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Cloze 1
I love the idea of a marathon race with just simply having a starting point and an end goal. But what I love more about it is all about the 　1　 to my marathon.
Before I found my appreciation of running, 　2　 speaking, I was never a fan of it. As I got older, I had the 　3　 to do things that I had never thought of doing—that was when I 　4　 myself.
It was during late summer that I 　5　 to join in a run. In every training session, I got the 　6　 to learn something new about myself and everything else that surrounded me. I found my connection to nature __7__ and it made me much more 　8　 of everything—the wind, the rays of the sun and every step I took. During training, I passed by 　9　 people—some eventually ran faster than I, and some others were 　10　 by me. This reminded me everyone has different battles.
If I hadn't decided to get ready and just go for it, I would have never known what running 　11　 to me. But of course with all these amazing feelings, there came 　12　 days when I felt terrible with aching muscles and hurting laps. Every aspect of life always comes 　13　 these two, doesn't it Good and bad, right and wrong. It all 　14　 the perspective—which side will you let shine even more
I hope you find your own marathon and 　15　 it!
1A.journey B.eagerness C.invitation D.admission
2A.proudly B.roughly C.academically D.honestly
3A.duty B.tendency C.permission D.request
4A.challenged B.comforted C.treated D.exposed
5A.agreed B.learned C.decided D.needed
6A.energy B.order C.ability D.chance
7A.deepened B.remained C.failed D.broke
8A.confident B.aware C.careful D.free
9A.odd B.different C.smart D.generous
10A.admired B.influenced C.beaten D.forgiven
11A.stated B.attracted C.impressed D.meant
12A.plain B.great C.special D.tough
13A.in B.after C.for D.under
14A.looks up to B.boils down to C.rolls down to D.adds up to
15A.introduce B.examine C.experience D.determine
Cloze 2
On the night of the speech contest, I was worried about the shy girl. My heart __1__ when I knew the boy on stage previous to her, 　2　, was fairly successful with his humor and personal style. The whole audience burst into a wave of 　3　 almost every 30 seconds.
My palms(手掌) began to 　4　. It was the first time that she had been on the stage, so I couldn't blame her for any 　5　. The strong spotlight made her so insignificant that nobody 　6　 she had been on the stage.
But the moment that 　7　 me occurred. I clearly heard a 　8　 voice, "Now, your 　9　, please!" The whole audience fell quiet. Small and thin as the girl appeared, the 　10　 look on her face instantly caught everyone's eye. Then her speech was on, logical and well-organized. Words of power 　11　 freely out of the girl like magic. When her speech 　12　, thunderous applause sounded from the audience. When the competition was concluding, all of us waited 　13　 for the winner's name to be called. Tears of joy __14__my vision when the host announced she won first prize. Holding the medal tightly, she gave me a brilliant smile. I 　15　 her into my arms, too excited to say any words.
1A.beat B.sank C.lost D.broke
2A.sure enough B.worse still C.above all D.in addition
3A.crying B.warning C.clapping D.screaming
4A.sweat B.tremble C.change D.turn
5A.try B.pose C.guess D.slip
6A.thought B.admitted C.ignored D.noticed
7A.confused B.interested C.surprised D.challenged
8A.loud B.weak C.tight D.low
9A.support B.attention C.vote D.silence
10A.determined B.puzzled C.relaxed D.bored
11A.crowded B.hurried C.bounced D.flowed
12A.started B.ended C.progressed D.rested
13A.sincerely B.easily C.naturally D.eagerly
14A.misted B.hid C.prevented D.shaded
15A.pushed B.threw C.pulled D.lifted
Cloze 3
After I gave birth, it seemed that my brain had been dragged out of me along with my newborn son. Everything became　1　 and conversation often got lost in mid-sentence. I thought these　2　 mistakes may be just "mommy brain" when I coped with middle-of-the-night feeding. However, after little Nicholas began to　3　 through the night, I remained in a constant state of　4　.
I told myself I'd feel intelligent again. I thought about my　5　 life. What engaged my brain then I wandered through the house and found　6　 staring me in the face: books. I looked online and found the exact __7__: 50 Book Challenge. Read 50 books in a year, whatever　8　 I wanted. Within days I discovered new books of interest and ordered some fresh　9　. I had my resolution: 50 books.
My competitive spirit began to　10　. I found time where it had never existed before. I read as my son watched Sesame Street. I read when I　11　 a bus. I read before bedtime... My brain　12　 from hibernation(冬眠) and I had new and exciting things to discuss. I had started with a　13　 goal to bring my__14__ back. I did that, and got more. I showed my son Nicholas the　15　 of reading. Now it's common for my first-grader to bring a pile of books to the couch for reading. We're reading together, and all is right with the world.
1A.sunny B.foggy C.smooth D.possible
2A.physical B.behavioral C.social D.mental
3A.sleep B.cry C.wake up D.stay up
4A.tension B.security C.confusion D.depression
5A.pre-school B.premarital C.pre-baby D.pre-teen
6A.answers B.questions C.stars D.eyes
7A.website B.comment C.motivation D.title
8A.price B.color C.size D.subject
9A.dishes B.publications C.flowers D.fruits
10A.take care B.take place C.take off D.take effect
11A.saw B.drove C.caught D.rode
12A.awoke B.froze C.damaged D.suffered
13A.simple B.common C.different D.similar
14A.power B.time C.brain D.son
15A.talent B.pleasure C.process D.skill
Cloze 4
Milo is a rescue dog, adopted by 20-year-old Makayla Swift. One morning in November 2021, Swift opened her front door and Milo 　1　 running. "I couldn't catch him," she said.
