know it sounds 4 , but if he was still gasping, that was a sign of 5 . I wasn't going to give up easily.\ 6 , the couple knew this was likely goodbye. In an effort to 7 her last minute with the 8 boy, Kate asked to hold him.
Kate 9 the boy from his hospital blanket and ordered David to 10 his shirt and join them in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as 11 as possible and hoped the skin-to-skin contact would 12 his condition. \13 .\for and how hard we had tried to help him.\
A 15 showed itself eventually, Jamie gasped again-and then he started 16 . \
Now, the twins are happy and healthy. The Oggs only recently told the kids the story of their 18 . \burst into 19 .\Kate said. \was really upset, and she kept 20 Jamie. This whole experience makes you cherish them more.\ 1. A. planned 3. A. good 5. A. life 6. A. Therefore 7. A. spare 8. A. fatty 10. A. put on 11. A. calm 12. A. lighten 13. A. stay 14. A. job 15. A. challenge 16. A. talking 18. A. future 19. A. tears 20. A. hitting
B. managed C. tried
C. reward C. sense
B. use B. death
D. hoped D. surprise D. meaning
2. A. improvement B. reply
4. A. encouraging B. terrible C. dangerous D. stupid
C. reasonable D. emergency
D. Besides D. kill D. lively D. pick up D. warm D. smile D. twin D. result D. breathing D. luckiest D. growth D. cheers D. pushing
B. Moreover C. Still B. treasure C. enjoy B. tiny B. tidy up B. cool B. better B. cry B. task
C. skinny C. take off C. safe C. sleep C. brother
9. A. unwrapped B. caught C. withdrew D. protected
C. strengthen D. maintain
B. disaster C. wonder B. choking C. living B. birth
C. faith
17. A. healthiest B. smartest C. richest
B. laughter C. scream B. touching C. hugging
【答案】 （1）C；（2）A；（3）B；（4）D；（5）A；（6）C；（7）B；（8）B；（9）A；（10）C；（11）D；（12）B；（13）A；（14）D；（15）C；（16）D；（17）D；（18）B；（19）A；（20）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,Oggs夫妇通过肌肤接触使有夭折危险的孩子奇迹般活了过来。
（1）考查动词。句意：医生们努力抢救男婴20分钟,但没有看到任何改善。A. planned“计
划”；B. managed“设法做成”；C. tried“努力”；D. hoped“希望”。这对双胞胎是早产儿,出生时Jamie有生命危险,所以医生们努力抢救他,故选C。
（2）考查名词。句意：医生们努力抢救男婴20分钟,但没有看到任何改善。A. improvement“改善”；B. reply“回复”；C. reward“报酬”；D. surprise“惊喜”。根据空前的转折连词but可知,虽然医生们努力抢救男婴,但没有看到任何改善,故选A。
（3）考查名词。句意：我看见他喘了一口气,但医生说没有用。A. good“好处”；B. use“用途、用处”；C. sense“道理、讲得通”；D. meaning“意义”。根据空前的转折连词but可知,医生说Jamie的喘息是没有用的,还是会夭折,故选B。
（4）考查形容词。句意：我知道这听起来很蠢,但如果他还在喘气,那就是生命的迹象。encouraging“令人鼓舞的”；B. terrible“可怕的”；C. dangerous“危险的”；D. stupid“愚蠢的”。医生都宣布Jamie已经无药可救了,Kate还坚持不放弃,这听起来似乎很蠢,故选D。 （5）考查名词。句意：我知道这听起来很蠢,但如果他还在喘气,那就是生命的迹象。A. life“生命”；B. death“死亡”；C. reasonable “合理”；D. emergency“紧急情况”。Kate认为喘气是生命的迹象,故选A。
（6）考查副词。句意：尽管如此,这对夫妇知道这可能是告别,为了珍惜和小男孩在一起的最后时光,Kate 要求抱着他。A. Therefore“因此”；B. Moreover“此外”；C. Still“仍然、尽管如此”；D. Besides“此外”。虽然Kate认为喘气是生命的迹象,但Jamie的身体实在是太虚弱了,所以尽管如此,他们知道这可能是最后的告别,故选C。
（7）考查动词。句意：尽管如此,这对夫妇知道这可能是告别,为了珍惜和小男孩在一起的最后时光,Kate 要求抱着他。A. spare“抽出”；B. treasure“珍惜”；C. enjoy“享”受；D. kill”消磨“。Kate 要求抱着Jamie是想要珍惜和他在一起的最后时光,故选B。
（8）考查形容词。句意：尽管如此,这对夫妇知道这可能是告别,为了珍惜和小男孩在一起的最后时光,Kate 要求抱着他。A. fatty”肥胖的“；B. tiny”小的“；C. skinny”瘦骨嶙峋的“；D. lively”活泼的“。根据常识可知,早产儿是非常小的,故选B。
