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2022届高考英语完形填空专项训练：著名的人
一、完形填空（共20小题；共538分）
完形填空
Christopher Reeve made many successful films and TV shows but he is most famous for his Superman films. Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995. The doctors did not _____1_____ him to live.
However, he made amazing progress. He learnt to breathe on his own and started a new life with great _____2_____. Like many people _____3_____ suffered some terrible injury, Christopher Reeve was changed by that experience. He raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back injuries. He also made speeches about his experiences. It not only drew public attention, but also encouraged people living with all kinds of problems.
Reeve has never thought of _____4_____. He got involved with charity work to improve the quality of life for all disabled people.
Christopher Reeve died on October 10, 2004, but people all over the world will always remember him as a real-life _____5_____.
1. A.want B.wish C.expect D.encourage
2. A.energy B.courage C.effort D.decision
3. A.who B.whose C.which D.whom
4. A.giving in B.giving out C.giving up D.giving off
5. A.film star B.history maker C.player D.superhero
Chynna Philips, Carnie Wilson and her sister Wendy Wilson were childhood friends, all _____6_____ a Montessori school in Santa Monica and sharing the _____7_____ of having famous rock and roll parents.
Carnie and Wendy were the daughters of Beach Boy (沙滩小子乐队) Brian Wilson, _____8_____ Chynna was the daughter of John and Michelle Philips of the Mamas and the Papas (爸爸妈妈乐队). The three children even _____9_____ a song together in 1973 _____10_____ they were five and six years old, but it was never released. _____11_____ their late teens, the three girls _____12_____ their talent for harmony and signed with SBK Records _____13_____ the name of Wilson Philips. The first single Hold on won the Grand Prize at the Tokyo Song Festival and was _____14_____ number one record in the United States. The group _____15_____ developed into their top and most of their songs are about _____16_____ and passion (激情), _____17_____ are rather popular among _____18_____ people. _____19_____ after success of Hold On, Release Me, which they wrote themselves, also ranked number one on the charts (流行音乐排行榜). Carnie explained the inspiration (灵感) _____20_____ the song, "We were all _____21_____ this time with our boyfriends. It was like a joke. Breaking up, getting back together, breaking up. We all said, 'Let me go, that's it. I'm not going to come back anymore.' I'm not going to take this. I love the three-part harmony the whole way through the song." Release Me is _____22_____ considered one of classic (第一流的) love songs. However, a few years ago the group _____23_____ because they _____24_____ sought (寻求) to develop individually. Could the group possibly get back together and _____25_____ before the public with a new image All the fans will be waiting.
6. A.attended B.attending C.was attended D.attended to
7. A.knowledge B.understanding C.story D.experience
8. A.and B.but C.however D.so
9. A.signed B.acted C.recorded D.filmed
10. A.while B.as C.when D.before
11. A.At B.Of C.In D.On
12. A.discovered B.invented C.thought out D.worked out
13. A.by B.under C.of D.after
14. A.a B.the C./ D.an
15. A.immediately B.never C.successfully D.gradually
16. A.nature B.children C.schooling D.love
17. A.which B.when C.that D.whose
18. A.young B.old C.younger D.older
19. A.Therefore B.Not long C.But D.Long
20. A.in B.after C.behind D.back
21. A.going through B.going back C.going along D.going over
22. A.ever B.no longer C.still D.never
23. A.kept up B.turned up C.split up D.set up
24. A.neither B.both C.every D.each
25. A.admit B.appear C.act D.agree
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. one of his _____26_____ important inventions was the train. He _____27_____ his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the _____28_____ engine on the train, he met with _____29_____ from the government, newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would _____30_____ cows, horses and sheep, that the _____31_____ would hurtle (炸飞) or that the hot coals from it would _____32_____ their houses. At that time, _____33_____ people believed what they said.
George Stephenson _____34_____ the people that the train could go on small _____35_____, could pull carriages _____36_____ goods and passengers and there was _____37_____ to them. It was a very _____38_____ matter for him to _____39_____ them believe. However, after _____40_____, he was able to do it; and the first train that _____41_____ by Stephenson himself _____42_____ what he had said.
The first day _____43_____ the people along the way _____44_____ the noises of the train _____45_____ and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius. They did not dare to come out until it had passed.
26. A.very B.a lot C.most D.much
27. A.made B.bought C.introduced D.did
28. A.electrical B.atomic C.steam D.beautiful
29. A.success B.troubles C.people D.pleasure
30. A.kill B.buy C.interest D.take away
31. A.smoke B.noise C.driver D.engine
32. A.pull down B.blow away C.set fire to D.pass
33. A.most B.few C.only a few D.the rich
34. A.said B.spoke C.told D.warned
35. A.reads B.rivers C.steam D.rails
36. A.short of B.full of C.empty of D.without
37. A.no great danger B.dangerous
C.a lot of danger D.few danger
38. A.easy B.difficult C.pleasant D.light
39. A.get B.cause C.make D.force
40. A.sometimes B.some time C.a few times D.sometime
41. A.was sold B.were driven C.was pulled D.was driven
42. A.believed B.seemed C.sensed D.proved
43. A.of B.when C.while D.for
44. A.caught sight of B.listened to
C.heard D.thought
45. A.nearby B.in the distance
C.on the far D.from the distance
A grandson of slaves was born in a poor neighborhood of New Orleans known as the "Back of Town". His father abandoned the _____46_____ when the child was very young, and his mother also _____47_____ them, so the boy and his sister had to live with their grandmother. The life with his grandma was _____48_____ for they often had no food to eat.
_____49_____ in life he proved to be gifted for music and with three other kids he _____50_____ in the streets of New Orleans. His first _____51_____ were the coins that were thrown to them. A Jewish family Karnovskys, who had emigrated from Lithuania to the USA, had _____52_____ for the 7-year-old boy and brought him into their home. He remained and slept in this Jewish family's home and for the first time he was _____53_____ with kindness and tenderness.
When he went to _____54_____, Mrs. Karnovsky sang him a Russian Lullaby (摇篮曲) that he would sing with her. _____55_____, he learned to sing and play several Russian and Jewish songs. Over time, this boy _____56_____ the adopted son of this family. The Karnovskys gave him money to _____57_____ his first musical instrument, as was the custom in the Jewish families. They sincerely admired his musical _____58_____. Finally when he became a professional musician and composer, he _____59_____ these Jewish melodies to compositions. When the little black boy _____60_____ he wrote a book about this Jewish family who had _____61_____ him in 1907.
Until the end of his life, he _____62_____ wore a Star of David (大卫之星，犹太人的象征) and never took it off. He said that in this family he'd learned "how to live real life and have determination and courage." You might _____63_____ his name. This little boy was Louis Armstrong, a famous American composer and singer, _____64_____ he was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972. About the _____65_____, the public said that he deserved it.
46. A.family B.game C.chance D.job
47. A.encouraged B.loved C.supported D.left
48. A.rich B.hard C.colorful D.boring
49. A.Frequently B.Shortly C.Recently D.Early
50. A.joked B.jumped C.sang D.ran
51. A.awards B.toys C.friends D.gains
52. A.sympathy B.admiration
C.responsibility D.hope
53. A.treated B.educated C.armed D.covered
54. A.church B.class C.school D.bed
55. A.Surely B.Unfortunately C.Later D.Thus
56. A.beat B.became C.lost D.missed
57. A.buy B.find C.break D.sell
58. A.decision B.equipment C.rhythm D.talent
59. A.led B.compared C.added D.devoted
60. A.looked back B.grew up C.gave up D.came in
61. A.adopted B.taught C.cared D.seen
62. A.even B.still C.seldom D.suddenly
63. A.recognize B.forget C.appreciate D.respect
64. A.so B.but C.and D.once
65. A.method B.research C.thought D.honor
On October 3,1945, a ten-year-old boy stood on stage at a contest. One of his teachers had _____66_____ him to enter the contest after hearing him _____67_____ during morning prayers. He had to stand on a chair to _____68_____ the microphone. He placed fifth.
