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专题06 时文完形填空-时事新闻
1.【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道,主要讲的是疫情期间,Calichio和丈夫成立了The Connected Chef,为社
区内有需要的人配送免费的食品杂货,帮助他们度过危机。
重点词汇:qualify有资格;extend伸展;options选择;ease减轻;secure确保; in response to为了应对;
in terms of在……方面; at the cost of以……为代价with the exception of除了……以外。
When the COVID-19 pandemic start, chef Kim Calichio’s life changed overnight. Calichio’s business
stopped completely, leaving her with no ____1____. Her husband, Omar, also a chef, continued working in
narrow space that put him at ____2____ in the spreading virus.
In an industry where people ____3____ live paycheck to paycheck and many don’t qualify for
unemployment benefits. Calichio knew many restaurant workers ____4____ a safety net. So, in early March
2020, the couple ____5____ a Go Fund Me with the idea of purchasing groceries wholesale (以批发价) and
____6____ them directly to those in ____7____ in their Astoria Queens community. Within a week, they raised $
10.000.
“We thought the pandemic was going to be over soon.” Calichio said. “So, we thought, ‘We’ll ____8____
this 10 grand (一千美元) and then go back to work. ’ And that never ____9____.”
Soon, they realized the need extended beyond their community, and the program quickly grew to
_____10_____ anyone in Queens. So the non-profit The Connected Chef was born. It delivers— _____11_____
groceries to 550 households each week.
Calichio says 125 households have _____12_____ the free program. They are now in a better place where
they can _____13_____ groceries on their own. Although this work started _____14_____ the pandemic, for
Calichioi is far from over. “Until we’re able to create something that is self-sustaining, this work will
_____15_____,” she said.
1.A.income B.food C.employees D.options
2.A.ease B.risk C.rest D.fault
3.A.obviously B.typically C.secretly D.willingly
4.A.held B.built C.stressed D.lacked
5.A.started B.managed C.secured D.reported
6.A.selling B.introducing C.delivering D.returning
7.A.danger B.need C.amazement D.anger
8.A.spend B.donate C.collect D.save
9.A.ruled B.changed C.happened D.answered
10.A.comfort B.charge C.rescue D.serve
11.A.expensive B.healthy C.free D.dirty12.A.adopted B.refused C.studied D.quit
13.A.plant B.create C.buy D.borrow
14.A.in response to B.in terms of C.at the cost of D.with the exception of
15.A.finish B.fail C.begin D.continue
【答案】
1.A 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.D 11.C 12.D 13.C 14.A
15.D
1.考查名词词义辨析。句意:Calichio的生意完全停止了,她没有任何收入。A. income收入;B. food食
物;C. employees雇员;D. options选择。根据上文“Calichio’s business stopped completely”可知,她没有
任何收入。故选A。
2.考查名词词义辨析。句意:她的丈夫Omar也是一名厨师,他继续在狭窄的空间里工作,这让他面临
正在传播的病毒的风险。A. ease缓解;B. risk风险;C. rest休息;D. fault过错。根据上文“continued
working in narrow space”可知,她丈夫继续工作,这使他面临正在传播的病毒的风险。故选B。
3.考查副词词义辨析。句意:在这个行业,人们通常都是靠工资生活的,许多人没有资格领取失业救济
金。A. obviously 显然;B. typically 通常;C. secretly 秘密地;D. willingly 愿意地。根据下文“live
paycheck to paycheck”可知,在这个行业,人们通常都是靠工资生活的。故选B。
4.考查动词词义辨析。句意:Calichio知道,许多餐馆员工缺乏安全网。A. held持有;B. built建造;C.
stressed 强调;D. lacked 缺乏。根据上文 “live paycheck to paycheck and many don’t qualify for
unemployment benefits”可知,许多餐馆员工缺乏安全网。故选D。
5.考查动词词义辨析。句意:因此,在2020年3月初,这对夫妇启动了Go Fund Me,他们的想法是批
发食品杂货,并直接将它们送到他们所在的Astoria Queens社区的那些有需要的人那里。A. started启动;
B. managed管理;C. secured确保,保证;D. reported报道。根据下文“a Go Fund Me”可知,这对夫妇启
动了Go Fund Me。故选A。
6.考查动词词义辨析。句意:因此,在2020年3月初,这对夫妇启动了Go Fund Me,他们的想法是批
发食品杂货,并直接将它们送到他们所在的Astoria Queens社区的那些有需要的人那里。A. selling卖;B.
introducing介绍;C. delivering递送;D. returning回来。根据上文“purchasing groceries wholesale”和下文
“to those in __7____in their Astoria Queens community”可知,他们给社区有需要的人送杂货。故选C。
7.考查名词词义辨析。句意:因此,在2020年3月初,这对夫妇启动了Go Fund Me,他们的想法是批
发食品杂货,并直接将它们送到他们所在的Astoria Queens社区的那些有需要的人那里。A. danger危险;
B. need需要;C. amazement惊讶;D. anger愤怒。根据上文“purchasing groceries”可知,他们给有需要的
人买杂货然后送去。故选B。
8.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们要花完这 1万美元,然后回去工作。A. spend花费;B. donate捐赠;C. collect收集;D. save救。根据下文“and then go back to work”可知,此处表示“我们把筹来的这一万美
元花完就回去工作”。故选A。
9.考查动词词义辨析。句意:但这从未发生过。A. ruled统治;B. changed改变;C. happened发生;D.
answered回答。根据下文“they realized the need extended beyond their community”可知,他们没有停止给
有需要的人送杂货,所以此处表示“这从未发生过”,故选C。
10.考查动词词义辨析。句意:很快,他们意识到这种需求已经超出了他们所在的社区,于是这个项目
迅速发展到为Queens区的任何人服务。A. comfort安慰;B. charge收费;C. rescue救;D. serve服务。根
据下文“anyone in Queens”可知,这个项目迅速发展到为Queens区的任何人服务。故选D。
11.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:它每周向550户家庭免费运送食品。A. expensive贵的;B. healthy健康
的;C. free免费的;D. dirty脏的。根据下文“the free program”可知,它每周向550户家庭免费运送食品。
故选C。
12.考查动词词义辨析。句意:Calichio说,125个家庭已经退出了这个免费项目。A. adopted采用;B.
refused 拒绝;C. studied 学习;D. quit 退出。根据下文“They are now in a better place where they
can___13___groceries on their own”可知,125个家庭已经退出了这个免费项目。故选D。
13.考查动词词义辨析。句意:他们现在在一个更好的地方,他们可以自己买杂货。A. plant种植;B.
create创造;C. buy买;D. borrow借入。根据下文“groceries on their own”可知,他们现在在一个更好的
地方,他们可以自己买杂货。故选C。
14.考查介词短语辨析。句意:尽管这项工作是为了应对大流行而开始的,但对Calichioi来说,这还远
远没有结束。A. in response to为了应对;B. in terms of在……方面;C. at the cost of以……为代价;D.
