9．A.bringing C．resulting
B．taking D．coming
答案：C 考查动词短语辨析。句意为：她尝试着给父母做顿饭，却打翻了壁炉上的煤油灯，结果引起了一场大火。这场大火夺走了她的双手。bring in意为“带来”；take in意为“吸入，包括”；result in意为“导致”；come in意为“进来”。result in符合语境。故选C项。
10．A.purpose C．talent
B．strength D．willingness
答案：D 考查名词辨析。句意为：尽管她在另一个城市学习的姐姐表示愿意来照顾她，但是她决定要完全独立起来。A项意为“目的”；B项意为“力量”；C项意为“人才，才能”；D项意为“乐意”。根据语境可知，此处表示“乐意”。故选D项。
11．A.cautious C．perfect
B．independent D．helpful
答案：B 考查形容词辨析。A项意为“谨慎的，小心的”；B项意为“独立的”；C项意为“完美的”；D项意为“有帮助的”。根据下文“Most of all she learned to be self-reliant.”可知，小女孩要自强自立，不依赖任何人。故选B项。
12．A.arms C．eyes
B．feet D．ears
答案：A 考查名词辨析。句意为：尽管我失去了胳膊，但是我还有两条腿。A项意为“胳膊”；B项意为“脚”；C项意为“眼睛”，D项意为“耳朵”。根据第三段最后一句中的“which took her hands away”可知，小女孩因为那场意外的大火失去了胳膊。故选A项。
13．A.fly C．develop
B．hold D．survive
答案：A 考查动词辨析。句意为：尽管我的翅膀折断了，但是我的心依然能够飞翔。A项意为“飞，飞翔”；B项意为“抓住，举行，控制”；C项意为“发展”；D项意为“存活”。根据下文“Broken wings，flying heart.”可知，小女孩的翅膀(胳膊)虽然折断了，但是心依然能够飞翔。故选A项。
14．A.performed C．played
B．appeared D．directed
答案：B 考查动词辨析。句意为：一天，这个男孩和这个女孩同时出现在一个电视节目里。A项意为“表演”；B项意为“出现”；C项意为“玩耍”；D项意为“指导，导演”。根据语境可知，两个孩子是在参加同一个电视节目，与下句“the host”相呼应。故选B项。
15．A.attention C．regret
B．doubt D．enthusiasm
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答案：D 考查名词辨析。句意为：男孩子告诉主持人他对独自生活的未来不确定，然而那个女孩却对未来充满了热情。A项意为“注意”；B项意为“怀疑”；C项意为“后悔”；D项意为“热情”。空格处与上文“his uncertain future”形成对比，并与下文“Broken wings，flying heart.”形成呼应可知，女孩对未来充满热情。故选D项。
16．A.before C．while
B．unless D．though
答案：C 考查连词辨析。句意为：男孩写道：弟弟的胳膊就是我的胳膊。然而女孩写道：折断的翅膀，飞翔的心。A项意为“在??之前”；B项意为“除非”；C项意为“然而，尽管，在??期间”；D项意为“尽管”。此处与上文“The boy told the host about his uncertain future at being left on his own while the girl was full of ________ for her life.”呼应，可知此处上下句表示逻辑上的对比关系。故选C项。
17．A.complaint C．misfortune
B．failure D．success
答案：C 考查名词辨析。句意为：他们都遭受了巨大的不幸，但是他们不同的人生态度决定了他们生活的本质。A项意为“抱怨”；B项意为“失败”；C项意为“不幸”；D项意为“成功”。根据上文“A similar misfortune ________ a girl, too.”可知，两个孩子都遭遇了同样的不幸。故选C项。
18．A.opportunities C．conditions
B．attitudes D．advantages
答案：B 考查名词辨析。A项意为“机会”；B项意为“态度”；C项意为“状况，条件”；D项意为“优势”。根据上文可知，两个不幸的孩子的不同之处是两个人不同的人生态度。故选B项。
19．A.put C．kept
B．shared D．faced
答案：D 考查动词辨析。句意为：当遭遇不幸时，如何处理它们才真正考验了一个人的品性。A项意为“放”；B项意为“分享”；C项意为“保持”；D项意为“面对”。固定搭配：be faced with...意为“面对??”，符合语境。故选D项。
20．A.strong C．valuable
B．curious D．practical
答案：A 考查形容词辨析。句意为：如果你决定坚强，困难就会变成一种幸运，新的希望由此而生。A项意为“强壮的，坚强的”；B项意为“好奇的”；C项意为“有价值的”；D项意为“实践的，实用的”。根据下文“the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise”可知，此处表示坚强。故选A项。
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(2014·云南省二模)(夹叙夹议文)
Mark was a great kid from a bad neighborhood. Crime, drugs, fighting and poverty: You name the __1__ and his neighborhood had it. A scholarship fund __2__ his tuition to Catholic High School, where he was a great baseball player.
