Question

    Mia nervously extended her small hand towards the miniature（纤小的）horse in front or her. As her palm gently touched it$ soft nose, she looked at me happily. Her bright blue eyes _______ with joy.

For children with _______, actions such as making friends and joining in activities can be_______As the leader of the Miniature Horse Project, I________to disabled children in my community and _______ them to join this project. Once a child joins, I _______instruct them how to feed and care for the miniature horses. Nol only does this_______disabled children with a fun activity, but my instruction  also allows them to build much more _______at school or when they are making friends.

I have taught many disabled children, but Mia is _______to me. What she suffers makes her fee) hard to________. Due to this，she hardly spoke at the beginning of our training,________just watched nervously as 1 explained basic horse care to her. Her mother told me that Mia had ________behavior at school: she was shy, and watched her classmates play instead of joining them.

I worked to help Mia ________ her shyness. Although she was nervous, I had her feed and clean the miniature horses________.Then I asked her to________the horses with me around the farm and to smile at everyone she ________  . Soon, she became active and ________in caring for the horses without my help. She now loves to play with her classmates.

However, i did not just influence Mia, and she ________ me as well. She showed me that any ________can be overcome with dedication(热忱).Each time I see Mia，she hugs me ________, Although she cannot say it, her happy face and bright eyes tell me，“ Thank you.”

1.A. froze B. stared C. shone D. closed

2.A. curiosity B. interest C. preference D. disabilities

3.A. difficult B. funny C. impressive D. disappointing

4.A. reach out B. look forward C. get used D. get down

5.A. urge B. encourage C. warn D. allow

6.A. extremely B. secretly C. personally D. hopefully

7.A. provide B. decorate C. equip D. combine

8.A. frustration B. pressure C. pleasure D. confidence

9.A. polite B. special C. kind D. rude

10.A. talk B. hear C. move D. jump

11.A. and B. as C. or. D. so

12.A. social B. normal C. similar D. polite

13.A. look out for B. put up with C. get rid of D. give in to

14.A. in her opinion B. by the way C. by no means D. on her own

15.A. sell B. drive C. walk D. beat

16.A. disliked B. visited C. interviewed D. met

17.A. skilled B. weak C. interested D. fortunate

18.A. accompanied B. inspired C. praised D. challenged

19.A. mystery B. fault C. puzzle D. hardship

20.A. blindly B. tightly C. sadly D. loosely

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.A

12.C

13.C

14.D

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了我通过迷你小马项目帮助一个残疾女孩克服害羞的故事，她也让我认识到任何困难都可以通过奉献来克服。

1.考查动词词义辨析。A. froze冻住；B. stared凝视；C. shone发亮；D. closed闭上。根据本空后的“with joy.”可知，她那双明亮的眼睛里闪烁着喜悦的光芒，故C项正确。

2.考查名词词义辨析。A. curiosity好奇；B. interest兴趣；C. preference偏爱；D. disabilities残疾。根据下文中的“disabled children”可知，对身体有残疾的儿童来说，像交朋友和参加活动这样的行为是困难的，故D项正确。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。A. difficult困难的；B. funny滑稽的；C. impressive印象深刻的；D. disappointing令人失望的。根据语境可知，对残疾儿童来说，像交朋友和参加活动等行为是困难的，故A项正确。

4.考查动词短语辨析。A. reach out to把手伸向、接触；B. look forward to期待；C. get used to习惯于；D. get down to着手处理。根据本空前的“As the leader of the Miniature Horse Project,”可知，作为迷你小马项目的领导人，我向社区里的一些残疾儿童伸出援手，故A项正确。

5.考查动词词义辨析。A. urge催促；B. encourage鼓励；C. warn警告；D. allow允许。根据本空后的“them to join this project”可知，我鼓励他们参加这个项目，故B项正确。