with the exception of除了……以外。根据下文“the pandemic”可知,这项工作是为了应对大流行而开始的。
故选A。
15.考查动词词义辨析。句意:她说:“在我们能够创造出自给自足的东西之前,这项工作将继续下
去。”A. finish完成;B. fail失败;C. begin开始;D. continue继续。根据上文“Until we’re able to create
something that is self-sustaining”可知,句子表示“在我们能够创造出自给自足的东西之前,这项工作将继
续下去”。故选D。
2. 【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。由于新冠感染者激增,医院护士面对死去的病人心灵受到打击,
感到无助。此时 Fawcett 向她们讲述了一个感染病毒存活希望不大但最终战胜了病魔的老人的故事,以
此来增强同事们对抗疫情的信心。
重点词汇:aspects方面;witness见证;accompany陪伴;recall回想;motivation动机;discouraged沮丧
的;
checking out 结账离开; settling down 定居; flooding in 大量涌入; holding on 坚持;irregular 无规律
的,不规则的; unreasonable 不合情理的; unavoidable 不可避免的; enthusiasm热情;standard标准;
struck罢工中的; Apart from除了……之外;In spite of尽管; In contrast to和……对比;typically典型地; apparently 明显地;
As a nurse, Fawcett jumps around from the emergency room to the COVID-19 units upstairs. The unique
___16___ has allowed her to see all aspects of the disease—from patients on their death beds to those ___17___
enough to recover. But her fellow nurses in the emergency room have been so ___18___ and helpless, who don’t
see any light at the end of this dark tunnel. “The patients are just ___19___ ,” the nurse said.
At a morning meeting, Fawcett decided to ___20___ what she witnessed with her fellow nurses. It really
gives them a little ___21___ in their step. Fawcett has worked overtime since an old man was admitted. “This
man came in, looking very ___22___ . His wife was accompanying him,” she recalled. “We cried together and
___23___ together. I did not think he was going to make it.” However, the turning point came a week later. He
had been taken off the ventilator(呼吸机)and was ___24___ . He was sitting in a chair, smiling at his wife! It was
just ____25____ .
The ____26____ has become a motivation for the nurses who struggle to keep up their ____27____ during
growing pandemic(流行病). They feel more ____28____ to everyone there because they’re all going through this
war together. ____29____ the awesome death rate, they are firmly convinced that the pandemic will surely pass
and everything will ____30____ be fine.
16.A.goal B.role C.habit D.desire
17.A.fortunate B.content C.energetic D.grateful
18.A.annoyed B.surprised C.embarrassed D.discouraged
19.A.checking out B.settling down C.flooding in D.holding on
20.A.share B.discuss C.compare D.match
21.A.development B.encouragement C.commitment D.accomplishment
22.A.strange B.confident C.brave D.horrible
23.A.shouted B.prayed C.argued D.complained
24.A.returning B.struggling C.recovering D.progressing
25.A.incredible B.irregular C.unreasonable D.unavoidable
26.A.smile B.comfort C.optimism D.enthusiasm
27.A.standard B.strength C.spirit D.pace
28.A.exposed B.connected C.stuck D.locked
29.A.Due to B.Apart from C.In spite of D.In contrast to
30.A.typically B.probably C.apparently D.eventually
【答案】
16.B 17.A 18.D 19.C 20.A 21.B 22.D 23.B 24.C 25.A 26.A 27.C 28.B 29.C 30.D
16.考查名词词义辨析。句意:这一独特的角色使她能够看到疾病的各个方面——从病入膏肓的病人到
那些幸运康复的病人。A. goal目标;B. role角色;C. habit 习惯;D. desire欲望。根据前文 as a nurse得
知,空格处指代的是这一独特的“角色”,故答案为B。
17.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这一独特的角色使她能够看到疾病的各个方面——从病入膏肓的病人
到那些幸运康复的病人。A. fortunate幸运的;B. content满足的;C. energetic精力充沛的;D. grateful感激
的。根据前文的 death bed 和后文的 enough to recover得知,空格处填fortunate,和前文的death bed形成
对比。故答案为A。
18.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:但她在急诊室的护士同事们非常沮丧和无助,他们看不到这条黑暗隧
道尽头的任何光明。A. annoyed生气的;B. surprised惊讶的;C. embarrassed尴尬的;D. discouraged沮丧
的。根据并列词and和形容词helpless“无助的”可知,空格处含义和helpless相同或相近,都表示护士的
绝望心情。故答案为D。
19.考查动词短语辨析。句意:护士说:“病人不断涌入。”A. checking out 结账离开;B. settling down 定
居;C. flooding in 大量涌入;D. holding on 坚持。根据前文可知,病人们不断“涌进来”让护士们对抗
病魔的感到绝望。故答案为C。
20.考查动词词义辨析。句意:在一次早上例会上,Fawcett 决定把她所看到的分享给其他护士。A.
