2022年北京卷
Our Christmas Goose
On a cold morning that December, my brother Rick and I were sent to Uncle Tommie's on the other side of Little Mountain to get a goose for Christmas dinner. This long journey over the mountain was hard but worth it.
That morning, dark clouds were coming together overhead. I knew it was going to snow on the 1 .
When we arrived, Uncle Tommie was already waiting for us. “Boys, I'm not 2 you off,” he said, “but the wind is picking up. You'd better get the goose and head for home soon.”
After a quick thank⁃you and goodbye, I took the goose and we left. Halfway up the mountain, it began to snow heavily. I held the goose 3 to me.
By the time we reached the top of the mountain, it snowed more heavily. And the wind seemed to blow straight through my coat. I stepped in front of Rick. “You must be cold. Open your coat!”
“Are you crazy?” Rick asked. “I'll lose what little warmth I have!” When he saw I was 4 , he slowly opened his coat.
I placed the warm goose inside his coat. Rick sighed happily(舒了口气). My plan was 5 .
On the way down, I started to shiver(发抖). Rick said, “Dave, it's your turn now.”
He passed me the goose. For a long moment, I just stood and 6 my freezing(冰冷的) hands on his body. We passed the goose back and forth(来回地) between us all the way. Finally, we got home.
Sitting at the table, we explained how the goose kept us from freezing. “We can't have him for dinner! This goose helped 7 our lives,” I said.
Later, we named the goose Charley and he lived out his life in the yard, bossing around the chickens and another goose we bought to keep him company. A life as the most important bird was fitting for our 8 .
1.A.mountain B.island C.lake D.beach
2.A.paying B.rushing C.showing D.calling
3.A.lightly B.secretly C.high D.close
4.A.frightened B.regretful C.serious D.surprised
5.A.working B.continuing C.improving D.changing
6.A.raised B.dried C.warmed D.examined
7.A.spare B.save C.treasure D.give
8.A.leader B.boss C.guide D.hero
2023年北京卷
Be What’s Missing
Where was that cashier (收银员)? Impatient, I quickly looked at my watch. I hardly had enough time to eat a sandwich and rush back to work.
I looked around the nearly empty ____1___, but the cashier was nowhere in sight. A woman stood wiping (擦) the far end of the counter. She looked at me coldly with sad, dark eyes.
I ____2___, getting angry. I’d been standing there for at least three minutes!
Controlling my anger, I remembered Mom’s words. “Whenever you find yourself in an unpleasant situation, just think about what is missing. If someone is unkind, then kindness is missing. If someone is hateful, then ___3___ is missing. If we will be what’s missing, then we’ll provide whatever the situation needs.”
And here I was in an unpleasant situation. How should I “be what’s missing”? What was missing was ___4___. Maybe I should just jump behind the counter and take my own order.
Just then the woman walked slowly towards me. “May I help you?” she asked, still ___5___. She looked so tired. No doubt, she was overworked.
I took a deep breath. With Mom’s words ringing in my head, I gave the woman my order ... and smiled. “How are you today?”
My question seemed to ___6___ her. She eyed me for a second before answering. “Not too good.”
“I’m sorry.” I said. “I hope it gets better starting right now.”
She almost smiled as she looked at me “Thanks. I hope you’re right.”
I thought to myself as I ate my sandwich. We’re all the same, really. We have problems and angers, we get tired and we hurt. We need to be ___7___ to each other.
After eating, I wiped the table cleaner than usual, and put the tray (托盘) back nicely on the stand. The woman was watching me, a big smile on her face.
“Be what’s missing.” It ___8___.
1.A. restaurant B. street C. school D. office
2.A. agreed B. finished C. waited D. left
3.A. trust B. love C. patience D. confidence
4.A. hope B. advice C. money D. service
5.A. nervously B. carefully C. coldly D. kindly
6.A. disappoint B. hurt C. trouble D. surprise
7.A. nicer B. closer C. cooler D. fairer
8.A. said B. worked C. read D. ended
2024年北京卷
Every summer, Serena spent two weeks at Green Farm’s horseback riding camp. Last year, Serena and her favorite horse Piper finished second in the obstacle course (障碍赛赛道) race.
