2019-2020年高考英语一轮复习考点通关练专题四完形填空考点二十四夹叙夹议文.doc

2019-2020年高考英语一轮复习考点通关练专题四完形填空考点二十四夹叙夹议文限时13分He lost his arms in an accident that claimed his fathers lifewho was the main_1_ of support for the family. He had to _2_ the arms of his younger brother. For the sake of taking care of him, his younger brother became his _3_， never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was pletely unable to do _4_ in his life.One late night, his younger brother acpanied him into the toilet and then went back to the dorm to _5_. But being so _6_， his younger brother fell asleep, leaving him on the toilet for two hours. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their share of problems and they would often _7_. Then one day, his younger brother wanted to live _8_ from him, living his own life, as many normal people do. So he was _9_ and didnt know what to do.A _10_ misfortune befell a girl, too. One night her mother, who suffered from mental illness, _11_. So her father went out looking for her mother, leaving her alone at home.She tried to prepare a _12_ for her parents,only to overturn the stove, _13_ in a fire which took her hands away. Though her elder sister who was studying in another city showed her_14_ to take care of her, she was determined to be pletely _15_. At school, she always studied hard. One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brothers arms are my arms_16_ the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.Disasters can _17_ at any time. How you handle misfortune when confronted with it is the true test of your character. If you choose only to plain and_18_ from the ordeal (磨难), it will always follow you wherever you go.But if you decide to be_19_， the hardship will turn out to be a(n)_20_ on which new hopes will arise.篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。通过讲述有同样经历的两个人不同的人生态度，告诉我们，面对不幸，只有选择坚强和自立，才能有精彩的人生，苦难也将转变为财富。1A.causeBstrengthCcourseDsource答案D句意：一次事故夺去了家庭支柱(收入的主要来源)父亲的生命，同时也让他失去双臂。cause意为“原因”；strength意为“力气”；course意为“课程”；source意为“源头，来源”。故选D。2A.depend onBtake onCturn onDlive on答案A由于失去了双臂，他不得不依靠(depend on)他的弟弟。take on意为“呈现”；turn on意为“打开”；live on意为“以为食”。3A.volunteerBshadowCbodyguardDservant答案B根据该空后面的伴随状语“never leaving him alone for years”可知，他的弟弟一直在照顾他，所以就成了他的影子(shadow)，意即弟弟从来没有离开过他。volunteer意为“志愿者”；bodyguard意为“保镖”；servant意为“仆人，佣人”。4A.somethingBnothingCanythingDeverything答案C根据上文提到的弟弟是他的影子和下文中的“My younger brothers arms are my arms.”可知，他除了用脚写字外，不能做任何事情(anything)。5A.playBworkCwashDwait答案D根据上文提到弟弟对他的照顾，可以推测出在他上厕所时，弟弟回宿舍应该是在等(wait)他。6A.impatientBangryCtiredDunfair答案C句意：但是因为太累，他的弟弟睡着了，把他留在厕所里两个小时。impatient意为“没耐心的”；angry意为“生气的”；tired意为“劳累的”；unfair意为“不公平的”。7A.supportBquarrelCseparateDavoid答案B根据下文中弟弟想要过自己的生活可以得知，两人之间经常吵架(quarrel)。support意为“支持”；separate意为“分开”；avoid意为“避免”。8A.bravelyBseparatelyCdifferentlyDthoughtfully答案B句意：然后有一天，他弟弟想与他分开生活，像许多正常人一样去过自己的生活。故选separately，意为“分开地”。bravely意为“勇敢地”；differently意为“不同地”；thoughtfully意为“深思地”。9A.heartbrokenBheartlessCkindheartedDheartwarming答案A他失去双臂后，都是弟弟在照顾他，而弟弟突然要离开肯定会让他很伤心。heartbroken意为“心碎的”；heartless意为“无情的”；kindhearted意为“好心的”；heartwarming意为“暖人心扉的；温馨感人的”。