share分享;B. discuss讨论;C. compare对比;D. match匹配。根据后文语义,Fawcett 讲述了之前发生的
一件事情来鼓舞士气,所以空格处表示“分享”的含义。故答案为A。
21.考查名词词义辨析。句意:这确实给了他们一点鼓励。A. development发展;B. encouragement鼓励;
C. commitment承诺;D. accomplishment成就。根据后文“The ___11___ has become a motivation for the
nurses who struggle to keep up their ___12___ during growing pandemic(流行病).”可知,Fawcett 的分享真正
地给了同事们一些“鼓励”,encouragement呼应后文的motivation。故答案为B。
22.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她回忆道:“这个人走了进来,看起来情况很糟糕。他的妻子陪着
他。”A. strange奇怪的,陌生的;B. confident自信的;C. brave勇敢的;D. horrible糟糕的。根据后文
“We cried together and ___8___ together. I did not think he was going to make it.”可知,老人可能撑不下去,
说明老人入院时病情严重,所以看起来很“糟糕”。故答案为D。
23.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们一起哭泣和祈祷。我以为他活不下来了。A. shouted呼喊;B. prayed
祈祷;C. argued讨论;D. complained抱怨。根据前文““This man came in, looking very 7 . His
wife was accompanying him,”可知老人身体情况很糟糕,结合并列词and和前文提示词cried,可知空格处
表示填prayed符合题意,表示Fawcett 和妻子一起为老人祈祷。故答案为B。
24.考查动词词义辨析。句意:一周以后迎来了转机,老人取下了呼吸机,身体开始恢复。A. returning
返回;B. struggling挣扎;C. recovering恢复;D. progressing进步。However和the turning point 表明前后
语义呈转折关系。根据并列词and和提示词 He had been taken off the ventilator可知,老人糟糕的身体情况开始好转。故答案为C。
25.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:他坐在椅子上对着他的妻子微笑,这真是太不可思议了。A. incredible
难以置信的;B. irregular 无规律的,不规则的;C. unreasonable 不合情理的;D. unavoidable 不可避免的。
前文提到老人撑不下去,后文提到身体恢复,所以这整个事情是“令人难以置信的”。故答案为A。
26.考查名词词义辨析。句意:这个微笑已经成为护士们在日益严重的疫情中努力保持精神状态的动力。
A. smile微笑;B. comfort舒适;C. optimism乐观;D. enthusiasm热情。“the+名词”往往特指前文提到
的事物。前文提到老人正坐在椅子上,对着妻子微笑,可知老人的“笑颜”对于护士来说是一种动力。
故答案为A。
27.考查名词词义辨析。句意:这个微笑已经成为护士们在日益严重的疫情中努力保持精神状态的动力。
A. standard标准;B. strength力量;C. spirit精神;D. pace步伐。前文说到护士面对如此多受感染的病人,
感到气馁和无助,这是一种精神状态, Fawcett通过分享的故事,大家的精神状态得到调整,大家开始努
力保持他们的斗志。故答案为C。
28.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:他们觉得和那里的每个人都有更紧密的联系,因为他们一起经历了这
场疫情。A. exposed暴露的;B. connected联系紧密的;C. struck罢工中的;D. locked上锁的。由后文的
go through the war together 可知护士们精诚团结共同对抗新冠疫情,所以他们感觉联系的更加紧密了,所
以connected符合题意。故答案为B。
29.考查介词短语辨析。句意:尽管死亡率惊人,但护士们坚信疫情定会过去,一切终将美好。A. Due
to 由于;B. Apart from 除了……之外;C. In spite of 尽管;D. In contrast to 和……对比。空格前 the
awesome death rate描述死亡率可怕,是负面内容,空格后 the pandemic will surely pass“疫情终将过去”是
正面内容,前后内容形成转折关系。故答案为C。
30.考查副词词义辨析。句意:尽管死亡率惊人,但护士们坚信大流行疫情定会过去,一切终将美好。
A. typically典型地;B. probably 可能地;C. apparently 明显地;D. eventually 最终。 根据并列词and可
知,the pandemic will surely pass和everything will ___15___ be fine表示相同含义,都是积极的内容,结
合空格前的副词surely,空格处填eventually符合题意。故答案为D。
3. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者希望疫情隔离结束,重拾自行车骑行。
重点词汇:decrease减少;isolation孤立;encounter遇见;bring in引入; turn to求助于; get across理解;
restricted受限的; limitless不受限的; mindless无心的; frozen冷冻的;Deserted空寂无人的;collapse
倒塌;
Winter plunged Eastern Canada into a deep freeze. We sat at home, waiting for the COVID-19 cases to
decrease and for the weather to ____31____. We all dreamed of what we would do when we could ____32____
go outside.
Each of us looked forward to something to keep us ____33____ the isolation: seeing friends, eating in
restaurants, watching a movie at a cinema… My hope has quietly been gathering ____34____ in the garage sinceNovember. She is getting old, with more replacement parts than originals. But with all bike stores being low on
new models, she is all I have.
On my bike, I’m ____35____, free from gas tanks or batteries; as long as I’m ____36____ and eating, I can
____37____ to the ends of Earth if I want. No obstacle is impassable. ____38____ roads mean nothing: there is
a(n) ____39____ to weave between cars in traffic. This _____40_____ of freedom means even more to me with
the experience of lockdown.
Every few years I _____41_____ a new ache or pain. I am starting to get _____42_____. I can’t cycle as
fast as I used to. But every time I encounter a hill, I don’t give up. I never want to _____43_____ this sense of
freedom. I’m waiting for that first warm day when the pandemic walls _____44_____. I want to put on my
_____45_____ and for one brief, beautiful moment, be free again.
31.A.hold B.improve C.continue D.break
32.A.secretly B.recently C.finally D.hurriedly
33.A.going through B.bringing in C.turning to D.getting across
34.A.strength B.fun C.speed D.dust
35.A.restricted B.limitless C.mindless D.frozen
36.A.strong B.satisfied C.alive D.wealthy
37.A.cycle B.run C.walk D.drive
38.A.Crowded B.Remote C.Narrow D.Deserted
39.A.difficulty B.excitement C.shock D.adjustment
40.A.permission B.application C.absence D.memory
41.A.save B.add C.offer D.set
42.A.grateful B.ready C.old D.casual
43.A.lose B.feel C.find D.test
44.A.rise B.appear C.collapse D.stand
45.A.suit B.trousers C.slippers D.helmet
【答案】
31.B 32.C 33.A 34.D 35.B 36.C 37.A 38.A 39.B 40.D 41.B 42.C 4
3.A 44.C 45.D
31.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们坐在家里,等待新冠肺炎病例减少和天气好转。A. hold举行;B.
improve(天气)好转;C. continue继续;D. break打破。前文提到加拿大进入了寒冬,所以此处指希望气
候的好转,这也对应前面希望疫情病例减少,一切向着美好的方向发展。故选B项。
32.考查副词词义辨析。句意:我们都想着我们最终能够出去后会做些什么。A. secretly秘密地;B.recently近来;C. finally最后;D. hurriedly匆忙地。结合文意,因为疫情不能到处走动,作者一家就在想
象他们最终能够出去的时候最想做什么。故选C项。
33.考查动词短语辨析。句意:我们每个人都期望着什么,从而能够让我们渡过隔离时期。A. go through
渡过;B. bring in引入;C. turn to求助于;D. get across理解。根据前文“We all dreamed of what we would
do when we could ____2____ go outside.”可知作者一家通过心怀期待这种方式来渡过这段隔离时期。故选
A项。
34.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我的希望早在十一月便已在车间布满尘灰。A. strength优点;B. fun乐趣;
C. speed速度;D. dust灰尘。根据下文的“garage”和“bike”可知,作者想做的事情是去骑自行车,但是
因为疫情,这辆自行车已经在车库里面布满了灰尘。故选D项。
35.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:骑着自行车车时,我感觉自己无拘无束,无需加油,无需充电。A.
restricted受限的;B. limitless不受限的;C. mindless无心的;D. frozen冷冻的。根据设空处后的“free
from gas tanks or batteries”可知作者在自行车上感到无拘无束,不受油量和电量这些问题的困扰。故选 B
项。
36.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:只要我活着,有口饭吃,我就能一直骑到世界的尽头,如果我想这么
做的话。A. strong强大的;B. satisfied满意的;C. alive活着的;D. wealthy富有的。结合文意,此处指作
者觉得只要自己活着,有得吃,就可以一直骑行下去。故选C项。
37.考查动词词义辨析。句意:只要我活着,有口饭吃,我就能一直骑到世界的尽头,如果我想这么做
的话。A. cycle骑自行车;B. run奔跑;C. walk走;D. drive驾驶。根据前文的“On my bike”可知此处作
者是指骑自行车。故选A项。
38.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:道路拥挤不算什么:穿梭在堵车的车辆之间让我感到无比的兴奋。A.