6.考查副词词义辨析。A. extremely极其；B. secretly秘密地；C. personally亲自地；D. hopefully有希望地。根据本空后的“instruct them how to feed and care for the miniature horses.”可知，我亲自指导参加这个项目的残疾儿童如何喂和照顾迷你小马，故C项正确。

7.考查动词词义辨析。A. provide提供；B. decorate装饰；C. equip配备；D. combine结合。根据本空后的“disabled children with a fun activity, but my instruction also allows them to build much more ___8___at school or when they are making friends.”可知，这不仅为残疾儿童提供了一个有趣的活动，而且我的指导也让他们在学校或交朋友时更有自信，故A项正确。

8.考查名词词义辨析。A. frustration挫折； B. pressure压力；C. pleasure 快乐；D. confidence自信。根据上文可知，我的指导让他们树立了更多的自信，故D项正确。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。A. polite礼貌的；B. special特别的；C. kind善良的；D. rude粗鲁的。根据本空前的“I have taught many disabled children, but Mia is”可知，虽然我教过很多残疾儿童，但Mia对我来说很特别，故B项正确。

10.考查动词词义辨析。A. talk说话；B. hear听；C. move移动；D. jump跳。根据本空后的“Due to this, she hardly spoke at the beginning of our training”可知，她所遭受的痛苦让她很难开口说话，故A项正确。

11.考查连词词义辨析。A. and并且；B. as因为；C. or否则；D. so所以。根据本空后的“just watched nervously as 1 explained basic horse care to her.”可知，在我们开始训练时，她几乎不说话，只是紧张地看着我向她解释照顾马的基本知识，前后是并列关系，故A项正确。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。A. social社交的；B. normal正常的； C. similar相似的；D. polite礼貌的。根据本空后的“behavior at school: she was shy, and watched her classmates play instead of joining them.”可知，Mia在学校也有类似的表现：她很害羞，只是看着同学们玩而不是和他们一起玩，故C项正确。

13.考查动词短语辨析。A. look out for留意；B. put up with忍受；C. get rid of摆脱、去除；D. give in to屈服于。根据本空后的“her shyness”可知，我帮助Mia克服害羞，故C项正确。

14.考查介词短语辨析。A. in her opinion依她来看；B. by the way顺便说说；C. by no means决不；D. on her own依靠她自己。根据本空前的“Although she was nervous, I had her feed and clean the miniature horses”可知，尽管她很紧张，我还是让她自己喂和梳洗小马，故D项正确。

15.考查动词词义辨析。A. sell卖；B. drive驾驶；C. walk遛（狗）； D. beat打。根据本空后的“the horses with me around the farm and to smile at everyone she ___16___”可知，然后我让她和我一起在农场里遛马并对她遇到的每一个人微笑，故C项正确。

16.考查动词词义辨析。A. disliked不喜欢；B. visited参观；C. interviewed采访；D. met遇见。

根据语境可知，我让她对遇见的每一个人微笑，故D项正确。

17.考查形容词词义辨析。A. skilled熟练的；B. weak虚弱的；C. interested感兴趣的；D. fortunate幸运的。根据本空前的“active”可知，很快，她就变得活跃起来并在没有我的帮助下熟练地照顾小马，故A项正确。

18.考查动词词义辨析。A. accompanied陪伴；B. inspired鼓舞；C. praised表扬；D. challenged挑战。根据本空后的“She showed me that any ___19___can be overcome with dedication”可知，她证明了所有的困难都可以通过热忱来克服，因此她也鼓舞了我，故B项正确。

19.考查名词词义辨析。A. mystery神秘；B. fault 错误；C. puzzle迷惑；D. hardship困难。根据语境可知，她证明了所有的困难都可以通过热忱来克服，故D项正确。

20.考查副词词义辨析。A. blindly盲目地；B. tightly紧紧地；C. sadly伤心地；D. loosely轻率地。

根据语境可知，每次我看到Mia，她都会紧紧地拥抱我，故B项正确。