高中英语完形填空专题(有答案)

一、高中英语完形填空
1．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的
最佳选项。

A 35-year-old Australian mother makes around $58,000 a year by hugging total strangers. Jessica O'Neill started her 1 job six months ago. "As human beings, one thing we often 2 in our daily lives is physical touch. Without it, we can fall into depression and other mental health problems. To satisfy this 3 , I've become a professional worker in hugging treatment," said Jessica.
Jessica claims that her hugs can 4 those who are suffering from loneliness, depression,
or low self-confidence. Originally, Jessica was a masseuse (女按摩师), a quite 5 profession. She notices that when she 6 her customers during treatments, they dropped their guards and 7 her more. "I could see their 8 melt away. Then I could get to their heart and do what I can to 9 them," Jessica said. "Everyone has a totally different story. But the most common 10 are loneliness, depression and anxiety. They all just have that desire to 11 with someone. I believe my hug helps me and my 12 connect on a spiritual level."
Jessica says the majority of her customers are 13 , but she has a surprising number of female customers 14 Despite many people thinking she must be 15 for doing such work, Jessica is confident that she's made the right 16 "It's so much more rewarding than just working as a masseuse. I feel like it's what I was put on this Earth 17 ," said Jessica. In today's digital age, many people are lonelier than ever before. For people whose lives 18 physical interaction, hugging therapy can have an apparent effect on their mental health."
"Interestingly, although the hugging 19 has been around for a short while, we've actually covered several 20 businesses in the last few years."
1. A. simple B. permanent C. abnormal D. unusual
2. A. observe B. ignore C. misunderstand D. miss
3. A. need B. direction C. curiosity D. requirement
4. A. rescue B. help C. persuade D. train
5. A. ordinary B. well-paid C. admirable D. challenging
6. A. accompanied B. greeted C. consulted D. hugged
7. A. made fun of B. took advantage of C. opened up to D. spoke well of
8. A. purpose B. tension C. delight D. anger
9. A. impress B. interest C. defeat D. cure
10. A. signs B. faults C. weaknesses D. failures
11. A. connect B. agree C. debate D. compete
12. A. colleagues B. ladies C. customers D. passengers
13. A. elderly B. foreign C. male D. overweight
14. A. in return B. as well C. in total D. after all
15. A. responsible B. intelligent C. wealthy D. crazy
16. A. suggestion B. agreement C. choice D. promise
17. A. with B. for C. in D. around
18. A. doubt B. accept C. lack D. hate
19. A. treatment B. protection C. experiment D. nursing
20. A. temporary B. difficult C. secret D. successful
【答案】（1）D；（2）B；（3）A；（4）B；（5）A；（6）D；（7）C；（8）B；（9）D；（10）A；（11）A；（12）C；（13）C；（14）B；（15）D；（16）C；（17）B；（18）C；（19）A；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个35岁的妈妈通过拥抱当地的陌生人一年赚了58000美元的故事。

谈及了这位妈妈赚钱的过程，经历与心得体会。

（1）考查形容词。

句意：杰西卡·奥尼尔六个月前开始了她不寻常的工作。

A. simple“简单的”；B. permanent“永恒的”；C. abnormal“反常的”；D. unusual“不同寻常的”。

Jessica成了一位“拥抱治疗师”，并以此谋生。

显然，拥抱治疗师是不寻常的职业。

故选D。

（2）考查动词。

句意：作为人类，我们在日常生活中经常忽略的一件事是身体接触。

A. observe“观察”；B. ignore“忽视”；C. misunderstand“误解”；D. miss“错过”。

根据下文“For people whose lives 18 physical interaction, hugging therapy can have an apparent effect on their mental health.”可知，人们在生活中忽略的是身体接触，故选B。

