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I was a boy of nine in 1960. I used to mow the lawn for Mrs. Long. She paid me little for the job, but promised to give me a Christmas ____1____.
I spent much time wondering what it would be. Many boys had baseball gloves or ice skates and I was eager to have any of these. “It would hardly be a baseball glove,” I ____2____ with myself.” She wouldn’t know much about baseball.” So I was quite sure that she would give me ice skates. I even imagined myself upon the skates.
As Christmas was coming, it was ____3____ for me not to ask Mrs. Long for my present. On December 22, I presented myself at the door of the house. Mrs. Long handed me a small box which couldn’t hold a pair of skates. I was ____4____. When lifting it from her, I was curious about the lightness of the present. It weighed almost nothing.
“What is it ” I asked.
“A kind of magic,” she said. Her words were enough to set my mind dancing with new ____5____.
On Christmas morning, I had this box on my knees. With great excitement I opened the box to find inside ten sheets (纸张) of black paper, each written in colorful letters, Carbon Paper Regal Premium. “What is it ” I asked. Mum took two pieces of white paper, ____6____ between them one of the black paper, and wrote my name on the upper sheet. Then she handed me the second sheet without her pencil touching. There was my name!
It was a miracle (奇迹) to my childish mind. In that one moment, I remembered the ____7____ about the duplication (复制) of words and the printing. Thank Mrs. Long for her wisdom to guess that a boy might ____8____ from a present completely outside of his ordinary experience.
1．A．present B．letter C．card D．baseball
2．A．checked B．reasoned C．expected D．complained
3．A．sad B．happy C．difficult D．patient
4．A．excited B．anxious C．pleasant D．disappointed
5．A．energy B．surprise C．possibilities D．confidence
6．A．played B．placed C．noticed D．hoped
7．A．ideas B．papers C．choices D．suggestions
8．A．spread B．keep C．teach D．benefit
When my dad finally finished the triathlon (铁人三项) in Montauk, the crowd cheered. It showed me how his great effort ____9____ off and it excited my curiosity. I wondered whether a small boy of my size could ____10____ something like that. I found myself saying this out loud and my father overheard me. He encouraged me and said I could train with him.
Training with my dad ____11____ out to be very challenging. We would get up early for a morning jog, or go for a swim in the pool after school. After a few weeks of training, I signed up for my first triathlon. Before the competition, I nervously waited for the gun. When someone ____12____ the gun, I was off, swimming towards the distant buoy (浮标) that marked my turn. I finished the half-mile swim and ran towards my bike. I was dripping ____13____, trying to get on it. Once on my bike, I experienced a particular excitement of ____14____. I went through the transition zone (转换区) again and switched to my running shoes. At the start of the run part of the triathlon, my legs already felt like they were made of cement (水泥) .
For me, the real competition began during the run, because now I could see each ____15____ as a goal. No matter my position in the field, each racer was either following me or being followed. The run part of the race boiled down to pain tolerance. “Shut up, legs”, one of my favorite sayings, kept me from thinking about the ____16____ feeling. Then I crossed the finish line. I took a breath and then began a celebration with the other finishers. The sense of achievement was there for all of us.
Looking back, I remember the small boy on that day in Montauk who thought he couldn’t do it. Now, that same boy is not only a huge fan, but also a training partner.
9．A．showed B．paid C．worked D．made
10．A．afford B．improve C．benefit D．achieve
11．A．changed B．turned C．went D．carried
12．A．started B．jumped C．fired D．showed
13．A．hot B．dry C．wet D．cold
14．A．cycling B．running C．traveling D．swimming
15．A．competitor B．person C．partner D．cycler
16．A．exciting B．disappointing C．satisfying D．burning
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
“It’s time for Field Day again,” thought Carly as she started the last week of school. Carly was not looking forward to it. “Why does everybody make a big deal out of it ” Carly asked her mom. “Well, it’s supposed to be a fun day and a day to ___17___ yourself,” said Carly’s mom. “I’m not good at any of those games that are played, and I’m afraid the kids are going to laugh at me. Maybe I can stay at home and ___18___ Field Day,” said Carly.
Mary was Carly’s closest friend, and they walked to school every day. “Aren’t you ___19___ Field Day ” Mary asked Carly. “No, I don’t care about such a silly day. No one ever picks me for their team because I’m not good at those games,” answered Carly ____20____.
Mary felt bad and she told her mom how unexcited Carly was and ___21___ what she could do to cheer her friend up. “See if you can get in a game that you know Carly is good at,” ___22___Mary’s mom. Mary thought for a moment and said that she knew Carly loved to play horseshoes, and was really good at that game. She was also good at the water balloon toss (投掷) too.
Field Day finally arrived. Mary came by Carly’s house for their daily walk to school. Carly was very ___23___on the way to school. “I hear they are going to have horseshoes this year and also a water balloon game,” Mary said. “Really I love horseshoes, and I am pretty good at catching those water balloons,” said Carly. Suddenly, Carly felt more excited about going to school and starting Field Day than she had ever been.
The games began, and Carly had the best Field Day ever! Thanks to Carly, her team won the first place in the water balloon toss, and she got a ribbon (绶带) for the second place in horseshoes. “What a great day!” Carly said to Mary. Because of Mary’s ___24___, Carly is now looking forward to Field Day next year!
17．A．examine B．relax C．help D．fight
18．A．watch B．enter C．miss D．join
19．A．satisfied with B．surprised at C．angry with D．excited about
20．A．sadly B．happily C．confidently D．nervously
21．A．understood B．knew C．wondered D．thought
22．A．asked B．suggested C．replied D．explained
23．A．quiet B．excited C．cheerful D．glad
24．A．mention B．attention C．notice D．care
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
I hurried across the grass to the forest and sat down on a large rock. I thought that no one would know where to look for me. At last I had peace and quiet. I felt ____25____ as I lifted my guitar onto my knee.
