2019高考英语专题完型填空人物故事类(及答案及点评)

2019高考英语专题完型填空人物故事类
一、完形填空
1.完形填空。

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1--20题中所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles. During his talk, Jack 1 his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, “Who wants this?”
2 shot up in the audience. People leaned forward to see whom Jack would
3 . But I jumped up, ran to the
4 , and caught the bill. As I turned and
5 the audience, thoughts raced through my mind—was I about to be humiliated (羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they
6 security guards and take me away from the stage?
7 my desire for the money was louder than any
8 voice. When I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That's it! We can't wait for the
9 to come to us. We must take action to 10 what we want!”
After his talk, 1 managed to formally meet Jack and bravely asked for his 11 email address. Over the next months, I sent him emails 12 my dreams to him. He kindly emailed back lots of encouragement. But I was 13 with other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.
A year later, my dreams were broken. I thought Jack would 14 me to take action, like a huge arrow that would show me the way.
I emailed him, and then again—but got no 15 . As I sat down at my computer to check my emails, I 16 woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd
17 the money, but they just sat on their chairs 18 .
Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait—whether it's a person, a place or a thing. We 19 believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n) 20 way. So we don't try. We give up. But as Jack said: “You'll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don't take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career. Now what are you waiting for?
1. A. reached for B. put away C. threw away D. handed in
2. A. Shoulders B. Shouts C. Hands D. Heads
3. A. offer B. greet C. ask D. choose
4. A. door B. audience C. stage D. chair
5. A. faced B. ran C. went D. left
6. A. ask B. call C. demand D. order
7. A. And B. So C. But D. Or
8. A. careful B. doubtful C. meaningful D. helpful
9. A. opportunities B. dollars C. results D. aims
10. A. consider B. accept C. discover D. seize
11. A. official B. original C. personal D. secret
12. A. announcing B. admitting C. supplying D. describing
13. A. satisfied B. busy C. disappointed D. patient
14. A. inspire B. beg C. forbid D. allow
15. A. news B. notice C. response D. understanding
16. A. absolutely B. suddenly C. hardly D. nearly
17. A. desiring B. ignoring C. earning D. refusing
18. A. firmly B. gracefully C. willingly D. excitedly
19. A. sincerely B. honestly C. mistakenly D. obviously
20. A. difficult B. surprising C. different D. natural
2.完形填空
When I was young at school, I loved to talk, a characteristic not always appreciated by Miss Jordan, my
tenth-grade English teacher.
She was a teacher no one wanted because she was so 1 She stood about five-foot-five, was very thin and wore her hair pulled back in a way that gave her a horsy 2 She wore those
half-circular reading glasses. Whenever she got upset, she would lower her head and look at you over the top of her glasses.
One day in her class I was busy talking. I didn't 3 she had stopped teaching and was
4 straight at me. “Young lady, I would like to see you after school.”
Later Miss Jordan 5 in a low, but very firm voice that showed she expected me to listen when she was talking. For 6 she told me to write a thousand-word essay on education and its effect on the economy. She wanted it in by the following Wednesday.
Well, I met my deadline. I was 7 . It was a good paper. And I expected a sign of
8 from her. The next day in class 9 she was looking at me over her glasses. She called me forward and 10 my paper. “Go back and rewrite,” she said. “Remember, each paragraph is supposed to begin with a topic sentence.” When she gave my paper back a second time, she
11 the grammar. The third time, the spelling. The fourth time, it was punctuation. The fifth, it wasn't neat enough. I was 12 !
The sixth time, I rewrote the whole paper 13 in ink, leaving generous space. When she saw it, she removed her glasses and smiled She finally 14 the paper. After that, I put the whole thing out of my 15 .
Two or three months passed. One day Miss Jordan came into the class and said to us: Class, do you still
16 an essay contest held citywide? They've announced the 17 I am happy to inform you that Mary has won third prize in the essay contest 'On the Impact of Education on the Economy'.”
I was amazed and 18 It was the first time I had ever won a prize. Years later, I told a reporter that story, and my comments — including my unfriendly 19 of Miss Jordan's appearance. Miss Jordan wrote me, and said that her appearance wasn't what was important. What was important was the
20 I had learnt. When I wrote and rewrote that paper for her, I began to learn how to discipline myself.
1. A. open-minded B. strict C. careful D. cold-hearted
2. A. look B. shape C. style D. character
3. A. guess B. believe C. imagine D. realize
4. A. waving B. laughing C. staring D. running
5. A. complained B. whispered C. explained D. apologized
6. A. objection B. motivation C. punishment D. encouragement
7. A. confident B. concerned C. nervous D. helpful
8. A. suggestion B. praise C. comment D. respect
9. A. otherwise B. moreover C. however D. therefore
10. A. changed B. tore C. opened D. returned
11. A. mastered B. corrected C. taught D. identified
12. A. relieved B. grateful C. relaxed D. sick
13. A. carelessly B. eagerly C. quickly D. slowly
14. A. published B. accepted C. finished D. studied
15. A. mind B. list C. question D. sight
16. A. remember B. enter C. expect D. organize
17. A. plans B. winners C. participants D. names
18. A. curious B. anxious C. thrilled D. enthusiastic
19. A. conclusion B. reaction C. recommendation D. description
20. A. lesson B. meaning C. skill D. result
3.从各题A, B, C三个选项中，选出可以填入空自处的最佳答案。

