天津市第一百中学2022-2023学年高二下学期月考英语试卷(含答案)

天津市第一百中学2022-2023学年高二下学期月考英语试卷
学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、单选题
1．—Guess what! Alice has failed in the English exam.
—_____? She is second to none in English in our class.
A. Why not
B. How come
C. So what
D. What for
2．—Did you watch the live broadcast of China’s military parade on September，3rd? —It’s a pity that I missed it. I _____ to New York then
A. would fly
B. flew
C. was flying
D. have flown
3．—Jack is planning to buy a sport car.
—I know. By next month, he _____enough for a used one.
A. saves
B. saved
C. will save
D. will have saved
4．As more forests are destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _____ each year.
A. wash away
B. are washed away
C. is washed away
D. washed away 5．—Don’t you think the new jo b is a real challenge for Jack?
—Well, _____ difficulties he meets, I believe he will never lose heart.
A. whenever
B. whatever
C. whichever
D. however
6．Located _____ the Belt meets the Road, Jiangsu will contribute more to the Belt and Road construction.
A. why
B. when
C. which
D. where
7．The stubborn manager turned a deaf ear to the advice of his employees, _____he knew it to be valuable.
A. now that
B. as if
C. even though
D. in case
8．Thanks to recent advances in technology, _______we make friends and communicate with them has changed dramatically.
A. why
B. whether
C. how
D. where
9．She showed the visitors around the museum, the construction _____had taken more than three years. A. for which B. with which C. of which D. to which
10．This electric car is very easy ______. Anybody can learn to drive it in a few minutes. A. operating B. to be operating C. operated D. to operate
11．They _____ have completed their program; or they wouldn’t be enjoying themselves by the seaside.
A. should
B. must
C. wouldn’t
D. can’t
12．It's important that we should show consideration for others if we are to live _____ them in social life.
A. in connection with
B. in touch with
C. in contrast with
D. in harmony with
13．It was the most disastrous s pace accident ever, and it________ people’s hearts.
A. cast a shadow on
B. was bound to
C. throw light on
D. make sense of 14．Because of their continuous failures, my enthusiasm for the football team gradually ________.
A. faded away
B. ran out
C. gave up
D. died out
15．We didn’t ______ that there would be snow because it was sunny when we set off.
A. participate
B. anticipate
C. cooperate
D. strengthen
二、完形填空（20空）
A businessman was in debt and couldn't figure out what to do. He was sitting on a bench
return it to me at that time."
saw a check in his hands for an amount of 500,000 dollars, signed by John Rockefeller, one
a solution to save his business.
the old man appeared again. Just as the businessman wanted to return the check and share his
“I hope he wasn’t bothering you. He always runs away from the hospital and tells people that he is John Rockefeller." She said to the businessman.
16．A. save B. protest C. cooperate D. symbolize
17．A. Luckily B. Surprisingly C. Suddenly D. Ultimately
18．A. bothering B. confusing C. approaching D. anticipate
19．A. guide B. trust C. encourage D. assist
20．A. contract B. check C. agreement D. document
21．A. come B. visit C. meet D. gather
22．A. willing B. eager C. likely D. able
23．A. laughed B. took off C. disappeared D. fell off
24．A. richest B. complex C. glorious D. meanest
25．A. ignore B. solve C. avoid D. recognize
26．A. wallet B. drawer C. safe D. bag
27．A. pleasure B. relief C. comfort D. strength
28．A. business B. confidence C. solution D. support
29．A. debt B. danger C. school D. shape
30．A. store B. cafe C. park D. restaurant
31．A. police B. nurse C. patient D. waitress
32．A. amused B. angry C. sad D. shocked
33．A. uncertain B. convinced C. pleased D. proud
34．A. money B. gift C. promise D. possession
35．A. expect B. accumulate C. exceed D. achieve
三、阅读理解
Chicago’s museums rank among the best in the world. Below are the top four ones you need to visit.
The Shedd Aquarium (水族馆)
Location: the Museum Campus, just Northeast of Soldier Field, 1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
Tel: (312)939-2438
The Shedd is dedicated to (致力于) engaging, inspiring, entertaining and informing the
public about the life in our oceans and waterways. They feature an Oceanarium, Wild Reef exhibit, Amazon River exhibit, and they pride themselves on their dedication to conservation and protection of wildlife habitats.
The Art Institute of Chicago
Location: Downtown Where Adams Street Meets Michigan Avenue, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603