Milo rushed to a house across the street. He seemed 　2　 with this house, so he ran to the one next door, Swift on his 　3　.
When it started scratching(抓) on the front door, Swift was 　4　.Not everyone wants a strange dog on their 　5　. But as she tried to 　6　 Milo away, she could hear a sound coming through an open upstairs window. It was a voice crying "Help!"
Hours earlier, Sherry Starr, 85, 　7　 around 4 am, for she had heard the front door bell ring. She walked to an upstairs bathroom, opened the window and looked outside. But there was no one there. Starr turned to exit. "All of a sudden, standing there between the toilet and the bathtub, I 　8　," she said. "I went down hard on the floor."
"I could not move at all," said Starr, who was 　9　 between the toilet and the bathtub. Starr was feeling __10__ all over, and she was also scared. "I'm thinking that I'm just going to die here," she said.
Her best 　11　, she decided, was to listen for the telltale squeak of her mailbox lid when the letter carrier stopped by in the afternoon and scream at the top of her lungs. For the next few hours, Starr 　12　 crying: "Help! Help! Help!"
"Her voice was very 　13　," said Swift. "You had to be right at the front door to hear Mrs. Starr cry for __14__ unless you were Milo, who 　15　 heard Starr the instant I opened my front door." Swift called 911 and soon medical staff helped Starr out.
1A.took off B.showed off C.came around D.wandered around
2A.concerned B.unsatisfied C.impressed D.delighted
3A.tail B.head C.feet D.ear
4A.depressed B.discouraged C.amused D.embarrassed
5A.way B.own C.property D.business
6A.send B.turn C.drag D.throw
7A.calmed down B.lay down C.gave up D.got up
8A.dived B.wept C.skipped D.slipped
9A.deserted B.stuck C.hidden D.placed
10A.pain B.ease C.strength D.anger
11A.bet B.result C.role D.guess
12A.imagined B.regretted C.practiced D.stopped
13A.familiar B.clear C.faint D.different
14A.freedom B.power C.peace D.help
15A.eventually B.apparently C.randomly D.slightly
Cloze 5
The afternoon sun shone on my daughter, Syriah. I watched as the warm rays __1__ her skin, creating a beautiful pattern. But Syriah was born with vitiligo(白癜风), a(n) 　2　 that causes the loss of skin colour in patches(小块) all over her body.
Although a lot of people with vitiligo struggle with confidence 　3　, Syriah was not one of them, comfortable from the moment it started showing at four years old. It was 　4　. The older she got, the more she told me about her dream about modelling. But living in a small town, it wasn't 　5　.
Painting had always been a(n) 　6　 part of my life. Although I did it for fun, people were always asking me if my works were for sale. Then I decided to 　7　 it, making a blog page to sell my creations. I wanted to set up a legacy(遗产) for my kids and 　8　 them for their future.
One day, I received a message from a woman named Anna. Interested, I contacted her and she 　9　 she was the creator of an event where designers can 　10　 their brands during fashion shows. "I want you to create a fashion line for a runway show," she said, explaining that they'd get to search for their own models too.
Suddenly, I thought of Syriah's modelling 　11　. What if this could get her to start Soon after, Anna connected with me on the blog and 　12　 the photos I'd taken of Syriah.
"How would you feel about your daughter modelling in the show I love her with confidence!" she __13__ .
When I told my girl the news, she cried excitedly and her first modelling performance was a 　14　. She showed everyone that beauty comes in many 　15　.
1A.lit up B.held up C.straightened up D.warmed up
2A.situation B.examination C.condition D.characteristic
3A.issues B.solutions C.clues D.failures
4A.harmonious B.intelligent C.individual D.inspiring
5A.equal B.easy C.sufficient D.fair
6A.initial B.rigid C.original D.big
7A.account for B.rely on C.turn down D.go for
8A.finance B.change C.exchange D.raise
9A.instructed B.explained C.insisted D.urged
10A.suspend B.entitle C.launch D.invent
11A.ambition B.domain C.appreciation D.resource
12A.spread out B.came across C.collected up D.sorted out
13A.voiced B.whispered C.messaged D.sighed
14A.strike B.hit C.fall D.peak
15A.dimensions B.angles C.frames D.forms
Cloze 6
Dr. Smith of New York works at a center for children who can't learn well. One day a father brought his son to him for 　1　 at his office.
The father told Dr. Smith about his son, "My son has 　2　 in learning and can't even play baseball. He isn't doing well because he doesn't try. I have done everything for him. I have even shouted at him. But nothing __3__."
After Dr. Smith tested the boy, he 　4　 his father. He asked the father to sit in front of a 　5　 and then gave him a pencil and a piece of paper. There was a 　6　 on the paper. He asked the father to look only in the mirror and 　7　 the lines of the star with the pencil. The father made the same 　8　 as anyone made. Every time he 　9　 the pencil, it went the wrong way. The father's face became red.
At this 　10　 the doctor shouted at him, "Hurry up! Why is it 　11　 so long You can't do such an __12__ thing! You don't know left from right!" These 　13　 made the father very angry.
"Now you can 　14　 , can't you " the doctor said to him. "Your son has felt just like that all the time. You scolded(训斥) him too often, so he didn't try any more. He was afraid of making mistakes." 　15　 the father understood everything. He put his face down. Now he felt so sorry.