故选A。10A.similarBsameCsimpleDstrange答案A根据下文可知他们有相同的遭遇，因此他们的不幸很相似(similar)。same意为“相同的”，要与the连用；simple意为“简单的”；strange意为“奇怪的”。11A.missedBfailedCdismissedDdisappeared答案D根据该句中的定语从句“who suffered from mental illness”和下一句中她爸爸出去寻找她妈妈可以得知，她的妈妈不见了。故选disappeared，意为“消失”。miss意为“错过”；fail意为“失败”；dismiss意为“解雇”。12A.heatingBmedicineCmealDplan答案C根据the stove可知，她想为她的父母准备饭菜(meal)。heating意为“暖气装置”；medicine意为“药”；plan意为“计划”。13A.leadingBtakingCresultingDbringing答案C她想为父母准备饭菜，结果却打翻了火炉，她因此失去了双手。result in意为“导致”，相当于lead to，符合语境。take in意为“吸收”；bring in意为“引进；提出”。14A.respectBanxietyCcontributionDwillingness答案D句意：虽然在另一个城市上学的姐姐表示愿意去照顾她，但是她还是决定要完全独立。respect意为“尊敬”；anxiety意为“焦虑”；contribution意为“贡献”；willingness意为“愿意”。故选D。15A.disabledBrelaxedCindependentDenergetic答案C根据后一句描述她在学校刻苦学习可知，她要过独立的生活。disabled意为“残疾的”；relaxed意为“放松的”；independent意为“独立的”；energetic意为“精力充沛的”。故选C。16A.whileBsinceCasDthough答案A此处表示两人之间的对比，故选while，作并列连词，意为“然而”。17A.returnBaffordCformDstrike答案D根据语境可知，此处指灾难随时都会到来。return意为“回来”；afford意为“负担得起”；form意为“形成”；strike意为“(疾病、灾难)突然发生，侵袭”。故选D。18A.hide BremainCescapeDsurvive答案C句意：如果你仅选择抱怨和逃避磨难，那么它会总是跟随你，无论你走到哪里。根据语境可知该空应该选和前面的plain感情色彩相同的词。故选escape，意为“逃避”。hide意为“隐藏”；remain意为“剩下”；survive意为“幸存”。19A.carefulBhealthyCstrongDpolite答案C句意：但是如果你决定坚强，磨难可能转化为财富，新的希望就会到来。该句和上一句形成对比，上文是抱怨和逃避，此处应该是坚强地面对。careful意为“小心的”；healthy意为“健康的”；strong意为“坚强的”；polite意为“礼貌的”。故选C。20A.fortuneBdifficultyCoccupationDattitude答案A根据句后“新的希望就会到来”可知，前后均表示一种积极的结果，唯有A项符合语境。fortune意为“财富”；difficulty意为“困难”；occupation意为“占领”；attitude意为“态度”。故选A。1claim v. 夺走，夺去(生命)2mental adj. 心理的；精神的3interview n. 采访1for the sake of 为了起见2leave.alone 不理；不打扰Cloze 2Most interviewees are probably aware that interviewers are not supposed to ask them certain questions. There are some areas of special _1_ in selection interviewing. Our goal here is to point out these _2_ areas of questions and to suggest strategic ways to _3_ them as an interviewee.Courts have _4_ that its none of the panys business how many children an applicant has; or whether he or she is married, _5_ or divorced. In this area, if you are asked an illegal question, you can give a general _6_， saying elegantly: “I would prefer to stick to jobrelated questions.” Or you can be more _7_： “Are children a requirement for this position？”_8_ many instances of illegal interview questions occur in the course of _9_ gettingtoknowyou small talk during an interview and arent _10_ by the interviewer as an invasion (侵犯) of your privacy. But innocent or not, illegal interview questions can _11_ a pany in court when a job seeker _12_ discrimination in the interview process.To _13_ age discrimination in hiring, courts have disallowed these sorts of questions: “How old are you？”