《2025年天利38套五年高考真题汇编详解英语》

　　阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16 - 35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
　　My brother and I are exactly one year apart. We look like twins, but we are completely 16. By the time we got to middle school, it was clear that my older brother 17 meditation(冥想), while I was a born 18 who preferred the theatrical, even when off stage. I took his relative silence to be offensive. We simply didn't 19.
　　I didn’t 20 having a tense relationship with my brother because I was involved at school. 21, I threw myself into the world of musicals. I practised singing in the bedroom every day to remain at my best and be 22 for roles; my brother would meditate on a window seat. He might feel high school was already hard enough 23 my noisy singing. So space to practise became a(n) 24 between us because we shared a room.
　　
At the start of the semester, I practised “Circle of Life” for a musical. This was the first time I 25 to learn a song, because my voice cracked(破音) as I switched to a head voice. I was annoyed in that period and 26 practising, declaring I had reached the ceiling of my singing career. For the first time in years my brother 27 quiet when I got home.
　　
After two days of this, my brother asked me to 28 him in meditation. Feeling my anger at my inability to manage this song 29, I accepted. My brother said, “When your mind floats away, you simply come back. Don't blame yourself.” I got the message, and it soon became my new 30. I kept trying at the song, no longer getting 31 at myself. And just in time for the trial performance, I was able to 32 power in my singing despite the switch to a head voice. It was important for me to learn that you don't have to always get everything 33 the first time and that good things come with continual 34. I now understand why my brother favours the 35.
16. A. mature
B. different
C. content
D. normal
17. A. disliked
B. preferred
C. replaced
D. abandoned
18. A. writer
B. leader
C. painter
D. performer
19. A. get along
B. drop by
C. show off
D. check in
20. A. try
B. mind
C. enjoy
D. delay
21. A. In particular
B. In vain
C. In return
D. In theory
22. A. humorous
B. ordinary
C. competitive
D. grateful
23. A. above
B. below
C. near
D. without
24. A. issue
B. contrast
C. agreement
D. balance
25. A. struggled
B. expected
C. promised
D. decided
26. A. began
B. allowed
C. stopped
D. continued
27. A. hated
B. experienced
C. accepted
D. wanted
28. A. help
B. invite
C. join
D. admire
29. A. gracefully
B. suddenly
C. fiercely
D. cautiously
30. A. limit
B. sentence
C. mistake
D. philosophy
31. A. rude
B. angry
C. surprised
D. excited
32. A. lose
B. share
C. reduce
D. maintain
33. A. wrong
B. right
C. back
D. down
34. A. luck
B. absence
C. effort
D. fear
35. A. fight
B. noise
C. quiet
D. safety

答案： 16.B 考查形容词辨析 【解析】根据上文中的“but”及语境可知，“我们”看起来像双胞胎，但“我们”是完全不同的。B项意为“不同的”，符合语境。故选B。
17.B 考查动词辨析 【解析】根据下文中的“while I was a born performer who preferred the theatrical, even when off stage”可知，“我”的哥哥更喜欢冥想，而“我”是一个天生的表演者。B项意为“较喜欢”，符合语境。故选B。
18.D 考查名词辨析 【解析】根据下文中的“who preferred the theatrical, even when off stage”及语境可知，“我”是一个天生的表演者。D项意为“表演者”，符合语境。故选D。
19.A 考查动词短语辨析 【解析】根据上文“I took his relative silence to be offensive.”可知，“我”认为哥哥的相对沉默是无礼的。由此可知，此处表示“我们”简直无法和睦相处。A项意为“与……和睦相处”，符合语境。故选A。
20.B 考查动词辨析 【解析】根据下文中的“because I was involved at school”及语境可知，“我”不介意和“我”哥哥的关系紧张，因为“我”在学校很忙。B项意为“介意”，符合语境。故选B。
21.A 考查介词短语辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，“我”不介意和“我”哥哥的关系紧张，因为“我”在学校很忙。由此可知，此处表示特别是“我”全身心投入到了音乐剧的世界之中。A项意为“特别”，符合语境。故选A。
22.C 考查形容词辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，“我”每天在卧室里练习唱歌，以保持最佳状态并在角色上具有竞争力；“我”的哥哥则会坐在靠窗的座位上冥想。C项意为“有竞争力的”，符合语境。故选C。
23.D 考查介词辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，就算没有“我”吵闹的歌声，他可能也会觉得高中已经足够难了。D项意为“没有”，符合语境。故选D。
24.A 考查名词辨析 【解析】根据下文中的“because we shared a room”及语境可知，“我”的哥哥喜欢冥想，而“我”要练习唱歌。由此可知，此处表示练习的空间成为了“我们”之间的问题，因为“我们”共用一个房间。A项意为“问题”，符合语境。故选A。
25.A 考查动词辨析 【解析】根据下文中的“because my voice cracked(破音) as I switched to a head voice”可知，这是“我”第一次吃力地学习一首歌，因为当“我”转换高音时，“我”破音了。A项意为“吃力地进行”，符合语境。故选A。
26.C 考查动词辨析 【解析】根据上文中的“I was annoyed in that period”和下文中的“declaring I had reached the ceiling of my singing career”可知，在那段时间里，“我”很恼火，于是“我”停止了练习，宣称自己的歌唱事业达到了上限。C项意为“停止”，符合语境。故选C。
27.B 考查动词辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，“我”停止了练习，因此此处表示这是多年来“我”的哥哥第一次在“我”回家时体会到了安静。B项意为“体会”，符合语境。故选B。
28.C 考查动词辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，“我”停止了练习，这是多年来“我”的哥哥第一次在“我”回家时体会到了安静；根据下文中的“in meditation”可推知，哥哥让“我”和他一起冥想。C项意为“加入”，符合语境。故选C。
29.A 考查副词辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，“我”对自己无法优雅地演唱这首歌曲感到愤怒，于是“我”接受了哥哥的邀请。A项意为“优雅地，优美地”，符合语境。故选A。
30.D 考查名词辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，哥哥说的话很快就成了“我”新的人生观。D项意为“人生观”，符合语境。故选D。
31.B 考查形容词辨析 【解析】根据上文中的“Feeling my anger at my inability to manage this song”可知，“我”一直试着(演唱)这首歌，不再生自己的气。B项意为“生气的”，符合语境。故选B。
32.D 考查动词辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，就在试演的时候，尽管需要转换高音，“我”还是能保持唱歌的力度。D项意为“保持”，符合语境。故选D。
33.B 考查形容词辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，对“我”来说，重要的是要知道，不必总是在第一次就把所有事情都做对，不断的努力会带来好的事情。B项意为“正确的”，符合语境。故选B。
34.C 考查名词辨析 【解析】根据语境可知，对“我”来说，重要的是要知道，不必总是在第一次就把所有事情都做对，不断的努力会带来好的事情。C项意为“努力”，符合语境。故选C。
35.C 考查名词辨析 【解析】根据上文中的“his relative silence”及语境可知，“我”的哥哥偏爱安静的冥想。由此可知，此处表示“我”现在明白“我”哥哥为何偏爱安静了。C项意为“安静”，符合语境。故选C。