滿分練5閱讀理解+七選五閱讀2025年高考總復習優化設計二輪專題英語A課后習題題組限時滿分練含答案滿分練(五)閱讀理解+七選五閱讀Ⅰ.閱讀理解A(2024湖南岳陽二模)RewardsatWestExeSchoolWestExeSchoolisafullyinclusivecomprehensivesecondaryschool.Listedbelowarethewaystheschoolcelebratesuccesswithstudents,parentsandstaffduringtheacademicyear.MeritBadgesMeritBadgesareawardedinlinewiththestudentqualities.E.g.,whenastudentreaches200meritsinasemesterforbeingkind,theyreceivetheirkindmeritbadge.TheWestExeshieldisawardedtostudentswhohaveachievedallsixmeritbadges.TheGoldenTicketEverytwoweeks,allmembersofstaffhavea“GoldenTicket”whichtheycanawardtoanystudentwhohasdisplayedwhatthestudentqualitiesstandfor.Therewillbeabi-weeklyfocusononeofthestudentqualitiesaspositivereinforcement.Thegoldenticketsawardedarethenplacedinaprizedraw,forprizessuggestedbythestudentbody.PunctualityAwardStudentswhoareontimeforeverylessonacrosstheweekwillbeenteredintoaprizedraw.Thisistopromotetheimportanceofpunctualityinschoolandinlife.HeadteacherRewardHeadteacherRewardisgiventostudentswhohavebeennominated(提名)bystaffmemberseverymonthfordemonstratingthequalities,behaviorsandvaluesofwhatitmeanstobeanexceptionalWestExeStudent.Theyarealsoawardedtostudentswhohaveshownexceptionalachievement,eitherinschooloraspartofanextracurricularactivity.Thisincludesacertificateandpen,withalettergoinghometoparentstosharenewsoftheyoungperson’sachievement.【語篇導讀】本文是一篇應用文。文章介紹了WestExeSchool的幾個獎項。1.Whichofthefollowingrewardsisgivenmostfrequently?A.MeritBadges.B.TheGoldenTicket.C.PunctualityAward.D.HeadteacherReward.答案C解析細節理解題。題目詢問最頻繁的獎勵是什么。MeritBadges是“inasemester”;TheGoldenTicket是“Everytwoweeks”;PunctualityAward是“acrosstheweek”;HeadteacherReward是“everymonth”,故選C項。2.WhatdoweknowaboutHeadteacherReward?A.Allstaffmemberscanbenominatedfortheaward.B.Studentsrewardedwillreceiveacertificateandaletter.C.Parentsofthestudentsawardedwillbehonoredwithaletter.D.Onlystudentsmakingoutstandingachievementsinschoolcanbeawarded.答案C解析細節理解題。根據HeadteacherReward部分的最后一句“Thisincludesacertificateandpen,withalettergoinghometoparentstosharenewsoftheyoungperson’sachievement.”可知,學生的父母會收到學校的一封表揚孩子的信。故選C項。3.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Aschoolwebsite.B.Anewsreport.C.Atravelleaflet. D.Abookreview.答案A解析推理判斷題。根據第一段中的“Listedbelowarethewaystheschoolcelebratesuccesswithstudents,parentsandstaffduringtheacademicyear.”可知,文章介紹的是WestExeSchool的幾個獎項,所以文章應該來自學校網站。B(2024山東泰安二模)It’sbeennearlysevenyearssinceagroupofvolunteersbrokegroundatWhatCheerFlowerFarminProvidence,RhodeIsland,withasimplegoal:getflowersintothehandsofanyoneinneedofapick-me-up.Bestofall,eachoneofthetensofthousandsofbouquetsthatWhatCheergrowsanddeliversarecompletelyfreeofcharge.“Wewanttoblanketthestatewithflowersandcreatehappinessandjoy,”saysErinAchenbach,WhatCheer’sfarmerandheadflorist.WhatCheerregularlydeliversjoytopeopleatlocalhospitals,foodbanks,seniorcenters,recoverycentersandmore—includingAIDSCareOceanState,whichprovidessupporttothoseaffectedbyHIV.