“When did you graduate from high school？” and so on. Managers get in trouble here when they talk about the average age of their workforce in _14_ to the candidate: “Our typical employee is probably 8 to 10 years older than you. Do you expect problems managing people older than yourself？” You can imagine the later court _15_. Manager: “But, Your Honor, I never asked her age！” Candidate : “My age seemed to be one of his key _16_ about my ability to manage.” And, of course, you can avoid all these disputes (争执) by simply answering your employer: “Age has _17_ been a consideration for me in my work life.”In another area of sex, an employer cannot ask questions about the persons gender (性别) _18_ the job specifications strictly require either a male or a female. The burden of proof is on the _19_ to demonstrate (论证) that only a man or a woman can do the job.Employers should be cautious: Courts and the Equal Employment Opportunity mission have interpreted very _20_ the concept that only one gender can perform a particular job.篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章论述了求职者如何处理面试过程中雇主提出的一些如性别、年龄以及关乎婚姻状况和家庭情况等隐私问题。法庭以及平等就业委员会对此类涉及个人隐私的问题也有严格且明确的规定。1A.stabilityBsensitivityCpossibilityDresponsibility答案B根据上文中的“are not supposed to ask them certain questions”可知，雇主们不应问到某些问题，由此可推知，空格处是指在面试时会有一些特别敏感的领域。sensitivity意为“敏感，灵敏性”，符合语境。故B项正确。stability意为“稳定性”；possibility意为“可能性”；responsibility意为“职责”，都与语境不符。2A.illegalBplexCabsurdDrealistic答案A根据第二段第二句中的“.if you are asked an illegal question.”中“illegal”的提示可知，此处是指我们的目标是指出这些敏感领域的非法问题。illegal意为“非法的”，符合语境。故A项正确。plex意为“复杂的”；absurd意为“荒谬的”；realistic意为“现实主义的”，都与语境不符。3A.prepareBchallengeCaskDhandle答案D根据语境可知，我们的目标是针对这些敏感领域的非法问题为面试者提出处理建议。handle意为“处理”，符合语境。故D项正确。prepare意为“准备”；challenge意为“挑战”；ask意为“询问”，都与语境不符。4A.ruledBproposedCguidedDexplained答案A根据该句中的“Courts”表达的语境可知，法院已经规定面试者有几个孩子，是已婚、单身或离婚都与公司业务无关。rule意为“规定，裁决”，符合语境。故A项正确。propose意为“计划，建议”；guide意为“指导”；explain意为“解释”，都与语境不符。5A.separateBlonelyCsingleDindividual答案C根据上下文中的“married”和“or divorced”可知，此处是指个人婚姻的三种情况。single意为“单身”，符合上下文语境。故C项正确。separate意为“分开的”；lonely意为“孤独的”；individual意为“个人的”，都与语境不符。6A.considerationBintroductionCsummaryDresponse答案D根据该句中的“if you are asked an illegal question”可知，此处是指对被问的问题作出回应，与“question”相呼应。response意为“回应”，符合语境。故D项正确。consideration意为“考虑”；introduction意为“介绍”；summary意为“总结”，都与语境不符。7A.vagueBpointedCpoliteDaggressive答案B根据上文中的“saying elegantly”和本句中的“Or”及后面的回答内容形成的对比可知，空格处与“elegantly”意思相反。pointed意为“尖锐的”，符合语境。故B项正确。vague意为“模棱两可的，含糊的”；polite意为“礼貌的”；aggressive意为“侵略性的，好斗的”，都与语境不符。8A.In particularBIn detailCIn additionDIn truth答案D句意：事实上，许多面试问题的非法侵权行为发生在(雇主们)想要了解你的普通的闲谈中in truth意为“事实上”，符合语境。故D项正确。in particular意为“尤其，特别”；in detail意为“详细地”；in addition意为“此外”，都与语境不符。9A.ordinaryBformalCseriousDimportant答案A根据该句中“gettingtoknowyou small talk”可知，这些是普通的闲谈。ordinary意为“普通的”，符合语境。故A项正确。formal意为“正式的”；serious意为“严肃的”；important意为“重要的”，都与语境不符。10A.settledBillustratedCintendedDcharged答案C根据上文中的“gettoknowyou small talk”以及下文中的“innocent”可知，面试官询问非法的面试问题并非有意侵犯你的隐私。intended在本句中构成be intended as，意为“有意作为”，符合语境。故C项正确。settled意为“稳定的，固定的”；illustrated意为“有插图的”；charged意为“带电的；气氛紧张的”，都与语境不符。11A.landBcauseChelpDfind答案A句意：但是，不管是否无辜，这些非法面试提问将使公司处于被告的地位。land sb. in为固定搭配，意为“使某人处于(某种状态)”。故A项正确。cause意为“引起”；help意为“帮助”；find意为“发现”，都与语境不符。12A.requiresBpermitsCavoidsDclaims答案D根据该句中的“in court”可知，如果求职者声称在面试过程中受到歧视，则公司将被告上法庭。claim意为“声称，主张”，符合语境。故D项正确。require意为“需要”；permit意为“允许”；avoid意为“避免”，都与语境不符。13A.supportBevaluateCpreventDdiscover答案C根据该句中的“disallowed”表达的语境可知，此处是指为了防止在聘用中的年龄歧视，法院已经禁止雇主询问一些有关年龄的问题。