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（2023北京汇文中学初三上期中）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A Good-luck Dumpling
When I was in my middle age, something terrible happened to me. As I was away from home for almost a year, my wife and children were very worried. And my 80-year-old mother nearly broken down (崩溃).
On the eve of the Spring Festival, I was finally allowed to return home. Mother looked at me, her eyes filled with 1. But soon she said, “Let’s start making dumplings for the Festival.” And then an idea 2her, “Let’s put in a coin and make a good-luck dumpling. Whoever eats it will be blessed (有福的).”
While making the good-luck dumpling, my mother secretly made a(n) 3on it. She pretended nothing had happened, but the trick didn’t escape my eyes.
After Mother boiled the dumplings all by herself, she put the good-luck dumpling on top of the others in a bowl on purpose and pushed the bowl to me. Feeling loved, I looked at her in 4eyes.
I had thought it would give her a lovely surprise if she ate the good-luck dumpling. So, when she went to the kitchen, I put the dumpling into her bowl. Obviously, when Mother returned, she didn’t 5it and went on eating with her eyes on me all the time. “Ouch!” suddenly she cried out. The coin had hurt her teeth.
“Oh, Granny is blessed”, my wife 6.
“I...how come?” Mother was 7. Just at that moment, the coin fell out of her mouth.
So I joined my wife and children, “Granny is blessed! Mother is blessed!”
Mother burst into laughter, and then tears, as my wife and I 8with her all her sadness and joy.
1．A．disbeliefB．angerC．fearD．calm
2．A．interestedB．impressedC．hitD．changed
3．A．markB．decisionC．tryD．note
4．A．anxiousB．upsetC．thankfulD．honest
5．A．takeB．noticeC．acceptD．allow
6．A．arguedB．cheeredC．warnedD．suggested
7．A．touchedB．inspiredC．confusedD．attracted
8．A．sharedB．discussedC．rememberedD．found
（2023北京通州初三上期中）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
The Catching Tree
Linda looked up at the tree. It was the biggest tree in town. It was so big that it caught things that people lost. If something was floated away or blew away, it was usually 9in the tree.
Linda had lost her 10. She wanted to climb up and see if it was in the tree. She thought she saw it in one of the high branches(树枝). She had to climb it to make sure. The branches were not close to the 11. They were high up. She needed a ladder to start climbing up the tree.
She began to climb. In the lowest branches, she found bird nests. Squirrels chattered at her and ran the other way. She went higher.
She found an old baseball. Then there was a kite that was not hers. She found someone’s cat, but it ran away from her. She went higher still.
A newspaper was caught in one of the branches. Then a balloon was trapped(困住) in the leaves. There were more birds, too. She went even higher.
More birds’ nests and squirrels 12her. She found a paper airplane. Then there was an old shoe. Next she found a lady’s hat caught in some twigs(小细枝). She went even higher to the top.
At last, she found her kite. She 13it and ted it to her arm. She found other things, too. There was a toy rocket, another newspaper, and a tennis racket. There were other things, too.
Before she went down, she took all the things that belonged to(属于) people from the tree. She 14the animals alone. They belonged in the tree. By the time she reached the ground again, the area around the tree was covered with things she had taken down 15.
Many people were 16, but they were happy to get their things back. Linda was just happy to have her kite.
9．A．plantedB．putC．placedD．caught
10．A．kiteB．catC．baseballD．balloon
11．A．skyB．nestsC．groundD．buildings
12．A．neededB．greetedC．protectedD．encouraged
13．A．producedB．followedC．freedD．broke
14．A．leftB．touchedC．savedD．studied
15．A．fastB．hardC．seriouslyD．curiously
16．A．carelessB．richC．nervousD．surprised
（2023北京丰台初三上期中）Special Needs Bring Special Joy
On September 9, 1995, I was told that I had a new baby sister. A few days later my dad told me that hospital tests didn’t turn out well. My sister had 17problems.
