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ny“微小的”;C. pretty“漂亮的”;D. friendly“友好的”。 (2)考查動詞。A. agreed“同意”;B. insisted“堅持”;C. realized“意識到”;D. proved“證明”。 (3)考查動詞。A. left“離開”;B. stayed“停留”;C. drove“駕駛”;D. hurried“匆忙”。 (4)考查形容詞。A. weightless“沒有重量的”;B. useless“無用的”;C. breathless“喘不過氣來的”;D. hopeless“絕望的”。 (5)考查動詞。根據下文“which made 6him everywhere very easy. ”可知,它完美地適合我夾克里的口袋,這使得我?guī)教幾叻浅H菀住?(6)考查動詞。A. showing“展示”;B. keeping“保持”;C. taking“帶著”;D. guiding“指導”。 (7)考查名詞。A. mind“精神”;B. heart“心臟”;C. body“身體”;D. side“旁邊”。 (8)考查動詞。A. rise“上升”;B. stand“站立”;C. wake“醒來”;D. roll“滾動”。 (9)考查動詞。根據下文“I lived at such a fast pace that I stopped 10 time for him.”可知,我青少年的生活減弱了我和小貓Little Bit的關系。 (10)考查動詞。make time for固定短語,“騰出時間(做某事)”,故選A。句意:我打著手機回到房子里,一點也不承認它的存在。故選C。句意:它的喵喵聲對我來說成了一種煩惱,但是它想讓它最好的朋友回來,這并不是它的錯誤。故選C。句意:時間對Little Bit造成了損耗。故選B。根據“he had already lost his balance.”可推知,它的身體已經停工。故選D。句意:直到今天,我依然記得它翠綠色眼睛中悲傷的神情。故選B。句意:直到今天,我依然記得它翠綠色眼睛中悲傷的神情。根據常識和文意可知,應該是悲傷的神情,故選D。A. helped“幫助”;B. protected“保護”;C. held“握住”;D. cured“治愈”。 故選C。句意:Little Bit的死亡讓我意識到它對我有多重要。故選B。句意:我后悔我們最后在一起的時光。故選A。句意:我將永遠珍惜我們一起制造的特殊記憶。故選A。3.閱讀下面短文, 從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C 和 D)中, 選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。I used to have what everyone might call a good life a few years ago, which was because I had a permanent 1 that paid the bills, I had a good family that I was really close to, and I had a place to live in and money in the bank for trips and 2 . However, I was bored even if there was nothing much wrong in my life. I wanted more. I really wanted to live 3 and make sharp memories instead of the 4 ones of everyday life, 5 I was a little afraid. I had never had any 6 in myself. When I was a child, even buying something in a shop caused me a great deal of 7 , and even though I did get better as I got older, I never 8 that childhood shyness. And I tried everything, like reading books about confidence. I took tiny steps towards my goals. But none of them really 9 . t enough. Soon afterwards, I signed up for an internship(實習工作) teaching English in Vietnam, a huge step which seemed 11 , one that frightened me as much as it 12 me. I was looking forward to it. And then eventually the day came and I left my home as well as my loved ones. I stayed all alone in a distant country where the local food was 13 and the streets were dirty. I had no idea whether I could 14 everything this very strange environment would 15 I had been in Vietnam for more than five months, teaching, exploring and laughing. I had learned to 16 myself, my skills, my abilities and my decisions. After that period of time, I returned home and was 17 that had controlled my life and the selfdoubt pletely 19 . That one big chance 20 工作穩(wěn)定,家庭美滿,生活沒有什么大問題。因為作者從小是個有恐懼感,害羞不自信的人,想改變這一切。就像她自己說的,是一個巨大的機會改變她和她的一切。