完形填空专题练习18篇

吴建华 刘嫦云 刘艺玲 方莉苗 等

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。

（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（收銀台）______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（拖著脚步走）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（养生法）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（欢欣鼓舞的画面）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）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（天鹅） 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（设施）. 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（廣播频道）were______2______. Soon， Apple was asleep.

A trucker named Woody Key found a______3______ahead， drifting off（渐渐偏离）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（鳄鱼）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（空运）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（瘋狂传播）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（产科）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（联合在一起）the two______15______.

（十四）

Reading to dogs is an unusual way to help children improve their literacy（读写）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（禁闭）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（奇迹）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（种族隔离的）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（调查）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（消极的）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）本文描述了作者与同伴去买衣服，在咖啡馆休息看到了一个无家可归的女人捡了一分钱返还给别人，但是那人不接受，并称自己在银行有百万存款。最后作者回忆起自己同伴类似的经历，也让作者想起奶奶的告诫，不管一分钱还是一英磅都起到善意的影响。

1. B 由前文讲到作者和同伴去买裤子，可知作者和同伴是反复看并试穿（trying）。

2. A 上文讲到作者看、试穿了二个小时，以及下文讲到他们不喜欢购物，可知是到咖啡馆休息（break）。

3. D 由上文讲到他们在咖啡馆坐下来，所以是等咖啡（coffee）。

4. B 由后文语境可知，那个无家可归的女人是发现（found）了一只英镑硬币。

5. D 由后文可知，是那个女人把硬币归还给（return）原主。

6. A 由上文那个男人正眼都没有看那个无家可归的女人一眼，可知那个无家可归的人在尝试（try）与对方对话。

7. D 由上下文可知，无家可归的女人没有成功（success）地与对方沟通上。

8. B 结合下文The woman had lots of bags and was also checking the bags to find the coin（这女人带着很多包，一直查看她的包以寻找那一英镑硬币），可知那个男人把钱放到（put）无家可归女人的包里。

9. A 结合下文的a few times，可知是好几次重复（repeated）他的话。

10. C 结合I have a million pounds in my bank______ 10______ 及选项，可知是对方在银行帐户（account）里有百万英镑。

11. D 结合下文，我被同伴的举动感动了（touched）。

12. A 结合前文意思及常识，在街道上（street）发现一分钱硬币。

13. C 把在街上发现的一分钱硬币传递（pass）给别人。

14. B 上文讲到发现一分钱硬币，句意应为“不管这钱价值多小（small）”。

15. C 结合全文和奶奶的告诫的话语，“不管是一分钱还是一英镑，都可以起到善意的影响（make a kind difference）。”故选C项。

（二）作者主要讲述自己在疲惫地工作一天后回家的路上，一位陌生人为作者的一杯爆米花付费的小善举让作者充满力量。

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

2. C 由上文可知，劳累一天后，特别渴望床的“温暖（warm）”。

3. C 由下文的checkout， pay for等词，可以推断出是“买”一袋爆米花， 故选C项。

4. A 由常识和下文中的telling me that可知，收银台边的那个女人应是“转（turned）”过身来告诉我。

5. B 因作者“感觉（felt）”累不用别人告诉;别人告诉，说明别人看到作者累，即作者“看起来（looked）”很累，故选B项。选项C和D指“变（became， got）”累，而这个女人并没有看到作者由不累变累的过程，即不符合语境。

6. D 由下文的“she was going to pay for...”可知， 她转向“收银员（cashier）”，故选D项。

7. A 由前文“...buy a bag of popcorn.”可知，她为我的“爆米花（popcorn）”付款，故选A项。

8. D 由上文“I politely refused...”可以推出，此处应是“我已经（already）拿出钱包”故选D项。

9. B 此处意为“她把钱递给收银员”，故选B项。

10. B 根据上下文，此处应理解为“她真诚地希望我一切安好”，故选B项。

11. D 此处意为“她走出店，我再也没有见过她了”，故选D项。

12. D 本句是这篇文章的主题句：世界需要更多的善意，尤其是流年不利的时候。故选D项。

13. C 由As a result（结果）可知，前后为因果关系，即“因为我们自己很容易（easy）陷入个人的烦恼中，所以我们忽视了周围的人。”故选C项。

14. A 由上文可知，此处应该是为“我”的玉米付款，故选A项。

15. C 此处意为“那个为我的玉米付款的女人深深打动了我，也激励着（inspired）我向那些需要帮助的人伸出援手”，故选C项。

（三）烧烤店老板Enter Eliot Middleton看到当地很多人没有汽车不方便，在网上发起了用烧烤排骨换废旧汽车的活动。他不只提供烧烤排骨，还义务修理这些有故障的汽车，并把车赠送给有需要的人。