“Seeingthesmilesonpeople’sfaceswhoweren’texpectingit—whojustcameintohaveameetingwiththeircasemanagerortakeadvantageofoneofourprograms—tojustseethisglowcomeofftheirfacesisgreat,”saysStephenHoganJr.fromAIDSCareOceanState.LocatedinProvidence’sindustrialOlneyvilleneighborhood,WhatCheer’sflowerbedslieon2.7acresthatoncehousedaknifefactory.Andit’ssafetosaythattheWhatCheercrewisdeservingofsomeflowersoftheirown:InMay,thenonprofitwasawardedarecord-high$500,000grantfromtheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyforitscontinuedrevivalofalandonceabandonedbecauseofindustrialpollution.“Notonlydowegivethisspacebacktotheneighborhoodbybringinglifetospacethat’squiteliterallydead,”saysAchenbach,“butwe’reaneco-landingspotwiththeabilitytohelplocalinsectandbirdpopulations,andthat’llonlymakepeople’slivesbetter.”Whatcheer,indeed!“What’sgoodaboutafloweristhatitdoesn’tneedanythingelse,”sheadds.“Youronlyjobwhensomeonegivesyouflowersistoenjoythem.”【語篇導讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了一群志愿者在羅德島的WhatCheerFlowerFarm開始了土地開墾,他們的目標是把花送到任何需要好心情的人手中。4.WhatwastheoriginalpurposeofWhatCheer?A.Todonatemoneytothoseinneed.B.Topresentpeoplewithflowersforfree.C.Toprotectthesurroundingenvironment.D.Todevelopnewflowersanddistributethem.答案B解析細節理解題。由文章第一段內容可知,WhatCheer最初的目的是向需要的人免費贈送鮮花。5.WhycouldWhatCheerobtainahighgrant?A.Itrankedasthelocallargestflowerbed.B.Ithelpedpatientsrecoverfromillnesses.C.Itdeliveredremarkablejoytolocalpeople.D.Itwastransformedintoaneco-friendlyarea.答案D解析細節理解題。由文章第五段中的“Andit’ssafetosay...becauseofindustrialpollution.”可知,WhatCheer能獲得高額資助是因為它將一片因工業污染而被廢棄的土地轉變成了環保區域。6.WhatcanbeinferredfromAchenbach?A.ThesuccessofWhatCheercan’tbecopied.B.WhatCheerimprovesthewell-beingoflocals.C.WhatCheerattemptstoreturnthelandtolocals.D.Enjoyingflowersshouldbeadvocatedeveryday.答案B解析推理判斷題。由文章倒數第二段內容可知,WhatCheer不僅給社區帶來了生機,還成了對當地昆蟲和鳥類種群有幫助的生態棲息地,這將使人們的生活變得更好,可以推斷出,WhatCheer提高了當地居民的福祉。7.WhichofthefollowingdoestheexperienceofWhatCheerconvey?A.Stillwaterrunsdeep.B.Thinktwicebeforeacting.C.Godhelpthosewhohelpthemselves.D.Therosesinherhand;theflavorinmine.答案D解析推理判斷題。通讀全文,尤其是由文章前兩段可知,WhatCheer的經歷傳達了一個信息:通過將廢棄的工業用地轉變為對環境有益的花田,并為人們帶去快樂,它體現了“予人玫瑰,手留余香”的精神。因此,選項D最能體現這種給予奉獻的美好寓意。故選D項。C(2024廣東廣州二模)MyfatherstartedlearningFrenchat57,drawnbythepotentialbenefitsofbilingualism(雙語能力)indelayingdementia(失智癥).Now,20yearslater,he’sonhisthirdteacher.Manypeoplelikemyfatherhaveattemptedtopickupanewlanguage.Butcanthisreallyboostbrainhealth?Accordingtoexperts,regularlyusinganewlanguagebringscognitive(認知)benefits.Ifyou’retryingtorecalltherightwordsinanotherlanguage,yourbrainisforcedtoinhibityourmothertongue.Thisprocess,calledcognitiveinhibition,helpsimproveyourbrainfunction.Repeatingthisprocessmakesyourbrainmoreresistanttodiseaseslikedementia.Themoreyouchallengeyourbrain,thebetteritfunctions,evenifyourbrainhealthstartstodecline.However,evidenceforthebenefitsoflearningasecondlanguageinyour60sisweaker.ResearchbyDr.LeoAntonioufoundthatolderItalianswhotookEnglishlessonsforfourmonthsdidn’tseeanydifferenceintheircognitionscores,butpeoplewhodidn’tsawtheirscoresdecline.Prof.DianaSmith’s2023studiesfoundsimilarresults.Researchersofferedafewpotentialexplanationsfortheirdisappointingresults.Oneisthattheparticipantswerehighlymotivatedvolunteers,probablyofhighcognitivelevelfortheirage,makingithardtoseeanyimprovements.