“I can’t wait to ride Piper,” Serena told Rose, her coach. Rose smiled and said, “Sorry, but we need to save Piper for our newer 13 this year. She’s one of the best-behaved horses. How about you try riding Harley?”
Serena felt 14 and was a little scared (害怕的) at the sight of Harley, the tallest horse, but she stayed hopeful. As she was trying to ride Harley, he went up on his back legs, throwing Serena off. She landed on the hard ground, her eyes filled with tears.
“I’m scared of Harley, and he’s too hard to 15 ,” Serena told Rose.
“Harley is in a new place with a new person on his back,” Rose explained. “I’m sure he’s pretty scared, too. But if you trust him, he will trust you.”
Serena decided that it was time for a fresh 16 . “I know you’re afraid of me. We’re still strangers, and it’s up to me to make sure that we become friends,” she talked to Harley 17 . After a while, Harley calmed (平静) down, and Serena realized that she was also feeling calmer. She then led Harley for a walk around the ring so that he could get used to being with her and following her directions.
Soon, Serena and Harley made progress together as their confidence in each other 18 . By the end of the first week, they had completed the obstacle course together.
On the final day of the camp was the bag race. Serena confidently climbed onto Harley. Harley, 19 the excitement of the day, ran through the course like a madman and easily won. The other horses were just no match for Harley.
Rose handed Serena the winner’s trophy with a wink (眨眼). Serena suddenly realized that Rose had wanted her to 20 herself to be a better rider, even though she would have had a nice time with Piper.
Serena gave Rose a hug and then took the trophy, and a carrot, over to Harley.
13.A.leaders B.riders C.climbers D.drivers
14.A.stupid B.disappointed C.comfortable D.lucky
15.A.refuse B.raise C.cheat D.control
16.A.answer B.memory C.start D.topic
17.A.angrily B.softly C.curiously D.sadly
18.A.fell B.returned C.grew D.remained
19.A.sensing B.breaking C.hiding D.spreading
20.A.advise B.accept C.choose D.challenge
2025年北京卷
The New Year party was usually held at my aunt's house and my favorite part was the apple cake. At the age of 11, when I first found out that my grandfather, who was never in the kitchen, was the master behind it, I was greatly ___1___. And I thought that this was the perfect chance to get the recipe(制作方法), and that I could actually have a time to ___2___ with him.
Since then, I would go to my aunt's early on the morning of New Year's Day, and we'd make the cake together happily. I was amazed that Grandpa could peel an apple in one rind. And we'd mix everything and put it into the oven. Once the cake was done, the house would immediately smell like apples.
But as I got older, so did Grandpa.
One New Year's Day, as I was taking out the apples from the shopping bag ___3___ as usual, he looked at me and said, "Sophia, what are you doing?"
I was shocked. I knew that he was beginning to forget things, but I didn't think he would forget this. It was our ___4___. It was our time of bonding (联络感情). My heart ached. "We're making the apple cake. You know, we always make a cake on New Year's Day."
And he said, "Apple cake? Can you teach me?"
Now, I was terrified (很害怕的). Still, I ___5___ Grandpa in making the cake because I didn't want this tradition to die. But the whole time it just didn't feel the same.
Fast-forward to this New Year, Grandpa was in hospital, and we'd have our family get-together there. To bring a bit of ___6___ to the family, I decided to make the apple cake at home by myself. But I was ___7___ myself the whole time. I was afraid the cake was going to taste terrible because it didn't have Grandpa's touch.
At the hospital, everyone was surrounding (围绕) him, creating some ___8___. Grandpa looked down at the cake, and then looked back up at me and smiled. And I felt memories of our shared moments flooding back to him.
Even though he was in hospital, it felt like we had made the cake together.