A few months later, he received a _____69_____ for 11th birthday. What he really _____70_____ was a bicycle. Two of his uncles gave him basic guitar lessons. But he didn't like singing in public. He was too _____71_____.
Yet something inside kept pulling him back to _____72_____. In 1948, his family moved to Memphis Tennessee. The boy would spend every moment of his _____73_____ time on Beale Street, the heart of the Memphis blues scene. He'd often bring his guitar to _____74_____. Yet, his eighth grade teacher gave him at in music. She told him that he had "no _____75_____ for singing".
In 1953, the young man walked into the offices of Sun Records. But the _____76_____ went nowhere, He tried out for a local singing group, but _____77_____ the audition (试音). He told his father, "They told me I couldn't sing."
Sam Phillips, the _____78_____ of Sun Records, had been saying to his friends, "If I could find a(n) _____79_____ man who had the black sound and the black feel. I could make a billion dollars." Then Sam _____80_____ this young man's record. Sam _____81_____ him back to the studio and asked him to sing as many songs as he knew. _____82_____ even then, it was not going well. The young man was about to pack it up and go home, when he _____83_____ picked up his guitar and started singing a 1946 blues song, That's All Right, Phillips immediately began _____84_____; he knew this was the _____85_____ he'd been looking for. Sun Records released the album. No one had ever heard anything like it before.
Within three years, Elvis Presley (猫王) was an international superstar.
66. A.helped B.encouraged C.allowed D.called
67. A.sing B.speak C.discuss D.pronounce
68. A.clean B.fetch C.carry D.reach
69. A.stamp B.pen C.guitar D.football
70. A.made B.accepted C.afforded D.wanted
71. A.shy B.sick C.lonely D.careless
72. A.peace B.music C.knowledge D.adventure
73. A.free B.good C.poor D.great
74. A.church B.school C.studio D.concert
75. A.instrument B.time C.patience D.gift
76. A.instrument B.photo C.record D.magazine
77. A.disturbed B.changed C.missed D.failed
78. A.partner B.customer C.owner D.fan
79. A.strong B.free C.honest D.white
80. A.played B.heard C.kept D.enjoyed
81. A.invited B.drove C.sent D.pushed
82. A.Yet B.Besides C.Meanwhile D.Therefore
83. A.quickly B.happily C.suddenly D.finally
84. A.dancing B.taping C.writing D.painting
85. A.skill B.story C.sound D.fact
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
One morning on her way to work, Oral Lee Brown stopped by a local grocery store to buy some peanuts and a soda. Then a little girl _____86_____ Brown, asking for a quarter. _____87_____ all she had was a $5 bill, Brown invited the little girl to go with her to the store to get some _____88_____. Inside the store, Brown told the little girl she could _____89_____ anything she wanted.
_____90_____ choosing candy or gun, the little girl immediately ran for a loaf of bread. Brown asked the girl if she went to _____91_____. She quietly responded, "sometimes," as she shyly thanked Brown and quickly _____92_____ around the corner.
That night, Brown couldn't _____93_____. She knew she had to find the little girl. She went to the school the girl would most _____94_____ attend, but she never found her. Instead, she found many other _____95_____ children. So Brown decided to "adopt" a class of 23 and told them, "Stay in school, and I'll send you to _____96_____."
To _____97_____ this goal, Brown began saving money. Brown did more than simply _____98_____ to the children; she become a mentor and second _____99_____ to them. She tracked (跟踪) each child's attendance and _____100_____, bought them Christmas gifts. Nineteen of the students in that first class enrolled in college, and three _____101_____ went into trade schools.
Brown is now on her sixth class of "adopted" students. More than 125 young people have _____102_____ from her generosity. Some of these students say that if it hadn't been for Brown, they would never have been given a(n) _____103_____ for this kind of education.
Today, Brown has _____104_____ the Oral Lee Brown Foundation, with the goal of opening a boarding school for 450 kids and _____105_____ the seeds for them to receive an Ivy League education.
86. A.attacked B.approached C.watched D.stopped
87. A.Since B.Although C.When D.Because
88. A.break B.fruits C.money D.change
89. A.pick out B.pick up C.pick at D.pick over
90. A.in spite of B.in front of C.instead of D.in search of
91. A.school B.work C.church D.hospital
92. A.turned B.disappeared C.hid D.stood
93. A.believe B.remember C.forget D.sleep
94. A.obviously B.willingly C.likely D.usually
95. A.like B.little C.clever D.naughty
96. A.tour B.college C.store D.library
97. A.keep B.set C.hold D.achieve
98. A.make a difference B.make a point
C.make a promise D.make an example
99. A.sister B.mother C.headteacher D.caretaker
100. A.grades B.activities C.interests D.desires
101. A.rest B.ones C.others D.else
102. A.come B.started C.changed D.benefited
103. A.success B.opportunity C.experience D.reason
104. A.organized B.built C.established D.served
105. A.planting B.spreading C.producing D.creating
When Thomas Edison was a child, one day he _____106_____ that the rail road company needed a boy to sell newspaper, food, and candy on the _____107_____ running between his town and the _____108_____ of Detroit, sixty-five miles away. The job would _____109_____ that he be on the train at seven o'clock every _____110_____ and not return home _____111_____ nine-thirty at night.
The trips to Detroit were full of _____112_____ for Thomas, and each day he learned new things. He had to _____113_____ many hours in Detroit _____114_____ the train returned to his town in the evening, and one day he discovered the Free Public Library. He decided that he would _____115_____ all the books on its shelves! That would have been _____116_____, of course, especially since the library was constantly _____117_____ new books. But he _____118_____ read many of the books, particularly those _____119_____ science, which had a great fascination (魅力) for him.
The boy gave most of the money he _____120_____ to his mother, but he kept some of it to buy scientific _____121_____ with which he could make experiments. There was some _____122_____ space in the baggage car of the train and the conductor allowed him to set up a _____123_____ laboratory there so that he could perform _____124_____ when he was not occupied (占用) in _____125_____ newspapers and things for people to eat. He was very busy and very happy.
106. A.understood B.got C.learned D.saw
107. A.bus B.car C.plane D.train
108. A.city B.farm C.village D.place
109. A.do B.need C.force D.require
110. A.evening B.afternoon C.morning D.noon
111. A.that B.but C.after D.until
112. A.sadness B.disappointment
C.excitement D.happiness
113. A.stop B.wait C.delay D.begin
114. A.in B.after C.until D.before
115. A.look B.notice C.read D.find
116. A.impossible B.possible C.terrible D.finished
117. A.keeping B.adding C.having D.holding
118. A.did B.does C.has D.had
119. A.by B.in C.on D.at
120. A.collected B.saved C.picked D.earned
121. A.things B.equipment C.machine D.goods
122. A.vacant B.spare C.crowded D.left
123. A.little B.much C.few D.big
124. A.tasks B.job C.readings D.experiments
125. A.buying B.dealing C.selling D.carrying
Stephen Glenn is a famous American research scientist. He has made several very important medical _____126_____. When a newspaper journalist asked him why he was able to be so much more _____127_____ than the average person, he responded that it all came from a(n) _____128_____ with his mother that occurred when he was a child.