1. B 由上文的heartbreaker和空后的broke down， had no means of paying for it 等消极词汇可知，这里应是“输掉了（lost）”和疾病的斗争。

2. D 由第二段谈到的Middleton给Melanie Lee送车一事可知，是她的“车（car）”坏了。

3. C 前句说到车子出故障，因此这里是指没有钱“维修（fix）”车子。

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

5. C 由下文中的the used-car giveaway可知，Middleton维修和赠送的是used（使用过的）车。

6. B 由第一段的描述可知， Melanie Lee的处境是“艰难的（tough）”。

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

______5______cars可知，Middleton把车修好后，赠送出去。赠送给别人的东西是“礼物（gift）”，而不是deal（交易），bargain（便宜货）或trouble（麻烦）。Oldsmobile是美国通用汽车公司生产的“奥尔兹莫比尔牌汽车”。

8. D 根据常识，Middleton应该是把车钥匙hand（递给）Melanie Lee。

9. B 既然Middleton给Melanie Lee免费赠送了一辆车，她自然非常“感动（moved）”。

10. C 本句是讲Middleton产生赠送二手车的这个“想法（idea）”的由来。

11. D 由空后的定语从句“他组织的”可排除选项B和C;由下句“因为没有车，排队等着吃饭的人走了4英里”的描述，这应是组织的一次“活动（drive）”而非“会议（conference）”。

12. A 由前文中的a food drive he’d organized（他组织的食品募捐活动）可知，因此人们排隊等候的应该是“一餐饭（meal）”。

13. D 由空后的on Facebook可知，Middleton是在脸书上“发帖子（post）”。

14. C 由上文可知，Middleton用烧烤排骨和人们换损坏的车子，因此朋友和陌生人把那些各种年久失修的车子“放下（dropped off）”给Middleton。

15. A 由上文可知Middleton修好损坏的汽车后，把他送给需要的人。因此Middleton的院子里有许多车在等待“被捐助（donated）”。

（四）本文讲述James Owen在70岁生日时，看到自己年老驼背、步履蹒跚的影像，决定通过锻炼，改变自己，让自己变得更健康的故事。

1. B 由上下文和常识可知，内心觉得自己老迈，比看起来像个老人“更糟糕（Even worse）”。

2. D 由下文James Owen决定树立一个目标，通过锻炼改变自我，可知他不愿屈服于（give in to）年纪。

3. C 由下文He wanted to be pain-free可知，James Owen為自己树立了一个目标（goal）。

4. A 由句子意思可知，James Owen决定（decided）通过锻炼实现没有疼痛的目标。

5. C 由下文可知，James Owen实现无痛这个目标的方式是锻炼（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.和常识可知，James Owen走了5分钟，会气喘吁吁（breathless），不可能快死了（dying）。

7. A 由下文He kept at the walks every day， along with some stretching.（他坚持每天走路，做伸展运动）可知，刚开始的困难并没有使James Owen泄气（discourage）。

8. D 由常识和下文，James Owen在掌握（mastered）这些基本技能后，开始其他训练。

9. B 由下文to teach him and to design a routine，能教他并为他设计日常锻炼计划的人应该是教练（trainer）。

10. C 这里指James Owen可以独自遵循（follow）的日常锻炼计划。

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

12. B 由上文He wanted to be pain-free，因此经过锻炼后，他现在没有疼痛（pains）。

13. A 由常识和上下文可在，健康地老去，除了基因，还应该有健康的生活方式（lifestyle）。

14. D 由上文可知，James Owen认为只要人依然能活动（mobile），这里可以理解为运动、锻炼，变得更健康永远不会太迟。

15. C 由上文可知，本文主要讲的是健康，和运气、财富、智慧无关。本句的意思是，只要你依然动，变得更健康（fit）永远不会太迟。

（五）餐厅职员们用布莱叶盲文在盘子的巧克力上写下生日祝福送给盲人Te Paa。她的朋友Sara记录下Te Paa的惊喜，并上传到了抖音，获得了近1600万的浏览量。Te Paa被考虑周到的餐厅职员与网友们那种极其积极的回应所深深感动。

1. C 由第二段第5空后的offered by the thoughtful employees可知，Sara告知餐厅职员（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，这次是庆祝生日（birthday）。