1. A. surprised B. worried C. scared D. satisfied
2. A. compare B. connect C. study D. perform
3. A. cheerfully B. proudly C. nervously D. curiously
4. A. record B. rule C. interest D. tradition
5. A. served B. guided C. followed D. protected
6. A. trust B. company C. respect D. comfort
7. A. cheating B. excusing C. doubting D. thanking
8. A. space B. wealth C. magic D. warmth
2015年长沙卷
I am not a brave girl,and even a little mouse scares(惊吓)me. 31 I've been crazy about bungee jumping(蹦极).One day,I found a good place for this exciting 32 in Thailand by surfing the Internet.I packed my bag and flew there.However,I had no idea how to get to the address listed on the 33 .I called them and took a taxi,but the taxi driver didn't know the way,either.He dropped me halfway.
Having bought some bread,I had to wait for the car that was supposed to pick me up.Just then a young man jumped out of a car and asked if I was Jenny.Then we 34 to the bungee jumping place.I was amazed by the sights along the road through the window of the car.
I quickly signed an agreement which said I might die,and 35 a harness(安全带).The guide led me through a gate,asked me to sit in a special seat and tied my 36 and ankles(踝)well.
I was nervous but not scared.As soon as I stood up and felt my ankles 37 together,I got scared.I walked slowly to the edge(边)of the bridge and looked back.The workers looked at me and couldn't help laughing.At last it was time to go.So I jumped as 38 forward as I could.
At that moment my memory seemed to stop.I felt 39 going up,like riding a fast lift,and then another drop and...Finally,I stopped in the air.I spread my arms wide,laughing loudly and 40 .The workers pulled me up,smiling at me.
31.A.But B.Or C.So
32.A.task B.sport C.subject
33.A.magazine B.newspaper C.website
34.A.walked B.ran C.drove
35.A.put out B.put on C.put off
36.A.legs B.ears C.eyes
37.A.tied B.divided C.spread
38.A.close B.far C.short
39.A.themselves B.himself C.myself
40.A.sadly B.angrily C.proudly
2016年长沙卷
Do you believe that we can have an important influence on anyone we meet?The right words at just the right time could 31 someone’s life.
When I was 3 years old, my parents discovered I was 32 .After asking many doctors and parents of other deaf children, they decided not to put me in a special school.Although I seemed outgoing, my self-esteem(自尊心) was quite low.On my first day at school, the other kids 33 me because of my hearing aid and the way I talked. I was hurt deeply and I saw myself as a(n) 34 kid.
Mrs. Green, my 35 , changed all of that with a single three-word phrase.One morning, she asked the class a question.Sitting at my desk silently, I 36 her lips(嘴唇)and raised my hand right away.She called on me in front of the blackboard.I took a deep breath and 37 answered Mrs. Green’s question.
I will 38 forget what happened next. Mrs. Green pointed directly at me. With sparkling(闪光的)eyes and a big smile she cried:“That’s right, Ben!”
For the first time in my young life, my confidence(自信)rose.At that moment, I decided that no matter how many 39 I may face, I can overcome(克服)them.Thanks to those three 40 words, my whole life changed from that moment.
31.A.end B.change C.lose
32.A.blind B.deaf C.fat
33.A.made fun of B.took care of C.made friends with
34.A.ugly B.smart C.handsome
35.A.driver B.doctor C.teacher
36.A.read B.touched C.reached
37.A.nervously B.lazily C.carelessly
38.A.often B.ever C.never
39.A.aims B.difficulties C.interests
40.A.unkind B.bitter C.simple
2017年长沙卷
A father and his daughter were flying a kite in the park. The young daughter was a little bit tired, so they took a 31 on the bench(凳子). When the daughter saw an old man selling apples, she asked her father to buy her an apple. Her father didn't bring much money with him, but it was enough to buy two apples. So he did, and gave 32 of them to his daughter, smiling.
His daughter held one apple in her left hand and the other in the right hand. Then the father asked her if she could 33 one of the apples with him. When the girl heard this, she quickly took a bite(咬) from one apple. And before her father could speak, she also took a bite from the 34 apple.
The father was 35 . He wondered what mistake he made so that his daughter acted in such a greedy(贪婪的)way. He was lost in thought. perhaps he was just thinking too much. His daughter was too 36 to understand about sharing and giving. A smile disappeared from his face.
