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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

（一）

I went shopping with my partner， who needed a pair of trousers. After 2 hours of looking， ______1______， etc， we decided to sit at a Cafe for a______ 2______， we both hate shopping. While waiting for the______ 3______， my partner noticed a homeless woman outside and told me that she’d______ 4______ a pound coin in the changing room and she was going to give it to a man. My partner told me that on her______ 5______ the man was talking“nonsense”without even looking at her. The woman had______ 6______ to have a conversation with the man without______ 7______. Eventually the man just______ 8______ the money in one of her bags. The woman had lots of bags and was also checking the bags to find the coin. At that time， the man______ 9______ a few times was“I have a million pounds in my bank______ 10______”. Bless him， who knows.

I was______ 11______ by my partner’s gesture. Not long before this， he found a penny coin on the______ 12______. I suggested he should do what my grandmother always told me：______ 13______ it on to someone else， no matter how______ 14______. He’d made fun of me as I’d also suggested adding a pound to it as it was such a small amount. A penny or a pound， it all makes a kind______ 15______.

（二）

A couple of years ago， I planned to take the subway in Upper Manhattan. I felt extremely______ 1______ after a long and stressful day at work， dreaming about the______ 2______ of my bed.

I stopped in a store on the way to my apartment to______ 3______ a bag of popcorn. A woman in front of me at the checkout（收銀臺(tái)）______4______ towards me， telling me that I______ 5______ tired. Then， she turned towards the______ 6______ and said that she was going to pay for my______ 7______， too. I politely refused and was______8______pulling out my wallet， but this woman wouldn’t allow me to say no. She______ 9______ the cashier a couple of extra dollars to cover my popcorn and told me that she______ 10______hoped everything went well with me. She______ 11______ out of the store and I never saw her again.

The world needed a little more______ 12______——especially with the year we just had. It’s pretty______ 13______ for us to get caught up in personal worries. As a result， we neglect those around us. The woman who______ 14______ my popcorn has stuck with me and also has______ 15______ me to help those people who need a hand. It feels great to be kind！

（三）

Kindness on Auto

Christmas 2020 was shaping up to be a heartbreaker for Melanie Lee. Her son had______ 1______ his battle with a long illness， then her______ 2______ broke down. She had no means of paying for it to be______ 3______.

Enter Eliot Middleton， the owner of a______ 4______ restaurant and former auto mechanic（修理工） who， in his free time， repairs and gives away______ 5______ cars. He’d heard about Lee’s______ 6______ situation. On Christmas morning， Middleton showed up at Lee’s home with a______ 7______： a white 1993 Oldsmobile.

“He______ 8______ me the keys and didn’t ask for anything. I was so______ 9______.”said Lee.

The______10______ for the used-car giveaway came to Middleton a year earlier during a food______ 11______ he’d organized. Many of those who’d lined up for a______ 12______ walked up to four miles to get there because they didn’t have cars.

So he______13______ on Facebook an offer to trade his restaurant’s barbecued ribs（肋骨）for? broken-down vehicles. Since then， friends and strangers have______ 14______ cars in various states of disrepair（失修）. Many sit in Middleton’s yard waiting to be______ 15______.

“People think Middleton is an angel（天使），”Mayor McClary said.“And I do too.”

（四）

On James Owen’s 70th birthday， he saw a video of himself bending and shuffling（拖著腳步走）up to the platform where he was giving a talk.“I looked like an old man，”says Owen.______ 1______， he felt like an old man.

He was about 25 pounds overweight and had chronic（慢性的）trouble with his back， knees， and shoulders. But instead of______2______ age， Owen decided to set an ambitious five-year______ 3???? ： He wanted to be pain-free， and he______4______ the way to get there was through???? 5______.

Owen began his new exercise regimen（養(yǎng)生法）by walking， though he was______6______ after five minutes. But that didn’t______?? ?7______ him. He kept at the walks every day， along with some stretching.

Once he______8______ those basic skills， he started weight lifting and hired a personal______9______ to teach him and to design a routine he could______10______ on his own. In less than five years， Owen was able to______11______ for miles each day. And yes， he was free of aches and______12______.

“Aging well is only about 20 to 25 percent genes， and the rest is______13______”he says. “As long as you’re still???? 14______， it’s never too late to become more???? 15______.”

（五）

Te Paa， who is totally blind， and her friend， Claire Sara， stepped into the restaurant. When Sara informed restaurant______? 1______ that it was Te Paa’s______ 2______ celebration， they looked up how to write the message of their best wishes in Braille（盲文）and made sure the chocolate was______ 3______ enough so it wouldn’t melt （融化）when she touched it.

While Sara______ 4______ her hand to the plate， Te Paa started feeling the raised dots and， after realizing what it reads， screamed， “Oh my gosh！Is this in Braille？ That is wild. Thank you so much.”Te Paa added she was especially______ 5______ by the obvious care offered by the thoughtful employees. She has______ 6______ her birthday with nice desserts or waited staff singing her“Happy Birthday”before， but this was the first time a restaurant had______ 7______ her disability like that.

Her______8______ Sara recorded Te Paa’s delighted______ 9______ to the surprise party and______ 10______ the jubilant footage（歡欣鼓舞的畫面）to TikTo（抖音）. Since the______ 11______ video was shared， it has______ 12______ nearly 16 million views. Te Paa was “blown away”by the extremely______ 13______ response.

“The fact that people have______ 14______ so much and so well to it just shows how much the world needs______ 15______ right now， needs to see people doing things for each other，”she continued.

（六）

Since November 2021 a resident（居民）in Colorado Springs who calls himself“the Ugly Sweater Elf”has placed free gifts in random busy places around the city. Not inspired by______1______ or awards， he______2______wants to spread a little joy this season.

The generous Secret Santa has______3______ gifts worth thousands of dollars each day. He expects nothing______4______. He places the festive______5______ packages in public places， such as bus stops， for unsuspecting______6______ to find. A message on the front of each package______7______，“If you found this， it is a gift for you！Please open！” Inside the package， a note______8______ the giftee to“pay it forward.”

One woman named Dani， a______9______ single mother， found such a surprise gift when she was down to her last few dollars and could not get home. While at the______10______ station， she suddenly______11______ and noticed the package. When she opened it， she found $60. She said the gift restored her______12______ in humankind.

The Ugly Sweater Elf said that such stories encourage him to______13______. He hopes his giving______14______ will create a“pay it forward”chain in all communities（社區(qū)）and bring the______15______ spirit to all.

（七）

Rojas rode to the Wildlife Refuge to go bird-watching. Bingo！A mile into her walk， she______1______ a mute swan（天鵝） near the water’s edge. As a former worker at the Wild Bird Fund recovery center， she knew mute swans can be______2______. But as she approached this one， it didn’t______3______. So now she was______4______ that the bird needed medical attention.

Her best???? 5______ was the recovery center. But how was she going to______6______ a 17-pound swan？______7______， some strangers driving by offered her and the swan a lift to a nearby______8______.

Rojas called the recovery center， and Higgins， an animal-care manager， picked her up at the station and drove the bird， bike， and???? 9______ to the facilities（設(shè)施）. There， staff members______10______ that the swan might have taken in something mistakenly.

The swan was back up on her feet！ Sadly， she got a bacterial infection（感染）. Two months after Rojas came to her rescue， she______11______.

Though it’s a______12______ ending， the real story is just how______ 13______ some people are willing to go to______14______ a swan in the big city. Rojas traveled two hours by foot， car， and subway.“That’s the______15______ summary of who she is.”says Higgins.

（八）

Apple， a doctor， had been on call two days， with little sleep. Exemely tired， she drove to a meeting in Kentucky. She tried______1______ her CB radio to refresh herself， but the airwaves（廣播頻道）were______2______. Soon， Apple was asleep.

A trucker named Woody Key found a______3______ahead， drifting off（漸漸偏離）the road. Key shouted into his CB microphone，“Four-wheeler， are you all right？”Apple______4______. She responded，“I’m tired， and I’m lucky I’m still______5______. Thanks！”

“Call me Woodpecker， my CB nickname，”the???? 6???? said. “Where are you going？”“Kentucky.”“I’ll travel behind and keep you awake. What’s your CB nickname？”“Froot Loops.”After arrival， she??? ?7______him for keeping her awake and______8______on the long， dark road.

Years later， Apple was checking a man whose head was badly hurt in a（n）???? 9______. She tried to calm him.“It’s not your time to die！”Then he asked for her______10______.

