(2018·镇江一模)
Most of us are already aware of the direct effect we have on our friends and family.But we rarely consider that everything we think，feel，do，or say can spread far beyond the people we know.Conversely(相反地)，our friends and family serve as conduits(渠道) for us to be influenced by hundreds or even thousands of other people.In a kind of social chain reaction，we can be deeply affected by events we do not witness that happen to people we do not know.As part of a social network，we go beyond ourselves，for good or ill，and become a part of something much larger.
Our connectedness carries with it fundamental implications(影响) for the way we understand the human condition.Social networks have value precisely because they can help us to achieve what we could not achieve on our own.Yet，social-network effects are not always positive.Depression，obesity，financial panic，and violence also spread.Social networks，it turns out，tend to magnify(放大) whatever they are seeded with.
Partly for this reason，social networks are creative.And what these networks create does not belong to any one individual—it is shared by all those in the network.In this way，a social network is like a commonly owned forest：we all stand to benefit from it，but we also must work together to ensure it remains healthy and productive.While social networks are fundamentally and distinctively human，and can be seen everywhere，they should not be taken for granted.
If you are happier or richer or healthier than others，it may have a lot to do with where you happen to be in the network，even if you cannot recognize your own location.And it may have a lot to do with the overall structure of the network，even if you cannot control that structure at all.And in some cases，the process feeds back to the network itself.A person with many friends may become rich and then attract even more friends.This rich-get-richer dynamic means social networks can dramatically reinforce two different kinds of inequality in our society：situational inequality and positional inequality.
Lawmakers have not yet considered the consequences of positional inequality.Still，understanding the way we are connected is an essential step in creating a more just society and in carrying out public policies affecting everything from public health to the economy.We might be better off vaccinating(接种疫苗) centrally located individuals rather than weak individuals.We might be better off helping interconnected groups of people to avoid criminal behaviour rather than preventing or punishing crimes one at a time.
If we want to understand how society works，we need to fill in the missing links between individuals.We need to understand how interconnections and interactions between people give rise to wholly new aspects of human experience that are not present in the individuals themselves.If we do not understand social networks，we cannot hope to fully understand either ourselves or the world we inhabit.
1．What can be inferred from the first paragraph?
A．We can’t be easily affected by strangers.
B．We are connected and form a social network.
C．We have negative effects on other social members.
D．We will not make a difference in a specific group.
答案 B
解析 推理判断题。根据第一段的内容，尤其是最后一句可知，人与人之间是相互联系相互影响的，从而形成一个社会网络。
2．Why is a social network like a commonly owned forest?
A．Because it remains healthy and productive.
B．Because it tends to magnify negative things.
C．Because it is creative and shared by people in the whole society.
D．Because what it creates can be enjoyed by everyone in the network.
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知，这种网络创造出来的产品并不属于任何个人，而是整个网络里面的人所共享的。
3．We can learn from Paragraph 4 that .
A．whether we are richer depends on the number of friends we make
B．the wealth we possess has nothing to do with individual continuous efforts
C．sometimes our success may be largely due to our position in social networks
D．we won’t succeed unless we fully control the overall structure of the network
答案 C
解析 推理判断题。根据第四段第一句可知，我们的成功与我们在社交网络中所处的位置有很大的关系。
4．What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
A．To introduce the characteristics of social networks.
B．To urge people to understand how our society works.
C．To show the significance of understanding social networks.
D．To explain the possible consequences of ignoring social networks.
答案 C
解析 写作意图题。根据最后一段最后一句“If we do not understand social networks，we cannot hope to fully understand either ourselves or the world we inhabit.”可知，文章旨在表明社会关系网的重要性。
一、题型解读
各种话题的阅读材料都可能考查写作意图/目的题。设问形式常有：
1．整篇文章的写作意图/目的：
(1)The author writes this passage in order to .
(2)The author of the passage aims to .
(3)The purpose of the passage is to .
(4)What is the main purpose of the passage?
(5)What is the author’s intention of writing this passage?
(6)The author of the story wants to tell us that .
2．某处细节的写作意图/目的：
(1)The author uses...in the first paragraph to .
(2)The author uses the example of...to .
(3)The author writes the last paragraph in order to .
(4)Why does the author mention...in the first paragraph?