I started to play and sing, “Lean on me, when you’re not strong...” It sounded terrible, and I tried to play again.
“How’s it going, Tina ”
I was surprised to see my brother James standing behind me.
“Don’t you have a basketball game to watch ” I ____26____. So much for my perfect hideaway.
“The game was almost over when I noticed you leave. I thought you might like some ____27____.”
That’s the last thing I want. I feel I don’t have any privacy at home. Yesterday I found Eliza looking through my diary, and Sara was listening to the radio in my room after lunch today. I just want to be alone for a change.
James studied me for a moment. “It’s ____28____ living in such a big family, isn’t it I felt the same way when I was your age, but now...”
“Now you have your own room because Daniel went to college,” I said.
James laughed. “It is great to have my own room, but sometimes I really ____29____ Daniel. It was actually wonderful to have someone else there. We share memories and jokes no one else understands, and when things get difficult, we can always ____30____ one another. Didn’t Sara help you with your homework until midnight last week ”
I admitted（承认）____31____, “Yeah, sometimes she can be all right.”
“So this place can be your ‘room’. Anytime you really need a little quiet, just come out here. I won’t tell anyone about it,” James said. “Now, how about the song you were trying to play Here, let me try.”
“Maybe ____32____ isn’t so bad after all,” I thought when I handed my brother the guitar.
25．A．afraid B．warm C．tired D．relaxed
26．A．argued B．complained C．suggested D．reminded
27．A．advice B．discussion C．company D．protection
28．A．difficult B．surprising C．helpful D．dangerous
29．A．know B．trust C．miss D．admire
30．A．praise B．promise C．support D．respect
31．A．proudly B．bravely C．regretfully D．unwillingly
32．A．music B．family C．quiet D．change
Love is Just a Thread(线)
I once really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they are very ____33____ and they don’t have time to act in the romantic ways that I see on TV.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(缝被子). I ____34____ sat down beside her and just looked at her.
“Mum, can I have a question ” I asked after a while.
“What ” she replied, still doing her work.
“Is there love between you and Dad ”
My mother raised her head with ____35____ in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. My question seemed out of her expectation.
I was worried because I thought I had ____36____ her. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan, look at this thread. It really makes the quilt strong and durable(耐用的). If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there.”
I listened carefully, but I couldn’t ____37____ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. After they were back, every day in the afternoon, my mother helped my father ____38____ slowly on the country road. Along the road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. All of these ____39____ up the most beautiful picture in the world.
The doctor had said my father would become well in two months. But after two months he still couldn’t walk by himself. We all worried about him.
“Dad, how are you feeling now ” I asked him one day. “Susan, I’m OK.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mum.” ____40____ his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses, but now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt. Love is inside.
33．A．happy B．busy C．patient D．polite
34．A．silently B．angrily C．proudly D．freely
35．A．confidence B．sadness C．surprise D．pleasure
36．A．hurt B．cheated C．lost D．missed
37．A．face B．influence C．correct D．understand
38．A．run B．walk C．jump D．drive
39．A．gave B．set C．put D．made
40．A．Examining B．Imagining C．Reading D．Considering
The Height of Life
Michael Stone had always dreamed of flying. His mother read him so many stories about flying that they ____41____ his dreams with color and beauty. His dad, on the other hand, believed in hard work. He always said, “If you want something, work for it!”
From the age of 14, Michael started ____42____ as a pole vaulter. He worked out every day with weightlifting and running, and he continued to help his parents with their farm work. His mother wished he could ____43____ bit more, but his father would smile and say, “You want something, work for it!”
Now Michael was standing in the stadium as one of the final two competitors in the pole-vaulting event in the National Junior Olympics. After a warm-up, he found his pole, and ____44____ on the runway that led to the most challenging event of his 17-year-old life. Suddenly he became ____45____. He had never experienced this before.
Then he thought of his mother. She always told him to take deep breaths when he felt nervous. So he did. Slowly the nervousness was gone. He gently put down his pole, and began to stretch（伸展）out his arms and upper body. And then, he ____46____ picked up his pole. He knew it was his time to fly.
As he began sprinting （冲刺）down the runway, something felt wonderfully different, yet familiar （熟悉的）. When he took a deep breath, it happened. He began to fly, just like in his childhood dreams. Only this time he knew he wasn’t dreaming.
The loud cheers from the audience brought Michael back. He could ____47____ the smile on his parents’ faces. His life would never be the same. It wasn’t because he won the National Junior Olympics and ____48____ a new world record. And it wasn’t because he had just increased his personal best. It was simply because Michael Stone was blind.
41．A．filled B．left C．put D．told
42．A．playing B．working C．training D．showing
43．A．help B．relax C．improve D．exercise
44．A．stayed B．climbed C．entered D．stepped
45．A．nervous B．confused C．angry D．upset
46．A．secretly B．strangely C．carefully D．curiously
47．A．wonder B．predict C．find D．imagine
48．A．set B．broke C．ran D．hit
Ada Falls
Today, on the final day of summer camp, Ada and Lilly stand below the Bear Crawl, the camp’s highest, hardest rope course. They watch the rope ladder, with its wooden rungs (阶梯) and rope sides, sway (摇摆) in the wind between two tall pines.
Ada feels very ____49____, but she can breathe again to hear Lilly volunteer to go first. The camp teacher, Mark, nods and helps Lilly get ready. Then Lilly begins her frightening crawl across the rope ladder. The wind blows and the ladder sways, but she holds tight.