“Dr. Sherry Apple.”

“No... your CB nickname. ...I know your______11______...”

“Froot Loops”

“Oh...It’s me...Woodpecker！”

The first days out of the operating room were very painful for Key. Often Apple would find her phone______12______. Nurses， unable to calm Key， asked her to return. She______13______did.

Two months later， Key was______14______ to leave the hospital. He told Apple，“I don’t think I could have made______15______without you.”Apple’s eyes welled up.“Without you I wouldn’t have， either.

（九）

A British teen Amelia fought off a crocodile（鱷魚）that tore her leg to pieces and left her foot hanging. She was named“the bravest girl”by the______1______ treating her.

Amelia’s proud dad， Brent， 60， recalled his daughter’s narrow______2______. They were______3______ by the guides to swim in the area considered to be______4???? . Everything was fine when they______5______ in the water. But as they returned to the______6______， a large crocodile attacked Amelie. As Amelie desperately fought to keep herself out of the crocodile， the guides______7______ to her aid. They got Amelie out of the water swiftly. But a lower leg of Amelie was______8______ to pieces with her right foot left hanging loose.

Despite the horror of the???? 9??? ， Amelie remained??? 10???? and shocked the crew because she didn’t even cry. The guides______11???? to give effective first aid. Later， pilots airlifted（空運(yùn)）Amelie to an aid post in a nearby town before being taken on a 240 mile journey to a big______12______. There， she had several operations which______13______ her right foot. Half a year later， Amelie could walk with her right foot.

Brent said his family felt______14______ appreciative of the courage and professionalism of all those______15______ in Amelie’s life-saving rescue and her treatment.

（十）

A mum has thanked medical staff. They have helped her “New Year miracle（奇跡）”???? 1______ Preston who suffered from a______2______ health condition.

Deborah said she was told during her 16-week pregnancy

3______that Preston’s brain was abnormal. It could cause______4______ or total disability of the legs. But with the timely______5______ and operation given by the doctors， Preston was born on January 1st， 2020. The doctors______6______ his progress before returning home one month later.

After______7______ being given a“scaring”outlook， Deborah said Preston learnt to sit，______ 8______ ， and leap by himself， calling him their family’s“New Year miracle”.

“The doctors didn’t think Preston would be able to sit without help. So to see him doing all these things is______9______. I think you take for granted all these little things______10______ it’s a huge accomplishment for Preston. He has______11______ medical staff.

Now， the woman and the boy’s dad David have______12______ hospital staff as the family prepares to______13______ their first New Year together. Meanwhile， Deborah invited them to her house for dinner with Preston______14______ his first birthday.

Deborah said：“We didn’t know how Preston would be now without them. We are so grateful for all the medical staff that______15______ us.”

（十一）

Stephanie Hollifield， who is White， adopted a Black baby girl. Hollifield loved Haley no differently than her______1______ children. But as her daughter grew up， Hollifield realized she wasn’t doing her black daughter’s______2______ correctly. The mom of five tried to reach out to strangers on social media to help______3______? her.

She shared an update and wrote：“A couple of days ago， I posted to Facebook______4______ advice on caring for my African American daughter’s hair. As a white mama， I was a bit______5______. This lady， Monica Hunter， who I had never met______6______ before today， offered to come to my house and walk me through exactly how to______7______ my daughter’s hair.”Hunter arrived fully______8______.”She gave us her time， advice， headbands，______9______， and hair product. She asked for nothing in return and wouldn’t______10______ my money.”

Hollifield added，“By the time she left I had a little more

11______in fixing my daughter’s hair and most importantly I felt______12______ by my new friend. Our world needs more people like this.”The story went viral（瘋狂傳播）and people were full of______13______ for women supporting women. One Facebook user wrote：“Strong women are asking for______14______ when it is needed， and making a______15______ act of help. We can all learn from you.”

（十二）

Carole-Ann Warburton’s dream was to work in her own bookstore. It took a______1______ experience to find her way to it.

In 2010， she______2______ at home due to a debilitating （使人衰弱的）illness. Her legs didn’t know what to do after the fall， so she had to learn to______3______ again. She had worked for 15 years in an administrative post. During her recovery， her daughter felt it was time to______ 4______.“‘Here are some houses for sale，’ she said. Coincidentally， she showed me details for a little shop with a flat above it.”

The barber shop had been on the______5______ for years. Warburton viewed it on her new walking______6______.“It was an______ 7______ place. I fell in love with it.”

At work， she______8______ her retirement notice， saying：“I’m going to have a bookshop.”It was the first time she had spoken of her______9______ aloud. She sold her house，______10______ the shop and， a few weeks after her 65th birthday， The Book Rest______11______.

Warburton has been an enthusiastic book______12______ since childhood. By the time The Book Rest came along， she had over 8，000______13______ with which to fill it.

Having______14______ her own dream， she says：“All the dreams are in the books. They are all there waiting to be______15______.”

（十三）

Two babies swapped at birth due to a hospital error. Sicilian______1______ Caterina Alagna and Melissa Fodera were both 23 years old when they gave birth to baby girls 15 minutes apart.

When it was time for the mothers and______2______to head home， Alagna and Fodera both______3______ why the babies weren’t wearing the______4______ they’d brought， but the hospital staff ensured them it was______5______a wardrobe snafu （衣柜混亂）.

Three years later， as Alagna was______6______ her daughter Melissa from nursery school， she saw something______7______. Another child， Caterina by name， bore a surprising______8______ to Alagna’s two other biological daughters.

When she recognized the little girl’s mother Fodera as the woman she’d______9______ the maternity（產(chǎn)科）ward with， the clothing incident popped into her mind—and something clicked. The clothing hadn’t been______10______， but the babies had. Fifteen days later， DNA tests______11______ her suspicions. It was a choice neither one of them wanted to face.

But rather than simply make the swap back， the______12______ parents found a way to______13______ their daughters together under one roof. The arrangement______14______so well that emotionally the two girls， now grown to young adulthood， couldn’t be better. Today they are more like twins than sisters and there is a kind of love which binds（聯(lián)合在一起）the two______15______.

（十四）

Reading to dogs is an unusual way to help children improve their literacy（讀寫）skills. With their???? 1______brown eyes， wagging tails， and unconditional love， dogs can???? 2???? the non-judgmental listeners needed for a beginning reader to???? 3______confidence， according to Inter-mountain Therapy Animals（ITA）in Salt Lake City. The group says it is the first______4???? in the country to use dogs to help???? 5______literacy in children， with the???? 6______of those dogs as Reading Education Assistance Dogs（READ）.

The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the???? 7______. “Literacy specialists admit that children who read below the level of their fellow pupils are often???? 8______ reading aloud in a group， often have lower self-respect， and???? 9______reading as a headache.”said Lisa Myton， manager of the children’s department，“But their ability to read can certainly be improved if trained______10______.”

Last November the two groups???? 11______an activity named “Dog Day Afternoon”in the children’s department of the main library. About 25 children attended each of the four Saturday-afternoon classes，______12______ for half an hour. Those who attended three of the four classes received a“paw-graphed”book at the last______13______， which was both delightful and______14______.

The program was so???? 15______that the library plans to repeat it in April， according to Dana Thumpowsky， public relations manager.

（十五）

Diving below the waves can be like entering another world， but for National Geographic Explorer Jonathan Cybulski， it is also like travelling back in time. A______1______ marine（海洋）ecologist specializing in coral（珊瑚）， Cybulski uncovers the stories of how______2______ ecosystems have changed through time， and what can be done to prevent their______3______.

“I look at coral reefs and try to set a historical baseline，”says Cybulski.“What were they like in the past？ How do we use that information to infer how they’ve______4______？ And what has caused that change， which——surprise！——it’s usually humans. Then， how can we look at that ecosystem today and use my______5______to better conserve or restore it for the future.

US-born Cybulski has______6______a unique insight into Hong Kong’s coral ecosystem. Part of his work includes______7______to collect historical data， using a coring pipe to dig______8______ into the seabed to take out layers of sediment（沉積物）that______9______ a window into the past—and potentially a lifeline for the______10______.

As Cybulski______11______， Hong Kong’s coral has declined in the past few decades______12______factors such as pollution and human activities. Areas that have been particularly______13______in this regard include Tolo Harbour and the Ninepin Group of islands， and______14______ greater conservation measures， some coral species could______15______from Hong Kong waters forever.