“Whenchoosingparticipants,wehavetobecareful,aretheyreallyrepresentativeofthepopulation?”saidDr.JudithWare.Anotheristhatthelanguageinterventionswereperhapstooshort.Thesestudieshaveusedlanguagelessonsthat“wereverydifferentintheirlengthandfrequency,”saidProf.LauraGrossman.ToDr.Antoniou,thelimitedfindingsarenotentirelysurprising.Noonewouldsaythatlearninganewlanguageforsixmonthswouldbethesameashavingusedtwolanguagesforyourentirelife.Buthedoesthinkthatlanguagelessonscanprovidecognitivebenefitsbybeingcognitivelystimulating.Perhapsmoreimportant,Prof.Grossmansaid,learninganotherlanguageoffersotherpotentialadvantages,liketravelingorconnectingwithnewcommunities.Myfather,forexample,hasremainedpenfriendswithhisfirstteacherandtraveledtoFrancenumeroustimes.Andat76,he’sassharpasever.【語篇導讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要討論了學習新語言是否能提高大腦健康,尤其是對于年紀較大的人來說,是否能延緩失智癥的發生。8.Whathappensintheprocessof“cognitiveinhibition”?A.Memoryimproves.B.Brainhealthworsens.C.Dementiaiscured.D.Nativelanguageisheldback.答案D解析細節理解題。根據文章第二段的“Ifyou’retryingto...calledcognitiveinhibition,helpsimproveyourbrainfunction.”可知,認知抑制的過程中,母語被抑制。9.Whichisapossibleexplanationforthedisappointingresearchresults?A.Thepoorchoiceofresearchparticipants.B.Thegreatlengthofthelanguagecourse.C.Theinterventionofthefirstlanguage.D.Theagedifferenceoftheresearchsubjects.答案A解析細節理解題。根據文章第四段的“Oneisthat...makingithardtoseeanyimprovements.”可知,研究結果不盡人意的一個可能的解釋是研究參與者的選擇不佳。10.Whoseopiniondoestheauthorsupportbymentioninghisfather’sexperience?A.LeoAntoniou’s.B.DianaSmith’s.C.LauraGrossman’s.D.JudithWare’s.答案C解析推理判斷題。根據文章第六段尾句和第七段內容可知,作者通過提到他父親的經歷來支持LauraGrossman的觀點,即學習另一種語言提供了其他潛在的優勢,如旅行或與新的社區建立聯系。11.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Isitnevertoolatetolearnanewlanguage?B.Canlearninganewlanguagedelaydementia?C.Whydoesmyfatherstartlearninganewlanguage?D.Howdoeslearninganewlanguagebenefitagingbrain?答案B解析標題歸納題。根據第一段的“MyfatherstartedlearningFrenchat57,drawnbythepotentialbenefitsofbilingualism(雙語能力)indelayingdementia(失智癥).”以及“Butcanthisreallyboostbrainhealth?”可知,短文的最佳標題為“學習一門新語言能延緩失智癥嗎?”。D(2024山東濰坊二模)IhadtosaysomethingafterreadingTheAnxiousGeneration.Itisgoingtosellwell,becauseJonathanHaidtistellingascarystoryaboutchildren’sdevelopmentmanyparentsareledtobelieve.However,thebook’srepeatedsuggestionthatdigitaltechnologiesarerewiringourchildren’sbrainsandcausingtheepidemic(流行病)ofmentalillnessisunsupportedbyscience.Worse,therudeproposalthatsocialmediaistoblamemightdistract(分心)usfromeffectivelyrespondingtotherealcausesofthecurrentmental-healthcrisisinyoungpeople.ResearchershavesearchedfortheeffectssuggestedbyHaidt.Oureffortshaveproducedamixofno,smallandmixedassociations.Mostdataarecorrelative.Whenassociationsovertimearefound,theysuggestnotthatsocial-mediausepredictsorcausesdepression,butthatyoungpeoplewhoalreadyhavemental-healthproblemsusesuchplatformsmoreoftenorindifferentwaysfromtheirhealthypeers.Wearenotalonehere.Severalanalysesandsystematicreviewscentralizeonthesamemessage.Ananalysisdonein72countriesshowsnoconsistentormeasurableassociationsbetweenwell-beingandsocialmediaglobally.Moreover,studiesfromsomeauthoritiesfindsnoevidenceofintensechangesassociatedwithdigital-technologyuse.

