Question

    Takamizawa, aged 91, was one of the more than 200,000 people who requested to volunteer for Tokyo's 2020 Games. English is not required for service, but it is a helpful ______ for volunteers to have. But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. She was in high school when World War Two ______. She said, "In my second year there, English was banned(禁止) because it was the ______ language."

Takamizawa said that her grandchildren helped ______ her she was not too old to learn.

"When I talked to my grandchildren about my ______, they said, ‘it's not too late. We will teach you one word a day. It's going to be a good ______ for you."

Natsuko is Takamizawa's ______ and main English teacher. Natsuko ______ a new English word to her grandmother's phone every day. They also often work together ______ on phrases that Takamizawa will need for the Olympics.

"Welcome to Tokyo, this is the Olympic stadium, how can I help you?" Takamizawa answers when _______ to say an English phrase she has learned.

Natsuko ______ that she wanted to give her grandmother something to ______. "I can clearly see her English is getting better. It's my joy now."

For the level of English spoken in a country, Japan ranks (排列)49th among countries where English is not the ______ language. This situation is slowly changing as younger generations ______English. Japanese students often learn English at a much ______ age than they did in the past.

However, Takamizawa believes real change will not happen ______ Japanese people become more open to the rest of the world. She says that people in Japan should act not only as Japanese citizens, but also as "______ members" of the Earth.

With around 500 days to go until the Games begin, the whole Takamizawa family is ready to welcome the world to Tokyo. When Japan last held the Summer Olympics in 1964, Takamizawa was too busy ______ a family to go to any events.

Takamizawa said she never thought the Olympics would happen in Tokyo ______ in her lifetime. "It's good," she said, "to ______ long."

1.A. way B. goal C. skill D. trick

2.A. started B. held C. ended D. fought

3.A. foreign B. teaching C. learning D. enemy

4.A. promise B. inform C. persuade D. advise

5.A. plan B. wish C. idea D. strength

6.A. challenge B. choice C. topic D. trouble

7.A. grandson B. daughter C. niece D. granddaughter

8.A. brings B. sends C. rings D. types

9.A. straight B. directly C. helpfully D. carefully

10.A. told B. reminded C. asked D. called

11.A. explains B. knows C. admits D. describes

12.A. admire B. satisfy C. enjoy D. confirm

13.A. local B. first C. second D. worldwide

14.A. appreciate B. practice C. refuse D. welcome

15.A. smaller B. younger C. elder D. later

16.A. if B. though C. unless D. because

17.A. fundamental B. global C. gentle D. kind

18.A. raising B. charging C. building D. selecting

19.A. too B. once C. ever D. twice

20.A. remain B. survive C. live D. keep

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了91岁的日本老太太Takamizawa为了东京奥运会的志愿服务而学习英语，她用实际行动证明了学习从不嫌晚。

1.考查名词词义辨析。A. way方法；B. goal目标；C. skill技能；D. trick诡计。根据本空前的“English is not required for service, but it is a helpful”可知，虽然志愿服务不需要英语，但它是一个有帮助的技能，故C项正确。

2.考查动词词义辨析。A. started开始；B. held举行；C. ended结束；D. fought战斗。根据本空前的“She was in high school when World War Two”可知，第二次世界大战开始时，她正在上高中，故A项正确。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。A. foreign外国的；B. teaching教学的；C. learning学习的；D. enemy敌方的。根据本空前的“English was banned(禁止) because it was the”可知，她二年级时，英语被禁止是因为它是敌方的语言，故D项正确。

4.考查动词词义辨析。A. promise承诺；B. inform通知；C. persuade劝说；D. advise建议。根据本空后的“her she was not too old to learn”可知，她的孙辈们劝她——她不是太老，还可以学习，故C项正确。

5.考查名词词义辨析。A. plan计划；B. wish愿望；C. idea想法；D. strength长处。上文说她二年级时，由于战争，英语被禁止了，现在为了东京奥运会她想重新学习英语，当她告诉孙辈们她的这个愿望时，他们说现在学还不晚，故B项正确。