Suddenly, his daughter with an apple in her left hand said,“Daddy, have this one! It is much juicier and 37 .” Her father was speechless. He felt 38 about making the judgment(判断)so quickly about a small child. But his smile 39 knowing why his daughter quickly took a bite from each apple.
Don't judge anything or draw a conclusion(结论)too quickly. 40 spare some more time to understand things better.
31.A.walk B.shower C.break
32.A.both B.either C.neither
33.A.cut B.wash C.share
34.A.first B.second C.third
35.A.satisfied B.surprised C.moved
36.A.brave B.silly C.young
37.A.sweeter B.bitterer C.saltier
38.A.proud B.great C.bad
39.A.went away B.came back C.ran off
40.A.Always B.Never C.Seldom
2018年长沙卷
When I was fifteen years old, I became very interested in shopping. After a while being just a buyer, I wanted to 31 something. I had many things that I no longer needed at home. I knew with the help of my father I could make money. So for months and months I 32 myself by selling things on my dad's bank account(账户).
On July 18th, 2015, I made my own account and began to start my own 33 . Things were going great and then I realized that selling things around the house wasn't 34 for me, so I decided to expand(拓展)my business by running a resale shop. I went around to the yard sales and bought things at low prices and sold them at 35 prices to make money.
Last October, I went to a yard sale that was a little bit different. A lady had many nice things to sell. I went up to her and had a 36 with her. through the communication, I knew she was jobless at that moment and needed money to feed her family. I thought I could do it better and more quickly for her. So I made a decision to help her out. She looked at me for a while and then said 37 . After that I took away some of her things and over the next month I made $1,500 for her! When I gave her the money, she broke down into tears(眼泪) 38 .
I have never felt so 39 to help someone in my life. I know my skills could be used to help those in need and that even one small act of kindness could 40 .
31.A.buy B.sell C.produce
32.A.annoyed B.enjoyed C.punished
33.A.business B.holiday C.education
34.A.familiar B.helpful C.enough
35.A.higher B.lower C.half
36.A.competition B.fight C.conversation
37.A.no B.yes C.sorry
38.A.peacefully B.regretfully C.thankfully
39.A.worried B.stressed C.pleased