二、解题技巧
1．文体特点推意图
(1)记叙文：一般会在首段或尾段出现高度概括的总结性的语言，且往往有一定的哲理性，所有的叙述都是围绕该哲理展开。
(2)广告类应用文：文章中有对某种物品或服务的详尽介绍，使用具有明显支持倾向的语言。
(3)说明文：写作目的有赖于对文章主旨的把握，阅读时需要找准主题句。
(4)议论文：提出论点——进行论证——得出结论，作者的意图往往隐含于最后一部分中。
2．看写作手法找答案
(1)在文章开头提出问题或介绍与主题有关的其他事物时答案中往往会含有to bring in/to introduce the topic等字眼。
(2)举例或引用某人的话时答案中往往会含有to support/to show...
例如：【感悟体会】中的第4题，文章为议论文，文章先提出论点，再进行论证，最后得出结论，因此通过最后一段所给信息可知文章旨在表明社会关系的重要性。
A
(2018·湖南第二次联考)
In my very first job with some 1archaeologists，I wasn’t digging objects out of the ground，instead I was employed as an artist，drawing what they found.However，I was soon more interested in the stories behind the objects than in drawing them and that’s how my career in archaeology started.I still draw what I find in my work as a specialist on the Silk Road，the old trade route running from Egypt to Mongolia，and I also work on some underwater projects too.
In archaeology，my all-time hero is an American called Raphael Pumpelly.I first heard about him when I was a student on a trip to Turkmenistan，a country right in the heart of Asia.To get around the country，I had to learn Russian so that I could speak to the local people.When I got there I thought，“Wow! I’m one of the first Americans here！” Then an old man told me about an American archaeologist，Raphael Pumpelly，who was there doing the same thing over 100 years ago.
Archaeology’s in my family.My wife’s in the same 2profession，and，although our two boys aren’t interested in the future in archaeology themselves，we’ve been on some great digs together and they love what we do because they get to travel with us.Last summer，we took them to Lake Titicaca in South America，in the high areas of the Andes mountain range.My best experience was when I was digging on the Egyptian Red Sea coast.There’s very little rain and it’s so dry that everything is kept as it was.In an old house，where the owner used to store goods from the ships that came in，I picked up a 700-year-old mat in front of the house and there，under it，after all that time，was the house key with the owner’s name carved on it.It felt like he could be on his way home any minute! And I thought，“Hey，I do just that.This man’s not much different to me！”
1．While working in Egypt，what did the writer find so interesting?
A．That people from different centuries could be so similar.
B．The fact that the doormat was in such good condition.
C．The way the people managed to live in such a dry place.
D．That there had been so much trade in that area.
答案 A
解析 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“My best experience was when I was digging on the Egyptian Red Sea coast.”和此段最后一句可知，作者看见了地垫下的钥匙，感觉700年前的那个人就在回家的路上，感觉彼此没有什么不同。故选A。
2．Which 3entry will the writer probably make in his diary?
A．Turkmenistan is interesting.I’m the first American to come here but I’m glad this is my last trip away.
B．I have been diving today and found some objects for an exhibition.I’ve just finished drawing them for my records.
C．I wish my children weren’t more interested in archaeology and would not work hard in the open like their parents.
D．It’s nearly dark but Raphael’s still busy digging in that old house.He can be very annoying.He thinks he’s the most important person here.
答案 B
解析 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句可知，作者从事画图工作，还从事水下工作。B项与画图和水下工作有关，故选B。
3．What is the writer’s main purpose in writing the text?
A．To describe the life of an archaeologist he admires.
B．To persuade people to take up archaeology as a career.
C．To explain what he enjoys about being an archaeologist.
D．To show how archaeologists work.
答案 C
解析 写作意图题。根据第一段中的“I was soon more interested in the stories behind the objects than in drawing them”可知，作者在文中解释了自己喜欢做考古学家的原因，故选C。
B
Stained glass(彩色玻璃) artists create different designs by making cuts on the glass to “score” it and then breaking off the pattern that they want to use in the finished product.The most difficult cut in stained glass is called an inside cut.Basically，it’s a curved(弯曲的) line where you throw away the part inside of the curve.The problem with inside cuts is that the edges of the curve tend to break off when the pieces of scored glass are broken apart.
As the artist talked about inside cuts，he said，“The glass will break into pieces if you try to cut too much off at once.The best way to do an inside cut is to 7slice off smaller curves piece-by-piece.In fact，it’s not just the best way to do it，but it’s the only way to do it.”