prevent意为“阻止，防止”，符合语境。故C项正确。support意为“支持”；evaluate意为“评价”；discover意为“发现”，都与语境不符。14A.reactionBrelationCparisonDcontrast答案B句意：当经理谈及他们公司与申请人相关的员工的平均年龄时，他们将遭遇麻烦。in relation to为固定搭配，意为“与有关”，符合语境。故B项正确。in reaction to意为“对作出反应”；in parison意为“相比较”；in contrast to意为“与形成对照”，都与语境不符。15A.atmosphereBsceneCresultDdecision答案B根据下文中描写法庭内的辩论可知，该句句意：你可以想象之后的法庭场景。scene意为“现场，场景”，符合语境。故B项正确。atmosphere意为“气氛”；result意为“结果”；decision意为“决定”，都与语境不符。16A.qualitiesBelementsCconcernsDproblems答案C句意：我的年龄似乎是他考察我的管理能力的主要关注点。concern意为“关注，关心”，符合语境。故C项正确。quality意为“质量，品质”；element意为“要素；原件”；problem意为“问题”，都与语境不符。17A.alwaysBneverCeverDoften答案B本句承上表明面试者对雇主关注年龄的做法进一步说“不”。句意：在我的工作生活中，年龄我从来不予考虑。never意为“决不，永远不”，表示否定，符合语境。故B项正确。always意为“总是”；ever意为“曾经”；often意为“经常”，都与语境不符。18A.untilBunlessConceDbefore答案B句意：在另一个关于性别的领域，雇主不能询问个人性别的问题，除非是特别严格要求男性或者女性的工作。unless意为“除非”，符合语境。故B项正确。until意为“直到”；once意为“从前，曾经”；before意为“在之前”，都与语境不符。19A.employeeBmitteeCcourtDemployer答案D根据下文中的“Employers should be cautious”可知，此处是指雇主承担举证责任。employer意为“雇主”，符合语境。故D项正确。employee意为“雇员，员工”；mittee意为“委员会”；court意为“法庭”，都与语境不符。20A.narrowlyBbroadlyCwronglyDcorrectly答案A根据该句中的“that only one gender can perform a particular job”可知，法庭和平等就业委员会对此已很严密地做了解释。narrowly意为“精细地，严密地”，符合语境。故A项正确。broadly意为“广泛地”；wrongly意为“错误地”；correctly意为“正确地”，都与语境不符。1strategicadj. 战略的，策略的；有用的，合适的2applicant n. 申请人3innocent adj. 无罪的4burden n. 负担；(法律)举证责任1be supposed to do sth. 应该做某事2graduate from 从毕业Cloze 3限时13分After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. That Friday after work, I drove over to pick her up.We went to a restaurant that, although not _1_， was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm _2_ she were the First Lady. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversationnothing _3_ but catching up on recent _4_ of each others life. We talked so muchthat we missed the _5_. As we arrived at her house later, she said，“Ill go out with you again, but only if you let me _6_ you.” I agreed.“How was your _7_？” asked my wife when I got home. “Very nice. Far_8_ my wildest imagination，” I answered.A few days later, my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so _9_ that I didnt have a chance to do anythingfor her. Some time _10_， I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant _11_ from the same place where Motherand I had dined. An _12_ note said：“I paid this bill_13_. I wasnt sure whether I_14_ be there, but I stillpaid for two platesone for you and the other for your _15_. You will never know what that night _16_ for me.I loveyou, son.”At that moment, I _17_ the importance of saying in time “I LOVE YOU” and giving time to our family. _18_ inlife is more important than your family. Give them the time they _19_， because these things cannot be _20_ till“someothertime”篇章导读：本文为夹叙夹议文，全文通过讲述作者和母亲“约会”去吃饭的经历以及母亲的突然离世来告诉人们要多花些时间和亲人在一起，这比什么都重要。不要等到子欲养而亲不待，让人抱憾终生。1A.grandBfortableCshabbyDdelicate答案A根据空后的nice和cozy以及空前表示让步的although可以判断第1空指饭店不是很豪华。grand意为“宏伟的；(场所)壮丽的”，符合语境。故选A。2A.even ifBas thoughCso thatDin case答案B空后“she were the First Lady”为假设的情况，因此第2空应填as though，意为“仿佛”。故选B。