2021-2022学年四川省南充市阆中中学校高二下学期期中学习质量检测英语试题(解析版)

阆中中学校2022年春高2020级期中学习质量检测
英语试题
（满分：150分时间：150分钟）
注意事项:
1、答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上;
2、回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后, 用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号,回答非选择题时. 将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效.
3、考试结束后, 将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What was the weather like during Jane's trip?
A. Rainy.
B. Windy.
C. Sunny.
2 When will the programme end?
A. In February.
B. In October.
C. In December.
3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Mother and son.
B. Doctor and patient.
C. Teacher and student.
4. How will the man go home?
A. By car.
B. By bus.
C. By subway.
5. What is the woman going to do?
A. Throw a party.
B. Do the cleaning.
C. Get some sleep.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What is the man doing?
A. Booking a room.
B. Making a complaint.
C. Asking for directions.
7. What does the woman like best about their room?
A. The soft bed.
B. The large bathroom.
C. The good view.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why does Jason hesitate to take part in the competition?
A. He is not sure of himself.
B. He is over the age limit.
C. He is tired of video games.
9. What does the woman advise Jason to do?
A. Print the competition rules.
B. Check the competition rules.
C. Have a talk with the designers.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where are the speakers most probably?
A. At home.
B. In a travel agency.
C. In a museum.
11. What can people enjoy in the Reality Room?
A. Train exhibits.
B. Juicy tomatoes.
C. New York's scenery.
12. What is the man's attitude towards transgenic food?
A. Ambiguous.
B. Worried.
C. Approving.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where is Story Time held?
A. In the Children's Room.
B. In the Meeting Room.
C. In the Reference Room.
14. When does Family Movies take place now?
A. On Thursday.
B. On Saturday.
C. On Sunday.
15. What will the man probably do on Friday night?
A. Give a speech.
B. Listen to a lecture.
C. Read stories to children.
16. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Movie nights.
B. Library events.
C. Weekend activities.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Where are the teachers in the English Summer Camps from?
A. Canada.
B. Italy.
C. America.
18. What activity is arranged during the trip to Canada?
A. Going to the green jungle.
B. Visiting famous museums.
C. Learning about some architecture.
19 How long does the trip to Italy last?
A. 7 days.
B. 10 days.
C. 20 days.
20. What is the aim of the English Summer Camps?
A. To speak English perfectly.
B. To avoid making mistakes.
C. To learn English happily.
第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题: 每小题25分, 满分37. 5分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项. ,
A
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1. If you want to become an effective leader, you can try ________.
A. How to Read a Book
B. Everybody, Always
C. 12 Rules for Life
D. A Higher Loyalty
2. What do we know about How to Read a Book?
A. It is written by Mortimer J. Adler.
B. It is completely the same as the original one.
C. It has been published since 1940.
D. There are many other books similar to it.
3. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. All the four books are paperbacks
B. Paperbacks are cheaper than hardbacks
C. Jordan B. Peterson is the former FBI director
D. Bob Goff is a journalist of the New York Times
【1~3题答案】
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇广告布告类阅读。

本文主要介绍了亚马逊最畅销的4本书。

【1题详解】
细节理解题。

由A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership-April 17, 2018 by James Comey中的His journey provides an entry into the corridors of power, and a remarkable lesson in what makes an effective leader.可知，如果你想要成为一个有效的领导，你可以尝试A Higher Loyalty，选D。

【2题详解】
细节理解题。

由How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading Revised Edition by Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren中的Originally published in 1940可知，How to Read a Book最初于1940年出版，选C。