Asapsychologiststudyingchildren’sandadolescents’mentalhealth,Iappreciateparents’frustration(沮喪)anddesireforsimpleanswers.Asaparentofadolescents,Iwouldalsoliketoidentifyasimplesourceforthepainthisgenerationisreporting.Thereare,however,nosimpleanswers.Thebeginninganddevelopmentofmentaldisordersaredrivenbyacomplexsetofgeneticandenvironmentalfactors.Moreyoungpeoplearetalkingopenlyabouttheirmental-healthstrugglesthaneverbefore.Butinsufficientservicesareavailabletoaddresstheirneeds.IntheUnitedStates,thereis,onaverage,oneschoolpsychologistforevery1,119students.Wehaveagenerationincrisisandindesperateneedofthebestofwhatscienceandevidence-basedsolutionscanoffer.Unfortunately,ourtimeisbeingspenttellingstoriesthatareunsupportedbyresearchandthatdolittletosupportyoungpeoplewhoneed,anddeserve,more.【語篇導讀】本文是一篇議論文。作者認為《焦慮的一代》一書提出的數字技術導致兒童大腦重構和精神健康危機的觀點缺乏科學依據。作者強調,精神障礙的成因復雜,需要基于科學和證據的解決方案,而不是簡單歸咎于社交媒體。12.WhatispresentedinTheAnxiousGeneration?A.Scarystoriesaffectchildren’sbrains.B.Parentsareresponsibleforchildren’shealth.C.Teen’smentalillnessresultsfromscreentime.D.Theepidemicofmentalillnessisunavoidable.答案C解析細節理解題。根據第一段中“However,thebook’srepeatedsuggestion...mentalillnessisunsupportedbyscience.”可知,該書重復暗示數字技術正在重構我們孩子的大腦,并導致精神健康問題的流行。C項與該描述相一致。故選C項。13.Whatdoes“thesamemessage”underlinedinparagraph3referto?A.Manycountriesdoresearchinmentalhealth.B.Well-beingandsocialmediaarecloselyrelated.C.Theyoungaretrappedinthemental-healthcrisis.D.Socialmediadon’tnecessarilycausementalillness.答案D解析詞句猜測題。根據畫線詞前面一段中的內容“Whenassociationsovertimearefound...orindifferentwaysfromtheirhealthypeers.”以及畫線詞后面的內容“Ananalysisdonein72countriesshowsnoconsistentormeasurableassociationsbetweenwell-beingandsocialmediaglobally.”可知,“同樣的信息”指的是社交媒體并不一定導致心理健康問題。通過在72個國家進行的一項分析顯示,在全球范圍內,幸福感和社交媒體之間沒有一致的或可衡量的聯系。故畫線詞指代的是社交媒體的使用與心理健康之間無必然聯系。14.Whatisimpliedinthelastparagraph?A.Effectiveactionsneedtobetaken.B.Positivestoriesshouldbeshared.C.Financialsupportneedstobeprovided.D.Broaderresearchshouldbedone.答案A解析推理判斷題。根據最后一段中“Wehaveagenerationincrisis...supportyoungpeoplewhoneed,anddeserve,more.”可知,對于年輕人的心理健康問題,我們正在浪費時間講述沒有研究支持的故事,而這些故事對需要幫助的年輕人并沒有幫助,這暗示我們需要采取有效的行動來解決這個問題。15.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tosuggestwaystohelpthoseinneed.B.Toencourageparentstobravethecrisis.C.Torecommendanewly-publishedbook.D.Togiveavoicetochildren’smentalissues.答案D解析推理判斷題。根據第一段中“Ihadtosaysomething...causingtheepidemic(流行病)ofmentalillnessisunsupportedbyscience.”和最后一段中“Unfortunately,ourtimeisbeing...whoneed,anddeserve,more.”以及通讀全文可知,整篇文章都在批評一本書的觀點,并強調需要科學和證據支持的解決方案,而不應該把時間浪費在沒有科學研究支持的結論中,由此表明作者的目的是引導人們對兒童心理健康問題以及真正引發該問題的原因進行關注和理解。D項“Togiveavoicetochildren’smentalissues.”符合作者的目的。Ⅱ.七選五(2024江西景德鎮三模)Afewyearsago,thescientistsClaudiaTownsendattheUniversityofMiamiandSuzanneShuatUCLAAndersonSchoolofManagementconductedasimpleinvestigationintohowaesthetics(美學)influencesourinvestmentdecisions.Theyrandomlyassigned255studentstoreceiveanannualcorporatereport.Oneofthesereportswasaestheticallypleasing—16Theotherreportwasfarlessattractive.Afterleafingthroughthesetworeports—bothofwhichcontainedtheexactsamefactualinformation—thesubjectswereaskedtoestimatethelowestacceptablesellingpriceforsharesofthecompany.17

