合语境。turn“转向”；happen“发生”；describe“描述”。
17．A.urgent C．frequent
B．efficient D．consistent
解析：选B 根据下文中的“they often get the job done just fine”可知，这里讲的是机器的好处，它们有效率(efficient)并且划算。urgent“紧急的”；frequent“频繁的”；consistent“一贯的”。
18．A.But C．Otherwise
B．Because D．Therefore
解析：选A 空后表示它们缺少一种对日常生活很重要的元素，与空前提到的机器的好处是转折关系，故用连词But，表示转折。
19．A.everything C．anything
B．something D．nothing
解析：选B 前一句提到的“the spirit, the soul or the heart”不是机器所拥有的东西(something)。
20．A.encourages C．punishes
解析：选A 正是人类鼓励(encourages)我们对别人笑。persuade“说服”；punish“惩罚”；force“强迫”。
B
Imagine that your life is like a treasure hunt. One day, a particular goal __1__ your attention and you decide to __2__ on a treasure hunt. You begin the long hike and encounter a __3__ or two along the way. Already the __4__ path is starting to look different from the buried treasure that you have been imagining. Things get __5__ when you finally arrive at the spot. You say to yourself, “This doesn’t look like the treasure I __6__ imagined! I must be on the wrong path. I __7__ all this time！”
You wonder, “Hmm ... maybe I should __8__ goals？” after thinking for a few moments. It’s __9__ to feel a sense of disappointment or __10__ when this occurs, but I think the deeper problem is __11__ in how we approached the treasure in the first place.
The __12__ is that most people spend all of their time thinking about the treasure. The fastest way to get to a particular spot, __13__， is to set your compass and start walking. The idea here is to commit to your goal with the strongest __14__.
B．persuades D．forces
Develop a clear, single-minded __15__ for where you are. And then __16__ all of your energy to the journey and be committed to the path you are walking.
In other words, your goal becomes your compass, not your buried treasure. The goal is your __17__， not your destination. The goal is a mission that you are on, a path that you __18__. That is just fine and worthwhile, __19__ comes from that path. It is the commitment to walking the path that __20__.
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。生活就像一次寻宝之旅，到头来我们会发现所寻之物并非所愿。问题的根源在于一开始我们就没有弄清楚该如何接近宝藏。在方向确定后，目标是指南针不再是宝藏；目标是方向，不再是归宿；目标是使命，是选择的道路。忠诚于自己所选的道路，尽心尽力才是重要的。
1．A.reminds C．pays
B．turns D．grabs
解析：选D 此处指“一个特定的目标吸引了你的注意力”，grab“吸引(某人的注意)”，符合语境。
2．A.set out C．give out
B．work out D．turn out
解析：选A 此处指你决定动身踏上这一寻宝之旅，set out“出发，动身”，符合语境。work out“锻炼身体，计算出”；give out“分发”；turn out“出席，结果是”。
3．A.challenge C．story
B．misfortune D．surprise
解析：选A 根据下文“path is starting to look different from the buried treasure”以及“I must be on the wrong path.”可知，寻宝之旅遭受了挑战(challenge)。misfortune“不幸”。
4．A.smooth C．narrow
B．actual D．false
解析：选B 根据上下文尤其是空后的“path is starting to look different from the buried treasure that you have been imagining”可知，实际的(actual)道路和你之前想象的不一样。smooth“平坦的”；narrow“狭窄的”；false“错误的”。
5．A.better C．more relaxing
B．more complex D．worse
解析：选D 根据下文中的“This doesn’t look like the treasure I __6__ imagined! I must be on the wrong path.”可知，最初你感到寻宝之旅发生变化，到最后情况变得更加糟糕(worse)。
6．A.hardly C．previously
B．usually D．normally
解析：选C 根据语境尤其是上文“path is starting to look different from the buried treasure that you have been imagining”可知，此处表示这和先前(previously)想象的不一样。
7．A.forgot C．valued
B．wasted D．managed
解析：选B 根据空前的“I must be on the wrong path.”可知，此处表示自己走错了路，浪费(wasted)了这些时间。value“重视，珍视”；manage“努力完成”。
8．A.attain C．switch
B．assess D．achieve