【3题详解】
常识理解题。

Paperback为平装本，hardback为精装本，按照常识可知，平装本比精装本价格要便宜，选B。

B
Most of us have quite good memories, but our memories are limited. For example, we cannot remember everyone we have ever met or what we did on every single day of our lives. However, there are some people who do have prodigious memories. These people have a rare condition known as savant syndrome（学者症候群）. Savants suffer
from a developmental disorder, but they also exhibit great talents that contrast（显出差异）sharply with their physical and mental disabilities.
Kim Peek (1951-2009) was a savant who lived in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. He was born with damage to parts of his brain, but it seemed that other parts of his brain, particularly those relating to memory, became over-developed.
Peek’s unique abilities appeared at a very early age. When he was just 20 months old, he could already remember every book that was read to him. Peek could read two pages of a book at the same time-one page with the right eye and one with the left-in less than 10 seconds and remember everything he read. By the time he died, Peek had memorized more than 9,000 books. He could remember all the names and numbers in a variety of telephone books. He could remember thousands of facts about history, literature, geography and sports.
Dr. David Treffert, an expert on savant syndrome, once described Peek as “a living Google” because of his astonishing ability to memorize and connect facts. However, at the same time, Peek was unable to carry out simple tasks, such as brushing his hair or getting dressed, and he needed others to help him. In 1989, the movie Rain Man
won the Oscar for best Picture. The main character in the movie, played by Dustin Hoffman, was based on Kim Peek's life. He started to appear on television, where he would amaze audiences by correctly answering difficult questions on different topics. Peek-became world famous, and he and his father began touring widely to talk about overcoming disabilities. He inspired a great many people with his words. “Recognizing and respecting differences in others, and treating everyone in the way you want them to treat you, will make our world a better place for everyone.
Everyone is different.”
4. The underlined word “prodigious” in Paragraph 1 probably means ______.
A. happy
B. clear.
C. amazing
D. short
5. According to the text, Peek ______.
A. could take care of himself
B. was born with a good memory
C. was the student of Dr. David Treffert
D. became brain-damaged at 20 months old
6. How is Paragraph 3 mainly developed?
A. By giving facts.
B. By following time order.
C. By explaining causes.
D. By making comparisons.
7. Peek’s words suggest that we should ______.
A. respect different cultures
B. listen to different opinions
C treat different people differently D. respect others’ differences
【4~7题答案】
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。

本文主要介绍了一些拥有超凡记忆力的人，重点叙述了Kim Peek的具体情况。

【4题详解】
猜测词意题。

根据横线前一句“For example, we cannot remember everyone we have ever met or what we did on every single day of our lives.”（例如，我们无法记住我们见过的每个人，或者我们生命中的每一天都做了什么）再看本句However, there are some people who do have prodigious memories.中的however表示转折，也就是说有一些人却拥有令人难以置信的记忆力，能够记住发生的所有事情。

接着在第三段列举了Kim Peek的例子。

所以换线词的意思是“令人惊讶的”。

故选C项。

【5题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第二段第二句“He was born with damage to parts of his brain, but it seemed that other parts of his brain, particularly those relating to memory, became over-developed.”（他生下来的时候，大脑有一部分受到破坏，但是大脑中与记忆有关的那一部分却非常发达），可知，Peek天生记忆就很好。

故选B项。

【6题详解】
推理判断题。

根据文“When he was just 20 months old, he could already remember every book that was read to him. ”（当他只有20个月大的时候，他已经能记住读给他的每一本书了）和By the time he died, Peek had memorized more than 9,000 book.（到他去世时，皮克已经记住了9000多本书）可知，第三段内容可知该段主要列举一些相关的事实来证明他的记忆力非常好。

故选A项。

【7题详解】
推理判断题。

根据文章最后一句“He inspired a great many people with his words. “Recognizing and respecting differences in others, and treating everyone in the way you want them to treat you, will make our world a better place for everyone. Everyone is different.”（他的话鼓舞了许多人。