Stephen had been trying to _____129_____ a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he _____130_____ his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling (泼出) its contents all over the kitchen floor—a real sea of milk! When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of _____131_____ at him or punishing him, she said, "What a great and wonderful _____132_____ you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge pond of milk. Well, the _____133_____ has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes _____134_____ we clean it up "
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "Stephen, whenever you make a mess like this, _____135_____ you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper _____136_____." And together they cleaned up the spilled milk. His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a _____137_____ experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the back yard and _____138_____ the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without _____139_____ it." The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could _____140_____ without dropping it. What a good _____141_____ to him!
This famous scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make _____142_____. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just _____143_____ for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific _____144_____ are all about. Even if the experiment doesn't work, we usually learn something _____145_____ from it.
126. A.impressions B.breakthroughs C.promises D.intentions
127. A.outgoing B.responsible C.warm-hearted D.creative
128. A.experience B.word C.argument D.adventure
129. A.recycle B.purchase C.remove D.freeze
130. A.lost B.tightened C.adjusted D.caught
131. A.looking B.yelling C.smiling D.glancing
132. A.discovery B.mess C.change D.joke
133. A.injury B.research C.assignment D.damage
134. A.when B.as C.after D.before
135. A.gradually B.initially C.eventually D.constantly
136. A.order B.situation C.form D.use
137. A.successful B.failed C.completed D.useless
138. A.fill B.wash C.polish D.cover
139. A.shaking B.dropping C.lifting D.touching
140. A.make up B.make off C.make it D.make sense
141. A.attitude B.apology C.project D.lesson
142. A.efforts B.plans C.mistakes D.decisions
143. A.requirements B.routines C.chances D.goals
144. A.achievements B.approaches C.seminars D.experiments
145. A.valuable B.ambiguous C.familiar D.abstract
Beethoven is one of the greatest composers in the history of music. In his twenties, he lost his hearing. But he didn't give up. _____146_____ by his struggles with deafness, he produced hundreds of musical works.
At 54 years of age, he lived at a small house in Vienna, _____147_____ he completed his last work, Symphony No 9. Before the performance, Beethoven nervously imagined how people would _____148_____. The backstage atmosphere at the theatre was tense. During the performance, Michael Umlauf and Beethoven took _____149_____ of the concert as directors together. For more than an hour, Beethoven jumped about in front of the orchestra, _____150_____ his arms wildly in the air, and madly turning the pages of his score while Umlauf stood quietly by his side, skillfully guiding the orchestra. As the final joyous note signaled the end of the symphony, the audience _____151_____ to their feet clapping, cheering and waving their hats. The performance was a great _____152_____.
Beethoven was surprised at the audiences response. _____153_____ shocked the audience as well was that the person who didn't hear the symphony was the very man who composed it! Beethoven is a real musical genius.
146. A.inspire B.inspiring C.inspired D.to inspire
147. A.when B.where C.that D.why
148. A.appreciate B.admire C.respect D.respond
149. A.care B.hold C.charge D.advantage
150. A.wave B.waving C.waved D.to wave
151. A.jumped B.danced C.rushed D.kept
152. A.failure B.help C.example D.success
153. A.What B.Which C.That D.Where
Zhang Guimei is the principal of Huaping High School for Girls, based in Lijiang city, Southwest China's Yunnan province. She has been granted the title "Role model of the Times" in recognition of her devotion to the _____154_____ for girls from poor families.
The school, which was founded by Zhang in 2008, was the first high school in the country to provide _____155_____ education to girls who would otherwise have been unable to continue their studies after completing their nine years of compulsory education.
Anybody who knows Zhang's own conditions will be more deeply _____156_____ by her situation. She has no personal property and has been living in the student dormitory but she has never charged students for tuition fees since its founding. She has spent most of her salary and the bonuses she received on her students. And, despite having serious _____157_____ problems, she never stayed in hospital. For 12 years she has always taken morning classes together with the students. She has also covered 110,000 kilometers _____158_____ her students' families over the years. Besides her work with the school, she also has a part-time job as head of the local orphanage, _____159_____ more than 130 orphans (孤儿).
Thanks to her efforts, about 40 percent of the school's graduates are enrolled in key universities. More than 1,800 girls from poor families have _____160_____ universities via her education.
Zhang deserves her honorary _____161_____ "Role Model of the Times". By helping the girls get higher education, she has actually helped them change their destinies and their later generations in the future will enjoy more opportunities as a result.
In a broader sense, Zhang has been helping to _____162_____ the region as a whole. Influenced by her, many of her students have chosen to teach in poor areas, while some even went back to teach in her high school. Her _____163_____ have thus benefited the local region in a sustainable way. What she has done will be long remembered and encourage more to follow her example.
154. A.education B.research C.treatment D.balance
155. A.adult B.informal C.private D.free
156. A.satisfied B.moved C.depressed D.disappointed
157. A.salary B.attitude C.health D.property
158. A.organizing B.visiting C.protecting D.inviting
159. A.caring for B.linking to C.focusing on D.checking up
160. A.consulted B.quitted C.entered D.explored
161. A.collection B.power C.title D.attention
162. A.connect B.improve C.manage D.treasure
163. A.desires B.hobbies C.plans D.efforts
Lu Yiwei, a 19-year-old from Shanghai, proved his floristry (花艺) skills by winning the gold medal at the 45th WorldSkills Competition in Kazan, Russia, last month.
"It is commonly believed that floristry is a job _____164_____ for girls," he said. "But actually, it's not an easy one because it requires heavy work, such as moving wood and large, heavy flowerpots—things that are _____165_____ when creating works—which requires _____166_____."
Lu was _____167_____ by a vocational school (职业学校) in 2017, a year after he graduated from junior high school at age 16. "The first thing I learned was design. Then my teacher told me that maybe I should study floristry because he felt I was _____168_____ in that area," he said with a laugh. Lu said he was not _____169_____ about the suggestion then. "Actually, I knew _____170_____ about floristry. All I knew at the time was that some students in our school had won the 44th WorldSkills Competition in Abu Dhabi in 2017."
Lu said he was in a poor condition when he _____171_____ the competition. "Almost two weeks before I had the final training in July, I was _____172_____ of ideas, which was terrible for a competitor whose project needed new ideas. I got used to my new identity later, thanks to my _____173_____ who guided me with their patience and scientific training courses."
His trip to Kazan was _____174_____, but he enjoys the memory. He said he had _____175_____ during the competition because he was getting more and more nervous as the competition _____176_____. "We were given all our tasks about 15 minutes before the competition started. It was really hard because we had to _____177_____ ideas for all in such a short time," he said.
"I didn't _____178_____ during the World-Skills trials (预赛) , as there were so many experienced and excellent competitors," he said. "But I was always _____179_____. I think my positive _____180_____ brought me opportunities and the final honor."
"Many of my classmates were pleased after winning medals at the competition, but they lost their _____181_____, I won the gold medal at the age of 19, but I know that it's not my final _____182_____. I want to develop more new _____183_____." Since returning from Russia, he has started a new life at his school, again studying design.
164. A.helpful B.fit C.interesting D.good
165. A.used B.found C.bought D.stored
166. A.skills B.ideas C.strength D.knowledge
167. A.honored B.accepted C.invited D.praised
168. A.experienced B.weak C.gifted D.successful
169. A.surprised B.anxious C.disappointed D.sure
170. A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything
171. A.gave up B.prepared for C.took part in D.talked about
172. A.full B.short C.afraid D.certain
173. A.classmates B.coaches C.parents D.friends
174. A.long B.boring C.difficult D.dangerous
175. A.fear B.joy C.excitement D.surprise
176. A.started B.ended C.continued D.settled
177. A.set down B.care about C.come up with D.make use of
178. A.calm down B.give in C.turn up D.stand out
179. A.hopeful B.grateful C.careful D.helpful
180. A.advice B.experience C.answer D.attitude
181. A.way B.balance C.hope D.game
182. A.design B.goal C.decision D.choice
183. A.ideas B.materials C.abilities D.habits
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Born into a poor farmer's family in 1930, Dr Yuan graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice has been his life _____184_____ As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice _____185_____. At that time, hunger was a(n) _____186_____ problem in many parts of the countryside. Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without _____187_____ the area of the fields. In 1950, Chinese farmers could produce only fifty million tons of rice. In a recent harvest, _____188_____, nearly two hundred million tons of rice was produced. These increased harvests mean that 22% of the world's people are fed _____189_____ just 7% of the farmland in China. Dr Yuan is now _____190_____ his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests. _____191_____ his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to _____192_____ the world of hunger. Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as _____193_____ as before.