We made several trips to a well-known hearing center, but the 18didn’t work, so my family began learning sign language. I should correct myself when I say “my family”, because I didn’t want to sit down every night and learn sign after sign. I did my own things. My parents spent hours with my sister 19her and themselves by playing sign language games.
Years passed. The summer before ninth grade, as my parents had to work, it was up to me to take care of my sister. This meant getting her to summer school in the morning, cooking for her and playing with her.
One day my mother asked me to sign something, and I failed. My mom was almost in tears（眼泪）. She was so 20that I didn’t care enough about my sister. This 21me, realizing how selfish（自私的）I had been. I needed to talk to her. But I couldn’t even sign 22phrases like: “Where are you going?” “What time will you be home?” “What do you want to eat?” and other questions I wanted to ask but didn’t know how.
My family and I started attending sign language classes at my sister’s school. We sat down as a family watching sign language movies and playing sign language games.
Today I can 23very well with my sister. It brings a smile to my face when my sister signs something to me about one of my friends, and they can’t understand. I realized it was no fun not knowing what my family was saying.
So if you have a family member with special needs, don’t put him or her aside. This person should be the first thing on your mind. With me, signing now comes before school, friends and sports, because it is the24of my family.
17．A．hearingB．speakingC．readingD．writing
18．A．suggestionsB．treatmentsC．conversationsD．explanations
19．A．encouragingB．controllingC．teachingD．correcting
20．A．nervousB．happyC．calmD．sad
21．A．worriedB．movedC．warmedD．hit
22．A．meaningfulB．usefulC．simpleD．short
23．A．playB．communicateC．studyD．practice
24．A．languageB．prizeC．treasureD．symbol
（2023北京昌平初三上期中）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
The Empty Pot (盆)
Long ago, the King of China announced a contest to find the next ruler of the land.
He was getting old and had no sons to take over the throne (王位).
One thing about the King is that he loved to grow plants. So he announced that any boy who wanted to be king would have to come to the palace and 25a royal (皇室的) seed. In six months, the boy who grew the best26would be the one to win the contest. He would be the next to sit on the throne.
On the big day, huge crowds of boys came to the palace. Jun was one of those boys, he was quiet and good at growing things. Each boy took home his royal seed, held tightly in his hand.
Over the next few days, Jun watered his pot every day. All over the country, boys were doing the same thing. Each one looked with27at his own pot.
Chen was the first boy to announce that a green leaf was coming up. Han was the next one to say a little green plant was coming up in his pot. Then it was Wang. Jun did not know why there was empty in his pot. He had much experience in growing, none of the other boys could grow plants as 28as he! But still, Jun’s seed did not grow.
Six months passed. The day came when all the boys needed to bring their plants to the palace to be judged.
“What will I do?” cried Jun to his mother and father as he looked out the window. “My pot is empty! My seed did not grow!”
“Bring the King your pot, the way it is.” said his father. “That’s right.” said Jun’s mother. “You did the best you could.” Then Jun carried his empty pot on the road to the palace.
At the palace, all the boys lined up. Holding their big, strong plants in front of them, they 29to be judged. The King looked at each plant with a blank look on his face.When he came to Jun, he frowned (皱眉) and said, “What is this? You brought me an empty pot?” It was all Jun could do to keep from crying. “I tried my best. I planted your seed in the best soil I could find. I kept it wet and watched it every day. When the seed did not 30, I moved it to new soil, and I even moved it a third time. But it just didn’tgrow!” Jun hung his head. “I’m sorry.”
“Hmm,” said the King. Turning so everyone could hear he shouted, “I do not know where all these other boys got their seeds. There is no 31anything could grow from the seeds we passed out for the contest. And that is because all those seeds had been 32! No plant could grow from them!” So anyone who showed me his beautiful plant must be a liar. Only this man told me the truth. Do remember honesty is the best policy.” And he smiled at Jun.
