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    With a combined total of 211 years between them, Charlotte and John Henderson, from Austin, Texas, are celebrating their 80th wedding anniversary. The two are _______ the oldest living couple on earth, according to Guinness World Records. John Henderson is 106 _______ Charlotte Henderson is 105.

The pair met in 1934 as _______ at the University of Texas, where Charlotte was studying to be a teacher and John played football. John was very _______ of football. Since 2010, he has had the _______ of being the oldest living former UT football player, and he _______ a game every year. The Hendersons, who have no children, have _______ at a retirement community in Austin, for the past decade. It is _______ that the retirement home helped to _______ an anniversary party for the couple. “In our ages, we’ve slowed down somewhat,” John Henderson ______________. “We used to go on cruises, but now we have to take it ______________. We like watching sports and talking about what we’re going to do.”

Henderson’s nephew Jason Free said the two were his ______________ role models. They love and really care for each other. “They don’t always ______________ the past,” Free said. “You won’t hear them say, ‘Oh, if only it were 1952 again, ______________ would be great.’ Instead, they are making plans for their ______________ together.”

Free noted that when his uncle is at a UT game or out ______________ friends, Charlotte usually will call to ______________ him. “She likes to know when John is going to be coming back to eat with her,” Free said.

As for the ______________ to their longevity, John Henderson puts it down to exercise and having a positive ______________. Then with a ______________ he added, “But some people think it’s because we’ve never had kids!”

1.A.naturally B.officially C.individually D.normally

2.A.so B.but C.as D.and

3.A.participants B.professors C.students D.players

4.A.fond B.sure C.afraid D.tired

5.A.qualification B.confidence C.truth D.distinction

6.A.organizes B.attends C.sponsors D.appreciates

7.A.aimed B.researched C.lived D.arrived

8.A.reported B.assumed C.suggested D.confirmed

9.A.deliver B.find C.show D.throw

10.A.announced B.recommended C.explained D.complained

11.A.seriously B.easy C.off D.away

12.A.relationship B.behavior C.career D. concept

13.A.overlook B.recall C.believe D.see

14.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing

15.A.choices B.children C.retirement D.future

16.A.cheating B.inviting C.meeting D.making

17.A.pick up B.care about C.wait for D.check on

18.A.introduction B.tendency C.secret D.guide

19.A.attitude B.method C.theory D.comment

20.A.laugh B.sigh C.nod D.gesture

 