The big day had finally arrived. I had won the local speech contest(比赛),representing Madison Middle School. Here it 1 the state competition. I waited backstage for the host to announce 2 name.
3 I had practiced much, I was extremely nervous. My heart was thumping my palms
4 , and my mouth was dry. “Calm down,” I told myself. Still, picturing an audience of teachers, parents and classmates made me want
5 totally.
Mr. Patrick 6 taught me to give speeches, reminded me, “You'll do great. You're prepared. You've come this far.”
Mr. Patrick was right. I was ready 7 this, and besides, I won first place in the 8 contests. Yet, when I pictured 9 eyes on me waiting for me to mess up, my heart was gradually sinking into my stomach.
“You10 back out now,” I told myself as Mr. Nichols, the host, announced my name and the title of my speech, “My Hero.”
1. A. was B. is C. have been
2. A. My B. me C. mine
3. A. As long as B. even though C. ever since
4. A. will sweat B. had sweat C. were sweating
5. A. disappear B. to disappear C. disappear
6. A. who B. which C. when
7. A. to B. at C. for
8. A. early B. earlier C. earliest
9. A. either B. both C. all
10. A. needn't B. can't C. mightn't
4.完形填空
The Cost of Dishonesty
David began studying in Germany two years ago. The college was a little 1 from where he lived, so he had to take the 2 every day. This clever student soon found it was easy to
3 buying subway tickets, so he often went and returned
4 a ticket to save money. As a result, he had been caught with no ticket in the subway four times
5 he never took them to
6 . He thought what he should pay
7 attention to was his study. He did work very hard in the last two years and graduated with
8 academic achievements a month ago. Everyone,
9 himself, thought he would get a good job easily in 10 and had a bright future. He went to a big local company 11 . But to his 12 , he was not even allowed his chance for a/an 13 ! He then went to another famous company, only to receive the same 14 . When he was 15 a third time, he
16 help telephoning the company to ask why they didn't want him. The answer was simple, “We don't offer jobs to 17 people in Germany!”
We may get short-term 18 by dishonest means, but the truth will come
out 19 and the cost is high. So remember, honesty is the best 20 .
1. A. near B. away C. far D. close
2. A. bus B. car C. vehicle D. subway
3. A. skip B. miss C. flee D. forget
4. A. for B. without C. by D. with
5. A. while B. although C. but D. because
6. A. heart B. mind C. soul D. spirit
7. A. much B. more C. less D. little
8. A. exciting B. depressing C. shocking D. amazing
9. A. regarding B. including C. considering D. concerning
10. A. America B. China C. Germany D. Britain
11. A. confidently B. fortunately C. nervously D. willingly
12. A. surprise B. excitement C. delight D. disappointment
13. A. interview B. exam C. conversation D. meeting
14. A. achievement B. treatment C. argument D. improvement
15. A. turned down B. turned over C. turned up D. turned off
16. A. wouldn't B. shouldn't C. couldn't D. mustn't
17. A. immature B. dissatisfied C. dishonest D. unconfident
18. A. benefits B. impression C. profits D. harm
19. A. on time B. in time C. at times D. in no time
20. A. direction B. advice C. suggestion D. policy
5.阅读下面短文，从所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Once, a professor held a test on his students. The professor started with the following question, “Now,
1 you are going to cut trees on a hill. One of the trees has a big
2 while the other's small. Which will you cut?” The que stion got a quick
3 , “Of course the big one! No need to
4 .”
The professor 5 , “The big tree is a poplar（白杨） 6 seen everywhere, while the small one is a Korean pine. Consider again?” A second7 brought students more sense: a Korean pine is much more 8 than the poplar, so they changed their decision.