25．A．getB．buyC．sellD．borrow
26．A．treeB．flowerC．plantD．grass
27．A．sadB．careC．joyD．fun
28．A．badB．wellC．goodD．high
29．A．studiedB．stoppedC．forgotD．waited
30．A．cleanB．openC．growD．plant
31．A．thoughtB．ideaC．doubtD．way
32．A．boiledB．grownC．plantedD．sorted
（2023北京海淀初三上期中）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Being laughed at can be truly hurtful, but it can teach us something as well. Once mom took me shopping in Zonykins, a famous clothes store. I 33a pair of pants, but they were too expensive.
“What about these, Emily?” Mom pointed to a pair with a big yellow tag that said Slightly Damaged. “We could easily mend this little hole in the knee. And they’re half the 34.”
To my joy, I discovered the pants fit perfectly.
We took them home with great excitement. After we did some mending, nobody could 35the hole had ever been there.
But that is where the happy part of this story ends and the opposite of it begins.
That day, I was standing in the lunch line when a girl who hardly knew me said loudly, ''Look! Zonykins is slightly damaged.”
I didn’t know what she was talking about. I just knew it wasn’t anything nice.
“What’s your problem?” I asked.
“I’m not the one with the problem!” She 36, pointing at my pants. “You’re the one who’s ‘slightly damaged!’”
I looked down and saw the yellow tag, hanging there and showing up at the worst time!
Trying to hold back my anger, I managed to take three deep breaths, and remembered the tips about dealing with teasing:
• Turn a deaf ear or just walk away.
• 37acting too upset.
• Find a friend to be near.
I made up my mind about what to do. As soon as I’d gotten my food, I 38went over to where my friend Mareya was sitting and joined her, acting as if it was no big deal.
The next day, I continued to pay no attention to the 39words in the lunchroom, and by the end of the week, all the trouble had gone away.
I know what I did is right. I broke free from the teasers’ 40by not acting upset, and they stopped finding it fun to tease me. So just remember to keep your head up high when being teased!
33．A．keptB．woreC．pickedD．bought
34．A．sizeB．workC．timeD．price
35．A．tellB．decideC．explainD．remember
36．A．refusedB．laughedC．orderedD．repeated
37．A．TryB．AllowC．AvoidD．Imagine
38．A．calmlyB．helplesslyC．excitedlyD．nervously
39．A．weakB．meanC．simpleD．surprising
40．A．guidanceB．protectionC．promiseD．influence
（2023北京陈经纶中学初三上期中）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Gus White was driving home from work when he noticed a pair of dogs in the flash of his headlights. It was snowing so hard. What were they doing out here, when it was too 41for dogs to go outside? Gus parked his truck and approached（靠近，接近）the animals. He 42his hands to them, which made no effort to escape（逃脱）. He placed the dogs on the passenger seat and they were snuggle （依偎） together there. Gus took a picture of the pair and 43it to his wife, Katie White. Then he called the number from the dogs’ ID tags. A man answered.
“I gave those dogs away,” the man said.
“Well, do you want them back?”
“No.” The man hung up. These dogs were 44in this world. Gus looked over at them, their large eyes begging（祈求）. He called Katie.
“Bring them home”, she said. The Whites prepared a bed for the dogs, also setting out food and water.
As a boy, Gus had dreamed of owning dogs but 45this pair was out of the question—the Whites already had a family dog. The next day, they took the dogs to a shelter（收养所） to drop them off—on one condition. “I’m not signing the dogs over to you if you’re going to 46them,” Katie said. The shelter workers promised her they’d keep the couple together. In the days following, Katie phoned the shelter 47to check up on Pepper and Cooper. Soon, the dogs were adopted （领养）, as a pair, to a loving family.
It’s a simple story but it speaks to the best of our 48.
41．A．hotB．lateC．earlyD．cold
42．A．reached outB．set outC．gave outD．pushed out
43．A．handedB．tookC．sentD．donated
44．A．importantB．fearlessC．friendlyD．homeless
45．A．keepingB．huntingC．attendingD．training
46．A．leaveB．adoptC．separateD．treat
47．A．unwillinglyB．casuallyC．repeatedlyD．hardly
48．A．powerB．natureC．knowledgeD．worth
（2023北京回民学校初三上期中）My Understanding of Money
I used to walk around the store with my parents constantly begging for something. I remember the sight of all the colorful bags of chips and candy that I asked my parents to buy for me. I cannot remember a time when I didn't beg for something at the store.