How many times do you try to make a big change and cut the entire piece at once? We convince ourselves that we can do this all the time.We’ll 4commit to 5transforming our diet overnight or we get inspired to launch a business in a weekend or we finally get motivated to work out and push ourselves to the edge of burning out.
Why not approach your goals and dreams like a stained glass artist? Starting by slicing a shallow curve and breaking a small piece off，you cut a slightly deeper curve and break that off until you have your full inside cut.By slowly cutting deeper and deeper curves，you prevent the glass from breaking as it changes shape.
Of course，change isn’t easy—no matter how you do it.Slow gains are boring，but if we keep making small improvements，then pretty soon we will end up with a beautiful masterpiece on our hands instead of a bunch of broken pieces.
4．Why is an inside cut believed to be most difficult?
A．It needs a one-and-only design.
B．It 6calls for nothing but inspiration.
C．The edges of the curve break easily.
D．The glass inside the curve is easily broken.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，内部切割的问题在于，当划过的玻璃裂开的时候，曲线的边缘往往会折断。故选C。
5．What mistakes are easily made according to Paragraph 3?
A．Being too eager to make improvements.
B．Being too worried about the final outcome.
C．Trying to make a complete change all at once.
D．Developing to focus on progress instead of achievements.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第三段前两句可知，我们很容易犯的错误是试图一次就做出彻底的改变。故选C。
6．What does the author suggest by saying “slicing a shallow curve”？
A．Moving forward with a clear aim.
B．Starting slow and improving little by little.
C．Developing a new habit with great determination.
D．Handling something major first and ignoring the minor part.
答案 B
解析 推理判断题。根据上文“Why not approach your goals and dreams like a stained glass artist？”可推断，作者建议人们要像一个彩色玻璃艺术家一样接近目标和梦想。结合第一、二段的讲述可推断，画线句的意思是：慢慢开始，一点点进步，每次一小块，逐渐稍微大一点直到完全切开整个里面。故选B。
7．What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A．To show his love for stained glass.
B．To introduce the skill of an inside cut.
C．To appreciate designs of stained glass artists.
D．To share his opinions on how to make a change.
答案 D
解析 写作目的题。纵观全文可知，最后一段点明了作者的观点：改变不容易，如果保持小的进步，很快我们会完成我们的杰作而不是满地碎片。因此推断本文的写作目的是为了分享他关于如何做出改变的观点。故选D。
Ⅰ.障碍词汇突破
(一)阅读下列句子，并根据句意猜测画线部分的意思
1．The archaeologist has to get special permission to open up the grave.考古学家
2．Although I like singing，I still don’t treat it as my life-long profession.职业
3．Because there are several files，you need an entry for each one.条目
4．The president is committed to reforming health care.承诺
(二)同义词语替换
5．They transformed the basement into a reading room.changed
6．To be a nurse calls for endurance and patience.needs
(三)一词多义
7．slice n．片，切片，薄片；一份；vt.切下；把……分成部分；将……切成薄片
(1)Try to eat at least four slices of bread a day.薄片
(2)Fiction takes up a large slice of the publishing market.一份
(3)Slice up the onions and add them to the meat.将……切成薄片
Ⅱ.长难句理解
1．In an old house，where the owner used to store goods from the ships that came in，I picked up a 700-year-old mat in front of the house and there，under it，after all that time，was the house key with the owner’s name carved on it.
[句式分析] 本句话是一个并列复合句，and前的句子的主干部分是简单句的主谓宾结构；In an old house，where the owner used to store goods from the ships that came in，为地点状语，其中where the owner used to store goods from the ships that came in为定语从句，修饰house；that came in为定语从句，修饰the ships；and后的句子是一个完全倒装结构，调整为正常顺序后为the house key was there，under it；with the owner’s name carved on it是with复合结构，在此处作定语，修饰the house key。
[精美译文] 在一座旧房子里，它的主人过去常在这儿存放从海上运来的货物，在这座旧房子里的前面，我捡起了一个有700年历史的垫子，就是在那，在垫子的下面，过了那么多年，放着上面刻着主人姓名的房子钥匙。
2．Slow gains are boring，but if we keep making small improvements，then pretty soon we will end up with a beautiful masterpiece on our hands instead of a bunch of broken pieces.