1A.testing B.acting C.teaching D.playing
2A.confidence B.interest C.experience D.difficulty
3A.returns B.helps C.appears D.remains
4A.waited for B.searched for C.believed in D.called in
5A.mirror B.television C.painting D.desk
6A.face B.line C.number D.star
7A.remove B.follow C.cross D.cut
8A.decisions B.choices C.mistakes D.patterns
9A.touched B.dropped C.moved D.sharpened
10A.speed B.corner C.end D.point
11A.staying B.taking C.preparing D.writing
12A.easy B.important C.obvious D.exciting
13A.ideas B.words C.questions D.instructions
14A.relax B.leave C.understand D.promise
15A.Interestingly B.Absolutely C.Suddenly D.Unfortunately
Cloze 7
During the holiday season in 2015, Felicia Hall was battling depression. "I was unhappy, overeating fast food at night and not really caring for myself. I wasn't physically 　1　, but always felt tired," she says.
It wasn't until New Year that Hall wanted to make a 　2　. A friend recommended Daily Burn, a workout program, and she 　3　 to sign up. "I registered, though not believing I can keep on. I even set a　4　 on the phone to cancel it before the free trial ended," says Hall. "Within two weeks, I did not 　5　. So I deleted the note."
The 　6　 gained from Daily Burn also got her running. "I love the sound of 　7　 my feet on the ground, knowing my body is 　8　 of doing that," she says. Hall also 　9　 her late-night fast-food sessions and started cooking healthy meals. After five months, Hall lost 20 pounds—and gained a new 　10　 to exercise, and to life. She consistently 　11　 the Daily Burn community group for support. And she 　12　 started teaching group fitness classes in her hometown. 　13　 she learned the power of positive thought and self-belief. "To be physically able to exercise and continue to 　14　 with it—it's an amazing gift," she says. People not experiencing it aren't 　15　 of what something like this can do for a person. It's not just physical—it's mental. It's everything.
1A.sick B.attractive C.active D.disabled
2A.difference B.change C.living D.deal
3A.continued B.managed C.decided D.promised
4A.reminder B.deadline C.monitor D.timetable
5A.regret B.forget C.hesitate D.withdraw
6A.confidence B.wellness C.passion D.support
7A.laying B.hitting C.stamping D.beating
8A.sick B.afraid C.sure D.capable
9A.transformed B.enriched C.rescheduled D.restored
10A.focus B.emphasis C.attitude D.remark
11A.called on B.acted on C.appealed to D.turned to
12A.even B.still C.ever D.almost
13A.By chance B.In fact C.Above all D.At first
14A.practice B.combine C.struggle D.grow
15A.worried B.aware C.satisfied D.certain
Cloze 8
Not too long ago, 41-year-old Garrett Fisher flew in a small airplane close to the surface of Europe's largest glacier in Norway.
In the late 1990s, a friend told Fisher that the world's glaciers were 　1　. This pushed him to 　2　 two activities he loves, flying and photography, to photograph the Earth's remaining glaciers. He believes he is in a __3__ against time. He wants his photos to show the 　4　 of glaciers before some of them melt completely.
Fisher flies a small plane carrying two people. It smells of oil and feels like an old car. It is his 　5　 for the dangerous flying over the glaciers. "The weather is bad and extremely cold, the winds are very strong and the flying is extremely 　6　 challenging," Fisher says. "And to photograph glaciers, we're getting very close to all of this action. So, it 　7　 a lot of skill, time and determination. I've been told by many pilots that I'm __8__."