（十六）

On March 19， I read that a lockdown（禁閉）in London was coming and flights would stop at any minute. The slow-rolling panic I’d been feeling???? 1______boiled over. Soon I???? 2______all my possessions， waiting to board a______3______at the airport to Auckland， New Zealand.

However， after arriving， I was???? 4______to self-isolate（隔離）in a hotel for two weeks， where what? ???5______money I had left went. I???? 6______all my time applying for jobs， but in vain. With no family in New Zealand to support me， I was preparing myself for the???? 7______that I might be completely???? 8______in a matter of days.

Then the acts of______9______from strangers started happening. First， the hotel didn’t kick me out or______10______me beyond my initial two-week stay. Then， another miracle（奇跡）happened. I had______11______ a games company about a job. Although they didn’t have a job for me，______12______ they offer me a rent-free place to stay，______13______with all the items， from a bed to a cupboard filled with food. There was even internet set up！

Every day I wake up grateful to have a???? 14______over my head， food in the cupboard， and running water—the little things that provide a sense of???? 15______in these far from normal times.

（十七）

Clark was an American social psychologist specializing in child development in Black children. Clark took advantage of her early______1______as a Black child in the segregated（種族隔離的）American South to help children who???? 2______the same inequalities. Clark first majored in mathematics in 1934， but???? 3???? to psychology after meeting psychology student Kenneth， who later became Clark’s husband and???? 4______. Clark graduated in psychology and then tried to???? 5______her dream for a higher degree. Her master’s essay，“The Development of Consciousness in Negro Pre-School Children”， investigated（調(diào)查）the???? 6______at which young Black children become???? 7______of their race， concluding that boys as young as three and four showed distinct???? 8______awareness.

Clark went on to???? 9______a PhD in psychology with her husband. They started the famous Doll Test， which showed that Black children in segregated?? ??10______were more likely to prefer dolls with white skin and yellow hair while______11______ the brown dolls with black hair and giving negative（消極的）personalities to them. The study showed the______12______ effect of school segregation on Black children. Based on their______13______， they argued for school integration（融合）in 1954.

Clark had been???? 14______devoted to her cause.______15______， she was awarded the American Association of University achievement award in 1973.

（十八）

When Scarlette Tipton was born， she had a physical problem. Her left arm was larger than her right. It turned out that Scarlette was born with a rare______1______， and her doctors recommended an amputation（截肢）.

After Scarlette’s left arm was______2???? ， her parents Matt and Simone began talking about______3______ a pet that was also missing a limb（肢腿）so that their daughter could have a______4______ like her. When the family heard about a 3-month-old kitten named Doc who______5______ her front leg， they knew they had found that pet. They______6______ the shelter but was told that Doc was still______7______from her injury of surgery， and was not ready for adoption， but the parents______8______ drove to get the kitten before anyone else could jump______9???? in line.

On the day the little girl met Doc for the first time， she touched her???? 10______. She knew， despite her______11______ age， that this particular cat was______12______to her. The family could not be happier with how Doc has settled into life at her new______13______.

“We wanted to find a companion for Scarlette so she could grow up with someone______14______ to herself — not only can she see that she’s not the only one， but also she can grow______15______ and learn how to cope just like Doc does.”

答案與解析

（一）本文描述了作者與同伴去買衣服，在咖啡館休息看到了一個(gè)無(wú)家可歸的女人撿了一分錢返還給別人，但是那人不接受，并稱自己在銀行有百萬(wàn)存款。最后作者回憶起自己同伴類似的經(jīng)歷，也讓作者想起奶奶的告誡，不管一分錢還是一英磅都起到善意的影響。

1. B 由前文講到作者和同伴去買褲子，可知作者和同伴是反復(fù)看并試穿（trying）。

2. A 上文講到作者看、試穿了二個(gè)小時(shí)，以及下文講到他們不喜歡購(gòu)物，可知是到咖啡館休息（break）。

3. D 由上文講到他們?cè)诳Х瑞^坐下來(lái)，所以是等咖啡（coffee）。

4. B 由后文語(yǔ)境可知，那個(gè)無(wú)家可歸的女人是發(fā)現(xiàn)（found）了一只英鎊硬幣。

5. D 由后文可知，是那個(gè)女人把硬幣歸還給（return）原主。

6. A 由上文那個(gè)男人正眼都沒有看那個(gè)無(wú)家可歸的女人一眼，可知那個(gè)無(wú)家可歸的人在嘗試（try）與對(duì)方對(duì)話。

7. D 由上下文可知，無(wú)家可歸的女人沒有成功（success）地與對(duì)方溝通上。

8. B 結(jié)合下文The woman had lots of bags and was also checking the bags to find the coin（這女人帶著很多包，一直查看她的包以尋找那一英鎊硬幣），可知那個(gè)男人把錢放到（put）無(wú)家可歸女人的包里。

9. A 結(jié)合下文的a few times，可知是好幾次重復(fù)（repeated）他的話。

10. C 結(jié)合I have a million pounds in my bank______ 10______ 及選項(xiàng)，可知是對(duì)方在銀行帳戶（account）里有百萬(wàn)英鎊。

11. D 結(jié)合下文，我被同伴的舉動(dòng)感動(dòng)了（touched）。

12. A 結(jié)合前文意思及常識(shí)，在街道上（street）發(fā)現(xiàn)一分錢硬幣。

13. C 把在街上發(fā)現(xiàn)的一分錢硬幣傳遞（pass）給別人。

14. B 上文講到發(fā)現(xiàn)一分錢硬幣，句意應(yīng)為“不管這錢價(jià)值多?。╯mall）”。

15. C 結(jié)合全文和奶奶的告誡的話語(yǔ)，“不管是一分錢還是一英鎊，都可以起到善意的影響（make a kind difference）。”故選C項(xiàng)。

（二）作者主要講述自己在疲憊地工作一天后回家的路上，一位陌生人為作者的一杯爆米花付費(fèi)的小善舉讓作者充滿力量。

1. A 由下文“...after a long and stressful day at work”可知，作者感到很“疲憊（tired）”。

2. C 由上文可知，勞累一天后，特別渴望床的“溫暖（warm）”。

3. C 由下文的checkout， pay for等詞，可以推斷出是“買”一袋爆米花， 故選C項(xiàng)。

4. A 由常識(shí)和下文中的telling me that可知，收銀臺(tái)邊的那個(gè)女人應(yīng)是“轉(zhuǎn)（turned）”過(guò)身來(lái)告訴我。

5. B 因作者“感覺（felt）”累不用別人告訴;別人告訴，說(shuō)明別人看到作者累，即作者“看起來(lái)（looked）”很累，故選B項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)C和D指“變（became， got）”累，而這個(gè)女人并沒有看到作者由不累變累的過(guò)程，即不符合語(yǔ)境。

6. D 由下文的“she was going to pay for...”可知， 她轉(zhuǎn)向“收銀員（cashier）”，故選D項(xiàng)。

7. A 由前文“...buy a bag of popcorn.”可知，她為我的“爆米花（popcorn）”付款，故選A項(xiàng)。

8. D 由上文“I politely refused...”可以推出，此處應(yīng)是“我已經(jīng)（already）拿出錢包”故選D項(xiàng)。

9. B 此處意為“她把錢遞給收銀員”，故選B項(xiàng)。

10. B 根據(jù)上下文，此處應(yīng)理解為“她真誠(chéng)地希望我一切安好”，故選B項(xiàng)。

11. D 此處意為“她走出店，我再也沒有見過(guò)她了”，故選D項(xiàng)。

12. D 本句是這篇文章的主題句：世界需要更多的善意，尤其是流年不利的時(shí)候。故選D項(xiàng)。

13. C 由As a result（結(jié)果）可知，前后為因果關(guān)系，即“因?yàn)槲覀冏约汉苋菀祝╡asy）陷入個(gè)人的煩惱中，所以我們忽視了周圍的人?！惫蔬xC項(xiàng)。

14. A 由上文可知，此處應(yīng)該是為“我”的玉米付款，故選A項(xiàng)。

15. C 此處意為“那個(gè)為我的玉米付款的女人深深打動(dòng)了我，也激勵(lì)著（inspired）我向那些需要幫助的人伸出援手”，故選C項(xiàng)。

（三）燒烤店老板Enter Eliot Middleton看到當(dāng)?shù)睾芏嗳藳]有汽車不方便，在網(wǎng)上發(fā)起了用燒烤排骨換廢舊汽車的活動(dòng)。他不只提供燒烤排骨，還義務(wù)修理這些有故障的汽車，并把車贈(zèng)送給有需要的人。