Crowded拥挤的;B. Remote遥远的;C. Narrow狭窄的;D. Deserted空寂无人的。根据前文“No obstacle
is impassable.”可知,没有什么阻碍是跨越不过的,当别的车辆拥堵的时候,自行车反而可以穿梭其中。
故选A项。
39.考查名词词义辨析。句意:道路拥挤不算什么:穿梭在堵车的车辆之间让我感到无比的兴奋。A.
difficulty困难;B. excitement兴奋;C. shock冲击;D. adjustment调整。车辆拥堵难以通行时,作者骑自
行车能够自由穿梭其中,所以这能够令其感到无比兴奋。故选B项。
40.考查名词词义辨析。句意:经历了封锁,那段自由的回忆对我来说更加重要。A. permission允许;B.
application应用;C. absence缺席;D. memory回忆。结合文意,此处指在隔离期间作者可以用之前骑行
的回忆来缓解不好的情绪。故选D项。
41.考查动词词义辨析。句意:每隔几年,我都会有新伤。A. save拯救;B. add添加;C. offer提供;D.
set设置。由后文“I can’t cycle as fast as I used to.”可知,作者骑车骑得不如以前快了,据此推测作者每隔
几年都会有新伤影响骑车速度。故选B项。
42.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我开始变老了。A. grateful感激的;B. ready准备好的;C. old老的;D.casual随意的。由后文“I can’t cycle as fast as I used to.”可知,作者骑车骑得不如以前快了,由此推测年岁
增长也会影响作者骑车速度。故选C项。
43.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我永远不想失去自由的感觉。A. lose失去;B. feel感觉;C. find找到;D.
test检测。根据前文“But every time I encounter a hill, I don’t give up.”可知,作者遇到小山坡时不想放弃,
坚持骑车,所以作者是不想失去骑车所带来的这种自由的感觉。故选A项。
44.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我一直等候疫情之墙倒塌时第一个暖日。A. rise上升;B. appear出现;C.
collapse倒塌;D. stand站立。此处将疫情比作墙,将疫情过去比作墙倒,呼应第一段的等待气候好转,
疫情过去,不再隔离。故选C项。
45.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我想要戴上头盔,在这简单而美好的时刻,重获自由。A. suit西装;B.
trousers裤子;C. slippers拖鞋;D. helmet头盔。由前文“On my bike, I’m ____5____ , free from gas tanks
or batteries”可知,此处“be free”是骑自行车所带来的自由,而骑自行车需要戴的物品是头盔。故选D项。
4. 【导语】本文是议论文。文章主要讲述人们对2022年北京冬奥会上使用的人造雪的态度。
重点词汇:outstanding突出的;regarding关于;complain抱怨;fetch去取回;
Beijing normally doesn’t have much snow in winter, so artificial snow is being used at venues for the
Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, with the quality of the white snow drawing ____46____ from many
athletes, and even officials. Artificial snow gives the courses a better and more ____47____ quality.
“This is by far the best man-made snow I’ve ever ____48____ on,” American freestyle skier Ashley
Caldwell said at a ____49____ conference. After receiving ____50____ from many athletes through the training
period and first days of ____51____, Kit McConnell, sports director of the International Olympic Committee,
said the participants ____52____ the artificial snow is outstanding. “The focus is on doing this in a sustainable
way, and also ____53____ the athletes have an outstanding field of play on which to ____54____ at the
Olympic level,” McConnell said.
Russi, chairman of the International Ski Federation’s alpine committee, also a former Swiss World Cup
alpine ski racer and one of the course _____55_____ of the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Center in Beijing,
told China Central Television: “I think for the skiers the course we designed is just like paradise.” “Although
sometimes _____56_____ with natural snow, artificial snow has _____57_____ been used in competitions in the
past five to 10 years,” he added.
On November 7, during the _____58_____ for the Games, Chongli District in Zhangjiakou _____59_____
its first snowfall this winter. But the 20-centimeter-thick snow was _____60_____ up, because it would be more
_____61_____ to use natural snow as it _____62_____ more easily and brings safety risks.
However, there are _____63_____ regarding the environmental hazards of using so much water for snow-
making. The snow machines at Beijing 2022 have _____64_____ used renewable energy since the beginning of
snow production. “For water from melted snow, we have a reservoir and two lakes which can _____65_____ it sothat it can then be used for agriculture, irrigation, tourism and landscaping.”
46.A.attention B.praise C.response D.effort
47.A.active B.possible C.stable D.valuable
48.A.played B.skied C.worked D.stood
49.A.press B.term C.firm D.office
50.A.news B.letter C.feedback D.argument
51.A.stay B.break C.attempt D.competition
52.A.complain B.predict C.guess D.believe
53.A.ensuring B.refusing C.leading D.forcing
54.A.finish B.compete C.fetch D.advance
55.A.leader B.director C.athlete D.designer
56.A.mixed B.compared C.finished D.helped
57.A.exactly B.mostly C.partly D.rarely
58.A.ending B.beginning C.preparation D.admission
59.A.gave B.raised C.rose D.saw
60.A.bought B.made C.cleaned D.used
61.A.dangerous B.proper C.secure D.beautiful
62.A.cheers up B.turns down C.falls off D.keeps back
63.A.points B.concerns C.senses D.doubts
64.A.completely B.extremely C.slightly D.fairly
65.A.dry B.clean C.feed D.store
【答案】
46.B 47.C 48.B 49.A 50.C 51.D 52.D 53.A 54.B 55.D 56.A 57.B
58.C 59.D 60.C 61.A 62.C 63.B 64.A 65.D
46.考查名词词义辨析。句意:北京冬天通常不会下很多雪,所以北京2022年冬季奥运会的场馆里正在
使用人造雪,白雪的质量得到了许多运动员甚至官员的赞扬。A. attention 关注;B. praise 表扬;C.