“Go, Lilly, go! You’re a champion. You’ve got this!” Ada cheers from below. When Lilly ____50____ the challenge, Ada feels relieved for her friend but also nervous, it is her ____51____ now. Mark checks Ada’s helmet and harness, and he lifts Ada up to the platform.
On the platform, Ada looks down at the whole camp. Lilly and Mark are so tiny! Ada stretches her arms out to the first rung on the rope ladder. Her arms feel shaky as she feels the ladder turn left or right under her weight. She carefully ____52____ her hands forward to the next rung. About halfway across the Bear Crawl, Ada is starting to feel a little more confident. With every rung, she is getting closer to the opposite platform. She can do this!
Suddenly a stronger wind makes the rope ladder sway, Ada’s hand does not ____53____ the wood rung. Instead, her body falls downward. Almost immediately, the harness catches her.
Mark slowly lowers Ada to the ground. Ada can see all the other kids staring up at her, she is embarrassed.
“Can I try again ” Ada says in a low voice, trying to hold back tears.
Mark looks at his watch. “I’m sorry, Ada, we don’t have time.”
Ada’s body feels slow and heavy as the bus leaves camp. Beside her, Lilly sits silent and thoughtful.
“Hey Ada ” Lilly says. “I couldn’t ____54____ without you. I got so frightened in the middle, but then you shouted my name and I kept going.”
“You got scared ”
Lilly nods and says softly, “Super scared. I’m ____55____ I didn’t faint (晕倒) or throw up on everybody below. You were just unlucky such a big wind came up. It felt like a hurricane or something. I thought all the trees were going to fall over and squish (压扁) us like pancakes.”
Ada smiles. She knows her friend was just trying to cheer her up, but suddenly falling off the ladder does not seem so important any more. Having good ____56____ is more important.
49．A．excited B．curious C．nervous D．confused
50．A．completes B．fails C．refuses D．accepts
51．A．turn B．share C．want D．rest
52．A．brings B．walks C．runs D．carries
53．A．touch B．hold C．move D．miss
54．A．imagine B．live C．succeed D．risk
55．A．worried B．frightened C．believed D．surprised
56．A．challenges B．teachers C．friends D．chances
Speedy and Steady
“Well, Amy, how are you getting on with your napkin(餐巾) ” cried Lizzy, whose skillful fingers seemed to fly over her work. “Not very fast, I have almost finished one side.” answered Amy.
“One side!” said Lizzy, with a ____57____ which was neither pleasant nor kind, “why, we both began hemming our napkins at the same time, and I’m now at the fourth side of mine!”
“I know that I am ____58____,” sighed Amy. “But I’ll try to be steady(稳), and to do my best,” said the little girl, as she threaded her tiny needle, and went on with her work.
“As I sew so fast,” cried Lizzy, “I am sure to have finished my napkin long before the bell rings for ____59____. I’ll just run for a minute to the garden, to see if the roses are out.” —so, tossing down her work on a chair, Lizzy flew off.
Amy ____60____ for the fresh air and the flowers, but her work must first be done. Steadily she laid down her broad hem, and had finished the second side of her napkin before her sister came back.
Then Lizzy left again for a cup of coffee. Amy went on with her work. Before her sister again entered the room, the ____61____ side of her napkin was hemmed.
“Had you not better finish your sewing ” said Amy, “It must be near dinner time now.” “Oh! I can finish it in two minutes, only I want to look at that story, which Tom told us was so amusing.” Lizzy replied impatiently.
“But if you are late ” murmured Amy.
“No ____62____ of that!” cried Lizzy, “No one is so likely to be late as a slow little creature like you!”
Poor Amy made no reply, but quietly she worked on. Lizzy was soon so ____63____ in her story that she forgot all about her work, till shocked by the sound of the bell.
“Can it be dinner-time!” she cried, “Oh dear, and my napkin is not hemmed! And yours ”
“It is just finished.” said Amy.
“It is just like ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’.” thought Lizzy, who had enough of sense to ____64____ a lesson.
Quickness may have the start, but the quiet, steady worker does most in the end.
57．A．laugh B．smile C．hello D．kiss
58．A．slow B．smart C．poor D．busy
59．A．class B．dinner C．show D．bed
60．A．waited B．longed C．called D．asked
61．A．first B．second C．third D．fourth
62．A．idea B．doubt C．excuse D．fear
63．A．happy B．frightened C．confused D．deep
64．A．give B．pass C．take D．teach
A Bad Movie
We all sat wide-eyed without daring to move, I tried to be brave and not to look away. Then the hero killed the beast (怪兽). With a terrible cry, the awful creature died and fell to the ground at the end of the ____65____. We all cheered.
We’d all heard that the movie was a good movie, and we weren’t ____66____. Today was special because Bobby showed up. Bobby was the coolest guy in our school and everybody liked him.
Then Derek asked us what we wanted to do after the movie. He told us it was the perfect timing to see another movie — Rodent Extreme and there was a showing just starting over in Theater Four. I checked the money in my pocket and ____67____ because I didn’t have enough money. Bobby laughed and said that we were already inside, so we could sneak into (溜进) Theater Four without paying. Although I wanted to see the movie very much, I was hesitated (犹豫的).
Bobby headed over to the theatre with Derek and my other friends. I didn’t want to be ____68____ out and I did want to see that movie. Bobby said he did this all the time, so it would be OK. I rejoined the group. Bobby showed us a good door to go through, so nobody would see us. I was enjoying the movie when I saw the beam (光线) of a flashlight ____69____ our theater. “Let me see your ticket,” the theater manager said. “I, uh, I lost it,” a voice said. The voice came from our friend Kenny who sat behind us. “Lost it I don’t think so, you need to come with me,” the manager said.
