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第 18 讲 完形填空记叙文（新高考 15 空）（练）
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In high school Norman Greenstein was a productive doodler (涂鸦手), and created lots of paintings. When he
____1____ his works to his teacher, the teacher responded, “The problem with modern art is that you can
____2____ on a canvas and call it art.” Norman felt so disappointed, but he ____3____ parted with art over the
years.
After his ____4____, Norman spared no efforts to ____5____ his wife and three children with devotion.
Although life was sometimes hard for him, it didn’t ruin his ____6____ for creative expression. After being
diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, the 65- year-old social worker, decided to turn his ____7____ diagnosis into
a positive opportunity to ____8____ a lifelong dream.
With the help of his son, Norman was able to start a ____9____ involving his whole family, in order to make
his own works ____10____ by all people around him, as well as his ____11____ experience of fighting against
Parkinson’s disease.
In 2021, an online ____12____ was launched to feature the colorful canvases and he also ____13____ a memoir
called Spit on a Canvas: the Journey of the Parkinson’s Painter. Meanwhile, Norman began selling his first
paintings, with galleries exhibiting his works. The team is also ____14____ releasing Norman’s first digital NFT
art collection. 20% of the ____15____ has been donated to two Parkinson’s research foundations.
1．A．assigned B．offered C．conveyed D．showed
2．A．set B．spit C．sneeze D．skip
3．A．still B．occasionally C．never D．frequently
4．A．retirement B．exhibition C．graduation D．marriage
5．A．support B．remove C．judge D．replace
6．A．calling B．praying C．longing D．waiting
7．A．unbelievable B．dark C．embarrassing D．unsolved
8．A．release B．refresh C．realize D．restore
9．A．project B．request C．competition D．reform
10．A．spotted B．recommended C．developed D．regarded
11．A．thrilling B．pleasant C．plain D．stressful
12．A．drama B．contest C．programme D．gallery
13．A．published B．copied C．revised D．examined14．A．ending with B．working on C．relying on D．paying for
15．A．salary B．reward C．sale D．allowance
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了涂鸦手诺曼因为美术老师对自己的作品的糟糕评价感到
非常失望，但是这并没有破坏他对创造性表达的渴望。尤其在65岁的时候被诊断为帕金森病后，他决定去
实现这一生的梦想。
1．D【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他向老师展示他的作品时，老师回答说：“现代艺术的问题是
你可以在画布上吐痰，称之为艺术。”A. assigned分配；B. offered提供；C. conveyed表达；D. showed展
示。根据下句“The problem with modern art is that you can ___2 __ on a canvas and call it art.”可知当他把自
己的作品给老师看时得到了老师的回答。故选D。
2．B【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他向老师展示他的作品时，老师回答说：“现代艺术的问题是
你可以在画布上吐痰，称之为艺术。”A. set设定；B. spit吐痰；C. sneeze打喷嚏；D. skip跳跃。根据下
句 “Norman felt so disappointed”可知诺曼感到非常失望。结合13空后的“a memoir called Spit on a Canvas:
the Journey of the Parkinson’s Painter.”说明老师的评价是“现代艺术的问题在于你可以在画布上吐痰，然后
称之为艺术。”。故选B。
3．C 【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意：诺曼感到很失望，但多年来他从未放弃艺术。A. still仍然；B.