（9）考查动词。句意：Kate 把Jamie从医院的毯子里拿出来,并让David脱掉衬衫,和他们一起躺在床上。A. unwrapped”打开“；B. caught”抓住“；C. withdrew”收回、撤退“；D. protected”保护“。根据下文\boy from his hospital blanket\可知,Kate 打开医院的毯子,把Jamie拿出来放在床上,故选A。
（10）考查动词短语。句意：Kate 把Jamie从医院的毯子里拿出来,并让David脱掉衬衫,和他们一起躺在床上。A. put on”穿上“；B. tidy up”收拾“；C. take off”脱下“；D. pick up”捡起“。根据下文的\及\可知,Kate让David脱掉衬衫,和他们一起躺在床上,故选C。
（11）考查形容词。句意：这对初次为人父母的夫妇希望他们的儿子尽可能暖和,并希望这种肌肤接触能改善他的身体状况。A. calm”冷静的“；B. cool”酷的“；C. safe”安全的“；D. warm”温暖的“。这对夫妇脱掉衣服和孩子躺在一起是想让他尽可能地暖和,故选D。 （12）考查动词。句意：这对初次为人父母的夫妇希望他们的儿子尽可能暖和,并希望这种肌肤接触能改善他的身体状况。A. lighten”减轻“；B. better”改善“；C. strengthen”加强“；D. maintain”保持“。儿子即将夭折,这对夫妇想通过肌肤接触来改善他的身体状况,故选B。 （13）考查动词。句意：我们想让他留下。A. stay”留下“；B. cry”哭泣“；C. sleep”睡觉“；D.
smile”微笑“。这对夫妇想通过肌肤接触来改善孩子的身体状况,他们想让他留（活）下来,故选A。
（14）考查名词。句意：我们解释了他的名字以及他有一个双胞胎妹妹需要照顾。A. job”工作“；B. task”任务“；C. brother”兄弟“；D. twin”双胞胎之一“。根据上文可知,Jamie 还有一个双胞胎妹妹Emily ,故选D。
（15）考查名词。句意：奇迹终于出现了,Jamie又喘了一口气,然后开始呼吸。A. challenge”挑战“；B. disaster”灾难“；C. wonder”奇迹“；D. result”结果“。下文说Jamie又活了过来,这简直是个奇迹,故选C。
（16）考查动词。句意：奇迹终于出现了,Jamie又喘了一口气,然后开始呼吸。A. talking”谈话“；B. choking”哽咽、激动得说不出话“；C. living”居住“；D. breathing”呼吸“。Jamie又活了过来,自然是又开始呼吸了,故选D。
（17）考查形容词。句意：我们是世界上最幸运的人。A. healthiest”健康的“；B. smartest”聪明的“；C. richest”富有的“；D. luckiest”幸运的“。孩子奇迹般地活了过来,因此David说他们是最幸运的人,故选D。
（18）考查名词。句意：Oggs夫妇最近才给孩子们讲了他们出生的故事。A. future”未来“；B. birth”出生“；C. faith”信念“；D. growth”成长“。根据上文可知,通过肌肤接触让Jamie奇迹般复活是发生在这对双胞胎出生时的故事,故选B。
（19）考查名词。句意： Emily （听完后）哭了起来。A. tears”眼泪“；B. laughter”欢笑“；C. scream”叫喊“；D. cheers”欢呼“。听完父母讲完当时竭力挽救Jamie的故事后,Emily感动得哭了起来,故选A。
（20）考查动词。句意：她紧紧地抱着Jamie。A. hitting”打“；B. touching”触摸“； C. hugging”拥抱“；D. pushing”推“。根据下文\whole experience makes you cherish them more.\可知,这个经历让着对双胞胎兄妹彼此更加珍惜,所以Emily （听完后）紧紧地抱着Jamie,故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
9．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Homeless Hero
For many, finding an unattended wallet filled with ￡400 in cash would be a source (来源) of temptation (诱惑). But the 1 would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith 2 more remarkable.
After spotting a 3 on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the 4 to return.
After hours in the cold and wet, he 5 inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact (联系) the driver, only to 6 it contained ￡400 in notes, with another ￡50 in spare change beside it.
He then took the wallet to a nearby police station after 7 a note behind to let the owner know it was safe. When the car's owner John Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car—which was itself worth ￡35, 000—in Glasgow city centre, they were 8 to find two policemen standing next to it. The policemen told them what Mr. Smith did and that the wallet was 9 .
The pair were later able to thank Mr. Smith for his 10 .
Mr. Anderson said: \on the streets tonight 11 he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in. This guy has nothing and
12 he didn't take the wallet for himself; he thought about others 13 . It's unbelievable. It just proves there are 14 guys out there.\
Mr. Smith's act 15 much of the public's attention. He also won praise from social media users after Mr. Anderson 16 about the act of kindness on Facebook.