184. A.fantasy B.goal C.theme D.entertainment
185. A.output B.input C.delivery D.collection
186. A.terrifying B.original C.unique D.disturbing
187. A.expanding B.advancing C.dividing D.controlling
188. A.therefore B.in addition C.however D.as a result
189. A.from B.within C.beyond D.along
190. A.preserving B.circulating C.gaining D.contributing
191. A.Apart from B.Thanks to C.Ever since D.Rather than
192. A.reject B.convince C.defend D.rid
193. A.heavy B.bad C.large D.poor
Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at the age five with her family. While _____194_____ her ill elder sister throughout the years, Charlotte discovered she had a(an) _____195_____ in medicine. At 18 she married and _____196_____ a family. Several years later, Charlotte said she wanted to be a _____197_____. Her husband supported her decision.
_____198_____, Canadian medical schools did not _____199_____ women students at the time. Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to study _____200_____ at the Women's Medical College in Philadelphia. It took her five years to _____201_____ her medical degree.
Upon graduation, Charlotte _____202_____ to Montreal and set up a private _____203_____. Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and there she was once again a _____204_____ doctor. Many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps. Charlotte _____205_____ herself operating on damaged limbs and setting _____206_____ bones, in addition to delivering all the babies in the area.
But Charlotte had been practicing without a license. She had _____207_____ a doctor's license in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was15. The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons, an all-male board, wanted her to _____208_____ her studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte refused to _____209_____ her patients to spend time studying what she already knew. So in 1887, she appeared to the Manitoba Legislature to _____210_____ a license to her but they, too, refused. Charlotte _____211_____ to practice without a license until 1912. She died four years later at the age of 73.
In 1993, 77 years after her _____212_____, a medical license was issued to Charlotte. This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor "this courageous and pioneering woman."
194. A.raising B.teaching C.nursing D.missing
195. A.habit B.interest C.opinion D.voice
196. A.invented B.selected C.offered D.started
197. A.doctor B.musician C.lawyer D.physicist
198. A.Besides B.Unfortunately C.Otherwise D.Eventually
199. A.hire B.entertain C.trust D.accept
200. A.history B.physics C.medicine D.law
201. A.improve B.save C.design D.earn
202. A.returned B.escaped C.spread D.wandered
203. A.school B.museum C.clinic D.lab
204. A.busy B.wealthy C.greedy D.lucky
205. A.helped B.found C.troubled D.imagined
206. A.harmful B.tired C.broken D.weak
207. A.put away B.taken over C.turned in D.applied for
208. A.punished B.refused C.blamed D.fired
209. A.display B.change C.preview D.complete
210. A.leave B.charge C.test D.cure
211. A.sell B.donate C.issue D.show
212. A.continued B.promised C.pretended D.dreamed
213. A.birth B.death C.wedding D.graduation
Six dots. Six bumps (隆起物). Six bumps in different patterns, spreading out over the page. What are they Numbers, letters, words. Who _____214_____ this code None other than Louis Braille, a French 12-year-old, who was also blind. And his work changed the world of _____215_____ and writing, forever.
Louis was from a small town called Coupvray, near Paris. Louis became blind by accident, when he was 3 years old. As a result, Louis needed a new _____216_____ to learn. He stayed at his old school for two more years, but he couldn't learn everything just by listening. Things were looking up when Louis got a chance to _____217_____ at the Royal Institution for Blind Youth in Paris, when he was 10. But even there, most of the teachers just _____218_____ at the students. The library had 14 huge books with raised letters that were very _____219_____ to read. Louis was impatient.
Then in 1821, a former soldier named Charles Barbier visited the school. Barbier shared his invention called "night writing", a code of 12 raised dots that let soldiers share top-secret _____220_____ on the battlefield without even having to speak. _____221_____, the code was too hard for the soldiers, but not for 12-year-old Louis!
Louis cut Barbier's 12 dots into 6, and finished the system by the time he was 15, then _____222_____ the first-ever braille book in 1829. But did he _____223_____ there No way! In 1837, he added symbols for math and music. But _____224_____ the public had doubts about it, blind students had to study braille on their own. Even at the Royal Institution, where Louis taught after he graduated, braille wasn't taught until after his death. Braille began to _____225_____ worldwide in 1868, when a group of British men, now known as the Royal National Institute for the Blind, took _____226_____ the cause of promoting (推进) braille among the blind.
Now practically every country in the world uses braille. Braille books have double-sided pages, which saves a lot of space. Braille signs help blind people get around in _____227_____ places. And, most importantly, blind people can _____228_____ independently.
Louis proved that if you have the motivation, you can do amazing things.
214. A.broke B.made C.used D.followed
215. A.acting B.speaking C.listening D.reading
216. A.bond B.way C.organization D.occasion
217. A.study B.train C.teach D.work
218. A.talked B.gestured C.smiled D.waved
219. A.astonishing B.long C.delightful D.hard
220. A.argument B.failure C.information D.campaign
221. A.Privately B.Simply C.Unfortunately D.Politely
222. A.borrowed B.discovered C.read D.published
223. A.seek B.stop C.lie D.wait
224. A.since B.until C.if D.although
225. A.struggle B.settle C.spread D.exist
226. A.up B.over C.in D.on
227. A.safe B.special C.public D.previous
228. A.skim B.survive C.imagine D.communicate
Kobe Bryant, a super basketball star, announced that he would retire at the end of the 2015-16 season via a letter poem. In the letter, he _____229_____ the moment he started rolling his dad's tube socks and shooting _____230_____ game-winning shots, indicating his deep love for basketball.
"This season is all I have left to give," the 37-year-old wrote. "My heart can take the pounding. My mind can _____231_____ the grind (苦差) but my _____232_____ knows it's time to say goodbye."
As the only son of Joe Bryant, a former NBA player, Bryant was crazy about basketball and started _____233_____ in at 6, and his favorite team growing up was the Lakers. Bryant earned national _____234_____ during an amazing high school career and his basketball skills would have ensured _____235_____ to any college he chose, but he decided to go directly into the NBA. He finally made it and was _____236_____ out of high school in 1996 and was then traded to the Lakers, for which he has played his entire career.
_____237_____, Bryant played limited minutes, but as the season continued, he began to see some more playing time and in his second season, he began to show more of his abilities as a talented young guard. The 1998-99 season _____238_____ Bryant's appearance as a premier guard in the league. _____239_____, even at an early stage of his career, sportswriters were comparing his skills to those of Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson.
There are always different interpretations of Bryant, making him the most _____240_____ figure in modern sports, a combination of hero and villain (反面人物). He received criticism for getting his _____241_____ in the games, completely neglecting his teammates; he was suspended _____242_____ deliberately breaking rules; he was even charged by the court with sex assault. _____243_____, with 17 NBA All-Star selections, five NBA championships with the Lakers, two Olympic gold medals, Kobe has brought his fans _____244_____ memories. His best days are long _____245_____ him indeed, but the way he approaches the game as well as life is always glamorous.