Tel: (312)443-3600
The Art Institute consistently ranks among Chicago’s most-visited museums. From French impressionist paintings to African masks to the new wing for Modern Art, the museum offers visitors a rich cultural experience.
The Museum of Contemporary Art
Location: Michigan Avenue, a Few Blocks East of the Old Water Tower, 220 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: (312)280-2660
Chicago’s contemporary art center explores, exhibits, and collects art created since 1945. They’re dedicated to allowing the public to directly experience the work and ideas of living artists, and understand the historical, social, and cultural background of the art of our time.
The Chicago History Museum
Location: In Lincoln Park on Chicago’s North Side, 1601N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614 Tel: (312)642-4600
The Chicago History Museum exhibits artifacts (史前文物) from the depth of their 22 million-item collection and from the city’s past history. From the famous basketball team—the Chicago Bulls to the Great Chicago Fire, the museum covers it all and offers history information and exhibits to make Chicago’s history connect to our lives today.
36．What does the Shedd think it does well in?
A. Inspiring the public
B. Educating the public
C. Wildlife habitat conservation
D. The collection of exhibits
37．If an American is interested in some foreign exhibits, he’ll visit ______.
A. the Shedd Aquarium
B. the Art institute of Chicago
C. the Chicago History Museum
D. the Museum of Contemporary Art
38．In the Museum of Contemporary Art, visitors can ________.
A. find many famous ancient artworks
B. enjoy communicating with living artists
C. know much more information about the art of our time
D. have a rich cultural experience by enjoying paintings and masks
39．Where will you probably go if you want to see artifacts?
A. 1601 N. Clark Street
B. The Museum Campus
C. 220 East Chicago Avenue
D. 111 South Michigan Avenue
40．To know some information of Chicago basketball teams you’ll call ______.
A. (312) 443-3600
B. (312) 280-2660
C. (312) 939-2438
D. (312) 642-4600
Last year I lived in Chile for half a year as an exchange student with the American Field Service. Compared to most visitors, I didn’t travel much. I lived with a Chilean family and had the responsibilities of any Chilean teenager. I went to school every day, in uniform. I had good days and bad days and days that I didn’t understand.
Chuquicamata, my host community, is a mining camp in the Atacama Desert. There is no disco, no shopping center, no museum or beach. Driveways must be watered daily to keep the dust down.
When I arrived here, I was scared. It was so different from the urban middle-class America I was accustomed to. There were lost dogs on the streets, and a constant cloud of brick-colored dust came from the mine. There was no downtown, few smoothly paved (用砖石铺的) streets, and little to do for amusement. The people worked extremely hard. Rain was a rare phenomenon; earthquakes and windstorms were frequent.
I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile I was only able to communicate and needed one person to whom I could explain my shock. I couldn't speak the thoughts in my head—and there were so many.
Most exchange students experience this like me. Culture shock presents itself in everything from increased aggression towards the people to lack of appetite. I was required to overcome all difficulties. Being an exchange student is not easy.
As time passed, everything changed. I began to forget words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math, physics, chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophy.
But the sacrifices were nothing compared to the gain. I learned how to accept as well as to succeed in another culture. I now know the world is my community and have a much
deeper understanding of both myself and others.
41．The author went to Chile last year with the purpose of ______.
A. paying a visit to Chile as a tourist
B. working as a volunteer of the American Field Service
C. studying Chilean culture as a college student
D. experiencing Chilean life as an exchange student
42．On arriving in Chile, the author felt frightened because ______.
A. he couldn’t get used to working so hard as Chileans did
B. he did not know how to get along with local people because of the culture gap
C. its living conditions were much worse than what he was familiar with
D. his life was threatened by earthquakes and windstorms
