Emily Bhatnagar lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland. She has always loved 31.As a really shy girl, she always turned to books, which sort of became her best friends when she didn’t have one. In 2019, when her dad was diagnosed with cancer, it was a difficult time for her family and books became an even bigger 32. She started thinking about people in 33 situations.When her father recovered, she had overwhelming gratitude to the doctors for performing such a miracle, but also a hint of sadness about kids who were fighting the same battle. At that very moment, she came up with a plan. She wanted to do things for the 34.She started a book drive called For Love & Buttercup in her hometown. The goal was to 35 books and give them to kids being treated for cancer in local hospitals. At first, Emily had no idea how much 36 her work would get. She started by posting on social media, asking people in her area to 37. She was expecting maybe two or three 38 from neighbors, but it ended up blowing up, 39 when news stations began reporting it. Since the start of the book drive, Emily has collected more than 10,000 books.Now Emily continues to run the book drive. She hopes to 40 the project one day to reach more kids. The memory of the first time she visited children who’d received her books sticks with her. “It was the best day of my life,” she says. “I realized I wanted to do this type of work forever.”31.A. reading B. posting C. driving D. writing32.A. friend B. project C. guide D. comfort33.A. severe B. similar C. simple D. shocking34.A. hospitals B. schools C. neighbourhood D. committee35.A. purchase B. collect C. distribute D. exhibit36.A. attention B. intention C. discussion D. rejection37.A. spread B. donate C. promote D. approve38.A. comments B. likes C. letters D. responses39.A. naturally B. automatically C. especially D. specifically40.A. expand B. evaluate C. manage D. monitor
高频单词、短语（含熟词生义标注）
核心单词
diagnose v. 诊断（疾病）
recover v. 康复；恢复
overwhelming adj. 强烈的，难以承受的（熟义：压倒一切的）
gratitude n. 感激，感恩
miracle n. 奇迹
treat v. 治疗（熟义：对待；款待）
local adj. 当地的
donate v. 捐赠
response n. 回应，反馈
expand v. 扩大，拓展
severe adj. 严重的；严厉的
similar adj. 相似的
comfort n. 慰藉，安慰（不可数抽象义，熟义：舒适）
attention n. 关注，关注度
project n. 公益项目，活动（熟义：工程）
collect v. 募集，收集（公益语境）
distribute v. 分发，分配
monitor v. 监督，监控
evaluate v. 评估，评价
高频短语（重点熟词生义短语）
turn to sth. 求助于某物（熟义：转向）
sort of 有点，稍微
be diagnosed with cancer 被诊断患有癌症
fight the same battle 经历同样的磨难（battle熟义：战争，此处喻指病痛抗争）
come up with a plan 想出一个计划
book drive 图书募捐活动（drive熟义：驾驶；此处指公益募捐活动）
social media 社交媒体
blow up 爆红，热度暴涨（熟义：爆炸）
news station 新闻电视台
stick with sb. 萦绕在某人脑海，无法忘怀（stick熟义：粘贴；卡住）
at that very moment 就在那一刻
have gratitude to sb. 对某人心存感激
答案
31.A 32.D 33.B 34.A 35.B36.A 37.B 38.D 39.C 40.A
解析
31.A. reading解析：后文反复出现books，女孩内向、依靠书籍，说明她热爱阅读。posting（发帖）、driving（开车）、writing（写作）无文本支撑。32.D. comfort解析：父亲确诊癌症，家庭陷入艰难，书籍成为更大的精神慰藉。friend前文已经出现，逻辑重复；project（项目）、guide（向导）不符合书籍在此处的作用。33.B. similar解析：女孩自家遭遇癌症困境，于是想到有相似处境的人。severe（严重的）、simple（简单的）、shocking（令人震惊的）逻辑不通。34.A. hospitals解析：下一段明确提到送给医院里抗癌治疗的孩子，她想为医院里的病患儿童做事。schools（学校）、neighbourhood（社区）、committee（委员会）不符语境。35.B. collect解析：后文“Emily has collected more than 10,000 books”原词复现，活动目标是募集书籍。purchase（购买）、distribute（分发）、exhibit（展览）不符合募捐活动逻辑。36.A. attention解析：一开始她完全没料到自己的公益活动会收获这么多关注。intention（意图）、discussion（讨论）、rejection（拒绝）语义相悖。37.B. donate解析：她在社交平台发帖，号召当地民众捐赠书籍。spread（传播）、promote（推广）、approve（赞同）无法搭配图书募捐场景。38.D. responses解析：她原本只期待邻居两三条反馈、回应。comments（评论）、likes（点赞）范围太窄；letters（信件）形式单一，response泛指各类捐赠/留言反馈，更贴合。39.C. especially解析：募捐活动热度暴涨，尤其是新闻电视台报道之后。naturally（自然地）、automatically（自动地）、specifically（具体地）无法突出媒体报道带来的热度加剧。40.A. expand解析：她希望未来拓展这个公益项目，帮助更多孩子。evaluate（评估）、manage（管理）、monitor（监督）不能体现“覆盖更多人”的目标。
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