Mark __3__ in the classroom, though. He was bright, but behind, perhaps due to a __4__home environment. But there were problems __5__ the time for all he needed to do. Some felt Mark should give up sports and __6__ schooling. But, in reality, if he was going to attend college, he would need his __7__. A fellow teacher, Mrs. Jones, __8__ to tutor Mark in math. I helped Mark with other areas of work. No one __9__ us. Mrs. Jones __10__ it up this way: “Pay day doesn't always come on Mondays.”
When we were not working with Mark to __11__ his skills for the ACT, Mark's dad took him to various __12__ to talk with both baseball and football program coaches. He settled on the one college that offered him __13__ to play both sports. But he __14__ a good ACT score.
It took months to receive the __15__ of college entrance exams. One afternoon after school, Mark rushed into my office and yelled, “I'm going to college! I'm going to college！”
“I guess you got your __16__？” I asked.
“Well, yeah！” he laughed. “And guess what? I got one point more than I need to be __17__. Thank you! Now, where's Mrs. Jones? I've got to tell her too！”
Until that moment, I had __18__ quite understood what “pay day doesn't always come on Mondays” __19__. But it was clear to me the instant Mark came to __20__ his news. No amount of money could ever reward us as much as the news of a boy who finally had a chance at a better life.
文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过帮助Mark提高他的ACT成绩，最终使Mark实现了上大学的梦想，改变了他的命运。这使作者真正理解了“Pay day doesn't always come on Mondays”的真正含义。
1．A.problem C．advantage
B．condition D．environment
答案：A 考查名词辨析。根据前面的“Crime，drugs，fighting and poverty”及结合选项可知，这些都是Mark身上的问题。故选A项。
2．A.lent C．provided
B．received D．donated
答案：C 考查动词辨析。句意为：教育基金会给他提供了上Catholic中学的学费。A项意为“借出”；B项意为“收到”；C项意为“提供”；D项意为“捐赠”。根据句意可知，C项符合语境。故选C项。
3．A.succeeded
B．struggled
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C．played D．competed
答案：B 考查动词辨析。根据上文的“he was a great baseball player”及下文的“...in the classroom，though.”可知，空格处与“great”形成对比。故选B项。
4．A.difficult C．favourable
B．strange D．sensible
答案：A 考查形容词辨析。根据第一段中的“Mark was a great kid from a bad neighbourhood.”可知，A项符合语境。故选A项。
5．A.spending C．wasting
B．keeping D．finding
答案：D 考查非谓语动词。句意为：但是找时间来做他需要做的所有事情有些困难。spend 意为“花费(时间、金钱等)”；keep意为“保持，饲养”；waste意为“浪费”；find意为“找到”。There is problem(in) doing sth.是习惯用法，意为“在做某事方面有困难”。故选D项。
6．A.get on C．concentrate on
B．take on D．keep on
答案：C 考查动词短语辨析。句意为：有人认为Mark应该放弃体育，专心于学习。concentrate on意为“全神贯注于”，符合语境。故选C项。
7．A.tuition C．determination
B．sports D．patience
答案：B 考查名词辨析。前面说有人建议他放弃体育，而根据“But”可知，实际上他要上大学的话就不能放弃，即他需要体育。故选B项。
8．A.ordered C．inspired
B．promised D．offered
答案：D 考查动词辨析。句意为：一位老师，Jones女士主动提出为Mark辅导数学。根据下文的“I helped Mark...”可知，应选D项。
9．A.praised C．paid
B．helped D．comforted
答案：C 考查动词辨析。根据下文内容可知，没有人支付“我”和Jones女士辅导Mark的费用。故选C项。
10．A.summed C．put
B．made D．picked
答案：A 考查动词辨析。句意为：Jones女士这样总结说“Pay day doesn't always come on Mondays.”。make up意为“编造，弥补”，put up意为“举起，容忍”；pick up意为“捡起”，均不符合语境。故选A项，意为“总结”。
11．A.assess
B．improve
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