[句式分析] 本句话是一个并列复合句，but前的句子的主干部分是简单句的主系表结构；后面是复合句，含有条件状语从句。
[精美译文] 慢慢地收获是令人厌烦的，但是如果我们连续不断地取得进步，那么很快在我们手上就会出现一个美丽的杰作而不是一堆碎片。
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．No one was hurt in the accident，and we all breathed a sigh of .(2018·宿迁高一期中)
A．relief B．surprise
C．embarrassment D．disappointment
答案 A
解析 句意为：在事故中没人受伤，我们都宽慰地松了一口气。relief轻松，宽慰；surprise惊奇；embarrassment尴尬；disappointment失望。根据句意，故选A项。
2．Last month，part of Britain was struck by snowstorms，from effects most passengers in Heathrow were suffering a lot，especially those with children.
A．which. B．what
C．that D．whose
答案 D
解析 句意为：上个月，英国的一部分地区遭到了暴风雪的袭击，在Heathrow的大多数乘客都深受其苦，特别是那些有孩子的人。此处snowstorms是先行词，与effects有所属关系，故用whose引导定语从句，whose在从句中作定语，故答案为D。
3．—I wonder what makes you a good salesperson.
—I as a waiter for three years，which contributes a lot to my today’s work.
A．serve B．have served
C．had served D．served
答案 D
解析 句意为：——我想知道什么使你成为一个优秀的销售员。——我当过三年的服务员，这对我现在的工作有很大帮助。根据句意，回答者现在是一名优秀的销售员，做服务员的三年发生在过去，所以用一般过去时。故选D。
4．It was already late，so when I came to the street，there was nobody .
A．in advance B．in turn
C．in return D．in sight
答案 D
解析 句意为：天早已经晚了，当我到街上的时候，看不见任何人。in advance 预先，提前； in turn 轮流；in return 作为……回报；in sight 看得见。根据句意，故选D项。
5．—How long do you expect it before the African can keep the disease under control?
—As soon as possible.
A．is B．has been
C．will be D．will have been
答案 C
解析 句意为：——你预料要过多久之后非洲人才能控制住这一疾病？——尽快。固定句式：It will be ＋一段时间＋before...，多久之后才会……，并由答句“As soon as possible.”可知句子用一般将来时态。故选C。
6．Next door to ours ，who seem to have settled in this community for quite a long time.
A．are living a black couple
B．live a black couple
C．are a black couple living
D．do a black couple live
答案 B
解析 表示地点的状语Next door to ours置于句首，且主语为名词“a black couple”，所以句子要用完全倒装，完全倒装一般不出现进行时态，故选B项。句意为：我们隔壁住着一对黑人夫妇，他们似乎已经在这个社区定居很久了。故选B。
7．—Look at the noisy kids!
—Haven’t you heard the saying “ ”？
A．There’s plenty of fish in the sea
B．All that glitters is not gold
C．When the cat is away，the mice will play
D．A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
答案 C
解析 There’s plenty of fish in the sea天涯何处无芳草；All that glitters is not gold闪光的未必都是金子；When the cat is away，the mice will play山中无老虎，猴子称霸王；A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。句意为：——看这些吵闹的孩子。——你没听说过“山中无老虎，猴子称霸王”吗？根据句意可知选C。
8． fired，your health care and other benefits will not be immediately cut off.
A．Would you be B．Should you be
C．Could you be D．Might you be
答案 B
解析 句意为：你如果被解雇了，你的医疗保险和其他的利益不会被立刻取消。本题考查了虚拟语气的倒装。如果虚拟语气的条件从句中的谓语动词中含有were，had，should；有时可将if省去，而将条件从句的主语置于were，had，should之后，构成倒装。故选B。
9．How would you like if you were watching your favorite TV program and someone came into the room and just shut it off without asking you?
A．them B．one
C．those D．it
答案 D
解析 句意为：如果你正在看最喜爱的电视节目，这时有人进来没有征求你的意见就把电视关了，你会怎么想？固定表达how would you like it if...，在此结构中it代替后面if从句的内容。
10．After a long vacation，Mike came back .
A．freshly and strongly
B．being fresh and strong
C．fresh and strong
D．to be fresh and strong
答案 C
解析 句意为：长假后，麦克回来时精力充沛。作主语补足语，对主语补充说明或对主语状态的描述用形容词。副词是对动词的修饰，“精力充沛”是对人而言的，不是对动作“came back”而言的，所以A项错误。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
El Niño，a Spanish term for “the Christ child，” was named by South American fishermen who noticed that the global weather pattern，which happens every two to seven years，reduced the amount of fishes caught around Christmas.El Niño sees warm water，collected over several years in the western Pacific，flow back eastwards when winds that normally blow westwards weaken，or sometimes the other way round.