occasionally偶尔；C. never绝不；D. frequently频繁地。根据后文“Although life was sometimes hard for
him, it didn’t ruin his ____6____ for creative expression.”可知尽管生活有时对他来说很艰难，但这并没有破
坏他对创造性表达的渴望。说明这些年来，他从未放弃艺术。故选C。
4．D【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：结婚后，诺曼不遗余力地全心全意地养活他的妻子和三个孩子。
A. retirement退休；B. exhibition展览；C. graduation毕业；D. marriage婚姻。根据下句“Norman spared no
efforts to ____5____ his wife and three children with devotion.”可知结婚后，诺曼把他的梦想放在一边，不
遗余力地全心全意地养他的妻子和三个孩子。故选D。
5．A【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：结婚后，诺曼不遗余力地全心全意地供养他的妻子和三个孩子。
A. support支撑，供养；B. remove移除；C. judge判断；D. replace 取代。根据空后 “his wife and three
children with devotion”可知诺曼把他的梦想放在一边不遗余力地全心全意地供养他的妻子和三个孩子。故
选A。
6．C【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然生活有时对他来说很艰难，但这并没有破坏他对创造性表达
的渴望。A. calling打电话；B. praying祈祷；C. longing渴望；D. waiting等待。根据前文“Although life
was sometimes hard for him, it didn’t ruin”可推断这些年来，他从未放弃艺术，说明这并没有破坏他对创造性
表达的渴望。故选C。7．B【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在被诊断出患有帕金森病后，这位65岁的社会工作者决定把
他的“黑暗”诊断变成一个实现终身梦想的积极的机会。A. unbelievable难以置信的；B. dark黑暗的；C.
embarrassing令人尴尬的；D. unsolved未解决的。根据上句“After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease,
the 65-year-old social worker decided to turn…”可知在被诊断患有帕金森氏病后，这位65岁的社会工作者决
定将他的黑暗诊断转化为实现一生梦想的积极的机会。故选B。
8．C【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在被诊断出患有帕金森病后，这位65岁的社会工作者决定把他
的“黑暗”诊断变成一个实现终身梦想的积极的机会。A. release释放；B. refresh使恢复精神；C. realize意
识到，实现；D. restore恢复，复原。根据下文“lifelong dream”可知，用realize dream（实现梦想）表示这
位65岁的社会工作者决定将他的黑暗诊断转化为实现一生梦想的积极的机会。故选C。
9．A【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：在儿子的帮助下，诺曼能够启动一个涉及全家的“项目”，以使
他自己的作品以及他对抗帕金森病的艰辛体验被周围所有人发现。A. project项目；B. request要求；C.
competition比赛；D. reform改革。根据空后“involving the whole family”可知在儿子的帮助下，诺曼开始了
一个涉及整个家庭的项目。故选A。
10．A【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在儿子的帮助下，诺曼能够启动一个涉及全家的“项目”，以
使他自己的作品以及他对抗帕金森病的艰辛体验被周围所有人发现。A. spotted发现；B. recommended推荐；
C. developed发展；D. regarded认为。make sth. done表示“使某事被做”，这里指的是使他自己的作品以
及他对抗帕金森病的“压力”体验被周围所有人发现。故选A。
11．B【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在儿子的帮助下，诺曼能够启动一个涉及全家的“项目”，
以使他自己的作品以及他对抗帕金森病的艰辛体验被周围所有人发现。A. thorough彻底的；B. tough困难
的，艰辛的；C. upset沮丧的；D. stressful有压力的。根据常识及下文“experience of fighting against
Parkinson’s disease”可知，与帕金森病做斗争的经历必然是有艰辛的。故选B。
12．D【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：2021，推出了一个在线画廊，以展示这些彩色油画，他还出版
了一本回忆录，名为《在画布上吐痰：帕金森画家的旅程》。A. drama戏剧；B. contest比赛；C.
programme节目，项目；D. gallery画廊。根据下句“with galleries exhibiting his works”可知画廊展出他的作
品，说明2021年，推出了一个在线画廊。故选D。
13．A【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：2021，推出了一个在线画廊，以展示这些彩色油画，他还出版
了一本回忆录，名为《在画布上吐痰：帕金森画家的旅程》。A. published出版；B. copied复制；C. revised
更正；D. examined检查。根据空后“a memoir called Spit on a Canvas: the Journey of the Parkinson’s Painter.”