（3）考查名词。

句意：为了满足这种需要，我成为了拥抱治疗的专业工作者。

A. need“需要”；B. direction“方向”；C. curiosity “好奇心”；D. requirement“需要”。

根据上文可知，Jessica成了一位“拥抱治疗师”，目的是满足人们对身体接触的需求。

故选A。

（4）考查动词。

句意：杰西卡说她的拥抱可以帮助那些孤独、抑郁或缺乏自信的人。

A. rescue“援救”；B. help“帮助”；C. persuade“劝说”；D. train“训练”。

她的拥抱能够“帮助”那些遭受孤独、抑郁或缺乏自信的人。

拥抱只是解决患者心理方面的问题，不至于到了“营救”人的程度，故选B。

（5）考查形容词。

句意：最初，杰西卡是个按摩师，一个很普通的职业。

A. ordinary“普通的”；B. well-paid“薪资优厚的”；C. admirable“令人钦佩的”；D. challenging“充满挑战的”。

根据下文可知，杰西卡就是一名普通的按摩师，故选A。

（6）考查动词。

句意：她注意到，在治疗期间，她会拥抱她的顾客。

A. accompanied“陪伴”；B. greeted“问候”；C. consulted“咨询”；D. hugged“拥抱”。

根据上文可知，作者成为“拥抱治疗师”的起因是之前工作时拥抱客户的经历，故选D。

（7）考查动词短语。

句意：他们解除了戒备，对她更加放得开。

A. made fun of“取笑”；B. took advantage of“利用”；C. opened up to“对……开放”；D. spoke well of“称赞”。

客户解除了戒备，也更放得开了，故选C。

（8）考查名词。

句意：我可以看到他们的紧张情绪消失了。

A. purpose“目的”；B. tension“紧张”；C. delight “高兴”；D. anger“生气”。

根据下文可知，深入他们的内心，可知客户的紧张感消失了，故选B。

（9）考查动词。

句意：然后我就可以深入他们的内心，尽我所能治愈他们。

A. impress“给……深刻印象”；B. interest“使……感兴趣”；C. defeat“打败”；D. cure“治疗”。

根据
语境可知，作者尽自己的所能去治愈客户们，故选D。

（10）考查名词。

句意：但最常见的症状是孤独、抑郁和焦虑。

A. signs"症状"；B. faults"错误"；C. weaknesses"弱点"；D. failures"失败"。

孤独、抑郁和焦虑是客户们常见症状，故选A。

（11）考查动词。

句意：他们都有与人交流的欲望。

A. connect"连接"；B. agree“ 同意”；C. debate“辩论”；D. compete“竞争”。

connect with固定短语，“与……联系”，故选A。

（12）考查名词。

句意：我相信我的拥抱帮助我和我的客户在精神层面上建立了联系。

A. colleagues“同事”；B. ladies“女士”；C. customers“顾客”；D. passengers“乘客”。

根据下文的“Jessica says the majority of her customers”可知，作者用自己的拥抱和客户建立了精神上的联系，故选C。

（13）考查形容词。

句意：杰西卡说她的顾客大部分是男性。

A. elderly “年长的”；B. foreign“国外的”；C. male“雄性的”；D. overw eight“超重的”。

根据下文的“but…female customers”可知，此处指杰西卡大部分客户是男性，故选C。

（14）考查固定短语。

句意：但她也有数量惊人的女性顾客。

A. in return“作为报答”；B. as well“也”；C. in total“总共”；D. after all“毕竟”。

根据but可知，该空应用as well“也”表示强调，表示女性客户也很多，故选B。

（15）考查形容词。

句意：尽管很多人认为她做这样的工作一定是疯了。

A. responsible“负责任的”；B. intelligent“智慧的”；C. wealthy“富有的”；D. crazy“疯狂的”。

根据下文“doing such work”可知，很多人认为作者做这样的工作一定是疯了，故选D。

（16）考查名词。

句意：杰西卡相信她做出了正确的选择。

A. suggestion“建议”；B. agreement“同意”；C. choice“选择”；D. promise“保证”。

根据“Jessica is confident和It's so much more rewarding than just worki ng as a masseuse. ”可知，她从事拥抱治疗师职业是做出的正确选择。

故选C。

（17）考查介词。

句意：我觉得这就是我来到这个世界的目的。

A. with“和”；B. for“为了”；C. in“在……里”；D. around“围绕”。

for在此处表示目的，故选B。

（18）考查动词。

句意：对于缺乏身体互动的人来说，拥抱疗法对他们的心理健康有明显的影响。

A. doubt“疑惑”；B. accept“接受”；C. lack“缺乏”；D. hate“讨厌”。

根据上文的“As human beings, one thing we often 2 in our daily lives is physical touch.”可知，人们缺乏的是身体互动，故选C。

（19）考查名词。

句意：有趣的是，尽管拥抱疗法出现的时间很短。

A. treatment “治疗”；B. protection“保护”；C. experiment“实验”；D. nursing“护理”。

根据上文“a professional worker in hugging treatment”可知，“拥抱”是一种治疗的方法，故选A。

（20）考查形容词。

句意：事实上，在过去的几年里，我们实际上已经有了几家成功的企业。

A. temporary“暂时的”；B. difficult“困难的”；C. secret“秘密的”；D. successful“成功的”。

根据上文可知，虽然这种治疗方法时间短，但也拥有了几家成功的企业，故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，介词，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。