We've always known, and _____246_____ are mentally prepared, that one day Kobe Bryant will not be _____247_____ .Yet his retirement note still caught us off guard. It simply _____248_____ when farewell words are uttered (说出) from one of the all-time greats in basketball.
229. A.remembered B.recalled C.recorded D.retold
230. A.imaginary B.successful C.practical D.critical
231. A.treat B.operate C.assess D.handle
232. A.coach B.soul C.body D.teammates
233. A.involving B.diving C.participating D.throwing
234. A.confirmation B.recognition
C.realization D.recommendation
235. A.permission B.occupation C.admission D.submission
236. A.drafted B.registered C.substituted D.employed
237. A.Previously B.Firstly C.Basically D.Initially
238. A.represented B.symbolized C.marked D.reflected
239. A.In addition B.In fact C.Therefore D.Then
240. A.outstanding B.ridiculous C.controversial D.authentic
241. A.way B.scores C.manner D.benefit
242. A.in response to B.in terms of
C.on account of D.in case of
243. A.Instead B.Besides C.Otherwise D.However
244. A.boring B.disappointing C.shocking D.thrilling
245. A.above B.before C.behind D.beyond
246. A.more or less B.sooner or later
C.now and then D.by and by
247. A.around B.here C.there D.about
248. A.works B.hurts C.suffers D.counts
Can one man make a difference Ask Rossano Ercolini, the 2013 Goldman Prize winner, which is considered the Nobel Prize for "_____249_____". Ercolini is a young _____250_____ in a small town in Italy. After _____251_____ the news of reducing waste on the radio, he decided to teach his students to _____252_____ paper and replace plastic water bottles in the school lunchroom with _____253_____ glasses.
When his town announced plans to open an incinerator (焚化炉) to burn waste, Ercolini knew it would be _____254_____ to his students. Incinerators are huge heaters that burn all waste and poisonous materials, leaving behind _____255_____. You might think it is _____256_____ than sending waste to landfills (废弃物填埋场). It is true that landfills _____257_____ space, smell bad, and that poisonous materials can make underground drinking water _____258_____ to use. But incinerators have their own _____259_____. Burning gives off poisonous gases into the air which can cause _____260_____ problems. People will have to wear a mask no matter _____261_____ they go. The smoke also causes pollution, and even _____262_____ the greenhouse effect.
Ercolini was worried about the _____263_____ of his community and felt it was his duty to _____264_____ them. He organized town hall meetings, and talked about how to reduce, reuse and recycle. _____265_____, Ercolini has supported the zero-waste movement, the _____266_____ of which is to reduce the waste sent to landfills and incinerators to the least possible amount. He has already _____267_____ plans for more than 50 incinerators in many Italian cities. _____268_____ his efforts, there are more than one hundred zero-waste towns in Italy now!
249. A.Peace B.Environment C.Medicine D.Literature
250. A.teacher B.farmer C.consultant D.gardener
251. A.spreading B.debating C.hearing D.making
252. A.fold B.roll C.tear D.recycle
253. A.coloured B.reusable C.thick D.valuable
254. A.harmful B.familiar C.suitable D.convenient
255. A.soil B.sand C.water D.ash
256. A.easier B.harder C.better D.further
257. A.add to B.fill in C.build up D.take up
258. A.unsafe B.difficult C.regular D.illegal
259. A.difficulties B.disadvantages C.expectations D.improvements
260. A.heart B.height C.breathing D.weight
261. A.why B.when C.how D.where
262. A.decreases B.worsens C.suffers D.measures
263. A.health B.development C.security D.employment
264. A.praise B.support C.educate D.entertain
265. A.Anyhow B.However C.Otherwise D.Moreover
266. A.goal B.reason C.truth D.problem
267. A.discussed B.defeated C.prepared D.suggested
268. A.Along with B.Except for C.Thanks to D.Instead of
Nelson Mandela, _____269_____ on July 18, 1918, is the first black president of South Africa. He studied law after he entered university. In 1944 he _____270_____ the ANC Youth League. Then in 1952 he set up a law office to help poor black people. Because of his fighting against the government and anti-black laws, he _____271_____ five years hard labour. Fighters from ANC began to _____272_____ blow up buildings in 1963 and he was put into prison again for life imprisonment (监禁) on Robben Island. Twenty-seven years later, he was _____273_____ at last by the white government. Later, he was made the first black _____274_____ of South Africa. He _____275_____ the development of South Africa. He won more than 100 _____276_____ in 40 years, the most notable of which was the 1933 Nobel Peace Prize. A lot of people in the world think Nelson Mandela is really a great person. What do you think of him
269. A.was devoted to B.founded
C.was sentenced to D.violently
E.born F.president
G.awards H.released
270. A.was devoted to B.founded
C.was sentenced to D.violently
E.born F.president
G.awards H.released
271. A.was devoted to B.founded
C.was sentenced to D.violently
E.born F.president
G.awards H.released
272. A.was devoted to B.founded
C.was sentenced to D.violently
E.born F.president
G.awards H.released
273. A.was devoted to B.founded
C.was sentenced to D.violently
E.born F.president
G.awards H.released
274. A.was devoted to B.founded
C.was sentenced to D.violently
E.born F.president
G.awards H.released
275. A.was devoted to B.founded
C.was sentenced to D.violently
E.born F.president
G.awards H.released
276. A.was devoted to B.founded
C.was sentenced to D.violently
E.born F.president
G.awards H.released
Kong Xiangdong, a famous classical _____277_____, always wanted to create something new. He _____278_____ classical music with Chinese folk music. Music has always been part of Kong's world. Since his mother was a music lover, he lived with music from _____279_____. However, his mother couldn't buy him a piano so she had to draw piano keys _____280_____ a piece of paper. The
5-year-old Kong would practice on the paper piano _____281_____ his mother clapped the rhythm. Although he thought about giving up because of too much practice,he didn't _____282_____. He began to win _____283_____ at the age of 18. He became famous worldwide, but after years of _____284_____, he felt in some ways he had lost himself. Therefore he went back to his roots and _____285_____ the beauty in Chinese folk music. He even shaved off his hair to change his_____286_____ for the new music style!
277. A.dancer B.pianist C.actor D.singer
278. A.divided B.combined C.put D.linked
279. A.teens B.beginning C.birth D.youth
280. A.on B.at C.like D.in
281. A.since B.so C.as D.but
282. A.quit B.fail C.lose D.drop
283. A.matches B.praises C.games D.awards
284. A.experimenting B.touring C.performing D.acting
285. A.researched B.replaced C.remembered D.rediscovered
286. A.clothes B.character C.identity D.appearance
Qian Xuesen, a gifted rocket scientist who led China's space and rocketry (火箭) programs, was born in Shanghai in December 1911.
In 1934, Qian graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University and won a _____287_____ to study in the U.S. and stayed there until 1955. _____288_____ his high salary and _____289_____ life in the U.S., Qian remained _____290_____ about his home country's development. In October 1955, Qian _____291_____ all the difficulties and finally made his _____292_____ back to Chinese mainland. Together with well-known scientist Qian Weichang, he soon established the Institute of Mechanics and took a _____293_____ as its director. From then on, he has long been _____294_____ the research and development of China's missile (导弹), rocket and spacecraft.
Qian won high praise at home and _____295_____. The Chinese government named him an "Outstanding Scientist of the Nation" and _____296_____ him the "Meritorious Medal of Two Bombs and One Satellite" for his work on the country's first missiles and first satellite.