3A.unbelievableBattractiveCinterestingDextraordinary答案D由第4空后的“of each others life”可知母子二人聊的是各自生活中的事情，并非什么特别的话题，用extraordinary，意为“非凡的；特别的”。故选D。4A.accidentsBeventsCcoincidencesDconditions答案Baccident意为“事故”；event意为“事件”；coincidence意为“巧合”；condition意为“条件；状况”。母子的谈话只是涉及彼此生活中最近发生的事情，故选B。5A.busBappointmentCmovieDtime答案C由第一段第一句“After 21 years of marriage，my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie.”可知，原本作者打算带母亲吃完饭后去看电影，二人谈了很久以至于错过了电影。故选C。6A.acpanyBorderCsatisfy Dinvite答案D由“Ill go out with you again”可知母亲打算再次与“我”“约会”，由后面的but可知语义发生转折，母亲提出了自己的条件：只有“我”让她邀请“我”才行。由第四段第三句中的“a copy of a restaurant _11_ from the same place where Mother and I had dined”也可判断此处表示母亲要求由她来邀请“我”。故选D。7A.dateBdinnerCfilmDmother答案A根据首段可知妻子让作者约母亲吃饭、看电影，由此判断妻子询问丈夫约会的情况，故选A。8A.fromBbeyondCbeneathDout of答案B由前面的“Very nice”可知作者想表达的是“非常好，远超过我的想象。”故选B。beyond imagination意为“难以想象，超出想象”。9A.immediatelyBabruptlyCabsolutelyDawfully答案Bimmediately意为“立即，马上”；abruptly意为“突然”；absolutely意为“绝对地”；awfully意为“非常”。根据前后语境可知此处表示事情的发生非常突然，故选B。10A.beforeBagoClaterDafter答案C此处指“过了一段时间以后”，故选later。11A.receiptBbillCreceptionDnotice答案A由本段后面的“I still paid for two plates.”可知母亲已经支付了费用，因此餐馆寄给“我”的是餐馆的收据。receipt意为“收据”，符合语境。bill意为“账单”；reception意为“接待”；notice意为“布告；通知”。故选A。12A.extraBadditionalCattachedDapproved答案Cextra意为“额外的”；additional意为“附加的；额外的”；attached意为“附着；贴着”；approved意为“被认可的；经过检验的”。根据语境可知应选C。13A.by chanceBon purposeCfor myselfDin advance答案Dby chance意为“偶然”；on purpose意为“故意”；in advance意为“提前”。根据后句内容“I wasnt sure whether I _14_ be there, but I still paid for two plates”可知母亲提前支付了费用，故选D。14A.mightBshouldCcouldDwould答案C由后文表示转折的but可知母亲不确定自己是否能够再次和儿子一起吃饭，故选C。15A.sonBwifeCfriendDcolleague答案B从上句内容可知母亲不确定自己是否能够到场，但还是付了两个人的钱，由此判断她计划给作者和他的妻子预订，故选B。16A.meantBpaidCprovidedDmade答案A从第二段内容可判断母亲对于和儿子一起吃饭感到特别开心，那顿饭对她意味着很多，mean意为“意味着”，故选A。17A.advocatedBappreciatedCadmiredDapplauded答案Badvocate意为“提倡”；appreciate意为“感激；领会”；admire意为“羡慕”；applaud意为“鼓掌”。母亲的话和母亲的意外去世使作者意识到了及时对家人说“我爱你”和留出时间与家人在一起的重要性，故选B。18A.SomethingBAnythingCEverythingDNothing答案D根据本文主旨可知此处表达没有什么比你的家人更重要，故选D。19A.demandBneedCdeserveDdesire答案C家人是最重要的人，他们应该得到我们更多的关注，享受我们更多时间的陪护，deserve意为“应得”，故选C。20A.put offBcalled offCtaken offDturned off答案A句意：把他们应得的时光给他们，因为直到“某些其他时刻”来临前这些事情是不能被推迟的。put off意为“推迟”；call off意为“取消”；take off意为“起飞；脱掉”；turn off意为“关掉”。some other time指的是亲人逝去、永远离开我们的时间，在那之前，陪伴家人这件事不能被推迟，否则会带来不可挽回的遗憾。1cozy adj. 舒适的；安逸的2imagination n. 想象；想象力1die of 死于(疾病等)2.in time 及时；迟早Cloze 4限时14分I was giving myself a bad time of it the other day. It was one of those moments when you _1_ your life. I kept wondering if I had done enough to learn, to grow, to help others, and to make this world a _2_ place. It was then, _3_， that I got my own peace by _4_ an old story that I had read many years before.The story begins _5_ a young man taking a lone hiking trip loses his_6_ and finds himself abandoned without water in a_7_ valley. He is saved, thougha shepherd finds him and _8_ him to a spring.The man learns that the shepherd after losing his wife has decided to_9_ the ruined landscape byplanting a forest, tree by tree.Many years later, the man_10_ and finds a growing forest in the valley and the