Brigid和父母一起来的，所以妈妈款待他们，即them，故选D。
（12）句意：但是它是太晚了。A.晚；B.早；C.幸运的；D.迅速的。根据Finally came the dandelions. \和\可知作者以为Brigid不喜欢吃蒲公英，阻止Brigid吃，但是Brigid吃了，所以是晚了，故选A。
（13）句意：我们都笑了。A.鞠躬；B.摇晃；C.笑；D.问候。根据Mum was smiling at us.妈妈朝我们笑，可知是我们也笑了，故选C。
（14）句意：不差。A.小心；B.不介意；C.不差；D.不客气。Brigid吃了口蒲公英，说蒲公英好吃，不难吃，故选C。
（15）句意：我闭上眼睛，许愿。A.祝福，愿望；B.报道；C.演讲；D.建议。根据第一段Have you ever blown it to make a wish? 可知蒲公英用来许愿，make a wish，许愿，故选A。 【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。
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When I was in the seventh grade, I volunteered about thirty to forty hours a week during the summer at a local hospital in my town. Most of the time I spent there was with Mr. Gillespie. He never had any 1 , and nobody seemed to care about his condition. I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, helping with anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, even though he replied to me with only a very 2 moving of his fingers. Mr. Gillespie was still in a coma（昏迷）.
I left for a week to vacation with my parents, and when I 3 back, Mr. Gillespie had gone. I didn't have the courage to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might tell me he had died.
Several years passed. One day, when I was at the gas station, I noticed a familiar face. When I realized who it was, my eyes filled with 4 . He was alive! I asked him if his name was Mr. Gillespie, and if he had been in a coma about five years ago. With a（an） 5 look on his face, he replied, \him in the hospital. With tears in his eyes, he gave me the warmest hug （拥抱）I had ever 6 .
He began to tell me how, as he lay there in a coma, he could 7 me talking to him and could feel me holding his hand the whole time. He thought it was an angel, not a person, who was there with him. Mr. Gillespie firmly 8 that it was my voice and touch that had kept him alive.
Then he told me what happened to him to put him in the coma. We both cried for a while and exchanged a hug, said good-bye and went our separate 9 ways.
Although I haven't seen him since then, he fills my heart with joy every day. I know that I made a difference between his life and his death. More 10 , I will never forget him and what he did for me: he made me an angel.
1. A. sons 2. A. gentle 3. A. came 4. A. sadness 5. A. unhappy 6. A. seen 7. A. love 8. A. accepted
B. friends B. quick B. fear
C. daughters D. visitors
D. rang D. polite
C. social
B. hurried C. turned
C. interest D. excitement
D. known D. follow D. places
B. uncertain C. unusual D. unchangeable B. received C. offered B. hear
C. invite C. ways
B. respected C. believed D. considered
9. A. directions B. homes
10. A. necessarily B. possibly C. carefully D. importantly
【答案】 （1）D；（2）A；（3）A；（4）D；（5）B；（6）B；（7）B；（8）C；（9）C；（10）D；
【解析】【分析】主要讲了作者上七年级时再城镇的当地医院当志愿者照顾昏迷的Gillespie，作者和家人度假期间作者以为 Gillespie先生去世了，结果许多年过去了，两人在加油站遇见，作者非常激动，Gillespie先生表达了感谢，认为作者是他的天使。
（1）句意：他从没有看望者。A.儿子；B.朋友；C.女儿；D.拜访者，看望者。根据后句and nobody seemed to care about his condition.可知没人关注他的情况，所以没有看望者，故选D。
（2）句意：他成了我的密友，尽管他只轻轻地动了一下手指回答我。A.柔和的、平缓的；B.匆忙的；C.转身；D.打电话。根据后句Mr. Gillespie was still in a coma（昏迷）.可知 Mr. Gillespie是昏迷的，所以是轻轻的动了手指，故选A。
（3）句意：当我回来时，Gillespie先生已经离开了。A.来；B.迅速的；C.社会的；D.礼貌的。作者和家人去度假了，所以是回来时，即come back回来，固定搭配，故选A。 （4）句意：当我意识到是谁时，我的眼睛里充满了兴奋。A.悲伤；B.害怕；C.兴趣；D.兴奋。根据后句He was alive!可知Gillespie先生还活着，所以作者感到兴奋，故选D。 （5）句意：他脸上带着不确定的神情，回答说：“是的。”A.不高兴的；B.不确定的；C.不同寻常的；D.不变的。根据and if he had been in a coma about five years ago可知可知Gillespie先生已经昏迷5年了，所以是不确定，故选B。
（6）句意：他热泪盈眶，给了我一个我从未得到过的最温暖的拥抱。A.看见；B.接受；C.主动提供；D.知道。作者接受了Gillespie先生最温暖的拥抱，故选B。
（7）句意：他开始告诉我，当他躺在那里昏迷时，他怎么能听到我和他说话，怎么能感觉到我一直握着他的手。A.爱；B.听见；C.邀请；D.跟随。Gillespie先生可知听到作者和他说话，hear sb. doing sth.听见某人正在做某事，固定搭配，故选B。
（8）句意：Gillespie先生坚信是我的声音和抚摸让他活了下来。A.接受；B.尊重；C.相信；D.考虑。根据He thought it was an angel, not a person, who was there with him.可知Gillespie先生坚信作者是天使，坚信是作者让他活下来，故选C。
（9）句意：我们都哭了一会儿，互相拥抱，道别，分道扬镳。A.方向；B.家；C.方式，路；D.地方。go one's separate ways，分道扬镳，固定搭配，故选C。
（10）句意：更重要的是，我永远不会忘记他和他为我做的一切：他让我成为了天使。A.