“9 we'll cut the pine. The poplar isn't worth our 10 .”Smile still 11 on the profes sor's face. “But the pine's trunk is less12 than the poplar.” Rather puzzled, they became 13 , then said, “While, we'll cut the poplar.” The professor gave more detail.
“14 the poplar is straight, the trunk became e mpty within. Then what's your choice?”
Finally one of the students lost his 15 and said, “Professor, you have asked a series of questions leading us to change our answers 16 . What do you want to
17 after all?”
The professor's smile 18 . He said, “Why none of you ask me for what purpose to cut the tree? Though my questions 19 all the way, they are decided by one thing: your 20
to take the action. If it aims at making handicraft articles you may cut the pine; if you just want to have some firewood, you'd better cut the poplar.”
1. A. decide B. believe C. suppose D. communicate
2. A. trunk B. leaves C. root D. branch
3. A. show B. reply C. choice D. notice
4. A. intend B. worry C. mind D. consider
5. A. smiled B. upset C. ignored D. asked
6. A. especially B. commonly C. hardly D. completely
7. A. benefit B. design C. thought D. time
8. A. valuable B. enjoyable C. suitable D. reasonable
9. A. frequently B. particularly C. extremely D. Naturally
10. A. performance B. effort C. concern D. advantage
11. A. received B. arranged C. informed D. remained
12. A. straight B. twisted C. smart D. energetic
13. A. excited B. terrified C. hesitated D. disappointed
14. A. Whether B. Though C. Because D. However
15. A. memory B. temper C. patience D. way
16. A. frequently B. generally C. slowly D. suddenly
17. A. search B. refuse C. test D. accept
18. A. offered B. disappeared C. broke D. recognized
19. A. promise B. share C. declare D. vary
20. A. reflection B. explanation C. contribution D. motivation
6.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
A few years ago, an elderly woman entered my video store, along with her daughter. The daughter was displaying a serious case of 1 , 2 her watch every few seconds. If she had possessed a leash(绳子), her mother would have been 3 to it as a means of pulling her along to 4 the rush of other shoppers.
I 5 and asked if I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a 6 on a piece of paper. 7 rushing off to find the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me 8 I could show her where she could find it and I want to enjoy her 9 for a moment. As we walked along the back of the store, I
10 its floor plan: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed “trip” and 11 conversation.
I said to her daughter, “ 12 some advice?” “Of course not,” said the daughter.
“13 her ,” I said. “When she's gone, it's the little 14 that will come back to you. Times like this. I know.” It was 15 . I still missed my mom and remembered the times when I'd used my impatience to make her 16 .
Together they made their way toward the store's resting area. They sat there for a moment, side by side,
17 the holiday crowds. Then the daughter 18 and immediately regarded her mother lovingly. And slowly she placed her arm with 19 unaccustomed affection around her mother's shoulders and 20 guided her back into the crowd.
1. A. warmth B. strictness C. impatience D. depression
2. A. fixing B. checking C. adjusting D. winding
3. A. accustomed B. fastened C. applied D. stuck
4. A. keep step with B. get away from C. keep off D. escape from
5. A. jumped over B. walked over C. sat still D. lined up
6. A. receipt B. title C. theme D. subject
7. A. Rather than B. Apart from C. Afraid of D. Worrying about
8. A. because B. though C. so D. unless
9. A. time B. stay C. company D. conversation