可知他还出版了一本名为《在画布上吐痰：帕金森画家的旅程》的回忆录。故选A。
14．B【解析】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：该团队还致力于发布诺曼的第一个数字NFT艺术收藏。A.ending with以……结束；B. working on从事，致力于；C. relying on依靠；D. paying for支付。结合空格后
宾语“releasing Norman’s first digital NFT art collection”可知该团队还致力于发布诺曼的第一个数字NFT艺
术收藏。故选B。
15．C【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：20%的销售额已捐赠给两个帕金森病研究基金会。A. salary工资；
B. rewards奖励；C. sales销售；D. allowance津贴。根据空后“has been donated to two Parkinson’s research
foundations.”可知所有销售额的20%捐赠给了两个帕金森研究基金会。故选C。
B
Emma Jones’ three-year-old son, Eric, was sharing a hot dog on the deck overlooking her friend Sarah Roth’s
swimming pool. One moment Jones was watching Eric play around with the other children at this____16____of
moms and kids last July. The next moment he disappeared without a____17____. She turned to her friend Machel
Rawlings and asked,“ Have you seen Eric?”
Rawlings stood, ____18____ the pool and suddenly screamed. Eric was found ____19____ face down in
the deep end. What happened next was a ____20____ textbook response: As Rawlings dived in the pool, grasped
the boy,____21____ him over and swam him to the end. Meanwhile, their host, Sarah Roth, dialed 911. At the
pool’s____22____, Rawlings handed Eric up to his mother. His skin was blue and wasn’t breathing.
Rawlings who’d taken a CPR course just four months earlier, immediately began rescue breathing. Hanging up
the phone, Roth, a former flight attendant who’d accumulated ____23____ experience before,____24____CPR
from Rawlings. Three long minutes went by with Roth breathing into Eric’ s mouth and _____25_____chest
compressions(按压) while Rawlings and Jones _____26_____his condition. Gradually his color _____27_____,
and as the ambulance was arriving on the _____28_____, Rawlings looked at Roth.“ He’s breathing,” she said.
The _____29_____with which the women acted saved Eric’s life. Emma Jones found any words seemed
powerless. She said _____30_____,“ They did everything right.”
16．A．encounter B．union C．gathering D．game
17．A．trace B．symptom C．footprint D．signal
18．A．found B．examined C．fixed D．scanned
19．A．floating B．lying C．sinking D．diving
20．A．initial B．typical C．creative D．effective
21．A．rolled B．knocked C．checked D．ran
22．A．point B．edge C．stage D．boundary
23．A．accessible B．apparent C．sufficient D．significant
24．A．took up B．took in C．took place D．took over25．A．performing B．working C．testing D．stretching
26．A．maintained B．monitored C．adapted D．generated
27．A．faded B．changed C．returned D．revealed
28．A．pool B．scene C．route D．venue
29．A．courage B．kindness C．persistence D．decisiveness
30．A．actually B．fairly C．finally D．simply
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在一次聚会上Emma Jones的三岁儿子不小心掉到水里，她
的朋友们果断运用CPR急救知识救了她儿子的故事。
16．C【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：在去年7月的一次妈妈和孩子们的聚会上，Jones一会儿还在看
着Eric和其他孩子玩耍。A. encounter遭遇；B. union结合；C. gathering聚会；D. game游戏。根据“One
moment Jones was watching Eric play around with the other children”可知，事情发生在妈妈和孩子们的聚会上。
故选C。