response回应;D. effort努力。根据下文“This is by far the best man-made snow I’ve ever 3 on”可
知,人造雪的质量得到了许多运动员甚至官员的赞扬。故选B。
47.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:人造雪赋予了赛道更好更稳定的质量。A. active积极的;B. possible可
能的;C. stable稳定的;D. valuable有价值的。根据下文“But the 20-centimeter-thick snow was 15
up, because it would be more 16 to use natural snow as it 17 more easily and brings safety
risks.”可知,自然雪很危险,所以反之,人造雪相对来说是比较安全的,即使得赛道有更好更稳定的质量。
故选C。48.考查动词词义辨析。句意:这是至今为止我曾经滑过的最好的人造雪赛道。A. played玩耍;B. skied
滑雪;C. worked工作;D. stood站立。根据下文“American freestyle skier”可知,说这句话的人是一名滑
雪运动员,所以他在人造雪赛道上滑雪。故选B。
49.考查名词词义辨析。句意:美国自由滑雪运动员 Ashley Caldwell在新闻发布会上说。A. press新闻;
B. term学期;C. firm公司;D. office办公室。根据下文“conference”可知,上文是他在新闻发布会上说的
话。press conference“新闻发布会”的意思。故选A。
50.考查名词词义辨析。句意:在获得了许多运动员在训练期间和头几天的比赛的反馈之后,国际奥委
会体育总监基特·麦康奈尔说,参加的人都相信人造雪非常出色。A. news新闻;B. letter信;C. feedback
反馈;D. argument争论。根据下文“from many athletes through the training period and first days of 6
”可知,运动员使用了之后做出的评价和意见属于反馈。故选C。
51.考查名词词义辨析。句意:见第5题详解。A. stay待;B. break打破;C. attempt试图;D. competition
比赛,竞争。根据上文“the training period and first days of”可知,运动员们经过了训练之后就是比赛了。
故选D。
52.考查动词词义辨析。句意:见第 5题详解。A. complain抱怨;B. predict预测;C. guess猜测;D.
believe相信。根据下文“the artificial snow is outstanding.”可知,这是他们做出的高度的评价,所以是他们
相信人造雪是非常出色的。故选D。
53.考查动词词义辨析。句意:重点是以可持续的方式做到这一点,同时确保运动员拥有一个优秀的比
赛场地,在这个场地上进行奥林匹克级别的比赛。A. ensuring确保;B. refusing拒绝;C. leading领导;D.
forcing逼迫。根据下文“the athletes have an outstanding field of play on which to 9 at the Olympic
level”可知,人造雪的作用是要保障运动员拥有一个优秀的比赛场地。故选A。
54.考查动词词义辨析。句意:见第8题详解。A. finish完成;B. compete比赛,竞争;C. fetch去取回;
D. advance推进。根据上文“athletes”可知,这个场地是运动员要在上面比赛的地方。故选B。
55.考查名词词义辨析。句意:国际滑雪联合会高山滑雪委员会主席,前瑞士世界杯高山滑雪赛手,北
京延庆国家高山滑雪中心的赛道的设计师之一Russi,告诉中国中央电视台,“我认为我们设计的赛道就
像是滑雪者的天堂。”A. leader领导者;B. director导演;C. athlete运动员;D. designer设计师。根据下
文“I think for the skiers the course we designed is just like paradise.”可知,Russi是一名设计师。故选D。
56.考查动词词义辨析。句意:虽然有时候人造雪会跟天然雪混合,但是在过去的 5到10年里,人造雪
已经被用在了大部分的比赛中。A. mixed混合;B. compared比较;C. finished完成;D. helped帮助。根据
下文“with natural snow, artificial snow has 1 2 been used in competitions in the past five to 10 years”
可知,人造雪是和天然的雪混合在一起使用的。故选A。
57.考查副词词义辨析。句意:见第11题详解。A. exactly准确的说;B. mostly大部分;C. partly部分;
D. rarely几乎不。根据上文“Although”可知,2个小分句之间是转折的关系,所以是虽然混合在一起,但
是人造雪已经被用在了大部分的比赛中。故选B。58.考查名词词义辨析。句意:11月7日,在为比赛的准备期间,张家口的崇礼县看到了今年冬天的第
一场雪。A. ending结尾;B. beginning开始;C. preparation准备;D. admission允许。根据下文“But the
20-centimeter-thick snow was 1 5 up”可知,下的天然雪被铲掉了,说明还没有到比赛时间,应该
是比赛前的准备期间。故选C。
59.考查动词词义辨析。句意:见第13题详解。A. gave给;B. raised提升;C. rose升起;D. saw看见。
根据下文“But the 20-centimeter-thick snow was 15 up”可知,那里下了20厘米厚的自然雪。故
选D。
60.考查动词词义辨析。句意:但是20厘米厚的雪被清理干净了,因为使用天然雪会更危险,因为它更
容易掉落,并带来安全风险。A. bought买;B. made做;C. cleaned打扫干净;D. used使用。根据下文
“because it would be more 16 to use natural snow as it 17 more easily and brings safety
risks.”可知,天然雪更危险,所以被打扫干净了。故选C。
61.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:见第15题详解。A. dangerous危险的;B. proper恰当的;C. secure安全
的;D. beautiful美丽的。根据下文“brings safety risks.”可知,天然雪更危险。故选A。
62.考查动词短语辨析。句意:见第15题详解。A. cheers up欢呼;B. turns down关小,拒绝;C. falls off
掉落;D. keeps back退后。根据下文“brings safety risks.”可知,天然雪危险的原因是它容易掉落。故选
C。
63.考查名词词义辨析。句意:然而,有人担心造雪用水过多会对环境造成危害。A. points点,意义;B.
concerns担心;C. senses感觉;D. doubts怀疑。根据下文“environmental hazards”可知,有环境危害,所
以人们会有担心。故选B。
64.考查副词词义辨析。句意:北京2022年的造雪机从造雪开始就完全使用可再生能源。A. completely
完全地;B. extremely极其;C. slightly稍微;D. fairly相当。根据下文“For water from melted snow, we
have a reservoir and two lakes which can 20 it so that it can then be used for agriculture, irrigation,
tourism and landscaping.”可知,造雪机从造雪开始就完全使用可再生能源。故选A。
65.考查动词词义辨析。句意:对于从融雪中提取的水,我们有一个水库和两个湖,可以储存水,这样
水就可以用于农业、灌溉、旅游和园林绿化。A. dry烘干;B. clean打扫干净;C. feed喂养;D. store储存。
根据下文“so that it can then be used for agriculture, irrigation, tourism and landscaping.”可知,这些水被储存
起来,用于农业、灌溉、旅游和园林绿化。故选D。
5. 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述新冠病毒对日本奈良的旅游业及鹿的影响。
awe敬畏; on the basis of在……的基础上; infrastructure基础设施; Restoration整修;resolved决心;
Revenue财政收入;substituted替代; cushion缓冲、缓和; domestic国内的; exotic异域的;
airlines航空公司; suspended暂停; increased增加; supplemented增补;compensate补偿、弥补;
The more than 13 million tourists who visit Nara, an ancient capital of Japan, each year tend to follow a
well-worn path. On their way into a park at the edge of the city they pass the towering, wooden pagoda ofKofuku-ji, a temple complex founded in 710. They continue to nearby Todai-ji, gazing in ____66____ at Japan's
largest Buddha, a bronze behemoth weighing 400 tons and standing 150 meters tall. And finally they feed shika
senbei, a special kind of rice cracker, to the sacred deer, some 1,300 of which live in the park.