43．During the first week in Chile the author ______.
A. could hardly communicate with people
B. found one person to explain his shock
C. couldn’t express his thoughts in English
D. couldn’t overcome his great depression
44．According to the text, the author most probably thinks that his life in Chile was ______.
A. wonderful but tiring
B. hard but meaningful
C. difficult and terrible
D. boring and disappointing
45．What can we learn from the passage?
A. Most Chileans are not friendly to foreigners.
B. The author benefits greatly from the experience in Chile.
C. Exchange students always fail to succeed in another culture.
D. The official languages of Chile are Spanish and English.
When international aid is given, steps must be taken to ensure that the aid reaches the people for whom it is intended. The way to achieve this may not be simple. It is very difficult for a nation to give help directly to people in another nation. The United Nations Organization (UNO)could undertake to direct the distribution of aid. Here however rises the problem of costs. Also tied with this is time. Perhaps the UNO could set up a body of devoted men and women in every country who can speedily distribute aid to victims of floods and earthquakes.
More than the help that one nation can give to another during a disaster, it would be more
wise saying, it would be right to teach people from less developed nations to take care of themselves. For example, a country could share its technology with another. This could be in simple areas like agriculture or in more complex areas like medical and health care or even in building satellites. Even a small country is able to help less developed nations. Sometime what is taken for granted, like the setting up of a water purification plant or the administration of a school, could be useful for countries which are looking about to solve common problems. It does not cost much to share such simple things. Exchange students could be attached for a number of months or years and learn the required craft while on the site. They can then take their knowledge back to their homelands and if necessary come back from time to time to clear doubts or to update themselves. Such aid will be truly helpful and there is no chance of it being temporary or of it falling into the wrong hands.
Many countries run extensive courses in all sorts of skills. It will not cost much to include deserving foreigners in these courses. Besides giving effective help to the countries concerned, there is also the build-up of friendships to consider. Giving direct help by giving materials may be effective in the short run and must continue to be given in the event of emergencies. However, in the long run what is really effective would be the sharing of knowledge.
46．According to the author, how could international aid reach the victims in time?
A. By solving the cost problems.
B. By solving the transportation problems.
C. By setting up a body of devoted people in every country.
D. By relying on the direct distribution of the UNO.
47．What does the author try to express in the underlined sentence?
A. Providing food is vital.
B. Learning to fish is helpful.
C. Teaching skills is essential.
D. Looking after others is important.
48．The second paragraph is developed mainly _______.
A. by example
B. by process
C. by comparison
D. by contrast
49．Which aid is likely to fall into the wrong hands?
A. A medical team.
B. An exchange program.
C. A water plant.
D. Financial support.
50．What can we infer about international aid from the passage?
A. It is facing difficulties.
B. It is unnecessary during normal times.
C. It should be given in the form of materials.
D. It has gained support from developed countries.
We like to think we can read people like a book, relying mostly on facial expressions that give away the emotions inside. But when it comes to the strongest emotions, we read much less from facial expressions than we think we do. In fact, eve n though we believe it’s the face that tells the story, we’re typically reading something very different: body language.
That’s the new finding from a study published this week in the journal Science. Researchers from Princeton, New York University, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem presented volunteer study participants with a series of pictures showing people experiencing extreme emotion, either positive or negative. The images included professional tennis players who had just won or lost a point in a major match.
