第十八組(建議用時(shí)：30分鐘)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A

　　(2024·河北七校高三聯(lián)考)It was something she had dreamed of since she was five.Finallyete in her first high school basketball game.The goals of becoming an outstanding player and playing college ball were never far from Deborah’s mind.

　　The game was against Mills High School.With 1 minute and 42 seconds left in the game，Deborah’s team led by one point.A player of Mills had possession of the ball，and Deborah ran to guard against her.As Deborah was running to block the player，her knee went out and she fell down on the court in burning pain.Just like that，Deborah’s season was over.

　　After suffering the bad injury，Deborah found that，for the first time in her life，she was in a situation beyond her control.Game after game，she could do nothing but sit on the sidelines watching others play the game that she loved so much.

　　Injuries limited Deborah’s time on the court as she hurt her knees three more times in the next five years.She had to spend countless hours in a physicalclinic to receive treatment.Her frequent visits there gave her a passion and respect for the profession.And Deborah began to see a new light in her life.

　　Currently as a senior in college，Deborah focuses on getting a degree in physical treatment.After she graduates，Deborah plans to use her knowledge to educate people how to best take care of their bodies and cope_with the feelings of hopelessness that she remembers so well.

　　1．What is the best title for this passage?

　　A．A Painful Mistake

　　B．Great Adventure

　　C．A Lifelong Punishment

　　D．A New Direction in Life

　　2．How did Deborah feel when she first hurt her knee?

　　A．Calm.B．Confused.

　　C．Ashamed.

　　D．Disappointed.

　　3．What is TRUE about Deborah Duffey?

　　A．She didn’t play on the court after the injury.

　　B．She injured her knee when she was trying to block a player.

　　C．She knew that she couldn’t be a basketball player when

　　she was a child.

　　D．She refused to seek professional assistance to help her recover from her injuries.

　　4．What does the underlined phrase “cope with”in the last paragraph most likely mean?

　　A．Put up with.

　　B．Get along with.

　　C．Deal with.

　　D．Come up with.

　　B

　　(2024·濰坊一模)Can you imagine a world without chocolate? It’s not something I’d like to doquarantined (實(shí)行檢疫) before they can be grown.Why? Cocoa production hit a record high of 4.4 million tons last year but about 30% of the precious crop is regularly lost to pests and diseases.Now we don’t want thatncreasing faster than the world supply of cocoa and researchers think that new varieties are key to solving this problem.

　　The University of Reading has been protecting the quality of the new crop since 1985，after it took over the task from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew，London.And it has improved its facilities.The leader of the institution’s cocoa project，Professor Paul Hadley，says，“One of the main issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply of reliably clean，healthy，interesting cocoa material.”

　　The cocoa centre has a collection of 400 plant varieties and their greenhouse uses a lot of energy to keep them in tropical conditions.After up to two years in quarantine，clean and safe seeds are sent to some 20 countries，including several in West Africa.That’s where 75% of the cocoa used for chocolate worldwide comes from.The crop is extremely important for the local economy：it employs about two million people.led technicians who look after the collection.And more of us seem to count on them now.

　　The scientist says，“There is some concern within the industry that demand is increasing constantly，particularly in countries like China，where the standard of living is increasing and people are getting a taste for different chocolates.”

　　5．What is the text mainly about?

　　A．Safeguarding cocoa seeds.

　　B．Planting cocoa seeds worldwide.

　　C．Keeping cocoa seeds in greenhouse.

　　D．Finding the new market for cocoa.

　　6．The institution’s cocoa project is to ________．h tell us?

　　A．The taste of chocolates is changing.

　　B．Demand for cocoa is increasing continually.

　　C．People are concerned about cocoa varieties.

　　D．Chinese have a long history of eating chocolates.

　　8．What’s the purpose of the text?

　　A．To educate.

　　B．To advertise.

　　C．To warn.

　　D．To inform.

　　Ⅱ.完形填空(2024·甘肅第一次診斷)It was a freezing cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago.An old man was waiting for a __1__across the river.(馬蹄)__2__along the frozen path.Anxiously__3__，he let them pass by one after another.Finally，as the __4__rider was drawing near，the old man __5__the rider’s eye and asked whether he would __6__giving him a ride to the other side.

　　The rider agreed __7__．Seeing the old man was unable to __8__his half-frozen body from the ground__9__and helped the old man __10__the horse.The horseman took the old man not just across the river，but to his __11__，a tiny but cozy cottage.

　　Before leaving，out of __12__，the horseman asked the old man why on such a bitter winter night he would wait and ask the last rider and __13__he had refused.The old man replied，“I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no __14__for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes，I was certain that your gentle spirit would give me __15__in my time of need.”

　　Those __16__comments touched the horseman deeply，who __17__the old man.“May I never get too busy with my own affairs that I __18__ to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”

　　With __19__，Thomas Jefferson，president of the United States，turned his horse around and __20__his way back to the White House.

