；C. even“甚至”；D. still“仍然”。根据下文“but it taught me a lot”可知，作者的计划仅仅是获得学分，但是却收获了很多，故选B。

（3）考查名词。A. food“食物”；B. work“工作”；C. time“时间”；D. money“金钱”。根据下文“serving bread and juice to whoever wanted it”可知，流动厨房的典型志愿者就是提供吃的，故选A。

（4）考查形容词。A. tired of“疲倦”；B. worried about“担忧”；C. responsible for“负责”；D. free from“不受.....限制”。根据“which was a simple task.”可知，作者的工作就是负责发放食物，故选C。

（5）考查形容词。A. busy“繁忙的”；B. serious“严重的”；C. experienced“有经验的”；D. struggling“困难的，挣扎的”。本句描述那些接受食物的对象的情况，有些人的家庭很困难，故选D。

（6）考查动词。A. hide“隐藏”；B. rest“休息”；C. live“生活”；D. study“学习”。根据上文“a place”可知，需要一个地方休息，故选B。

（7）考查连词。句意：尽管有些人看起来表现很差，我们总是照顾他们。A. Although“尽管”；B. If“如果”；C. Becaus“因为”；D. Until“直到”。前后句属于让步关系，故选A。

（8）考查形容词。A. available“可以得到的”；B. strange“奇怪的”；C. pleasant“令人快乐的”；D. painful“痛苦的”。根据上文“The first time I went there was right before Christmas.”可知，作者第一次去做服务是在圣诞节前夕，本该家人团聚，但是很多人还需要靠施舍的东西为生，这不是令人高兴的事，故选C。

（9）考查形容词。A. wise“明智的”；B. honest“诚实的”；C. curious“好奇的”；D. fortunate“幸运的”。根据上文“It made me think about my happy Christmas”可知，看到这些场景，让作者回想起自己快乐的圣诞节，感觉自己很幸运，故选D。

（10）考查动词短语。A. turn down“拒绝”；B. suffer from“遭受”；C. pass down“传递”；D. learn from“向...…学习”。根据上文“Unlike them, I have a home”可知，跟他们不一样，作者有个家，不用饥寒交迫，故选B。

（11）考查副词。A. definitely“当然”；B. gradually“逐渐地”；C. equally“相当”；D. hardly“几

乎不”。根据句意可知，从那时起，我明确了自己还要回去做志愿者，帮助需要帮助的人，

故选A。

（12）考查名词。A. reason“原因”；B. effort“努力”；C. chance“机会”；D. patience“耐心”。

根据上文“I couldn't offer them much”可知，作者无法提供太多的东西，但是可以奉献自己

的时间和努力，故选B。

（13）考查名词。A. stability“稳定”；B. guilt“愧疚”；C. loss“迷失”；D. appreciation“感激”。

根据下文“They know my name and they know that I am more than happy to”可知，作者的付

出得到了大家的认可和回应，故作者很感激，选D。

（14）考查形容词。A. grateful“感激的”；B. confident“自信的”；C. proud“自豪的”；D. shocked“震惊的”。当作者出现在那里的时候，人们很感激他，故选A。

（15）考查动词。A. change“改变”；B. leave“离开”；C. forget“忘记”；D. help“帮助”。根作

者去流动厨房做志愿者是帮助那些需要帮助的人，故选D。

（16）考查动词。A. describe“描述”；B. waste“浪费”；C. brighten“照亮”；D. disturb“打扰”。根据下文“I've realized that the feeling of doing good for people”可知，帮助别人可以照

亮别人，让他们对未来充满信心和希望，故选C。

（17）考查名词。A. reward“回报”；B. excuse“借口”；C. risk“风险”；D. mistake“错误”。根

据下文“any amount of money”可知，帮助别人的感觉是任何金钱无法相比的，故选A。

（18）考查动词。A. planned“计划”；B. regretted“后悔”；C. forgiven“原谅”；D. understood“理解”。根据下文“But I will continue my volunteer work”可知，作者很满足自己的

志愿者工作，不后悔，还会继续下去，故选B。

（19）考查动词。A. reminds“提醒”；B. confuses“使迷惑”；C. encourages“鼓舞”；D. disappoints“使失望”。根据句意可知，有些人非法建立流动厨房，这让作者很失望，故选D。

（20）考查名词。A. talent“天赋”；B. concern“担忧，关心”；C. kindness“善意”；D. weakness“弱点”。根据上文“I will continue my volunteer work”可知，作者会继续自己的志愿

者服务，表示对那些需要帮助的人的善意，故选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

2．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空

白处的最佳选项。

After all of these years, I still remember my first moment of kindness. It was the first day of kindergarten. I walked in with my mom and was 1 at all the toys against the walls. I 2 ran over to play. Most of the other kids were doing the same.

In the corner 3 , I saw one girl, sitting by herself. She was small and looked 4 . She was the only one in the class shorter than me. Her 5 eyes looked like she had been crying. None of the other children seemed to 6 her there.

I went back to 7 the toy cars but after a minute, I looked up at her again. She seemed

so 8 . Something inside started to stir(搅动). After a moment, I 9 two of the toy

cars and 10 her. "Do you want to play?" I asked. She smiled and 11 her head yes. What made me remember that first unselfish act was a 12 that little girl wrote me after we were both grown. She told me how her illness made the other kids 13 her and how that moment of kindness had 14 her life. She had valued the 15 I had offered her and carried it in her 16 even after she moved away. I wrote her back and we continued our friendship through the mail for several years 17 the disease finally took her life.

Today I still thanked my unselfish little heart for 18 me to be kind to a little girl who needed a friend. I thought of how a moment of kindness can 19 so much to another, and of how 20 act can make the world so much better. May your life be full of giving, caring and helping that bring joy to you while you bring joy to others.