2．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My wife and I set out across a vast wasteland of sandy desert and just headed for some mountains and canyons (峡谷) two miles away. There were no 1 in the desert and we had no destination in mind. After about 4-5 miles, 2 in the canyons, we sat down for lunch. We thought we heard our 3 echoing (回音) down through the canyon, but the distant echoes didn't 4 .
After a few minutes, high on the canyon wall we heard someone else 5 clearly in the distance. So I 6 a little up and saw a man shouting to us. He seemed 7 .
We continued to climb up a few hundred 8 to where he was. He was a retired policeman from California. He and his wife were 9 an ATV (全地形车) for miles across the mountains just like we were doing. He 10 down into our canyon on a steep slope (斜坡) that no ATV should have been on.
His wife, recognizing the danger, 11 got off just before he drove it over a small ledge and 12 it in a tree. The car had its 13 several feet off the ground, hanging in a bush. He was 14 and only his pride was wounded.
Together we 15 a risky and complex plan to saw (锯), tie and land his ATV into some logs that would stop it from 16 off the next bigger ledge. Then we built a road back up the ledge. The 17 took a couple of hours.
He didn't know 18 where he was, but he would follow his tracks back to his truck. They were so relieved that we had 19 them from walking out of the desert. They just wanted to 20 and talk a while over lunch before heading home.
1. A. shelters B. trails C. bases D. schedules
2. A. dusty B. active C. deep D. upset
3. A. actions B. experiences C. pleasures D. conversation
4. A. match B. succeed C. cheering D. escape
5. A. singing B. talking C. cheering D. quarreling
6. A. climbed B. struggled C. dashed D. slipped
7. A. gentle B. hopeful C. rude D. desperate
8. A. blocks B. feet C. trees D. miles
9. A. riding B. testing C. wiping D. balancing
10. A. looked B. flew C. headed D. jumped
11. A. truly B. freely C. sincerely D. wisely
12. A. removed B. landed C. ruined D. fixed
13. A. doors B. seats C. wheels D. windows
14. A. safe B. confident C. grateful D. foolish
15. A. put forward B. tried out C. went through D. carried out
16. A. rising B. getting C. rolling D. setting
17. A. discussion B. rescue C. accident D. disaster
18. A. briefly B. finally C. exactly D. actually
19. A. saved B. calmed C. protected D. warned
20. A. survive B. escape C. respond D. relax
【答案】（1）B；（2）C；（3）D；（4）A；（5）B；（6）A；（7）D；（8）B；（9）A；（10）C；（11）D；（12）B；（13）C；（14）A；（15）D；（16）C；（17）B；（18）C；（19）A；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者与妻子驾车在沙漠里旅游，在谷底野餐时他们发现另一对夫妇跟他们一样也在驾车旅行，但男子把车开到了陡坡的树上，急需援救。