The weather effects，both good and bad，are felt in many places.Rich countries gain more from powerful Niños，on balance，than they lose.A study found that a strong Niño in 1997-98 helped America’s economy grow by 15 billion，partly because of better agricultural harvests：farmers in the Midwest gained from extra rain.The total rise in agricultural incomes in rich countries is greater than the fall in poor ones.
But in Indonesia extremely dry forests are in flames.A multi-year drought(干旱) in south-east Brazil is becoming worse.Though heavy rains brought about by El Niño may relieve the drought in California，they are likely to cause surface flooding and other disasters.
The most recent powerful Niño，in 1997-98，killed around 21,000 people and caused damage worth 36 billion around the globe.But such Niños come with months of warning，and so much is known about how they happen that governments can prepare.According to the Overseas Development Institute (ODI)，however，just 12% of disaster-relief funding in the past two decades has gone on reducing risks in advance，rather than recovery and rebuilding afterwards.This is despite evidence that a dollar spent on risk-reduction saves at least two on reconstruction.
Simple improvements to infrastructure(基础设施) can reduce the spread of disease.Better sewers(下水道) make it less likely that heavy rain is followed by an outbreak of the disease of bad stomach.Stronger bridges mean villages are less likely to be left without food and medicine after floods.According to a paper in 2011 by Mr Hsiang and co-authors，civil conflict is related to El Niño’s harmful effects—and the poorer the country，the stronger the link.Though the relationship may not be causal，helping divided communities to prepare for disasters would at least reduce the risk that those disasters are followed by killing and wounding people.Since the poorest are least likely to make up for their losses from disasters linked to El Niño，reducing their losses needs to be the priority.
11．What can we learn about El Niño in Paragraph 1?
A．It is named after a South American fisherman.
B．It takes place almost every year all over the world.
C．It forces fishermen to stop catching fish around Christmas.
D．It sees the changes of water flow direction in the ocean.
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，在海洋厄尔尼诺现象发生时会有洋流的变化。
12．What may El Niños bring about to the countries affected?
A．Agricultural harvests in rich countries fall.
B．Droughts become more harmful than floods.
C．Rich countries’ gains are greater than their losses.
D．Poor countries suffer less from droughts economically.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Rich countries gain more from powerful Niños，on balance，than they lose.”可知，富裕国家因厄尔尼诺得到的东西要比它们失去的多。
13．The data provided by ODI in Paragraph 4 suggest that .
A．more investment should go to risk reduction
B．governments of poor countries need more aid
C．victims of El Niño deserve more compensation
D．recovery and reconstruction should come first
答案 A
解析 推理判断题。根据第四段倒数第二句中的“...however，just 12% of disaster-relief funding in the past two decades has gone on reducing risks in advance...”可知以往政府对减少风险的投入太少，应该加大投资以降低厄尔尼诺现象造成的损失。
14．What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A．To introduce El Niño and its origin.
B．To explain the consequences of El Niño.
C．To show ways of fighting against El Niño.
D．To urge people to prepare for El Niño.
答案 D
解析 写作意图题。根据文章内容，特别是最后一段中的“helping divided communities to prepare for disasters would at least reduce the risk...”可判断出，作者写这篇文章的目的是呼吁人们为厄尔尼诺现象的发生做好准备。
B
Professional courses，such as Masters in International Business or MIB，have been taken by many students in the last two decades.They are choosing new-age non-conventional courses that guarantee a better future.MIB is a specialized course that teaches the international business.There are valid reasons for so much popularity of MIB course.
The course content and teaching methods of MIB are quite different from a normal MBA or Master of Business Administration.It has been designed with the sole objective of developing professionals with an indepth understanding and knowledge of the international trade.The course offers various advantages over the conventional MBA degree course.
The massive increase in the international business and foreign trade gives excellent job prospects(前景) to the new generation.Acquiring a degree of MIB offers outstanding growth of job opportunities.Those who want to pursue in the field of marketing also have a good future after completing the degree from a reputed MIB college.Big multinational organizations look for talented people who can handle the job profile of International Marketing Manage，and people with MIB degrees are preferred.The profile needs an in-depth understanding of the overseas markets，because it is the strategic post from the perspective of company’s international business growth.
