1、根据下文的“he forgets it the next”可知,选D。D3A.funny BusualCdifferent Dabnormal在过去的十五年作者和丈夫都是采用常规的庆祝方式。下文的“So we started a new”是提示。B4A.kiss BcardCgift Dhug由下文中的“his card”可知,作者送给丈夫的是卡片。5A.Although BBecauseCOnce DWhere根据空后的“enjoyed our child-free time together”与下文的“didnt even like red roses”可知,此处应用although引导让
2、步状语从句。6A.stayed BputCended Dbroke根据空后的“up in the garbage can”可知,选C。end up意为“最终处于”。C7A.marriage BceremonyClesson Dtradition根据语境可知,作者和丈夫开始了一种新的庆祝结婚纪念日的传统。tradition“传统,惯例”;marriage“婚姻”;ceremony“仪式”;lesson“课程”。8A.turns BstepsCtime Daction从“Every Other Year Anniversary”可知,作者和丈夫每年轮流策划结婚纪念日活动。下文中的“The next
3、 year was my turn”是提示。9A.next BlastCfirst Dsecond从上下文可知,作者先安排新的结婚纪念日活动。故选C。下文的“The next year was my turn to be.made a wonderful arrangement”是提示。10A.activities BchancesCdays Dpresents根据下文的“Planning it was_11_fun for me as going”可知,作者选了Hiawassee的所有活动(activities)。11A.as much Bmore thanCless than Drathe
4、r than这里考查as much as,指的是活动的计划和实际去那里一样有趣。12A.confused BamusedCannoyed Dsurprised根据上文中的“We take_8_to plan a surprise for each other each year”可知,第二年轮到作者收到惊喜。13A.sparing BsavingCplanning Daffording根据上文中的“planning a weekend getaway”可知,选C。14A.put up with Bgot along withCkept up with Dgot rid of根据空后的“beca
5、use he knew I would like it”可知,因为作者喜欢购物,所以丈夫甚至能够忍受逛街,所以选A。put up with“忍受”;get along with“与相处融洽”;keep up with“与保持联系”;get rid of“摆脱”,都不符合文章意思。15A.rules BdecisionsCbusiness Ddifference丈夫花了很多心思去思考和计划了这项活动,作者就不需要做任何决定了。16A.effect BmindCmoney Dthought参见上题解析。17A.challenge BchanceCadvantage Dproject来年我们会把这个
6、新的挑战(challenge)做得更好。18A.happen BfailCsucceed Dmanage令人惊奇的是每次我们都设法做到了。选D项。manage to do sth.意为“设法做成某事”;succeed in doing sth.“成功做某事”;fail to do sth.“没能做某事”;happen to do sth.“碰巧发生某事”。19A.weekend BholidayCmarriage Dactivities通过庆祝活动,我们的婚姻(marriage)充满了爱。20A.above all Bin allCat all Dafter all作者在此强调他们的婚姻更有趣
7、了。所以选A。above all“最重要的是”;in all“总共”;after all“毕竟”。(2)I believe it is in my nature to dance by virtue of the beat of my heart,the pulse of my blood and the music in my mind.So I dance_1_My dining room is now a_2_ballroom.Each morning when I_3_the house on the way to make coffee,I turn on the_4_and its
8、 dance time! I dance alone to whatever is playing.Tango (探戈) is a recent enthusiasm.Its a complex and_5_dance.The first time I went tango dancing I was too_6_to get out on the floor._7_,I stayed on the edge of the dance floor when the dancing began.The fancy foot work_8_me.“Dont make a fool of yours
