【正文】 . A few miles away, in Washington, the government had shut down, two sides shouting at each other. But out here, the matter at hand was 10 , a flat tire. The two of them 11 about Afghanistan while fixing the tire. Such a gentleman,Maggert said of the former U. S. secretary of state, now 81, 12 whom he again saw that effortless calm. I hope when I39。m that 13 , I39。m as energetic as he is. All that day, Maggert thought about what happened. Later that day, Maggert wrote him a 14 :General Powell,I hope I never forget today because I39。ll never forget reading your books, he said. You were always a(n) 15 , a leader and statesman. You were the giant whose shoulders we stood upon to carry the torch to 16 the way and now it is tomorrow39。s generation that must do the same. Powell then 17 in kind: Thanks, Anthony, he wrote in a public Facebook post. You touched my soul and 18 me about why this country is so great. Let39。s stop 19 at each other. Let39。s just take care of each other. You made my 20 .1. A. braveryB. kindnessC. generosityD. calm2. A. servingB. workingC. livingD. flying3. A. armB. eyeC. legD. finger4. A. oftenB. onceC. occasionallyD. eventually5. A. satB. bentC. turnedD. settled6. A. botheredB. appreciatedC. recognizedD. accepted7. A. oneB. eitherC. anotherD. this8. A. filled upB. took apartC. sped upD. pulled over9. A. seriousB. rightC. sensitiveD. risky10. A. embarrasingB. unbearableC. regularD. simple11. A. teasedB. arguedC. readD. chatted12. A. besideB. throughC. inD. with13. A. ageB. positionC. luckD. size14. A. messageB. noticeC. wordD. suggestion15. A. surpriseB. inspirationC. petitorD. actor16. A. blockB. smoothC. makeD. light17. A. repeatedB. interuptedC. respondedD. added18. A. remindedB. informedC. warnedD. questioned19. A. smilingB. screamingC. lookingD. jumping20. A. policyB. dutyC. dayD. way【答案】 （1）D；（2）A；（3）C；（4）A；（5）B；（6）C；（7）B；（8）D；（9）B；（10）D；（11）D；（12）C；（13）A；（14）A；（15）B；（16）D；（17）C；（18）A；（19）B；（20）C； 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文， Anthony Maggert曾在阿富汗服兵役23年，了解Colin Powel 的一切，讀了Colin Powel所有的書。一次兩人邂逅于 the Capital Beltway，都深受鼓舞。 （1）考查名詞。句意：他在電視上看到過(guò)他，即使是在最困難的時(shí)候，也被他表現(xiàn)出的平靜所敬畏。A：bravery“勇敢”；B：kindness“善意”；C：generosity“慷慨，大方”；D：calm“平靜”。選D。 （2）考查動(dòng)詞。句意 ；后來(lái)，他進(jìn)了軍隊(duì)，在阿富汗服役23年，在那里他失去了一條腿。A：serving“服役，服務(wù)”；B：working“工作”；C：living“居住，生活”；D：flying“飛”。選A。 （3）考查名詞。句意 ；后來(lái)，他進(jìn)了軍隊(duì)，在阿富汗服役23年，在那里他失去了一條腿。A：arm“胳膊”；B：eye“眼睛”；C：leg“腿”；D：finger“手指”。選C。 （4）考查副詞。句意：他常常想到的是鮑威爾。A：often“常常，經(jīng)?！?；B：once“曾經(jīng)”；C：occasionally“偶然，偶爾”；D：eventually“最后，最終”。選A。 （5）考查動(dòng)詞。句意：當(dāng)他看到一個(gè)高大的男人彎腰在他的車旁，試圖修復(fù)一個(gè)爆胎前， Maggert 立刻認(rèn)為他認(rèn)出了他。A：sat“坐”；B：bent“彎腰”；C：turned“轉(zhuǎn)身”；D：settled“定居，解決”。選B。 （6）考查動(dòng)詞。句意：當(dāng)他看到一個(gè)高大的男人彎腰在他的車旁，試圖修復(fù)一個(gè)爆胎前， Maggert 立刻認(rèn)為他認(rèn)出了他。A：bothered“打擾”；B：appreciated“感激，欣賞”；C：recognized“辨認(rèn)，認(rèn)出”；D：accepted“接受”。故選C。 （7）考查代詞、句意：認(rèn)為不管怎樣他會(huì)幫助被困的司機(jī)，他把車停在路邊，用假肢向那人走去。A：one“一個(gè)”；B：either“（兩者之中的）任何一個(gè)”；C：another“另一個(gè)”；D：this“這個(gè)”。either way固定短語(yǔ)，“不管怎樣”，故選B。 （8）考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。句意：認(rèn)為不管怎樣他會(huì)幫助被困的司機(jī)，他把車停在路邊，用假肢向那人走去。A：filled up“填充”；B：took apart“拆開，拆卸”；C：sped up“加速”；D：pulled over“靠邊停車”。選D。 （9）考查形容詞。句意：就在那時(shí)他意識(shí)到自己是對(duì)的。A：serious“嚴(yán)肅的，認(rèn)真的”；B：right“對(duì)的，正確的”；C：sensitive“敏感的”；D：risky“冒險(xiǎn)的”。故選B。 （10）考查形容詞。句意：但在這里，事情很簡(jiǎn)單，一個(gè)爆胎。A：embarrasing“令人尷尬的”；B：unbearable“難以忍受的”；C：regular“定期的，有規(guī)律的”；D：simple“簡(jiǎn)單的”。選D。 （11）考查動(dòng)詞。句意：他們兩個(gè)在修理輪胎時(shí)聊起了阿富汗的事。A：teased“取笑”；B：argued“爭(zhēng)辯”；C：read“閱讀”；D：chatted“聊天”。選D。 （12）考查介詞。句意：maggert說(shuō)起美國(guó)的前國(guó)務(wù)卿，現(xiàn)在81歲了，在他身上，他再次看到了那種毫不費(fèi)力的平靜。in sb.“在某人內(nèi)心”，故選C。 （13）考查名詞。句意：我希望當(dāng)我到了那個(gè)年齡，我和他一樣精力充沛。A：age“年齡”；B：position“位置”；C：luck“運(yùn)氣”；D：size“尺寸”。選A。 （14）考查名詞。句意：當(dāng)天晚些時(shí)候，Maggert給他寫了一條信息。A：message“信息”；B：notice“通知”；C：word“消息”；D：suggestion“建議”。選A。 （15）考查名詞。句意：你總是一個(gè)鼓舞人心的人，一個(gè)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者和政治家。A：surprise“驚訝”；B：inspiration“鼓舞”；C：petitor“競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者，對(duì)手”；D：actor“演員”。選B。 （16）考查動(dòng)詞。句意：你就是那個(gè)巨人，我們站在他的肩膀上拿著火炬照亮道路，現(xiàn)在明天的一代人也必須這樣做。A：block“堵塞，封堵”；B：smooth“使光滑，消除”；C：make“制造，使”；D：light“照亮”。選D。 （17）考查動(dòng)詞。句意：鮑威爾隨后也做出了同樣的回應(yīng)。A：repeated“重復(fù)”；B：interupted“打斷”；C：responded“回應(yīng)”；D：added“補(bǔ)充”。選C。 （18）考查動(dòng)詞。句意：你觸動(dòng)了我的靈魂讓我想起了這個(gè)國(guó)家為何如此偉大。A：reminded“提醒，使想起”；B：informed“通知，告知”；C：warned“警告”；D：questioned“質(zhì)疑”。選A。 （19）考查動(dòng)詞。句意：我們別再互相尖叫了。A：smiling“微笑”；B：screaming“尖叫”；C：looking“看”；D：jumping“跳”。選B。 （20）考查名詞。句意：我們還是互相關(guān)心吧。你（這么說(shuō)）叫我非常高興。A：policy“政策”；B：duty“職責(zé)”；C：day“日子”；D：way“方式”。make one39。s day 固定短語(yǔ)，“使某人充實(shí),讓某人高興”。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及動(dòng)詞，名詞，形容詞，副詞，代詞，介詞，固定短語(yǔ)等多個(gè)知識(shí)點(diǎn)的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在理解細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析推理，從而選出正確答案。6．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)。 A humpback whale is struggling hard in the sea. The humpbacks can weigh 40 tons and stretch 50 feel from nose to tail. That39。s the kind of 1 and size that easily overturn small boats. To jump onto the 2 of one of these giants is 3 to result in a disaster. But that39。s just what Sam Synslelien did when he saw a humpback 4 caught in a rope that was 5 to a buoy (浮標(biāo)) in Central Californians Morro Bay this week. Sam, along with crewmate Nicholas Taron, had already tried 6 the unfortunate whale to the . Coast Guard 一 but they were told it would be hours before 7 could be sent. 8 , the mercial fishermen 9 this whale didn39。t have. If the whale was to 10 they had to go get it. There was no other 11 for the whale. They decided to go for it, totally 12 the fear. Turon39。s 13 in the rescue was mostly in the 14 cheering department. In the clip, you can hear him directing the operation from the side of the boat while filming the entire 15 . Swim! Swim! He yells, Move! Just get it! Get it! The anxious whale was just swimming in counterclockwise circles, 16 and being h