The deer, though wild, have come to love the crackers. With tourism ____67____to a trickle because of the
pandemic, they are hungry. Many have begun wandering far from home____68____food. A recent study by the
Nara Deer Preservation Foundation and Tatsuzawa Shirow of Hokkaido University shows that 20% fewer are
spending their days in the park; incidents of damage caused by deer in town have ____69____. The less
enterprising ones, apparently accustomed to eating only crackers, have become emaciated.
The deer are not the only ones going hungry. So are the business in places like Nara, which have come to rely
ever more heavily on____70____in recent years. Fewer than 7 million foreign tourists visited Japan in 2009; in
2019 some 32 million did____71____ from tourism hit a record 4.8trm yen ($46bn). With the
Olympic____72____ for this past summer, Japan had hoped to welcome 40 million foreigners in
2020.____73____, after a near-total closure of its borders because of the pandemic, arrivals have dropped by
99.4%.
The government has tried to____74____the blow by encouraging its own citizens to get out more. The Diet
earmarked 1.35trn yen ($12.9bn) for “Go To Travel” subsidies, which provide discounts of up to 35%
at______75______hotels and inns; a concurrent program called “Go To Eat” applies to______76______. The
ministry of tourism says nearly 40 million nights have been booked under the program since it was launched in
July. That is a pyrrhic victory (付出极大代价而获得的胜利): the campaign is thought to have______77______to
a recent uptick in covid-19. Daily cases reached a record of 2,680 on November 28th. Suga Yoshihide, Japan's
prime minister, recently announced that the subsidies would be______78______ in areas with high caseloads.
Japan is reluctant to give up on tourism, or to let the infrastructure that supports it wither. Officials see
spending by foreign visitors as a means to______79______for Japan's own shrinking population. Tourism may
also help make Japan more open to foreign migrants in the future.
Meanwhile, the more resourceful deer in Nara have______80______to a healthier diet of plants and nuts,
which has been good for their insides. Their droppings, made pale and runny by the crackers, have become firmer
and darker again. If only belt-tightening were as good for the economy.
66.A.delight B.upset C.awe D.anxiety
67.A.increased B.kept C.contributed D.reduced
68.A.in search of B.on account of C.on the basis of D.in charge of
69.A.cut down B.brought about C.shot up D.came over
70.A.manufacture B.tourism C.infrastructure D.entertainment
71.A.Restoration B.Revenue C.Requests D.Restrictions72.A.scheduled B.reserved C.stood D.substituted
73.A.Therefore B.For example C.Hereby D.Instead
74.A.seize B.keep C.cushion D.reverse
75.A.international B.foreign C.domestic D.exotic
76.A.restaurants B.airlines C.libraries D.schools
77.A.encouraged B.contributed C.exposed D.helped
78.A.suspended B.increased C.supplemented D.supported
79.A.arrange B.compensate C.blame D.call
80.A.reduced B.responded C.resolved D.returned
【答案】
66.C 67.D 68.A 69.C 70.B 71.B 72.A 73.D 74.C 75.C 76.A 77.B 7
8.A 79.B 80.D
66.考查名词词义辨析。句意:在Todai-ji附近,他们继续往前走,敬畏地凝视着日本最大的佛像,这是
一个重达400吨,高150米的青铜巨兽。A. delight高兴;B. upset麻烦;C. awe敬畏;D. anxiety焦虑。根
据“The more than 13 million tourists who visit Nara, an ancient capital of Japan, each year tend to follow a well-
worn path. On their way into a park at the edge of the city they pass the towering, wooden pagoda of Kofuku-ji, a
temple complex founded in 710.”可知,此处描写日本古都——奈良,并描写参观寺庙和佛像,故人们应该
敬畏地注视佛像,故选C项。
67.考查动词词义辨析。句意:由于流行病,旅游业沦为涓涓细流,鹿开始挨饿。A. increased增加;B.
kept保持;C. contributed贡献;D. reduced减少。根据下文“The deer are not the only ones going hungry.”可
知,疫情导致奈良的鹿很饥饿,等一系列负面的影响,故此处应填消极的词汇,故选D项。
68.考查介词短语辨析。句意:许多鹿开始远离家乡寻找食物。A. in search of寻找;B. on account of因为;
C. on the basis of在……的基础上;D. in charge of掌管、负责。根据“With tourism 2 to a trickle
because of the pandemic, they are hungry.”可知,疫情导致奈良的鹿饥饿,所以鹿要离开家去寻找食物,故
选A项。
69.考查动词短语辨析。句意:奈良的鹿保护基金会和北海道大学的 Tatsuzawa Shirow在最近的一项研究
表明,在公园里度过时光的鹿减少了20%;鹿在镇上造成的破坏事件激增。A. cut down砍倒;B. brought
about导致;C. shot up迅速上升;D. came over顺便来访。根据上文“With tourism 2 to a trickle
because of the pandemic, they are hungry.可知,在公园里的鹿没有食物,他们很饿,故推知,在镇上外出找
食物的鹿增多了,所以导致鹿在镇上造成的破坏事件增多,故选C项。
70.考查名词词义辨析。句意:像奈良这样的地方的营业额也是如此,近年来,这些地方越来越依赖旅游业。A. manufacture制造;B. tourism旅游业;C. infrastructure基础设施;D. entertainment娱乐。根据下
文“Fewer than 7 million foreign tourists visited Japan in 2009; in 2019 some 32 million did 6 from
tourism hit a record 4.8trm yen ($46bn).”可知,2019年旅游业的收入增长很大,故推知奈良近年来特别看重
旅游业的发展,故选B项。
71.考查名词词义辨析。句意:2009年,访问日本的外国游客不到700万;2019年,约3200万游客的旅
游业收入达到创纪录的 4.8万亿日元(460亿美元)。A. Restoration 整修;B. Revenue财政收入;C.
Requests 要求;D. Restrictions 限制因素。根据“The deer are not the only ones going hungry. So are the
business in places like Nara, which have come to rely ever more heavily on 5 in recent years.可知,疫情
影响奈良的营业额,所以政府更加依赖旅游业,通过旅游业提高财政收入,故选B项。
72.考查动词词义辨析。句意:由于奥运会定于去年夏天举行,日本曾希望在2020年迎来4000万外国人。
A. scheduled安排、预定;B. reserved预约;C. stood忍受;D. substituted替代。根据“ 8 , after a
near-total closure of its borders because of the pandemic, arrivals have dropped by 99.4%.”可知,日本预计在奥
运会迎接4000万外国人,但由于疫情,入境人数不增反降。此句预计疫情发生前的情况,故选A项。
73.考查副词词义辨析。句意:相反,由于流行病而几乎完全关闭边境后,入境的人数下降了 99.4%。A.