shepherd，now a bee keeper _11_ at work cultivating (开垦) and looking after the woodland. The man _12_ to visitthe valley each year and watches as overfour decades the tree planter makes the valley take ona new_13_a Garden of Eden. In the end， the man helps his _14_ friend to get the government to protect the forest and many people move there. He also visits him for the last time as the very old tree planter peacefully _15_.Thinking of that story made me _16_ that each of us is a tree planter, too. We plant trees of _17_ with every loving thought we think, every _18_ word we share, and every caring act we do. We plant these trees each and every day of our life. And at the _19_ of our lives when we face our Heavenly Father, we can _20_ and see where a forest has grown.篇章导读：本文为夹叙夹议文。当我怀疑人生时，我想起了多年前读到的一个故事让我获得了内心的平静：唯有通过自己的努力让这个世界更美好，人生才无憾。1A.wasteBenjoyCrearrangeDquestion答案D根据后文中的“I kept wondering if I had done enough to learn，to grow，to help others，and.”可知，question“怀疑”符合语境。2A.quieterBbetterClargerDsafer答案B根据前文的内容可知，此处指通过自己的努力把这个世界变成一个更美好的(better)地方。3A.besidesBotherwiseChoweverDtherefore答案C根据上下文可知，此处表示然而(however)就在那时我获得了内心的平静。4A.thinking back toBgoing in forCgetting down to Dmaking up for答案A根据后面的修饰语“an old story that I had read many years before”和下文的“Thinking of.”可知应是“回想起(thinking back to)”一个古老的故事。5A.becauseBwhenCwhereDwhile答案B根据语境，此处指故事是从一个年轻人迷路时开始的。when“当时”符合语境。6A.walletBwayCsenseDfood答案B根据后面的语境“finds himself abandonedwithout water”可知这个年轻人是迷路了。7A.beautifulBfertileCtreelessDwaterless答案C根据后文中的“The man learns.the ruined landscapeby planting a forest, tree by tree”可知，应填treeless，表示“没有树木的峡谷”。8A.invitesBguidesCattractsDfollows答案B一个牧羊人发现了他并领(guides)他去个温泉。guide sb. to. “引领某人去”。9A.restoreBmeasureCexploreDremove答案A根据语境，此处指他了解到，这个牧羊人失去了妻子后，决定通过种树来修复(restore)被毁坏的陆上景观。10A.quitsBleavesCreturnsDarrives答案C此处指多年后，这个人返回到(returns)那儿。11A.evenBeverCjustDstill答案D当初的牧羊人，现在是位养蜂人，仍然(still)在开垦和照顾林地。12A.desiresBcontinuesCrefusesDhesitates答案B根据语境，此处指这个人每年继续(continues)来峡谷参观。13A.meaningBcharacterCrole Dlook答案D植树人使得峡谷呈现出一副新面貌(look)。take on a new look “呈现新面貌”，为固定搭配。14A.shorttimeBlongtimeCpeacelovingDearthshaking答案B由上文的“over four decades”可知，此处指这个人帮助他的老朋友来让政府保护这片森林。longtime“长时间的，为时甚久的”。15A.settles downBturns upCpasses awayDmovesaway答案C此处指这个植树人安详地去世了。pass away“去世”符合语境。16A.admitBimagineCconcludeDrealize答案D想起这个故事使我意识到(realize)我们每个人也都是植树人。17A.goodnessBhopeCwealthDmemory答案A根据后文中的“with every loving thought we think”可知，goodness“善良”符合语境。 18.A.meaningfulBkindCusefulDimportant答案B根据上文中的“every loving thought we think”和后文中的“and every caring act we do”可知，kind符合语境。19A.costBmentionCendDpoint答案C当我们在生命的尽头(end)面对上帝时，我们可以微笑了。20A.harvestBrecallCrespondDsmile答案D看到自己为这个变得更美好的世界留下的劳动成果时，此时自己可以开心地笑了。1shepherd n. 牧羊人2.landscape n. (陆地)风景1take on 呈现；雇用2.in the end 最后；最终Cloze 1限时13分xx全国卷Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device (装置) on your desk. And theyve never actually _1_ you. Everything they know about you _2_ through this device, sometimes from hundreds of miles away. _3_ they feel they can know you _4_ from the sound of your voice. Thats how powerful the