“认识和尊重他人的差异，以你希望他们对待你的方式对待每一个人，将使我们的世界对每个人来说都是一个更好的地方）可知皮克的话表明我们应该尊重他人的差异。

故选D项。

C
Last year, my oldest son Matthew went off to college. Things at home were not as “busy” as they used to be. We still had our 15-year-old Gabriel with us, but we missed having Matthew around. My wife soon had a crazy
idea.“Let's get a dog,”she told me. I wasn’t exactly thrilled with the idea, but agreed. I mean, what’s a better way to replace a kid that has gone off to college than to get a dog?
When we got to the animal shelter, it seemed like every dog was a pit bull (比特犬). I’d had many bad experiences with pit bulls as a child, so I didn’t want to take one of them home with me. While I walked along the rows and rows of cold metal cages, a dog caught my eye. He was scared, and looked like he'd given up on life. There was only one problem: he was a pit bull.
As he looked at me with his big, beautiful eyes, I could see into his soul. I could see how scared he was and that he just wanted a happy life. I couldn’t just walk away—I had to at least go over and look at him. I approached his cage, and he just sat there, looking at me. I stuck my finger through the hole in the cage and petted him on the head. I expected him to get mad, but he didn’t. I knew that this dog had never felt love before, and he was enjoying every bit of the love I could give him in that moment. Tears began to stream down my face because I felt everything that this poor creature was feeling right then. He just wanted to be loved; he just wanted a home and a family.
It’s been a year since we took the dog home, and our lives have been changed forever. Now, his favorite thing to do is give us kisses with his giant tongue every morning. He is always there to greet us when we come home with a
huge smile. He’s shown us more love than any other living creature on Earth ever had before. And every time I look into his eyes, I see love, compassion and gratitude—things I never thought that a pit bull was capable of feeling.
8. How did the author react to his wife’s idea of getting a dog?
A. He became excited.
B. He thought it was a bad idea.
C. He found it acceptable.
D. It made him feel angry.
9. Why did the author adopt the pit bull in the end?
A. His wife liked the dog a lot.
B. He found the dog was more active than the other dogs.
C. He found the dog was similar to one he used to own.
D. He found he could understand the dog’s feelings.
10. What was the author and his wife’s life like with the pit bull?
A. They lived a life full of love.
B. They found it hard to get along with him.
C. They missed having Matthew around even more.
D. They regretted adopting him.
11. What is the main purpose of the article?
A. To give advice on how to keep a pet.
B. To stress the benefits of keeping a pet.
C. To suggest people keep a pet of their own.
D. To share a warm story about adopting a pet.
【8~11题答案】
【答案】8. C 9. D 10. A 11. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。

作者和妻子收养了一只比特犬，他们的生活充满了爱。

【8题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第一段第六句“I wasn't exactly thrilled with the idea, but agreed.”(我对这个想法并不十分兴奋，但还是同意了。

)可知，作者认为他的妻子想要养条狗的想法是可以接受的。

故选C。

【9题详解】
细节理解题。

根据第三段最后两句“Tears began to stream down my face because I felt everything that this poor creature was feeling right then. He just wanted to be loved; he just wanted a home and a family.”(眼泪开始顺着我的脸流下来，因为我感受到了这个可怜的家伙当时的感觉。

他只想被爱；他只是想要一个家和家人。

)可
知，最后作者收养了这只比特犬是因为他发现自己能理解这只狗的感受。

故选D。

【10题详解】
细节理解题。

根据最后一段最后两句“He’s shown us more love than any other living creature on Earth ever had before. And every time I look into his eyes, I see love, compassion and gratitude—things I never thought that a pit bull was capable of feeling.”(他向我们展示了比地球上任何其他生物都多的爱。

每次我看着他的眼睛，我都能看到爱、同情和感激，这是我从没想过比特犬能感受到的。

)可知，作者和妻子与这只比特犬的生活充满了爱。

故选A。

【11题详解】
推理判断题。

根据最后一段第一句“It's been a year since we took the dog home, and our lives have been changed forever.”(自从我们把狗带回家已经一年了，我们的生活已经永远改变了。

)和最后一句“And every time I look into his eyes, I see love, compassion and gratitude—things I never thought that a pit bull was capable of feeling.”(每次我看着他的眼睛，我都能看到爱、同情和感激，这是我从没想过比特犬能感受到的。