1. B 由上文的heartbreaker和空后的broke down， had no means of paying for it 等消極詞匯可知，這里應(yīng)是“輸?shù)袅耍╨ost）”和疾病的斗爭(zhēng)。

2. D 由第二段談到的Middleton給Melanie Lee送車一事可知，是她的“車（car）”壞了。

3. C 前句說(shuō)到車子出故障，因此這里是指沒有錢“維修（fix）”車子。

4. A 由下文中的his restaurant’s barbecued ribs可知， Middleton是一家“燒烤店（barbecue）”的老板。

5. C 由下文中的the used-car giveaway可知，Middleton維修和贈(zèng)送的是used（使用過(guò)的）車。

6. B 由第一段的描述可知， Melanie Lee的處境是“艱難的（tough）”。

7. A 由上文who， in his free time， repairs and gives away

______5______cars可知，Middleton把車修好后，贈(zèng)送出去。贈(zèng)送給別人的東西是“禮物（gift）”，而不是deal（交易），bargain（便宜貨）或trouble（麻煩）。Oldsmobile是美國(guó)通用汽車公司生產(chǎn)的“奧爾茲莫比爾牌汽車”。

8. D 根據(jù)常識(shí)，Middleton應(yīng)該是把車鑰匙hand（遞給）Melanie Lee。

9. B 既然Middleton給Melanie Lee免費(fèi)贈(zèng)送了一輛車，她自然非?！案袆?dòng)（moved）”。

10. C 本句是講Middleton產(chǎn)生贈(zèng)送二手車的這個(gè)“想法（idea）”的由來(lái)。

11. D 由空后的定語(yǔ)從句“他組織的”可排除選項(xiàng)B和C;由下句“因?yàn)闆]有車，排隊(duì)等著吃飯的人走了4英里”的描述，這應(yīng)是組織的一次“活動(dòng)（drive）”而非“會(huì)議（conference）”。

12. A 由前文中的a food drive he’d organized（他組織的食品募捐活動(dòng)）可知，因此人們排隊(duì)等候的應(yīng)該是“一餐飯（meal）”。

13. D 由空后的on Facebook可知，Middleton是在臉書上“發(fā)帖子（post）”。

14. C 由上文可知，Middleton用燒烤排骨和人們換損壞的車子，因此朋友和陌生人把那些各種年久失修的車子“放下（dropped off）”給Middleton。

15. A 由上文可知Middleton修好損壞的汽車后，把他送給需要的人。因此Middleton的院子里有許多車在等待“被捐助（donated）”。

（四）本文講述James Owen在70歲生日時(shí)，看到自己年老駝背、步履蹣跚的影像，決定通過(guò)鍛煉，改變自己，讓自己變得更健康的故事。

1. B 由上下文和常識(shí)可知，內(nèi)心覺得自己老邁，比看起來(lái)像個(gè)老人“更糟糕（Even worse）”。

2. D 由下文James Owen決定樹立一個(gè)目標(biāo)，通過(guò)鍛煉改變自我，可知他不愿屈服于（give in to）年紀(jì)。

3. C 由下文He wanted to be pain-free可知，James Owen為自己樹立了一個(gè)目標(biāo)（goal）。

4. A 由句子意思可知，James Owen決定（decided）通過(guò)鍛煉實(shí)現(xiàn)沒有疼痛的目標(biāo)。

5. C 由下文可知，James Owen實(shí)現(xiàn)無(wú)痛這個(gè)目標(biāo)的方式是鍛煉（exercise）。

6. B 由上文He was about 25 pounds overweight and had chronic（慢性的） trouble with his back， knees， and shoulders.和常識(shí)可知，James Owen走了5分鐘，會(huì)氣喘吁吁（breathless），不可能快死了（dying）。

7. A 由下文He kept at the walks every day， along with some stretching.（他堅(jiān)持每天走路，做伸展運(yùn)動(dòng)）可知，剛開始的困難并沒有使James Owen泄氣（discourage）。

8. D 由常識(shí)和下文，James Owen在掌握（mastered）這些基本技能后，開始其他訓(xùn)練。

9. B 由下文to teach him and to design a routine，能教他并為他設(shè)計(jì)日常鍛煉計(jì)劃的人應(yīng)該是教練（trainer）。

10. C 這里指James Owen可以獨(dú)自遵循（follow）的日常鍛煉計(jì)劃。

11. A 由上文He kept at the walks every day可知，James Owen每天堅(jiān)持走路（walk）。

12. B 由上文He wanted to be pain-free，因此經(jīng)過(guò)鍛煉后，他現(xiàn)在沒有疼痛（pains）。

13. A 由常識(shí)和上下文可在，健康地老去，除了基因，還應(yīng)該有健康的生活方式（lifestyle）。

14. D 由上文可知，James Owen認(rèn)為只要人依然能活動(dòng)（mobile），這里可以理解為運(yùn)動(dòng)、鍛煉，變得更健康永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)太遲。

15. C 由上文可知，本文主要講的是健康，和運(yùn)氣、財(cái)富、智慧無(wú)關(guān)。本句的意思是，只要你依然動(dòng)，變得更健康（fit）永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)太遲。

（五）餐廳職員們用布萊葉盲文在盤子的巧克力上寫下生日祝福送給盲人Te Paa。她的朋友Sara記錄下Te Paa的驚喜，并上傳到了抖音，獲得了近1600萬(wàn)的瀏覽量。Te Paa被考慮周到的餐廳職員與網(wǎng)友們那種極其積極的回應(yīng)所深深感動(dòng)。

1. C 由第二段第5空后的offered by the thoughtful employees可知，Sara告知餐廳職員（staff）。

2. A 由第二段末句She has______ 6______ her birthday with nice desserts or waited staff singing her“Happy Birthday”before可知，這次是慶祝生日（birthday）。

3. D 由空格后so it wouldn’t melt when she touched it再結(jié)合常識(shí)可知，確保巧克力足夠冷（cold）。

4. B 由首段首句who is totally blind完全失明可知，她需要Sara拉起（guided）她的手放到盤子上。

5. B 由空格前激動(dòng)地尖叫以及感謝可知，她被那些貼心員工所提供的明顯的關(guān)懷所感動(dòng)（touched）。

6. D 空格后的with nice desserts or waited staff singing her “Happy Birthday”是慶祝（celebrated）生日的方式。

7. A 根據(jù)前文餐廳職員們用布萊葉盲文在就餐的盤子上寫下生日祝福送給她以及空格前之前她慶祝生日的方式， 可推斷出，一家餐廳像這樣考慮到（accommodated） 她的殘疾，這還是第一次。

8. B 由首段首句Te Paa和她的朋友Sara走進(jìn)了餐廳可知Sara是Te Paa’s 的同伴（companion）。

9. A根據(jù)上文第二段可知，Sara面對(duì)驚喜做出了種種快樂反應(yīng)（reaction），Sara記錄下了這一切。

10. C結(jié)合常識(shí)以及空格后的to TikTok（抖音）可知，Sara把錄制的歡欣鼓舞的畫面發(fā)布在（posted） 抖音上。

11. D根據(jù)上文體貼周到的餐廳職員給了Te Paa 驚喜與感動(dòng)可知，拍攝下來(lái)分享的視頻是暖心的（heartwarming）。

12. D本句意在表達(dá)：視頻在抖音上被分享后，獲得了 （gained）近1600萬(wàn)的瀏覽量。

13. C由上一句近1600萬(wàn)的瀏覽量可知，這是一種極其積極的（positive）反應(yīng)。

14. A 根據(jù)上一題可知。

15. B人們對(duì)視頻的反應(yīng)如此之多，如此之好，這一事實(shí)表明，世界現(xiàn)在多么需要餐廳職員們所呈現(xiàn)的的那種友好與體貼（kindness）。

（六）一位自稱“丑陋的毛衣精靈”的科羅拉多斯普林斯市居民希望通過(guò)在公眾場(chǎng)合免費(fèi)分發(fā)圣誕禮物的方式幫助他人，傳播“讓愛傳出去”的圣誕精神。

1. A 結(jié)合上下文，自稱“丑陋的毛衣精靈”的科羅拉多斯普林斯市居民免費(fèi)分發(fā)禮物包不是為了獲得“認(rèn)可（recognition）”和獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，而是為了傳播圣誕季的快樂。