Kenny followed the manager out of the theater. My skin felt hot all over. “He was so nailed (逮个正着的). And the manager missed all of us!” Bobby said ____70____ . He sat up and looked around at us, as if he expected to be congratulated. I didn’t know what to do. Kenny was in big trouble. Should I leave Or would I be in trouble, too I felt terrible, but Bobby didn’t seem to ____71____ . After the movie, Bobby bragged (吹嘘) about how cool it was that Kenny got tossed out (扔出) and we didn’t. I didn’t think it was so cool. To tell the truth, I didn’t think Bobby was so cool anymore either. ____72____ the crowd is not always a good idea.
65．A．movie B．picture C．song D．letter
66．A．relaxed B．upset C．excited D．disappointed
67．A．changed B．accepted C．refused D．smiled
68．A．worked B．left C．looked D．picked
69．A．searching B．pointing C．cleaning D．finding
70．A．nervously B．happily C．bravely D．sadly
71．A．show B．believe C．care D．support
72．A．Staying B．Leading C．Leaving D．Following
I almost messed up “big time”.
My 5-year-old son and I were coming back from school when we saw a(n) ____73____ man on the side of the road. I wanted to give the man some money, but I didn’t have any cash(现金). My son Justus noticed the man as well. And then it happened...
Justus insisted on giving the man the 30 cents he had in his pocket. I was more than happy that he wanted to do this with ____74____ . But honestly I was hesitant(犹豫不决的), I didn’t want to give this man who clearly needed all the help he could get, just 30 cents. My own pride and thoughts of the homeless man’s unknown reaction(反应) to ____75____ just two coins were standing in the way.
I quickly realized that I was the only problem in this situation. I almost told my son what he had wasn’t enough by my inaction. I almost showed him that what he saw as a good thing, and was in fact a good thing, wasn’t good enough to make a ____76____ in someone’s life. I almost taught him that pride was more important than helping another human. Thank goodness I quickly dropped that foolishness.
I then rolled down the window and said, “I’m sorry, man. I don’t have any cash on me, but my son back here wants to give you everything he ____77____ right now. He just turned five.”
The smile on that man’s face lit up the crossroad and he said to Justus, “Thank you so much!”
The only thing that ____78____ the brightness of that stranger’s smile after that moment was... the bigger smile on my boy’s face!
I also believed that a chain reaction of ____79____ started behind us that day, as other people rolled down their windows to help him, too.
My little boy, without even ____80____ it, reminded me once again by his actions that it was always about the heart. It doesn’t matter how much you have or how little; giving in love and sincerity is very important.
73．A．old B．strange C．ordinary D．homeless
74．A．joy B．surprise C．curiosity D．patience
75．A．losing B．receiving C．keeping D．finding
76．A．promise B．decision C．difference D．wish
77．A．believes B．wants C．has D．knows
78．A．matched B．lightened C．explained D．described
79．A．confidence B．kindness C．trust D．courage
80．A．refusing B．recognizing C．remembering D．realizing
参考答案：
1．A
2．B
3．C
4．D
5．C
6．B
7．A
8．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文主要讲述了作者帮朗太太除草，她答应作者在圣诞节给他一份礼物，当收到礼物时作者掂量着盒子的分量感到很失望，待打开礼物之后，发现这份礼物给了他不一样的惊喜。
1．
句意：但她答应给我一份圣诞礼物。
present礼物；letter信件；card卡片；baseball棒球。根据“ask Mrs. Long for my present”可知，答应给一份圣诞礼物，故选A。
2．
句意：我跟自己推理。
checked检查；reasoned推理；expected期待；complained抱怨。根据“It would hardly be a baseball glove”及“She wouldn’t know much about baseball”可知，作者自己在推理究竟会收到什么礼物，故选B。