3. D 由空格后so it wouldn’t melt when she touched it再结合常识可知，确保巧克力足够冷（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）她的手放到盘子上。

5. B 由空格前激动地尖叫以及感谢可知，她被那些贴心员工所提供的明显的关怀所感动（touched）。

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

7. A 根据前文餐厅职员们用布莱叶盲文在就餐的盘子上写下生日祝福送给她以及空格前之前她庆祝生日的方式， 可推断出，一家餐厅像这样考虑到（accommodated） 她的残疾，这还是第一次。

8. B 由首段首句Te Paa和她的朋友Sara走进了餐厅可知Sara是Te Paa’s 的同伴（companion）。

9. A根据上文第二段可知，Sara面对惊喜做出了种种快乐反应（reaction），Sara记录下了这一切。

10. C结合常识以及空格后的to TikTok（抖音）可知，Sara把录制的欢欣鼓舞的画面发布在（posted） 抖音上。

11. D根据上文体贴周到的餐厅职员给了Te Paa 惊喜与感动可知，拍摄下来分享的视频是暖心的（heartwarming）。

12. D本句意在表达：视频在抖音上被分享后，获得了 （gained）近1600万的浏览量。

13. C由上一句近1600万的浏览量可知，这是一种极其积极的（positive）反应。

14. A 根据上一题可知。

15. B人们对视频的反应如此之多，如此之好，这一事实表明，世界现在多么需要餐厅职员们所呈现的的那种友好与体贴（kindness）。

（六）一位自称“丑陋的毛衣精灵”的科罗拉多斯普林斯市居民希望通过在公众场合免费分发圣诞礼物的方式帮助他人，传播“让爱传出去”的圣诞精神。

1. A 结合上下文，自称“丑陋的毛衣精灵”的科罗拉多斯普林斯市居民免费分发礼物包不是为了获得“认可（recognition）”和奖励，而是为了传播圣诞季的快乐。

2. D 由句意可知，他这样做，“只是（simply）”为了传播圣诞季的快乐。

3. B 这位慷慨的秘密圣诞老人每天“分发（distribute）”价值几千美元的礼物。

4. C 前文说他是慷慨的人，可知他没有希望获得“回报（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“礼物包（gift packages）”放在像汽车站这样的公共场所。

6. B 将礼物包摆放在公共场合，其目的应是让不对此有怀疑的“路人（passers-by）”发现。

7. D 指在每份礼物包前面的留言“写着（read）”。

8. A 礼物包内的留言“鼓励（encourage）”收到礼物的人“让爱传出去”。

9. B 结合下文，Dani只剩下最后几美元了，无法回家了，所以她是生活“困难的（struggling）”单身母亲

10. C 结合上文，“丑陋的毛衣精灵”是把礼物包放在公共场所，此处应是指“加油站（gas station）”。

11. D 她“抬眼一瞥（glanced up）”才会注意到了礼物包。

12. A 结合上文，Dani得到礼物包的帮助的经历使她对人性恢复了“信心（faith）”。

13. B 指“丑陋的毛衣精灵”说这些故事鼓舞他“继续（continue）”自己的行动。

14. C 他希望他的礼物包“活动（campaign）”能在全社会形成一个“让爱传出去”的连锁反应。

15. D 由前文的 Secret Santa（圣诞老人）可知，“丑陋的毛衣精灵”希望传播的是“圣诞（Christmas）”精神。

（七）Rojas外出观鸟时看到一只身体出了状况的天鹅，设法把她送到动物康复中心。天鹅最终因感染病毒死去。虽然结局令人失望， 真正的故事是为了拯救大城市里的一只天鹅，罗哈斯步行、开车和坐地铁花了两个小时。