When I was about twelve years old, my dad always 49my begging and told me with a frustrated(使人挫败的)face, "You can waste all the money as you want when you have a job." I listened, but I never really heard the50he was trying to get across to me. Since I wanted so many things and my parents were not going to buy them for me, I decided to make money as a51myself. I remember the feeling of getting new money in my pocket, then throwing it out within the next week.
A few years later, I was a freshman in high school and did not feel like looking for a new job. One day, I saw people handing out flyers（传单）at school. I wasn't52at first because I thought I was fine making money by babysitting. But once I53thought about the money I could make, I applied to work as a lifeguard advertised on the flyer.
After a few months' training, I could finally start the job. But the more money I made, the less I wanted to spend. As the work and pay increased, so did my responsibility with money. Instead of54my money on useless things, I started saving up. I finally realized that money meant so much more to me because I was the one55for it. Now, I have 5,000 dollars in my bank account, and I limit myself to what I buy. My life has permanently(持久地)been influenced because I know the56of money. It is more than what I can spend.
49．A．metB．changedC．forgotD．refused
50．A．replyB．storyC．messageD．news
51．A．babysitterB．advertiserC．safeguardD．salesgirl
52．A．involvedB．interestedC．acceptedD．pleased
53．A．proudlyB．slowlyC．seriouslyD．secretly
54．A．cuttingB．raisingC．receivingD．wasting
55．A．workingB．savingC．longingD．begging
56．A．limitB．valueC．powerD．Supply
参考答案
1．A2．C3．A4．C5．B6．B7．C8．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了离家很久的作者，在返回家中时，思念成疾的母亲为他做幸运饺子的感人故事。
1．句意：母亲看着我，眼里充满了怀疑。
disbelief怀疑；anger生气；fear害怕；calm宁静的状态。根据上文“As I was away from home for almost a year, my wife and children were very worried. And my 80-year-old mother nearly broken down (崩溃).”可知，此处表示的是我离家近一年，母亲快要崩溃，所以在我返回到家中时，她难以置信我回来了。故选A。
2．句意：然后她想到了一个主意：“我们放一枚硬币，做一个幸运饺子。谁吃到，谁就有福气。”
interested使感兴趣；impressed给……留下深刻印象；hit击中；changed改变。根据上文“Let’s start making dumplings for the Festival.” 可知，母亲开始只是要为春节做饺子，所以做一个幸运饺子，这是她后来想到的一个主意。An idea hit sb.意为“某人突然想到了一个主意”。故选C。
3．句意：在做这个幸运饺子的时候，母亲偷偷地在上面做了个标记。