Since business finance and economics are covered at length in the curriculum of MIB，students have great job offers in the field of finance as well.Typically，organizations offer the profile of international finance controllers to those who complete MIB with the specialization of finance.The specialization covers aspects of international taxes，accounts，budgeting and so on.People in this field are well-paid，and growth prospects are unlimited.After completing degree course from a reputed MIB college，there is a good scope in the banking and finance sector as well.International banks appoint people who have an excellent grasp over the international banking policies，currency exchange，and international policies.Thus，MIB is the golden key to success with brilliant job opportunities in national and multinational sectors.
15．The second paragraph is mainly developed by .
A．analyzing causes B．listing figures
C．making comparisons D．proving definition
答案 C
解析 推理判断题。根据文章第二段第一句和最后一句可知，本段主要是通过对比MIB和MBA课程之间的区别来组织写作的。
16．More and more people intend to acquire a degree of MIB because .
A．it is a compulsory course in the colleges
B．it offers them conventional economic knowledge
C．it offers them opportunities to do small business
D．it helps them get good jobs in some organizations
答案 D
解析 推理判断题。根据文章第三段第四句可知，很多大型国际组织更喜欢聘用有MIB学位的人才，这才是越来越多的人学习MIB课程的主要原因。
17．What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．The international finance controller is a high-quality job.
B．People get higher salary in business field than in finance field.
C．MIB holders are more promising in all careers than others.
D．International banks only accept employees from MIB colleges.
答案 A
解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段前两句可知，MIB课程中含有商业金融方面的课程，通常，很多组织会把国际金融控制师的工作给这些完成MIB学位的人，说明这是一份非常好的工作。
18．What’s the author’s purpose of writing this passage?
A．To make an advertisement for the MIB course.
B．To analyze the disadvantages of the MIB course.
C．To explain why the MIB course is getting popular.
D．To predict the development trend of the MIB course.
答案 C
解析 写作意图题。根据文章第一段可知，现在MIB课程越来越受欢迎，本段最后一句“There are valid reasons for so much popularity of MIB course.”提出这一课程受欢迎有很多原因，文章接下来的三段主要说明具体的原因。
Ⅲ.完形填空
(2018·扬州期中)
I decided to become a comet searcher on a bright clear morning 50 years ago in Montreal.It was a bit of an impromptu(即兴的) 19 .I had a French test 20 and knew that the examiner，Mr Hutchison，would ask me about my career plans.I had to come up with something that was both credible and easily 21 into French.
About six years earlier I truly had become 22 about the night sky，but to stand up and say，“Astronomie！” was not enough.Mr Hutchison would want 23 .I recalled—a comet that had recently been discovered from Japan—one that 24 became the brightest of the 20th century.Without a further thought，I decided that I was going to be a 25 for comets.Not coincidentally，the English and French words for a comet (une comete) sound very 26 ，so my new occupation was 27 to talk about in French.
And 28 to the answer I gave Mr Hutchison，I began searching for comets after graduation.Fortunately，working as a science journalist and giving lectures about the night sky have allowed me to 29 my cosmic passion and still pay the bills.
Discovering my first comet 30 almost 19 years.On that particular night，November 13,1984.As I 31 the telescope again and again，I slowly 32 that a fuzzy(模糊的) object was not staying in the same place but was creeping northward，as only a comet 33 .
I telephoned an astronomer at Lowell Observatory Ariz，who 34 my find.I felt as though I could 35 right up to the sky I loved so much.Michael Rudenko discovered the comet the next evening，and 36 the new object became known as Comet Levy-Rudenko.
In the following 50 years，I discovered 22 other new comets.It is the joy of the search，
37 the discoveries，that 38 me going.