1. C由前文骑车去观鸟和后文把天鹅送到康复中心等信息可知，Rojas在水域的边沿处“看到了（spotted）”这只天鹅。

2. A 由后文的转折关系可知，这种天鹅平时是有“侵略性的（aggressive）”。

3. D 这种天鹅平时很有攻击性，但这次当靠近这只天鹅时，她没有“动（move）”，所以Rojas知道她身体有问题。

4. A. 前文提到Rojas 曾经在野鸟康复中心工作过，依据她的判断，她“确定（certain）”这个天鹅需要接受治疗。

5. B 由下文可知，Rojas不知道如何把这只天鹅送往离康复中，Rojas打电话给康复中心，是下了“赌注（bet）”决定把她送往中心，即赌这是最好的搭救方式。

6. A 由下文陌生司机给Rojas搭便车可知，她不知如何“运送（transport）”这么重的天鹅。

7. B 由上下文可知，Rojas在不知该怎么办的情况下，“幸运地（Luckily）”，有路过的陌生司机帮了她。

8. C 由下一段Higgins到站里去接Rojas可知，Rojas他们是被陌生司机送到了附近的“车站（station）”。

9. D由上下文可知，Higgins是把Rojas和这只天鹅送到了工作站，Rojas即是天鹅的“救助者（rescuer）”。

10. A 由上下文可知，天鹅被送到动物康复中心后，那里的工作人员“确定（determined）”她是误食了东西。

11. B由上下文可知，工作人员诊断出了天鹅的病情，虽然后来能够站起来，但是因感染了病毒，最终“死去（passed away）”，而这也呼应了下文提到的一个令人失望结局。

12. C由上文天鹅死去和下文提到Rojas长途运送可知，这是一个“令人失望的（disappointing）”结局。

13. B由上下文可知，这是一个都市里有些人愿意“长距离（far）”救助天鹅的真实故事。

14. D由上文Rojas运送这个天鹅到康复中心的故事可知，这里指的是城里人愿意“搭救（save）”天鹅。

15. D由上下文可知，康复中心经理Higgins对Rojas给予了高度认可，说她是她个人的“完美（perfect）”总结。

（八）這是一篇记叙文。医生Apple在去肯塔基开会的路上开车睡着了，卡车司机Key发现了并帮助Apple安全到达目的地。多年以后，Key遭遇事故，在医院偶遇Apple;Apple悉心照料Key。

1. A 由to refresh herself（让自己提提神）可知，Apple是试着“打开（turning on）”她的 CB radio。

2. B 由But可知，广播里“没有声音（silent）”。

3. D 由drifting off（偏离） the road 可知，Key 看见前面有一辆“汽车（car）”在路上。

4. A 由shouted 可知，Apple “醒了过来（woke up）”。

5. C 因Apple在睡着的情况下开车没有出事，感到幸运，所以Apple 是说，“我还活着（alive）。”

6. D 根据语境可知，是指Key，一名“卡车司机（trucker）”。

7. D 根据常识，Key让她一路保持清醒和安全，Apple应是对此表示“感谢（thanked）”。

8. B 由与之并列的“清醒（awake）”可知，应是“安全（safe）”。

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

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

11. C 听到Apple讲话，Key才问Apple的名字，由常识可知，Key记得Apple说话的“声音（voice）”。

12. B 由后文Nurses， unable to calm Key， asked her to return可知，Apple发现她的手机总是在“响（ringing）”，因为护士向她求助。

13. D 由语境和常识可知，Apple接到电话“总（always）”会回到医院安抚Key。

14. C 由Two months later， Key was...to leave the hospital可知，Key“准备好（ready）”离开。

15. A 由语境可知，Key对Apple 表达感激之情，“如果不是你，我想我挺不过来。”

（九）十八岁的Amelia在水中游泳时被鳄鱼攻击，她奋力抗争，并在他人的帮助下脱险;虽然腿被咬碎，但她没掉一颗眼泪，被医生称为“最勇敢的女孩”。

1. B 由空格后的“treating her”可知，Amelia 被治疗她的“医生（doctors）”称为“最勇敢的女孩”。

2. A 由首句“A British teen Amelia fought off a crocodile（鳄鱼）that tore her leg to pieces and left her foot hanging”可知，Amelia 的爸爸回忆了这次的“逃脱（escape）”。narrow escape表示“九死一生”。

3. D由下一句“Everything was fine”可知，他们在导游的“鼓励（encouraged）”下，在一个被认为“安全的（safe）”的地方里游泳。

4. B见上一题解析。

5. C 由上一句“They were______ 3______ by the guides to swim in the area...”可知，他们在水里“游泳（swam）”的时候，一切正常！

6. A 由上一句的“in the water”可知，当他们要回到“船（boat）”上。

7. C 由下一句“They got Amelie out of the water swiftly.”可知，导游“冲（rushed）”过去帮忙。

8. D 由首句“A British teen Amelia fought off a crocodile（鳄鱼）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，尽管这件“事（incident）”很恐怖，但是Amelia保持“冷静（calm）”，并让船上的人很惊讶，因为她甚至没有哭。

10. D 见上一题解析。

11. B 由空格后的“give effective first aid”可知，导游“设法（managed）”给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“医院（hospital）”。