In some of the images, researchers only show the study participants a face; in others, only a body; and in others still, both the body and the face. You might think it’d be obvious from a face whether he has just won Wimbledon. But it turns out it isn’t.
“The striking finding was that our participants had no clue if the motion was positive or negative, when they were judging faces only,” says lead study author Hillel Aviezer from Hebrew University. “By comparison, when they were judging the b ody (with no face), or the body with the face, they easily told positive from negative expressions.”
The findings are doubly surprising because the study participants themselves were convinced that they recognized the emotions from the faces, not from body language. “They even had their own theories about what part of the face was most important — but this was a false idea,” Aviezer says. He adds that we do, of course, read a great deal of emotional information from faces but only in certain situations.
“I think the findings may have some clinical applications,” he says. “Consider populations such as individuals with autism(孤独症). We know these people often have difficulties with recognizing facial expressions,” he says. “Until now we have been trying to help them by training them to better understand just the faces. But our work suggests that perhaps we should teach them how to recognize emotions from the full person.” 51．Compared with facial expressions, body language is _____.
A. more important for showing strong emotions
B. good at expressing more negative feelings
C. more difficult to recognize and understand
D. especially important for professional tennis players
52．The participants made poor judgments when they were shown pictures of ________. A. just a body B. just a face C. a full person D. negative emotions 53．According to Aviezer, the study participants _____________.
A. could explain the reasons behind their judgments correctly
B. read most emotional information from faces
C. overstressed the importance of faces
D. could recognize the emotions easily
54．According to the last paragraph, the research _____________.
A. may offer new ways to recognize facial expressions
B. can be used to understand some patients’ feelings
C. can help people deal with negative emotions
D. may help people with communication problems
55．Where can you probably find the text?
A. In a health magazine.
B. In a news report.
C. In a science textbook.
D. In a personal diary.
There is a woman named Tao Porchon-Lynch. She was born in India in 1918. So, if you do the math, she is 98. And at the age of 98, she has been recognized as the oldest yoga teacher in the world. She has been teaching yoga in a gym in her hometown, full-time, since 1967.
But that is not all she has done .She has also been a model, actress and dancer. She became a model after she graduated from high school. She acted in more than ten fields. She won a lot of medals as a dancer in many competitions. She once said, “If you try your best and never give up, not hing is impossible.” And she is a firm believer in positive thinking. She dreams the impossible dreams, and she is also well-known as a thinker.
delay. At the age of 85, she learned how to dance and even won several dance competitions. She offers this piece of advice to others, “Don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Don’t delay. Tomorrow never comes.”
So, what about retirement? At 98, she is well past the age when many people make retirement plans. Retiring, it turns out, is not Tao’s style.“A little girl, who is only 6 years and now learning yoga with me, once asked me, Dear granny, what are you going to do when you
retire?”
Tao Porchon-Lynch told the little girl that she had no plans to retire but instead would continue to teach yoga and dance her way to the next planet.
56．What is Tao Porchon-Lynch’s job now? (no more than 5 words )
_________________________________________
57．What is Tao Porchon-Lynch’s secret of success i n so many fields? ( no more than 8 words )
_________________________________________
58．How do you understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 ? ( no more than 10 words )
_________________________________________
59．What is Tao Porchon-Lynch’s following plan now? ( no more than 10 words )
_________________________________________
60．Do you agree with Tao Porchon-Lynch’s attitude towards life? Give re asons in your own words.( no more than 20 words )
_________________________________________
四、书面表达
61．假设你是李津，与你以前的外籍教师 Mrs. Green一直保持联系。