Some people would ask, why 　9　 flying over glaciers when satellites already give 　10　 of them Fisher says that satellite images don't 　11　 the beauty of glaciers the way his photos can. His photos show the colors, shapes, and shadows as the light from the sun 　12　 the glaciers.
He hopes his photos will make people care more about glaciers. He is chasing the 　13　 image: one so beautiful that it can make people and policymakers 　14　. "We can live without them. We will live without them," Fisher says. "However, it hurts us to 　15　 them."
1A.floating B.moving C.extending D.disappearing
2A.advocate B.abandon C.combine D.pursue
3A.race B.situation C.fashion D.tendency
4A.dimension B.base C.beauty D.formation
5A.preparation B.request C.reputation D.choice
6A.academically B.technically C.honorably D.theoretically
7A.uses up B.brings in C.calls for D.responds to
8A.crazy B.cautious C.innocent D.desperate
9A.avoid B.imagine C.risk D.involve
10A.accounts B.descriptions C.references D.pictures
11A.increase B.catch C.preserve D.add
12A.hits B.warms C.burns D.softens
13A.perfect B.dangerous C.sharp D.original
14A.cooperate B.negotiate C.perform D.act
15A.conserve B.lose C.observe D.ignore
1.【解析】 文章主要讲述了作者自己从没有跑步热情到痴迷马拉松的过程。作者从中领悟到了生活的真谛。
1.A　根据上文中的"I love the idea of a marathon race with just simply having a starting point and an end goal"和本句中的"But"以及下文的内容可知,作者更喜欢的是自己的马拉松之旅。故选A。journey"旅程";
eagerness"渴望";invitation"邀请";admission"准许加入"。
2.D　根据下文中的"I was never a fan of it"可知,说实话,作者之前并不喜欢跑步,故选D。proudly"骄傲地";
roughly"粗略地";academically"学业上";honestly"诚实地"。
3.B　根据下文中的"I had never thought of doing — that was when I 　4　 myself"可知,随着年龄的增长,作者倾向于做一些自己从未想过要做的事情,have the tendency to do sth."有
做某事的倾向",故选B。duty"责任";tendency"趋势,倾向";permission"允许";request"请求"。
4.A　根据上文中的"I had never thought of doing"可知,作者倾向于做一些从未想过要做的事情来挑战自我,故选A。challenge"挑战";comfort"安慰";treat"对待";expose"揭露"。
5.C　根据下文中的"In every training session... that surrounded me"可知,在夏末的时候,作者决定参加跑步,故选C。agree"同意";learn"学习";decide"决定";need"需要"。
6.D　根据下文中的"learn something new about myself and everything else that surrounded me"和语境可知,在每次训练中,作者都有机会对自己和周围的一切有新的认识,故选D。energy"精力";order"订单";ability"能力";chance"机会"。
7.A　根据上文中的"learn something new about myself and everything else that surrounded me"可知,在训练过程中,作者发现自己和大自然的联系加深了,故选A。deepen"加深";remain"剩余,继续存在";fail"失败";
break"打破"。
8.B　根据上文中的"learn something new about myself and everything else that surrounded me"和下文中的"the wind, the rays of the sun and every step I took"并结合上题的解析可知,作者感觉大自然让自己更清楚地意识到一切事物——风、太阳的光线和自己走的每一步,故选B。confident"自信的";aware"知道的,意识到的";careful"仔细的";free"自由的"。
9.B　根据下文中的"some eventually ran faster than I, and some others were 　10　 by me"可知,在训练中,作者遇到了不同的人,故选B。odd"古怪的";different"不同的";smart"聪明的,快速的";generous"慷慨的"。
10.C　根据上文中的"some eventually ran faster than I"和语境可知,跑得慢的人被作者打败了,故选C。admire"羡慕";influence"影响";beat"打败";forgive"原谅"。
11.D　根据上文中的"If I hadn't decided to get ready and just go for it"可知,因为作者做好了准备并全力以赴,所以作者知道了跑步对自己有什么意义,故选D。state"陈述,阐明";attract"吸引";impress"使意识到(重要性或严肃性等)";mean"重要,意义重大"。
12.D　根据下文中的"when I felt terrible with aching muscles and hurting laps"可知,因为跑步而肌肉酸痛、大腿疼痛的时候是艰难的日子,故选D。plain"清楚的";great"伟大的";special"特别的";tough"艰难的"。
13.A　根据下文中的"Good and bad, right and wrong"可知,生活的每个方面总是在好与坏、对与错这两方面,故选A。in"在……方面";after"在……后";for"为了";under"在……下面"。
14.B　根据下文中的"which side will you let shine even more "可知,是好与坏或者是对与错,这一切都归结为视角,故选B。look up to"尊敬";boil down to"归结为,将……归结为";roll down to"向下滚动到";add up to"
合计达"。
15.C　根据上文中的"I hope you find your own marathon"和上文讲的作者自己的经历可知,作者希望我们找到自己的马拉松并体验它,故选C。introduce"介绍";examine"检查";experience"经历,体验";determine"决定,查明"。
2.【解析】 这个害羞的女孩第一次上台演讲,作者非常担心,但女孩非常坚定并获得成功,让作者感到非常激动。