1.B 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.C 11.B 12.A 13.B 14.C 15.D 16.C 17.D 18.C 19.A 20.A 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一对吉尼斯世界纪录认证为在世的最长寿夫妇的日常点滴和生活故事,他们相互关心,心态乐观,生活简单又美好。 1.考查副词词义辨析。句意:他们俩被吉尼斯世界纪录正式认证为地球上仍在世的最长寿夫妇。A. naturally自然地;B. officially正式地,官方地;C. individually私人地,个人地;D. normally正常地,通常地。根据句中Guinness World Records可知,他们获得的是正式的官方认证,故选B。 2.考查连词词义辨析。句意:约翰·亨德森106岁了,夏洛特·亨德森105岁了。A. so所以;B. but但是;C. as因为,由于,尽管,随着,正如;D. and和,与,然后。根据语境,连词前后两句内容并无因果、转折等各种关系,两者为各自独立的事实,宜用and作连接,故选D。 3.考查名词词义辨析。句意:这对夫妻在1934年,他们还是得克萨斯州大学的学生的时候遇见彼此,当时夏洛特正在那里学习,准备当一名教师,而约翰在那里踢足球。A. participants参与者;B. professors教授;C. students学生;D. players球员,队员。根据下句Charlotte was studying to be a teacher可知,他们当时是学生身份,“John played football”不影响他本身是个学生的事实,而且夏洛特不是足球队员,故选C。 4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:约翰非常喜欢踢足球。A. fond喜欢的;B. sure确定的;C. afraid害怕的;D. tired劳累的。根据上下文可知,约翰一直在踢足球,十分喜欢,故选A。 5.考查名词词义辨析。句意:从2010年开始,他便坐拥在世的最年长前UT足球队员这一荣誉,而且他每年都参加比赛。A. qualification资格,条件;B. confidence信心;C. truth事实;D. distinction荣誉,特性,差别。在世的最年长前队员属于他的一个荣誉,而qualification一般是指通过学习考试取得的资格学历,或是因足够熟练,具备某项技能或经验而取得的资格,而文中此处语境强调其年长(oldest),且是前队员,A选项并不够恰当准确,故选D。 6.考查动词词义辨析。句意:从2010年开始,他便坐拥在世的最年长前UT足球队员这一荣誉,而且他每年都参加比赛。A. organizes组织;B. attends参加;C. sponsors赞助;D. appreciates欣赏。作为最年长队员,他每年都去打比赛(参加比赛),故选B。 7.考查动词词义辨析。句意:亨德森夫妇没有子女,过去十年间,他们居住在奥斯汀的一个退休社区。A. aimed以……为目标;B. researched研究;C. lived居住;D. arrived到达。根据语境,他们现居住在退休老年人社区,故选C。 8.考查动词词义辨析。句意:据报道,养老院帮着为这对夫妇举办了周年纪念派对。A. reported报道;B. assumed假设;C. suggested 建议;D. confirmed确认,证实,批准。根据语境,据报道,养老院为他们举办了派对,且下文中有夫妇俩接受采访对外界所说的话,对本题有提示作用,故选A。 9.考查动词词义辨析,句意:据报道,养老院帮着为这对夫妇举办了周年纪念派对。A. deliver交付,发表,递送;B. find找到;C. show展示,演出,说明;D. throw投,抛,掷,举行(派对)。本题考查了动词的熟词生义,throw除了表示“扔”等意义之外,还可专门用于表示举行派对(throw a party),故选D。 10.考查动词词义辨析。句意:“到了我们这个岁数,节奏得稍微慢下来了,”约翰·亨德森解释道。A. announced宣布,宣称;B. recommended推荐,建议;C. explained解释;D. complained抱怨。约翰的话前后有两处,后一处是对前一处中所提“节奏慢下来”的解释,故选C。 11.考查动词短语辨析。句意:我们过去常常乘船游览,但现在我们不得不松懈下来。A. (take it) seriously认真对待,当真;B. (take it) easy从容,松懈,不急;C. (take it) off 脱下(衣服);D. (take it) away拿走,带走东西。根据下文We like watching sports and talking about what we’re going to do及语境可知,约翰说他们现在节奏慢下来了,也就是对坐游艇游玩这些事没那么勤快了,松懈了许多,只有B符合语境,故选B。 12.考查名词词义辨析。句意:亨德森的外甥詹森·弗里说他们夫妻俩的关系是他学习的楷模。他们真心相爱,并关心对方。A. relationship关系;B. behavior行为;C. career事业;D. concept概念。结合语境,此处谈及的是夫妇俩的美好关系,故选A。 13.考查动词词义辨析。句意:“他们并不会总在回忆过去,”弗里说。A. overlook忽略,远眺,宽恕;B. recall回想起,回忆;C. believe相信;D. see看见。下文提到,夫妇俩虽年事已高,但仍然是展望未来的姿态,而非不停回忆过去,故选B。 14.考查代词词义辨析。句意:噢,要是现在能回到1952年,那一切该是多好。A. something某事,某物;B. anything任何东西,任何事物;C. everything一切,万事;D. nothing没有什么。1952年他们正处于年轻气盛的人生时期,一切都是好的,故选C。 15.考查名词词义辨析。句意:相反,他们正一起为未来做计划。A. choices选择;B. children孩子;C. retirement退休;D. future未来。结合上文,夫妻俩不会处处抱怨,沉浸在过去的美好生活里,相反地,他们一起为未来做着计划。“未来”与“过去”相对,故选D。 16.考查动词词义辨析。句意:弗里注意到,当他的叔叔去UT踢球打比赛或者外出见朋友的时候,夏洛特通常会打电话向他核实一下。A. cheating欺骗;B. inviting邀请;C. meeting面见,会见;D. making制作,交(朋友)。约翰的老年生活,要么是出去踢球,要么就是外出面见朋友(meet friends),外出交新朋友显然不符合此处语境,故选C。 17.考查动词短语辨析。句意:弗里注意到,当他的叔叔去UT踢球打比赛或者外出见朋友的时候,夏洛特通常会打电话向他核实一下。A. pick up捡起,接机;B. care about担心,关心;C. wait for等待;D. check on核实,检查。结合引号内容,约翰出去之后,她不清楚他回家的时间,所以打个电话过去核实一下,D符合语境。打电话过去肯定不是接机或是等待,且确认回家的时间,这属于“核实情况”更准确,而用“担心,关心”表述不准确。综上,故选D。 18.考查名词词义辨析。句意:至于长寿的秘诀,约翰·亨德森把它归因于运动锻炼和拥有积极的生活态度。A. introduction介绍,引言;B. tendency趋势;C. secret秘诀;D. guide指南。根据后半句中的“运动锻炼”和“拥有积极的态度”可知,这应是他们俩的长寿秘诀(secret to their longevity),故选C。 19.考查名词词义辨析。句意:至于长寿的秘诀,约翰·亨德森把它归因于运动锻炼和拥有积极的生活态度。A. attitude态度;B. method方法;C. theory理论;D. comment评论。夫妇俩拥有的是积极的生活态度,故选A。 20.考查名词词义辨析。句意:接着他笑着补充道,“但是有些人认为这是因为我们从未生过孩子!”A. laugh笑;B. sigh叹气;C. nod点头;D. gesture姿势,手势。从约翰的话语内容,并结合语境可知他,此时正在调侃,故对应的神情应是“笑着说”,故选A。
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