近日来，Mrs. Green 得知你校将在下周举办文化节，她来信询问你校该活动情况，请根据以下提
示,给她回复一封邮件。

(1) 文化节内容 (中国传统节日展示，如春节，端午节，中秋节等 )
(2) 请选一个节日作一介绍
(3) 活动的目地和意义
(4) 希望她有机会来你校参加活动
注意：
(1) 词数不少于 100；
(2) 可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
(3) 开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mrs. Green,
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Jin
参考答案
1．答案：B
解析：A. Why not为什么不;B. How come怎么会这样;C. So what那又怎样;D. What for 为何目的。

根据句意，设空处应用How come，用于询问原因或解释，表示对某种情况或结果感到惊讶或不解。

故选:B。

2．答案：C
解析：考查时态根据句意:你看中国九月三号的阅兵直播了吗?遗憾的是我错过了，当时我正飞往纽约，指的是阅兵直播的时候我正在飞往纽约的飞机上，所以用过去进行时，那时我正在做某事，故选:C。

3．答案：D
解析：根据时间状语是by+将来的时间，有两种情况:将来完成时/一般将来时，根据句意，到下个月为止他将会攒足够的钱买辆车，表示动作的将来完成，故选D.
4．答案：B
解析：分析句子，设空处使用动词作谓语，句中each year表示句子表述客观事实，故使用一般现在时。

wash away为动词短语，意为"冲走"，其与huge quantities of good earth之间是被动关系，故使用一般现在时的被动语态，结合quantities of可知be动词使用are。

故选:B。

5．答案：B
解析：句意:—你认为新工作对杰克来说真的是一项挑战么?—是的，无论他将会遇到哪些困难，我相信他不会气馁的。

A. whenever无论什么时候;B. whatever无论是什么;C. whichever无论是哪一个;D. however然而(表示轻微转折)。

因为meet后面缺少宾语，所以用whatever引导。

故选B。

6．答案：D
解析：句意: 位于丝绸之路交汇处的江苏省将会对 "一带一路"的建设做出更大的贡献be located in + 地点名词表示"位于/坐落某地", where引导的地点状语从句在此相当于in some place, 故选D。

7．答案：C
解析：A. now that既然;B. as if好像;C. even though即使;D. in case以防。

根据句意"那位固执的经理对员工的建议充耳不闻，即使他知道它很价值。

"可知，空格处意为"即使"，引导让步状语从句。

故选:C。

8．答案：C
解析：考查主语从句。

句意:由于最近技术的进步，我们交朋友和与他们交流的方式发生了巨大的变化。

A. why为什么; B. whether是否; C. how如何;D. where哪里。

由语意可知，技术的进步使得交朋友和交流的方式发生改变，此处考查引导生语从句的连接词，结合语意可知，此处意为“如何”，故应用how引导主语从句，在句中作方式状语。

故选C项。

9．答案：C
解析：考查非限制性定语从句。

介词+关系代词引导因定语从句。

the construction of which表示“博物馆的建设”。

本题考查定语从句。

据题意“她带领游客参观博物馆，这个博物馆的建造工作历时三年多”；of表示…的，Which指代先行词construction。

the construction of which引导的非限定语从句，故选C。

10．答案：D
解析：考查非谓语动词。

句意:这辆电动汽车很容易操作。

任何人都可以在几分钟内学会驾驶它。

此处考查句型sth is easy to do，意为“某事很容易做”，设空处应用动词不定式to operate，主动表被动。

故选D项。

11．答案：B
解析：A. should应该;B. must必须，一定;C. wouldn't不会;D. can't不能。

根据or they wouldn't be enjoying themselves by the seaside可知，此处表示对过去情况的推测，"过去一定做过某事"，使用must have done的结构。

故选:B。

12．答案：D
解析：句意:如果我们要与其他人在社会生活中和谐相处,我们应该为别人考虑,这很重要。

in connection with与.......有关;in harmony with与.......和谐相处;in favor of支持,赞成;in touch with保持联系。

13．答案：A
解析：A. cast a shadow on给……蒙上阴影;B. was bound to一定要，决心; C. throw light on使……显得非常清楚;D. make sense of理解，弄懂。