1.B　根据上文中的"On the night of... the shy girl"可知,作者很担心女孩,所以此处表示作者心情沉重。beat"(心脏、脉搏等)跳动";sink"下沉,(心情)低落";lose"丢失";break"弄坏"。
2.A　根据下文中的"was fairly successful with his humor and personal style"可知,男孩的演讲果真相当成功。sure enough"果然,果真";worse still"更糟糕的是";above all"最重要的是";in addition"此外"。
3.C　根据上文中的"when I knew the boy... and personal style"可知,男孩的演讲很精彩,听众总是鼓掌。此处表示全场几乎每隔30秒就爆发出一阵掌声。crying"哭泣";warning"警告";clapping"掌声";screaming"尖叫"。
4.A　根据下文中的"It was the...on the stage"可知,女孩是第一次上台,作者很担心,所以手掌开始出汗。sweat"出汗";tremble"颤抖";change"改变";turn"(使)转动"。
5.D　根据上文中的"It was the first time that she had been on the stage"可知,这是她第一次登台,所以作者不能因为任何差错而责怪她。slip在此作名词,意为"差错",属于熟词生义。try"尝试";pose"姿势";guess"猜测"。
6.D　根据上文中的"The strong spotlight made her so insignificant"可知,聚光灯太亮,使得女孩显得无足轻重,所以没人注意到她。think"认为";admit"承认";ignore"忽视";notice"注意到"。
7.C　根据下文中的"Then her speech was on, logical and well-organized"可知,女孩的演讲很成功,这让作者感到惊讶。confuse"使困惑";interest"使关注";surprise"使惊奇";challenge"向……挑战"。
8.A　根据上文中的"I clearly heard"可知,作者清楚地听到一个响亮的声音。loud"响亮的";weak"虚弱的";
tight"拉紧的,绷紧的,紧张的";low"小声的,低的"。
9.B　根据下文中的"The whole audience fell quiet"可知,这里应该是女孩让大家注意听。support"支持";
attention"注意";vote"投票";silence"沉默"。
10.A　根据语境可知,女孩虽然看起来又小又瘦,但脸上的表情是坚定的。determined"坚定的";puzzled"困惑的";relaxed"放松的";bored"烦闷的"。
11.D　根据下文中的"freely out of the girl like magic"可知,充满力量的话语像魔法一样从女孩嘴里流畅地说出。crowd"挤满";hurry"匆忙";bounce"(使)弹起";flow"流,流畅"。
12.B　析语境:根据下文中的"thunderous applause sounded from the audience"可知,听众中响起了雷鸣般的掌声→做推断:结合常识可以推断,女孩演讲结束时,听众中响起了雷鸣般的掌声→定答案:故选B项。start"开始";end"结束";progress"进步,进展";rest"被搁置,中止"。
13.D　根据下文中的"for the winner's name to be called"可知,比赛结束时,大家都热切地等着公布获胜者的名字。sincerely"真诚地";easily"容易地";naturally"自然地";eagerly"热切地"。
14.A　根据上文中的"Tears of joy"可知,泪水模糊了作者的视线。mist"(眼)含泪水,泪水模糊";hide"藏";
prevent"阻止";shade"给……遮挡"。
15.C　根据下文中的"her into my arms"可知,作者把女孩拉进了怀里。push"推";throw"扔";pull"拉";lift"抬起"。
3.【解析】作者在生完孩子以后,大脑不听使唤,记忆力减退。之后她挑战一年读50本书,这让自己大脑的情况逐渐好转。
1.B　根据上文中的"After I gave birth... my newborn son"可知,作者生完孩子后,大脑不听使唤;结合本句中的"conversation often got lost in mid-sentence"可知,作者记忆力减退。据此可知,此处表示一切都变得模糊起来,话经常说到一半就忘了。sunny"阳光充足的";foggy"有雾的,模糊的";smooth"光滑的";possible"可能的"。
2.D　根据上文中的"conversation often got lost in mid-sentence"并结合语境可知,作者生育后大脑不听使唤,讲话时经常中途忘记说什么。据此可知,这是作者精神上的状况。physical"身体的";behavioral"行为方面的";social"社会的";mental"心理上的,精神上的"。
3.A　根据前一句"I thought these... middle-of-the-night feeding"以及本句中的"However"可知,前后句为转折关系,作者本以为这些错误是半夜喂奶导致的,但是当儿子开始能够睡整晚觉以后,作者还是处于混乱的状态。故选A。
4.C　参见上题解析。tension"紧张";security"安全";confusion"困惑,混乱";depression"沮丧"。
5.C　根据下文中的"What engaged my brain then "可知,作者在回忆生孩子之前什么吸引她。pre-school"入学前的";premarital"婚前的";pre-baby"产前的";pre-teen"十岁出头的"。
6.A　根据上文中的"What engaged my brain then "以及本句中的"books"可知,作者在回忆生孩子之前什么吸引她,她在房子里漫步时,答案明摆在她面前,那就是书。故选A。
7.C　根据本句中的"50 Book Challenge"可知,挑战阅读50本书给了作者动力。website"网站";comment"评论";motivation"动力";title"标题"。
8.D　根据本句中的whatever引导的让步状语从句和语境可知,此处表示无论什么话题,一年内阅读50本书即可。
9.B　根据上文中的"Read 50 books... I wanted"可知,作者要挑战一年读50本书,所以订购了一些刚出版的读物。publication"出版物"。
10.D　根据语境和常识可知,挑战一年读50本书使作者有了竞争意识。take care"小心";take place"发生";
take off"起飞";take effect"生效,开始起作用"。
11.D　析语境:根据上文中的"I found time where it had never existed before"可知,作者挤出时间→做推断:结合后文的宾语"a bus"和常识可以推断,该处表示利用搭乘公交车的时间来阅读→定答案:故选D项。
12.A　根据本句中的"I had new and exciting things to discuss"可知,作者现在有新的和令人兴奋的事情可以讨论,说明大脑在慢慢清醒。awake"(使)醒来,唤醒";freeze"(使)冻住";damage"损坏";suffer"经受,遭受"。
13.A　根据本句中的"to bring my 　14　 back"和语境可知,作者从一个简单的目标开始,那就是让大脑清醒过来。故选A。simple"简单的";common"普遍的";different"不同的";similar"相似的"。
14.C　参见上题解析。
15.B　根据下文中的"We're... with the world"可知,作者向儿子展示了读书的乐趣,他们一起读书。talent"天赋";pleasure"愉快,快乐";process"过程";skill"技巧"。