1. A. disappointed B. amazed C. bored D. mad

2. A. slowly B. worriedly C. carefully D. immediately

3. A. though B. still C. ever D. also

4. A. weak B. strict C. tired D. angry

5. A. grey B. black C. bright D. red

6. A. ignore B. praise C. notice D. forget

7. A. break up B. play with C. find out D. put away

8. A. patient B. friendly C. lonely D. curious

9. A. picked up B. lent C. handed out D. bought

10. A. visited B. introduced C. pushed D. approached

11. A. shook B. held C. turned D. nodded

12. A. poem B. letter C. note D. message

13. A. avoid B. beat C. admire D. cheat

14. A. created B. changed C. enriched D. continued

15. A. difference B. appointment C. friendship D. agreement

16. A. journey B. plan C. dream D. heart

17. A. unless B. before C. though D. when

18. A. permitting B. wishing C. driving D. causing

19. A. reply B. prove C. mean D. show

20. A. simple B. skillful C. wonderful D. creative

【答案】（1）B；（2）D；（3）A；（4）A；（5）D；（6）C；（7）B；（8）C；（9）A；（10）D；（11）D；（12）B；（13）A；（14）B；（15）C；（16）D；（17）B；（18）C；（19）C；（20）A；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者第一天去幼儿园时主动和一个被人忽视的小女孩玩耍，长大后女孩告诉作者他当时的一个小小举动改变了自己的生活。作者感悟到片刻的善意也可以对另一个人是意义重大的，简单的行为也可以让世界变得更美好。

（1）考查形容词。句意：我和妈妈一起走进来，看到所有的玩具都靠在墙上，我感到很惊讶。A. disappointed“失望的”；B. amazed“吃惊的”；C. bored“厌倦的”；D. mad“疯狂的”。

根据上文“It was the first day of kindergarten.”作者第一天去幼儿园，看到玩具都在墙上，因此感到吃惊。故选B。

（2）考查副词。句意：我立刻跑过去玩。A. slowly“缓慢地”；B. worriedly“担心地”；C. carefully“仔细地”；D. immediately“立即”。根据下文“ran over to play”可知作者看到玩具立即跑过去开始玩。故选D。

（3）考查副词。句意：然而在角落里，我看到一个女孩独自坐着。A. though“尽管，然而”；B. still“仍然”；C. ever“曾经”；D. also“也”。根据下文“I saw one girl, sitting by herself”可知别的孩子都在玩，然而这个小女孩一个人坐着。此处表示转折关系，表示“然而”，故选A。

（4）考查形容词。句意：她个子矮小，看上去很虚弱。A. weak“虚弱的”；B. strict“严格的”；C. tired“疲惫的”；D. angry“生气的”。根据上文“She was small ”可知女孩个子矮小，看上去很虚弱。故选A。

（5）考查形容词。句意：她的红眼睛看上去像是哭过。A. grey“灰色的”；B. black“黑色的”；C. bright“明亮的”；D. red“红色的”。根据下文“looked like she had been crying”可知女孩好像是哭过，因此眼睛是红的。故选D。

（6）考查动词。句意：其他孩子似乎都没注意到她。A. ignore“忽视”；B. praise“赞美”；C. notice“注意到”；D. forget“忘记”。根据上文“None of the other children seemed to”可知其他的孩子都在玩儿，似乎没注意到她。故选C。

（7）考查动词短语。句意：我回去玩玩具车，但过了一会儿，我又抬头看了看她。A. break up“破碎”；B. play with“玩耍”；C. find out“查明”；D. put away“放好”。根据下文“the toy cars”可知作者看到了小女孩，又接着回去玩玩具车。故选B。

（8）考查形容词。句意：她似乎很孤独。A. patient“耐心的”；B. friendly“友好的”；C. lonely“孤独的”；D. curious“好奇的”。根据上文小女孩独自在一边，没有注意到她，她似乎很孤独。故选C。

（9）考查动词（短语）。句意：过了一会儿，我捡起两辆玩具车向她走去。A. picked up“捡起”；B. lent“借给”；C. handed out“分发”；D. bought“购买”。根据下文“two of the toy cars”可知作者拿起了两辆玩具车。故选A。

（10）考查动词。句意：过了一会儿，我捡起两辆玩具车向她走去。A. visited“拜访”；B. introduced“介绍”；C. pushed“推”；D. approached“接近，走进”。根据下文“Do you want to play?” I asked.可知作者拿着玩具向女孩走去了。故选D。

（11）考查动词。句意：她笑了笑，点了点头。A. shook“摇晃”；B. held“拿着”；C. turned“转向”；D. nodded“点头”。根据上文smile可知女孩笑着点头同意和作者一起玩。故选D。

（12）考查名词。句意：让我想起第一次无私行为的是我们长大后那个小女孩写给我的一封信。A. poem“诗歌”；B. letter“信”；C. note“纸条”；D. message“信息”。根据下文“little girl wrote me”可知长大后那个小女孩给作者写了一封信。故选B。

（13）考查动词。句意：她告诉我，她的病如何让其他孩子避开她，那一刻的善意如何改变了她的生活。A. avoid“避开”；B. beat“打败”；C. admire“钦佩”；D. cheat“欺骗”。根据上文作者看到女孩孤独一个人，其他人好像没有注意到她，可知是因为她的病让其他孩子都

避开她。故选A。

（14）考查动词。句意：那一刻的善意如何改变了她的生活。A. created“创造”；B. changed“改变”；C. enriched“丰富”；D. continued“继续”。根据上文女孩长大了还仍记得作

者那一次的善行，可知作者的善意对女孩的影响很大，也改变了她的生活。其他选项与语

境不符。故选B。

（15）考查名词。句意：她很珍惜我给予她的友谊，即使在她搬走之后，她也一直铭记在心。A. difference“差异”；B. appoi ntment“约定”；C. friendship“友谊”；D. agreement“同意”。

根据下文“we continued our friendship”可知是珍惜作者给予她的友谊。故选C。

（16）考查名词。句意：她很珍惜我给予她的友谊，即使在她搬走之后，她也一直铭记在心。A. journey“旅程”；B. plan“计划”；C. dream“梦想”；D. heart“心脏”。女孩即使是在搬走

了之后，作者给予她的友谊，她也一直铭记于心。故选D。

（17）考查状语从句。句意：我给她回了信，在疾病最终夺走了她的生命之前，我们通过

信件保持了多年的友谊。A. unless“除非”；B. before“在……之前”；C. though“尽管”；D. when“当……时候”。本句为时间状语从句，表示“在……之前”，故选B。

（18）考查动词。句意：今天，我仍然感谢我那颗无私的小爱心，感谢它驱使我善待一个

需要朋友的小女孩。A. permitting“允许”；B. wishing“希望”；C. driving“驱使”；D. causing“造成”。作者是在无私的爱心驱使下善待了一个需要朋友的小女孩。故选C。

（19）考查动词。句意：我想，片刻的善意对另一个人来说是多么意义重大。A. reply“回答”；B. prove“证明”；C. mean“意味着”；D. show“展示”。根据上文女孩的信中对作者的感

谢可知，作者的善举改变了她的生活，因此片刻的善意对另一个人来说也是意义重大的。

故选C。

（20）考查形容词。句意：想到了简单的行为可以让世界变得更美好。A. simple“简单的”；B. skillful“熟练的”；C. wonderful“极好的”；D. creative“创造性的”。结合全文作者一个

邀请女孩玩耍玩具的简单动作彻底改变了女孩的生活，可知简单的行为可以让世界变得更

美好。故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，状语从句，固定短语等多个知识点的

考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑

关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

3．完形填空

When I look back on my childhood, a mixture of happiness and sorrow floods over me. I have living memories of every past life story that has had deep 1 on my future view of life. Here is one such 2 story.