6.考查名词词义辨析。A. challenge挑战；B. choice选择；C. topic主题；D. trouble麻烦。根据本空前的“We will teach you one word a day. It's going to be a good”可知，孙辈们说会一天教她一个单词，这对她是一个很好的挑战，故A项正确。

7.考查名词词义辨析。A. grandson孙子；B. daughter女儿；C. niece侄女；D. granddaughter孙女。根据本空后的“Natsuko…her grandmother's phone every day.”可知，Natsuko是Takamizawa的孙女，故D项正确。

8.考查动词词义辨析。A. brings带来； B. sends发送；C. rings按铃；D. types打字。根据本空后的“a new English word to her grandmother's phone every day.”可知，Natsuko每天都会往Takamizawa的手机里发一个新单词，故B项正确。

9.考查副词词义辨析。A. straight不断地；B. directly直接地； C. helpfully有帮助地；D. carefully认真地。根据本空后的“on phrases that Takamizawa will need for the Olympics”可知，她们还经常直接一起研究Takamizawa在奥运会上会用到的短语，故B项正确。

10.考查动词词义辨析。A. told告诉；B. reminded提醒；C. asked要求；D. called打电话。根据本空后的“to say an English phrase she has learned.”可知，当被要求说一个所学到的短语时，她说“欢迎到东京来，这里是奥林匹克体育场，我能为您做些什么？”，故C项正确。

11.考查动词词义辨析。A. explains解释；B. knows知道；C. admits承认；D. describes描写。根据本空后的“that she wanted to give her grandmother something to”可知，Natsuko解释说她想给祖母一些喜欢的东西，故A项正确。

12.考查动词词义辨析。A. admire钦佩；B. satisfy满意；C. enjoy喜欢、享受；D. confirm确认。上文说Natsuko想给祖母一些喜欢的东西，故C项正确。

13.考查形容词词义辨析。A. local当地的；B. first第一；C. second第二；D. worldwide全世界的。根据常识可知，在日本，英语不是第一语言，故B项正确。

14.考查动词词义辨析。A. appreciate欣赏；B. practice实践；C. refuse拒绝；D. welcome欢迎。上文说日本的英语水平在不是以英语为第一语言的国家中排名第49，随着年轻一代欢迎英语，这种情况正在慢慢改变，故D项正确。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。A. smaller更小的；B. younger更年轻的；C. elder年龄较大的；D. later更后的。根据本空后的“than they did in the past”可知，现在日本的学生学习英语的年龄比过去小很多，故B项正确。

16.考查连词词义辨析。A. if如果；B. though尽管；C. unless除非、如果不；D. because因为。根据本空后的“Japanese people become more open to the rest of the world.”可知，Takamizawa认为除非日本人对世界其他国家更加开放，否则真正的变革不会发生，故C项正确。

17.考查形容词词义辨析。A. fundamental根本的；B. global全球的；C. gentle温和的；D. kind善良的。根据本空前的“She says that people in Japan should act not only as Japanese citizens, but also as”可知，她说日本人不仅应该以日本公民的身份行事，而且还应该以全球成员的身份行事，故B项正确。

18.考查动词词义辨析。A. raising供养；B. charging控告； C. building建造；D. selecting挑选。根据本空后的“a family to go to any events.”可知，上次日本举办奥运会时，Takamizawa忙于供养家庭而没法出去，故A项正确。

19.考查副词词义辨析。A. too也；B. once曾经；C. ever究竟；D. twice再次。根据本空前的“Takamizawa said she never thought the Olympics would happen in Tokyo”可知，她从来没有想过在她有生之年，东京会再次举办奥运会，故D项正确。

20.考查动词词义辨析。A. remain持续；B. survive幸存；C. live活、生存；D. keep保持。上文说她从来没有想过在她有生之年，东京会再次举办奥运会，她已经91岁了，她还要活得更久一些，故C项正确。