（1）考查名词。

句意：沙漠里没有小路，我们也没有目的地。

A. shelters”庇护所“；B. trails”路“；C. bases”基础“；D. schedules”时间“表。

根据下文”in the desert and we had no destination in mind“可知，沙漠里没有路，作者夫妇心里也没有目的地。

故选B。

（2）考查形容词。

句意：在峡谷深处走了4-5英里后，我们坐下来吃午饭。

A. dusty”灰尘覆盖的“；B. active”活跃的“；C. deep”深的“；D. upset”不安的“。

根据上文”After about 4-5 miles“可知，大约4-5英里后，作者夫妇来到峡谷深处。

故选C。

（3）考查名词。

句意：我们以为听到了我们的谈话在峡谷里回响，但远处的回声并不一致。

A. actions”行动“；B. experiences”经历“；C. pleasures”愉快“；D. conversation”对话“。

根据下文”echoing（回音）down through the canyon“可知，作者觉得他们的谈话在峡谷回音。

故选D。

（4）考查动词。

句意：我们以为听到了我们的谈话在峡谷里回响，但远处的回声并不一致。

A. match”匹配，符合“；B. succeed”成功“；C. cheering”欢呼“；D. escape”逃走“。

根据下文可知，他们听到的不是回音，而是真的有人在谈话。

此处的意思是，远处的回音与他们的谈话不符。

故选A。

（5）考查动词。

句意：几分钟后，我们听到远处有人在说话。

A. singing”唱歌“；B. talking”谈论“；C. cheering”欢呼”；D. quarreling“争辩”。

根据下文“clearly in the distance”可知，在峡谷壁的高处，他们听到远处有人在清楚地说话。

故选B。

（6）考查动词。

句意：所以我爬了一点，看到一个人对我们喊。

A. climbed“攀爬”；B. struggled“挣扎”；C. dashed“猛冲”；D. slipped“滑动”。

根据上文“high on the canyon wall we heard”可知，作者在谷底，那人在陡坡上。

作者向上爬了一段距离。

故选A。

（7）考查形容词。

句意：他似乎很绝望。

A. gentle“温和的”；B. hopeful“有希望的”；C. rude“粗鲁的”；D. desperate“绝望的”。

根据下文可知男子把车开到了陡坡的树上需要救援，因此对着作者喊，他似乎很绝望。

故选D。

（8）考查名词。

句意：我们继续向上爬了几百英尺才到他所在的地方。

A. blocks“街区”；
B. feet“英尺”；
C. trees“树木”；
D. miles“英里”。

根据常识可知，作者从谷底向上爬了几百英尺，大约100米的距离，故选B。

（9）考查动词。

句意：他和他的妻子开着一辆ATV，在群山中穿行数英里，就像我们当时做的那样。

A. riding“骑”；B. testing“测试"；C. wiping"擦"；D. balancing”平衡“。

根据下文”for miles across the mountains“可知，此人和他的妻子正驾驶全地形车穿过山脉行驶数英里。

故选A。

（10）考查动词。

句意：他下到我们峡谷的一个陡峭的斜坡上，那是ATV应该上不了的。

A. looked”看“；
B. flew”飞翔“；
C. headed”前往“；
D. jumped”跳跃“。

根据下文”down into our canyon on a steep slope“可知，他从我们所在的峡谷陡坡上朝下开。

head down固定短语，“朝下”。

故选C。

（11）考查副词。

句意：他的妻子意识到了危险，明智地在他把车开过一块小岩石架，落在一棵树上之前下了车。

A. truly”真地“；B. freely”自由地“；C. sincerely”真诚地“；D. wisely”明智地“。

根据下文”got off just before he drove it over a small ledge“可知，发现危险后，此人的妻子明智地下了车。

故选D。

（12）考查动词。

句意：他的妻子意识到了危险，明智地在他把车开过一块小岩石架，落在一棵树上之前下了车。

A. removed”去掉“；B. landed”降落“；C. ruined”毁灭“；D. fixed”修理“。

根据下文”it in a tree"可知，此人的车落在了一棵树上。

故选B。

（13）考查名词。

句意：汽车的轮子离地几英尺高，挂在灌木丛中。

A. doors"门"；B. seats"座位“；C. wheels”车轮“；D. windows”窗户“。

根据常识可知，车落到树上，自然是车轮离地。

故选C。

（14）考查形容词。

句意：他很安全，只是自尊心受到了伤害。

A. safe”安全的“；B. confident”自信的“；C. grateful”感激的“；D. foolish”愚蠢的“。

根据下文”and only his pride was w ounded.“可知，此人很安全，只是自尊心受到了伤害。

故选A。

（15）考查动词短语。

句意：我们一起执行了一项危险而复杂的计划，把他的ATV锯下来，绑好，并把它降落在一些木头上，防止它从下一个更大的平台上滚下来。

A. put forward”提出“；B. tried out”试验“；C. went through”经历“；D. carried out”实施“。

根据下文”a risky and complex plan“可知，他们一起实施了一项危险而复杂的计划。

故选D。

（16）考查动词。

句意：我们一起执行了一项危险而复杂的计划，把他的ATV锯下来，绑好，并把它降落在一些木头上，防止它从下一个更大的平台上滚下来。

A. rising”上升“；B. getting”得到“；C. rolling”滚动“；D. setting”设置“。

根据上文”land his ATV into some logs that would stop it from“可知，作者他们让车落到一些原木上，以便阻止车从下一个更大的悬崖上滚下去。

故选C。

（17）考查名词。

句意：营救工作花了几个小时。

A. discussion”讨论“；B. rescue”营救“；C. accident”事故“；D. disaster”灾难“。

根据下文”took a couple hours“可知，营救花了几个小时。

故选B。

（18）考查副词。

句意：他不知道自己身在何处，但他会循着自己的足迹回到卡车上。

A. briefly”简略地“；B. finally”最后“；C. exactly”确切地“；D. actually”实际上“。

根据下文”but he would follow his tracks back to his truck“可知，那人不能确切地知道自己身在何处，但他会沿着自己的足迹回到卡车上。