40.A.make a difference B.make a mess C.make a mistake
答案解析：
2022年北京卷
1. 根据第一段中的“sent to Uncle Tommie's on the other side of Little Mountain”和第三段中的“Halfway up the mountain”，可知故事发生的地点是山上，天气变化也发生在山路上，所以选A。
2. 根据Uncle Tommie说的“the wind is picking up. You'd better get the goose and head for home soon”，可知他是在催促兄弟俩赶紧回家，所以选B。
3. 根据后文“the wind seemed to blow straight through my coat”和“stepped in front of Rick”等描述，可知天气非常寒冷，作者把鹅抱得很紧是为了取暖，所以选D。
4. 根据后文Rick“slowly opened his coat”，可知他一开始虽然不情愿，但看到作者“是认真的”(serious)之后，还是照做了，所以选C。
5. 根据前文作者让Rick打开衣服，以及后文Rick“sighed happily”，可知作者通过把温暖的鹅给弟弟取暖的计划奏效了，所以选A。
6. 根据前文作者“I started to shiver”和后文兄弟俩“passed the goose back and forth”，可知此时轮到作者取暖，他把冰冷的手放在弟弟身上是为了取暖，所以选C。
7. 根据前文兄弟俩通过轮流抱着鹅才抵御了严寒，最终安全到家，可知作者认为这只鹅“拯救了”(saved)他们的生命，所以选B。
8. 根据全文故事，这只鹅在严寒中帮助兄弟俩度过了难关，是他们生命中的“英雄”(hero)，所以选D。
2023年北京卷
1. 根据后文“eat a sandwich”以及“take my own order”等可知，作者是在一个可以吃东西、点餐的地方，结合选项，“restaurant”(餐馆)符合语境，“street”(街道)、“school”(学校)、“office”(办公室)均不合适，所以选A。
2. 从“I’d been standing there for at least three minutes!”可知，作者已经在那里站了一段时间了，所以是“waited”(等待)，“agreed”(同意)、“finished”(完成)、“left”(离开)不符合文意，所以选C。
3. 前文提到“If someone is unkind, then kindness is missing.”，这里“hateful”(可恨的)与“unkind”类似，与之相对的应该是“love”(爱)，“trust”(信任)、“patience”(耐心)、“confidence”(自信)不符合这种对应关系，所以选B。
4. 作者在餐馆等待点餐，收银员不在，所以缺少的是“service”(服务)，“hope”(希望)、“advice”(建议)、“money”(钱)不符合语境，所以选D。
5. 根据“She looked at me coldly with sad, dark eyes.”可知，她之前就冷冷地看着作者，这里还是“coldly”(冷冷地)，“nervously”(紧张地)、“carefully”(仔细地)、“kindly”(友好地)与原文不符，所以选C。
6. 作者突然问“How are you today?”，这让她感到惊讶，“surprise”(使惊讶)符合语境，“disappoint”(使失望)、“hurt”(伤害)、“trouble”(麻烦)不合适，所以选D。
7. 从全文主旨“Be what’s missing”以及要友善待人的观点可知，这里应该是“nicer”(更友善的)，“closer”(更近的)、“cooler”(更酷的)、“fairer”(更公平的)不符合文意，所以选A。
8. “Be what’s missing.”这句话在文中起到了作用，“worked”有“起作用”的意思，“said”(说)、“read”(读)、“ended”(结束)不符合语境，所以选B。
2024年北京卷
13. B 根据前文提到在骑马营地，以及“save Piper for...”可知，这里是要把Piper留给新的骑马者，riders“骑马者”符合语境。leaders“领导者”;climbers“攀登者”;drivers“司机”，均不符合。
14. B 原本期待骑Piper，结果被告知要骑别的马，Serena会感到失望，disappointed“失望的”符合。stupid“愚蠢的”;comfortable“舒服的”;lucky“幸运的”，均不符合她的心情。
15. D 根据前文Serena从马上摔下来以及她说的话可知，她觉得Harley很难控制，control“控制”符合。refuse“拒绝”;raise“举起;饲养”;cheat“欺骗”，均不符合。
16. C Serena决定重新开始，a fresh start“一个新的开始”是固定表达。answer“答案”;memory“记忆”;topic“话题”，均不符合语境。
17. B Serena想要和Harley成为朋友，所以会温柔地和它说话，softly“温柔地”符合。angrily“生气地”;curiously“好奇地”;sadly“悲伤地”，均不符合她此时的态度。