mark标记； decision决定；try尝试；note笔记。根据下文“After Mother boiled the dumplings all by herself, she put the good-luck dumpling on top of the others in a bowl on purpose and pushed the bowl to me.”可知，母亲在饺子煮好后，准确地找到这个幸运饺子并放到了我的碗里，所以说她在包饺子时就做好了标记。故选A。
4．句意：我感受到了被爱，所以我充满感激地看着她。
anxious焦急的；upset伤心的；thankful感激的；honest诚实的。根据上文“After Mother boiled the dumplings all by herself, she put the good-luck dumpling on top of the others in a bowl on purpose and pushed the bowl to me.”以及“Feeling loved”可知，母亲把幸运饺子特意放在我的碗里，由此我感受到了母亲的爱，所以我充满感激地看着她。故选C。
5．句意：很明显，当母亲回来时，她没有注意到它，继续吃饭，眼睛一直看着我。
take拿；notice注意；accept接受；allow允许。根据下文“went on eating with her eyes on me all the time”以及“‘Ouch!’ suddenly she cried out. The coin had hurt her teeth.”可知，母亲没有注意到这个幸运的饺子被放到了她的碗里。故选B。
6．句意：“哦，奶奶最有福气”，我的妻子欢呼道。
argued争论； cheered欢呼；warned警告；suggested建议。根据上文“Let’s put in a coin and make a good-luck dumpling. Whoever eats it will be blessed (有福的).”可知，谁吃到幸运饺子，谁就有福气，所以妻子会欢呼，为母亲吃到幸运饺子而高兴。故选B。
7．句意：“怎么会是我?”母亲很迷惑。
touched感动的； inspired受鼓舞的；confused迷惑的；attracted被吸引的。根据上文“After Mother boiled the dumplings all by herself, she put the good-luck dumpling on top of the others in a bowl on purpose and pushed the bowl to me.”以及“I...how come?”可知，母亲把幸运饺子特意放在我的碗里，所以现在她自己却吃到了它，她感到很迷惑不解。故选C。
8．句意：母亲突然大笑起来，然后流泪，我和妻子与她一起分享她所有的悲伤和喜悦。
shared分享；discussed讨论；remembered记住；found发现。根据上文“Mother burst into laughter, and then tears”可知，母亲明白了我对她的爱，她所受过的再多的苦也是值得的，这让她悲喜交加，所以此时我和妻子陪着她，一起分享她所有的悲伤和喜悦。故选A。
9．D10．A11．C12．B13．C14．A15．B16．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。琳达发现了一棵大树，它能够捕捉到人们丢失的东西。她爬上树，找回了自己的风筝并把别人丢失的东西都取了下来。
9．句意：如果有东西飘走或被风吹走，它通常会被树拦住。
planted种植；put放；placed放；caught抓住。根据“It was so big that it caught things that people lost.（它太大了，以至于拦住了人们丢失的东西。）”可知，飘走或被风吹走的东西会被树拦住。故选D。
10．句意：琳达把风筝弄丢了，她想爬上去看看它是不是在树上。
kite风筝；cat猫；baseball棒球；balloon气球。根据文章结尾处“Linda was just happy to have her kite.（琳达很高兴拿到了她的风筝。）”可知，琳达弄丢了风筝。故选A。
11．句意：树枝离地不近。
sky天空；nests鸟巢；ground地面；buildings建筑物。根据后面的“They were-high up.（他们在高处。）”可知，树枝离地面不近。故选C。
12．句意：更多的鸟巢和松鼠映入她的眼帘。
needed需要；greeted欢迎，映入眼帘；protected保护；encouraged鼓励。根据“There were more birds, too. She went even higher.（还有更多的鸟。她爬得更高了。）”可知，她爬得越高，看到的鸟巢和松鼠也越多。故选B。
13．句意：她解开它，然后绑在胳膊上。
produced生产；followed跟随；freed释放；broke打破。根据“At last, she found her kite.（最后，她找到了她的风筝。）”可知，风筝缠在树上，她解开了风筝。故选C。
14．句意：她没有打扰动物。
left留下；touched触摸；saved拯救；studied研究，学习。根据“They belonged in the tree.（它们属于那棵树。）”可知，琳达让动物留在树上，没有去打扰它们。leave sth alone“不碰某物，不打扰某物”。故选A。
15．句意：当她再次到达地面时，树周围已经被她费力取下的东西覆盖了。