4.【解析】 文章讲述了一只小狗听到街对面的邻居家微弱的呼救声,从而使摔倒在卫生间的85岁的邻居得救的故事。
1.A　根据下文中的"‘I couldn't catch him,’ she said"可知,此处指的是小狗冲出家门撒开腿跑了起来。故选A项。take off"急忙离开,匆匆离去";show off"炫耀";come around"苏醒";wander around"四处闲逛"。
2.B　根据下文中的"so he ran to the one next door"可知,这只小狗似乎对这所房子不满意,又去了隔壁。故选B项。concerned"关注的";unsatisfied"不满意的";impressed"有深刻的好印象";delighted"高兴的"。
3.A　根据下文中的"But as she tried to 　6　 Milo away... an open upstairs window"可知,当Milo又跑向这所房子的隔壁时,Swift应是紧随其后。故选A项。on one's tail"紧随……"。
4.D　根据上文中的"When it started scratching(抓) on the front door"以及下文中的"Not everyone wants a strange dog on their 　5　"可知,Swift的狗去抓别人家的门,这让Swift觉得很尴尬。故选D项。depressed"抑郁的";discouraged"灰心的";amused"被逗乐的";embarrassed"尴尬的"。
5.C　根据语境可知,不是所有人都想让一只狗在自己的地产上,故选C项。property"房产,地产,房地产"。
6.C　结合常识和语境可知,当自己家的狗在别人家门口抓门,主人的反应应该是将其拖走。故选C项。
7.D　根据下文中的"around 4 am... an upstairs bathroom"可知,Sherry Starr从床上起来了。故选D项。calm down"(使)平静";lie down"躺下";give up"放弃";get up"起床"。
8.D　根据下文中的"I went down hard on the floor"以及"I could not move at all"可知,老人应该是不小心滑倒了。故选D项。dive"下潜";weep"哭泣";skip"蹦蹦跳跳地走";slip"滑倒"。
9.B　根据上文内容和本句中的"‘I could not move at all,’ said Starr"可知,老人应该是在马桶和浴缸之间滑倒,然后卡在那里动不了了。故选B项。
10.A　根据上文中的"I went down hard on the floor"可知,老人重重地摔倒在地,此处应该是她感到全身疼痛。故选A项。
11.A　根据下文中的"she decided, was to listen for... her lungs"可知,此处指的是老人决定最好的办法就是下午邮递员路过的时候,留心听邮箱盖发出的吱吱声,然后用尽力气大声叫喊。one's best bet"最好的办法"。故选A项。
12.C　根据上文中的"Her best... her lungs"可知,此处指的是Starr做好决定后,开始练习呼救,以便邮递员可以听到。故选C项。imagine"想象";regret"惋惜,懊悔";practice"练习,经常做"。
13.C　根据下文中的"You had to be right at the front door to hear Mrs. Starr cry for　14　 unless you were Milo"可知,老人的呼救声很弱,必须站在正门口才能听到。故选C项。familiar"熟悉的";clear"听得清的";
faint"微弱的";different"不同的"。
14.D　根据上文中的"For the next few hours, Starr 　12　 crying:‘Help! Help! Help!’"可知,此处指的是老人的求救声。故选D项。
15.B　根据上文中的"You had to be right...unless you were Milo"以及下文中的"heard Starr the instant I opened my front door"可知,显然,Swift一打开前门,Milo就听到了老人的呼救声,所以Milo才会去抓邻居家的门。此处用apparently表示这是一种合理的解释。故选B项。eventually"最终";apparently"显然";
randomly"随机地";slightly"略微,稍微"。
5.【解析】 作者的女儿患有白癜风,但她一直没有放弃成为一名模特的梦想,最终这一梦想实现了,她向大家展示了美有很多类型。
1.A　由上文中的"The afternoon sun shone on my daughter"及生活常识可知,太阳光照射在皮肤上,皮肤会发光。light up"(使)光亮,放光彩";hold up"举起";straighten up"整理";warm up"加热,使活跃起来"。故选A。
2.C　由空后的定语从句"that causes the loss of skin colour in patches(小块) all over her body"可知,这是一种会导致全身皮肤颜色成块地脱失的疾病,condition"疾病"符合语境,故选C。condition的熟词义为"n.状态,状况;条件",此处为其生词义"n.疾病"。
3.A　由上文可知,白癜风会使皮肤成块地变白,失去原来的颜色,因此会导致白癜风患者产生自信问题,issue"问题"符合语境,故选A。
4.D　由上文中的"Syriah was not one of them, comfortable from the moment it started showing at four years old"可知,作者的女儿虽然患有白癜风,但是她不像其他患者那样不自信,这对作者来说是一件鼓舞人心的事情。inspiring"鼓舞人心的"符合语境,故选D。
5.B　此处it指代上文中的"her dream about modelling",由空前的"But living in a small town"并结合生活常识可知,此处是说,在小城镇里生活,要实现自己成为模特的梦想并不容易,故选B。
6.D　由下文中的"I did it for fun"和"making a blog page to sell my creations"可知,作者喜爱
画画,并画了很多画,由此可以推断出画画是作者生活中很重要的部分,big"重大的,重要的"符合语境,故选D。
7.D　由空后的"making a blog page to sell my creations"可知,作者决定去做人们询问自己的那件事,在博客上发布信息出售自己的画作。account for "解释";rely on"依靠";turn down"拒绝";go for"去做,去从事"。故选D。
8.A　由上文中的"sell my creations"和空前的"set up a legacy(遗产) for my kids"可知,作者卖画的目的是给孩子们的未来提供资金支持,finance"提供资金"符合语境,故选A。
9.B　由上文可知,作者并不认识Anna,因此此处是说她向作者解释自己的身份,故选B。
10.C　由空后的"their brands during fashion shows"可知,在时装表演上,设计师可以推出自己的品牌,launch"推出,发行"符合语境,故选C。
11.A　由上文中的"The older she got, the more she told me about her dream about modelling"可知,他们寻找模特的事情使作者想起来女儿做模特的梦想,ambition"理想"符合语境,故选A。
12.B　由上文可知,作者之前并不认识Anna,由空前的"Anna connected with me on the blog"可知,Anna通过博客与作者沟通时偶然发现了作者给女儿拍摄的照片,come across"偶然发现"符合语境,故选B。spread out"摊开";collect up"收好";sort out"整理"。