18. C 随着彼此信任的增加，Serena和Harley一起取得了进步，grow“增长;增加”符合。fell“落下”;returned“返回”;remained“保持”，均不符合。
19. A Harley感觉到当天的兴奋气氛，所以跑得像疯了一样，sensing“感觉到”符合。breaking“打破”;hiding“隐藏”;spreading“传播”，均不符合。
20. D Serena意识到Rose是想让她挑战自己成为更好的骑手，challenge“挑战”符合。advise“建议”;accept“接受”;choose“选择”，均不能准确表达此意。
2025年北京卷
1. 根据前文“my grandfather, who was never in the kitchen, was the master behind it”(从不进厨房的爷爷是蛋糕大师)，可知作者发现这个事实时感到非常意外，所以选 A. surprised。
2. 根据后文“we'd make the cake together happily”以及“It was our time of bonding”(这是我们联络感情的时间)，可知作者希望通过一起做蛋糕来增进与爷爷的感情，所以选 B. connect。
3. 根据前文“we'd make the cake together happily”以及后文“as usual”(像往常一样)，可知作者当时是像往年一样，高兴地准备制作蛋糕，所以选 A. cheerfully。
4. 根据后文“I didn't want this tradition to die”(我不想让这个传统消失)，可知一起做苹果蛋糕是祖孙俩多年来的一个传统，所以选 D. tradition。
5. 根据前文“Apple cake? Can you teach me?”以及作者“Still”的转折，可知尽管爷爷忘了，作者还是像往常一样，跟着爷爷一起做蛋糕，所以选 C. followed。
6. 根据前文“Grandpa was in hospital”，可知作者在医院为家人做蛋糕，是为了给身处困境的家人带来一些慰藉，所以选 D. comfort。
7. 根据后文“I was afraid the cake was going to taste terrible because it didn't have Grandpa's touch”(我担心蛋糕会很难吃，因为它没有爷爷的技艺)，可知作者对自己做的蛋糕没有信心，一直在怀疑，所以选 C. doubting。
8. 根据后文“Grandpa looked down at the cake, and then looked back up at me and smiled”，以及全文营造的温馨氛围，可知家人围绕在爷爷身边，创造了温暖、亲切的氛围，所以选 D. warmth。
2015年长沙卷
31. 本题考查连词辨析。“But”表示转折关系，意为“但是”;“Or”表示选择关系，意为“或者”;“So”表示因果关系，意为“所以”。前文提到“I am not a brave girl, and even a little mouse scares me.(我不是一个勇敢的女孩，甚至一只小老鼠都会吓到我)”，后文说“I've been crazy about bungee jumping.(我对蹦极很着迷)”，前后形成转折关系，所以用“But”，选A。
32. 本题考查名词辨析。“task”意为“任务”;“sport”意为“运动”;“subject”意为“学科”。蹦极是一种运动，所以这里应该选“sport”，表示“一天，我通过上网在泰国找到了一个进行这项刺激运动的好地方”，选B。
33. 本题考查名词辨析。“magazine”意为“杂志”;“newspaper”意为“报纸”;“website”意为“网站”。根据前文“by surfing the Internet(通过上网)”可知，是在网站上看到的地址，所以选“website”，选C。
34. 本题考查动词辨析。“walked”意为“步行”;“ran”意为“跑”;“drove”意为“开车”。前文提到“a young man jumped out of a car(一个年轻人从车里跳出来)”，说明他们是开车去的蹦极地点，所以用“drove”，选C。
35. 本题考查动词短语辨析。“put out”意为“熄灭;伸出”;“put on”意为“穿上;戴上”;“put off”意为“推迟;拖延”。根据语境“a harness(安全带)”可知，这里是说系上安全带，用“put on”合适，选B。
36. 本题考查名词辨析。“legs”意为“腿”;“ears”意为“耳朵”;“eyes”意为“眼睛”。蹦极时要绑住腿和脚踝以保证安全，所以这里用“legs”，选A。
37. 本题考查动词辨析。“tied”意为“系;绑”;“divided”意为“分开;划分”;“spread”意为“传播;展开”。根据前文“tied my legs and ankles well(把我的腿和脚踝绑好)”可知，这里是说站起来感觉到脚踝被绑在一起，用“tied”，选A。
38. 本题考查形容词辨析。“close”意为“近的”;“far”意为“远的”;“short”意为“短的”。根据语境可知，作者要尽可能向前跳得远，所以用“far”，“as far as I could”表示“尽我所能远”，选B。