fast快速地；hard费力地；seriously严重地；curiously好奇地。结合语境可知，琳达是爬到树上，去找她的风筝，在树上取下东西不是很容易的。故选B。
16．句意：许多人都很惊讶，但他们很高兴拿回了自己的东西。
careless粗心的；rich富有的；nervous紧张的；surprised惊讶的。根据“but they were happy to get their things back.（但他们很高兴拿回了自己的东西。）”结合语境可知，他们认为东西挂在树上，拿不回来了，所以又看到自己的东西，应是感到惊讶。故选D。
17．A18．B19．C20．D21．D22．C23．B24．A
【导语】本文是记叙文。讲述了妹妹有听力障碍，但是我没有努力去帮助她，也没有尽力去学习手语。在一次照顾妹妹的过程中发现自己根本没有办法和妹妹交流，于是我意识到自己的问题，开始学习手语，学习如何照顾妹妹，从中找到了乐趣。
17．句意：我妹妹有听力问题。
hearing听；speaking说；reading读；writing写。根据下文“We made several trips to a well-known hearing center”可知我们去听力中心做治疗，说明妹妹听力方面有问题。故选A。
18．句意：但是治疗没有效果。
suggestions建议；treatments治疗；conversations对话；explanations解释。根据前文“We made several trips to a well-known hearing center”，可知我们去一个著名的听力中心进行治疗，说明横线上应该为“治疗”。故选B。
19．句意：我父母花了几个小时和我妹妹一起玩手语游戏，教她也教他们自己。
encouraging鼓励；controlling控制；teaching教；correcting改正。根据“so my family began learning sign language. ”可知家人开始学习手语，父母和妹妹玩手语游戏，是为了帮助妹妹和他们自己学会手语。故选C。
20．句意：她很伤心因为我对妹妹不够关心。
nervous紧张；happy快乐；calm镇定；sad伤心。根据“One day my mother asked me to sign something, and I failed. My mom was almost in tears（眼泪）”可知，当妈妈让我用手语表达的时候，我失败了，妈妈落泪了，说明妈妈很伤心。故选D。
21．句意：这让我意识到自己曾经是多么自私。
worried担心；moved感动；warmed警告；hit打击。根据“She was so sad that I didn’t care enough about my sister.”可知妈妈认为她不关心妹妹而感到伤心，这件事对我是一种震动，使我突然意识到。四个选项中只有D选项有“打击；使突然意识到”的意思。故选D。
22．句意：但我甚至不会用手语表达简单的意思，比如“你要去哪里？”
meaningful有意义的；useful有用的；simple简单的；short简短的。根据下文中的几个句子，可知，这些问题都很简单。且结合文中“even”意为“甚至”，可知此处应该用“简单的”。故选C。
23．句意：今天我可以用手语和妹妹很畅快的沟通。
play玩；communicate沟通；study学习；practice练习。根据“It brings a smile to my face when my sister signs something to me about one of my friends”可知当妹妹和我用手语聊我们的朋友的时候，我很开心。因此我可以和妹妹用手语很好的沟通了。故选B。
24．句意：因为手语是我家的语言。
language语言；prize奖品；treasure财富；symbol象征。根据“With me, signing now comes before school，friends and sports”可知，手语比任何东西都要重要，下文中的“it”指代手语，故手语是我们家人之间沟通的语言。故选A。
25．A26．C27．B28．B29．D30．C31．D32．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位中国君王挑选下一代统治者的故事，以此告诉人们“诚实的重要性”，旨在培养学生诚实守信，脚踏实地。
25．句意：因此，他宣布，任何想当国王的男孩都必须来到宫殿，得到一颗皇家种子。
get获得；buy买；sell卖；borrow借。由下文“In six months, the boy who grew the best...”可知，国王要求男孩种植物，所以此处表示“得到皇家的种子”。故选A。
26．句意：六个月后，种得最好的男孩将赢得比赛。
tree树；flower花；plant植物；grass草。由下文“Han was the next one to say a little green plant was...”可知，此处大家种植的是plant，表示“植物”。故选C。
27．句意：每个人都小心翼翼地看着自己的罐子。
sad难过的；care关心；joy愉悦；fun乐趣。由上文“Each boy took home his royal seed, held tightly in his hand.”可知，每个男孩都紧紧地握在手里带回家，所以大家都是很关心的自己的罐子。故选B。
28．句意：他在种植方面很有经验，没有一个男孩能像他那样把植物种得那么好!