Now Mr. Anderson has set up an online campaign to 17 money for Mr. Smith and other homeless people in the area, which by yesterday had received ￡8, 000. \everyone has shown 18 him has touched him. People have been approaching him in the street; he's had job 19 and all sorts,\
For Mr. Smith, this is a possible life-changing 20 . The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another. 1. A. hope 2. A. still 3. A. wallet
B. aim B. even B. bag
C. urge C. ever C. box
D. effort D. once D. parcel
4. A. partner B. colleague C. owner D. policeman 5. A. turned B. hid 6. A. discover B. collect 7. A. taking B. leaving 8. A. satisfied B. excited 9. A. safe
C. stepped D. reached C. check
D. believe
C. reading D. writing C. amused D. shocked
D. seen
B. missing C. found
10. A. service B. support C. kindness D. encouragement 11. A. when B. if 12. A. rather B. yet 13. A. too 15. A. gave
B. though B. paid
14. A. honest B. polite 16. A. learned B. posted 17. A. borrow B. raise 18. A. of
B. at
C. where D. because C. already D. just C. again C. rich C. cast C. cared C. save C. for
D. instead D. generous D. drew D. heard D. earn D. in D. applications
19. A. details B. changes C. offers
20. A. lesson B. adventure C. chance D. challenge
【答案】 （1）C；（2）B；（3）A；（4）C；（5）D；（6）A；（7）B；（8）D；（9）
A；（10）C；（11）A；（12）B；（13）D；（14）A；（15）D；（16）B；（17）B；（18）D；（19）C；（20）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，流浪汉Tom发现一辆车窗开着的汽车前座上有一个钱包。Tom冒雨等了数个小时，在查找不到车主身份的情况下将钱包交到了警察局。钱包的主人Mr. Anderson在得知一切后，将Tom的善举发布到了Facebook上。Tom的行为引发了人们的好评和帮助。这件事印证了一句俗语：善有善报。
（1）考查名词。A. hope“希望”；B. aim“目标”；C. urge“强烈的欲望，冲动”；D. effort“努力”。根据上文可知，对很多人来说，一个装有￡400无人看管的钱包是一种诱惑（它诱惑着人们将其据为己有）。结合该句中的比较级greater可知，对于一个无家可归的人来说，这样的一个钱包是一个更大的诱惑，将其据为己有的欲望会更大。该空对应上一句中的\source (来源) of temptation (诱惑)\故选C。
（2）考查副词。A. still“仍然”；B. even“更加，愈发，甚至”；C. ever“曾经”；D. once“曾经，一度”。所有这一切使得流浪汉Tom Smith的行为更加的不同寻常。even在该句中修饰比较级more remarkable。故选B。
（3）考查名词。A. wallet“钱包”；B. bag“包”；C. box“盒子，箱子”；D. parcel“包裹，包袱”。根据下文的“After hours in the cold and wet, he 5 inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID.”可知，Tom Smith发现一辆汽车的前排座上有一个钱包。当时这辆车停在那儿，窗户摇了下来。故选A。
（4）考查名词。A. partner“同伴，伙伴”；B. colleague“同事”；C. owner“主人”；D. policeman“警察”。Tom冒雨等待车主回来。故选C。
（5）考查动词。A. turned“转动”；B. hid“藏，隐藏”；C. stepped“迈步，举步”；D. reached“伸手去拿，到达”。根据下文的“pulled the wallet out”可知，在雨里等了数个小时后，Tom将手伸进车窗，将钱包拿了出来。选D。
（6）考查动词。A. discover“发现”；B. collect“搜集”；C. check“核对，检查”；D. believe“相信”。Tom将钱包拿出来企图找到一些身份证明，这样他就能联系司机了，结果他却发现钱包里装着￡400的纸币和￡50的零钱。选A。
（7）考查动词。A. taking“带走”；B. leaving“留下，落下，离开”；C. reading“读”；D. writing“写”。他拿着钱包去了附近的警察局，在车上留下了一张便条，其目的是让车主知道他的钱包是安全的。选B。
（8）考查形容词。A. satisfied“满意的”；B. excited“兴奋的”；C. amused“被逗乐的”；D. shocked“震惊的”。当车主返回时，发现自己的车边有警察，应该感到很惊讶。故选D。 （9）考查形容词/动词。A. safe“安全 的” ；B. missing“不见的，丢失的”；C. found“发现，找到”；D. seen“看见”。根据上文可知，Tom将钱包带去了警察局，因此该处警察告诉John他的钱包是安全的。选A。
（10）考查名词。A. service“服务”；B. support“支持”；C. kindness“善意，善良”；D. encouragement“鼓励”。Tom将钱包交给警察，没有据为己有，这是一种善举。故选C。 （11）考查状语从句。A. when“在……情况下，既然”；B. if“如果”；C. where“表地点”；D. because“因为”。在Tom本来可以偷了钱去支付一个可以睡觉的地方的情况下，他仍然选择了露宿街头（没有偷钱）。所以Mr. Anderson对Tom的行为感到很惊讶。故选A。
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