《2025年实验班全程提优训练高中英语必修第一册外研版》

第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Geraniums of Love
As the fifth of seven children,I went to the same public school as my three elder sisters and brother.Every year,my mother went to the same ceremony and had parent-child interviews (亲子交流会)with the same teachers.The only different thing was the child.And every child 41(B) an old Geraniums school tradition-the annual plant sale(拍卖会)held in early May,just in time for 42(D) Day.
Third grade was the first time that I was allowed to take part in the plant sale.I wanted to surprise my mother. 43(C),I didn't have any money. I went to my eldest sister and shared the secret,and she gave me some money.When I arrived at the plant sale,I carefully made my 44(D).I ago ni sed(苦苦思索)over that decision,inspecting each plant to ensure that I had indeed found the best geranium. The moment I had smuggled it home,with the help of my sister,I 45(D) it on the upstairs neighbour's porch.I was very afraid my mother would find it before Mother's Day,but my sister assured me that she wouldn't,and 46(A) she did not.
When Mother's Day arrived,I was bursting with pride when I gave her that geranium.I remember how bright her eyes were,and how delighted she was with my 47(C).
The year I was fifteen,my younger sister reached third grade.In early May,she came to me full of wonder and secrecy and told me that there was going to be a plant sale at school and
she wanted to 48(B) our mother.Like my 49(B)
sister did forme,I gave her some money and off
she went.She arrived at home full of nervous
excitement,the geranium hidden in a paper bag
50(D) her sweater.“1 looked at every plant,”
she explained,“ and I know I gott the best one !"
I helped my little 51(A) hide that geranium
on the upstairs neighbour's porch,assuring that
our mother wouldn't find it before Mother's Day.I was there when she gave my mother the geranium,and I watched them both bursting with pride and 52(C).It was like being in a dream I had already dreamed. My mother noticed me 53(B),and she gave me a soft secret smile. Shocked and puzzled,I smiled back.I had been wondering how my mother could 54(A) to be surprised at this gift from herr sixth child.But as I watched her eye light up with delight as she was 55(D) with that most precious gift,I knew she was not pretending.

答案： 41. B 考查动词短语辨析。pass down 把……传下去；participate in 参加；break with 与……断绝关系；carry on继续，坚持。根据第二段中的“allowed to take part in the plant sale”以及下文情节可知，孩子是参与拍卖会。故选 B。42. D 考查名词词义辨析。women's 女人的；father's 父亲的；children's 孩子们的；mother's 母亲的。根据“the annual plant sale held in early May”和最后一段中的“before Mother's Day”可知，此处指在母亲节前。故选 D。43. C 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我想给妈妈一个惊喜，但是，我没有钱。besides 此外；moreover 而且，此外；however 但是；therefore 因此。根据前后句句意可知，此处为转折关系。故选 C。44. D 考查名词词义辨析。plan 计划；preparation 准备；present 礼物；selection 选择。根据常识以及下文中的“that I had indeed found the best geranium”可知，作者在拍卖会上应该有很多选择。故选 D。45. D 考查动词词义辨析。show 展示；pot 装罐；package 打包；hide 藏。根据下文中的“I was very afraid my mother would find it before Mother's Day”以及“the geranium hidden in a paper bag”可知，作者把花藏了起来。故选 D。46. A 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我很担心妈妈在母亲节发现它，但是姐姐向我保证妈妈不会（发现），事实上她的确没有发现。indeed 确实；instead 代替；properly 恰当地；anyhow 不管怎样。故选 A。47. C 考查名词词义辨析。performance 表演；grade 分数；gift 礼物；presence 出席，到场。根据上文情节以及最后一段中的“at this gift from her sixth child”可知，这是作者给妈妈买的礼物。故选 C。48. B 考查动词词义辨析。inspire 鼓舞；surprise 使惊讶；satisfy 使满意；relax 放松。根据上文情节可知，“我”的妹妹也想给妈妈这个惊喜。surprise sb 意为“使某人惊喜”。故选 B。49. B 考查形容词词义辨析。young 年轻的；old 老的；clever 聪明的；brave 勇敢的。根据第二段中的“I went to my eldest sister and...”可知，像作者最年长的姐姐为作者所做的那样，作者也给了妹妹一些钱。故选 B。50. D 考查介词词义辨析。on 在……上面；beside 在……旁边；behind 在……后面；under 在……下面。根据“hidden”可推断出，纸袋应该在毛衣下面。故选 D。51. A 考查名词词义辨析。sister 姐妹；brother 兄弟；cousin 堂兄弟；friend 朋友。根据上文情节和第四段首句“The year I was fifteen，my younger sister reached third grade.”可知，作者帮助妹妹藏礼物。故选 A。52. C 考查名词词义辨析。confusion 困惑；anxiety 焦虑；delight 高兴；astonishment 惊讶。根据第三段中的“I remember how bright her eyes were，and how delighted...”可知，妈妈同样高兴。故选 C。53. B 考查动词词义辨析。listen 听；watch 观看；smell 闻；taste 品尝。根据上文中的“I was there when she gave my mother the geranium，and I watched them both bursting with pride”可知，妈妈注意到作者在看。故选 B。54. A 考查动词词义辨析。pretend 假装；continue 继续；appear 出现；try 尝试。根据上文情节以及最后一句中的“I knew she was not pretending”可知，作者认为妈妈在假装惊讶。故选 A。55. D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但当我看到她被送上最珍贵的礼物时，她的眼里闪烁着喜悦的光芒，我知道她不是在假装（开心）。impress 给……留下印象；satisfy 使满意；associate 联系，联想；present 把……交给，赠予。故选 D。