bad糟糕的；well好；good好的；high高的。由上文“ He had much experience in growing...”可知，此处表示男孩在种植上很有经验，as...as表示“和……一样”，这里表示“没有男孩能像他种得一样好。故选B。
29．句意：他们把又大又壮的植物举在面前，等待裁判的评判。
studied学习；stopped停止；forgot忘记；waited等待。由上文“At the palace, all the boys lined up.”可知，男孩们都排好了队，等待检查。故选D。
30．句意：当种子不生长时，我把它移到新的土壤里，我甚至第三次移动它。
clean打扫；open打开；grow生长；plant种植。由下文“But it just didn’t grow!”可知，植物并不生长，所以此处用grow。故选C。
31．句意：我们为比赛分发的种子不可能长出任何东西。
thought想法；idea主意；doubt怀疑；way方法。由下文“No plant could grow from them!”可知，没有它们长不出植物，there is no way此处表示“没有办法”。故选D。
32．句意：所有的种子都是煮过的!
boiled煮过；grown生长；planted种植；sorted分类。由下文“No plant could grow from them!”可知，此处表示“不可能长出植物”，所以种子都是被煮过的。故选A。
33．C34．D35．A36．B37．C38．A39．B40．D
【导语】本文讲述了作者的一次成功摆脱调侃者对其影响的经历。
33．句意：我选中了一条长裤，但它太贵了。
kept保持；wore穿；picked挑选；bought买。根据“but they were too expensive”可知是选中了一条长裤，但价格太贵了，还没买下来。故选C。
34．句意：并且它们是半价的。
size尺码；work工作；time时间；price价格。根据上文“but they were too expensive”可知，其他的太贵，这条裤子才是一半的价格。故选D。
35．句意：在我们做了一些修补之后，没有人能看得出那个洞曾经存在过。
tell分辨；decide决定；explain解释；remember记得。根据“After we did some mending”可知，修补过后，就看不出那里有个洞了。动词tell可表示“辨认出”。故选A。
36．句意：她大笑着，指着我的裤子说：“我才不是那个有问题的人呢！”
refused拒绝；laughed大笑；ordered命令；repeated重复。根据下文“and remembered the tips about dealing with teasing”可知，那个女孩在嘲笑作者，因此她的动作应是laugh“笑”。故选B。
37．句意：避免表现得过于沮丧。
Try尝试；Allow允许；Avoid避免；Imagine想象。根据“acting too upset”可知此处指“不要表现得过于沮丧”，动词短语avoid doing sth表示“避免做某事”。故选C。
38．句意：我一拿到我的饭菜，就平静地走到朋友Mareya坐的地方，加入了她的行列，表现得好像这没什么大不了的。
calmly平静地；helplessly绝望地；excitedly兴奋地；nervously紧张地。根据“acting as if it was no big deal”可知，作者表现得好像没什么大不了的，说明她很冷静地走到朋友身边。故选A。
39．句意：第二天，我继续不去注意餐厅里的刻薄话，到周末，所有的麻烦都消失了。
weak虚弱的；mean刻薄的；simple简单的；surprising令人惊讶的。根据上文可知，作者被一位女生嘲笑，因此此处应是指那些嘲笑她的刻薄话。故选B。
40．句意：我摆脱了调侃者的影响，没有表现得心烦意乱，他们也不再觉得调侃我很有趣。
guidance指导；protection保护；promise承诺；influence影响。根据“by not acting upset”可知，作者没有表现得心情沮丧从而摆脱了调侃者对她的影响。故选D。
41．D42．A43．C44．D45．A46．C47．C48．B
【导语】本文主要讲了一对夫妇捡到两只狗最后送到收容所，妻子还时不时给收容所打电话关心这两只狗，最后通过故事展现出人性最美好的一面。
41．句意：天气冷的狗狗们无法外出的时候，它们在这里做什么？
hot热的；late迟到的；early早的；cold冷的。根据前文“It was snowing so hard. ”雪下得很大。可知，此处是指天气太冷了。故选D。
42．句意：他向它们伸出双手，它们没有试图逃跑。
reached out伸出；set out出发；gave out分发；pushed out推出。根据本句“his hands to them”可知，此处是指他向它们伸出双手。故选A。
43．句意：格斯给这对狗拍了张照片，发给了他的妻子凯蒂怀特。
handed递；took拿走；sent发送；donated捐赠。根据本句“Gus took a picture of the pair”可知，此处应该是照完照片后，把照片发给了他的妻子。故选C。