Qian also provided chances and _____297_____ for young scientists. When _____298_____ the experience working with Qian, Sun Jiadong, general designer of China's lunar orbiter project (探月工程), is very _____299_____. "He put great _____300_____ on us and trusted us a lot. Whenever we made mistakes, he _____301_____ blamed us, but helped us to find out the reason so we could _____302_____ it in the future." _____303_____ in fortune and fame, Qian _____304_____ his life to rebuilding the nation. "As a Chinese technician, my life's purpose is to _____305_____ the people," he said. "If after I die the public feels I have made some _____306_____ during my life, that approval would be the highest praise of all."
287. A.title B.prize C.membership D.scholarship
288. A.Except B.Besides C.Despite D.Without
289. A.comfortable B.rough C.challenging D.painful
290. A.curious B.careful C.certain D.concerned
291. A.faced B.met C.braved D.escaped
292. A.promise B.day C.way D.money
293. A.post B.chance C.place D.seat
294. A.in favor of B.in search of C.in honor of D.in charge of
295. A.aboard B.abroad C.around D.away
296. A.awarded B.rewarded C.praised D.paid
297. A.allowance B.convenience C.preference D.guidance
298. A.retelling B.recalling C.realizing D.reciting
299. A.excited B.disappointed C.grateful D.regretful
300. A.burden B.pressure C.value D.expectation
301. A.seldom B.usually C.regularly D.always
302. A.explain B.avoid C.learn D.admit
303. A.Interested B.Uninterested C.Disappointed D.Fortunate
304. A.risked B.gave C.devoted D.spent
305. A.serve B.save C.teach D.impress
306. A.progress B.fortune C.contributions D.changes
"Ring! Ring! Ring!" The telephone rang for a long time in Bill Hewlett's house. Bill was the director of a large _____307_____ company called Hewlett-Packard. At that time, computers had already _____308_____ but they were huge machines that cost a lot of money.
Bill answered the telephone _____309_____. He did not like being disturbed while he was reading his newspaper. A young-sounding _____310_____ on the other line said, "My name is Steve Jobs. I'm a _____311_____ of the Hewlett-Packard Explorers' Club. I went on a field trip to one of your company's laboratories and was _____312_____ by the 9100A computer. I've never seen anything so splendid!" He _____313_____ for a while and continued. "I am looking for some computer _____314_____ to build a frequency counter. Well. I thought you might be able to _____315_____ me."
There was _____316_____. Then, Bill asked the young boy for his _____317_____. Steve revealed that he was twelve. There was another silence. _____318_____ by the boy's enthusiasm, Bill invited Steve to his office.
A few days later, Bill Hewlett gave Steve what he needed. Steve was also offered a _____319_____ job in one of his laboratories.
Eight years later, Steve Jobs set up a _____320_____ with his close friend, Steve Wozniak. Their first step was to find a _____321_____ for the company. Steve Jobs loved apples and had worked on an apple _____322_____ before. Although there was no _____323_____ between apples and computers, _____324_____ thought 'Apple' would be a catchy name. "I like the name. We'll be in a great _____325_____ in the telephone directory," Steve Wozniak said confidently. That was how Apple was _____326_____ in 1976.
307. A.computer B.machine C.fruit D.telephone
308. A.arrived B.gone C.left D.existed
309. A.quickly B.sadly C.angrily D.happily
310. A.scientist B.voice C.girl D.man
311. A.member B.adviser C.teacher D.technician
312. A.met B.delighted C.hurt D.amazed
313. A.thought B.looked C.paused D.talked
314. A.parts B.experts C.games D.programs
315. A.show B.help C.teach D.lead
316. A.laughter B.sound C.excitement D.silence
317. A.address B.number C.age D.money
318. A.Impressed B.Woken C.Troubled D.Puzzled
319. A.permanent B.night-time C.full-time D.vacation
320. A.factory B.company C.laboratory D.club
321. A.name B.manager C.place D.designer
322. A.farm B.tree C.factory D.store
323. A.business B.dialogue C.friendship D.connection
324. A.each B.both C.some D.all
325. A.position B.relation C.field D.moment
326. A.managed B.saved C.created D.bought
答案
第一部分
1 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。医生认为他活不了。want 想；wish 希望；expect 认为、指望；encourage 鼓励。
2 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。由前文 "made amazing progress" 可知Reeve用了很大的勇气展开新生活。energy 精力；courage 勇气；effort 努力；decision 决定。
3 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。本句为定语从句，先行词people，为人，故用who引导从句且在从句中作主语。
4 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。由前文知Reeve一直在不断地克服困难，所以他不会轻易放弃，give up 放弃，故选C。
5 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。通读全文可知Reeve在濒临死亡之际还勇敢活了下来并为社会、人类做了许多贡献。且第一段中说他在电影中扮演了“superman”，最后一段与第一段前后呼应，空格前出现“real-life”，与前文“film”相对应，所以这里选择“超级英雄”。
6 . D
7 . A
8 . C
9 . B
10 . C
11 . B
12 . D
13 . D
14 . C
15 . B
16 . A
17 . A
18 . B
19 . C
20 . A
21 . D
22 . C
23 . B
24 . D
25 . A
26 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据句意，火车（train）是他最重要的发明之一，one of + 形容词最高级+复数名词，意为“最……的……之一”，此处应用形容词最高级。
27 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据句意，他在44岁的时候第一次造出（make）火车，此处是一般过去时。
28 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据后文的“noise”噪音、“smoke”烟、“hot coals” 热煤炭，可知火车是蒸汽（steam）发动的。
29 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据后文的人们认为火车的噪音和烟会对生物、房屋造成损害可知此处Stephenson是遇到了麻烦（troubles）。
30 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据句意，人们认为噪音和烟能杀死（kill）奶牛、马和羊。
31 . D
【解析】
正确答案是D。根据句意和空后的“the hot coals from it ”可知，it代指的是发动机（engine）。
32 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据句意，人们害怕火车发动机里的热煤炭会使房屋着火（set fire to）。
33 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据第三段的人们看到火车的反应可知此处是大多数（most）人都相信了政府、报纸和国内绅士所说的话。
34 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据句意，George Stephenson是告诉（tell）人们火车能在很小的轨道上运行。此处空后直接接宾语，故使用tell，此句是一般过去时。
35 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据句意，George Stephenson是告诉人们火车能在很小的轨道（rails）上运行。
36 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据句意，此处是说火车能拉动装满（full of）货物和乘客的车厢。
37 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据句意，此处是说乘坐火车对于货物和乘客来说没有太大的危险性（no great danger）；danger 危险，不可数名词；few 很少的，形容词，修饰可数名词。
38 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据句意，对于他来说使人们相信他是个很困难的（difficult）事情。
39 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据句意，此处是说他想使人们相信他是困难的；make sb. believe 使某人相信。