39. 本题考查反身代词辨析。“themselves”意为“他们自己”;“himself”意为“他自己”;“myself”意为“我自己”。本句主语是“I”，这里表示“我感觉自己向上，就像乘坐快速电梯一样”，要用反身代词“myself”，选C。
40. 本题考查副词辨析。“sadly”意为“悲伤地”;“angrily”意为“生气地”;“proudly”意为“自豪地”。根据前文“I spread my arms wide, laughing loudly(我张开双臂，大声笑着)”可知，作者此时的心情是自豪的，所以用“proudly”，选C。
2016年长沙卷
31. 本题考查动词词义辨析。“end”意为“结束”;“change”意为“改变”;“lose”意为“失去”。根据前文“Do you believe that we can have an important influence on anyone we meet?”(你相信我们能对我们遇到的任何人产生重要影响吗?)以及后文描述主人公因老师的一句话而改变生活可知，此处表达的是恰当的话语能在恰当的时候改变某人的生活，“change someone’s life”符合语境，所以答案选B。
32. 本题考查形容词词义辨析。“blind”意为“失明的”;“deaf”意为“失聪的”;“fat”意为“胖的”。根据后文“because of my hearing aid”(因为我的助听器)可知，主人公是失聪的，所以答案选B。
33. 本题考查动词短语辨析。“make fun of”意为“取笑，嘲笑”;“take care of”意为“照顾”;“make friends with”意为“和……交朋友”。根据后文“I was hurt deeply”(我被深深地伤害了)可知，其他孩子因为主人公的助听器和说话方式而嘲笑他，所以答案选A。
34. 本题考查形容词词义辨析。“ugly”意为“丑陋的”;“smart”意为“聪明的”;“handsome”意为“英俊的”。结合前文被其他孩子嘲笑，主人公自尊心低，可知他把自己看作是一个丑陋的孩子，这里“ugly”更能体现主人公当时自卑的心理，所以答案选A。
35. 本题考查名词词义辨析。“driver”意为“司机”;“doctor”意为“医生”;“teacher”意为“老师”。根据后文“One morning, she asked the class a question.”(一天早上，她问了全班一个问题。)可知，Mrs. Green是主人公的老师，所以答案选C。
36. 本题考查动词词义辨析。“read”有“读(唇语)”的意思;“touch”意为“触摸”;“reach”意为“到达”。因为主人公失聪，所以是通过看老师的嘴唇来理解问题，“read her lips”表示“读她的唇语”，符合语境，所以答案选A。
37. 本题考查副词词义辨析。“nervously”意为“紧张地”;“lazily”意为“懒惰地”;“carelessly”意为“粗心地”。结合前文主人公自尊心低，以及这是他第一次在全班面前回答问题，可知他此时是紧张的，“nervously”符合语境，所以答案选A。
38. 本题考查副词词义辨析。“often”意为“经常”;“ever”意为“曾经”;“never”意为“从不”。根据后文“my whole life changed from that moment.”(我的整个人生从那一刻起改变了。)可知，老师的话对主人公影响很大，他永远不会忘记接下来发生的事情，“never”符合语境，所以答案选C。
39. 本题考查名词词义辨析。“aim”意为“目标”;“difficulty”意为“困难”;“interest”意为“兴趣”。根据后文“I can overcome them.”(我能克服它们。)可知，此处表达的是无论要面对多少困难，“difficulties”符合语境，所以答案选B。
40.本题考查形容词词义辨析。“unkind”意为“不友好的”;“bitter”意为“苦涩的”;“simple”意为“简单的”。根据前文“a single three - word phrase”(一个三个单词的短语)以及后文老师说的“That’s right, Ben!”可知，这三个单词是很简单的，“simple”符合语境，所以答案选C。
2017年长沙卷
31. 本题考查名词词义辨析。A选项“walk”意为“散步”;B选项“shower”意为“淋浴”;C选项“break”意为“休息”。根据前文“The young daughter was a little bit tired”(年轻的女儿有点累了)可知，他们应该是坐在长凳上休息一下，“take a break”是固定短语，意为“休息”，所以选C。
32. 本题考查代词词义辨析。A选项“both”表示“两者都”;B选项“either”表示“两者中的任何一个”;C选项“neither”表示“两者都不”。根据前文“it was enough to buy two apples”(钱足够买两个苹果)以及后文“His daughter held one apple in her left hand and the other in the right hand.”(他的女儿左手拿一个苹果，右手拿一个苹果)可知，父亲把两个苹果都给了女儿，所以选A。