根据It was the most disastrous space accident ever可知，此处指"给人们的心灵蒙上了阴影"。

故选:A。

14．答案：A
解析：A.faded away逐渐消失;B.ran out用完，耗尽;C.gave up放弃;D.died out灭绝。

根据句意，设空处应用动词短语faded away，表示逐渐消失或消逝，常用于描述某个事物或情感的逐渐减弱或消失，此处指对足球的热情逐渐消失。

故选:A。

15．答案：B
解析：A.participate参加;B.anticipate预料;C.cooperate合作;D.strengthen增强。

此处表示"预计，预料"用anticipate。

故选:B。

16．答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。

句意:他低着头坐在公园的长凳上，想着怎样才能使公司免于破产。

A. save拯救;B. protes抗议;C.cooperate合作;D.symbolize象征。

根据下文"Thinking about its existence gave him the _____ to find a solution to save his business.(对
它的存在的思考给了他找到拯救他的生意的解决方案的力量。

) "，以及本句中的the company from bankruptcy可知。

这个商人的公司要破产了，他在想办法挽救(save)自己的公司。

故选A项。

17．答案：C
解析：考查副词词义辨析。

句意:突然，一位老人出现在他面前。

A. Luckily幸运地;B. Surprisingly出人意料;C. Suddenly 突然;D. Ultimately最终。

根据下文"After that, he turned around and _____ just as suddenly as he appeared.(然后，他转过身去，突然消失了，就像突然出现一样。

)"可知，suddenly为复现词，老人突然(Suddenly)出现在正在思考自己公司出路的商人的面前。

故选C项。

18．答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。

句意: "我看你有心事，"他说。

A, bothering (使)烦恼;B. confusing使困惑;C. approaching接近; D. anticipating预期。

根据上文"He was sitting on a bench in the park with his head down, thinking what could ______ the company from bankruptcy(破产).(他低着头坐在公园的长凳上，想着怎样才能使公司免于破产。

) "，
可知，看见这个商人心事重重坐在长凳上，因为他的公司要破产了，这事让他很烦恼(bothering)。

故选A项。

19．答案：D
解析：考查动词词义辨析。

句意:听完商人的话，老人说: "我想我能帮助你。

"A. guide 引导;B. trust信任;C. encourage鼓励;D. assist协助。

根据下文"He asked the businessman what his name was, wrote him a ______ and said: 'Take this money. We will ______ here exactly in one year, and you will be ______ to return it to me at that time.'(他问商人叫什么名字，给他开了一张支票，并说: '拿着这笔钱。

一年后我们会在这里见面，到时候你可以把它还给我。

') "可知，这个老人给了他一笔钱，帮助 (assist)他去拯救公司。

故须D项。

20．答案：B
解析：考查名词词义辨析。

句意:他问商人叫什么名字，给他开了一张支票，并说: "拿着这笔钱。

一年后我们会在这里见面，到时候你可以把它还给我。

"A. contract合同;B. check支票;C. agreement协议;D. document文件。

根据下一段中的"The businessman saw a check in his hands for an amount of 500,000 dollars, signed by John Rockefeller, one of the ______ people in the world at that time!(商人看到手中有一张50万美元的支票，签名是约翰洛克菲勒，他是当时世界上最富有的人之一!)"可知，老人给了这个商人一张支票(check)。

故选B项。

21．答案：C
解析：考查动词词义辨析。

句意:他问商人叫什么名字，给他开了一张长支票，并说: "拿着这笔钱。

一年后我们会在这里见面，到时候你可以把它还给我。

"e来; B. visi拜访;C.meet见面;D. gather聚会。

根据下文"Exactly one year later, he returned to the ______ with the same check. At the agreed time the old man appeared again. Just as the businessman wanted to return the check and share his story of success, a ______ ran up and grabbed the old man.(整整一年后，他带着同一张支票回到公园。