19．A.plan B．idea
C．decision D．thought
答案 C
解析 根据本段第一句可知作者是在50年前的一个早晨决定做一名彗星搜寻者的，所以这可以算的上是一个即兴的决定。根据题意，故选C。
20．A.coming up B．coming to
C．coming over D．coming down
答案 A
解析 根据下文的“would ask me about my career plans”可知此时考试还未进行，故此空意为即将到来的考试。come up即将发生，符合语境，故选A。
21．A.expressed B．put
C．written D．spoken
答案 B
解析 句意为：我不得不想出一些既可信又容易用法语表达的东西。根据下文中的“English and French words for a comet(une comete) sound very...”可知，因为彗星这个词英法发音相似，所以作者此处应该是想找用法语容易表达的东西。put into把……译成，用……表达。根据题意，故选B。
22．A.particular B．curious
C．passionate D．confident
答案 C
解析 particular特别的；curious 好奇的；passionate 激昂的，热情的；confident确信的，深信的。根据下文的“cosmic passion”可知作者充满了热情，故选C。
23．A.details B．contents
C．descriptions D．contacts
答案 A
解析 句意为：Hutchison先生会想要细节。根据“...but to stand up and say，‘Astronomie！’ was not enough.”可知，Hutchison先生想要听到更多详细的信息。故选A。
24．A.inevitably B．invariably
C．unexpectedly D．eventually
答案 D
解析 句意为：我记得——最近从日本发现的一颗彗星——最终成为20世纪最明亮的一颗。eventually终于，最后。故选D。
25．A.reporter B．hunter
C．researcher D．observer
答案 B
解析 reporter 记者； hunter 猎人；researcher研究员，调查者；observer观察者。根据上文“I decided to become a comet searcher”可知，hunter与searcher意义相近，故选B。
26．A.different B．same
C．alike D．pleasant
答案 C
解析 句意为： 并非巧合的是，彗星的英语和法语单词的发音非常相似，所以我的新职业很容易用法语表达。根据上文“I had to come up with something...into French”及“Not coincidentally” 可推知comet英语单词与法语单词的发音很相似(alike)。故选C。
27．A.hard B．mild
C．casual D．easy
答案 D
解析 参考上题解析。 hard困难的； mild 温柔的； casual偶然的，临时的；easy容易的。上文中的easily亦是提示。故选D。
28．A.true B．close
C．open D．contrary
答案 A
解析 根据上文可知，作者给老师的回答是做一名彗星猎人，而下一句则说了他开始寻找彗星，可知他忠于自己的回答。true to sth.忠诚于，忠实于。故选A。
29．A.arouse B．share
C．awaken D．pursue
答案 D
解析 根据上文可知，作者很早就对夜空充满激情，故此处应为追求(pursue)自己的激情。故选D。
30．A.took B．spent
C．cost D．used
答案 A
解析 句意为：发现我的第一个彗星几乎花了19年的时间。在作“花费时间”的意义解时，spend的主语只能是人，而take的主语则人和事都可以，cost为花费金钱或时间、精力(多为笼统的)。故选A。
31．A.looked into B．looked through
C．saw through D．saw to
答案 B
解析 look into 调查；look through快速查看，浏览；
see through看透，识破；see to照料，料理。根据下文的“slowly”可知，此处应该是指一遍遍地快速浏览。故选B。
32．A.consented B．realized
C．concluded D．recognized
答案 B
解析 根据语境可知，作者是在一遍遍地快速浏览的过程中才慢慢发现那个模糊的物体是移动的。所以此处应该是指他慢慢察觉出。realize察觉出，认识到。故选B。
33．A.might B．should
C．would D．could
答案 C
解析 此处可以看成一个省略句，补充完整为“as only a comet creep like that.”意为“因为只有彗星会这样缓慢移动”，would有“总是，爱，好，就”的意思，用在此处，符合语境。故选C。
34．A.accepted B．confirmed
C．approved D．opposed
答案 B
解析 根据下文可知，作者发现的这一物体就是彗星。所以应该是他的发现被确认。accept接受；confirm确认； approve批准，认可；oppose相对。根据题意，故选B。
35．A.climb B．grow
C．flee D．float
答案 D
解析 根据语境可知作者很高兴，高兴地快要飘到天上去了。故用float“飘浮”，生动贴切。故选D。
36．A.yet B．still
C．thus D．also
答案 C
解析 因为作者首先发现了这颗彗星，第二天晚上Rudenko也发现了它，所以最终该彗星以两人的名字命名。前后为因果关系。故选C。
37．A.more than B．better than
C．other than D．rather than
答案 A
解析 句意为：是搜索的乐趣，而不仅仅是那些发现，让我继续前行。more than不只是，超过；better than 比……更好；other than除了，不同于；rather than而不是。根据题意，故选A。
38．A.drags B．keeps
C．leaves D．catches
答案 B
解析 参见上题解析。keep sb.going让某人继续前行。故选B。
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