Shaking in my underwear (内衣)on the driveway, I watched the home quickly 3 to the ground. A moment ago I was sleeping 4 in my comfortable bed when a 5 woke me up. My grandma's bedroom was just next to mine and my brother's. A fire had 6 there and awakened her. Upon hearing her, my older brother began to take action. The house, however, was over 50 years old and made of 7 . Before we could do anything, the fire had 8 it.

I stood trembling with great 9 as the fire ruined my books, clothes, and toys. I watched

10 while my mother cried and my father swore (咒骂). I wondered what would

11 ahead of us since everything was lost. However, as I looked around, I

12 something for the first time: What matters aren't 13 . I saw my older brother running across the 14 by our house to get help. I saw my oldest brother who 15 from an earlier accident standing painfully on one leg. I saw my parents gathering together and my grandma 16 our little dog in her arms. Everything that was 17 had survived the fire. Our lives would continue. And that was all that mattered.

The accident that night helps me learn the 18 we share actually means much more than materials. Live our life for the things that 19 , not for the things we own. Let the 20 inside us make this world a warmer place.

1. A. impression B. challenge C. difference D. influence

2. A. classic B. lovely C. meaningful D. funny

3. A. pull B. burn C. run D. push

4. A. deeply B. badly C. terribly D. nervously

5. A. event B. notice C. scream D. song

6. A. broken in B. broken out C. broken up D. broken down

7. A. mud B. steel C. wood D. curtain

8. A. destroyed B. attacked C. spread D. injured

9. A. delight B. joy C. hope D. fear

10. A. hopefully B. excitedly C. helplessly D. happily

11. A. earn B. inform C. meet D. lie

12. A. dismissed B. realized C. desired D. approached

13. A. families B. surroundings C. things D. people

14. A. bridge B. pole C. tree D. rope

15. A. starved B. escaped C. recovered D. suffered

16. A. holding B. defending C. hitting D. beating

17. A. cheap B. important C. expensive D. native

18. A. pain B. worry C. wealth D. love

19. A. matter B. decide C. determine D. depend

20. A. heart B. fire C. spirits D. feelings

【答案】（1）D；（2）C；（3）B；（4）A；（5）C；（6）B；（7）C；（8）A；（9）D；（10）C；（11）D；（12）B；（13）C；（14）A；（15）D；（16）A；（17）B；（18）D；（19）A；（20）B；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者家里着火，房子被烧毁了，尽管物质的东西都

烧没了，但家人都还在，在火灾时和火灾后家人们之间相互扶持和关爱让作者感悟到亲情

的关爱事实上比物质更重要。

（1）考查名词。句意：我对每一个过去的生活故事都有深刻的记忆，这些记忆对我未来

的人生观产生了深远的影响。A. impression“印象”；B. challenge“挑战”；C. difference“差异”；D. influence“影响”。根据上文“ I have living memories of every past life story ”我对每个

过往生活故事都记忆犹新，that引导定语从句，其先行词是“every past life story”每个过往生活故事，可判断每个故事都对我未来的人生观产生了深远影响。故选D。

（2）考查形容词。句意：如下是一个有意义的故事。A. classic“经典的”；B. lovely“可爱的”；C. meaningful“有意义的”；D. funny“有趣的”。根据下文“The accident that night helps me learn...we share actually means much more than materials...make this world a warmer p lace”那天晚上的事故帮助我了解了……我们分享的其实不只是物质……让这个世界变得更温暖。可知，那天晚上发生的事影响了作者人生观，意义非常重大。故选C。

（3）考查动词。句意：我穿着内衣在车道上发抖，看着房子迅速地烧毁。A. pull“拉”；B. burn“燃烧”；C. run“跑”；D. push“推”。根据下文“A fire had...there and awakened her.”发生了火灾她醒了，可知，发生了火灾。burn to the ground固定短语，“烧成平地”，看着房子迅速地烧毁。故选B。

（4）考查副词。句意：正当我正在舒适的床上睡得正香，突然一声尖叫把我吵醒了。A. deeply“深深地”；B. badly“严重地”；C. terribly“糟糕地”；D. nervously“紧张地”。根据下文“in my comfortable bed” 在舒适的床上，可以判断床很舒适，当时作者在酣睡，故选A。（5）考查名词。句意：正当我正在舒适的床上睡得正香，突然一声尖叫把我吵醒了。A. event“事件”；B. notice“通知”；C. scream“尖叫”；D. song“歌曲”。根据上文“I was sleeping ___4___ in my comfortable bed”当我在舒适的床上睡得正香“和下文“My grandma's bedroom was just next to mine...Upon hearing her”我奶奶的卧室就在我隔壁……我听到她的声音，可知，奶奶在叫，熟睡的我被她的叫声吵醒。故选C。

（6）考查动词短语。句意：外面着火了，把她吵醒了。A. broken in“闯入，打断”;B. broken out“爆发”；C. broken up“分裂，分手”；D. broken down“出故障”。根据“...awakened her. ”……把她吵醒了，可知，火灾爆发了，故选B。

（7）考查名词。句意：然而，这所房子已经有50多年的历史了，是用木头建造的。A. mud“泥土”；B. steel“钢材”；C. wood“木头”；D. curtain“窗帘”。根据“Before we could do anything...”我们还没来得及做什么，以及上文“I watched the home quickly ___3___ to the ground. ”看着房子迅速地被烧毁，可以判断，房子很快被烧毁，应该是木头制成的。故选C。

（8）考查动词。句意：我们还没来得及做什么，火就把它烧毁了。A. destroyed“摧毁”；B. attacked“袭击”；C. spread“传播，伸展”；D. injured“受伤”。根据“Before we could do anything...”我们还没来得及做什么；以及上文“I watched the home quickly ___3___ to the ground. ”看着房子迅速地被烧毁，可以判断，火很快把房子烧毁了。故选A。

（9）考查名词。句意：我站着吓得直哆嗦，因为火把我的书、衣服和玩具都烧坏了。A. delight“愉悦”；B. joy“快乐”；C. hope“希望”；D. fear“恐惧”。根据上文“I stood trembling” 我站着直哆嗦；以及“...I watched the home quickly ___3___ to the ground.” 看着房子迅速地烧毁，可知，在突然的变故面前，作者由于巨大的恐惧颤抖不已。故选D。