)可知，这篇文章讲述了一个收养一只狗的温暖生活故事。

故选D。

D
Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.
In the early years, these schools were much similar. Only young men went to colleges. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students left school, most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvard's law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were all owed to choose the subjects that interested them.
Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with (涉及) special fields of learning. There's so much to learn that one kind of school can't offer it all.
12. The oldest university in the US is________．
A. Yale
B. Harvard
C. Princeton
D. Columbia．
13. From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years，________．
A. those colleges and universities were the same．
B. people young or old, might study in the colleges．
C. students studied only some languages and science．
D. when the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers．
14. As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach________．
A. everything that was known
B. law and something about medicine．
C. many new subjects
D. the subjects that interested students．
15. On the whole, the passage is about________．
A. how to start a university
B. the world-famous colleges in America．
C. how colleges have changed
D. what kind of lesson each college teaches．
【12~15题答案】
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. D 15. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。

文章简单地向读者讲述了大学是如何改变发展的，如何从单一学院发展成为综合性大学。

【12题详解】
细节理解题。

由第一段首句“Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States.”（哈佛大学始建于1636年，是美国众多学院和大学中历史最悠久的大学。

），可知美国最古老的大学是哈佛大学。

故选B项。

【13题详解】
细节理解题。

由第二段中的“In the early years, these schools were much similar. Only young men went to colleges. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew.”（在早期，这些学校非常相似。

只有年轻人上大学。

所有的学生学习相同的科目，每个人都学习拉丁语、希腊语和希伯来语。

），可知在早期，那些学院和大学是一样的，学习受众群体和学习内容相似。

故选A项。

【14题详解】
细节理解题。

由倒数第二段“As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were all owed to choose the subjects that interested them.”（随着知识的增长，哈佛和其他学院开始教授许多新的学科。

学生们都应该选择他们感兴趣的科目。

），可知随着知识的增长，大学开始教授学生感兴趣的科目。

故选D项。

【15题详解】
主旨大意题。

第一段讲“哈佛大学和其它大学”，第二段讲“早期，这些学校学习受众群体和学习内容相似。

”，第三段讲“哈佛大学开始教不一样的课程”，第四段讲“哈佛大学和其他学院开始教授学生感兴
趣的科目”，第五段讲“今天，大多数大学都是由处理特殊学习领域的小型学院组成的”，可知本文讲的
是大学是如何改变的，如何从单一学院发展成为综合性大学。

故选C项。

第二节(共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有两项为多余选项。

Cold Weather Helps Your Body
We think of winter as cold and flu season, but the chilly temperatures have powerful biological upsides too. Boosts your brain
___16___Studies have found that people perform some cognitive(认知的) tasks(such as making decisions) better when the temperature is cooler. Research has also shown that people less tend to tackle complex tasks in the summer than in the winter. The brain requires glucose(葡萄糖) to function, but the body uses more of it in warmer temperatures to keep the body cool. That leaves less available fuel for reasoning and remembering tasks.
Burns calories
When its cold, your body works harder to keep your core temperature, which is typically about 98.6 degrees.____17____So tie up your boot: A recent study of 53 people showed that participants burned 34 percent more calories when they hiked in 14- to 23 -degree temperatures than they did hiking on 50-degree days. Encourages better sleep
Your body's core temperature drops when you're trying to sleep.This process can take up to two hours in the summer, but it's much faster in winter.___18___
Fights infections
Yes, you might get more colds during the winter. However, studies have shown that the immune(免疫的)system can be activated by colder temperatures, which improves our ability to fight infections. That said, the flu virus becomes stronger in cold, dry air, and time spent indoors increases your chance of infection.___19___ Strengthens your heart
In cold weather, the heart works harder to pump blood and keep the body's core temperature. That's a good thing .____20____Once you warm up, you may be able to go farther than when it's hot outside. But if you are at risk for heart disease, be careful when exercising outdoors in the cold; the extra stress can cause problems.
A. Any activity can leave your heart driving.
B. Plus, with darker mornings, you naturally sleep later.
C. Colder temperatures can help you think more clearly.
D. Exercising in the winter makes heart muscles stronger.
E. Storing up too much ordinary fat can endanger our health.
F. Our bodies use a large amount of energy to keep us warm.
G. To reduce risk, get your annual flu shot, wash your hands frequently.
【16~20题答案】
【答案】16. C 17. F 18. B 19. G 20. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。