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

14. D 根据常识，Brent一家人会对参与营救和治疗Amelia的人的勇气和专业，“非常（extremely）”感激。

15. A见上一题解析。

（十）Preston在娘胎里被检查出不正常。但是在医生的帮助下，他出生后能正常的坐、走路和跳跃。Preston父母感激医生为Preston 所做的努力。

1. C 根据下文“with Preston______14______ his first birthday.”可知，Preston是个“婴儿（baby）”。

2. B 根据下文的“Preston’s brain was abnormal. It could cause______4______ or total disability of the legs.”可知，Preston有“嚴重的（terrible）”健康问题。

3. D根据空格前后“during her 16-week pregnancy     3______that Preston’s brain was abnormal.”可知，在她16周的孕期“胎儿扫描检查（scan）”中，她被告知Preston的大脑不正常。

4. A根据空格后“or total disability of the legs”可知，Preston的腿可能“无力（weakness）”或者完全是残疾的。

5. B根据空格后的“and operation given by the doctors，”和常识可知，医生给了及时的“指导（instruction）”并给她做了手术后，Preston在1月1日出生了。

6. C根据上文“It could cause______4______ or total disability of the leg”可知，Preston出生前被诊断出有问题，出生后医生“监控（monitored）”他的进展。

7. D根据上文的“Deborah said she was told during her 16-week pregnancy（怀孕）     3______ that Preston’s brain was abnormal.”可知，“最初（initially）”被告知吓人的前景，Preston现在自己学会了坐、“走路（walk）”和跳。

8. A根据上一题可知。

9. C根据上文的“The doctors didn’t think Preston would be able to sit without help”可知，Preston能做这些是让人“难以置信的（unbelievable）”。

10. D根据空格前后的内容“I think you take for granted all these little things______10______ it’s a huge accomplishment for Preston”可知，你理所当然地认为这是小事，“但是（but）”对于Preston来说确是巨大的成就。

11. B根据上文的“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让医生感到“惊讶（amazed）”。

12. C根据上文“医疗人员对Preston的帮助”可知，Preston的爸爸妈妈“感谢（thanked）”医疗人员。

13. A根据空格后的“their first New Year together”可知，他们“庆祝（celebrate）”新年。

14. D根据上文“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）”他的第一个生日，Deborah邀请他们去她家吃饭。

15. A根据第一段第二句“They have helped her‘New Year miracle（奇迹）’”可知，“我们”非常感激曾“帮助（assisted）”过“我们”的所有医疗工作人员。

（十一）一位陌生人Hunter亲自上门教白人母亲Hollifield如何给她收养的黑人女儿做得体的发型。这个感人的故事迅速传开，人们都称赞其给予的无私帮助。

1. C 由首段首句adopted a Black baby girl可知Haley是Hollifield收养的女儿，比较的对象应该是Hollifield的亲生（biological）子女。

2. B由第二段的caring for my African American daughter’s hair可知，她不会正确地给她黑人女儿做头发（hair）。

3. A 因她不会给黑人女儿打理头发，所以试图在社交媒体上寻求人帮助指导（guide）她。

4. B 她在Facebook上发帖，征求（asking for）如何护理非裔美国女儿头发的建议。

5. B 由上文Hollifield不会给黑人女儿打理头发可推断出，“作为一個白人妈妈，我有点茫然无措（lost）”。

6. C 由第一段的reach out to strangers可推断出，作者在今天之前从未亲自见（meet in person）她。

7. D 从上文作者在Facebook上发帖寻求帮助可推断，Hunter主动提出到作者家来，是为了教作者如何给她女儿做发型（style）。

8. A 由空格后headbands，...and hair product可知，Hunter到达时装备（equipped）齐全。

9. D 空格前后的headbands， hair product都与做头发有关，故选与做发型相关的装备梳子（combs）。

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

11. C由前文Hunter到作者家来教作者给女儿做发型可知，当她离开时，作者对帮女儿做头发有了更多的信心 （confidence）。

12. D由前文在作者茫然无措时，Hunter主动提供帮助，教会作者给女儿做发型，这让作者感受到得到了新朋友的支持（supported）。

13. B 由空格后列举的一个网友的评论“We can all learn from you”可推断出，人们对支持女士的女士赞不绝口 （full of praise）。

14. D 由空格后的help可知，此处是寻求帮助 （assistance），同义复现。

15. A 由第二段末句She asked for nothing in return可知，做出无私的 （selfless） 帮助行为。

（十二）年逾花甲的一位女士在一次可怕的经历后，实现了她毕生的梦想：在自己的书店工作。她用一生收集的8000多本书装满了她开的书店。她激励读者所有的梦想都在书本里，等待着大家拾起。