2. D 由句意可知，他這樣做，“只是（simply）”為了傳播圣誕季的快樂。

3. B 這位慷慨的秘密圣誕老人每天“分發(fā)（distribute）”價(jià)值幾千美元的禮物。

4. C 前文說(shuō)他是慷慨的人，可知他沒有希望獲得“回報(bào)（in return）”。

5. C 由第一段中的has placed free gifts in random busy places around the city可知，他把“禮物包（gift packages）”放在像汽車站這樣的公共場(chǎng)所。

6. B 將禮物包擺放在公共場(chǎng)合，其目的應(yīng)是讓不對(duì)此有懷疑的“路人（passers-by）”發(fā)現(xiàn)。

7. D 指在每份禮物包前面的留言“寫著（read）”。

8. A 禮物包內(nèi)的留言“鼓勵(lì)（encourage）”收到禮物的人“讓愛傳出去”。

9. B 結(jié)合下文，Dani只剩下最后幾美元了，無(wú)法回家了，所以她是生活“困難的（struggling）”單身母親

10. C 結(jié)合上文，“丑陋的毛衣精靈”是把禮物包放在公共場(chǎng)所，此處應(yīng)是指“加油站（gas station）”。

11. D 她“抬眼一瞥（glanced up）”才會(huì)注意到了禮物包。

12. A 結(jié)合上文，Dani得到禮物包的幫助的經(jīng)歷使她對(duì)人性恢復(fù)了“信心（faith）”。

13. B 指“丑陋的毛衣精靈”說(shuō)這些故事鼓舞他“繼續(xù)（continue）”自己的行動(dòng)。

14. C 他希望他的禮物包“活動(dòng)（campaign）”能在全社會(huì)形成一個(gè)“讓愛傳出去”的連鎖反應(yīng)。

15. D 由前文的 Secret Santa（圣誕老人）可知，“丑陋的毛衣精靈”希望傳播的是“圣誕（Christmas）”精神。

（七）Rojas外出觀鳥時(shí)看到一只身體出了狀況的天鵝，設(shè)法把她送到動(dòng)物康復(fù)中心。天鵝最終因感染病毒死去。雖然結(jié)局令人失望， 真正的故事是為了拯救大城市里的一只天鵝，羅哈斯步行、開車和坐地鐵花了兩個(gè)小時(shí)。

1. C由前文騎車去觀鳥和后文把天鵝送到康復(fù)中心等信息可知，Rojas在水域的邊沿處“看到了（spotted）”這只天鵝。

2. A 由后文的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系可知，這種天鵝平時(shí)是有“侵略性的（aggressive）”。

3. D 這種天鵝平時(shí)很有攻擊性，但這次當(dāng)靠近這只天鵝時(shí)，她沒有“動(dòng)（move）”，所以Rojas知道她身體有問(wèn)題。

4. A. 前文提到Rojas 曾經(jīng)在野鳥康復(fù)中心工作過(guò)，依據(jù)她的判斷，她“確定（certain）”這個(gè)天鵝需要接受治療。

5. B 由下文可知，Rojas不知道如何把這只天鵝送往離康復(fù)中，Rojas打電話給康復(fù)中心，是下了“賭注（bet）”決定把她送往中心，即賭這是最好的搭救方式。

6. A 由下文陌生司機(jī)給Rojas搭便車可知，她不知如何“運(yùn)送（transport）”這么重的天鵝。

7. B 由上下文可知，Rojas在不知該怎么辦的情況下，“幸運(yùn)地（Luckily）”，有路過(guò)的陌生司機(jī)幫了她。

8. C 由下一段Higgins到站里去接Rojas可知，Rojas他們是被陌生司機(jī)送到了附近的“車站（station）”。

9. D由上下文可知，Higgins是把Rojas和這只天鵝送到了工作站，Rojas即是天鵝的“救助者（rescuer）”。

10. A 由上下文可知，天鵝被送到動(dòng)物康復(fù)中心后，那里的工作人員“確定（determined）”她是誤食了東西。

11. B由上下文可知，工作人員診斷出了天鵝的病情，雖然后來(lái)能夠站起來(lái)，但是因感染了病毒，最終“死去（passed away）”，而這也呼應(yīng)了下文提到的一個(gè)令人失望結(jié)局。

12. C由上文天鵝死去和下文提到Rojas長(zhǎng)途運(yùn)送可知，這是一個(gè)“令人失望的（disappointing）”結(jié)局。

13. B由上下文可知，這是一個(gè)都市里有些人愿意“長(zhǎng)距離（far）”救助天鵝的真實(shí)故事。

14. D由上文Rojas運(yùn)送這個(gè)天鵝到康復(fù)中心的故事可知，這里指的是城里人愿意“搭救（save）”天鵝。

15. D由上下文可知，康復(fù)中心經(jīng)理Higgins對(duì)Rojas給予了高度認(rèn)可，說(shuō)她是她個(gè)人的“完美（perfect）”總結(jié)。

（八）這是一篇記敘文。醫(yī)生Apple在去肯塔基開會(huì)的路上開車睡著了，卡車司機(jī)Key發(fā)現(xiàn)了并幫助Apple安全到達(dá)目的地。多年以后，Key遭遇事故，在醫(yī)院偶遇Apple;Apple悉心照料Key。

1. A 由to refresh herself（讓自己提提神）可知，Apple是試著“打開（turning on）”她的 CB radio。

2. B 由But可知，廣播里“沒有聲音（silent）”。

3. D 由drifting off（偏離） the road 可知，Key 看見前面有一輛“汽車（car）”在路上。

4. A 由shouted 可知，Apple “醒了過(guò)來(lái)（woke up）”。

5. C 因Apple在睡著的情況下開車沒有出事，感到幸運(yùn)，所以Apple 是說(shuō)，“我還活著（alive）?！?/p>

6. D 根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，是指Key，一名“卡車司機(jī)（trucker）”。

7. D 根據(jù)常識(shí)，Key讓她一路保持清醒和安全，Apple應(yīng)是對(duì)此表示“感謝（thanked）”。

8. B 由與之并列的“清醒（awake）”可知，應(yīng)是“安全（safe）”。

9. C 由head was badly hurt和下文可知，Key應(yīng)是遭遇了“事故（accident）”。

10. B 由下文回答的是名字可知，Key是在問(wèn)Apple的“名字（name）”。

11. C 聽到Apple講話，Key才問(wèn)Apple的名字，由常識(shí)可知，Key記得Apple說(shuō)話的“聲音（voice）”。

12. B 由后文Nurses， unable to calm Key， asked her to return可知，Apple發(fā)現(xiàn)她的手機(jī)總是在“響（ringing）”，因?yàn)樽o(hù)士向她求助。

13. D 由語(yǔ)境和常識(shí)可知，Apple接到電話“總（always）”會(huì)回到醫(yī)院安撫Key。

14. C 由Two months later， Key was...to leave the hospital可知，Key“準(zhǔn)備好（ready）”離開。

15. A 由語(yǔ)境可知，Key對(duì)Apple 表達(dá)感激之情，“如果不是你，我想我挺不過(guò)來(lái)?！?/p>

（九）十八歲的Amelia在水中游泳時(shí)被鱷魚攻擊，她奮力抗?fàn)?，并在他人的幫助下脫險(xiǎn);雖然腿被咬碎，但她沒掉一顆眼淚，被醫(yī)生稱為“最勇敢的女孩”。

1. B 由空格后的“treating her”可知，Amelia 被治療她的“醫(yī)生（doctors）”稱為“最勇敢的女孩”。

2. A 由首句“A British teen Amelia fought off a crocodile（鱷魚）that tore her leg to pieces and left her foot hanging”可知，Amelia 的爸爸回憶了這次的“逃脫（escape）”。narrow escape表示“九死一生”。

3. D由下一句“Everything was fine”可知，他們?cè)趯?dǎo)游的“鼓勵(lì)（encouraged）”下，在一個(gè)被認(rèn)為“安全的（safe）”的地方里游泳。

4. B見上一題解析。

5. C 由上一句“They were______ 3______ by the guides to swim in the area...”可知，他們?cè)谒铩坝斡荆╯wam）”的時(shí)候，一切正常！

6. A 由上一句的“in the water”可知，當(dāng)他們要回到“船（boat）”上。

7. C 由下一句“They got Amelie out of the water swiftly.”可知，導(dǎo)游“沖（rushed）”過(guò)去幫忙。

8. D 由首句“A British teen Amelia fought off a crocodile（鱷魚）that tore her leg to pieces and left her foot hanging”可知，她的腿被“咬（bitten）”碎。