文章主要介绍了寒冷的天气对身体的好处。

【16题详解】
根据小标题“Boosts your brain(增强你的大脑)”和后句“Studies have found that people perform some cognitive(认知的) tasks(such as making decisions) better when the temperature is cooler.( 研究发现，当温度较低时，人们可以更好地完成一些认知任务(比如做决定)。

)”可知，低温能够让人更清晰地思考而做出决定。

所以选择项C“Colder temperatures can help you think more clearly.(较低的温度可以帮助你更清晰地思考。

)”符合上下文语境。

故选C。

【17题详解】
根据小标题“Burns calories (燃烧卡路里)”和前句“When its cold, your body works harder to keep your core temperature, which is typically about 98.6 degrees. (当天气寒冷时，你的身体会更努力地工作来保持核心温度，通常是98.6度左右。

)”可知，天气寒冷时，我们身体需要能量来保暖。

所以选择项F“Our bodies use a large amount of energy to keep us warm. (我们的身体要用大量的能量来保暖。

)”符合上下文语境。

故选F。

【18题详解】
根据小标题“Encourages better sleep (鼓励更好的睡眠)”和前句“Your body's core temperature drops when you're trying to sleep. This process can take up to two hours in the summer, but it's much faster in winter. (当你试图睡觉时，你身体的核心温度会下降。

这个过程在夏天需要两个小时，但在冬天要快得多。

)”可知，本段主要讨论睡眠。

所以选择项B“Plus, with darker mornings, you naturally sleep later. (另外，早晨天色较暗时，你自然会睡得晚些。

)”符合上下文语境。

选择项中的“sleep”与小标题和前文中的“sleep”相一致。

故选B。

【19题详解】
根据小标题“Fights infections (抗感染)”和前句“That said, the flu virus becomes stronger in cold, dry air, and time spent indoors increases your chance of infection. (也就是说，流感病毒在寒冷干燥的空气中会变得更强，而呆在室内的时间会增加你被感染的机会。

)”可知，这里陈述冬季寒冷为避免感染所采取的措施。

所以选择项G“To reduce risk, get your annual flu shot, wash your hands frequently. (为了降低风险，每年注射流感疫苗，经常洗手。

)”符合上下文语境。

故选G。

【20题详解】
根据小标题“Strengthens your heart (增强你的心脏)”和前句“In cold weather, the heart works harder to
pump blood and keep the body's core temperature. (在寒冷的天气里，心脏会更加努力地泵血，保持身体的核心温度。