13.C　由上文中的"One day, I received a message from a woman named Anna"以及"Anna connected with me on the blog"可知,Anna通过博客与作者沟通,因此两人会互发信息,故选C。message的熟词义为"n.信息,消息",此处为其生词义"v.给……发消息"。
14.B　由下文中的"She showed everyone that beauty comes in many　15　"可以推断出,作者女儿的第一次登台表演应该取得了成功,故选B。hit的熟词义为"v.击,打",此处为其生词义"n.很受欢迎的人(或事物)"。
15.D　通读全文可知,作者的女儿患有白癜风,但她没有因此而自卑,而是一直以积极自信的态度坚持自己的梦想,最后实现了成为一名模特的梦想,由此可知,此处是说美有很多类型,故选D。
6.【解析】 一个父亲总是训斥儿子,导致儿子在学习方面有问题,甚至不会打棒球。他便带儿子去做测试。经过Smith博士的教育,这个父亲意识到自身的问题。这个故事引人深思,告诉人们一味的训斥不会带来好的教育。
1.A　根据第三段中的"After Dr. Smith tested the boy"可知,这个父亲带儿子来找Smith博士的目的是给儿子做测试。故选A项。
2.D　根据下文中的"can't even play baseball. He isn't doing well because he doesn't try"可知,这个父亲认为儿子什么都做不好,说明他认为儿子应该是在学习上有困难,故选D项。confidence"信心";interest"兴趣";
experience"经验";difficulty"困难"。
3.B　根据上文中的"I have done everything for him. I have even shouted at him"和本句中的"But"可知,这个父亲认为该做的都做了,甚至都朝儿子大声嚷嚷了。But表示转折,说明父亲做的事情并没有起任何作用,故选B项。return"返回";help"帮助,改善状况";appear"出现";remain"剩余"。
4.D　析语境:根据上文中的"After Dr. Smith tested the boy"以及下文中的"He asked the father to sit in front of a 　5　 and then gave him a pencil and a piece of paper"可知,Smith博士让这个父亲坐下,然后给了他一支铅笔和一张纸→做推断:说明Smith博士把这个父亲叫过去了→定答案:故D项called in"请来"正确。wait for"等候";search for"寻找";believe in"相信"。
5.A　根据下文中的"He asked the father to look only in the mirror"可知,这个父亲面前是一面镜子。故选A项。
6.D　根据下文中的"and 　7　 the lines of the star with the pencil"可知,纸上有一颗星星。故选D项。
7.B　根据上文中的"gave him a pencil and a piece of paper.There was a 　6　 on the paper"可知,此处应该
是用铅笔顺着星星的线条画。follow"跟随,沿着"符合语境。故选B项。
8.C　根据下文中的"Every time he 　9　 the pencil, it went the wrong way"可知,这个父亲每次移动铅笔都描错,说明这个父亲犯了任何一个人都会犯的错误。故选C项。decision"决定";choice"选择";mistake"错
误";pattern"模式"。
9.C　参见上题解析。touch"触摸";drop"掉下";move"移动,(使)改变位置";sharpen"(使)变得锋利"。
10.D　由语境可知,这个父亲每次描绘都会出错,他脸红了,在这个时候,Smith博士朝他大声嚷嚷。at this point"在这个时候",故选D项。
11.B　根据上文中的"Hurry up!"可知,Smith博士在质问这个父亲为什么花费这么长时间。故选B项。
12.A　根据语境和常识可知,描绘物体的线条应是一件简单的事。故选A项。easy"简单的";important"重要的";obvious"明显的"; exciting"令人激动的"。
13.B　根据语境可知,Smith博士说的这些话(words)让这个父亲非常生气。故选B项。
14.C　根据下文中的"Your son has felt just like that all... making mistakes"和"understood everything"可知,Smith博士用这种方法让父亲明白儿子的感受,故选C项。relax"放松";leave"离开";understand"了解,理解";promise"承诺"。
15.C　根据语境可知,听了Smith博士的话,这个父亲突然明白了一切,低下头,感到很抱歉。故选C项。
7.【解析】　　文章讲述了体育锻炼帮助Hall走出抑郁,让她从中找到自信并改变了她对人生的态度的故事。
1.C　根据下文中的"but always felt tired"可知,Hall不爱动,但却总觉得很累。active"忙碌的,好动的,活跃
的"符合语境。
2.B　根据下文中的"sign up"可知,此处指Hall想要作出改变(change)。make a difference"有作用,有影响";
make a living"谋生";make a deal"约定"。
3.C　根据上文中的"A friend recommended Daily Burn, a workout program"可知,一个朋友推荐了Daily Burn,Hall决定(decided)报名参加。manage"勉力完成";promise"承诺"。
4.A　根据下文中的"on the phone to cancel it before the free trial ended""I deleted the note"可知,此处Hall应是在手机上设了一个备忘录来提醒自己在免费试用结束前取消课程。reminder"起提醒作用的事物"符合语境。deadline"最后期限,截止日期";monitor"监视器";timetable"时间表,时间安排"。
5.D　根据上文中的"not believing I can keep on""Within two weeks"及下文中的"I deleted the note""After five months""She consistently... Daily Burn community group"可知,此处指Hall并没有退出(withdraw)。regret"后悔";hesitate"犹豫"。
6.A　根据上文中的"not believing I can keep on"及下文中的"the power of positive thought and self-belief"可知,此处指Hall从Daily Burn中获得了自信(confidence)。wellness"健康";passion"激情"。
7.B　根据上文中的"running"及常识可知,此处指跑步时脚碰到地面的声音。hit"使(身体部位)碰上(某物)"符合语境。lay"放置,安放";stamp"跺(脚)";beat"撞击,拍打"。
8.D　根据下文中的"To be physically able to exercise"可知,此处指Hall知道自己的身体能够做到这一点。sick"(对……)厌倦的,厌烦的";capable"有能力,有才能"。
9.A　根据下文中的"her late-night fast-food sessions and started cooking healthy meals"可知,Hall改变了深夜的快餐时间,开始做一些健康的饭菜。transform"改变,使改观"符合语境。enrich"充实,使丰富";
reschedule"重新安排";restore"恢复"。
10.C　根据语境可知,五个月后,Hall不仅减掉了20磅,而且对运动和生活也有了新的看法。attitude"态度,看法"符合语境。focus"关注,中心点";emphasis"重视,强调";remark"评论"。