10. A. changed B. described C. updated D. ignored
11. A. serious B. meaningless C. rough D. casual
12. A. Offer B. Mind C. Take D. Have
13. A. Forgive B. Seize C. Follow D. Cherish
14. A. chances B. feelings C. moments D. presents
15. A. true B. impossible C. unusual D. rare
16. A. different B. puzzled C. upset D. critical
17. A. expecting B. observing C. approaching D. blaming
18. A. glanced over B. looked down C. watched out D. set out
19. A. suddenly B. gradually C. apparently D. basically
20. A. smoothly B. gently C. wisely D. hurriedly
7.完形填空
Madison Williams,aged 13 ,was studying in her bedroom in Dublin, Ohio. Suddenly,her mother,Leigh Williams,rushed in saying 1 "A little boy fell into a septic tank（化粪池），and no one can
2 him.”
They ran to the neighbor's yard,where they found the boy's desperate mother and other people 3
a septic tank opening that was slightly wider than a 4 The boy,only 2, had slipped in.
Madison quickly 5 the situation. She was the only one who could
6 through the small hole. Without
7 she got on her stomach next to the opening, placed her
8 out in front of her
9 told the adults, “Lower me in.”
Leigh and the others 10 her waist and legs. She moved her arms and shoulders from side to side until she got through the 11 Inside,the tank was dark ,and the air was sick. She used her hands to 12 the boy in the dirty water, and jammed her left wrist 13 a hidden pole, injuring the muscles in her wrist and arm. Ignoring her 14 Madison continued. Minutes ticked by before she 15 grasped his foot.
Then, ten minutes after Madison had 16 the tank, she and the boy were
17 .But the boy wasn't out of 18 He had been kept from oxygen long enough that he wasn't 19 An adult gave him several hard hits on the back. It was only when Madison heard him cry that she knew he was 20 Madison's action made her a hero.
1. A. impatiently B. bravely C. anxiously D. calmly
2. A. reach B. see C. recognize D. hear
3. A. covering B. repairing C. digging D. surrounding
4. A. bowl B. plate C. basketball D. tap
5. A. accepted B. surveyed C. remembered D. drew
6. A. fit B. break C. walk D. look
7. A. effort B. help C. doubt D. hesitation
8. A. arms B. feet C. clothes D. glasses
9. A. still B. even C. and D. so
10. A. lowered B. held C. pushed D. pressed
11. A. water B. opening C. passage D. gate
12. A. exam B. greet C. shake D. feel
13. A. against B. with C. on D. towards
14. A. life B. time C. injury D. direction
15. A. carefully B. finally C. again D. just
16. A. searched B. touched C. entered D. observed
17. A. lifted out B. stepped forward C. moved on D. camed away
18. A. balance B. order C. control D. trouble
19. A. talking B. sleeping C. breathing D. smiling
20. A. sad B. OK C. hungry D. different
8.完形填空
It is not often that a person has sympathy for someone who stole from him / her. But when Chrissy Marie read the note written by the brother of the “ 1 ” who took her butterfly wind chime(风铃), her heart 2 .
The young boy 3 the note and left it on her doorstep. Chrissy 4 a photo on Facebook of the note and the US＄5 the little boy 5 .
The note read: “I am 6 that we stole your wind chime. Our mum died and she liked butterflies. My sister 7 it to put by our window. I am sorry this is the only 8 I have. Please do not be mad at us. Jake .”
Chrissy Marie wants Jake and his sister to know she is not 9 Now Chrissy wants to find Jake and his sister and 10 their money.
Chrissy 11 to Jake via her Facebook message: “Well Jake, I hope you can come to get your money 12 . I had three of those wind chimes. And I am not mad at all.”
Chrissy is 13 to the area, so she doesn't know many people. She tried to 14
who Jake is or where he lives, but 15 .
