2017年全国卷2

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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。

In 1973, I was teaching elementary school. Each day, 27 kids 41 “The Thinking Laboratory.” That was the 42 students voted for after deciding that “Room 104” was too 43 .

Freddy was an average 44 ,but not an average person. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion (同情). He would 45 the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyone’s 46 .

Before the school year 47 , I gave the kids a special 48 , T-shirts with the words “Verbs Are Your 49 ” on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs (动词) may seem dull, most of the 50 things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.

Through the years, I’d run into former students who would provide 51 on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his 52 from high school and remained the same 53 person I met forty years before. Once, while working overnight at a store, he let a homeless man 54 in his truck. Another time, he 55 a friend money to buy a house.

Just last year, I was 56 a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door. A woman 57 the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and 58 it up. Inside were the “Verbs” shirt and a 59 from Freddy’s mother. “Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted you to have this.”

I told the story to the class. As sad as it was, I couldn’t help smiling. Although Freddy was taken from us, we all 60 something from Freddy.

41. A. built B. entered C. decorated D. ran

42. A. name B. rule C. brand D. plan

43. A. small B. dark C. strange D. dull

44. A. scholar B. student C. citizen D. worker

45. A. speak B. sing C. question D. laugh

46. A. misfortune B. disbelief C. dishonesty D. mistake

47. A. changed B. approached C. returned D. ended

48.A.lesson B. gift C. report D. message

49. A. Friends B. Awards C. Masters D. Tasks

50. A. simple B. unique C. fun D. clever

51. A. assessments B. comments C. instructions D. updates

52. A. graduation B. retirement C. separation D. resignation

53. A. daring B. modest C. caring D. smart

54. A. wait B. sleep C. study D. live

55. A. paid B. charged C. lent D. owed

56. A. observing B. preparing C. designing D. conducting

57. A. regretted B. avoided C. excused D. ignored

58. A. opened B. packed C. gave D. held

59. A. picture B. bill C. note D. diary

60. A. chose B. took C. expected D. borrowed

答案解析：

41. B 根据语境，每天27个孩子进入“The Thinking Laboratory”，所以选B。

42. A 从后文“Room 104”可知，这里说的是学生们投票选出的名字，所以选A。

43. D 学生们觉得“Room 104”这个名字太枯燥，所以才重新投票选名字，所以选D。

44. B 根据前文“I was teaching elementary school.”可知，Freddy是一名学生，所以选B。

45. D 由“the loudest over fun”可知，他会在开心的时候笑得最大声，所以选D。

46. A 与前文“the saddest”对应，这里说的是他会对别人的不幸感到最伤心，所以选A。

47. D 在学年结束前，我给了孩子们一份特别的礼物，所以选D。

48. B 从后文“T - shirts with the words...”可知，这是给孩子们的礼物，所以选B。

49. A 这里表达的是动词是你们的朋友，寓意动词在生活中很重要，所以选A。

50. C 前文提到动词可能看起来很枯燥，但这里转折说生活中很多有趣的事情都是动词，所以选C。

51. D 这些年我遇到以前的学生，他们会提供关于老同学的最新消息，所以选D。

52. A 这里说的是Freddy高中毕业后做了很多工作，所以选A。

53. C 从前文“He had the rare balance of fun and compassion”可知，他仍然是我四十年前遇到的那个有同情心的人，所以选C。

54. B 他让一个无家可归的人在他的卡车里睡觉，所以选B。

55. C 他借钱给朋友买房子，lend sb. money“借钱给某人”，所以选C。

56. D 去年，我正在主持一个研讨会时，有人敲门，所以选D。

57. C 一位女士为打断我而道歉，并递给我一个信封，所以选C。

58. A 我停止教学，打开信封，所以选A。

59. C 信封里有“Verbs”衬衫和Freddy妈妈的一张便条，所以选C。

60. B 虽然Freddy离开了我们，但我们都从他身上学到了一些东西，take sth. from sb.“从某人身上学到某物”，所以选B。