（10）考查副词。句意：我无助地看着我的母亲哭泣，父亲咒骂。A. hopefully“有希望地”；B. excitedly“兴奋地”；C. helplessly“无助地”；D. happily“快乐地”。根据下文“I wondered what would ___11___ ahead of us since everything was lost.” 我想知道接下来会怎样，因为一切都失去了，可知，房子和里面所有的东西都被烧毁，作者不知接下来怎么

办，当妈妈哭泣、爸爸咒骂时，作者无助地看着。故选C。

（11）考查动词。句意：我在想，既然一切都失去了，我们未来会是怎么样的？A. earn“赚取”；B. inform“通知”；C. meet“遇见”；D. lie“位于，躺”。根据上文“I watched ___10___while my mother cried and my father swore” 我无助地看着我的母亲哭泣，父亲咒骂，可知作者在忽然变故面前感觉很无助很迷茫，不知未来是什么样的，lie ahead“即将来临；在前面”，表示将要发生。故选 D。

（12）考查动词。句意：然而，当我环顾四周，我第一次意识到：重要的不是东西。A. dismiss ed“解散”；B. realized“实现”；C. desired“渴望”；D. approached“接近”。根据下文“for the first time”头一次和“Our lives would continue. And that was all that mattered.” 我们的生活会继续下去，这才是最重要的，可知，这是作者悟出来的道理，也是作者在变故之后头一次意识到的人生感悟。故选B。

（13）考查名词。句意：然而，当我环顾四周，我第一次意识到：重要的不是东西。我看见我的哥哥跑过我们家旁边的桥去寻求帮助。A. families“家庭”；B. surroundings“周围环境”；C. things“事情，东西”；D. people“人们”。根据“What matters aren't ...Our lives would continue. And that was all that mattered.” 重要的不是......我们的生活还在继续这就是最重要的，可知作者把生命和情亲看做是最重要的，烧毁的东西都不重要。故选 C。

（14）考查名词。句意：然而，当我环顾四周，我第一次意识到：重要的不是东西。我看见我的哥哥跑过我们家旁边的桥去寻求帮助。A. bridge“桥”；B. pole“杆子”；C. tree“树”；D. rope“绳子”。空格前的介词across意为横跨，这里横跨桥梁bridge符合语境。故选A。（15）考查动词。句意：我看到我大哥，他之前经历了一场事故，痛苦地单腿站立着。A. starved“饿死”；B. escaped“逃跑”；C. recovered“恢复”；D. suffered“遭受”。根据下文“an earlier accident standing pai nfully on one leg.”之前一场事故，痛苦地单腿站立着，由“painfully”痛苦地，可知，大哥遭受着之前一场意外事故的痛苦，suffer from固定搭配，“遭受……之苦”。故选D。

（16）考查动词。句意：我看到我的父母聚集在一起，我的奶奶抱着我们的小狗。A. holding“怀抱”；B. defending“防御”；C. hitting“打,袭击”；D. beating“打败,击打”。根据下文“in her arms”她的怀里，可知，奶奶把小狗抱在她的怀里。hold sb. in one's arms固定短语，“把某人抱在怀里”。故案选A。

（17）考查形容词。句意：所有重要的东西都在大火中幸存了下来。A. cheap“便宜的”；B. important“重要的”；C. expensive“昂贵的”；D. native“本地的；本国的”。根据下文“Our lives would continue. And that was all that mattered.” 我们的生活会继续下去，这才是最重要的，可知虽然大火把房子和里面的东西都烧毁了，但家人都在生活会继续下去，这是最重要的，这里的everything指代家人和继续生活的希望。故选B。

（18）考查名词。句意：那晚的意外让我明白了我们之间的爱其实比物质更重要。A. pain“疼痛”；B. worry“担忧”；C. wealth“财富”；D. love“爱”。根据上文“What matters aren't ___13___. I saw my older brother running across the ___14___ by our house to get help...I saw my parents gathering together and my grandma ___16___ our little dog in her arms...” 我大哥跑过我家旁边的桥去寻求帮助……我父母聚集在一起，我奶奶抱着我们的小狗，可知，重要的不是物质，是家人互相扶持关心和爱，那晚的意外让我明白：我们共享的爱事实上比物质

意味着更多。故选 D。

（19）考查动词。句意：为重要的事情而活，而不是为我们拥有的东西而活。A. matter“重要”；B. decide“决定”；C. determine“决定”；D. depend“依靠”。根据上文“learn the ___18___ we share actually means much more than materials.”我明白了我们之间的爱其实比物质更重要，空格前面的things引申为亲情的爱，matter意为重要呼应上文“And that was all that mattered.” 这才是最重要的，词汇复现。故选A。

（20）考查名词。句意：让我们内心的火焰让这个世界变得更温暖。A. heart“心”； B. fire“火”；C. spirits“士气,精神”；D. f eelings“感情”。根据下文“make this world a warmer place” 让这个世界变得更温暖，虽然这场火灾烧毁了作者的房子，但是火也可以使人温暖，这里是一语双关，让我们内心的火使这个世界成为一个更温暖的地方。故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

4．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own 1 .

I learned this lesson from a(n) 2 many years ago. I took the head 3 job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the 4 team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to 5 the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn't 6 I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to 7 that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were 8 me. I had to change my 9 about their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little 10 . Most important, I began to treat them like 11 . That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their 12 , we met every day and 13 passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our 14 on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to 15 . Finally, we faced the number one team in the state.

I felt that it would be a 16 for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn't what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest 17 of my life!

From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can 18 the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and 19 them. I helped them to see themselves 20 , and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, not born.

1. A. efforts B. tests C. luck D. nature

2. A. experiment B. experience C. visit D. show

3. A. operating B. managing C. coaching D. organizing

4. A. successful B. excellent C. new D. strong

5. A. prepare for B. cheer for C. help with D. finish with

6. A. agree B. believe C. describe D. regret

7. A. realize B. receive C. allow D. demand

8. A. asking for B. looking for C. depending on D. caring about

9. A. decision B. attitude C. conclusion D. idea

10. A. pride B. culture C. fortune D. relationship

11. A. leaders B. partners C. winners D. learners

12. A. prizes B. vacations C. health D. honor

13. A. risked B. missed C. considered D. practiced

14. A. defeat B. decrease C. accident D. mistake

15. A. relax B. improve C. enlarge D. defend

16. A. shame B. victory C. struggle D. favor

17. A. chances B. concerns C. pleasures D. offers

18. A. surprise B. serve C. interest D. affect

19. A. encouraged B. observed C. protected D. impressed

20. A. honestly B. secretly C. calmly D. differently

【答案】（1）A；（2）B；（3）C；（4）C；（5）A；（6）B；（7）A；（8）C；（9）B；（10）A；（11）C；（12）B；（13）D；（14）A；（15）B；（16）B；（17）C；（18）D；（19）A；（20）D；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者通过自己多年前的亲身经历学到了人生重要的一课，那就是没有人天生是赢家，人们靠自己的努力是使自己获胜。