“I have knocked on a few doors nearby. But I can't16 far because of my injured leg.” she wrote. “I asked my neighbour,17 she didn't know anyone named Jake.”
Chrissy understands how 18 it can be to lose a mother. She said, “Obviously, the boy felt 19 for what his sister did.”
Chrissy has been surprised by all the 20 her post got, and she hopes it won't scare Jake off.
1. A. owner B. worker C. thief D. neighbour
2. A. stopped B. broke C. hurt D. calmed
3. A. wrote B. read C. made D. copied
4. A. shared B. brought C. sent D. searched
5. A. stole B. earned C. saved D. left
6. A. afraid B. sorry C. nervous D. proud
7. A. picked B. discovered C. moved D. took
8. A. time B. present C. money D. reason
9. A. angry B. satisfied C. surprised D. glad
10. A. catch B. accept C. manage D. return
11. A. replied B. came C. asked D. reported
12. A. away B. back C. out D. off
13. A. used B. new C. friendly D. important
14. A. work out B. turn up C. put up D. find out
15. A. forgot B. fell C. failed D. appeared
16. A. run B. stand C. walk D. climb
17. A. but B. so C. though D. because
18. A. natural B. strange C. unsafe D. hard
19. A. unsure B. bad C. uncomfortable D. tired
20. A. warning B. attention C. information D. audience
9.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Last summer, we went to Hawaii for holiday. During my 1 trip with my husband, we spent most of ourtime 2 during the day in the sea, and then enjoying walksalong the beach in the evenings.
We didn't take any 3 because we had enough. We had visitedthe island many times
4 . On our way to the
5 we joked that other than our sunburnt skin, wehad no way to show that we had
6 there!
As we stood in line at the check-in, we noticed the 7 who had been on our plane the week before. 8 , they all had tear-filled eyes thisday. On the plane, we sat directly behind them: a mother and her four childrenwithout Dad's 9 . We learned that the father had been
10 in a jet-skiing accident that week, and hiswife and children had to 11 make their way home without him.
We watched the children become 12 while they were playing cards. But themother stared at her knees, 13 to believe her husband's death. We could 14 feel her pain as we realized that this couldhave happened to any of us. 15 we were laughing and playing in the water,this poor family had been 16 the sufferings. The vacation they had dreamedabout had 17 the terrible dream they would neverforget.
I suddenly 18 that we had no pictures for this vacationtogether. I closed my eyes,
19 that my mind had recorded all the wonderfulmoments that I had 20 with my husband that week. What a trip!
1. A. week-long B. month-long C. year-long D. weekend
2. A. flying B. travelling C. swimming D. walking
3. A. action B. children C. photos D. friends
4. A. before B. ago C. now D. yet
5. A. sea B. airport C. destination D. station
6. A. traveled B. left C. missed D. forgotten
7. A. class B. parent C. passenger D. family
8. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Then
9. A. attendance B. care C. protection D. love
10. A. hit B. discovered C. forbidden D. killed
11. A. nervously B. bravely C. confidently D. proudly
12. A. unworried B. sad C. worried D. frightened
13. A. unable B. likely C. willing D. afraid
14. A. never B. ever C. almost D. hardly
15. A. Whether B. While C. Although D. If
16. A. feeling B. experiencing C. fighting D. ignoring
17. A. wipedout B. eased off C. broken up D. turned into
18. A. regretted B. decided C. remembered D. discovered
19. A. noticing B. hoping C. finding D. seeing
20. A. created B. valued C. shared D. planned
答案部分
一、完形填空
1.【答案】（1）A；（2）C；（3）D；（4）C；（5）A；（6）B；（7）C；（8）B；（9）A；（10）D；（11）C；（12）D；（13）B；（14）A；（15）C；（16）B；（17）A；（18）A；（19）C；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文讲述作者参加成功人士Jack讲座的一次难忘经历，以及与Jack交往的经历，说明一个人生哲理：生活中，机会稍纵即逝，不要等待机会降临，要及时行动。