解析：选C 根据第一段中的“I must be on the wrong path.”可知，此处表示以为自己走错了路，所以没有找到想要的宝藏，故认为自己应改变(switch)目标。attain“获得”；assess“评价，评定”。
9．A.natural C．obvious
B．necessary D．strange
解析：选A 根据行文逻辑可知，走错了路，寻错了宝，为此感到很失落是很正常的(natural)事。necessary“必要的”；obvious“明显的”；strange“奇怪的，陌生的”。
10．A.failure C．shame
B．confusion D．ignorance
解析：选B 根据上文“maybe I should __8__ goals”可知，你走错了路，找到的宝藏不是想要的，感觉要不要改变目标，这是一种困惑(confusion)，故选B项。failure“失败”；shame“耻辱”；ignorance“无知”。
11．A.buried C．absorbed
B．lost D．rooted
解析：选D 根据语境可知，此处表示作者分析没有找到想要的宝藏的根源(rooted)在于一开始就没有弄清楚该如何接近宝藏。
12．A.evidence C．truth
B．lesson D．problem
解析：选D 根据空后的“most people spend all of their time thinking about the treasure ... set your compass and start walking”可知，花费所有的时间想宝藏而不
设置好指南针再出发是问题(problem)所在。evidence“证据”；lesson“教训”；truth“真相”。
13．A.anyway C．otherwise
B．however D．therefore
解析：选B 根据语境可知，此处与上文之间的逻辑关系是转折关系，故选B项。 14．A.belief C．support
B．feelings D．nerves
解析：选A 根据下文中的“be committed to the path you are walking”和最后一段最后一句中的“It is the commitment to walking the path”并结合语境可知，你要专注于(focus)往哪里去，就要坚定地走下去，故此处表示你需要有最强的信念(belief)。
15．A.habit C．focus
B．desire D．interest
解析：选C 参见上题解析。desire“愿望，渴望”。 16．A.preserve C．research
B．improve D．devote
解析：选D 根据语境可知，此处表示要倾尽所能，尽心尽力，风雨兼程。devote“献身，致力，专心”，符合语境。preserve“保存”；improve“改善”。
17．A.dream C．direction
B．motto D．schedule
解析：选C 文章最后一段是主旨的升华。结合文章主旨及选项可知，此处指目标是方向(direction)，不是归宿。motto“箴言，格言”；schedule“日程安排”。
18．A.follow C．recommend
B．show D．demand
解析：选A 根据上文中的“be committed to the path you are walking”可知，目标是一个使命，是一条需要遵循(follow)的道路。recommend“推荐”；demand“要求”。
19．A.whichever C．whoever
B．whatever D．whenever
解析：选B 此处指不论这条道路上有什么，那都很好，也很值得。whatever“无论什么”，符合语境。
20．A.deserves C．works
B．counts D．gathers
解析：选B 根据空前一句可知，忠诚于自己所选的道路，尽心尽力才是最重要的。count“重要”，符合语境。deserve“值得”；gather“聚集”。
完形填空模拟检测 记叙文
(共2篇，限时35分钟)
A
Two weeks earlier, my son, Ben, had got in touch. He’d moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I’d __1__ seen him. So imagine my __2__ when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me.
I was __3__！ I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to __4__. The bay was __5__ in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore. Getting a little __6__， I realized one kayak (皮划艇) was in __7__.“Something’s not __8__！” I took off my T-shirt and __9__ into the water. I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle. He was __10__ violently. Linking arms with one of the instructors, I helped __11__ the young man out of the water. He was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something __12__ to me. Those brown eyes were very __13__. “What’s his name？” I asked the instructor. “Ben，” he replied, and immediately I __14__. That stranger was my son!
The instructors called for an ambulance. __15__， after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to __16__ and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben __17__ to me.“I just want to say thank you，” he said.“You __18__ my life！”
I still can’t believe what a __19__ it was. I’m just so glad I was there __20__ to help my son.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者到约定的地方去见自己13年没见面的儿子，却在那里遇到有人溺水。勇敢的作者下水救人，巧合的是，他救起的年轻人正是自己的儿子。
1．A.also C．even
解析：选D 前文说作者的儿子本3岁时就离开了作者，因此这里表示“自从我上次(last)见他到现在已经13年了”。
2．A.delight C．anger
B．relief D．worry B．often D．last
解析：选A 前文提到作者已经13年没见过自己的儿子了，因此儿子发来电子邮件，说要来看望作者，作者应该感到高兴(delight)。
3．A.scared
B．shocked