（1）考查名词。A. efforts“努力”；B. tests“测试”；C. luck“运气”；D. nature“自然”。根据上文“No one is born a winner.”没有人天生就是赢家，根据常识可知，只有依靠自己的努力才能成为赢家。故选A。

（2）考查名词。A. experiment“实验”； B. experience“经历”；C. visit “参观”；D. sho w“表演”。根据下文可知，作者是从一次经历中得出这样的教训的。故选B。

（3）考查动词。A. operating“操作”；B. managing“管理”；C. coaching“教练”；D. organizing“组织”。根据下文“Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated.”可知，作者在一所学校担任总教练工作。故选C。

（4）考查形容词。A. successful“成功的”；B. excellent“杰出的”；C. new“新的”；D. strong“强壮的”。根据上文“It was a tradition for the school's old team”中的old team提示可知，春季训练结束时，学校新老队伍对抗是一个传统。故选C。

（5）考查动词短语。A. prepare for“为......准备”； B. cheer for“为......欢呼”；C. help with“帮忙某人做.....”.；D. finish with“完成”。老队没有教练，他们甚至不练习来准备比赛。故选A。

（6）考查动词。A. agree“同意”；B. believe“相信”；C. describe“描述”；D. regret“后悔”。根据上文“but to my disappointment we were defeated.”可知，作者不能相信会遇到这样的情

况。故选B。

（7）考查动词短语。句意：我开始意识到我的队也许不是佐治亚州头号队伍。come to realize固定短语，“开始意识到”，故选A。

（8）考查动词短语。句意：但是，他们都依靠我。A. asking for“请求”；B. looking for“寻找”；C. depending on“依靠”；D. caring about“关心”。故选C。

（9）考查名词。我不得不改变我对他们能力和潜力的态度。A. decision决定； B. attitude 态度；C. conclusion结论；D. idea主意，故答案选B。（10）考查名词。句意：我开始做任何我能做的事情来帮助他们建立一点自尊心。A. pride“自尊心”； B. cul ture“文化”；C. fortune“运气”；D. relationship“关系”。故选A。

（11）考查名词。A. leaders“领导者”；B. partners“伙伴”；C. winners“获胜者”；D. learners“学习者”。根据下文“Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and them.”以及文中最后一句提示可知，作者开始像获胜者对待他们。故选C。

（12）考查名词。A. prizes“奖品”；B. vacations“假期”；C. health“健康”；D. honor“荣誉”。根据“That summer”可知，当其它队队员享受着他们假期的时候。故选B。

（13）考查动词。A. risked“冒.....的危险”； B. missed“错过”；C. considered“考虑”；D. practiced“练习”。根据上文“The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to 5 the game.”可知这里指练习传球和踢球。故选D。

（14）考查名词。A. defeat “击败”；B. decrease“减少”；C. accident“事故”；D. mistake“错误”。根据上文“but to my disappointment we were defeated.”在春季训练赛场遭受失败之后。故选A。

（15）考查动词。A. relax“放松”；B. improve“提高”；C. enlarge“扩大”；D. defend“保卫”。根据上文“we won our first game and our second”可知，我们继续在提高。故选B。

（16）考查名词。句意：即使我们输掉比赛，我们感觉它会是一场胜利。A. shame“羞耻”；B. victory“胜利”；C. struggle“奋斗”；D. favor“赞同”。故选B。

（17）考查名词。A. chances“机会”；B. concerns“关注”；C. pleasures“乐事”；D. offers“提议”。根据上文“My boys beat the best team in Georgia”可知，这是作者一生中最愉快的一次！故选C。

（18）考查动词。句意：从这次经历，我意识到领袖的态度如何能够影响队里的每个成员。A. surprise“使惊奇”；B. serve“服务”；C. interest“使……感兴趣”；D. affect“影响”。故选D。

（19）考查动词。A. encouraged“鼓励”； B. observed “观察”；C. protected“保护”；D. impressed“印象深刻”。根据I pushed可知，作者在推动和鼓励他们。故选A。

（20）考查副词。A. honestly“真诚地”；B. secretly“秘密地“”；C. calmly“平静地”；D.

d ifferently“不同地”。根据下文“and they built themselves into winners.”可知，我帮助他们以不同的方式看待自己。故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

5．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处

的最佳选项。

I made a promise to myself on the way to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a 1 husband and father. 2 loving. No ifs, ands or buts.

I 3 the idea as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was reading a passage about husbands being 4 of their wives. Then he went on to say, "Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love." To myself; I had to admit (承认) that I had been a(n) 5 husband .Well, for two weeks that would 6 . And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, "That new yellow sweater looks great on you."

"Oh, Tom, you noticed," she said, surprised but 7 . Maybe a little confused

After the long 8 , I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach I started to 9 , but then I thought, "Evelyn's been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to 10 with me." We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.

So it went. Two weeks of not 11 the Wall Street firm where I am a manager; a visit to the shell museum 12 I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that's how the whole vacation passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to 13 love.

There was one thing that went wrong with my 14 , however. Evelyn and I still 15 about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me sadly.

"What's the matter?" I asked her.

"Tom," she said in a voice filled with 16 . "do you know something I don't?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well... that 17 I had several weeks ago... our doctor... did he tell you something about me? Tom, you've been so good to me... am dying?"

It took a moment for it all to 18 . Then I laughed aloud.

"No, honey," I said, 19 her in my arms, "You're not dying; I'm just starting to 20 ."