1. D 根据第二段的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） 经历。

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

3. C 与摔倒后腿相关的动作是走路（walk）。

4. B 由第8空后的retirement notice可知，她女儿觉得是时间退休了（retire）。

5. D 由上文的Here are some houses for sale可知，理发店多年来已经上市待售（on the market）。

6. A由上文信息她摔倒后处于重新学走路的康复期可知，她这时还需要借助手杖（walking sticks）。

7. B 由空格后I fell in love with it 可推断出，她认为这是个棒极了的（awesome）地方。

8. C 由空格后saying：“I’m going to have a bookshop.”可知此处是递交（handed in）辞呈。

9. D 由首段首句可知，开书店是她毕生的梦想，故此处是第一次大声地说出了她自己的梦想（dream）。

10. B 由上文她计划拥有自己的书店可知，她卖掉自己的房子，买下了（bought）之前的商店。

11. A 由上一题可知，买下之前的理发店后开了（opened） 家自己的书店，The Book Rest为书店名。

12. D 由空格后的she had over 8，000可知，她从小就是个热心的图书收藏家（collector）。

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

14. B 由上文，Warburton已经实现了（accomplished）她在自己书店工作的毕生的梦想。

15. C 结合常识，句意为：所有的梦想都在书中，等待着大家拾起（picked up）。此处含两层意思：等大家拿起（picked up）书，读了书后，也就拾起（picked up）了梦想。

（十三）由于医院的失误，两个婴儿出生时被交换了。三年后发现这一失误的双方父母并没有简单地交换回来，而是决定共同抚养。如今，这两个女孩已长大成人，她们像双胞胎一样亲密。

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是两个母亲（moms）。

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

3. D 由空格后why the babies weren’t wearing the...they’d brought可知，此处是质疑（questioned）。

4. B 由下文a wardrobe snafu（衣柜混乱）可推测，Alagna和Fodera询问的跟衣服有关，质疑为什么婴儿没有穿她们带来的衣服（clothes）。

5. A 由but可知，两个母亲提出质询，但医院工作人员没有引起足够重视，向她们保证这仅仅是（merely）一个衣柜混乱的问题。

6. D 由常识可知，三年后也就是小孩三岁时，Alagna是从幼儿园去接（picking up）女儿Melissa。

7. B 由空格后的surprising及下文内容可推出，这时她看到了一些令人震惊的（shocking） 事情。

8. C 由首段首句Two babies swapped at birth两个婴儿出生时交换了及下文内容可推测出，这时她发现另一个名叫Caterina的孩子，与她另外两个亲生女儿惊人地相似（similarity）。

9. A由上文第二段a wardrobe snafu（衣柜混乱）可推测，与她同住（shared）一间产房衣服弄错的可能性更大。

10. C 由首段首句Two babies swapped at birth结合空格后but可知，小孩被交换了，但衣服没有被替换（switched）。

11. D 由空格后It was a choice neither one of them wanted to face这是她们两人都不愿面对的选择可知，DNA测试证实了（confirmed）她的怀疑。

12. C 由上文内容两个小孩从出生时就被交换了，每个小孩现在都有了亲生父母和养父母，对于是否交换回来，做决策的应该是双方共同的（collective）父母。

13. D 参照上题解析，双方共同的父母找到了一种在同一个屋檐下共同抚养（raise）女儿的方法。

14. A 由空格后emotionally the two girls， now grown to young adulthood， couldn’t be better可知，这项安排进展得（worked out）非常好。

15. B 由上文内容两对父母决定住在一起共同抚养被抱错的俩女孩，俩女孩一起长大，感情跟双胞胎一样亲密可知，对俩女孩的这种爱将两个家庭（families）联系在一起。

（十四）本文讲述盐湖城推出了一个阅读教育辅助犬项目来帮助培养儿童的读写能力。刚刚学习阅读的小朋友很需要不会随意评价人的小狗当听众，而小狗有闪亮的棕色眼睛、摇摆的尾巴和无条件的爱，有助于树立儿童阅读的信心。最后该计划获得了成功。