故选C。

（19）考查动词。

句意：我们救了他们，使他们免于走着出沙漠，他们如释重负。

A. saved”拯救“；B. calmed”冷静“；C. protected”保护“；D. warned”警告“。

根据下文”them from walking out of the desert“可知，这对夫妇如释重负，是作者使得他们免于步行走出沙漠之苦。

save sb. from固定短语，“把某人从……拯救出来；使某人免于……”。

故选A。

（20）考查动词。

句意：他们只是想放松一下，在回家前吃午饭时聊聊天。

A. survive”幸存“；B. escape”逃跑“；C. respond”回答“；D. relax”放松“。

根据下文”and talk a while over lunch before heading home“可知，这对夫妇只是想放松一下，在回家前吃午饭时聊聊天。

故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，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。

3．完形填空
A few years ago, I was working in a small office. I noticed that even though the organization was not 1 , we often worked in separate teams, and while everyone was friendly, we were not very close to each other and not very 2 .
One particular week, I decided to make people 3 , but I wanted to do it secretly, perhaps with the slight 4 that it'd invite a sense of trust or playfulness in the work culture. So one evening, I wrote a few 5 with quotes which I felt have 6 me over the years. The next morning, I went to work a bit early and 7 posted them up by the sinks and mirrors in the office restrooms. Maybe people would 8 the quotes and perhaps it might just help 9 someone's day.
For the next few months, some of the quotes got taken down, but a couple 10 . So perhaps others liked them, too.
Finally, I 11 that organization and went to work for another company. A couple of years passed during which time I'd still get emails 12 from my old boss and teammates every
so often.
A few months ago, I was 13 to a reunion with them to hear how the project I had
14 was going. I had really enjoyed working with my team, and was 15 to see them all again. Towards the end of the event, I went to the 16 and noticed the quote I had written three years ago was still up in the 17 spot by the mirror! It read:
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but seeing with new eyes.
-Marcel Proust
Maybe the quote simply blended into (融合) the background for the employees, or perhaps it still 18 as a shining reminder of something important.
It was such a 19 reminder. We never know how long a seed(种子) will take to come out and give fruit, but we should simply keep 20 seeds of kindness in our hearts.
1. A. huge B. rich C. distant D. good
2. A. similar B. ordinary C. familiar D. comfortable
3. A. sigh B. smile C. reply D. shout
4. A. pity B. hope C. sight D. doubt
5. A. notes B. reports C. notices D. poems
6. A. excited B. satisfied C. shocked D. encouraged
7. A. patiently B. calmly C. naturally D. quickly
8. A. accept B. prepare C. enjoy D. remember
9. A. freshen B. spend C. organize D. treasure
10. A. appeared B. matched C. remained D. increased
11. A. introduced B. left C. charged D. bought
12. A. sent B. read C. finished D. published
13. A. taken B. rushed C. led D. invited
14. A. looked into B. thought about C. worked on D. found out
15. A. surprised B. happy C. lucky D. sorry
16. A. classroom B. waiting room C. bathroom D. meeting room
17. A. same B. only C. first D. next
18. A. showed up B. turned out C. made up D. stood out
19. A. strange B. sweet C. simple D. smart
20. A. saving B. storing C. producing D. planting
【答案】（1）A；（2）C；（3）B；（4）B；（5）A；（6）D；（7）D；（8）C；（9）A；（10）C；（11）B；（12）A；（13）D；（14）C；（15）B；（16）C；（17）A；（18）D；（19）B；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者在之前的公司工作时为了给工作环境做出一点改变，在休息室里贴了很多写有引用话语的纸条，几年之后当她回去她发现自己当初写的一个纸条竟然还在，这触动了她。

（1）考查形容词。

句意：我注意到，尽管组织规模不大，但我们经常在不同的团队中工作，虽然每个人都很友好，但我们彼此之间不是很亲密，也不是很熟悉。

A. huge”巨大的“；B. rich”富有的“；C. distant”遥远的“；D. good”好的“。

根据本段中的”I was working in a small office“可知，作者几年前在一个小办公室上班，因此所在的机构并不大。

故选A。

（2）考查形容词。

句意：我注意到，尽管组织规模不大，但我们经常在不同的团队中工作，虽然每个人都很友好，但我们彼此之间不是很亲密，也不是很熟悉。

A. similar”相似的“；B. ordinary”普通的“；C. familiar”熟悉的“；D. comfortable”舒适的“。

根据上文”while eve ryone was friendly, we were not very close to each other“可知，同事之间并不十分熟悉。