9、elf.Just_9_it.”I thought._10_my mind,an older woman dropped out of the_11_,sat down beside me,and said she had a secret for me.She_12_,“If you do not join the dancing,we will know you are a fool.But if you dance,we will think well of you for_13_”Inspired by her_14_words,I took up the_15_of tango.A f
10、riend asked me if I was a little too_16_,“Tango? At your age? You must be out of your mind!”On the contrary,its a deeply considered_17_I seek the sharp scary_18_that comes from beginning something new,which_19_all my resources and challenges my body and mind.So,when people say,“Tango? At your age?”I
11、_20_answer,“Yes!”【语篇解读】本文记叙了热爱跳舞的作者学习探戈的经历,从刚开始的胆怯犹疑,到后来的充满信心。作者告诉我们不论外界如何评价,我们都要坚持自己的喜好,并为之努力。1A.crazily BskillfullyCdaily Dcasually根据第3空所在句中的“Each morning”以及后面的“its dance time”可知,作者每天(daily)都跳舞。crazily意为“疯狂地”;skillfully意为“巧妙地”;casually意为“偶然地;不在意地;漫不经心地”。2A.private BformalCtemporary Dgrand根据常识,自家的餐
12、厅当然是私人场所,因此作者把餐厅当作是私人的(private)舞厅。formal意为“正式的”;temporary意为“临时的;暂时的”;grand意为“雄伟的;盛大的;庄严的”。3A.pass by Bwalk throughCclean Dleave根据设空后的“on the way to make coffee”可知,此处指作者要穿过(walk through)房间到餐厅去冲咖啡。pass by意为“经过”;clean意为“打扫;清洁”;leave意为“离开”。4A.light BtapCheat Dmusic根据空后的“dance time”及“playing”可知,作者播放音乐(mu
13、sic),随着音乐跳舞。light意为“灯”;tap意为“龙头;旋塞子”;heat意为“热;热量”。5A.dangerous BterribleCdifficult Ddull根据本句中的“complex”(复杂的)可知,设空处的意思应该跟它相似,且下文中提及作者的畏难情绪等,故此处是说探戈是一种复杂而困难的(difficult)舞蹈。dangerous意为“危险的”;terrible意为“糟糕的;可怕的”;dull意为“单调的;枯燥的”。6A.scared BexcitedCfoolish Dproud上文中提及探戈复杂且困难,所以会引起作者的恐惧。第一次跳探戈的时候,作者甚至不敢踏入舞池。
14、scared意为“害怕的”,符合语境。excited意为“兴奋的,激动的”;foolish意为“愚蠢的;傻的”;proud意为“自豪的;骄傲的”。7A.Otherwise BStillCInstead DAnyhow上文说作者太害怕不敢踏入舞池,空后说在舞蹈开始的时候,作者待在了舞池的边缘,故设空处应表达“相反”之意。instead意为“相反”,符合语境。otherwise意为“否则;要不然”;still意为“仍然;尽管如此”;anyhow意为“无论如何”。8A.amazed BdisappointedC comforted Dconfused上文提及探戈复杂且困难,故作者对那令人眼花缭乱的舞
15、步感到困惑(confused)。amaze意为“使惊奇”;disappoint意为“使失望”;comfort意为“安慰”。9A.watch BfinishCjoin Dstop因为探戈困难又复杂,作者不想出丑,所以作者只想看看(watch)。finish意为“完成;结束”;join意为“参加;加入”;stop意为“停止”。10A.Occupying BReadingCOverlooking DEntering一位年纪比我大的女士看出了我的想法,退出了舞蹈,坐到我旁边跟我说她有个秘密要告诉我。read sbs mind意为“猜测某人的心思”,符合语境。occupy意为“占据;占领”;overlo
16、ok意为“忽略;忽视”;enter意为“进入”。read熟词生义(1)看懂;读懂。例如:He plays the violin very well but cant actually read music.他小提琴拉得很好,但其实他不识谱。(2)猜测,揣摩(某人的心思)。I have known Mary for years.I can read her mind.我与玛丽相识多年,我可以猜测出她在想什么。(3)懂得;理解。How do you read the present situation?你对目前的形势有何看法?(4)写着;写成。The sign reads“No admittanc