　　1.A.horseman B．horse

　　D． Moreoverfer

　　D．tryround

　　C． set out

　　D．got down

　　10．A.onto

　　B．over

　　C．off

　　D．a(chǎn)bove

　　11．A.hometown

　　B．a(chǎn)partment

　　C．destination

　　D．village

　　12．A.courage

　　B．curiosity

　　.strength

　　B．comfort

　　D．suggested第十八組

　　.閱讀理解

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】　本文主要介紹了Deborah Duffey是如何從籃球比賽的受傷中獲得新生的。

　　1．解析：選D。標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知，Deborah Duffey現(xiàn)在正在大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)物理療法，畢業(yè)后，她打算利用所學(xué)知識(shí)教育人們?nèi)绾握疹櫳眢w和處理無助的感覺，即Deborah找到了人生新的方向，故選D項(xiàng)。

　　2．解析：選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“she was in a situation beyond her control.Game after game，she could do nothing but...loved so much”可推知，Deborah對自己目前的狀況感到失望，故選D項(xiàng)。

　　3．解析：選B。正誤判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“As Deborah was running to block the player，her knee went out and she fell down on the court in burning pain”可知，Deborah在攔截一個(gè)球員時(shí)，膝蓋受傷了，故選B項(xiàng)。

　　4．解析：選C。詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的內(nèi)容可知，Deborah Duffey現(xiàn)在正在大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)物理療法，畢業(yè)后，她打算利用所學(xué)的知識(shí)教育人們?nèi)绾握疹櫳眢w和處理無助的感覺，deal with“處理”，故選C項(xiàng)。

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】　本文主要介紹了英國一項(xiàng)保護(hù)可可種子的項(xiàng)目。

　　5．解析：選A。主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段的第二句“It’s not something I’d like to do，so I was relieved to read that there’s a university with a programme to safeguard the future of chocolate！”及第五段中的“clean and safe seeds”可知，本文主要講的是英國保護(hù)可可種子的項(xiàng)目，即A項(xiàng)正確。

　　6．解析：選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的最后一句“The leader of the institution’s cocoa project，Professor Paul Hadley，says，‘One of the main issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply of reliably clean，healthy，interesting cocoa material.’”可知，這個(gè)機(jī)構(gòu)是要確保可可粉的質(zhì)量，即C項(xiàng)正確。

　　7．解析：選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的關(guān)鍵詞“demand is increasing constantly”可知，本段主要講可可需求的不斷增長，即B項(xiàng)正確。

　　8．解析：選D。寫作意圖題。文章第一段點(diǎn)題，結(jié)合全文的整體內(nèi)容可知，本文主要介紹了英國保護(hù)可可種子的項(xiàng)目，屬于向讀者傳遞信息的類型，即D項(xiàng)正確。

　　.完形填空

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】　本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。主要講述了美國前總統(tǒng)Thomas Jefferson幫助一位老人過河的故事。Thomas Jefferson通過這件事認(rèn)識(shí)到，不要因?yàn)槊τ谧约旱氖露雎粤怂说男枨蟆?/p>

　　1．解析：選C。考查名詞辨析。horseman意為“騎馬者”；horse意為“馬”；ride意為“(騎馬、騎自行車或乘車)旅程”；friend意為“朋友”。根據(jù)第二段最后一句中的“giving him a ride to the other side”可知，此處應(yīng)填ride。故答案選C。

　　2．解析：選D。考查動(dòng)詞辨析。attack意為“攻擊”；run意為“跑”；enter意為“進(jìn)入”；approach意為“靠近，接近”。下文提到，騎著馬的那幾個(gè)人從這位老人身邊一一經(jīng)過，由此可推知，這位老人聽到了馬蹄聲正在向他這個(gè)方向靠近。故答案選D。

　　3．解析：選A。考查副詞辨析。however意為“然而”；therefore意為“因此”；thus意為“因此”；moreover意為“而且”。根據(jù)語境可知，這位老人想過河。然而他卻沒有向這幾個(gè)騎馬的人求助，而是讓他們一個(gè)接一個(gè)地過河而去。故however符合語境。故答案選A。

　　4．解析：選D。考查詞義辨析。coming意為“即將來臨的”；leaving意為“離開”；next意為“下一個(gè)的”；last意為“最后的”。根據(jù)第四段第一句中的“ask the last rider”可知，此處應(yīng)填last。故答案選D。

　　5．解析：選B。考查動(dòng)詞辨析。keep意為“保持”；catch意為“注意，看見”；look意為“看”，后面接名詞時(shí)通常加介詞；see意為“看到”。根據(jù)語境可知，這位老人注視著這位騎馬者的眼睛，與第四段最后一句中“when I looked into your eyes”相呼應(yīng)。故答案選B。

　　6．解析：選A。考查動(dòng)詞辨析。mind意為“介意”；avoid意為“避免”；prefer意為“更喜歡”；try意為“努力”。根據(jù)語境可知，這位老人問這位騎馬者是否介意將他帶到河對岸。故mind符合語境。故答案選A。