故选C。

（3）考查动词。

句意：有一个星期，我决定让人们微笑，但我想偷偷地笑，也许只是希望这样做能在工作文化中带来一种信任感或趣味性。

A. sigh”叹气“；B. smile”微笑“；C. reply”回答“；D. shout”叫喊“。

根据上文”everyone was friendly, we were not very close to each other a nd not very familiar.“可知，大家很友好，但是并不是很亲近也不是很熟悉，因此我想让大家笑。

故选B。

（4）考查名词。

句意：有一个星期，我决定让人们微笑，但我想偷偷地笑，也许只是希望这样做能在工作文化中带来一种信任感或趣味性。

A. pity”遗憾“；B. hope”希望“；C. sight”视力“；D. doubt”怀疑“。

根据本段中的”it'd invite a sense of trust or playfulness in the work culture “可知，作者想博同事们一笑，希望同事之间彼此信任，创造一种轻松有趣的氛围。

故选B。

（5）考查名词。

句意：所以有一天晚上，我写了一些便条，里面有一些引语，我觉得这些年来它们一直在鼓励我。

A. notes”便条“；B. reports”报告“；C. notices”告示“；D. poems”诗歌“。

根据文意，为了创造有趣氛围，有一晚，我写了几张这些年来激励我的话的便条放在了桌上。

故选A。

（6）考查动词。

句意：所以有一天晚上，我写了一些便条，里面有一些引语，我觉得这些年来它们一直在鼓励我。

A. excited”激动的“；B. s atisfied”满意的“；C. shocked”震惊的“；
D. encouraged”受到鼓舞的“。

据本段中的”I wrote a few notes with quotes“可知，作者在一些便条上写上了多年来激励着自己的话语。

故选D。

（7）考查副词。

句意：第二天早上，我早早就去上班了，很快就把它们贴在了办公室卫生间的水池和镜子旁边。

A. patiently”耐心地“；B. calmly”冷静地，平静地，安静地“；C. naturally”自然地“；D. quickly”快地“。

根据本段中的”I wanted to do it secretly“可知，作者早早来到工作的地方，快速地把写好的便条贴在了洗手间的水池和镜子上。

故选D。

（8）考查动词。

句意：也许人们会喜欢这句话，也许它会让人的一天变得更清新。

A. accept”接受“；B. prepare”准备“；C. enjoy”喜欢“；D. remember”记住“。

根据下文”perhaps it might just help freshen someone's day.“或许人们能够在这些话的帮助下在新的一天精神焕发，因此他希望人们能喜欢这些便条上的话。