)”可知，本段主要讨论心脏增强的措施。

所以选择项D“Exercising in the winter makes heart muscles stronger. (冬天锻炼可以使心肌更强壮。

)”符合上下文语境。

选择项中的“heart”与小标题和前句中的“heart”相一致。

故选D。

第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分)
读下面短文, 从每题所给的A, B, C、D四个法项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.
When Heather McHugh, a poet, won a $500,000”genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, she didn't buy a luxurious car or fly to Paris. ___21___, she put the money in the bank and ___22___ writing poems.
In 2015, she finally ___23___ what to do with it. That year, Heather's godson and his wife ___24___ their first child, a beautiful baby girl but severely disabled. “I saw how people's ___25___can change overnight. I started thinking about people in a ___26___situation,” says Heather.
She ___27___ there were millions of caregivers taking care of the chronically (慢性地) ill or disabled. So in 2012, Heather ___28___ a nonprofit organization offering a seven­ day vacation, with all ___29___ paid, to people who have been caregivers for at least ten years.
Tricia was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation. When Tricia got a call saying she was offered a
___30___ vacation, she couldn't ___31___ it; disbelief even ___32___ her concern about leaving her two kids.
Tricia went, and her favorite parts of the trip were to enjoy the ___33___ things. “I got to eat hot food hot and cold food cold. I could go to bed when I wanted to and wake up whenever I chose to,” says Tricia. She was afraid the ___34___would return when the ___35___ was over, but to her surprise, it hasn't been back since.
Heather says Tricia's ___36___ resembles those of the other ten caregivers she helps every year. “Before the vacation they are so ___37___, but the ___38___ is so amazing. They reflect and relax. It feels ___39___ like another world and gives them a chance to see their lives from another ___40___,” she adds.
21. A. However B. Therefore C. Instead D. Besides
22. A. continued B. quitted C. practiced D. started
23. A. thought over B. wondered C. talked about D. decided
24. A. held B. welcomed C. lost D. saved
25. A. feelings B. future C. lives D. routine
26. A. different B. similar C. worse D. better
27. A. discovered B. claimed C. admitted D. felt
28. A. donated B. found C. visited D. formed
29. A. taxes B. salary C. expenses D. rent
30. A. free B. caring C. short D. long
31. A. believe B. take C. refuse D. enjoy
32. A. woke B. defeated C. showed D. moved
33. A. wonderful B. delicious C. peaceful D. simple
34. A. heaviness B. pain C. sadness D. disbelief
35. A. entertainment B. dream C. vacation D. freedom
36. A. comment B. story C. surprise D. fortune
37. A. worried B. confused C. unexpected D. stressed
38. A. award B. change C. scenery D. accommodation
39. A. slightly B. interestingly C. magically D. mostly
40. A. place B. situation C. height D. angle
【21~40题答案】
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. A 31.
A 32.
B 33. D 34. A 35.
C 36. B 37.
D 38. B 39. C 40. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。

Heather McHugh利用自己的五十万美元奖金建立非营利组织，为照顾慢性病患者和残疾人的护理员提供免费休假，让他们到新的环境中，从不一样的角度看待他们的人生。

【21题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。

句意：相反，她把钱存进了银行，继续写诗。

A. However然而；B. Therefore因此；C. Instead 反而；D. Besides另外。

根据空处前一句中的she didn't buy a luxurious car or fly to Paris.可知，在获得了五十万美元的奖金后，她并没有购买汽车或去旅游；结合该句中的she put the money in the bank可知，反而，她将这些钱存入银行。

C项意为“反而”，符合语境。

故选C。

【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：相反，她把钱存进了银行，继续写诗。

A. continued继续；B. quitted停止；C. practiced 练习；D. started开始。

根据前一句中的“a poet”，结合该句中的she put the money in the bank and ___2___ writing poems.可知，她这位诗人获奖后，将奖金存进银行，继续写诗。

故选A。

【23题详解】
考查动词/动词短语词义辨析。

句意：2015年，她终于决定如何处理它。

A. thought over仔细考虑；B. wondered 想知道；C. talked about谈论……；D. decided决定。

根据下文中的Heather ___8___ a nonprofit organization offering a seven­ day vacation,可知，此处表示在2015年，她终于决定如何使用这笔钱。

故选D。

【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：那一年，希瑟的教子和他的妻子迎来了他们的第一个孩子，一个漂亮的女婴，但严重残疾。

A. held握住，举行；B. welcomed欢迎；C. lost丢失；D. saved挽救。

Heather的教子和他的妻子迎来了他们的第一个孩子，那是一个漂亮的女婴，但是有严重的残疾。

故选B。

【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：我看到了人们的生活是如何在一夜之间改变的。

A. feelings感觉；B. future未来；
C. lives生活，生命；
D. routine常规。

根据语境和上文提到的Heather的干儿子和他的妻子生下了一个残疾女婴可知，Heather看到了人的生活是如何在一夜之间发生改变的。

故选C。

【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：我开始关注那些处于相似处境的人。

A. different不相同的；B. similar相似的；
C. worse更差；
D. better更好。

根据上文提到的Heather的教子和他的妻子生下了一个残疾女婴并且Heather 看到了人的生活是如何在一夜之间发生改变的。

可知，此处指关注“相似”处境的人。

故选B。

【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：她发现有数以百万计的看护者在照顾慢性病患者或残疾人。