9. B 由下文的“...shocked the crew because she didn’t even cry”可知，盡管這件“事（incident）”很恐怖，但是Amelia保持“冷靜（calm）”，并讓船上的人很驚訝，因?yàn)樗踔翛]有哭。

10. D 見上一題解析。

11. B 由空格后的“give effective first aid”可知，導(dǎo)游“設(shè)法（managed）”給Amelia有效的急救。

12. C 由下一句的“There， she had several operations...saved her right foot.”可知，她被送去“醫(yī)院（hospital）”。

13. A 由下一句“Half a year later， Amelie could walk with her right foot.”可知，手術(shù)“救（saved）”了她的右腿。

14. D 根據(jù)常識(shí)，Brent一家人會(huì)對(duì)參與營(yíng)救和治療Amelia的人的勇氣和專業(yè)，“非常（extremely）”感激。

15. A見上一題解析。

（十）Preston在娘胎里被檢查出不正常。但是在醫(yī)生的幫助下，他出生后能正常的坐、走路和跳躍。Preston父母感激醫(yī)生為Preston 所做的努力。

1. C 根據(jù)下文“with Preston______14______ his first birthday.”可知，Preston是個(gè)“嬰兒（baby）”。

2. B 根據(jù)下文的“Preston’s brain was abnormal. It could cause______4______ or total disability of the legs.”可知，Preston有“嚴(yán)重的（terrible）”健康問(wèn)題。

3. D根據(jù)空格前后“during her 16-week pregnancy???? 3______that Preston’s brain was abnormal.”可知，在她16周的孕期“胎兒掃描檢查（scan）”中，她被告知Preston的大腦不正常。

4. A根據(jù)空格后“or total disability of the legs”可知，Preston的腿可能“無(wú)力（weakness）”或者完全是殘疾的。

5. B根據(jù)空格后的“and operation given by the doctors，”和常識(shí)可知，醫(yī)生給了及時(shí)的“指導(dǎo)（instruction）”并給她做了手術(shù)后，Preston在1月1日出生了。

6. C根據(jù)上文“It could cause______4______ or total disability of the leg”可知，Preston出生前被診斷出有問(wèn)題，出生后醫(yī)生“監(jiān)控（monitored）”他的進(jìn)展。

7. D根據(jù)上文的“Deborah said she was told during her 16-week pregnancy（懷孕）???? 3______ that Preston’s brain was abnormal.”可知，“最初（initially）”被告知嚇人的前景，Preston現(xiàn)在自己學(xué)會(huì)了坐、“走路（walk）”和跳。

8. A根據(jù)上一題可知。

9. C根據(jù)上文的“The doctors didn’t think Preston would be able to sit without help”可知，Preston能做這些是讓人“難以置信的（unbelievable）”。

10. D根據(jù)空格前后的內(nèi)容“I think you take for granted all these little things______10______ it’s a huge accomplishment for Preston”可知，你理所當(dāng)然地認(rèn)為這是小事，“但是（but）”對(duì)于Preston來(lái)說(shuō)確是巨大的成就。

11. B根據(jù)上文的“Preston learnt to sit，______8______， and leap， calling him their family’s“New Year” miracle.”和“The doctors didn’t think Preston would be able to sit without help”可知，Preston讓醫(yī)生感到“驚訝（amazed）”。

12. C根據(jù)上文“醫(yī)療人員對(duì)Preston的幫助”可知，Preston的爸爸媽媽“感謝（thanked）”醫(yī)療人員。

13. A根據(jù)空格后的“their first New Year together”可知，他們“慶祝（celebrate）”新年。

14. D根據(jù)上文“Preston was born on January 1st， 2020”和“as the family prepares to______13______ their first New Year together.”可知，Preston“靠近（approaching）”他的第一個(gè)生日，Deborah邀請(qǐng)他們?nèi)ニ页燥垺?/p>

15. A根據(jù)第一段第二句“They have helped her‘New Year miracle（奇跡）’”可知，“我們”非常感激曾“幫助（assisted）”過(guò)“我們”的所有醫(yī)療工作人員。

（十一）一位陌生人Hunter親自上門教白人母親Hollifield如何給她收養(yǎng)的黑人女兒做得體的發(fā)型。這個(gè)感人的故事迅速傳開，人們都稱贊其給予的無(wú)私幫助。

1. C 由首段首句adopted a Black baby girl可知Haley是Hollifield收養(yǎng)的女兒，比較的對(duì)象應(yīng)該是Hollifield的親生（biological）子女。

2. B由第二段的caring for my African American daughter’s hair可知，她不會(huì)正確地給她黑人女兒做頭發(fā)（hair）。

3. A 因她不會(huì)給黑人女兒打理頭發(fā)，所以試圖在社交媒體上尋求人幫助指導(dǎo)（guide）她。

4. B 她在Facebook上發(fā)帖，征求（asking for）如何護(hù)理非裔美國(guó)女兒頭發(fā)的建議。

5. B 由上文Hollifield不會(huì)給黑人女兒打理頭發(fā)可推斷出，“作為一個(gè)白人媽媽，我有點(diǎn)茫然無(wú)措（lost）”。

6. C 由第一段的reach out to strangers可推斷出，作者在今天之前從未親自見（meet in person）她。

7. D 從上文作者在Facebook上發(fā)帖尋求幫助可推斷，Hunter主動(dòng)提出到作者家來(lái)，是為了教作者如何給她女兒做發(fā)型（style）。

8. A 由空格后headbands，...and hair product可知，Hunter到達(dá)時(shí)裝備（equipped）齊全。

9. D 空格前后的headbands， hair product都與做頭發(fā)有關(guān)，故選與做發(fā)型相關(guān)的裝備梳子（combs）。

10. A由空格前She asked for nothing in return可知，她并未接受（accept）作者的錢。

11. C由前文Hunter到作者家來(lái)教作者給女兒做發(fā)型可知，當(dāng)她離開時(shí)，作者對(duì)幫女兒做頭發(fā)有了更多的信心 （confidence）。

12. D由前文在作者茫然無(wú)措時(shí)，Hunter主動(dòng)提供幫助，教會(huì)作者給女兒做發(fā)型，這讓作者感受到得到了新朋友的支持（supported）。

13. B 由空格后列舉的一個(gè)網(wǎng)友的評(píng)論“We can all learn from you”可推斷出，人們對(duì)支持女士的女士贊不絕口 （full of praise）。

14. D 由空格后的help可知，此處是尋求幫助 （assistance），同義復(fù)現(xiàn)。

15. A 由第二段末句She asked for nothing in return可知，做出無(wú)私的 （selfless） 幫助行為。

（十二）年逾花甲的一位女士在一次可怕的經(jīng)歷后，實(shí)現(xiàn)了她畢生的夢(mèng)想：在自己的書店工作。她用一生收集的8000多本書裝滿了她開的書店。她激勵(lì)讀者所有的夢(mèng)想都在書本里，等待著大家拾起。

1. D 根據(jù)第二段的a debilitating illness以及Her legs didn’t know what to do after the fall可知Warburton有一次可怕的（terrifying） 經(jīng)歷。

2. A由下一句的after the fall可知，她在家摔倒了（fell down）。

3. C 與摔倒后腿相關(guān)的動(dòng)作是走路（walk）。

4. B 由第8空后的retirement notice可知，她女兒覺得是時(shí)間退休了（retire）。

5. D 由上文的Here are some houses for sale可知，理發(fā)店多年來(lái)已經(jīng)上市待售（on the market）。

6. A由上文信息她摔倒后處于重新學(xué)走路的康復(fù)期可知，她這時(shí)還需要借助手杖（walking sticks）。

7. B 由空格后I fell in love with it 可推斷出，她認(rèn)為這是個(gè)棒極了的（awesome）地方。

8. C 由空格后saying：“I’m going to have a bookshop.”可知此處是遞交（handed in）辭呈。

9. D 由首段首句可知，開書店是她畢生的夢(mèng)想，故此處是第一次大聲地說(shuō)出了她自己的夢(mèng)想（dream）。

10. B 由上文她計(jì)劃擁有自己的書店可知，她賣掉自己的房子，買下了（bought）之前的商店。

11. A 由上一題可知，買下之前的理發(fā)店后開了（opened） 家自己的書店，The Book Rest為書店名。

12. D 由空格后的she had over 8，000可知，她從小就是個(gè)熱心的圖書收藏家（collector）。

13. C由空格后with which to fill it可知，她收藏了8000多本書 （titles書名）。

14. B 由上文，Warburton已經(jīng)實(shí)現(xiàn)了（accomplished）她在自己書店工作的畢生的夢(mèng)想。

15. C 結(jié)合常識(shí)，句意為：所有的夢(mèng)想都在書中，等待著大家拾起（picked up）。此處含兩層意思：等大家拿起（picked up）書，讀了書后，也就拾起（picked up）了夢(mèng)想。

（十三）由于醫(yī)院的失誤，兩個(gè)嬰兒出生時(shí)被交換了。三年后發(fā)現(xiàn)這一失誤的雙方父母并沒有簡(jiǎn)單地交換回來(lái)，而是決定共同撫養(yǎng)。如今，這兩個(gè)女孩已長(zhǎng)大成人，她們像雙胞胎一樣親密。