1. C 形容小狗棕色眼睛，用“闪亮的（shining）”更符合语境。其余選项rolling（滚动的），curious（好奇的），watery（水汪汪的）虽然都可形容眼睛，但不合语境。

2. B 小狗可以提供（provide）一个刚学阅读的人所需要的无判断力的听众。共余选项意义不通顺。

3. A 让刚刚学习阅读的小朋友获得（gain）信心。

4. D 由最后一段第一句The program was...可知这是一个项目（program）。

5. B 这是第一个使用小狗来帮助培养（develop）儿童读写能力的计划。

6. A 随着阅读教育辅助犬的那些犬只的引进（introduction）。

7. C 盐湖城公共图书馆对这一观点（idea）充满热情。句中be sold on意为“看中;接受;对……充满热情（be enthusiastic about）”。

8. B 由常识可知，阅读水平低于其他学生的孩子会害怕（be afraid of）集体大声朗读的。后文的lower self-respect和headache等词也说明了这一点。

9. A 认为阅读令人头疼的事。regard...as...意为“认为……是……;把……看作是……”。

10. D 如果训练得当（properly），他们的阅读能力肯定会得到提高。

11. C 两个团体在总图书馆儿童部发起了（started）一项名为“Dog Day Afternoon”的活动。

12. C 本文首句（Reading to dogs...）或全文，就是讲阅读教育辅助犬项目的，因此，此处就是指阅读（reading）了半小时。

13. A 参加了四节课中三节课的人在最后一节课上（class）收到了一本“爪子图”的书。

14. B 指收到书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，计划非常成功（successful）。

（十五）一名历史海洋生物学家通过深潜收集历史数据来探寻香港海洋珊瑚经历了什么变化，他发现因污染和人类活动，珊瑚的种类正日益减少，所以我们必须要加大保护措施。

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是一位历史（historical）海洋生态学家。

2. C 由上文中的marine（海洋）和coral（珊瑚）可知，这里是指水下的（underwater）生态系统。

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，这里应该是要阻止它数量的下降（decline）。

4. A 由空后句And what has caused that change可知，是要推断它们是如何变化（changed）的。

5. D 由下一段可知Cybulski的工作包括深潜和收集数据（collect historical data），所以这里是利用“我”的数据（data）。

6. C 根据上下文可知Cybulski获得了（gained）一个独特的见解。

7. A 这里在介绍Cybulski的工作内容，追溯到本文开始的句子（Diving below the waves），结合本句后面的into the seabed可知，他的工作应该是包含潜水（diving）。

8. D 通过上文说的diving to collect historical data， 可得知这里选择deep。

9. B 指取出的沉积物能为我们提供（provide）了解过去的窗口。

10. D 由前面的与之并列的the past和potentially可知，这里应该是future。

11. A 根据后文引言的内容，可知这里是Cybulski在解释香港珊瑚的现状。

12. C 根据前后表明是因果关系，所以是due to。

13. B 句中in this regard（在这方面）指前面的“污染和人类活动”，这里是指在这方面受到特别影响（affected）的区域。

14. B 根据全文大意，珊瑚面临严峻的挑战，再联系整个句子，意为“如果不（without）采取更强有力的措施，一些珊瑚物种……”。

15. A 要结合上一题一起考虑，如果没有强有力的保护措施，有些珊瑚种类便要永远消失（disappear）。

（十六）本文講述了作者在新冠隔离期间的遭遇。因为伦敦即将实行禁闭，作者内心恐慌，逃离到加拿大，到达加拿大后，同样被隔离在酒店。作者身上的钱不多，得到了陌生人的援助和酒店的免费。