（1）A 考查动词辨析。

根据下文他从钱包里拿出支票，可以推断他伸手去拿钱包。

A. reached for伸手去拿；B. put away收起；C. threw away扔；D. handed in上交。

故选A项。

（2）C考查上下文联系。

他拿出钞票问谁想要，和下文People leaned forward人们向前探着身子，可以得知，听到问话，人们举起手。

故选C项。

（3）D 考查动词辨析。

A. offer提供；B. greet问候；C. ask问；D. choose挑选。

人们探着身子看看Jack
会选谁。

故选D项。

（4）C考查上下文联系。

A. door门；B. audience观众；C. stage舞台；D. chair椅子。

根据I jumped up, 可知是向高处，和27空前的the stage可知，我跳上舞台。

故选C项。

（5）A考查动词辨析。

A. faced面对；B. ran跑；C. went去；D. left离开。

句意：我转过身，面对观众。

故选A项。

（6）B考查动词辨析。

A. ask问；B. call 叫；C. demand 要求；D. order命令。

我跳上舞台后，担心他们会不会叫保安把我带走。

故选B项。

（7）C考查连词辨析。

尽管有种种顾虑，但是我非常想要那张钞票。

与上句是转折关系，故选C项。

（8）B考查形容词辨析。

A. careful 仔细的；B. doubtful怀疑的；C. meaningful 有意义的；D. helpful有用的。

作者虽然有种种疑虑，但是想要那张钞票的愿望战胜了其他怀疑的声音。

故选B项。

（9）A 考查名词辨析。

A. opportunities机会；B. dollars美元；C. results结果；D. aims目标。

当作者从Jack 手中接过钱，Jack说：我们不能等机会自己找上门来。

故选A项。

（10）D 考查动词辨析。

A. consider认为；B. accept接受；C. discover 发现；D. seize抓住。

句意：我们必须行动起来，抓住我们想要的。

故选D项。

（11）C 考查形容词辨析。

A. official官方的；B. original原始的；C. personal个人的；D. secret秘密的。

通过下文I sent him emails我给他发邮件，可以看出，作者要来了Jack的私人邮箱地址。

故选C项。

（12）D考查动词辨析。

A. announcing宣布；B. admitting承认；C. supplying 提供；D. describing描述。

作者发邮件描述自己的梦想。

故选D项。

（13）B考查形容词辨析。

A. satisfied满意的；B. busy忙碌的；C. disappointed失望的；D. patient有耐心的。

因为忙于其他的事情，我不再和Jack联系。

be busy with sth/ be busy doing sth忙于……. 故选B项。

（14）A考查动词辨析。

A. inspire激励；B. beg乞求；C. forbid禁止；D. allow允许。

句意：一年后，我的梦想破灭。

我以为Jack会像当年那样，激励我采取行动。

故选A项。

（15）C考查动词辨析。

A. news消息；B. notice通知C. Response回复；D. understanding理解。

我与Jack 再次联系，但是他没有回复。

故选C项。

（16）B考查副词辨析。

A. absolutely绝对地；B. suddenly突然地；C. hardly几乎不；D. nearly将近。

句意：我坐在电脑前检查邮件，突然醒悟。

故选B项。

（17）A考查动词辨析。

A. desiring渴望，想要；B. ignoring 忽视；C. earning挣钱；D. refusing拒绝。

我回想起那些想要钞票的人们。

上文提到人们举起手，说明他们想要钞票。

故选A项。

（18）A考查副词辨析。

A. firmly稳固地；B. Gracefully优雅地；C. willingly乐意地；D. excitedly激动地。

那些想要钞票的人只是稳稳地坐在椅子上。

故选A项。

（19）C考查副词辨析。

A. sincerely忠诚地；B. honestly诚实地；C. mistakenly错误地；D. obviously显然。

根据下文So we don't try. We give up我们不去尝试，我们放弃。

可以看出the gifts of life are just around the corner认为机会即将降临是错误的看法。

故选C项。

（20）D考查形容词辨析。

A. difficult困难的；B. surprising令人惊讶的；C. different不同的；D. natural自
然的。

句意：人们错误地认为生活中机会总会降临，一切都是自然而然的。

故选D项。

2.【答案】（1）B；（2）A；（3）D；（4）C；（5）C；（6）C；（7）A；（8）B；（9）C；（10）D；（11）B；（12）D；（13）D；（14）B；（15）A；（16）A；（17）B；（18）C；（19）D；（20）A；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述作者以前是喜欢讲话的孩子，这让老师Miss Jordan很生气。