1. A 由第二段首句When it was time for the mothers...Alagna and Fodera both可知Caterina Alagna and Melissa Fodera是兩個(gè)母親（moms）。

2. C由第一段的when they gave birth to baby girls可知，是新生兒（newborns）。

3. D 由空格后why the babies weren’t wearing the...they’d brought可知，此處是質(zhì)疑（questioned）。

4. B 由下文a wardrobe snafu（衣柜混亂）可推測(cè)，Alagna和Fodera詢問(wèn)的跟衣服有關(guān)，質(zhì)疑為什么嬰兒沒有穿她們帶來(lái)的衣服（clothes）。

5. A 由but可知，兩個(gè)母親提出質(zhì)詢，但醫(yī)院工作人員沒有引起足夠重視，向她們保證這僅僅是（merely）一個(gè)衣柜混亂的問(wèn)題。

6. D 由常識(shí)可知，三年后也就是小孩三歲時(shí)，Alagna是從幼兒園去接（picking up）女兒Melissa。

7. B 由空格后的surprising及下文內(nèi)容可推出，這時(shí)她看到了一些令人震驚的（shocking） 事情。

8. C 由首段首句Two babies swapped at birth兩個(gè)嬰兒出生時(shí)交換了及下文內(nèi)容可推測(cè)出，這時(shí)她發(fā)現(xiàn)另一個(gè)名叫Caterina的孩子，與她另外兩個(gè)親生女兒驚人地相似（similarity）。

9. A由上文第二段a wardrobe snafu（衣柜混亂）可推測(cè)，與她同?。╯hared）一間產(chǎn)房衣服弄錯(cuò)的可能性更大。

10. C 由首段首句Two babies swapped at birth結(jié)合空格后but可知，小孩被交換了，但衣服沒有被替換（switched）。

11. D 由空格后It was a choice neither one of them wanted to face這是她們兩人都不愿面對(duì)的選擇可知，DNA測(cè)試證實(shí)了（confirmed）她的懷疑。

12. C 由上文內(nèi)容兩個(gè)小孩從出生時(shí)就被交換了，每個(gè)小孩現(xiàn)在都有了親生父母和養(yǎng)父母，對(duì)于是否交換回來(lái)，做決策的應(yīng)該是雙方共同的（collective）父母。

13. D 參照上題解析，雙方共同的父母找到了一種在同一個(gè)屋檐下共同撫養(yǎng)（raise）女兒的方法。

14. A 由空格后emotionally the two girls， now grown to young adulthood， couldn’t be better可知，這項(xiàng)安排進(jìn)展得（worked out）非常好。

15. B 由上文內(nèi)容兩對(duì)父母決定住在一起共同撫養(yǎng)被抱錯(cuò)的倆女孩，倆女孩一起長(zhǎng)大，感情跟雙胞胎一樣親密可知，對(duì)倆女孩的這種愛將兩個(gè)家庭（families）聯(lián)系在一起。

（十四）本文講述鹽湖城推出了一個(gè)閱讀教育輔助犬項(xiàng)目來(lái)幫助培養(yǎng)兒童的讀寫能力。剛剛學(xué)習(xí)閱讀的小朋友很需要不會(huì)隨意評(píng)價(jià)人的小狗當(dāng)聽眾，而小狗有閃亮的棕色眼睛、搖擺的尾巴和無(wú)條件的愛，有助于樹立兒童閱讀的信心。最后該計(jì)劃獲得了成功。

1. C 形容小狗棕色眼睛，用“閃亮的（shining）”更符合語(yǔ)境。其余選項(xiàng)rolling（滾動(dòng)的），curious（好奇的），watery（水汪汪的）雖然都可形容眼睛，但不合語(yǔ)境。

2. B 小狗可以提供（provide）一個(gè)剛學(xué)閱讀的人所需要的無(wú)判斷力的聽眾。共余選項(xiàng)意義不通順。

3. A 讓剛剛學(xué)習(xí)閱讀的小朋友獲得（gain）信心。

4. D 由最后一段第一句The program was...可知這是一個(gè)項(xiàng)目（program）。

5. B 這是第一個(gè)使用小狗來(lái)幫助培養(yǎng)（develop）兒童讀寫能力的計(jì)劃。

6. A 隨著閱讀教育輔助犬的那些犬只的引進(jìn)（introduction）。

7. C 鹽湖城公共圖書館對(duì)這一觀點(diǎn)（idea）充滿熱情。句中be sold on意為“看中;接受;對(duì)……充滿熱情（be enthusiastic about）”。

8. B 由常識(shí)可知，閱讀水平低于其他學(xué)生的孩子會(huì)害怕（be afraid of）集體大聲朗讀的。后文的lower self-respect和headache等詞也說(shuō)明了這一點(diǎn)。

9. A 認(rèn)為閱讀令人頭疼的事。regard...as...意為“認(rèn)為……是……;把……看作是……”。

10. D 如果訓(xùn)練得當(dāng)（properly），他們的閱讀能力肯定會(huì)得到提高。

11. C 兩個(gè)團(tuán)體在總圖書館兒童部發(fā)起了（started）一項(xiàng)名為“Dog Day Afternoon”的活動(dòng)。

12. C 本文首句（Reading to dogs...）或全文，就是講閱讀教育輔助犬項(xiàng)目的，因此，此處就是指閱讀（reading）了半小時(shí)。

13. A 參加了四節(jié)課中三節(jié)課的人在最后一節(jié)課上（class）收到了一本“爪子圖”的書。

14. B 指收到書既令人愉快又令人受鼓舞的（encouraging）。

15. D 由空格后的the library plans to repeat it可知，計(jì)劃非常成功（successful）。

（十五）一名歷史海洋生物學(xué)家通過(guò)深潛收集歷史數(shù)據(jù)來(lái)探尋香港海洋珊瑚經(jīng)歷了什么變化，他發(fā)現(xiàn)因污染和人類活動(dòng)，珊瑚的種類正日益減少，所以我們必須要加大保護(hù)措施。

1. D由本段后面的have changed through time，第二段的set a historical baseline，以及第三段的collect historical data，可知Cybulski是一位歷史（historical）海洋生態(tài)學(xué)家。

2. C 由上文中的marine（海洋）和coral（珊瑚）可知，這里是指水下的（underwater）生態(tài)系統(tǒng)。

3. B 由最后一段第一句中的Hong Kong’s coral has declined in the past few decades可知，這里應(yīng)該是要阻止它數(shù)量的下降（decline）。

4. A 由空后句And what has caused that change可知，是要推斷它們是如何變化（changed）的。

5. D 由下一段可知Cybulski的工作包括深潛和收集數(shù)據(jù)（collect historical data），所以這里是利用“我”的數(shù)據(jù)（data）。

6. C 根據(jù)上下文可知Cybulski獲得了（gained）一個(gè)獨(dú)特的見解。

7. A 這里在介紹Cybulski的工作內(nèi)容，追溯到本文開始的句子（Diving below the waves），結(jié)合本句后面的into the seabed可知，他的工作應(yīng)該是包含潛水（diving）。

8. D 通過(guò)上文說(shuō)的diving to collect historical data， 可得知這里選擇deep。

9. B 指取出的沉積物能為我們提供（provide）了解過(guò)去的窗口。

10. D 由前面的與之并列的the past和potentially可知，這里應(yīng)該是future。

11. A 根據(jù)后文引言的內(nèi)容，可知這里是Cybulski在解釋香港珊瑚的現(xiàn)狀。

12. C 根據(jù)前后表明是因果關(guān)系，所以是due to。

13. B 句中in this regard（在這方面）指前面的“污染和人類活動(dòng)”，這里是指在這方面受到特別影響（affected）的區(qū)域。

14. B 根據(jù)全文大意，珊瑚面臨嚴(yán)峻的挑戰(zhàn)，再聯(lián)系整個(gè)句子，意為“如果不（without）采取更強(qiáng)有力的措施，一些珊瑚物種……”。

15. A 要結(jié)合上一題一起考慮，如果沒有強(qiáng)有力的保護(hù)措施，有些珊瑚種類便要永遠(yuǎn)消失（disappear）。

（十六）本文講述了作者在新冠隔離期間的遭遇。因?yàn)閭惗丶磳?shí)行禁閉，作者內(nèi)心恐慌，逃離到加拿大，到達(dá)加拿大后，同樣被隔離在酒店。作者身上的錢不多，得到了陌生人的援助和酒店的免費(fèi)。