Therefore因此;B. For example例如;C. Hereby以此;D. Instead代替、反而。根据“With the Olympic
7 for this past summer, Japan had hoped to welcome 40 million foreigners in 2020.”可知,日本希望在奥运
会期间迎接4000万外国人,但由于疫情,入境人数不增反降,故选D项。
74.考查动词词义辨析。句意:政府试图通过鼓励本国公民更多地走出去来缓冲这种冲击。A. seize抓住;
B. keep保持;C. cushion缓冲、缓和;D. reverse预定。根据“With the Olympic 7 for this past
summer, Japan had hoped to welcome 40 million foreigners in 2020. 8 , after a near-total closure of its
borders because of the pandemic, arrivals have dropped by 99.4%.”可知,日本希望在奥运会期间迎接4000万
外国人,但由于疫情,入境人数不增反降。故日本政府试图通过鼓励本国公民更多地走出去来缓冲这种
冲击。故选C项。
75.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:国会拨出1.35万亿日元(129亿美元)用于“去旅行”补贴,在国内酒
店和旅馆提供高达35%的折扣。一个名为“Go To Eat”的并行计划应用于餐馆。A. international国际的;
B. foreign 外国的;C. domestic 国内的;D. exotic 异域的。根据“The ministry of tourism says nearly 40
million nights have been booked under the program since it was launched in July.”可知,由于国会给民众提供
国内的住宿折扣,所以在国内,更多的宾馆被预定,故选C项。
76.考查名词词义辨析。句意:国会拨出1.35万亿日元(129亿美元)用于“去旅行”补贴,在国内酒店
和旅馆提供高达 35%的折扣。一个名为“Go To Eat”的并行计划应用于餐馆。A. restaurants餐馆;B.
airlines航空公司;C. libraries图书馆;D. schools学校。根据“The Diet earmarked 1.35trn yen ($12.9bn) for
“Go To Travel” subsidies, which provide discounts of up to 35% at 10 hotels and inns; a concurrentprogram called “Go To Eat” applies to 1 1 .”中的“Go To Eat”可知,此处应指餐馆,故选A项。
77.考查动词词义辨析。句意:这是一次付出极大代价而获得的胜利:在新冠期间,这场运动被认为是
最近酒店预订数上升的原因。A. encouraged鼓励;B. contributed促使;C. exposed揭露;D. helped帮助。
根据“The ministry of tourism says nearly 40 million nights have been booked under the program since it was
launched in July.”及短语“contribute to sth.”可知,在疫情期间,国会出台的政策促进了更多的酒店被预订
故选B项。
78.考查动词词义辨析。句意:11月28日,每日病例数达到创纪录的2680例。日本首相菅义伟最近宣
布,在病例数较大的地区将暂停补贴。A. suspended暂停;B. increased增加;C. supplemented增补;D.
supported支持。根据“That is a pyrrhic victory (付出极大代价而获得的胜利): the campaign is thought to
have 12 to a recent uptick in covid-19. Daily cases reached a record of 2,680 on November 28th. Suga
Yoshihide”可知,虽然国会出台的政策促进了更多的酒店被预订,但这个胜利也付出了极大的代价,导致
国内确诊病例的增加。故推知需要在病例数较大的地区将暂停补贴,故选A项。
79.考查动词词义辨析。句意:官员们认为,外国游客的消费是弥补日本自身人口萎缩的一种手段。A.
arrange安排;B. compensate补偿、弥补;C. blame责备;D. call打电话。根据“Japan is reluctant to give
up on tourism, or to let the infrastructure that supports it wither.”可知,日本不愿放弃旅游业,通过吸引外国
消费者,以此弥补自身人口的萎缩,从而保证本国旅游业的发展,故选B项。
80.考查动词词义辨析。句意:与此同时,奈良县更机灵的鹿已经恢复了更健康的植物和坚果饮食,这
对它们的肠胃有好处。A. reduced减少;B. responded回复;C. resolved决心;D. returned返回。根据
“The less enterprising ones, apparently accustomed to eating only crackers, have become emaciated.” 及
“Meanwhile, the more resourceful deer in Nara have 15 to a healthier diet of plants and nuts, which has
been good for their insides.”中的“healthier”可知,此处是将现在与过去进行对比,并且奈良的鹿现在比过
去更健康。故推知奈良的鹿饮食上恢复得更健康了,故选D项。
6. 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了疫情封锁期间,五年级的学生们不需要上网课,老师不知
在此期间可以让学生们做什么,因为学生们都很喜欢作者写的故事,所以老师向作者寻求意见。作者为
此创办了每周一次的读书俱乐部,给孩子们读书,学生们在读书期间的表现也越来越好,由刚开始不和
作者互动,到后来和作者更多地互动,同时作者也在读书期间,沉浸其中,享受美好时光,忘记其他事
情。
重点词汇:confirmed确认;diverse多样的; horrified惊骇的; magical神奇的;dropped out退出;
recreation娱乐; burden负担; highlight最好的部分;complicated复杂的;
During the coronavirus lockdown, a fifth-grade teacher contacted me asking for help. She was ____81____
with students not attending online class but her students all loved the story in my book. So she asked if I had any
____82____.My immediate ____83____ was for me to do a ____84____ book club where I would read to the students.
The idea was ____85____ by Mrs. Sandberg, my first teacher in America.
When I moved to America from Iran in 1972, I spoke seven words of English. Despite the language
____86____, I immediately loved school. My favorite part of the day was ____87____ lunch, when Mrs.
Sandberg read to us. Her kind voice transported me to ____88____ places where animals could talk and where
kids had grand adventures.
With this joyful memory, I started the club. At the first session, five kids ____89____. I read to them and
tried to _____90_____ a conversation. Whenever I asked a question, I was met with complete _____91_____.
The following week, a few more kids came; they _____92_____ started responding, but with one-word answers.
The next session, they gave _____93_____ answers and more students participated in the conversations.
This club has quickly become the _____94_____ of my week. I have gotten to know the students and grown
fond of every single one of them. Reading out loud forces me to forget everything else for an hour. I recently
wondered if our post-lunch reading hour had given Mrs. Sandberg a chance to forget her _____95_____, too.