1. A. responsible B. caring C. generous D. loving

2. A. Totally B. Even C. Still D. Somehow

3. A. got along with B. made up with C. came up with D. put up with

4. A. ashamed B. independent C. proud D. thoughtful

5. A. selfish B. enthusiastic C. fortunate D. useless

6. A. change B. last C. recover D. disappear

7. A. embarrassed B. pleased C. scared D. curious

8. A. walk B. flight C. day D. drive

9. A. accept B. refuse C. suffer D. challenge

10. A. read B. chat C. stay D. live

11. A. calling B. joining C. visiting D. leaving

12. A. as B. since C. though D. yet

13. A. value B. save C. choose D. respect

14. A. vacation B. life C. family D. experiment

15. A. talk B. laugh C. think D. worry

16. A. sadness B. hope C. pity D. confusion

17. A. deal B. argument C. incident D. checkup

18. A. get about B. get across C. get in D. get through

19. A. pushing B. taking C. holding D. catching

20. A. love B. die C. live D. understand

【答案】（1）D；（2）A；（3）C；（4）D；（5）A；（6）A；（7）B；（8）D；（9）B；（10）C；（11）A；（12）C；（13）C；（14）D；（15）B；（16）A；（17）D；（18）B；（19）C；（20）C；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者在听了一次广播之后决心要做个充满爱心的丈夫和父亲，但妻子却以为是自己得了重病快要死了，所以作者才对她这么好。最后误会消除，这件事也成为作者和妻子的笑料。

（1）考查形容词。句意：在这两个星期里，我要努力成为一个有爱的丈夫和父亲。A. responsible“有责任心的”；B. caring“乐于助人”；C. generous“慷慨大方的”；D. loving“有爱的”。根据下文的“____2____ loving”可知，作者想要成为一个有爱的丈夫和父亲。故选D。（2）考查副词。句意：完全的爱。A. Totally“完全地”；B. Even“甚至”；C. Still“仍然”；D. Somehow“以某种方式(或方法)”。根据下文的“No ifs, ands or buts.”可知，没有“如果”和“但是”，是完全的爱。故选A。

（3）考查动词短语。句意：我是在车上听收音机的时候想到这个主意的。A. got along with “ 与……相处”；B. made up with“和解”；C. came up with“想出”；D. put up with“忍受”。根据下文可知，作者在车上听到了一篇文章是讲丈夫体贴妻子的，故作者是在听收音机想到这个主意的。因此选C。

（4）考查形容词。句意：演讲者正在读一篇关于丈夫体贴妻子的文章。A. ashamed“羞愧的”；B. independent“独立的”；C. proud“骄傲的”；D. t houghtful“体贴的”。根据语境可知，作者是受这篇丈夫对妻子好的文章启发，也决定做一个有爱的丈夫和父亲的。因此应是讲丈夫体贴妻子的。故选D。

（5）考查形容词。句意：我不得不承认我是一个自私的丈夫。A. selfish“自私的”；B. enthusiastic“充满活力的”；C. fortunate“幸运的”；D. useless“无用的”。根据语境作者想做出改变可知，作者之前是一个自私的丈夫。故选A。

（6）考查动词。句意：然而，两周后那些都会改变的。A. change“改变”；B. last“持续”；C. recover“恢复”；D. disappear“消失”。根据上文“I made a promise to myself...”可知，“所有这些情况都会改变”。故选A。

（7）考查形容词。句意：“哦，汤姆，你注意到了，”她说，惊讶但高兴。A. embarrassed“尴尬的”；B. pleased“高兴的”；C. scared“害怕的”；D. curious“好奇的”。根据上文“‘Oh, Tom, you noticed,’ she said”可知，妻子对于作者注意到她的美丽感到很高兴。故选B。

（8）考查名词。句意：长途驾车之后，我想坐下来看书。A. walk“散步”；B. flight“飞行”；

C. day“天”；

D. drive“驾车”。根据上文的“I made a promise to myself on the way to the vacation beach cottage”可知，作者一家是去度假，故应是在长途驾车之后，作者感觉疲累，故坐下来看书。因此选D。

（9）考查动词。句意：伊芙琳建议去海滩散步，我开始拒绝。A. accept“接受”；B. refuse“拒绝”；C. suffer“遭受”；D. challenge“挑战”。根据下文“but then I thought”可知，作者刚开始是拒绝的。故选B。

（10）考查动词。句意：伊芙琳一个星期都独自和孩子们在这里，现在她想和我呆在一起。A. read“读”；B. chat“聊天”；C. stay“待着，保留”；D. live“生存”。根据上文“ I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach”可知，妻子想单独和作者待在一起。故选C。

（11）考查动词。句意：两周没有给我所在的华尔街公司打电话。A. calling“打电话”；B. joining“加入”；C. visiting“拜访”；D. leaving“离开”。根据上文可知，作者现在是在度假，所以应是不跟公司联系，没有给公司打电话。故选A。

（12）考查连词。句意：参观贝壳博物馆尽管我通常讨厌博物馆。A. as“因为”；B. since“因为”；C. though“尽管”；D. yet“然而”。根据语境可知，作者讨厌博物馆，但还是去了。故选C。

（13）考查动词。句意：我做了一个新的承诺，我会一直记着去选择爱。A. value“珍惜”；

B. save“拯救”；

C. choose“选择”；

D. respect“尊敬”。根据上文的“Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.”可知，作者在听了广播后，决定改变，广播中说“爱是意志行为。一个人可以选择爱。”因此作者的承诺应是会记得去选择爱。故选C。

（14）考查名词。句意：不过，我的实验出了一个问题。A. vacation“假期”；B. life“生命”；C. family“家庭”；D. experiment“实验”。根据上文作者一直按自己的承诺对待妻子和孩子，过得很愉快；以及however表转折，所以此处应是实验出问题了。故选 D。

（15）考查动词。句意：关于这件事情，伊芙琳和我今天还在笑。A. talk“谈话”；B. laugh“大笑”；C. think“思考”；D. worry“担心“。根据下文“Then I laughed aloud.”可知，妻子问作者是不是自己快死了才对她那么好，而他不知道是作者下定决心想做一个有爱的丈夫，产生了误解，令人啼笑皆非。故选B。

（16）考查名词。句意：汤姆，”她悲伤地说，“你知道我不知道的事吗？”。A. sadness“悲伤”；B. hope“希望”；C. pity“可惜”；D. confusion“困惑”。根据上文“On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me sadly.”；以及下文“did he tell you something about me? Tom, you've been so good to me... am dying?”可知，此处妻子应是悲伤的说自己是不是快死了。故选A。

（17）考查名词。句意：嗯，我几周前做的那个检查。A. deal“交易”；B. argument“争论”；C. incident“事件”；D. checkup“检查”。根据语境可知，妻子问作者是不是医生告诉他自己快死了，故妻子之前应该是做过检查。故选D。

（18）考查动词短语。句意：过了一会儿我才明白，然后我大笑起来。A. get about“四处走动”；B. get across“理解，明白”；C. get in“到达”；D. get through“度过，熬过”。根据语境可知，妻子的问题让作者很困惑，应是过了一会儿作者才明白。故选B。

（19）考查动词。句意：我把她抱在怀里说。A. pushing“推”；B. taking“拿走”；C. holding“抱”；D. catching“抓住”。根据语境可知，此处应该是作者安慰妻子的一个动作，故应是把妻子抱在怀里。选C。

（20）考查动词。句意：“你不会死，是我才刚开始活。”A. love“爱”；B. die“死”；C. live“活”；D. u nderstand“理解”。此处表达作者意识到做一个有爱的丈夫的重要性，故作者

以后一定会成为一个有爱的我丈夫。因此应表达不是妻子要死了，而是自己要做出改变了，重新生活。选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

6．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处

的最佳选项。

A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air ticket to the right woman. But

1 apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallagher and have a Canadian

2 .

Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tickets in May, but their 3 ended and he did not want her ticket to 4 . The ticket had a strict no-transfer(不可转让) 5 , but since passport information was not required when 6 , any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can 7 it.

"I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to 8 a lot of joy," said Axani. He posted his 9 on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the 10 passports. "More 11 , there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in 12 their name to Elizabeth Gallagher," Axani said. "It was absolutely out of 13 , thousands of e-mails, people around the world 14 their stories of travel.”

Axani wrote in his post that he is not 15 anything in return and that the woman who uses the 16 ticket can choose to either travel with him or 17 the ticket and travel

on her own.

The 18 is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi before 19 in Toronto on January 8. He said the 20 woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online.

1. A. benefits B. deposits C. restrictions D. examinations

2. A. origin B. passport C. accent D. friend

3. A. holiday B. marriage C. dream D. relationship

4. A. go to waste B. come to mind C. go on sale D. come into effect

5. A. policy B. order C. payment D. schedule

6. A. applying B. booking C. checking D. bargaining

7. A. use B. borrow C. choose D. buy

8. A. sacrifice B. express C. experience D. provide

9. A. answer B. advice C. offer D. comment

10. A. same B. right C. new D. real

11. A. interesting B. annoying C. satisfying D. convincing

12. A. writing B. giving C. lending D. changing

13. A. touch B. question C. date D. control

14. A. admiring B. advertising C. sharing D. doubting

15. A. leaving B. looking for C. losing D. dealing with

16. A. single B. strange C. regular D. extra

17. A. return B. take C. reserve D. hide

18. A. interview B. program C. trip D. meeting

19. A. ending B. calling C. repeating D. staying

20. A. honored B. lovely C. intelligent D. lucky

【答案】（1）C；（2）B；（3）D；（4）A；（5）A；（6）B；（7）A；（8）C；（9）C；（10）B；（11）A；（12）D；（13）D；（14）C；（15）B；（16）D；（17）B；（18）C；（19）A；（20）D；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一个加拿大青年在和女朋友分手后，希望免费赠送自己为女朋友购买的环球航空旅行机票的故事，体现了年轻人无私的精神。

（1）考查名词。A. benefits“利益”；B. deposits“押金”；C. restrictions“限制”；D. examinations“考试”。根据下文“You must be named Elizabeth Gallagher and have a Canadian 2 ”可知申请免费环球旅行是有条件限制的，需要是名叫Elizabeth Gallagher、有加拿大护照的女子。故选C。

（2）考查名词。A. origin “来源”；B. passport“护照”；C. accent“口音”；D. friend“朋友”。根据下文的“including thirty from actual Elizabet h Gallaghers with the 10 passports”可知，申请人需要有加拿大的护照。故选B。

（3）考查名词。A. holiday“ 假期”；B. marriage “婚姻”；C. dream“梦想”；D. relationship“关系”。根据下文Jordan Axani转让机票可知他和女朋友关系结束了。故选D。

（4）考查动词短语。A. go to waste“浪费”；B. come to mind“想到”；C. go on sale“ 出售”；D. come into e ffect “开始生效”。根据下文“I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to 8 a lot of joy”可知他之所以想把票赠送给同名的人，是不想浪费掉机票。故选A。

（5）考查名词。A. policy“政策”；B. order“ 命令”；C. payment “付款”；D. schedule“ 计划，时间表”。机票是实名制，而且不可以转让，根据常识和语境可知这是一种政策。故选A。（6）考查动词。A. app lying“申请”；B. booking“预订”；C. checking“核实”；D. bargaining“讨价还价”。虽然机票不可转让，但是在预订的时候不需要护照的具体信息，因此在预订后这张机票可以给姓名相同的人使用。故选B。

（7）考查动词。A. use“使用”；B. borrow“借用”；C. choose“选择”；D. buy“购买”。根据上文可知，因为护照信息没有登记，所以任何一个名叫Elizabeth Gallagher，而且拥有加拿大护照的人都可以用这张机票。故选A。

（8）考查动词。A. sacrifice“牺牲”；B. express“表达”；C. experience“经历”；D. provide“提供”。人们如果能免费去环球旅行，当然会享受到很多的乐趣。故选C。

（9）考查名词。A. answer “答案”；B. advice“建议”；C. offer“提议”；D. comment“评论”。根据上文可知Jordan Axani在社交网站上贴出的是自己的提议，即免费赠送机票。故选C。

（10）考查形容词。A. same“同样的”；B. right“正确的”；C. new“新的”；D. real“真的”。根据上文的“actual Elizabeth Gallaghers ”以及文章首段对申请这张免费机票的要求可知，这里是指申请者中包括30位同名且拥有正确护照的人。故选B。

（11）考查形容词。A. interesting“有趣的”；B. annoying“令人恼火的”；C. satisfying“令人满意的”；D. convincing“令人信服的”。根据空后内容可知有数百人想改名字，这当然是一件很有趣的事情。故选A。

（12）考查动词。A. writing “写”；B. gi ving“给”；C. lending“借出”；D. changing“改变”。根据上文可知申请的要求是需要和Jordan Axani前女友同名，所以有人甚至想改名字。故选D。

（13）考查名词。A. touch“触动”；B. question“问题”；C. date“日期”；D. control“控制”。根据下文可知，世界上的很多人都知道这件事，如果允许人们改名字的话，那么事情就会无法控制。故选D。

（14）考查动词。A. admiring“羡慕”；B. advertising “做广告”；C. sha ring“分享”；D. doubting“怀疑”。根据上文可知Jordan Axani收到了数千封邮件，很多人都分享他们的旅行故事。故选C。

（15）考查动词。A. leaving“离开”；B. looking for “寻找”；C. losing“失去”；D. dealing with “对付”。根据上文“A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air ticket to the right woman.”可知Jordan Axani是免费送给别人他多余的票，而不求回报。故选B。

（16）考查形容词。A. single“单一的”；B. strange“奇怪的”；C. regular“定期的”；D. extra“额外的”。根据上文可知Jordan Axani在和女朋友分手后，女朋友的机票就是多余出来的了。故选D。