故选C。

（9）考查动词。

句意：也许人们会喜欢这些话，也许它会让人的一天变得更精神焕发。

A. freshen”精神焕发“；B. spend”花费“；C. organize”组织“；D. treasure”珍爱，珍藏“。

根据下文中的”So Perhaps others liked them, too“可知，作者希望有人会喜欢便条上的话，也希望这些话能帮助人们在新的一天精神焕发。

故选A。

（10）考查动词。

句意：在接下来的几个月里，一些引用被取走了，但仍有一些保留了下来。

A. appeared”出现“；B. matched”匹配“；C. remained”留下“；D. increased”增加“。

根据上文的”some of the quotes got taken down“可知，有些便条被取走了，但是有些还在。

故选C。

（11）考查动词。

句意：最后，我离开了那家公司去了另一家公司。

A. introduced”介绍“；B. left”离开“；C. charged”收费“；D. bought”购买“。

根据下文的”went to work for another company“可知，作者后来离开了那家机构。

故选B。

（12）考查动词。

句意：几年过去了，在这段时间里，我仍然会时不时地收到以前的老板和同事发来的电子邮件。

A. sent”寄“；B. read”阅读“；C. finished”结束“；D. published”出版“。

根据上文的”I'd still get emails“可知，作者在离开的这些年里不时还会收到以前老板和同事发来的邮件。

故选A。

（13）考查动词。

句意：几个月前，我受邀与他们重聚，了解我所从事的项目进展如何。

A. taken”带走“；
B. rushed”急忙“；
C. led”导致“；
D. invited”邀请“。

根据”a reunion with them“和他们重聚，说明作者被以前的同事们邀请。

故选D。

（14）考查动词短语。

句意：几个月前，我受邀与他们重聚，了解我所从事的项目进展如何。

A. looked into”看“；B. thought about”想到“；C. worked on”致力于，从事“；D. found out”查明“。

根据本段中的”to hear how the project“可知，几个月前，作者被以前的同事们邀请回去重聚，听取他之前从事的一个项目的进展。

故选C。

（15）考查形容词。

句意：我真的很喜欢和我的团队一起工作，很高兴再次见到他们。

A. surprised”惊讶的“；B. happy”快乐的“；C. lucky”幸运的“；D. sorry”抱歉的“。

根据上文的”I had really enjoyed working with my team“可知，作者很高兴再见到昔日的同事。

故选B。

（16）考查名词。

句意：活动结束时，我去了趟洗手间，发现我三年前写的那句话还在镜子前的同一个地方!A. classroom”教室”；B. waiting ro om“等候室”；C. bathroom“卫生间”；D.
meeting room“会议室”。

根据第一段中的“posted them up by the sinks and mirrors in the office restrooms ”及该句中的“noticed the quote I had written three years ago was still up by the mirror ”可知，聚会快结束的时候，作者到了洗手间（bathroom）竟发现自己三年前写的便条还贴在镜子的同一位置上。

故选C。

（17）考查形容词。

句意：活动结束时，我去了趟洗手间，发现我三年前写的那句话还在镜子前的同一个地方!A. same“同样的”；B. only“唯一的”；C. first“第一”；D. next“贴近的”。

根据该句中的“ noticed the quote I had written three years ago was still up by the mirror ”可知，作者到了洗手间竟发现自己三年前写的便条还贴在镜子的同一位置上。

故选A。

（18）考查动词短语。

句意：也许这句话只是简单地融入了员工的背景，或者这句话仍然突出地提醒着员工一些重要的事情。

A. showed up“出现"；B. turned out“结果是”；C. made up“编造”；D. stood out“显然，突出”。

根据上文的“simply blended into the background”可知，这张便条或许已经融入员工的生活环境中，或许依然作为某些重要事情的提醒待在显眼的位置上。

故选D。

（19）考查形容词。

句意：这真是一个甜蜜的提醒。

A. strange“陌生的”；B. sweet“甜蜜的”；C. simpl e“简单的”；D. smart“聪明的”。

根据文中对作者发现自己三年前写的便条还在的描述可知，作者认为这是一个甜蜜的回忆。

故选B。

（20）考查动词。

句意：我们永远不知道一颗种子需要多长时间才能结出果实，但我们应该在心中继续播下善良的种子。

A. saving“拯救”；B. storing“储存"；C. producing”生产“；D. planting”播种“。

根据上文的”We never know how long a seed will take to come out and give fruit, but…“可知，虽然不知道善意的种子需要多久才能开花结果，但我们还是应该不停地播种。

故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，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．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Worth the pain in the end
I used to hate running. It seemed too hard and pushing outside my comfort zone was not something I was raised to do.
In fact, I wouldn't have become a 1 if it weren't for my husband Charles. He had been a serious competitive runner for many years. After our marriage, he wouldn't stop talking about how much he missed it.
"So start running again, why don't you?" I was getting 2 of hearing about it.
So he picked it up again, and after about a year, I started to join him at the track (跑道). Just a few weeks later, Charles signed us both up for a five-kilometer race. I 3 about doing it. It was too soon.
But on 4 day, there I was.
The gun went 5 . Thousands of runners pushed forward.
The first kilometer was 6 .
"I don't think I'm going to make it." I was already breathing heavily and painfully aware of the
group of runners 7 past me.
"No, you're doing 8 ", said Charles. He was trying to encourage me, to get me focused
on something other than my 9 .
"I can't, " I said, 10 audibly (听得见地).
He tried a different way to 11 me. "Just make it to that house and let's see how you feel."
After another minute I saw the three-kilometer 12 . All I could think of was that I was dying and that my husband was torturing (折磨) me.
Miserable doesn't even begin to describe 13 I felt. And there was so much 14 .
"You'll be fine. You've got less than a kilometer to go."
I rounded a corner and saw both sides of the street thick with people watching the race, all cheering the runners on. I 15 my legs to keep going.
Then I looked up and saw the clock. The seconds ticking away (一分一秒地过去) gave me an incentive (助力). I knew that if I finished this race, I would have achieved something. So, I straightened up, and kicked it.
I had my arms held higher when I passed 16 the finish line. A volunteer put a
17 around my neck.
"You did great! I'm so 18 of you!" Charles was thrilled that I'd 19 it.
"That was AMAZING! I want to do another race. This running stuff is amazing!" I proudly hugged my medal as we started to walk to the post-race festivities.
My lungs and my comfort zone both 20 .
1. A. runner B. traveler C. racer D. cheerleader
2. A. afraid B. tired C. aware D. confident
3. A. thought B. dreamed C. hesitated D. cared
4. A. race B. sport C. show D. task
5. A. on B. off C. up D. down
6. A. long B. short C. easy D. tough
7. A. brushing B. walking C. pounding D. sliding
8. A. wrong B. right C. great D. bad
9. A. disability B. dishonor C. disgrace D. discomfort
10. A. barely B. nearly C. merely D. roughly
11. A. advise B. persuade C. order D. force
12. A. signal B. symbol C. point D. mark
13. A. how B. what C. when D. why
14. A. sweat B. anger C. pain D. pleasure
15. A. willed B. dragged C. pulled D. supported
16. A. by B. over C. at D. through
17. A. ring B. necklace C. medal D. scarf
18. A. ashamed B. guilty C. sure D. proud
19. A. done B. made C. taken D. caught
20. A. developed B. expanded C. changed D. progressed
【答案】（1）A；（2）B；（3）C；（4）A；（5）B；（6）D；（7）C；（8）C；（9）D；（10）A；（11）B；（12）D；（13）A；（14）C；（15）A；（16）D；（17）C；（18）D；（19）B；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一开始讨厌跑步的作者，与丈夫一起参加了一起五公里跑步比赛，在途中因为各种不适想要放弃。