33. 本题考查动词词义辨析。A选项“cut”意为“切”;B选项“wash”意为“洗”;C选项“share”意为“分享”。根据后文父亲的想法“He wondered what mistake he made so that his daughter acted in such a greedy(贪婪的)way.”(他想知道自己犯了什么错误，以至于女儿表现得如此贪婪)以及后文女儿让父亲吃苹果可知，这里父亲是问女儿能否和他分享一个苹果，“share sth. with sb.”是固定短语，意为“和某人分享某物”，所以选C。
34. 本题考查序数词词义辨析。A选项“first”意为“第一”;B选项“second”意为“第二”;C选项“third”意为“第三”。根据前文“she quickly took a bite(咬) from one apple”(她很快从一个苹果上咬了一口)可知，这里是说她又从另一个(第二个)苹果上咬了一口，所以选B。
35. 本题考查形容词词义辨析。A选项“satisfied”意为“满意的”;B选项“surprised”意为“惊讶的”;C选项“moved”意为“感动的”。根据后文“He wondered what mistake he made so that his daughter acted in such a greedy(贪婪的)way.”(他想知道自己犯了什么错误，以至于女儿表现得如此贪婪)可知，父亲对女儿的行为感到很惊讶，所以选B。
36. 本题考查形容词词义辨析。A选项“brave”意为“勇敢的”;B选项“silly”意为“愚蠢的”;C选项“young”意为“年幼的”。根据前文描述女儿的行为以及后文“to understand about sharing and giving”(理解分享和给予)可知，父亲觉得女儿太小，还不懂得分享和给予，所以选C。
37. 本题考查形容词词义辨析。A选项“sweeter”意为“更甜的”;B选项“bitterer”意为“更苦的”;C选项“saltier”意为“更咸的”。根据前文“It is much juicier”(它汁水更多)以及“and”表示并列关系可知，这里应该是说这个苹果也更甜，所以选A。
38. 本题考查形容词词义辨析。A选项“proud”意为“骄傲的”;B选项“great”意为“伟大的，很棒的”;C选项“bad”意为“不好的，糟糕的”。根据前文父亲对女儿行为的误解以及“making the judgment(判断)so quickly about a small child”(对一个小孩这么快就做出判断)可知，父亲觉得自己这样判断很不好，所以选C。
39. 本题考查动词短语辨析。A选项“went away”意为“走开”;B选项“came back”意为“回来”;C选项“ran off”意为“跑掉”。根据前文父亲脸上的微笑消失了，以及后文知道女儿为什么从每个苹果上都咬一口后，可知这里是说他的微笑又回来了，所以选B。
40. 本题考查副词词义辨析。A选项“Always”意为“总是，一直”;B选项“Never”意为“从不”;C选项“Seldom”意为“很少”。根据前文“Don't judge anything or draw a conclusion(结论)too quickly.”(不要太快地判断任何事情或得出结论)可知，这里是说总是要留出更多时间来更好地理解事情，所以选A。
2018年长沙卷
31. 根据后文“I had many things that I no longer needed at home. I knew with the help of my father I could make money.”可知家里有很多不再需要的东西，在父亲帮助下能赚钱，所以是想卖东西，“sell”符合语境，所以选B。
32. 根据前文想卖东西赚钱以及后文描述卖东西的过程，可知是享受卖东西这件事，“enjoy oneself”表示“玩得开心，过得愉快”，这里表示享受卖东西的过程，所以选B。
33. 根据后文“so I decided to expand(拓展)my business by running a resale shop.”可知是要开展自己的生意，“business”符合语境，所以选A。
34. 根据后文“so I decided to expand(拓展)my business by running a resale shop.”可知要拓展生意，说明卖家里的东西对自己不够了，“enough”符合语境，所以选C。
35. 根据前文“bought things at low prices”以及“to make money”可知低价买进，要高价卖出才能赚钱，“higher”符合语境，所以选A。
36. 根据后文“Through the communication”可知是和女士进行了交流，“have a conversation with sb.”表示“和某人交谈”，所以选C。
37. 根据后文“After that I took away some of her things and over the next month I made $1,500 for her!”可知作者帮女士卖东西赚钱了，说明女士同意了作者的帮助，“yes”符合语境，所以选B。
38. 根据前文作者帮女士赚钱，女士收到钱时应该是感激地流泪，“thankfully”符合语境，所以选C。
39. 根据前文帮助女士解决了困难，可知作者应该是感到高兴，“pleased”符合语境，所以选C。
40. 根据前文作者用自己的技能帮助了有需要的人，可知即使是一个小小的善举也能产生影响，“make a difference”表示“有影响，起作用”，所以选A。