81.A.talking B.struggling C.working D.arguing
82.A.ideas B.doubts C.comments D.stories
83.A.question B.task C.reaction D.worry
84.A.yearly B.monthly C.daily D.weekly
85.A.inspired B.encouraged C.approved D.confirmed
86.A.confusion B.barrier C.advantage D.requirement
87.A.before B.after C.during D.over
88.A.dangerous B.diverse C.horrified D.magical
89.A.showed up B.moved out C.dropped out D.gave up
90.A.learn B.avoid C.start D.stop
91.A.chaos B.enjoyment C.silence D.agreement
92.A.immediately B.skillfully C.politely D.nervously
93.A.accurate B.longer C.complicated D.simpler
94.A.recreation B.fear C.burden D.highlight
95.A.world B.students C.meals D.club
【答案】
81.B 82.A 83.C 84.D 85.A 86.B 87.B 88.D 89.A 90.C 91.C 92.D 9
3.B 94.D 95.A
81.考查动词词义辨析。句意:她正在为那些不上网课的学生而苦恼,但她的学生都很喜欢我写的书中的故事。A. talking谈论;B. struggling挣扎;C. working工作;D. arguing争论。由下文“with students not
attending online class”可知,疫情封锁期间,学生们不用上网课,所以一位五年级学生的老师正在为此感
到很挣扎,不知在此期间让学生们做什么,故选B。
82.考查名词词义辨析。句意:所以她问我有没有什么意见。A. ideas意见;B. doubts怀疑;C. comments
评论;D. stories 故事。由上文“a fifth-grade teacher contacted me asking for help”和空前的句子“her
students all loved the story in my book”可知,这位五年级学生的老师来找作者寻求帮助,因为她的学生在
疫情封锁期间不上课,老师不知道在此期间让学生做什么,但是学生们都喜欢作者书中的故事,所以她
来问作者是否能给她一些意见。故选A。
83.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我的第一反应是我要创办每周一次的读书俱乐部,给学生们读书。A.
question问题;B. task任务;C. reaction反应;D. worry担心。由上下文“My immediate_____3_____was
for me to do a_____4____book club where I would read to the students.”可知,当老师向作者寻求意见时,作
者的第一反应就是要创办读书俱乐部,给孩子们读书,故选C。
84.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我的第一反应是我要创办每周一次的读书俱乐部,给学生们读书。A.
yearly每年的;B. monthly每月的;C. daily每日的;D. weekly每周的。由第四段中的“The following
week, a few more kids came”和最后一段中的“This club has quickly become the___14___of my week.”可知,
作者给学生们每周读一次书,所以此处指每周一次的读书俱乐部,故选D。
85.考查动词词义辨析。句意:这个想法是受 Sandberg夫人的启发——我在美国的第一位老师。A.
inspired赋予灵感;启发;B. encouraged鼓励;C. approved赞成;D. confirmed确认。由上下文“The idea
was___________by Mrs. Sandberg,”可知,作者要创办每周一次的读书俱乐部,给学生们读书,这一想法是
受Sandberg夫人的启发,故选A。
86.考查名词词义辨析。句意:尽管有语言障碍,我还是立刻爱上了学校。A. confusion困惑;B. barrier
障碍;C. advantage好处,优势;D. requirement要求。由上文“When I moved to America from Iran in 1972,
I spoke seven words of English”可知,当作者1972年从伊朗移民到美国时,作者只会说七个英语单词,所
以说作者有语言障碍,故选B。
87.考查介词词义辨析。句意:一天中我最喜欢的时光是午饭后,Sandberg太太给我们读书。A. before
在……之前;B. after在……之后;C. during在……期间;D. over在……上面。由最后一段中的“our
post-lunch reading hour”可知,Sandberg太太在午饭后给学生们读书,故选B。
88.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她亲切的声音把我带到了一个神奇的地方,在那里动物们可以说话,
孩子们可以进行伟大的冒险。A. dangerous危险的;B. diverse多样的;C. horrified惊骇的;D. magical神
奇的。由下文“places where animals could talk and where kids had grand adventures”可知,Sandberg太太读
书时,作者感觉到了一个地方,在这个地方,动物们可以说话,孩子们可以进行伟大的冒险,所以说这
是个神奇的地方,故选D。89.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:第一节课,五个孩子到场。A. showed up露面;到场;B. moved out
搬出;C. dropped out退出;D. gave up放弃。由下文“I read to them”可知,作者给这五个孩子读书,所以
可以得知,第一节课,这五个孩子到场了,故选A。
90.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我读书给他们听,试着和他们交谈。A. learn学习;B. avoid避免;C. start
开始;D. stop停下来。由下文“Whenever I asked a question”可知,作者问学生们问题,所以可以推断出,
作者开始试着和孩子们交谈,故选C。
91.考查名词词义辨析。句意:每当我问一个问题,学生们完全沉默。A. chaos混乱;B. enjoyment享受;
C. silence沉默;D. agreement同意。由下文“The following week, a few more kids came; they_____12______
started responding, but with one-word answers.”可知,在第二周作者给孩子们讲故事时,当作者问他们问题
时,学生们开始做出回答,但是只说一个字,由此可以推断出,第一周上课的时候,当作者问学生问题
时,学生们保持沉默,故选C。
92.考查副词词义辨析。句意:接下来的一周,又来了几个孩子,他们开始紧张地回答,但只回答一个
字。A. immediately立即;B. skillfully巧妙地;C. politely礼貌地;D. nervously紧张地。由下文“started
responding, but with one-word answers” 和 上 文 “ Whenever I asked a question, I was met with
complete____11_______.”可知,第一周上课时,同学们不回答作者的问题,而第二周时,学生们紧张地开
始做出回答,但也只说一个字,故选D。
93.考查形容词比较级词义辨析。句意:下一节课,他们给出了更长的答案,更多的学生参与了对话。
A. accurate精准的;B. longer更长的;C. complicated复杂的;D. simpler更简单的。由下文“answers and
more students participated in the conversations.”和上文“but with one-word answers”可知,第二周学生们开始
回答作者的问题,但只说一个字,到了第三周时,同学们表现越来越好,所以给出的答案更长,故选B。
94.考查名词词义辨析。句意:这个俱乐部很快就成了我每周的娱乐。A. recreation娱乐;B. fear害怕;
C. burden 负担;D. highlight 最好的部分。由下文“I have gotten to know the students and grown fond of
every single one of them. Reading out loud forces me to forget everything else for an hour.”可知,作者开始了解
学生们,并且逐渐喜欢上他们每一个人,且作者在给学生们大声朗读时,会忘记其他事情,所以说,这
个读书俱乐部成为作者每周的娱乐,故选D。
95.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我最近在想,当时我们午餐后的阅读时间,是否也给了 Sandberg太太一
个机会,让她忘记自己的世界。A. world世界;B. students学生;C. meals饭;D. club俱乐部。由上文
“Reading out loud forces me to forget everything else for an hour”可知,作者给孩子们读书时,她会沉浸其
中,忘记其他事情,所以可以得知,作者在想,当初 Sandberg太太给作者和同学们读书时,是否她也沉
浸其中,忘记自己世界的一些事情,故选A。