Ifinvestorswererationalagents,thenthelookofthereportshouldn’thavemattered—theyshouldberespondingonlytoitscontent.18TownsendandShufoundthatsubjectsgiventheprettierdocumentinsistedonanaveragesellingpriceof$327.01pershare.Thoseshownlessprettydocument,meanwhile,concludedthatthecompany’sshareswereworthonly$162.41.Thisresearchsuggeststhatthedesignoftheannualreportcansignificantlyinfluenceoursenseofvalue.

19Inrecentyears,scientistshavealsolookedathowaestheticsimpactsourperceptionsoftrust.Dowefindprettierwebsitesmoretrustworthy?There’snologicalreasonwhythatwouldbethecase,ofcourse,butthehumanmindisfullofillogicalpeculiarity.Sofar,theevidencesuggeststhatthelookofasiteishighlycorrelatedwithourratingsoftrust,20Inapaper,researchersshowedthatourfirstimpressionsofawebsite—theyshowedsubjectsscreenshotsforfiftymilliseconds,whichistoofastforconsciousawareness—shapedoursubsequentsenseoftrustworthiness.

A.Butitisnottrue.B.ithadhigh-qualityimagesandaclearlayout.C.Andthispatterndoesn’tapplytootheraspects.D.aphenomenonoftenreferredtoas“thehaloeffect”(光環效應).E.Whenitcomestouserassessmentsofdesign,functionfollowsform.F.WhileTownsendandShulookedatpaperreports,thesamelogicappliestowebsites.G.Actually,theyarerequiredtovaluethecompanybasedontheinformationintheannualreport.答案與解析【語篇導讀】本文是一篇說明文。研究者發現美學影響我們的投資決策,公司年度報告的外觀會影響應試者對公司股價的估計,相同的邏輯也適用于網頁。16.B根據上文“Theyrandomlyassigned255studentstoreceiveanannualcorporatereport.Oneofthesereportswasaestheticallypleasing”和下文“Theotherreportwasfarlessattractive.”可知,這份報告很美觀,有吸引力,因此推斷B項符合語境,解釋了有吸引力的原因。17.G根據上文“thesubjectswereaskedtoestimatethelowestacceptablesellingpriceforsharesofthecompany”可知,此處是指對公司股票的估價,所以G項承接上文,符合語境。18.A根據上文“Ifinvestorswererationalagents,thenthelookofthereportshouldn’thavemattered—theyshouldberespondingonlytoitscontent.”和下文“TownsendandShufoundthatsubjectsgiventheprettierdocument...influenceoursenseofvalue.”可知,此處是指事實并不像上文中提到的那樣,所以A項切合文意。19.F根據下文“Inrecentyears,scientistshavealsolookedathowaestheticsimpactsourperceptionsoftrust.Dowefindprettierwebsitesmoretrustworthy?”可知,此處是指相同的邏輯也適用于網頁,所以F項切合文意。20.D根據上文“Sofar,theevidencesuggeststhatthelookofasiteishighlycorrelatedwithourratingsoftrust”和下文“Inapaper...shapedoursubsequentsenseoftrustworthiness.”可知,到目前為止,有證據表明,網站的外觀與我們的信任度高度相關,我們對網站的第一印象塑造了我們隨后的對其的信任度。D項符合語境。滿分練(六)完形填空+語篇填空Ⅰ.完形填空(2024廣東深圳二模)WhenIwas24,ImovedtoAmerica,11,000kilometersawayfrommyhomeland.Thiswas1,especiallyfittingintoanunfamiliarenvironment.Workingfromhomeincreasedmy2,asIwascutofffromsocialinteractions.However,servingasavolunteeratalocalanimalshelter3everything.

Uponarrivingattheshelter,Iwas4toasmall,greyandwhitecatnamedLunaimmediately.Foundabandonedandterrifiedofhumans,Luna5inthecorner,shaking.Herlonelygreeneyesseemedto6myownsenseofdisplacementinthisforeignland.MytaskwastoslowlygainLuna’s7andhelpheradjust,whichfeltsimilartomyeffortsto8thisnewplace.

Asdaysturnedintoweeks,LunaandIdevelopeda9.Theprocessoffeedingher,speakingsoftly,andthe10requiredtolookafterhermadethislittlecreaturegraduallyopenherhearttome.Her11encouragedmetostepoutside,makenewfriends,andbecomepartofthecommunity.