一次抓住作者讲话之后，老师罚作者写一篇论文，并一次又一次让作者重写，最后老师宣布作者的这篇文章获得论文比赛的第三名。

这让作者很震惊，并很感激Miss Jordan。

（1）考查形容词及语境的理解。

A. open-minded思想开明的；B. strict严格的；C. careful细心的；D.
cold-hearted冷淡的，无情的。

根据上文“She was a teacher no one wanted”可推知，她是严格的老师，所以没人想要她。

故选B。

（2）考查名词及语境的理解。

A. look看，表情，样子；B. shape形状；C. style样式；D. character性格，特点。

根据上文“wore her hair pulled back”可知，她把她的头发梳在后面，看起来像马尾。

故选A。

（3）考查动词及语境的理解。

A. guess猜测；B. believe相信；C. imagine想象；D. realize意识到。

根据上文“One day in her class I was busy talking.”可知，我没有意识到她已经停止上课了。

realize意识到。

故选D。

（4）考查动词及语境的理解。

A. waving波动；B. laughing大笑；C. staring凝视；D. running跑。

根据上文“she had stopped teaching”可知，老师停止讲课，并直直地盯着我看。

stare盯着。

故选C。

（5）考查动词及语境的理解。

A. complained抱怨；B. whispered低语；C. explained解释；D. apologized道歉。

根据下文“she expected me to listen when she was talking.”可知，老师低声地，但是坚定地解释，她希望她讲课的时候我能听。

explain解释。

故选C。

（6）考查名词及语境的理解。

A. objection反对；B. motivation动机；C. punishment惩罚；D. encouragement 鼓励。

根据下文“write a thousand word essay on education”可知，作为惩罚，她让我写一千字的教育论文。

punishment惩罚。

故选C。

（7）考查形容词及语境的理解。

A. confident自信的；B. concerned关心的；C. nervous紧张不安的；D. helpful 有帮助的。

根据下文“It was a good paper.”可知，我很自信。

confident自信。

故选A。

（8）考查名词及语境的理解。

A. suggestion建议；B. approval认可；C. comment评论；D. respect尊重。

根据上文“It was a good paper.”可知，我希望得到她的认可。

approval认可。

故选B。

（9）考查副词及语境的理解。

A. otherwise要不然的话；B. moreover此外；C. however然而；D. therefore 因此。

根据下文“Go back and rewrite,”可知，和上文我希望得到认可相反，老师让作者重写。

表示转折用however。

故选C。

（10）考查动词及语境的理解。

A. changed改变；B. tore撕开；C. opened打开；D. returned归还。

根据下文“Go back and rewrite,”可知，老师归还了我的论文。

return归还。

故选D。

（11）考查动词及语境的理解。

A. mastered掌握；B. corrected纠正；C. taught教；D. identified鉴定。

根据上文“When she gave my paper back a second time,”可知，老师纠正了作者的语法。

corrected纠正。

故选B。

（12）考查形容词及语境的理解。

A. relieved放心的；B. grateful感激的；C. relaxed放松的；D. sick心烦的。

根据上文“The third time, the spelling. The fourth time, it was punctuation. The fifth, it wasn't neat enough.”可知，老师让我不断地纠正文章，我感到腻烦了。

sick腻烦。

故选D。

（13）考查副词及语境的理解。

A. carelessly粗心地；B. eagerly热情地；C. vaguely含糊地；D. slowly慢慢地。

根据上文“The fifth, it wasn't neat enough.”可知，这次我慢慢地写文章。

slowly慢慢地。

故选D。

（14）考查动词及语境的理解。

A. published出版；B. accepted接受；C. finished完成；D. studied学习。

根据上文“When she saw it, she removed her glasses and smiled.”可知，这次老师接受了我的论文。

accepted接受。

故选B。

（15）考查名词及语境的理解。

A. mind思想；B. list列表；C. question 问题；D. sight视力。

句意：之后，我不再想这个事情。

put sth out of one's mind不再想。

故选A。

（16）考查动词及语境的理解。

A. remember记得；B. enter进入；C. expect期盼；D. organize组织。

句意：同学们，你们还记得全市范围的论文比赛吗？remember记得。

故选A。

（17）考查名词及语境的理解。

A. plans计划；B. winners成功者；C. participants参与者；D. names名字。

根据下文“I am happy to inform you that Mary has won third prize in the essay contest”可知，他们已经宣布获
胜者了。