17．A【解析】考查名词动词词义辨析。句意：接着他就消失得无影无踪了。A. trace痕迹；B. symptom症
状；C. footprint足迹；D. signal信号。根据“She turned to her friend Machel Rawlings and asked,“ Have you
seen Eric?””可知，Eric不见了，消失的无影无踪。故选A。
18．D【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：Rawlings站起来，扫视着池塘，突然尖叫起来。 A. found发现；
B. examined检查；C. fixed修理；D. scanned扫描、审视。根据“the pool and suddenly screamed.”可知，
Rawlings 为了寻找Eric，站起起来扫了一眼游泳池，然后突然尖叫起来。故选D。
19．A【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：Eric被发现时脸朝下漂浮在深水区。A. floating漂浮；B. lying
躺；C. sinking下沉；D. diving潜水。根据“face down in the deep end.”可知，Eric被发现时漂浮在深水区。
故选A。
20．B【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：接下来发生的事情是典型的教科书式的反应：Rawlings跳入
泳池，抓住男孩，把他翻过来，然后游到泳池尽头。A. initial开始的；B. typical典型的；C. creative创造的；
D. effective有效的。根据“textbook response”和“As Rawlings dived in the pool, grasped the boy,____21____
him over and swam him to the end.”可知，Rawlings拯救Eric一系列的动作是典型的教科书式的反应。故选
B。
21．A【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：接下来发生的事情是典型的教科书式的反应：Rawlings跳入泳
池，抓住男孩，把他翻过来，然后游到泳池尽头。A. rolled翻滚；B. knocked敲；C. checked检查；D. ran
跑。roll sb over表示“把某人翻过来”。根据“As Rawlings dived in the pool, grasped the boy,”可知，
Rawlings救助落水小孩的一系列动作，跳下泳池，抓住孩子，把他翻转过来，并把他推到岸边。故选A。
22．B【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：在泳池边，Rawlings把Eric交给了他的母亲。他的皮肤发紫，没有呼吸。A. point点；B. edge边缘；C. stage舞台；D. boundary边界。根据“and swam him to the end”可
知，此处应指泳池边缘。故选B。
23．C【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Roth挂了电话，从Rawlings手中接管心肺复苏的工作，她以
前是一名空姐，积累了足够的经验。A. accessible可进入的；B. apparent明显的；C. sufficient足够的；D.
significant重要的。根据“Roth, a former flight attendant”可知，Roth之前是一名空姐，之前她已经积累了足
够的经验。故选C。
24．D【解析】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：Roth挂了电话，从Rawlings手中接管心肺复苏的工作，她
以前是一名空姐，积累了足够的经验。 A. took up从事；B. took in接受；C. took place发生；D. took over
接管，接受，接替，接任。根据“Roth, a former flight attendant who’d accumulated ____23____ experience
before,”可知，Roth接替Rawling继续接管做心肺复苏的工作。故选D。
25．A【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：漫长的三分钟过去了，Roth对着Eric的嘴呼吸，并进行胸部按
压，而Rawlings和Jones则在监控他的情况。A. performing表现；执行；B. working工作；C. testing测试；
D. stretching伸展。根据“chest compressions(按压)”可知，Roth一边往Eric的口中吹气，一边执行挤压执行
他的胸膛。故选A。
26．B【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：漫长的三分钟过去了，Roth对着Eric的嘴呼吸，并进行胸部按
压，而Rawlings和Jones则在监控他的情况。A. maintained维持；B. monitored监控；C. adapted适应；D.
generated产生。根据“Three long minutes went by with Roth breathing into Eric’ s mouth and ___25____chest
compressions(按压)”可知，当Roth一边对Eric施救的时候，Rawlings and Jones则观察和监控Eric的身体状
况。故选B。
27．C【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：渐渐地，他的脸色恢复了，当救护车到达现场时，Rawlings看
着Roth。A. faded变淡；B. changed改变；C. returned返回；D. revealed显示。根据前文“His skin was blue
and wasn’t breathing.”可知，Eric的皮肤变青了。后来经过急救，颜色逐渐恢复了正常。故选C。
28．B【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：渐渐地，他的脸色恢复了，当救护车到达现场时，Rawlings看
着Roth。A. pool游泳池；B. scene现场；C. route路线；D. venue场所。根据“and as the ambulance was
arriving”可知，救护车到达现场。故选B。
29．D【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些女人的果断行动救了Eric的命。A. courage勇气；B.