在约定的时间，老人又出现了。

)"可知，这位商人一年后信守承诺去还支票，是因为老人在一年前说，一年后再见面(meet) 故选C项。

22．答案：D
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。

句意:他问商人叫什么名字，给他开了一张支票，并说: "拿着这笔钱。

一年后我们会在这里见面，到时候你可以把它还给我。

"A, willing愿意的;B. eager渴望的;C. likely可能的;D. able有能力的。

根据上文"After listening to the businessman, the old man said: 'I think I can ______ you.'(听完商人的话，老人说: '我想我能帮助你。

')"，以及句中的return it to me at that time可知，这位老人非常笃定，这个年轻人有了这笔钱能度过难关，并能(able)在一年后的今天来还支票。

故选D项。

23．答案：C
解析：考查动词(短语)词义辨析。

句意:然后，他转过身去，突然消失了，就像突然出现一样。

A. laughed笑; B. took off 起飞; C. disappeared消失;D. fell off跌落。

根据句中的he appeared，此处应用消失(disappeared)，来去都很突然。

故选C项。

24．答案：A
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。

句意:商人看到手中有一张50万美元的支票，签名是约
翰洛克菲勒，他是当时世界上最富有的人之一! A. richest最富有的;plex复杂的;C. glorious光荣的;D. meanest最卑鄙的。

约翰洛克菲勒，是埃克森美孚石油创始人，也
是美国历史上首位亿万富翁，richest符合语境，故选A项。

25．答案：B
解析：考查动词词义辨析。

句意: "它可以立刻解决我所有的问题! "他想。

A. ignore忽略;B.solve解决;C. avoid避免;D. recognize识别。

根据上文"The businessman saw a check in his hands for an amount of 500,000 dollars, signed by John Rockefeller, one of the ______ people in the world at that time!(商人看到手中有一张50万美元的支票，签名是约翰洛
克菲勒，他是当时世界上最富有的人之一!)"可知，这个商人得到了来自于约翰洛克菲勒的一张50万美元的支票，足以解决(solve)他的公司正面临的问題。

故选B项。

26．答案：C
解析：考查名词词义辨析。

句意:但相反，商人决定把支票放进他的保险箱。

A, wallet 钱包;B. drawer抽屉;C. safe保险箱;D. bag袋子。

根据下文"Thinking about its existence gave him the _____ to find a solution to save his business.(对它的存在的思考给了他找到拯救他的生意的解决方案的力量。

) "可知，商人没有用这张50万美金的巨额支票，反而把它放进了保险箱 (safe)。

故选C项。

27．答案：D
解析：考查名词词义辨析。

句意:对它的存在的思考给了他找到拯救他的生意的解决方案的力量。

A. pleasure快乐;B. relief缓解;C. comfort舒适;D. strength力量。

根据下文"It was his new confidence and belief that gave him the strength to _____ everything that he went after.(正是他新的信心和信念给了他力量去实现他所追求的一切。

)"可知strength 为复现词，拥有了支票的这位商人，尽管没有动用这笔钱，内心有了信息和力量(strength)去解决公司的问题，故选D项。

28．答案：B
解析：考查名词词义辨析。

句意:随着信心的恢复，他做了一些有利可图的交易。

A. business业务;B. confidence信心;C. solution解决方案;D. support支持。

根据上文"But instead, the businessman decided to put the check into his _____. Thinking about its existence gave him the _____ to find a solution to save his business.(但相反，商人决定把支票放进他的保险箱。

对它的存在的思考给了他找到拯救他的生意的解决方案的力
量。

) "，下文"It was his new confidence and belief that gave him the strength to _____ everything that he went after.(正是他新的信心和信念给了他力量去实现他所追求的一切。

) "可知，拥有了支票的这位商人，尽管没有动用这笔钱，但是产生了信心，confidence为复现词。

故选B项。

29．答案：A
解析：考查名词词义辨析。

句意:几个月后，他还清了债务，又开始赚钱了。

A. deb债务;B. danger危险; C. school学校;D. shape形状。

根据第一段"A businessman was in debt and couldn't figure out what to do.(一个商人负债累累，不知道该怎么办。