40 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据句意，过了一段时间（some time），他做到了。time 时间，不可数名词。
41 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据句意，第一辆火车是Stephenson自己驾驶的。drive 驾驶，和主语train是动宾关系，使用被动语态，train是可数名词单数形式，此处是一般过去时。
42 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据句意，他驾驶的第一辆火车证明了（prove）了他所说的话。
43 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。此空引导定语从句，先行词是the first day，表示时间，用when引导。
44 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据句意，人们听到（hear）火车的噪音。listen to 听到，强调听的动作；hear 听到，强调听的结果。
45 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据空后的“saw it running quickly to them”可知此处火车在他们远处（in the distance）。
46 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。由下文“so the boy and his sister had to live with their grandmother”可知男孩的爸爸抛弃了家庭（family）。
47 . D
【解析】
正确答案是D。由下文“so the boy and his sister had to live with their grandmother”可知男孩的妈妈也离开（left）了他们。
48 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。由下文的“for they often had no food to eat”可知生活是艰难的（hard）。
49 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。early in life 小时候，年轻时，早年。
50 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。由前文的be gifted for music可知他和其他三个孩子在街上唱歌（sang）。
51 . D
【解析】
正确答案是D。由后文的the coins that were thrown to them可知男孩第一次的收益（gains）是被扔给他们的硬币。
52 . A
【解析】
正确答案是A。由后文的brought him into their home可知Karnovsky一家同情男孩。have sympathy for sb. 同情某人。
53 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。男孩被人带回了家，第一次感受到了被关心。be treated with 受到……的对待。
54 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。孩子睡觉（go to bed）的时候，大人会唱摇篮曲。
55 . C
【解析】
正确答案是C。此处填时间状语later（后来），与后文的over time“随着时间的流逝”相照应，描述男孩的成长过程。
56 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。男孩成为了（became）那个家庭的养子。
57 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。由gave him money to可知此处指购买（buy）乐器。
58 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。由前文he proved to be gifted for music可知此处指音乐天资（talent）。
59 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。add…to… 把……加到……中去，这里指把犹太的旋律加入到作品中去。
60 . B
【解析】
正确答案是B。句意：当这个小黑人男孩长大后，写了一本关于在1907年收养了他的犹太家庭的书。grew up 长大。
61 . A
【解析】
正确答案是A。句意：当这个小黑人男孩长大后，写了一本关于在1907年收养了他的犹太家庭的书。adopted 收养。
62 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。直到生命的尽头，他仍然（still）穿着大卫之星，从未脱下。
63 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。前文对男孩的一生进行了概述，此处意指“你或许已经想到了他的名字”。
64 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。空格前后是并列关系，故用and连接，表示顺承。
65 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。句意：人们说这荣誉（honor）是他应得的。
66 . B
67 . A
68 . D
69 . C
70 . D
71 . A
72 . B
73 . A
74 . B
75 . D
76 . C
77 . C
78 . C
79 . D
80 . B
81 . A
82 . A
83 . D
84 . B
85 . C
86 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据后文“asking for a quarter 要25美分”可知，一个小女孩靠近（approached）Brown要钱。
87 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。“asking for a quarter 要25美分”的原因是“all she had was a $5 bill 她只有一张5美元的钞票”，故使用because引导原因状语从句。
88 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据前文“asking for a quarter 要25美分”和“all she had was a $5 bill 她只有一张5美元的钞票”可知女孩没有零钱，故Brown带女孩去商店来获取零钱（change）。
89 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据下文“choosing candy or gun, the little girl immediately ran for a loaf of bread”可知，Brown告诉女孩她可以挑选（pick out）想要的东西。
90 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据后文“the little girl immediately ran for a loaf of bread”可知，小女孩取了一条面包，而不是（instead of）糖果或口香糖。
91 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据下文的“She went to the school the girl would most _____ attend”可知，Brown问女孩是否上学（went to school）。
92 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据后文“She knew she had to find the little girl”以及空后的内容“around the corner”可知女孩很快消失（disappeared）在转角处。
93 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据“That night”可知Brown无法入睡（couldn't sleep）。
94 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据前文可知，女孩只是告诉Brown她有时上学，故Brown不知道女孩在哪所学校上学，故去了女孩最有可能（likely）上的那所学校寻找女孩。
95 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。前文提到Brown想找到女孩来帮助她，结合后文“So Brown decided to "adopt" a class of 23 and told them”可知，Brown找到了其他相似的（like）孩子，决定“收养”23个小孩。
96 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据后文“Nineteen of the students in that first class enrolled in college”可知，Brown要帮助23个小孩上大学（college）。
97 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据前文“Stay in school, and I 'll send you to _____.”可知Brown要帮助23个小孩上大学，结合后文“Brown began saving money.”可知，Brown省钱就是为了实现（achieve）这一目标。
98 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据上文“I 'll send you to _____.”可知Brown答应帮助孩子上大学，结合后文“ she become a mentor and second _____ to them”可知，Brown做的远远不只是承诺（make a promise）。
99 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据后文“tracked (跟踪) each child's attendance and _____, bought them Christmas gifts. ”可知，Brown做了导师和妈妈会做的事情，故是第二个妈妈（mother）。
100 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据前文“she become a mentor”可知，Brown会做导师所做的工作，故是追踪孩子们的成绩（grades）。
101 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据上文可知，Brown帮助的23个孩子中，有19个考入大学，其他的（others）进入职业学校。
102 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据上文Brown助学的描述以及下文“Some of these students say that if it hadn't been for Brown, they would never have been given a(n) _____ for this kind of education.”可知，超过125名年轻人得益于（benefited from）Brown的慷慨。
103 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。结合上文可知，由于Brown的慷慨，很多孩子有了接受良好教育的机会（opportunity）。
104 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据宾语the Oral Lee Brown Foundationy以及动宾搭配关系可知，此处指创办（established）基金会。
105 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据宾语the seeds以及动宾搭配关系可知是播种（planting）种子。
106 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据上下文，虽然是他learned“了解到”，而不是saw，其他为干扰项。
107 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。上文已暗示rail road company，故选train。
108 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据上下文是town和city之间，故选A。
109 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。require等表示需要的动词引导的从句用（should）do 表示虚拟语气，故选D。
110 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据上下文，从早到晚，故用morning。
111 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。此处until与前面的not连用，表示“直到……才”。
112 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。因为是他所爱做的事，所以full of excitement。
113 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据上下文，即等车返回，故用wait。
114 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。在火车返回之前等车，故用before。
115 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。上文说了Free Public Library，所以此处用read。