kindness善良；C. persistence坚持；D. decisiveness坚决；果断。根据“with which the women acted saved
Eric’s life.”及上文可知，三个妇女在救人的时候非常果断。故选D。
30．D【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意：她只是说：“他们做的每件事都是对的。” A. actually实际上；
B. fairly相当地；C. finally最终；D. simply仅仅、只是。根据“Emma Jones found any words seemedpowerless.”可知，不知道如何表达对两位朋友的感激之情。所以她直接说，她们做的分毫不差。故选D。
C
Some literary characters capture the imagination of readers. Their adventures, experiences, talents and
personalities make them ___31___. Detective Sherlock Holmes is one of these. Author Arthur Conan Doyle
created Holmes in 1887 in his works. He was brilliant. Critically, his ability to notice ___32___, assemble them
and draw conclusions amazed everyone. He first appeared in the story “A Study in Scarlet”The story also
introduced Dr. John Watson and how he came to live with Holmes and be part of his life. Watson observes that
many interesting people visit Holmes at various times during the day. Holmes informs Watson he is a
“___33___detective”. These people are clients, including ___34___ from Scotland Yard, who seek his help to
solve difficult cases.
Watson narrates this first case which involves the murders of two men. The story has two parts. In the first
part, Holmes solves the crime and captures the killer. The second part gives the backstory as to why the killer
murdered his ___35___. It was a revenge (报复) killing for their part in the death of the murderer’s fiancee.
The Red-headed League is on many people’s lists of their favorite stories ___36___ Sherlock Holmes. In this
story, red-headed businessman Jabez Wilson wants Holmes’ help. Several weeks before, Wilson’s young assistant,
Vincent Spaulding, had ___37___ him to reply to a newspaper ad. The ad offered ___38___ paid work to a red-
headed man. Wilson gets the job and is paid 4 pounds a week for short periods of afternoon work. ___39___
suddenly without notice the job stops. Wilson wants Holmes’s assistance to discover what happened. Holmes
____40____ a description of Spaulding and goes to see him at Wilson’s shop. He notices that the knees of
Spaulding’s trousers are ____41____. Then Holmes taps on the pavement ____42____Wilson’s shop. Next he
calls a police inspector and the director of the bank that is behind Wilson’s shop. The four men hide in the dark
bank vault (金库) and wait. Soon two men, one of whom is Spaulding, ____43____ from a tunnel cut into the
vault’s floor and are captured. The two men had ____44____ the Red-headed League to keep Wilson away while
they dug the ____45____ to the bank vault.
31．A．imaginable B．intelligible C．powerful D．unforgettable
32．A．criminals B．processes C．details D．expressions
33．A．consulting B．investing C．conducting D．enquiring
34．A．natives B．detectives C．officials D．rivals
35．A．colleges B．partners C．relatives D．victims
36．A．including B．representing C．involving D．praising37．A．urged B．helped C．warned D．forced
38．A．dearly B．fully C．highly D．earnestly
39．A．Therefore B．Furthermore C．Meanwhile D．Then
40．A．turns to B．asks for C．takes down D．works out
41．A．dirty B．ordinary C．special D．wet
42．A．on top of B．at the back of C．in front of D．in the middle of
43．A．escape B．emerge C．run D．keep
44．A．invented B．organized C．supervised D．commanded
45．A．yard B．wall C．hole D．tunnel
【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了令读者印象深刻的文学形象——福尔摩斯。
31．D【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们的冒险、经历、才华和个性都让人难以忘怀。A. imaginable
可想象的；B. intelligible明白易懂的；C. powerful强大的；D. unforgettable难以忘怀的。根据第一段
“Some literary characters capture the imagination of readers.”可知，一些文学人物让人印象深刻。故选D项。
32．C【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：关键的是，他注意到细节，将它们组合起来并得出结论的能力
令所有人惊叹。A. criminals罪犯；B. processes过程；C. details细节；D. expressions表达。根据“He was
brilliant.”以及空后的“assemble them and draw conclusions amazed everyone.”可知，福尔摩斯善于寻找细节
并依据细节得出结论。故选C项。
33．A【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：福尔摩斯告诉华生他是一名咨询侦探。A. consulting 咨询；商
量；B. investing投资；C. conducting实施；D. enquiring询问。根据后文“These people are clients, including
___4___ from Scotland Yard, who seek his help to solve difficult cases.”可知，这些顾客都是来找福尔摩斯寻求
帮助解决棘手的案件的。故选A项。
34．B【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些人都是他的客户，其中包括来自伦敦警察厅的侦探，他们
寻求他的帮助来解决棘手的案件。A. natives本地人；B. detectives侦探；C. officials 官员；D. rivals对手。
根据后文“who seek his help to solve difficult cases.”可知来找福尔摩斯寻求帮助的是一些试图解决棘手案件
的侦探。故选B项。
35．D【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：第二部分给出了为什么凶手杀害受害者的背景故事。A. colleges
同事；B. partners伙伴；C. relatives亲戚；D. victims受害者。根据前文 “Watson narrates this first case
which involves the murders of two men.”以及“It was a revenge killing for their part in the death of the murderer’s
fiancee.”可知，此处指为什么凶手杀害受害者。故选D项。
36．C【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：红发联盟是许多人最喜欢的和福尔摩斯有关的故事之一。A.