winners获胜者。

故选B。

（18）考查形容词及语境的理解。

A. curious好奇的；B. anxious担忧的；C. thrilled极为激动的；D. enthusiastic 热情的。

根据下文“It was the first time I had ever won a prize.”可知，作者很惊讶也很激动。

thrilled激动的。

故选C。

（19）考查名词及语境的理解。

A. conclusion结论；B. reaction反应；C. recommendation推荐；D. description 描述。

根据下文“of Miss Jordan's appearance”可知，作者文章里面有对老师不友好的描述。

description描述。

故选D。

（20）考查名词及语境的理解。

A. lesson教训；B. meaning含义；C. skill技能；D. result结果。

根据下文“I began to learn how to discipline myself.”可知，重要的是我学到的道理。

lesson道理，教训。

故选A。

【点评】考查在整篇阅读理解的基础上，对单词熟练掌握。

同时根据语境对单词进行必要的变形。

注意名词词义的辨析、形容词和副词词义的辨析及其比较级的同时，对固定搭配、句型以及从句的引导词选用。

要熟记单词的音、形、义和性，判断是要结合语境和常识，符合逻辑。

3.【答案】（1）A；（2）A；（3）B；（4）C；（5）B；（6）A；（7）C；（8）B；（9）C；（10）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者代表麦迪逊中学赢得了当地演讲比赛。

作者回忆当时比赛时的情景。

（1）考查时态。

句意：这是州际比赛。

根据上文“The big day had finally arrived. I had won the local speech contest(比赛)，representing Madison Middle School.”可知此处指的是过去的事情，句子用一般过去时态，故选A。

（2）考查代词。

句意：我在后台等着主持人宣布我的名字。

修饰名词name用形容词性物主代词，结合句意可知答案为A。

（3）考查状语从句。

A. As long as“只要”；B. even though“即使”；C. ever since“从那时起”。

根据___3___I had practiced much，I was extremely nervous.可知，即使我练习很多，但是我非常紧张。

此处是even though 引导的让步状语从句，故选B。

（4）考查时态。

根据My heart was thumping，my palms___4___ ，and my mouth was dry.可知，我的心怦怦地跳，我的手心出汗，我的嘴是干燥。

句子用进行时态，故选C。

（5）考查固定搭配。

want to do sth.固定短语，“想做某事”，故选B。

（6）考查定语从句。

此处Mr. Patrick是先行词，指人，在后面的非限制性定语从句中作主语，that不能引导非限制性定语从句，只能用who，故选A。

（7）考查固定词组。

根据“I was ready_____7_____this，and besides，I won first place in
the____8____contests.”可知，我准备好了，而且，在前面的比赛我赢得第一名。

be ready for固定短语，“为------做准备”，故选C。

（8）考查副词。

根据“I was ready_____7_____this，and besides，I won first place in the____8____contests.”可知，我准备好了，而且，在前面的比赛我赢得第一名。

此处指以前的比赛，故选B。

（9）考查代词。

A. either“两者之一”；B. both“两个都”；C. all“全部，所有”。

根据“Yet，when I pictured____9____eyes on me waiting for me to mess up，my heart was gradually sinking into my stomach.”可知，然而，当我想象所有的目光在我身上等着我陷入困境，我的心逐渐平静下来。

此处指“所有目光”，故选C。

（10）考查情态动词。

A. needn't “不必”；B. can't“不可能”； C. mightn't“可能不会”。

根据
“You____10____back out now，” I told myself as Mr. Nichols，the host，announced my name and the title of my speech，“My Hero.”可知，当主持人Mr.Nichols宣布我的名字，我演讲的题目，“我的英雄”时，我告诉自己“你现在不能退出,”故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及时态，代词，状语从句，定语从句，副词以及固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。

4.【答案】（1）C；（2）D；（3）A；（4）B；（5）C；（6）A；（7）B；（8）D；（9）B；（10）C；（11）A；（12）D；（13）A；（14）B；（15）A；（16）C；（17）C；（18）A；（19）B；（20）D；。