3．
句意：圣诞节快到了，我很难不向朗太太要礼物。
sad难过的；happy开心的；difficult困难的；patient耐心的。根据“On December 22, I presented myself at the door of the house”可知，圣诞节快到了，作者就赶紧去向她要礼物，所以此处是指很难不去要，故选C。
4．
句意：我很失望。
excited兴奋的；anxious焦虑的；pleasant愉快的；disappointed失望的。根据“It weighed almost nothing”可知，装礼物的盒子很轻，这让作者很失望，故选D。
5．
句意：她的话足以让我的心在新的可能性中起舞。
energy能源；surprise惊讶；possibilities可能性；confidence自信。根据“Her words were enough to set my mind dancing with new”可知，本来作者是失望的，听了她的话，又让作者觉得有了新的可能性，故选C。
6．
句意：妈妈拿了两张白纸，把其中一张黑纸夹在中间，把我的名字写在上面那张纸上。
played玩；placed存放；noticed注意到；hoped希望。根据“between them one of the black paper”可知，把其中一张黑纸夹在中间，故选B。
7．
句意：在那一刻，我想起了关于文字复制和印刷的想法。
ideas想法；papers试卷；choices选择；suggestions建议。根据“about the duplication (复制) of words and the printing”可知，有了关于文字复制和印刷的想法，故选A。
8．
句意：感谢朗太太的智慧，她猜到一个男孩可能会从一件完全不同于他平常经验的礼物中受益。
spread传播；keep保持；teach教；benefit得益于。根据“from a present completely outside of his ordinary experience”可知，从这个特殊的礼物中受益匪浅，故选D。
9．B
10．D
11．B
12．C
13．C
14．A
15．A
16．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者在爸爸的激励下，经过艰苦的训练成功完成铁人三项竞赛的经历。
9．
句意：它向我展示了他的巨大的努力是怎样取得了成功并且它激发了我的好奇心。
showed展示；paid支付；worked工作；made制造。根据题意可知此处应是说爸爸的努力有了结果。pay off“还清，取得成功”，故选B。
10．
句意：我想知道我这样身板的一个小男孩是否能实现一些像那样的事。
afford支付得起；improve提高；benefit得益于；achieve实现。根据“it excited my curiosity”和上文作者的爸爸努力后取得成功可知作者也想像爸爸一样经过努力后做成一些事。故选D。
11．
句意：与我父亲一起训练，结果是非常具有挑战性的。
changed改变；turned转；went去；carried携带。turn out to be“结果是，原来是”，固定搭配，符合语境，故选B。
12．
句意：当有人打响发令枪时，我出发了。朝着标志着我转弯的远处浮标游去。
started开始；jumped跳；fired开火；showed展示。根据空后的the gun“枪”可知fire符合语境，故选C。
13．
句意：我浑身湿透，尽量骑上它。
hot热的；dry干的；wet湿的；cold冷的。根据上文可知作者刚游泳结束，所以应是湿透的。drip wet“湿透的，湿漉漉的”，故选C。
14．
句意：当我上了自行车，我经历着一种骑行的特别的兴奋。
cycling骑自行车；running跑；traveling旅行；swimming游泳。根据“Once on my bike,”可知应是骑自行车的兴奋。故选A。
15．
句意：对于我，在赛跑期间才开始真正的竞赛，因为现在我能看见每一个参赛者并作为目标。
competitor竞赛者；person人；partner合作者；cycler骑行者。根据“the real competition began during the run,”可知应是参与比赛的运动员，故选A。
16．
句意：“闭嘴，迈腿”，我的最喜欢的谚语之一，阻止我考虑强烈的酸痛感。
exciting兴奋的；disappointing令人失望的；satisfying满意的；burning强烈的。根据“The run part of the race boiled down to pain tolerance.”可知在赛跑期间最大的挑战就是强烈的酸痛感，故选D。
17．B
18．C
19．D
20．A
21．C
22．B
23．A
24．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文讲述了Carly想逃避即将到来的体育比赛日，在她的好朋友Mary帮助下，她参加了体育比赛日，并期待下一次体育比赛日的故事。
17．
句意：它应该是有趣的一天，你可以放松你自己。
examine测验；relax放松；help帮助；fight打架。根据“it’s supposed to be a fun day...”可知，应该是你可以放松你自己。故选B。
18．
句意：可能我可以待在家，错过体育比赛日。
watch观看；enter进入；miss错过；join加入。根据“I’m not good at any of those games that are played, and I’m afraid the kids are going to laugh at me. ”可知，Carly不想体育比赛日的到来。故选C。
19．
句意：对于体育比赛日你不兴奋吗？
satisfied with对……满意；surprised at对……惊讶；angry with对……生气；excited about对……兴奋。根据后文“Mary felt bad and she told her mom how unexcited Carly was...”可知，Carly对于体育比赛日不兴奋。故选D。
20．
句意：Carly悲伤地说。
sadly悲伤地；happily快乐地；confidently自信地；nervously紧张地。根据“ No one ever picks me for their team because I’m not good at those games,”可知没人选Carly进入他们的队，所以她悲伤。故选A。
21．
句意：Mary感觉不好，她告诉她的妈妈Carly如何不兴奋并且想知道她能做些什么让她的朋友开心起来。
understood理解；knew知道； wondered想知道；thought认为。根据“Mary felt bad and she told her mom how unexcited Carly was and ...what she could do to cheer her friend up. ”可知，她想知道她能做些什么让Carly开心起来。故选C。
22．
句意：“看你是否能加入你所知道Carly擅长的游戏。”Mary的妈妈建议道。
asked询问；suggested建议；replied回答；explained解释。根据“‘See if you can get in a game that you know Carly is good at,’ ...Mary’s mom.”可知，这是Mary妈妈的建议。故选B。
23．
句意：Carly在去学校的路上非常安静。
quite安静的；excited兴奋的；cheerful高兴的；glad高兴的。根据前文“No, I don’t care about such a silly day. No one ever picks me for their team because I’m not good at those games,”可知，Carly不想参加体育比赛日，所以她在上学的路上很安静。故选A。
24．
句意：因为Mary的关心，Carly现在期待明年的体育比赛日了。