)"可知，debt 为复现词，此处考查短语go out of debt，意为"还清债务"，故选A项。

30．答案：C
解析：考查名词词义辨析。

句意:整整一年后，他带着同一张支票回到公园。

A. store 商店;B. cafe咖啡馆;C. park公园; D. restaurant餐厅。

根据第一段"He was sitting on a bench in the park with his head down, thinking what could ______ the company from bankruptcy(破产).(他低着头坐在公园的长凳上，想着怎样才能使公司免于破产。

) "，以及"We will ______ here exactly in one year, and you will be ______ to return it to me at that time.(一年后我们会在这里见面,到时候你可以把它还给我。

) "可知，这个商人依照约定，又来到这个公园(park)。

故选C项。

31．答案：B
解析：考查名词词义辨析。

句意:正当这位商人想把支票还给他并分享他的成功故事时，一个护士跑过来抓住了这位老人。

A. police警察;B. nurse护士; C. patient病人;D. waitress女服务员。

根据下文"I hope he wasn't bothering you. He always runs away from the hospital and tells people that he is John Rockefeller.' She said to the businessman.('我希望他没有打扰你。

他总是从医院跑出来，告诉人们他是约翰洛克菲勒。

她对商人说。

)"可知，这老人是一个偷偷跑出医院的病人，此刻护士来找他， nurse 符合语境。

故选B项。

32．答案：D
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。

句意:商人很震惊。

A. amused被逗乐的;B. angry生气的;C. sad悲伤的;D. shocked震惊的。

根据上文" 'I hope he wasn't bothering you. He always runs away from the hospital and tells people that he is John Rockefeller.' She said to the businessman.('我希望他没有打扰你。

他总是从医院跑出来，告诉人们他是约翰洛克
菲勒。

'她对商人说。

) "，下文"During the whole year, he was creating and building a business, buying and selling, _____ that he had half a million dollars. (在一整年的时间里，他一直在创建和建立一个企业，买卖，他确信自己有50万美元。

)"可知，当这个商人得知面前的老人不是约翰洛克菲勒，而手头的支票也不是真的，而他在过去的一年里一直深信自己手里有500万美金，事实真相使他震惊(shocked). 故选D项。

33．答案：B
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。

句意:在一整年的时间里，他一直在创建和建立一个企业，买卖，他确信自己有50万美元。

A. uncertain不确定的;B. convinced确信的;C. pleased高兴的;D, proud自豪的。

根据句中的During the whole year, he was creating and building a business, buying and selling可知，他所有的操作都是坚信手头有一张50万的支票的前提下，convinced符合语境。

故选B项。

34．答案：A
解析：考查名词词义辨析。

句意:突然间，他明白了，改变他生活的不是真实的或想象的钱。

A. money钱;B. gift礼物;C. promise承诺;D. possession拥有。

根据上文"But instead, the businessman decided to put the check into his _____. Thinking about its existence gave him the _____ to find a solution to save his business. (但相反，商人决定把支票放进他的保险箱。

对它的存在的思考给了他找到拯救他的生意的解决方案的力量。

)"可知，当时，这个商人没有动用这笔钱，拯救他的公式的不是靠那笔钱(money)，而是有了这笔钱以后的信念和力量。

故选A项。

35．答案：D
解析：考查动词词义辨析。

句意:正是他新的信心和信念给了他力量去实现他所追求的一切。

A. expect期望;B. accumulate累积; C. exceed超越;D. achieve实现。

根据上文"With the return of his_____ he made profitable(赢利的) deals. Over a couple of months, he got out of _____ and started to earn money again.(随着信心的恢复，他做了一些有利可圈的交易。

几个月后，他还清了债务，又开始赚钱了，) "可知，这个商人因为有了信心和力量，使公司起死回生，实现了拯救公司的愿望。

achieve符合语境。

故选D项。

36．答案：C
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