Question

    When Matthew Shifrin turned 13, he got a lifechanging birthday present from his friend, Lilya Finkel.

It was an 843-piece Middle Eastern ________ palace. And with it were instructions that Finkel made ________ for it. Finkel invented a unique name for every one of the more than 800 pieces in the palace set. Then she spent countless hours typing building ________ in Braille (盲文) that spelled out how to ________ them all together.

His mind was ________. As a blind person, Shifrin had never before been able to complete a Lego set on his own. Shifrin knew immediately that he had to help other blind children find the same ________.

Shifrin says, “For blind people, Lego sets act as small 3D ________ for real-life buildings instead of two-dimensional photographs. Lego bricks allow me to see things that are ________ to explore by touch.”

For years after that incredible Lego experience, he created similar instructions for about 45 other Lego sets, together with Finkel, all published on a website they created, “Lego for the ________.”

Shifrin began ________ to Lego several years ago to discuss his work, ________ it was in 2017, when Finkel died of cancer, that he finally connected with the right person.

His years-long devotion ________ when the Lego company released its first audio and Braille building instructions. The project is a high-tech version of what Shifrin and Finkel did for their ________.

It couldn’t have been completed without Shifrin’s ________ - or without his determination.

He just wished Finkel had been here to see it. “I think she’d be very glad that we came this ________.” Shifrin said.

1.A.Lego B.wood C.paper D.puzzle

2.A.directly B.especially C.strictly D.regularly

3.A.rules B.skills C.requirements D.instructions

4.A.mix B.fix C.fit D.gather

5.A.blown B.challenged C.troubled D.eased

6.A.truth B.connection C.balance D.independence

7.A.patterns B.designs C.replacements D.arrangements

8.A.natural B.impossible C.easy D.normal

9.A.Young B.Blind C.Curious D.Inventive

10.A.giving up B.spreading out C.reaching out D.showing up

11.A.but B.and C.so D.though

12.A.made up B.took off C.got through D.paid off

13.A.company B.website C.school D.friends

14.A.encouragement B.preparation C.involvement D.recommendation

15.A.far B.long C.deep D.fast

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了盲人Matthew Shifrin和他的朋友Lilya Finkel共同设计了一座由843件物品组成的中东乐高宫殿。文章说明了这一想法开始的原因，以及他们为之付出的多年努力。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是一座由843件物品组成的中东乐高宫殿。A. Lego乐高积木；B. wood木材；C. paper纸；D. puzzle谜。结合后文As a blind person, Shifrin had never before been able to complete a Lego set on his own.可知这是一座由843件物品组成的中东乐高宫殿。故选A。

2.考查副词词义辨析。句意：有Finkel专门为它做的说明书。A. directly直接地；B. especially专门，特别；C. strictly严格地；D. regularly定期地。结合后文可知说明书是盲文的，是Finkel专门为这个积木制作的。故选B。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后她花了无数个小时用盲文输入建筑说明，说明如何将它们拼装在一起。A. rules规则；B. skills技能；C. requirements要求；D. instructions说明。结合上文And with it were instructions that Finkel made可知Finkel为这个建筑花费了无数个小时输入建筑说明。故选D。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后她花了无数个小时用盲文输入建筑说明，说明如何将它们拼装在一起。A. mix混合；B. fix修理；C. fit拼装，安装；D. gather聚集。有了盲文的建筑说明盲人才知道如何将这些积木安装在一起，其它选项不符合语境。故选C。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的头脑变得兴奋起来。A. blown吹；B. challenged挑战；C. troubled麻烦；D. eased放松。结合后文Shifrin意识到他的这一举动可以帮助其他盲人儿童获得独立性，Shifrin因此变得兴奋起来。固定短语blow one’s mind意思为“使某人感到极度激动或兴奋”。故选A。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Shifrin立刻意识到他必须帮助其他盲人儿童获得同样的独立性。A. truth真理；B. connection连接；C. balance平衡；D. independence独立。结合上文As a blind person, Shifrin had never before been able to complete a Lego set on his own.可知Shifrin意识到自己的行为能够给盲人儿童带来独立性，即可以在没有人的帮助下拼好积木。故选D。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：对于盲人来说，乐高积木是现实生活中建筑物的小型3D替代品，而不是二维照片。A. patterns模式；B. designs设计；C. replacements替代；D. arrangements安排。根据后文for real-life buildings可知对于盲人来说，乐高积木是现实生活中建筑物的小型3D替代品。故选C。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：乐高积木让我看到了不可能触摸到的东西。A. natural自然的；B. impossible不可能的；C. easy容易的；D. normal正常的。结合上文for real-life buildings可知这些积木是现实生活中建筑物的替代品，因此是不可能（impossible）靠触摸就能看见的东西。故选B。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在那次不可思议的乐高体验之后的很多年里，他和Finkel一起为大约45套其他的乐高玩具制作了类似的说明，这些说明都发布在他们创建的网站“盲人乐高”(Lego For the Blind)上。A. Young年轻的；B. Blind瞎的；C. Curious好奇的；D. Inventive有发明才能的。结合上文可知他们的积木是为盲人儿童设计的，因此这个网站名字应当是“Lego For the Blind”，即“盲人乐高”。故选B。

10.考查动词短语辨析。句意：几年前，Shifrin开始接触乐高积木，讨论他的作品，但直到2017年，Finkel死于癌症，他才终于找到了合适的人。A. giving up放弃；B. spreading out展开；C. reaching out接触；D. showing up出现。结合后文to Lego several years ago可知几年前，Shifrin就开始接触乐高积木了。故选C。

11.考查连词辨析。句意：几年前，Shifrin开始接触乐高积木，讨论他的作品，但直到2017年，Finkel死于癌症，他才终于找到了合适的人。A. but但是；B. and并且；C. so因此；D. though虽然。根据上下文语境可知为转折关系应用but。故选A。

12.考查动词短语辨析。句意：当乐高公司发布了第一个音频和盲文建筑说明时，他多年的奉献得到了回报。A. made up编造；B. took off起飞；C. got through通过；D. paid off得到回报，付清。结合后文when the Lego company released its first audio and Braille building instructions.可知乐高公司认可了他们的盲人乐高，他多年的奉献的得到了回报。故选D。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个项目是Shifrin和Finkel为他们的网站所做的一个高科技版本。A. company公司；B. website网站；C. school学校；D. friends朋友。结合上文all published on a website they created, “Lego for the Blind.”可知这个项目是Shifrin和Finkel为他们的网站所做的一个高科技版本。故选B。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：没有Shifrin的参与，没有他的决心，这一切都不可能完成。A. encouragement鼓励；B. preparation准备；C. involvement参与；D. recommendation推荐。结合上文Shifrin为这些积木输入盲文可知Shifrin参与了盲人乐高的制作，故选C。

15.考查副词词义辨析。句意：“我想她会很高兴我们走了这么远。”Shifrin说。A. far遥远地；B. long长期地；C. deep深地；D. fast快地。结合上文Shifrin和Finkel所做的盲人乐高积木最终得到了乐高公司的认可，他们为之付出了多年的努力得到了回报，去世的Finkel也会为他们走到今天这么远而高兴。故选A。