最终在丈夫的鼓励下成功跑过终点，并获得了奖章。

（1）考查名词。

句意：实际上，如果不是我的丈夫查尔斯，我不会成为一名跑步者。

A. runner“跑步者”；B. traveler“旅行者”；C. racer“比赛者”；D. cheerleader“拉拉队长”。

根据下文的“I started to join him at the track (跑道).”可知作者加入了丈夫跑步的行列，成为了一名跑步者。

故选A。

（2）考查形容词。

句意：我厌倦了听到这个。

A. afraid“害怕的”；B. tired“疲惫的，厌烦的”；C. aware“意识到的”；D. confident“自信的”。

根据上文的“After our marriage, he wouldn't stop talking about how much he missed it.‘So start running again, why don't you?’"可知结婚之后，作者的丈夫一直在说他多想念跑步，作者对他说"所以现在重新开始跑步，为什么不这样呢"？从作者的反应来看，她应该是厌烦了丈夫不停地说，故选B。

（3）考查动词。

句意：我对做这件事犹豫不决。

A. thought”想，思考“；B. dreamed”梦想“；C. hesitated“犹豫”；D. cared“照顾”。

根据下文的“It was too soon.”可知作者认为自己参加比赛为时过早，所以这里她是犹豫的，故选C。

（4）考查名词。

句意：但在比赛日，我去了（比赛）。

A. race“比赛”；B. sport“运动”； C. show“表演，演”出；D. task“任务”。

根据上文“Charles signed us both up for a five-kilometer race”可知作者的丈夫给她报名了一个比赛，所以这里是race day“比赛日”，故选A。

（5）考查副词。

句意：枪声一响，成千上万的跑步者向前冲去。

A. on“在….上”；B. off “离开，脱落”；C. up“向上”；D. down“向下”。

根据“Thousands of runners pushed forward.”可知成千上万的跑步者向前冲去，应该是发令枪响了。

go off固定短语，"发声，爆炸"，符合语境，故选B。

（6）考查形容词。

句意：最开始的一公里是艰难的。

A. long“长的”；B. short“短的”；C. easy“容易的”；D. tough“艰难的”。

根据下文"I don't think I'm going to make it." I was already breathing heavily and painfully awar e of the group of runners…“可知作者认为自己办不到，并且呼吸沉重，痛苦地意识到自己已经被跑步人群所超过。

所以这一公里对作者来说是艰难的，故选D。

（7）考查动词。

句意：我已经喘着粗气，并且痛苦地意识到有一群跑步者从我身边咚咚地跑过。

A. brushing”刷，画“；B. walking”走，散步“；C. pounding”咚咚地走，咚咚地移动“；D. sliding”滑动，滑落“。

根据语境，可知是其他的跑步者超过了作者，故选C。

（8）考查形容词。

句意："不，你做的很好，"查尔斯说。

A. wrong”错误的“；B. right”正确的“；C. great”极好的，伟大的“；D. bad”坏的“。

根据下文”He was trying to encourage me“可知作者的丈夫在鼓励她，所以这里应该是对她说她做的很好，故选C。

（9）考查名词。

句意：他试图鼓励我，让我专注于其他事情而不是我的不适。

A.。