mention提及；attention注意力；notice注意；care关心。根据“Mary felt bad and she told her mom how unexcited Carly was and ... what she could do to cheer her friend up. ”可知，Mary注意到Carly的不兴奋，所以想尽办法让朋友振作开心起来，是对朋友的关心。故选D。
25．D
26．B
27．C
28．A
29．C
30．C
31．D
32．B
【解析】
【导语】
本文主要讲述了作者觉得自己在家没有隐私，但是作者的哥哥告诉作者和家人在一起也有很多好处。
25．
句意：当我把吉他放在膝盖上时，我感到很放松。
afraid害怕的；warm温暖的；tired劳累的；relaxed放松的。根据“At last I had peace and quiet”可知作者有了平静和安宁，所以此刻感到很放松。故选D。
26．
句意：“你没有篮球比赛看吗？”我抱怨道。
argued争吵；complained抱怨；suggested建议；reminded提醒。根据“So much for my perfect hideaway”以及上下文可知作者觉得哥哥的到来打扰了她的平静，所以她在抱怨。故选B。
27．
句意：我想你可能喜欢有人陪伴。
advice建议；discussion讨论；company陪伴；protection保护。根据“That’s the last thing I want”以及上下文可知，作者的哥哥觉得作者需要陪伴，但是作者只想要平静。故选C。
28．
句意：在这么大的家庭里生活很困难，不是吗？
difficult困难的；surprising令人惊讶的；helpful有帮助的；dangerous危险的。根据“living in such a big family”以及上下文可知，作者在一个大家庭里感觉自己没有隐私，所以在这样一个大家庭里生活是很难的。故选A。
29．
句意：有自己的房间真是太好了，但有时我真的很想念丹尼尔。
know知道；trust相信；miss想念；admire欣赏。根据“Now you have your own room because Daniel went to college”以及“It was actually wonderful to have someone else there. We share memories and jokes no one else understands”可知丹尼尔去上大学了，James很想念他们在一起的美好时光。故选C。
30．
句意：我们分享别人不懂的记忆和笑话，当事情变得困难时，我们总是可以互相支持。
praise表扬；promise承诺；support支持；respect尊敬。根据“when things get difficult, we can always”可知遇到困难时会互相支持。故选C。
31．
句意：我不情愿地承认：“是啊，有时候她还行。”
proudly骄傲地；bravely勇敢地；regretfully后悔地；unwillingly不愿意地。根据“Didn’t Sara help you with your homework until midnight last week ”及“I admitted”可知作者抱怨自己没有隐私，但是还是不情愿地承认Sara会帮助自己。故选D。
32．
句意：当我把吉他递给哥哥时，我在想：“也许家庭并不是那么糟糕。”
music音乐；family家人；quiet安静；change变化。根据“isn’t so bad after all”以及上文可知通过和哥哥的对话可知，作者意识到家人之间会互相帮助，家庭也不是那么糟糕。故选B。
33．B
34．A
35．C
36．A
37．D
38．B
39．D
40．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文讲述了作者一开始认为她的父母之间没有爱情，但是后来她的妈妈给她讲了一番话并且在看到了父亲生病期间妈妈细心照顾父亲之后才渐渐明白父母之间的爱情一直都存在，只是以一种看不见的方式存在着。
33．
句意：他们每天都很忙，没有时间像我在电视上看到的那样浪漫。
happy开心的；busy忙碌的；patient耐心的；polite礼貌的。根据“they don’t have time to act in the romantic ways”可知，没时间浪漫，所以很忙，故选B。
34．
句意：默默地坐在她身边，只是看着她。
silently寂静地，默默地；angrily生气地；proudly骄傲地；freely免费地。根据“I...sat down beside her and just looked at her.”可知，只是看着妈妈，所以是默默地坐在身边，故选A。
35．
句意：母亲抬起头，眼里充满了惊讶。
confidence自信；sadness悲伤；surprise惊讶；pleasure高兴。根据“My question seemed out of her expectation.”可知，我的问题出乎她的意料，所以她很惊讶，故选C。
36．
句意：我很担心，因为我认为我伤害了她。
hurt伤害；cheated欺骗；lost丢失；missed思念。根据“I was worried because I thought I had...her.”可知，我担心自己的问题伤害了妈妈，故选A。
37．
句意：我仔细听着，但直到第二年春天我才明白她的意思。
face面对；influence影响；correct纠正；understand理解。根据“I listened carefully, but I couldn’t...her until the next spring.”和后文内容可知，直到第二年春天的经历，作者才明白妈妈的意思，故选D。
38．
句意：他们回来后，每天下午，妈妈都要搀扶着爸爸在乡间的小路上慢慢走。
run跑步；walk散步；jump跳；drive开车。根据“At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously.”以及“But after two months he still couldn’t walk by himself.”可知，爸爸生病了，所以是搀扶着爸爸散步。故选B。
39．
句意：所有这些组成了世界上最美丽的画面。
gave给；set设立；put放；made制作。根据“All of these...up the most beautiful picture in the world.”可知，是组成最美丽的画面，make up“组成”符合语境，故选D。
40．
句意：从他的眼神中，我知道他深深地爱着我的母亲。
Examining检查；Imagining想象；Reading阅读；Considering考虑。根据“his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply.”可知，从父亲的眼神中，读到了他对母亲的爱。故选C。
41．A
42．C
43．B
44．D
45．A
46．C
47．D
48．A
【解析】
【导语】
本文讲述了盲人迈克尔通过自己的努力最终实现梦想的故事，他的生命从而达到了一个新的高度。
41．
句意：他的母亲给他读了很多关于飞行的故事，这些故事让他的梦充满了色彩和美丽。
filled填满；left离开；put放；told告诉；根据“...his dreams with color and beauty”可知，妈妈讲的故事让他的梦想充满了色彩和美丽，故选A。
42．
句意：从14岁起，迈克尔就开始了撑杆跳训练。
playing玩；working工作；training训练；showing展示；根据“as a pole vaulter”可知，此处指的是开始训练，故选C。
43．
句意：他的母亲希望他能放松一点。
help帮助；relax放松；improve提升；exercise锻炼；根据“He worked out every day with weightlifting and running, and he continued to help his parents with their farm work.”以及“You want something, work for it!”可知，母亲希望他能够放松一些，故选B。