116 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。想读完所有的书当然是不可能的，故用impossible。
117 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。因为在不断地增添新书，故用adding。
118 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据上下文，他的确读了许多书，表示强调，用did。
119 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。接上题，特别是有关科学的书籍，常用on。
120 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据上下文，显然是他赚的钱，故用earn。
121 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。接上题，他用一部分买了科学仪器设备，故用equipment。
122 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。vacant“空的”；spare“闲暇的”；crowded“拥挤的”；left“落下的”；故选A。
123 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据上下文显然是小实验室，故用little。
124 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。接上题，显然是做实验，故用experiments。
125 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。就他而言，时间被占用时是卖报纸和卖给别人吃的东西的时候，故选selling。
126 . B
【解析】
本文为记叙文。作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了 Stephen Glenn。Stephen Glenn 是美国著名的科学家并做出了几个非常重要的医学突破，很多人都想知道他成功的秘诀。作者在本文中介绍了记者对他的采访及他对母亲教育方法的感谢。
impression 印象；breakthrough 突破；promise 许诺；intention 意图。根据上文 Stephen Glenn is a famous American research scientist. 可知，Stephen Glenn 做出了几个非常重要的医学突破。
127 . D
【解析】
outgoing 外向的；responsible 负责的；warm-hearted 热心的；creative 创造性的。根据上文 He has made several very important medical _____. 可知，新闻记者问他为什么他能比一般人更有创造力。
128 . A
【解析】
experience 经历；word 话；argument 争论；adventure 冒险。根据下文 that occurred when he was a child 可知，Stephen Glenn 回答说他的创造力来自于他小时候和他母亲的一次经历。
129 . C
【解析】
recycle 使再循环；purchase 购买；remove 移动；freeze 冻结。根据下文 a bottle of milk from the refrigerator 可知，Stephen Glenn 一直试图从冰箱里拿出一瓶牛奶。
130 . A
【解析】
lose 失去；tighten 拉紧；adjust 调整；catch 抓住。根据下文 it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor—a real sea of milk 可知，Stephen Glenn 失去了对奶瓶的控制。
131 . B
【解析】
look 看；yell 大喊；smile 微笑；glance 瞥见。根据下文，she said, "What a great and wonderful _____ you have made! 可知，Stephen Glenn 的妈妈并没有对他大声吼叫。
132 . B
【解析】
discovery 发现；mess 混乱；change 改变；joke 笑话。根据下文 I have rarely seen such a huge pond of milk. 可知，妈妈告诉 Stephen Glenn 他做了一个伟大而美妙的混乱。
133 . D
【解析】
injury 受伤；research 研究；assignment 分配；damage 损坏。根据下文 Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes 可知，妈妈告诉 Stephen Glenn，损害已经造成了，那就玩一会儿吧。
134 . D
【解析】
妈妈问在把牛奶清理干净之前，Stephen Glenn 是否愿意在牛奶里玩几分钟。
135 . C
【解析】
gradually 逐渐地；initially 最初；eventually 最终；constantly 不断地。妈妈告诉 Stephen Glenn 无论什么时候搞得像这样一团糟，最终都必须清理和恢复。
136 . A
【解析】
order 秩序；situation 情况；form 形式；use 使用。根据上文 you have to clean it up and restore everything 可知，妈妈要求 Stephen Glenn 必须把它清理干净，把一切恢复到正常的秩序。
137 . B
【解析】
successful 成功的；failed 失败的；completed 完成的；useless 没用的。根据上文 when he _____ his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell,spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor—a real sea of milk! 可知，他们经历了一次关于如何有效地用两只小手拿着一个大奶瓶的失败的实验。
138 . A
【解析】
fill 装；wash 洗；polish 擦；cover 覆盖。根据下文 with water 可知，用水装满瓶子。
139 . B
【解析】
shake 摇摆；drop 掉；lift 抬起；touch 碰。根据下文 he could _____ without dropping it 可知，他们在尝试找到一种既能拿又不掉的方法。
140 . C
【解析】
make up 弥补；make off 离开；make it 达到预定目标；make sense 讲得通。根据上文 The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands 可知，Stephen Glenn 成功做到了。
141 . D
【解析】
attitude 态度；apology 道歉；project 项目；lesson 教训。这对他是一个多么好的教训啊！
142 . C
【解析】
effort 努力；plan 计划；mistake 错误；decision 决定。根据上文母亲对他的表现可知，他不必害怕犯错。
143 . C
【解析】
requirement 要求；routine 路线；chance 机会；goal 目标。相反，他得知错误只是学习新东西的机会。
144 . D
【解析】
achievement 成就；approach 方法；seminar 研讨会；experiment 实验。根据下文 Even if the experiment doesn't work 可知，此处指科学实验。
145 . A
【解析】
valuable 有价值的；ambiguous 引起歧义的；familiar 熟悉的；abstract 抽象的。根据上文 he learned that mistakes were just _____ for learning something new 可知，即使实验不成功，我们通常也能从中学到一些有价值的东西。
146 . C
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了贝多芬失聪之后，继续创作。54 岁时，在维也纳完成他的最后一部作品《第九交响曲》，并在演出中取得了巨大的成功。
考查非谓语动词。句意：受到与失聪斗争的启发，他创作了数百首音乐作品。动词 inspire 与逻辑主语 he 之间为被动关系，所以用过去分词作状语。故选 C。
147 . B
【解析】
考查定语从句。句意：54 岁时，他住在维也纳的一所小房子里，并在那里完成了他的最后一部作品《第九交响曲》。句中先行词为 a small house，在非限定性定语从句中作地点状语，所以用关系副词 where 引导。故选 B。
148 . D
【解析】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：演出前，贝多芬紧张地想象人们会作何反应。A. appreciate 感激；B. admire 羡慕；C. respect 尊敬；D. respond 回应。因为此作品是第一次演出，所以不知道观众会有什么样的反应。故选 D。
149 . C
【解析】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：演出期间，迈克尔·乌姆拉夫和贝多芬共同担任指挥。A. care 关心；B. hold 容纳；C. charge 负责；D. advantage 优势。take charge of 负责，掌管。这里指两人共同担任指挥。故选 C。
150 . B
【解析】
考查非谓语动词。句意：贝多芬在乐队前面跳来跳去一个多小时，在空中疯狂地挥舞着双臂，疯狂地翻动着乐谱。句中 Beethoven 与 wave 之间为主动关系，所以用现在分词作伴随状语。故选 B。
151 . A
【解析】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当最后一个欢乐的音符标志着交响乐的结束时，观众们跳起来鼓掌、欢呼并挥舞着他们的帽子。A. jumped 跳；B. danced 跳舞；C. rushed 冲；D. kept 保存。根据“clapping, cheering and waving their hats.”可知，由于演出很精彩，观众们兴奋地跳起来鼓掌、欢呼并挥舞着他们的帽子。故选 A。
152 . D
【解析】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：演出非常成功。A. failure 失败；B. help 帮助；C. example 例子；D. success 成功。根据“As the final joyous note signaled the end of the symphony, the audience _____ to their feet clapping, cheering and waving their hats.”可知，演出很成功。故选 D。
153 . A
【解析】
考查名词性从句。句意：同样让观众震惊的是，没有听到交响乐的人正是谱写它的人！主语从句中，从句中缺少主语，且指物，所以用连接词 what。故选 A。
154 . A
【解析】
文章大意：本文主要讲述“张贵梅事件”，她把她的大半辈子都奉献给了华坪女子高中，奉献给了丽江人民。
考查名词辨析。选项分析：A. education 教育；B. research 研究；C. treatment 治疗，对待；D. balance 平衡。根据后文 education to girls，可知此处应为“教育”。句意：她被授予“时代模范”的称号，以表彰她对贫困家庭女孩教育的贡献。
155 . D
【解析】
考查形容词辨析。选项分析：A. adult 成年的，成熟的；B. informal 非正式的；不拘礼节的；C. private 私人的，私有的；D. free 自由的，免费的。根据句中的 unable to continue their studies，可以推断此处应为“免费的”。句意：这所学校由张女士于 2008 年创办，是全国第一所为那些在完成九年义务教育后无法继续学业的女孩提供免费教育的高中。
156 . B
【解析】
考查形容词辨析。选项分析：A. satisfied 满意的；B. moved 感动的；C. depressed 沮丧的，萧条的；D. disappointed 失望的，沮丧的。根据上文“为贫困家庭的孩子提供免费教育”，可以推断此处应为“被感动的”。句意：任何人了解张贵梅自身情况后都会对她的处境更加感动。
157 . C
【解析】
考查名词辨析。选项分析：A. salary 薪水，工资；B. attitude 态度，看法；C. health 健康，卫生；D. property 财产，所有权。根据后文句子 she never stayed in hospital. 可以推断此处应为“健康问题”。句意：而且，尽管她有严重的健康问题，她从未住过医院。
158 . B
【解析】
考查非谓语动词辨析。选项分析：A. organizing 组织；B. visiting 访问；C. protecting 保护；D. inviting 邀请。根据句中 her students' families，可以推断此处应为“走访学生家庭”，现在分词 visiting 作伴随状语。句意：多年来，她爬山涉水走了 11 万公里，去探访学生的家庭。
159 . A
【解析】
考查非谓语动词短语辨析。选项分析：A. caring for 关心，照料；B. linking to 连接着；C. focusing on 集中注意力在；D. checking up 检查。根据句意，此处应为“关心，照料”，现在分词短语作伴随状语。句意：除了在学校的工作外，她还兼职担任当地孤儿院的负责人，照顾 130 多名孤儿。
160 . C
【解析】
考查动词辨析及时态。选项分析：A. consult 咨询，请教；B. quit 放弃；C. enter 进入；D. explore 探索。根据前文 about 40 percent of the school's graduates are enrolled in key universities. 可知此处应为“进入大学”，结合空前的 have，可知时态为现在

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