必要地；B.可能地；C.仔细地；D.重要地。根据前句I know that I made a difference between his life and his death.可知作者知道作者改变了他的生死，这是重要的，但是更重要的是作者成为了天使，故选D。
【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。
14．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
As my husband, Doug, stood on the busy New York city street trying to stop a taxi, I tried to protect my daughter from the cold December wind and rain. I put my head down to kiss her tiny face.
Frustrated and 1 , my husband gave up his try to flag down a taxi. I knew the feeling. Just after her first birthday, we 2 that our daughter Katie had a rare（罕见的） brain illness. Since that moment, Doug and I felt like runners in a marathon race where the finish line kept disappearing. We knew Katie was running out of 3 . It had taken months before we finally 4 a name for the illness, but only a few doctors in the world knew 5 to treat it. Now, as we finally found a brilliant doctor to save our girl, we were in a strange 6 in the cold rain.
Just at the moment, a middle-aged woman pulled over and said, \ride?\
7 we could say anything, she continued, \ It was then that I noticed her thick Irish accent（口音）, which 9 me up like hot soup. We 10 said, \ \ I nodded my head, holding back my tears.
At the hospital, we 12 her a dozen times for the ride, as the woman hugged me. I noticed her face was wet with tears. She promised to pray for（为……祈祷）us before she left. After three more visits to New York and two more 13 operations，Katie is cured. But the 14 of the Irish Angel still rang as a reminder of a tiny ray of light that appeared in our 15 days. We would pray for her just as she did for us. 1. A. wet 2. A. told 3. A. money 5. A. what 7. A. Before 8. A. me 9. A. picked
B. dry B. are told B. time B. why B. After B. us B. called
C. warm
D. hot
C. were told D. have been told C. confidence D. courage C. whether D. how C. town C. Until C. you C. warmed C. really
D. city D. When D. her D. woke D. already
4. A. looked for B. looked after C. found out D. filled out 6. A. country B. hospital
10. A. simply B. hardly
11. A. to 13. A. eye 14. A. voice
B. for B. brain B. advice
C. after C. face
D. with D. heart
12. A. thanked B. praised C. respected D. accepted C. message D. spirit C. happiest D. darkest
15. A. busiest B. luckiest
【答案】 （1）A；（2）C；（3）B；（4）C；（5）D；（6）D；（7）A；（8）A；（9）C；（10）A；（11）B；（12）A；（13）B；（14）A；（15）D；
【解析】【分析】主要讲了作者和丈夫在纽约街道上抱着生病的女儿搭车时遇见了一位中年妇女，她把作者一家伤到医院，作者一家感到非常感谢。
（1）句意：我丈夫又沮丧又潮湿，放弃了拦出租车的努力。A.湿润的；B.干燥的；C.温暖的；D.炎热的。根据前文可知天在下雨，声音是潮湿的，故选A。
（2）句意：一岁生日刚过，我们就被告诉女儿凯蒂得了一种罕见的脑病。A.告诉，一般过去时；B.被告诉，一般过去时的被动语态；C.被告诉，一般过去时的被动语态；D.已经被告诉，现在完成时的被动语态。时态是一般过去时，主语we是动作tell的承受者，所以用一般过去时的被动语态，结构是was/were+动词过去分词，主语是复数we，所以用were，tell的过去分词是told，故选C。