1. A 一直感到的緩慢發(fā)酵的恐慌“終于（finally）”爆發(fā)了。

2. B 由下文at the airport等可知，是乘飛機(jī)去新西蘭，出門前應(yīng)是將所有物“打包（packed up）”好。

3. C 由后面的at the airport，可知是登上飛往某地的“航班（flight）”。

4. B 兩周的隔離應(yīng)是“被要求（required）”強(qiáng)制的。

5. D 句中where引導(dǎo)一個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句，指在酒店（and in the hotel），在定語(yǔ)從句中，what...money I had left是主語(yǔ)，謂語(yǔ)是went，即“我剩下的那點(diǎn)（little）錢在這酒店都花掉了”。

6. A 指“花掉（spent）”所有時(shí)間找工作。

7. A 前文告訴我們，作者錢用完了，工作找不到，又沒有家人支持，由此可推斷，作者做好了無(wú)家可歸的“思想（idea）”準(zhǔn)備。

8. B 由上文可知，作者沒有了錢，酒店就可能不讓作者住，沒有地方住，那么就變成“一個(gè)無(wú)家可歸的（homeless）”人。

9. C 本句是主題句，下文first...then...是列舉，由first句可知，酒店沒有驅(qū)趕她出去，由此推斷，主題句是指來(lái)自陌生人的“善舉（kindness）”開始發(fā)生。

10. C 本句didn’t...or...意為“既沒有……也沒有……”，因此，本句意為“首先，酒店既沒有把我趕出去，也沒有在我入住兩周后再收（charge）我錢?！?/p>

11. D 由下句“they didn’t have a job for me（他們沒有給我工作）”可知，作者“聯(lián)系了（contacted）”一家游戲公司找工作。

12. C 雖然這家公司沒有給我工作，但卻給我提供免租金的住處，作者受到如此待遇，真是“難以置信（unbelievably）”。

13. 指該公司提供的免租金的住處是“配備了（equipped）”所有的物品，從床到裝滿食物的櫥柜。

14. B 本空應(yīng)與后面的food， running water一致，都是房子里的東西，選項(xiàng)中，只有roof（屋頂）相符。

15. D 在疫情期間，能有個(gè)庇護(hù)所、食物和干凈的水就已經(jīng)很“滿足（satisfaction）”了。

（十七）Clark是美國(guó)的社會(huì)心理學(xué)家，她和她的丈夫致力于研究黑人小孩的種族意識(shí)發(fā)展學(xué)。他們針對(duì)美國(guó)南部種族學(xué)校的孩子，在潛意識(shí)發(fā)展的問(wèn)題上做了很多調(diào)查研究，為種族的平等發(fā)展做出了很大的貢獻(xiàn)。

1. B 由前文的early和后文的as a Black child in the segregated American South（作為一個(gè)在種族隔離的美國(guó)南部的黑人孩子），可知該空指的是她早期的經(jīng)歷（experience）。

2. C 后文的inequalities（不平等）可知，Clark的研究是想幫助遭受（suffered from）不平等待遇的孩子。

3. A 由前文的first majored in mathematics和but，可知此處應(yīng)為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，后文是psychology，所以此處指的是轉(zhuǎn)到心理學(xué)專業(yè)。

4. D由第二段中的They started the famous Doll Test...Based on their research， they argued for...可知，他們成為了同事（colleague）。

5. A 由前文可知Clark已經(jīng)心理學(xué)畢業(yè)，以及后文for a higher degree，可知此處指的是她繼續(xù)努力實(shí)現(xiàn)（achieve）她的夢(mèng)想。故選A。

6. D 由后文boys at young as three and four可知Clark的論文是調(diào)查黑人小孩發(fā)展種族潛意識(shí)的年齡（age）。

7. C 由前文“The Development of Consciousness in Negro Pre-School Children”和后文的 awareness，可知此處指的是黑人小孩意識(shí)到（aware）種族概念， aware和awareness是同根詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。

8. B 由前文中的of their race可知，這里是指三、四歲的男孩表現(xiàn)出明顯的種族（racial）意識(shí)。

9. B 由第一段可知Clark由數(shù)學(xué)專業(yè)轉(zhuǎn)到心理學(xué)專業(yè)，和本句中的went on，可知Clark是繼續(xù)完成（complete）心理學(xué)的博士學(xué)位。

10. C 由下文的school segregation on Black children可知，此處指種族隔離的學(xué)校（school）。

11. A 由表示對(duì)比的while可知，所填詞應(yīng)是與prefer相對(duì)，又由后文的negative 可知，應(yīng)是扔掉（throwing away）黑頭發(fā)的棕色娃娃。

12. D 由前文negative personalities to them可知，此處指學(xué)校種族隔離對(duì)黑人兒童的有害（harmful）影響。

13. A 由前一句的study，可知此處應(yīng)該選research，屬于近義詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。

14. B 由上文內(nèi)容和下句獲獎(jiǎng)可知，Clark完全（entirely）致力于她的事業(yè)。

15. D 根據(jù)前后文的邏輯關(guān)系，可知此處應(yīng)為因果關(guān)系，故選D項(xiàng)。

（十八）一名天生患有罕見疾病的小女孩截肢后，其父母通過(guò)為她尋找一只有同樣遭遇的寵物貓來(lái)給她作伴，同時(shí)也讓她變得更加堅(jiān)強(qiáng)。

1. D由上文中的左臂大于右臂，以及下文中的截肢可知道小女孩是天生患有疾?。╠isease）。

2. C 由上文截肢可推斷這里是填taken。

3. B 由下文中其父母一系列的舉動(dòng)，以及后面說(shuō)...was not ready for adoption可知這里是收養(yǎng)（adoping）。

4. A 由最后一段首句companion可知這里是想給小女孩找一個(gè)朋友（friend）陪伴她。

5. D 由上下文可知，是想找一個(gè)和小女孩有相似遭遇的寵物，所以是“失去了（lost）”前腳。

6. C 由后文but was told that...可知，小女孩的父母給shelter打電話（called）詢問(wèn)。

7. A 由空后的from her injury of surgery可知，這只小貓還在康復(fù)中（recovering）。

8. D 由后文before anyone else could jump ...in line（在其他人插隊(duì)之前）可知，小女孩的父母立馬（immediately）開車去到shelter。

9. B 由上下文可知要趕在別人之前（ahead）得到這只小貓。

10. C 由下文和常識(shí)可以推斷，小女孩是溫柔地（gently）撫摸這只貓。

11. D 根據(jù)上下文可知，這里強(qiáng)調(diào)的是“女孩雖然年級(jí)很?。▂oung）”

12. A 盡管女孩年齡小，但是她知道這個(gè)小貓對(duì)她來(lái)說(shuō)是特別的（special）。

13. C 由上下文可知，這個(gè)家庭很開心這個(gè)小貓能在這個(gè)新家（home）安定下來(lái)。

14. B 由第一段中的amputation（截肢）和第二段中的a pet that was also missing a limb （肢腿），以及空后的so she can see that she’s not the only one可知，這個(gè)小貓?jiān)庥雠c小女孩相似（similar）。

15. A 由空后的and learn how to cope just like Doc does （像Doc一樣學(xué)習(xí)如何應(yīng)對(duì)）可知，讓小女孩面對(duì)逆境能更加堅(jiān)強(qiáng)（strong）。

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