Mytimeattheshelterprovidedavaluable12intosettlingdowninanewcountry.Itisaninspiringexperienceof13gapsoflanguageandcultureandajourneyofpersonalgrowth.Fromit,Irealizedthevalueoftime,love,anda(n)14heartinformingmeaningfulrelationships.Thisjourneyaidedmeinfindingasenseof15inanunfamiliarland.

【語篇導讀】本文是一篇記敘文,主要講述了作者身在異國他鄉,感到格格不入,后來作者在當地一家動物收容所做志愿者,在這里照顧一只名叫Luna的貓的經歷讓作者發生了改變,找到了歸屬感。1.A.tough B.dangerousC.exciting D.rewarding答案A解析根據空后的“especiallyfittingintoanunfamiliarenvironment”可知,作者難以融入陌生的環境中。2.A.happiness B.interestC.loneliness D.guilt答案C解析根據空后的“asIwascutofffromsocialinteractions”可知,作者在家工作,無法與外界交流,所以感到孤獨。3.A.upset B.costC.challenged D.changed答案D解析根據However前后的語境可知,作者在收容所當志愿者之前感覺難以融入和孤獨,但來到收容所后作者發生了改變。4.A.drawn B.comparedC.driven D.devoted答案A解析根據空后的“toasmall,greyandwhitecatnamedLunaimmediately”可知,作者被這只名叫Luna的貓吸引了。5.A.played B.hidC.slept D.relaxed答案B解析根據句中的“Foundabandonedandterrifiedofhumans”和空后的“inthecorner,shaking”可知,由于害怕,Luna躲在角落里發抖。6.A.reject B.controlC.cover D.mirror答案D解析根據第一段內容并結合句中的“Herlonelygreeneyes”和“myownsenseofdisplacementinthisforeignland”可知,作者在異國他鄉感到難以融入和孤獨,這只貓的處境讓作者產生了共鳴,她孤獨的綠色眼睛反射出了作者在異國他鄉的流離失所感。7.A.praise B.sympathyC.forgiveness D.trust答案D解析根據下文中的“madethislittlecreaturegraduallyopenherhearttome”并結合常識可知,作者照顧這只貓時需要獲得它的信任。8.A.escapefrom B.adapttoC.getaround D.searchfor答案B解析根據句中的“helpheradjust”可知,幫助貓適應的過程與作者努力適應新地方的過程類似。9.A.bond B.planC.habit D.skill答案A解析根據下文“Theprocessoffeedingher,speakingsoftly,andtherequiredtolookafterhermadethislittlecreaturegraduallyopenherhearttome.Herencouragedmetostepoutside,makenewfriends,andbecomepartofthecommunity.”可知,隨著時間流逝,Luna和作者之間建立了融洽的關系,他和貓都發生了潛移默化的改變。

10.A.guidance B.independenceC.confidence D.patience答案D解析根據空后的“requiredtolookafterher”并結合常識可知,照顧流浪貓需要耐心。11.A.courage B.acceptanceC.assistance D.curiosity答案B解析根據上文中的“Theprocessoffeedingher,speakingsoftly,andtherequiredtolookafterhermadethislittlecreaturegraduallyopenherhearttome.”可知,貓逐漸向作者打開了心扉,它接受了作者。

12.A.innovation B.insightC.investigation D.investment答案B解析根據下文中的“Itisaninspiringexperienceofgapsoflanguageandcultureandajourneyofpersonalgrowth.Fromit,Irealizedthevalueoftime,love,anda(n)heartinformingmeaningfulrelationships.”可知,作者在收容所的經歷讓作者對在異國安頓下來有了新的見解。

13.A.leaving B.wideningC.bridging D.creating答案C解析根據空后的“gapsoflanguageandculture”可知,這里指消除語言和文化隔閡。bridgethegap意為“消除隔閡”。14.A.open B.simpleC.strong D.innocent答案A解析根據上文中的“Thiswas,especiallyfittingintoanunfamiliarenvironment.”并結合作者和貓之間的經歷可知,作者曾經難以適應新環境,但與貓的相處經歷讓他明白了保持一顆開放的心對建立關系的意義。

15.A.responsibility B.securityC.belonging D.freedom答案C解析根據上文中的“Herencouragedmetostepoutside,makenewfriends,andbecomepartofthecommunity.”和空后的“inanunfamiliarland”并結合語境可知,作者在與貓相處的過程中成長了