（3）句意：我们知道凯蒂快没时间了。A.金钱；B.时间；C.自信；D.勇气。根据Since that moment, Doug and I felt like runners in a marathon race where the finish line kept disappearing.可知从那一刻起，道格和我感觉自己就像马拉松比赛中的赛跑者，终点线一直在消失，所以凯蒂快没有时间了，故选B。
（4）句意：我们花了好几个月才找到这个病的名字。A.寻找；B.照顾；C.发现；D.填满。发现这个疾病的名字已经花费了数月，故选C。
（5）句意：但是世界上仅仅几个医生知道怎样治疗它。A.什么；B.为什么；C.是否；D.怎样。how to do sth.怎样做某事，固定搭配，故选D。
（6）句意：我们在一个陌生的城市中的冷雨中。A.国家；B.医院；C.城镇；D.城市。纽约是个城市，故选D。
（7）句意：我们还没来得及说什么，她就继续说：“我真的没什么麻烦，进来吧。”A.在……之前；B.在……之后；C.直到；D.当……时候。在作者一家还没回答之前，女士就说不麻烦，故选A。
（8）句意：我们还没来得及说什么，她就继续说：“我真的没什么麻烦，进来吧。”A.我；B.我们；C.你；D.她。在作者一家还没回答之前，女士就说不麻烦自己，故选A。 （9）句意：就在那时，我注意到她浓重的爱尔兰口音，使我热血沸腾。A.捡起；B.叫做；C.温暖；D.吵醒。根据hot soup，热汤，可知是温暖，故选C。
（10）句意：我们只是简单地说，“谢谢！罗斯福医院，求你了，“当我们上车去兜风的时候。A.简单地；B.几乎不；C.真地；D.已经。作者和丈夫仅仅说了句谢谢，然后说了去哪家医院，故选A。
（11）句意：你们是为了孩子去吗？for，为了，为了孩子才去医院，故选B。
（12）句意：在医院里，当那个女人拥抱我的时候，我们因为搭车感谢了她十几次。A.感谢；B.表扬；C.尊敬；D.接受。因为搭车所以感谢女士，故选A。
（13）句意：在又去了三次纽约和两次脑部手术后，凯蒂痊愈了。A.眼睛；B.大脑；C.脸；D.心脏。根据前文our daughter Katie had a rare（罕见的） brain illness，可知是脑部疾病，所以是大脑做了手术，故选B。
（14）句意：但是爱尔兰天使的声音仍然响起，提醒我们在最黑暗的日子里出现了一缕微弱的光芒。A.声音；B.建议；C.信息；D.精神。女士的口音是爱尔兰口音，故选A。 （15）句意：但是爱尔兰天使的声音仍然响起，提醒我们在最黑暗的日子里出现了一缕微弱的光芒。A.最繁忙的；B.最幸运的；C.最高兴的；D.最黑暗的。女士的帮助让作者一家在最黑暗的日子里看到了光，故选D。
【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。
15．根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
I stood in my grandmother's front yard with my son. He had a bottle of soapy water and a plastic loop （圈）. You know the type. You dip （浸） the loop in the bottle, pull it 1 and blow it to make bubbles （气泡）.
My son dipped and dipped and blew and blew, but 2 to blow bubbles. He handed me the bottle and loop and asked me, \for years. I am a chemist by education. All my knowledge is 4 when it comes to trying to blow bubbles from a loop filled with soapy water. I had no more success than my son.
After several tries 5 the loop of soapy water, I gently （轻轻地）breathed on it. My son cried with joy as a big beautiful bubble 6 and moved slowly in the air. He grabbed （抓住）the loop, dipped and blew. No bubbles. I 7 explained to him, \blow so hard; you must ever so gently breathe on the loop to make bubbles.\8 and blew gently. This time he made a big beautiful bubble, then 9 …
There are some things that you can get with force, 10 there are other things that only come with the gentleness of a soft breath. The closer something is to higher spirit, the more it is like bubbles; it can't be forced. 1. A. down 2. A. tried 3. A. may 4. A. useless 5. A. in 7. A. happily
B. off B. learned B. can B. wide B. up B. angrily
C. out C. must C. on
D. along D. should D. into
C. managed D. failed C. helpful D. basic
6. A. worked out B. tried out C. set out D. came out
C. patiently D. sadly
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