（17）考查动词。A. return “返回，归还”；B. take“拿走”；C. reserve“保留”；D. hide“隐藏”。根据下文“and travel on her own”可知，申请到票的人可以和他一起旅行，也可以拿着票自己去旅行。故选B。

（18）考查名词。A. interview“采访”；B. program“项目”；C. trip“旅行”；D. meeting“会面”。根据上文“their stories of travel”可知， Jordan Axani是在赠送环球旅行的飞机票。故选C。

（19）考查动词。A. ending“结束”；B. calling “打电话”；C. repeating“重复”；D. staying“停留”。根据句意可知旅行是December 21从纽约出发，途经米兰、布拉格等多个城市，最后到达多伦多，结束旅行。故选A。

（20）考查形容词。A. honored “感到光荣的”；B. lovely“可爱的”；C. intelligent“聪明的”；

D. lucky“幸运的”。本文介绍了Jordan Axani免费赠送环球旅行的机票的故事，所以能选上的人是幸运的人。故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

7．完形填空

A letter to Mum and her mince (肉末) pies

When I was a little girl, you and I loved decorating the living room and Christmas tree. After 1 , we would bake cakes. "Make enough mince pies, because Santa likes them," you would tell me.

Christmas Eve came and you would put me on my 2 made bed. I'd fall asleep until Christmas 3 . I'd wake up and thrill at the 4 before me. At the bottom of my bed would be loads of presents. I'd scream in delight, 5 tearing the paper open. Running downstairs, I would 6 that Santa hadn't just stopped in the 7 : there were also lots of 8 around the Christmas tree.

Many years later, the 9 continued. The only thing that 10 was the presents at the end of the bed – I grew out of them.

One afternoon while we were 11 extra mince pies as usual, it 12 hit me that the extra wasn't for 13 . I said, "Those extra mince pies were never for Santa, were they? They were for you!" You never said a word – a smile was your only 14 .

Christmas changed in 1986, when you suffered a 15 brain disease. After 16 throughout Christmas, you passed away on the 29 December.

Only now am I starting to enjoy Christmas again, and while I don't do the 17 any more,

I do have mince pies in the house. I leave one out just for you, as if you were 18 a part of

my Christmas. And I make sure I put up the decorations 19 you, and us. Thanks for the 20 memories of Christmas, Mum.

1. A. cooking B. decorating C. living D. resting

2. A. neatly B. specially C. quickly D. temporarily

3. A. Eve B. morning C. dinner D. vacation

4. A. pies B. mess C. decorations D. sight

5. A. violently B. deliberately C. excitedly D. casually

6. A. discover B. witness C. describe D. imagine

7. A. apartment B. lounge C. bedroom D. kitchen

8. A. decorations B. cakes C. leaves D. presents

9. A. tradition B. holiday C. celebration D. situation

10. A. helped B. stopped C. remained D. counted

11. A. making B. tasting C. purchasing D. delivering

12. A. heavily B. certainly C. suddenly D. frequently

13. A. Mum B. Santa C. Christmas D. guests

14. A. explanation B. opinion C. expression D. reply

15. A. mild B. curable C. severe D. common

16. A. suffering B. celebrating C. working D. decorating

17. A. laundry B. cleaning C. operation D. baking

18. A. still B. also C. even D. just

19. A. in praise of B. in memory of C. on behalf of D. on account of

20. A. short B. recent C. regretful D. wonderful

【答案】（1）B；（2）A；（3）B；（4）D；（5）C；（6）A；（7）C；（8）D；（9）A；（10）B；（11）A；（12）C；（13）B；（14）D；（15）C；（16）A；（17）D；（18）A；（19）B；（20）D；

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者小时候与母亲一起过圣诞节有装饰房间、装饰圣诞树和烤蛋糕、做馅饼的传统，后来母亲去世，作者仍然留一个馅饼来纪念母亲的故事。

（1）考查动词。A. cooking“烹饪，做饭”；B. decorating“装饰”；C. living“生活”；D. resting“休息”。根据上文“you and I loved decorating the living room and Christmas tree”可知，此处表示装饰完房间后。故选B。

（2）考查副词。A. neatly“整洁地”；B. specially“专门地，特别地”；C. quickly“快速地”；D. temporarily“暂时地”。根据语境可知，妈妈把我放在整洁的床上，让我赶紧睡觉等待圣诞老人的礼物。故选A。

（3）考查名词。A. Eve“前夜”；B. morning“早上”；C. dinner“晚餐”；D. vacation“假期”。根据下文“I'd wake up”可知，是在圣诞节的早上醒来。故选B。

（4）考查名词。A. pies“馅饼，派”；B. mess“混乱”；C. decorations“装饰”；D. sight“景象，风景”。根据”At the bottom of my bed would be loads of presents.”可知，看到眼前的景象，作者感到激动。故选D。

（5）考查副词。A. violently“暴力地”；B. deliber ately“故意地”；C. excitedly“兴奋地”；D. casually“随意地”。根据上文的“thrill at the __4______ before me”以及本句的delight可知，作者很激动，很兴奋，故选C。

（6）考查动词。A. discover“发现”；B. witness“见证”；C. describe“描述”；D. imagine“想象”。根据下文“there were also lots of ____8____ around the Christmas tree.”可知，作者发现圣诞老人在卧室和圣诞树旁都留了礼物。故选A。

（7）考查名词。根据下文“there were also lots of _____8___ around the Christmas tree.”可知，圣诞老人在卧室里放了礼物，也在圣诞树旁放了礼物。A. apartment“公寓”；B. lounge“沙发”；C. bedroom“卧室”；D. kitchen“厨房”。故选C。

（8）考查名词。A. decorations“装饰”；B. cakes“蛋糕”；C. leaves“树叶”；D. pre sents“礼物”。根据语境可知，圣诞树旁堆了一些礼物。故选D。

（9）考查名词。A. tradition“传统”；B. holiday“节日”；C. celebration“庆祝”；D. situation“情形”。根据下文“The only thing that ___10_____ was the presents at the end of the bed – I grew out of them.”可知，前文提到的圣诞节的传统一直持续着。故选A。

（10）考查动词。A. helped“帮助”；B. stopped“停止”；C. remained“保持，仍然”；D. counted“计算，数数”。根据语境可知，唯一停止的传统就是在床边放礼物。与上文的continue形成对比，故选B。

（11）考查动词。A. making“做，制造”；B. tasting“品尝”；C. purchasing“购买”；D. delivering“递送”。根据上文“Make enough mince pies, because Santa likes them,”可知，他们是做馅饼。所以选A。

（12）考查副词。。A. heavily“严重地”；B. certainly“一定”；C. suddenly“突然”；D. frequently“频繁地”。根据语境可知，作者突然想到，故选C。