　　7．解析：選C。考查副詞辨析。seriously意為“嚴(yán)肅地”，doubtfully意為“懷疑地”；willingly意為“樂意地”；strangely意為“奇怪地”。根據(jù)下文可知，這位騎馬者將這位老人帶過了河，說明他欣然同意了這位老者的請求。故willingly符合語境。故答案選C。

　　8．解析：選A。考查動(dòng)詞辨析。lift意為“將……從原地移開，舉起”；push意為“推”；feel意為“感覺”；stand意為“站立”。根據(jù)語境“...was unable to________his

　　half-frozen body from the ground...”可知，這位老者因?yàn)榘雮€(gè)身子都凍僵了，所以他自己上不了馬。故lift符合語境。故答案選A。

　　9．解析：選D。考查動(dòng)詞短語辨析。go off意為“離開”；turn around意為“轉(zhuǎn)身”；set out意為“動(dòng)身”；get down意為“下來”。根據(jù)上文可知，這位老人自己上不了馬，由此結(jié)合空格后的“helped the old man...”可知，此處應(yīng)指這位騎馬者下馬幫助老人上馬。故答案選D。

　　10．解析：選A。考查介詞辨析。onto意為“移到……上”；over意為“越過”；off意為“從……上落下”；above 意為“超過，在……正上方”。此處指這位騎馬者幫助老人上馬。onto符合語境。故答案選A。

　　11．解析：選C。考查名詞辨析。hometown意為“家鄉(xiāng)”；apartment意為“公寓”；destination意為“目的地”；village意為“村莊”。根據(jù)空格后的“a tiny but cozy cottage”可推知，這位騎馬者不僅幫助這位老人過河，還將老人送回了家，即老人的目的地。故destination符合語境。故答案選C。

　　12．解析：選B。考查名詞辨析。courage意為“勇氣”；curiosity意為“好奇”；enthusiasm意為“熱情”；honesty意為“誠實(shí)”。根據(jù)空格后“the horseman asked the old man

　　why on such a bitter winter night he would wait and ask the last rider...”可知，這位騎馬者對這位老人不向前幾位騎馬者求助，而向他(即最后一位騎馬者)求助的做法有些好奇，想知道他為什么這么做。故curiosity符合語境。故答案選B。

　　13．解析：選D。考查短語辨析。what about意為“……怎么樣”；if only意為“要是……就好了”；how come意為“……怎么回事”；what if意為“要是……怎么辦”。根據(jù)語境可知，這位騎馬者問這位老人為什么會(huì)選擇向最后一個(gè)騎馬的人求助，要是他拒絕了怎么辦。故what if符合語境。故答案選D。

　　14．解析：選C。考查名詞辨析。chance意為“機(jī)會(huì)”；doubt意為“懷疑”；concern意為“關(guān)心，擔(dān)心”；reason意為“理由”。根據(jù)語境可知，這位老人觀察了其他騎馬者的眼神，發(fā)現(xiàn)他們并不關(guān)心自己的處境。故concern符合語境。故答案選C。

　　15．解析：選D。考查名詞辨析。strength意為“力量”；comfort意為“舒適”；generosity意為“慷慨”；assistance意為“援助，幫助”。根據(jù)語境可知，這位老人很確定最后一位騎馬者會(huì)給他幫助。故assistance符合語境。故答案選D。

　　16．解析：選A。考查形容詞辨析。heartwarming意為“使人愉快的，暖人心房的”；impressive意為“給人深刻印象的”；pessimistic意為“悲觀的”；optimistic意為“樂觀的”。根據(jù)上文這位老人所說的話可推知，老人這些暖人心房的話深深地觸動(dòng)了這位騎馬者。故heartwarming符合語境。故答案選A。

　　17．解析：選B。考查動(dòng)詞辨析。persuade意為“說服”；tell意為“告訴”；remind意為“提醒”；suggest意為“建議”。根據(jù)空格后的內(nèi)容可知，這是這位騎馬者對這位老人說的話。故答案選B。

　　18．解析：選B。考查動(dòng)詞辨析。manage意為“管理”；fail意為“未能做，失敗”；disagree意為“不同意”；remember意為“記起”。根據(jù)騎馬者所說的話“May I never get too

　　busy with my own affairs that I________to respond to the needs of others

　　with kindness and compassion.”可知，這位騎馬者希望自己將來不要因忙于自己的事而注意不到其他人的需求。故fail符合語境。故答案選B。

　　19．解析：選C。考查代詞辨析。it用來指代上文提到的同一個(gè)事物；them用來指代上文提到的復(fù)數(shù)名詞或代詞；that用來指代上文提到的某種想法；this用于指代較近的人、物、地方或事情。此處用that指代Thomas Jefferson對這位老人所說的那句話。故答案選C。

　　20．解析：選A。考查動(dòng)詞辨析。make意為“使得，進(jìn)行，制造”；struggle意為“掙扎”；feel意為“感受”；fight 意為“斗爭”。根據(jù)語境可知，Thomas Jefferson轉(zhuǎn)身踏上回白宮的路。make one’s way是固定短語，意為“前進(jìn)，行走”，符合語境。故答案選A。