including包含；B. representing代表；C. involving涉及；D. praising表扬。根据后文“In this story, red-headed businessman Jabez Wilson wants Holmes’ help.”可知，故事涉及到了福尔摩斯。故选C项。
37．A【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：几个星期前，威尔逊的年轻助手文森特·斯波尔丁敦促他回复报
纸上的一则广告。A. urged力劝；B. helped帮助；C. warned警告；D. forced强迫。根据“The two men had
___44___ the Red-headed League to keep Wilson away while they dug the ___45___ to the bank vault.”可知，红
发联盟的高薪工作的广告是斯伯丁和同伙发明的，目的就是为了引开威尔逊的注意，所以才极力说服威尔
逊去应聘。故选A项。
38．C【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意：广告给一个红头发的人提供了高薪工作。威尔逊得到了这份工
作，每周有4英镑的报酬，下午有短暂的工作时间。”A. dearly深深地；B. fully完全地；C. highly高度地；
D. earnestly认真地。根据“4 pounds a week for short periods of afternoon work.”可知，只在下午工作极短的
时间就可以每周得到四英镑，所以薪水很高。故选C项。
39．D【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意：然后，突然在没有任何通知的情况下工作停止了。 A. Therefore
因此；B. Furthermore而且；C. Meanwhile同时；D. Then然后。根据后文“Wilson wants Holmes’s assistance
to discover what happened.”可知，威尔逊找到福尔摩斯的助手让他查明工作突然停止的原因，此处在叙述故
事的发展过程。故选D项。
40．B【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：福尔摩斯要求他描述一下斯波尔丁的样子，然后到威尔逊的店
里去见他。A. turns to转到；B. asks for要求；C. takes down写下；D. works out算出。根据“He notices that
the knees of Spaulding’s trousers are ___41___ .”可知，福尔摩斯去见了斯波尔丁，所以事先让威尔逊描述他
的样子。故选B项。
41．A【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他注意到斯波尔丁的裤子的膝盖部分很脏。A. dirty脏的；B.