44．
句意：热身之后，他找到了自己的杆位，踏上了通往他17岁人生中最具挑战性的比赛的跑道。
stayed停留；climbed爬；entered进入；stepped跨步；根据“Now Michael was standing in the stadium as one of the final two competitors in the pole-vaulting event in the National Junior Olympics.”可知，热身之后，他踏上了他的跑道，故选D。
45．
句意：他突然变得紧张起来。
nervous紧张；confused迷惑；angry生气；upset不安；根据“She always told him to take deep breaths when he felt nervous.”可知，他变得紧张，故选A。
46．
句意：然后，他小心地拿起了他的杆子。
secretly秘密地；strangely奇怪地；carefully小心地；curiously好奇地；根据“the most challenging event of his17-year-old life.”以及“Slowly the nervousness was gone.”可知，他小心地拿起了他的杆子，故选C。
47．
句意：他可以想象父母脸上的笑容。
wonder想知道；predict预言；find发现；imagine想象；根据“He began to fly, just like in his childhood dreams. Only this time he knew he wasn’t dreaming.”以及“The loud cheers from the audience brought Michael back.”可知，他可以想象到父母脸上的笑容，故选D。
48．
句意：这并不是因为他赢得了全国青少年奥运会，并创造了新的世界纪录。
set设置；broke打破；ran跑；hit击打；根据“a new world record”可知，此处指的是“创造了新的世界纪录”，故选A。
49．C
50．A
51．A
52．D
53．B
54．C
55．D
56．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文围绕一次绳索练习展开。在夏令营最后一天进行绳索练习时，莉莉在艾达的鼓励下成功地完成，而艾达因遭遇大风而失败了；在回去的路上，莉莉讲述了自己当时的心情并表示如果没有艾达的鼓励则不会成功，以此来让艾达振作起来。
49．
句意：艾达感到非常紧张，但听到莉莉主动说要先走，她又松了口气。
excited兴奋的；curious好奇的；nervous紧张的；confused困惑的。根据第三段中“…Ada feels relieved for her friend but also nervous…”和常识可知绳索又高又晃，人都会感到紧张、害怕。故选C。
50．
句意：当莉莉完成挑战时，艾达为她的朋友感到宽慰，但也很紧张，现在轮到她了。
completes完成；fails失败；refuses拒绝；accepts接受。根据第二段中“…but she can breathe again to hear Lilly volunteer to go first”和下文“Ada feels relieved for her friend…”可知莉莉主动要求先进行绳索练习，等她结束的时候，艾达也松了口气。故选A。
51．
句意：当莉莉完成挑战时，艾达为她的朋友感到宽慰，但也很紧张，现在轮到她了。
turn轮到的机会；share股份；want缺乏；rest休息。根据第一句“Today, on the final day of summer camp, Ada and Lilly stand below the Bear Crawl…”和第二段第一句中“…but she can breathe again to hear Lilly volunteer to go first”可知艾达和莉莉都要接受绳索挑战，莉莉主动先来，那接下来应该轮到艾达了。故选A。
52．
句意：她小心地把手伸向下一个阶梯。
brings带来；walks走；runs跑；carries带到……地方。根据空后“her hands forward to the next rung”和常识可知艾达在往前行进的过程中，先把手伸到前面一个横档上。故选D。
53．
句意：突然一阵强风吹得绳梯摇晃起来，艾达的手没有握住木横档。
touch触摸；hold抓住；move移动；miss错过。根据下一句“Instead, her body falls downward.”和常识可知强风吹得绳索摇摇晃晃，艾达没有抓紧，所以身体往下掉。故选B。
54．
句意：没有你，我不可能成功。
imagine想象；live生存；succeed成功；risk冒险。根据第三段中“When Lilly completes the challenge, Ada feels relieved for her friend…”可知莉莉挑战绳索练习，取得了成功。故选C。
55．
句意：我很惊讶我没有晕倒，也没有吐在下面的人身上。
worried担心的；frightened害怕的；believed信了；surprised惊讶的。结合语境和空后“I didn’t faint (晕倒) or throw up on everybody below.”可知莉莉也没有想到自己在进行绳索挑战的过程中没有晕倒等，对此感到不可思议。故选D。
56．
句意：有好朋友更重要。
challenges挑战；teachers老师；friends朋友；chances机会。根据前一句中“She knows her friend was just trying to cheer her up…”可知虽然艾达挑战失败了，但从莉莉的话中，她感受到了朋友对自己的安慰，所以她觉得友谊超越了比赛的结果。故选C。
57．A
58．A
59．B
60．B
61．C
62．D
63．D
64．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文通过艾米和莉兹给餐巾缝边的故事说明一个道理：速度快可能是好的开始，但踏实、稳定地做工作才能完成的最多。
57．
句意：“一边！”莉兹说道，她笑得既不愉快也不亲切。
laugh大笑；smile微笑；hello问好；kiss亲吻。根据“which was neither pleasant nor kind”可知，是在嘲笑艾米，用laugh。故选A。
58．
句意：我知道我做得很慢。
slow慢的；smart聪明的；poor可怜的，贫穷的；busy忙碌的。根据“One side!...we both began hemming our napkins at the same time, and I’m now at the fourth side of mine!”可知，莉兹已经缝了四边，而艾米刚完成一边，因此是慢的。故选A。
59．
句意：早在吃饭铃响之前，我肯定就把餐巾缝完了。
class课；dinner晚餐；show表演；bed床。根据后文“...shocked by the sound of the bell. Can it be dinner-time!”可知，铃声是用来提示吃晚饭的。故选B。
60．
句意：艾米渴望新鲜空气和鲜花，但她必须首先完成工作。
waited等待；longed渴望；called叫，打电话；asked问。long for sth“渴望某物”，表示艾米也想出去看花。故选B。
61．
句意：在她姐姐再次进入房间之前，她餐巾的第三边已经缝完了。
first第一；second第二；third第三；fourth第四。根据前文“...had finished the second side of her napkin before her sister came back.”可知，第二个边已缝完，所以空处表示完成了第三个边。故选C。
62．
句意：不用担心！
idea主意，想法；doubt怀疑；excuse借口；fear害怕，担心。根据“But if you are late ”可知，艾米担心莉兹缝不玩餐巾，莉兹觉得自己缝得很快，不用担心。故选D。