句意:幾年前,我擁有人們所說的美好生活,因為我有穩(wěn)定的工作可以支付賬單,我離家很近,有地方住,銀行里有錢去旅行和招待(朋友)。根據“paid the bills”支付賬單,可知,我有穩(wěn)定的收入,進而可推知我有穩(wěn)定的工作。 (2)考查名詞。A. fines“罰款”;B. medals“獎章,勛章”;C. rewards“獎勵,回報”;D. treats“樂趣,款待”。 (3)考查副詞。A. selflessly根據上文中的“I was bored even if there was nothing much wrong in my life.”盡管生活中沒有什么差錯但是我有點厭煩了,可知,作者想要改變,活得更加精彩一點。 (4)考查形容詞。A. valuable“寶貴的,很值錢的”; B. sweet根據上文中的“I was bored even if there was nothing much wrong in my life.”盡管生活中沒有什么差錯但是我有點厭煩了,可知,作者不想要每天這種普普通通的日子。 (5)考查連詞。A. but“但是”;B. so“因此”;C. or“或者,否則”;D. and“和”。這句話與前邊自己的向往形成轉折關系,故選A。句意:我對自己從來沒有自信。根據下文中的“I never___8___ that childhood shyness.”我從來沒有克服了兒童時代的羞澀,可知,作者還是很羞澀,對自己沒有自信。 (7)考查名詞。A. amazement“驚奇,驚愕”;B. stress“壓力”;C. joy“高興,愉快”;D. responsibility“責任”。故選B。句意:盡管我年紀大點時這種情況要好一點,但我始終無法克服童年的羞怯的恐懼和不自信。根據下文中的“the small steps weren39。故選D。句意:我嘗試了一切,比如閱讀關于自信的書。但他們都沒有真正地有幫助。根據下文中的“the small steps weren39。故選A。句意:我決定了這些一小步一小步的努力是不足夠的。根據上文中作者做得努力沒效以及下文中“I signed up for an internship teaching English in Vietnam”我報名參加了去越南支教英語,可知,作者這次決定做一個重大改變。 (11)考查形容詞。A. equal“相同的,同樣的”;B. reasonable“合理的”;C. impossible根據上文可知,作者是個非常害羞的人,甚至到商店買東西都有壓力,現(xiàn)在要支越南教英語確是一件不可思議的事。 (12)考查形容詞。A. excited“激動的,興奮的”;B. disappointed“失望的”;C. impressed根據下文“I was looking forward to it.”我很期望它。故選A。句意:我獨自一人在一個食物奇特,街道臟兮兮的國家。此處與下文中的“this very strange environment”中的strange呼應,故選D。句意:我不知道我是否能處理陌生環(huán)境中的事情。根據常識,來到一個陌生環(huán)境,就要處理陌生環(huán)境中的事情。 (15)考查動詞。A. point“指”;B. shout“大喊”;C. throw“扔”;D. aim“瞄準”。故選C。句意:我學會了相信自己,我的技能,我的能力和我的決定?!靶湃巍?;C. excuse“原諒,寬恕”;D. forgive“原諒”?!笨芍覍W會了相信自己。 (17)考查形容詞。A. unrecognizable“變得(或損壞得)難以辨認的”;B. unreliable“不可靠的,不能信賴的”;C. unconcerned“冷淡的,漠視的”;D. unsatisfied“未滿足的,不如意的”?!笨芍易兓艽?,連自己都不認識自己了。 (18)考查名詞。A. respect“尊敬”;B. fear“害怕”;C. courage“勇氣”;D. tiredness“疲勞,疲倦”。 (19)考查動詞短語。A. picked up“拾起”;B. held on“繼續(xù),堅持下去”;C. broke out“爆發(fā)”;D. went away“離開,逃走”。故選D。句意:這個很大的機會改變了我的一切。根據上文中的“The ___18___ that had controlled my life and the selfdoubt pletely___19___ .”之前控制我生活的害怕和自我懷疑完全消失了。故選B。4.完形填空 A letter to Mum and her mince (肉末) pies Christmas Eve came and you would put me on my 2 d fall asleep until Christmas 3 . I39。before me. At the bottom of my bed would be loads of presents. I39。tearing the paper open. Running downstairs, I would 6 t just stopped in the 7 around the Christmas tree.continued. The only thing that 10 One afternoon while we were 11 hit me that the extra wasn39。 Christmas changed in 1986, when you suffered a 15 throughout Christmas, you passed away on the 29 December.t do the 17 a part of my Christmas. And I make sure I put up the decorations 19 memories of Christmas, Mum.1. A. cookingB. decoratingC. livingD. resting2. A. neatlyB. speciallyC. quicklyD. temporarily3. A. EveB. morningC. dinnerD. vacation4. A. piesB. messC. decorationsD. sight5. A. violentlyB. deliberatelyC. excitedlyD. casually6. A. discoverB. witnessC. describeD. imagine7. A. apartmentB. lounge