44．句意：狗狗们在这个世界上无家可归了。
important重要的；fearless无畏的；friendly友好的；homeless无家可归的。根据“I gave those dogs away”我把那些狗送人了。可知，此处是指狗狗们的主人抛弃了它们，它们就无家可归了。故选D。
45．句意：当格斯还是个孩子的时候，他就梦想着养狗，但不可能养这两只狗——怀特家已经有了一只狗。
keeping收养；hunting狩猎；attending参加；training训练。根据本句“the Whites already had a family dog.”可知，此处是指不可能养这两只狗。故选A。
46．句意：如果你们要把狗分开，我不会把它们交给你们的。
leave离开；adopt采用；separate分开；treat接待。根据后一句“The shelter workers promised her they’d keep the couple together. ”收容所的工作人员向她保证，他们会让这对狗在一起。可知，此处是指她让工作人员保证不把这对狗分开。故选C。
47．句意：在接下来的几天里，凯蒂不断给收容所打电话，询问Pepper和Copper的情况。
unwillingly不情愿的；casually随意地；repeatedly不断重复地；hardly几乎不。根据“In the days following,”可知，此处是指她不断给收容所打电话。故选C。
48．句意；这是一个简单的故事，但它道出了我们本性中最美好的一面。
power力量；nature秉性；本质；knowledge知识；worth价值。根据本句“but it speaks to the best of our”可知，此处是故事道出了我们本性中最美好的一面。故选B。
49．D50．C51．A52．B53．C54．D55．A56．B
【分析】文章只要是通过作者小时候总是向爸爸要东西，但是爸爸总是拒绝作者的要求，到后来作者自己做兼职打工赚钱以及后来的工作越来越多，赚的钱也越来越多的时候，作者终于意识到钱对他来说意义重大，知道了金钱的价值。
49．句意：我父亲总是拒绝我的乞讨。
met遇见；changed改变；forgot忘记；refused拒绝；根据句意理解及后句told me with a frustrated(使人挫败的)face, “You can waste all the money as you want when you have a job.”可知，这里指的是“拒绝”，故选D。
50．句意：我听了，但我从来没有真正听到过他试图向我传达的信息。
reply回复；story故事；message信息；news消息；根据句意理解及前句You can waste all the money as you want when you have a job.可知，这里指的是前面爸爸说的话，所以这里应该用message，故选C。
51．句意：所以我决定自己当保姆赚钱。
babysitter临时保姆；advertiser广告人员，登广告者；safeguard保护；salesgirl女售货员；根据句意理解及后文I thought I was fine making money by babysitting.可知，这里说的是“当保姆”，故选A。
52．句意：一开始我不感兴趣。
involved包含；interested感兴趣的；accepted接受；pleased高兴的；根据句意理解及后句I thought I was fine making money by babysitting. But once I5thought about the money I could make, I applied to work as a lifeguard advertised on the flyer.可知，这里指的是“感兴趣的”，英语是interested，故选B。
53．句意：但一旦我认真考虑了我能赚多少钱，我就申请了在传单上登广告的救生员的工作。
proudly骄傲地；slowly慢慢地；seriously认真地；secretly秘密地；根据句意理解及句中thought about the money I could make可知，这是要经过深思熟虑的，所以表达的是“认真地”，故选C。
54．句意：我没有把钱浪费在无用的东西上，而是开始攒钱。
cutting切割；raising提升；receiving收到；wasting浪费；根据句意理解及后句on useless things, I started saving up可知，这里指的是“浪费”，故选D。
55．句意：因为我是为它工作的人。
working工作；saving节省；longing渴望；begging乞求；根据句意理解及前文I decided to make money as a3myself.及文章的理解可知，这里表达的是“为钱工作”，故选A。
56．句意：因为我知道金钱的价值。
limit限制；value价值；power权利；supply供给；根据句意理解及后句It is more than what I can spend.和文章的标题My Understanding of Money可知，这里指的是“知道了金钱的价值”，故选B。