ordinary普通的；C. special特殊的；D. wet湿的。根据后文“Soon two men, one of whom is Spaulding,
___43___ from a tunnel cut into the vault’s floor and are captured. The two men had ___44___ the Red-headed
League to keep Wilson away while they dug the __45___ to the bank vault.”可知，斯波尔丁参与挖金库地下通
道的工作，所以裤子的膝盖部位是脏的。故选A项。
42．C【解析】考查介词短语辨析。句意：接着，福尔摩斯敲着威尔逊铺子前的人行道。A. on top of
在……顶上；B. at the back of在……后面；C. in front of在……前面；D. in the middle of在……中间。根据
“Next he calls a police inspector and the director of the bank that is behind Wilson’s shop.”可知，银行就在威尔
逊商店的后面，所以人行道应该在威尔逊店铺的前面，故选C项。
43．B【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：很快，两名男子，其中一个是斯波尓丁，从一条通往金库地板
的隧道中出来，并被抓获。A. escape逃跑；B. emerge出现；C. run跑；D. keep保持。根据后文“and are
captured.”可知，斯波尔丁和他的同伙一出现就被捕获。故选B项。44．A【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：这两个人创立了红发联盟，目的是在挖通往银行的隧道时不让
威尔逊靠近。A. invented发明；B. organized组织；C. supervised监督；D. commanded命令。根据“to keep
Wilson away while they dug the ___45___ to the bank vault.”可知，斯波尔丁和他的同伙为了不让威尔逊发现
他们的罪行，所以就发明了红发联盟的招聘广告，并力劝威尔逊去应聘。所以选A 项。
45．D【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：这两个人创立了红发联盟，目的是在挖通往银行的隧道时不让
威尔逊靠近。A.yard院子；B. wall墙；C. hole洞；D. tunnel。根据上文“Soon two men, one of whom is
Spaulding, ___43___ from a tunnel cut into the vault’s floor and are captured.”可知，斯波尔丁和他的同伙在挖
通往银行的通道。故选D项。
D
Near my house is a library. As an enthusiastic reader, the idea to be surrounded by books itself is ___46___.
So I volunteered to ___47___ it, managing books. But never had I realized reading had such ___48___ until I
met an old lady.
One day I was arranging books when I heard a lady ___49___ something at the information desk, where I
went to give ___50___. She was in her 70s with a beautiful smile.
After communication, I was ___51___ that she came to take the membership. Without family, she had
___52___ her house and settled in a nursing home, living off ___53___ the interest from her savings account. Her
love of reading, even at such an age, never ___54___. Her confidence, whenever she ___55___ reading, livened
her up.
The membership was ___56___ for her, so I explained the fee. She didn’t hesitate to open her purse and
___57___ for the amount. Noticing her ___58___ look, I offered to pay for her but she insisted, “I’ll come and
pay tomorrow.” I failed to ___59___ her. The next day she returned, paid up and got her membership card. When I
took her into the world of books, her eyes shone with excitement. She became a regular visitor, one I’d ___60___
every few days.
Now her cute smile in my mind still reminds me of the magic of reading.
46．A．appealing B．creative C．accurate D．unbelievable
47．A．reward B．join C．sponsor D．visit
48．A．possibility B．power C．hardship D．value
49．A．approving of B．giving away C．inquiring about D．showing off
50．A．assistance B．attention C．results D．regards
51．A．amused B．concerned C．relieved D．surprised
52．A．donated B．mended C．purchased D．sold53．A．barely B．purposefully C．merely D．secretly
54．A．began B．continued C．deepened D．lessened
55．A．considered B．practiced C．mentioned D．recommended
56．A．costly B．informal C．unreasonable D．risky
57．A．arrange B．check C．ask D．pray
58．A．confused B．grateful C．uneasy D．considerate
59．A．decline B．convince C．impress D．satisfy
60．A．expect B．interview C．question D．recognize
【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者在图书馆遇到了一位热爱阅读的女士，作者意识到了阅读
的力量。
46．A【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：作为一个热情的读者，被书包围的想法本身就是有吸引力的。
A. appealing有吸引力的；B. creative创造性的；C. accurate精确的；D. unbelievable难以置信的。根据下文
“So I volunteered to ___47___ it, managing books.”可知，作者认为被书包围是有吸引力的。故选A项。
47．B【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以我自愿加入那里，管理书籍。A. reward奖励；B. join加入；
C. sponsor赞助；D. visit参观。根据下文“managing books”可知，作者自愿加入，去管理书籍。故选B项。
48．B【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：但直到我遇到一位年长的女士，我才意识到阅读有如此强大的
力量。A. possibility可能性；B. power力量；C. hardship困难；D. value价值。根据下文“Her confidence,
whenever she ___55___ reading, livened her up.”可知，此处表示遇到年长的女士之后，作者意识到阅读的力
量。故选B项。
49．C【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：一天，我正在整理书籍，突然听到一位女士在问讯处询问一些
事情，我去问讯处提供帮助。A. approving of赞成；B. giving away赠送；C. inquiring about询问；D.
