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【题目】 Luther Younger is a 99-year-old loving husband. His wife came down with cancer nine years ago, and doctors __ she'd have just five years to live. ____, the couple have remained strong.

Over the last nine years, Luther takes a six — mile ____ every day to visit his wife in the hospital. He always stays by her side, encouraging her, showering her with ____, and their daily kiss. Luther could get a ride or even take the bus, but he ____ to walk the whole journey to help clear his mind and to ___everything about his wife. Passersby often recognize Luther and stop to offer him a ride, but he __ their kindness. His daily walk is __ of how much he loves his wife.

Luther's daughter hoped he could ___accept rides, especially on extremely hot and snowy days, but Luther __ walking himself so she just lets him have it his way.

__ walking six-miles each day in the heat and snow would be too much, when you've walked through ____ with someone, what's another six miles? Luther is always ____ to leave his love before returning home, but he knows that each tomorrow, ___the weather, he will be on his way again. He can't bear to live a single day without ___his wife.

【1】A.reportedB.imaginedC.advisedD.thought

【2】A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.InsteadD.Besides

【3】A.driveB.walkC.rideD.flight

【4】A.reliefB.trustC.loveD.sympathy

【5】A.agreesB.hesitatesC.failsD.prefers

【6】A.recallB.suspectC.ignoreD.discover

【7】A.dislikesB.correctsC.declinesD.considers

【8】A.motivationB.proofC.trialD.origin

【9】A.actuallyB.graduallyC.finallyD.occasionally

【10】A.insists onB.turns toC.sets aboutD.takes up

【11】A.BecauseB.IfC.WhileD.Until

【12】A.lifeB.growthC.marriageD.adulthood

【13】A.gratefulB.sadC.eagerD.guilty

【14】A.thanks toB.rather thanC.apart fromD.regardless of

【15】A.supportingB.mentioningC.seeingD.calling

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【6】A

【7】C

【8】B

【9】D

【10】A

【11】C

【12】A

【13】B

【14】D

【15】C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。Luther的妻子患有癌症，医生说她只剩五年时间，但是夫妻俩很坚强。Luther九年如一日的坚持每天步行去医院看妻子，展现了Luther对妻子深深的爱。

【1】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的妻子九年前患了癌症，医生认为她只剩五年时间了。A. reported报告；B. imagined想像；C. advised建议；D. thought 认为。妻子患癌症，医生的诊断认为（think）她只能活五年。故选D。

【2】考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，这对夫妇很坚强。A. However然而；B. Therefore因此；C. Instead反而；D. Besides除此以外。空白前后是转折关系，应该用然而（However）。故选A。

【3】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在过去九年，Luther 每天走六英里去医院看妻子。A. drive驾驶；B. walk走路；C. ride骑车；D. flight飞行。下文but he __5__ to walk the whole journey说明是走路（walk）去医院。故选B。

【4】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他总是陪在她身边，鼓励她，让她沐浴在爱和他们每天的亲吻中。A. relief释放；B. trust信任；C. love爱；D. sympathy同情。下文His daily walk is ___8___ of how much he loves his wife.说明是他对妻子的爱（love）。故选C。

【5】考查动词词义辨析。句意：Luther可以搭便车或者坐公共汽车，但是他更喜欢走完全程，来帮助帮他理清思路，回忆他妻子的一切。A. agrees同意；B. hesitates犹豫；C. fails失败；D. prefers更喜欢。与搭便车或坐公交相比，他更喜欢（prefer）走路。故选D。

【6】考查动词词义辨析。句意：Luther可以搭便车或者坐公共汽车，但是他更喜欢走完全程，来帮助帮他理清思路，回忆他妻子的一切。A. recall回忆；B. suspect怀疑；C. ignore忽视；D. discover发现。妻子生病住院，丈夫只能在去看望妻子的路上回忆（recall）以前的事情。故选A。

【7】考查动词词义辨析。句意：路人经常认出Luther，停下来要载他一程，但他拒绝了他们的好意。A. dislikes不喜欢；B. corrects纠正；C. declines拒绝；D. considers考虑。前文Luther takes a six — mile _3_every day to visit his wife in the hospital说明他没搭车，所以是拒绝（decline）了别人。故选C。

【8】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他每天走路证明了他是多么爱他的妻子。A. motivation动机；B. proof证明；C. trial审判；D. origin起源。根据上下文，丈夫九年如一日地走路去医院看妻子，是爱妻子的证明（proof）。故选B。

【9】考查副词词义辨析。句意：Luther的女儿希望他偶尔能接受乘车，尤其是在非常热和下雪天，但是Luther坚持自己走，所以她让他按自己的方式去做。A. actually实际上；B. gradually逐渐地；C. finally最终；D. occasionally偶尔地。下文especially on extremely hot and snowy days说明是偶尔（occasionally）坐车，故选D。

【10】考查动词短语辨析。句意：Luther的女儿希望他偶尔能接受乘车，尤其是在非常热和下雪天，但是Luther坚持自己走，所以她让他按自己的方式去做。A. insists on坚持；B. turns to转向；C. sets about开始；D. takes up从事。女儿希望他偶尔坐车，但Luther还是九年都自己走，是在坚持（insist on）。故选A。

【11】考查连词词义辨析。句意：如果每天在热天和雪地里走六英里都太多了，那当你一生都跟某个人一起走，还有另一个六英里吗？A. Because因为；B. If如果；C. While然而；D. Until直到。根据语境，空白处意为“如果”（if），符合语境。故选C。

【12】考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果每天在热天和雪地里走六英里都太多了，那当你一生都跟某个人一起走，还有另一个六英里吗？A. life一生、生活；B. growth成长；C. marriage婚姻；D. adulthood成年。语境是将每天走六英里和走一辈子对比，life意为“一辈子、一生”。故选A。

【13】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：回家前，要离开他的爱，Luther 总是很难过，但他知道，每个明天不管天气怎样，他都会再一次上路。A. grateful感激的；B. sad难过的；C. eager渴望的；D. guilty内疚的。下文He can't bear to live a single day without ___15___ his wife.说明，离开妻子时，他会难过（sad）。故选B。

【14】考查介词短语辨析。句意：回家前，要离开他的爱，Luther总是很难过，但他知道，每个明天不管天气怎样，他都会再一次上路。A. thanks to由于；B. rather than而不；C. apart from除了；D. regardless of 不管。前文Over the last nine years, Luther takes a six — mile ___3___ every day to visit his wife in the hospital.说明Luther没有间断，所以不管（regardless of）天气如何，都会去。故选D。

【15】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他不能忍受一天不见妻子。A. supporting支持；B. mentioning提到；C. seeing看见；D. calling打电话。根据前文Luther is always _13__to leave his love before returning home可知，离开妻子会难过，因此看不见（see）她也一样让人难以忍受。故选C。