1. A 一直感到的缓慢发酵的恐慌“终于（finally）”爆发了。

2. B 由下文at the airport等可知，是乘飞机去新西兰，出门前应是将所有物“打包（packed up）”好。

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

4. B 两周的隔离应是“被要求（required）”强制的。

5. D 句中where引导一个定语从句，指在酒店（and in the hotel），在定语从句中，what...money I had left是主语，谓语是went，即“我剩下的那点（little）钱在这酒店都花掉了”。

6. A 指“花掉（spent）”所有时间找工作。

7. A 前文告诉我们，作者钱用完了，工作找不到，又没有家人支持，由此可推断，作者做好了无家可归的“思想（idea）”准备。

8. B 由上文可知，作者没有了钱，酒店就可能不让作者住，没有地方住，那么就变成“一个无家可归的（homeless）”人。

9. C 本句是主题句，下文first...then...是列举，由first句可知，酒店没有驱赶她出去，由此推断，主题句是指来自陌生人的“善举（kindness）”开始发生。

10. C 本句didn’t...or...意为“既没有……也没有……”，因此，本句意为“首先，酒店既没有把我赶出去，也没有在我入住两周后再收（charge）我钱。”

11. D 由下句“they didn’t have a job for me（他们没有给我工作）”可知，作者“联系了（contacted）”一家游戏公司找工作。

12. C 虽然这家公司没有给我工作，但却给我提供免租金的住处，作者受到如此待遇，真是“难以置信（unbelievably）”。

13. 指该公司提供的免租金的住处是“配备了（equipped）”所有的物品，从床到装满食物的橱柜。

14. B 本空应与后面的food， running water一致，都是房子里的东西，选项中，只有roof（屋顶）相符。

15. D 在疫情期间，能有个庇护所、食物和干净的水就已经很“满足（satisfaction）”了。

（十七）Clark是美国的社会心理学家，她和她的丈夫致力于研究黑人小孩的种族意识发展学。他们针对美国南部种族学校的孩子，在潜意识发展的问题上做了很多调查研究，为种族的平等发展做出了很大的贡献。

1. B 由前文的early和后文的as a Black child in the segregated American South（作为一个在种族隔离的美国南部的黑人孩子），可知该空指的是她早期的经历（experience）。

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

3. A 由前文的first majored in mathematics和but，可知此处应为转折关系，后文是psychology，所以此处指的是转到心理学专业。

4. D由第二段中的They started the famous Doll Test...Based on their research， they argued for...可知，他们成为了同事（colleague）。

5. A 由前文可知Clark已经心理学毕业，以及后文for a higher degree，可知此处指的是她继续努力实现（achieve）她的梦想。故选A。

6. D 由后文boys at young as three and four可知Clark的论文是调查黑人小孩发展种族潜意识的年龄（age）。

7. C 由前文“The Development of Consciousness in Negro Pre-School Children”和后文的 awareness，可知此处指的是黑人小孩意识到（aware）种族概念， aware和awareness是同根词复现。

8. B 由前文中的of their race可知，这里是指三、四岁的男孩表现出明显的种族（racial）意识。

9. B 由第一段可知Clark由数学专业转到心理学专业，和本句中的went on，可知Clark是继续完成（complete）心理学的博士学位。

10. C 由下文的school segregation on Black children可知，此處指种族隔离的学校（school）。

11. A 由表示对比的while可知，所填词应是与prefer相对，又由后文的negative 可知，应是扔掉（throwing away）黑头发的棕色娃娃。

12. D 由前文negative personalities to them可知，此处指学校种族隔离对黑人儿童的有害（harmful）影响。

13. A 由前一句的study，可知此处应该选research，属于近义词复现。

14. B 由上文内容和下句获奖可知，Clark完全（entirely）致力于她的事业。

15. D 根据前后文的逻辑关系，可知此处应为因果关系，故选D项。

（十八）一名天生患有罕见疾病的小女孩截肢后，其父母通过为她寻找一只有同样遭遇的宠物猫来给她作伴，同时也让她变得更加坚强。

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病（disease）。

2. C 由上文截肢可推断这里是填taken。

3. B 由下文中其父母一系列的举动，以及后面说...was not ready for adoption可知这里是收养（adoping）。

4. A 由最后一段首句companion可知这里是想给小女孩找一个朋友（friend）陪伴她。

5. D 由上下文可知，是想找一个和小女孩有相似遭遇的宠物，所以是“失去了（lost）”前脚。

6. C 由后文but was told that...可知，小女孩的父母给shelter打电话（called）询问。

7. A 由空后的from her injury of surgery可知，这只小猫还在康复中（recovering）。

8. D 由后文before anyone else could jump ...in line（在其他人插队之前）可知，小女孩的父母立马（immediately）开车去到shelter。

9. B 由上下文可知要赶在别人之前（ahead）得到这只小猫。

10. C 由下文和常识可以推断，小女孩是温柔地（gently）抚摸这只猫。

11. D 根据上下文可知，这里强调的是“女孩虽然年级很小（young）”

12. A 尽管女孩年龄小，但是她知道这个小猫对她来说是特别的（special）。

13. C 由上下文可知，这个家庭很开心这个小猫能在这个新家（home）安定下来。

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，这个小猫遭遇与小女孩相似（similar）。

15. A 由空后的and learn how to cope just like Doc does （像Doc一样学习如何应对）可知，让小女孩面对逆境能更加坚强（strong）。

责任编辑 蒋小青