showing off炫耀。根据下文“something at the information desk”可知，一位女士在问询处询问一些事情。故
选C项。
50．A【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：一天，我正在整理书籍，突然听到一位女士在问讯处询问一些
事情，然后我去问讯处提供帮助。A. assistance帮助；B. attention注意；C. results结果；D. regards问候。
根据上文“One day I was arranging books when I heard a lady ___49___ something at the information desk,
where I went to give”可知，作者听到一位女士询问一些事情，作者去提供帮助。故选A项。
51．D【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：经过沟通，我很惊讶她来是为了获得会员资格。A. amused好
笑的；B. concerned担心的；C. relieved放心的；D. surprised惊讶的。根据下文“Without family, she had
___52___ her house and settled in a nursing home, living off ___53___ the interest from her savings account.”可知，
作者了解到女士的情况后，很惊讶对方是来获得会员资格的。故选D项。52．D【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于没有家人，她卖掉了房子，在一家养老院安顿下来，只靠
储蓄账户的利息过活。A. donated捐赠；B. mended修补；C. purchased购买；D. sold出售。根据上文
“Without family”以及下文“settled in a nursing home”可知，此处表示女士卖掉了她的房子。故选D项。
53．C【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意：由于没有家人，她卖掉了房子，在一家养老院安顿下来，只靠
储蓄账户的利息过活。A. barely几乎不；B. purposefully有意地；C. merely仅仅；D. secretly秘密地。根据
下文“the interest from her savings account”可知，女士仅仅靠储蓄账户的利息过活。故选C项。
54．D【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：即使在这样的年龄，她对阅读的热爱也从未减弱。A. began开
始；B. continued继续；C. deepened加深；D. lessened减弱。根据上文“she came to take the membership”可
知，女士对于阅读的热爱从未减弱。故选D项。
55．C【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：每当她提到阅读时，她的自信使她活跃起来。A. considered考虑；
B. practiced实践；C. mentioned提到；D. recommended推荐。根据上文“Her love of reading, even at such an
age, never ___54___ .”可知，此处表示当女士提到阅读时，她的自信使她活跃起来。故选C项。
56．A【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：会员费对她来说很贵，所以我解释了费用。A. costly昂贵的；
B. informal非正式的；C. unreasonable不合理的；D. risky有风险的。根据上文“she had ___52___ her house
and settled in a nursing home, living off ___53___ the interest from her savings account.”可知，女士仅仅靠储蓄
账户的利息过活，所以此处表示会员费对她而言是昂贵的。故选A项。
57．B【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：她毫不犹豫地打开钱包，查看金额。A. arrange安排；B. check
查看；C. ask询问；D. pray祈祷。根据下文“for the amount.”以及语境可知，此处表示女士打开钱包查看
金额。故选B项。
58．C【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：注意到她不安的表情，我主动提出付钱给她，但她坚持说：
“我明天来付钱。”A. confused困惑的；B. grateful感激的；C. uneasy不安的；D. considerate体贴的。根
据下文“I offered to pay for her but she insisted, “I’ll come and pay tomorrow.””可知，此处表示女士的钱不够，
所以女士脸上出现了不安的表情。故选C项。
59．B【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我没能说服她。A. decline减少；B. convince说服；C. impress使
钦佩；D. satisfy满足。根据下文“The next day she returned, paid up and got her membership card.”可知，作
者没能说服女士，为她付钱。故选B项。
60．【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：她成了常客，成了每隔几天我就会期待的一个人。A. expect期望；
B. interview面试；C. question质询；D. recognize辨别出。根据上文“But never had I realized reading had
such ___48___ until I met an old lady.”可知，作者从女士身上意识到了阅读的力量，所以作者会期待女士
到来。故选A项。