63．
句意：莉兹很快就沉浸在故事中，把自己的工作忘得一干二净，直到被铃声惊醒。
happy快乐的；frightened害怕的；confused困惑的；deep深深的。根据“Lizzy was soon so...in her story that she forgot all about her work”可知，莉兹忘了自己的工作，深深地沉浸于故事当中，be deep in“埋头于，沉浸于”。故选D。
64．
句意：“这就像‘龟兔赛跑’。”莉兹想，她还有足够的理智去接受教训。
give给；pass通过；take接受；teach教。根据““It is just like ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’.” thought Lizzy”可知，莉兹从这件事当中接受了教训，take a lesson“接受教训”。故选C。
65．A
66．D
67．C
68．B
69．A
70．B
71．C
72．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文主要讲述了作者跟随朋友逃电影票的经历告诉我们不要盲目地随波逐流。
65．
句意：这个可怕的生物在电影结束时死去并倒在了地上。
movie电影；picture图片；song歌曲；letter信。根据“We’d all heard that the movie was a good movie”可知是在电影的结尾。故选A。
66．
句意：我们都听说这部电影是一部好电影，我们并不失望。
relaxed放松的；upset沮丧的；excited兴奋的；disappointed失望的。根据“We’d all heard that the movie was a good movie, and we weren’t”以及“We all cheered”可知听说这部电影很好，而且看过之后他们也觉得这部电影不错，所以他们没有对这部电影失望。故选D。
67．
句意：我检查了口袋里的钱并拒绝了。
changed改变；accepted接受；refused拒绝；smiled微笑。根据“because I didn’t have enough money”可知作者没有足够的钱，所以拒绝了朋友的提议。故选C。
68．
句意：我不想被排除在外。
worked工作；left离开；looked看；picked挑选。根据“Bobby headed over to the theatre with Derek and my other friends. I didn’t want to be...out and I did want to see that movie”以及下文内容可知，作者的朋友都去了，作者不想被朋友排除在外，所以最后作者也跟着去了，be left out“被忽视，被冷落”。故选B。
69．
句意：当我看到手电筒的光束搜索我们的剧院时，我正在欣赏电影。
searching搜索；pointing指；cleaning打扫；finding找到。根据“I was enjoying the movie when I saw the beam(光线) of a flashlight...our theater.”以及下文内容可知经理拿着手电筒搜寻剧院。故选A。
70．
句意：鲍比高兴地说。
nervously紧张地；happily开心地；bravely勇敢地；sadly悲伤地。根据“He was so nailed(逮个正着的). And the manager missed all of us”可知Bobby觉得经理没有抓住他们，所以他觉得很开心。故选B。
71．
句意：但鲍比似乎不在乎。
show展示；believe相信；care关心；support支持。根据“I felt terrible, but Bobby didn’t seem to”可知虽然我很担心，但是Bobby并不在乎。故选C。
72．
句意：随波逐流并不总是一个好主意。
Staying待；Leading带领；Leaving离开；Following跟随。根据“the crowd is not always a good idea.”以及前文内容可知，作者跟随朋友逃票，但是他感到非常糟糕，所以他觉得跟随别人并不是一个好主意。故选D。
73．D
74．A
75．B
76．C
77．C
78．A
79．B
80．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文主要通过儿子对一个流浪汉的善举让作者感悟到：给予爱和真诚是非常重要的。
73．
句意：我和5岁的儿子放学回来时，我们看到路边有一个无家可归的人。
old老的；strange奇怪的；ordinary普通的；homeless无家可归的；根据“My own pride and thoughts of the homeless man’s unknown reaction”可知，看到了一位“无家可归的人”，故选D。
74．
句意：我非常高兴他能高兴地做这件事。
joy高兴，喜悦；surprise吃惊；curiosity好奇心；patience耐心；根据“Justus insisted on giving the man the 30 cents he had in his pocket.”可知，儿子坚持要做这件事情，因此他是高兴这样做的，故选A。
75．
句意：我自己的骄傲和对流浪汉在收到两枚硬币后的未知反应的想法阻碍了我。
losing失去；receiving收到；keeping保持；finding发现；根据“Justus insisted on giving the man the 30 cents he had in his pocket.”以及“just two coins”可知，流浪汉会收到两枚硬币，故选B。
76．
句意：我差点让他明白，他眼中的好事，事实上确实是好事，并没有好到足以改变某人的生活。
promise承诺；decision决定；difference差别；wish祝愿；根据“what he saw as a good thing, and was in fact a good thing, wasn’t good enough to make a...in someone’s life.”可知，此处是make a difference in sth“在……方面有区别，对……产生影响”，故选C。
77．
句意：但我儿子现在想把他的一切都给你。
believes相信；wants想要；has有；knows知道；根据“Justus insisted on giving the man the 30 cents he had in his pocket.”可知，儿子想要给这个人他所有的钱，故选C。
78．
句意：在那一刻之后，唯一能与那个陌生人的笑容相匹配的是……我儿子脸上露出更灿烂的笑容！
matched匹配；lightened减轻；explained解释；described描述；根据“the brightness of that stranger’s smile after that moment was... the bigger smile on my boy’s face!”可知，陌生人脸上的笑容与儿子脸上的笑容相匹配，故选A。
79．
句意：我还相信，那一天，我们身后也开始了一连串的善意反应，其他人也摇下车窗来帮助他。
confidence信心；kindness善良；trust相信；courage勇气；根据“as other people rolled down their windows to help him, too.”可知，作者的善良的行为之后是一连串的善意反应，故选B。
80．
句意：我的小男孩，甚至没有意识到，用他的行动再次提醒我，这永远是心的问题。
refusing拒绝；recognizing认出；remembering记住；realizing意识到；根据“reminded me once again by his actions that it was always about the heart.”可知，儿子没有意识到自己的行为对作者的触动，故选D。

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