A. discovered发现；
B. claimed声称；
C. admitted承认；
D. felt感觉。

根据there were millions of caregivers taking care of the chronically (慢性地) ill or disabled.可知，她发现有数百万照顾慢性病患者和残疾人的护理员。

故选A。

【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：因此，在2012年，希瑟成立了一个非营利组织，为那些至少照顾孩子十年的人提供七天的假期，所有费用由他们承担。

A. donated捐献；B. found发现；C. visited访问，拜访；D. formed 建立，创立。

根据第8空后的a nonprofit organization offering a seven­ day vacation可知，此处指“成立”了一个组织。

故选D。

【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：因此，在2012年，希瑟成立了一个非营利组织，为那些至少照顾孩子十年的人提供七天的假期，所有费用由他们承担。

A. taxes税收；B. salary薪水；C. expenses费用；D. rent租金。

根据第8空格后的a nonprofit organization offering a seven­ day vacation,可知，组织为假期提供“费用”。

故选C。

【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：当Tricia接到电话说她可以免费度假时，她简直不敢相信。

难以置信甚至打消了她离开两个孩子时的顾虑。

A. free免费的；B. caring体贴的；C. short 短的；D. long长的。

根据第8空格后的a nonpr ofit organization offering a seven­ day vacation,可知，此处指“免费”度假。

故选A。

考查动词词义辨析。

句意：当Tricia接到电话说她可以免费度假时，她简直不敢相信。

难以置信甚至打消了她离开两个孩子的顾虑。

A. believe相信；B. take拿走；C. refuse拒绝；D. enjoy喜爱。

根据空后的disbelief 可知，Tricia不相信她获得了一个免费休假这件事。

故选A。

【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。

句意：当Tricia接到电话说她可以免费度假时，她简直不敢相信。

难以置信甚至打消了她离开两个孩子时的顾虑。

A. woke 醒来；B. defeated战胜；C. showed展示；D. moved移动，感动。

根据下一段中的Tricia went, and her favorite parts of the trip were to enjoy 可知，Tricia接受了免费休假这件事，由此可知，她对免费休假的怀疑和向往战胜了对于留下孩子时的顾虑。

故选B。

【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：Tricia去了，她最喜欢就是享受简单的生活。

A. wonderful精彩的，极好的；
B. delicious美味的；
C. peaceful和平的；
D. simple简单的。

根据空后的I got to eat hot food hot and cold food cold.
I could go to bed when I wanted to and wake up whenever I chose to可知，Tricia在度假时所做的事情都是很普通、很简单的事情。

故选D。

【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：她担心假期结束后这种沉重的感觉会回来，但令她惊讶的是，这种感觉从那以后就再也没有回来过。

A. heaviness沉闷；B. pain 疼痛；C. sadness伤心；D. disbelief怀疑。

根据上文可知，Tricia是一个护理员，平时的工作都是照顾病人，生活稍有放松的时候，她担心度假结束后，自己的生活会回归以前的沉闷，但出乎她意料的是以前沉闷的生活并没没有回来。

所以heaviness“沉闷”符合语境。

故选A。

【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：她担心假期结束后这种沉重的感觉会回来，但令她惊讶的是，这种感觉从那以后就再也没有回来过。

A. entertainment娱乐；B. dream梦想；C. vacation假期；D. freedom自由。

根据第四段第一句Tricia was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation.故选C。

【36题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。

句意：Heather说，Tricia的故事和她每年帮助的其他10名护工很相似。

A. comment评论；B. story 故事；C. surprise惊奇；D. fortune运气。

上文讲述的是Tricia享受免费休假的故事。

故选B。

【37题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：假期前他们压力很大，但变化是如此惊人。

A. worried 担忧的；B. confused 困惑的；C. unexpected未料到的；D. stressed有压力的。

根据上文提到的Tricia担心度假回来后又回到以前的沉闷可知stressed“有压力的”符合语境。

故选D。