17、e”告示牌上写着“禁止入内”。11A.class BshowCdance Dconversation根据上文提及的内容可知作者不敢跳探戈,但是其他人却在跳舞;再结合设空后的“sat down beside me”可知,这位年纪稍大一点的女士暂停跳舞(dance)坐到了作者身旁。12A.argued BadmittedCdeclared Dwhispered根据设空前的“she had a secret for me”可知,她是在低声跟作者说。whisper意为“悄声说;低语”,符合语境。argue意为“争吵;争论”;admit意为“承认;准许进入”;declare意为“宣称”。13A.tryi
18、ng BwaitingCcoming Dsharing根据下文的“took up the_15_of tango”可知,作者开始尝试。因此此处指那位女士告诉作者,如果作者开始跳舞,他们都会觉得作者是敢于尝试(trying)的。wait意为“等待”;come意为“来;来自”;share意为“分享”。14A bitter BbraveCwise Dfamiliar根据上文那位女士对作者说的话可知,她的话语是很明智的(wise)。bitter意为“苦的;痛苦的”;brave意为“勇敢的”;familiar意为“熟悉的”。 15A.talk BchallengeCtask Dduty根据前文作者一直在
19、描述探戈的复杂困难和自己的胆怯害怕可知,对于她来说,开始学跳探戈就是个挑战。challenge意为“挑战”,符合语境。talk意为“交谈;谈话”;task意为“任务”;duty意为“责任;义务;职责”。16A.careful BhumourousCpractical Dambitious根据下文作者朋友说话的语气和说的话可知,朋友觉得作者学习探戈简直是疯了。ambitious意为“有雄心的;野心勃勃的”,符合语境。careful意为“小心的;仔细的;认真的”;humourous意为“幽默的;滑稽的”;practical意为“实用的;切合实际的”。17A.decision Bsuggestion
20、Cbelief Danswer根据上文可知,朋友觉得作者学习探戈一定是疯了,但本句中的On the contrary表示情况恰恰相反,这是一个深思熟虑的决定(decision)。suggestion意为“建议”;belief意为“信仰;信条”;answer意为“答案”。18A.security BpleasureCfreedom Drelief根据常识,人们在尝试新东西的时候,虽紧张而慌乱,但却是快乐的。句意为:我寻觅来自于尝试新鲜事物的强烈而又有点让人恐惧的快乐(pleasure),这需要我全部的个人素质并挑战我的身体和精神。security意为“安全;保证”;freedom意为“自由”;r
21、elief意为“缓和;减轻;宽慰”。19A changes BwastesCsaves Drequires参见18小题解析。require意为“需要”,符合语境。change意为“改变;交换”;waste意为“浪费”;save意为“节省;救援”。20A roughly BsimplyCpolitely Dpossibly根据前文内容可知作者的朋友质疑,认为以作者的年纪不能跳探戈,根据设空后的“Yes!”可知,作者只是回应“是的!”。simply意为“只是”,符合语境。roughly意为“粗糙地;概略地”;politely意为“礼貌地”;possibly意为“可能地”。(3)I am a soc
22、ial worker.I wanted to tell everyone about my very dear friend who passed away a few months ago.I met him many years ago while doing my internship (实习期) in the country prison.He was_1_a programme he had designed to help prisoners with drug and alcohol problems.He was always_2_new ways to bring hope
23、and help to these men and their_3_One of his favourite_4_was the Toy Drive.He would run every Christmas for the children of the prisoners.He did this for twenty years_5_his sudden death.As last Christmas_6_,I decided that this tradition had to be_7_,for the children as well as the_8_of my end.But th
24、e file where he kept the names of the people who had been helped by him over the years was_9_I had to start anew (重新) and with very little_10_! I started making phone calls,explaining about the project and my_11_I prayed every night that the event would,_12_,be worthy of my friend.To my great_13_,individuals,churches and businesses began to come on b
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