11.D　根据下文中的"the Daily Burn community group for support"可知,Hall经常向Daily Burn社区小组寻求支持。tum to"向……求助(或寻求指教等)"符合语境。call on"号召";act on"根据(建议、信息等)行事";
appeal to"呼吁"。
12.A　根据语境可知,此处指Hall甚至(even)开始在家乡教授健身团课。
13.C　根据语境可知,最重要的是,她知道了乐观和自信的力量。above all"最重要的是"符合语境。by chance"偶然";in fact"实际上,确切地说";at first"起初"。
14.D　结合上文提到的Hall在跟随Daily Burn一起运动之后身体和心理上的一些变化可知,此处指和运动一起成长(grow)。practice"练习";struggle"斗争,抗争"。
【易错点拨】　　
思维定式——部分考生看到前面的exercise就会很自然地以为这里说的是要不断地进行练习,但是对比Hall加入Daily Burn前后的状态可知,此处融入了Hall的个人情感,她意在说明这件事对她的影响,因此强调的应是她的成长,故可排除A项。
15.B　根据上文中的"People not experiencing it"可知,没有经历过的人们不知道这样的事情会对一个人产生什么影响。aware"知道的,明白的"符合语境。worried"担忧的";satisfied"满意的";certain"确信,确定"。
【二次精读】　　
熟词生义:active 常用义:adj. 积极的　文章义:adj. 活跃的,好动的
These are games for active youngsters. 这些是给活跃好动的年轻人玩的游戏。
词汇积累:battle v.搏斗,奋斗,斗争　depression n.抑郁(症) sign up报名　trial n. (对能力、质量、性能等的)试验,试用　session n.一场,一节,一段时间　self-belief n.自信
8.【解析】 Garrett Fisher为了提高人们保护冰川的意识,利用自己摄影和飞行的爱好,为冰川拍照,让人们看到冰川之美。
1.D　结合本段中的"the Earth's remaining glaciers"以及"before some of them melt completely"可知,世界上的冰川正在消失。float"漂浮";move"移动";extend"延伸";disappear"消失"。
2.C　由上文中的"Garrett Fisher flew in a small airplane close to the surface of Europe's largest glacier..."以及下文中的"He wants his photos to show the 　4　 of glaciers..."可知,Garrett Fisher把自己喜爱的两个活动结合起来了。advocate"提倡";abandon"舍弃";combine"(使)结合";pursue"追求"。
【易错点拨】　　
本题部分考生易因忽略上下文语境而错选D项,此处不是说冰川的逐渐消失促使Garrett Fisher追求自己的爱好,而是促使他想办法结合自己的两个爱好来拍摄冰川。
3.A　由本段中的"remaining"和"melt"等可知,世界上的冰川正在消失,因此Garrett Fisher的拍摄活动好像与时间赛跑一样。situation"情况";fashion"时尚";tendency"倾向"。
4.C　由第四段中的"the beauty of glaciers the way his photos can"可知,Garrett Fisher希望自己的照片能在一些冰川融化之前展现出冰川的美丽。dimension"方面,尺寸";base"根基,基础";formation"组成"。本题可利用原词复现解题,考生在做题时要联系上下文。
5.D　结合空后的"for the dangerous flying over the glaciers"以及上文中的"This pushed him to 　2　 two activities he loves, flying and photography"可知,Garrett Fisher喜爱飞行和摄影,得知冰川正在消失,他选择结合自己的爱好边飞行边拍摄尚存的冰川,故此处是说在冰川上方飞行是危险的,但这是他自己的选择。preparation"准备";request"要求";reputation"名声"。
6.B　由空处所在句中的"The weather is bad and extremely cold, the winds are very strong and the flying is extremely　6　 challenging"并结合常识可知,在天气糟糕、极其寒冷、大风强劲的环境下飞行,在技术上极具挑战性。academically"学术上";technically"在技术上";honorably"值得尊敬地";theoretically"在理论
上"。
7.C　根据上文语境并结合常识可知,在天气恶劣的情况下飞行并给冰川拍照,这需要很多技巧、时间和决心。use up"用尽";bring in"引入";call for"需要";respond to"回应"。
8.A　根据上文提到的在天气恶劣的情况下飞行并给冰川拍照,这是非常危险的,因此许多飞行员说他这样做简直就是疯了。crazy"疯狂的";cautious"小心的,谨慎的";innocent"清白的";desperate"绝望的"。
9.C　上文说Fisher选择在天气恶劣的情况下飞行并给冰川拍照,这样做是危险的,此处语境表示一些人会问为什么要冒险飞越冰川,故risk"冒……的危险"符合语境。
10.D　根据上文中的"satellites"和下文中的"satellite images"可知,卫星已经拍摄了冰川的照片。account"账户,报告";description"描写";reference"涉及"。
11.B　结合空处所在句"Fisher says that satellite images don't　11　 the beauty of glaciers the way his photos can"和下一句"His photos show the colors, shapes, and shadows..."可知,卫星图像无法像他的照片那样捕捉冰川的美丽。catch用作动词,常表示"逮住,捕捉,捕获",此处为其生词义,表示"(图画、文章等)成功地展现
(或描述)"。increase"(使)增长";preserve"保护,保留"。
12.A　结合空处所在句"His photos show the colors, shapes, and shadows as the light from the sun　12　 the glaciers"可知,他的照片显示了太阳光照射在冰川上时冰川的颜色、形状和阴影。hit常用作动词,常表示"击,打",此处为其生词义,作动词,表示"到达(某地)",太阳光到达冰川表面,也就是太阳光照射在冰川上。
13.A　由下文中的"one so beautiful that it can make people and policymakers　14　"可知,他在追求完美的冰川图像,这样可以让人们采取行动去保护冰川。
14.D　由上文中的"He hopes his photos will make people care more about glaciers"可知,他希望自己拍摄的冰川的美丽照片能够让人们和决策者们采取行动去保护冰川。cooperate"合作";negotiate"协商";perform"表演"。
15.B　通读全文可知,Garrett Fisher 为了让人们行动起来保护冰川,冒险飞行并给美丽的冰川拍照,这说明他认为人类不能没有冰川,失去它们会伤害到人类。conserve"保护";observe"观察,遵守";ignore"忽视"。

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