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C．unfortunately D．undoubtedly 8．A.cost B．bill C．collection D．allowance 9．A.benefit B．profit C．charge D．check 10．A.soonest B．latest
C．longest D．farthest 11．A.took B．counted
C．deposited D．returned 12．A.pleased B．surprised
C．frightened D．interested 13．A.devotion B．kindness
C．sympathy D．teamwork 14．A.like B．for
C．as D．to 15．A.How B．Where
C．When D．Why 16．A.come across B．deal with
C．adapt to D．think of 17．A.both B．few
C．none D．most 18．A.able B．rich
C．great D．famous 19．A.taking B．expecting
C．offering D．preparing 20．A.because B．though
C．before D．so
【解题导语】两个大学生本想通过组织一场音乐会赚取学费，可是音乐会并不成功，但善良的受邀钢琴家的大方举动却给他们解了围。
1．C 根据设空后的He and a friend decided to host a musical concert...可知，他和朋友决定举办一场音乐会以筹集学费，这是他的想法(idea)。故选C项。
2．B 根据上文中的Not knowing where to turn for money可知，由于学费不够，他和朋友决定举办音乐会来筹集学费。receive意为“收到”；raise意为“筹集”；borrow意为“借”；donate意为“捐献”。故选B项。
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3．A reach out to意为“表示对……感兴趣；表示愿意提供援助”；turn out意为“证明是；结果是”；point out意为“指出”；call out意为“大声呼叫；呼喊”。根据第二段可知，他们开音乐会要邀请著名的钢琴家，说明他们对这位钢琴家有兴趣。故选A项。
测训诊断：本题考生易误选B项。考生易把turn to“求助于”和turn out to“证明是；结果是”以及reach out to“表示对……感兴趣”混淆。
4．D 根据设空后的a guaranteed fee可知，钢琴家的经纪人要求(demanded)他们付2,000美元的保证金。故选D项。increase意为“增加”；cover意为“覆盖；遮蔽；包括；报道”；consider意为“考虑；细想；认为”。
5．B 根据设空后的began to work可知，他们之间达成了协议。strike a deal意为“达成协议”；reject意为“拒绝”；cancel意为“取消”；attract意为“吸引”。故选B项。
6．A 他们达成了协议，并且为了音乐会的成功举办，他们开始积极筹备。故选A项。success意为“成功的事”，career意为“职业；事业”；background意为“背景；出身”；performance意为“表演；演出；表现”。
7．C 根据前文可知他们达成了协议，再根据设空后的had not managed to sell enough tickets可知，他们并没有卖出足够的票，这对他们来说是不幸的。故选C项。
8．C 根据设空后的$1,600以及下文的$400可知，此处指他们总的筹款为1,600美元。cost意为“花费；成本；代价”；bill意为“账单”；collection意为“筹集的钱；收藏品”；allowance意为“津贴；补贴”。
9．D 根据下文的They promised to honor the check at the ________ possible.可知，因为他们并没有筹到足够的钱，所以又写了400美元的支票作为欠款。故选D项。
10．A 他们承诺尽快(soonest)承兑支票，故选A项。
11．D 根据空前的Paderewski tore up the check及空后的told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees可知，钢琴家撕毁了支票，并且还把1,600美元还给了(returned)他们让他们当做学费。故选D项。
12．B 根据上文可知，他们本来是承诺了要给钢琴家2,000美元，但却没有筹够钱，而钢琴家又把钱还给了他们，因此，他们非常惊讶(surprised)而且非常感激。故选B项。pleased意为“高兴的；快乐的；满意的”；frightened意为“害怕的”；interested意为“感兴趣的”。
13．B 根据上文可知，钢琴家没有要保证金，而且把钱给了两个大学生充当学费，因此这是一个善举。devotion意为“献身；贡献”；kindness意为“善良”；sympathy意为“同情”；teamwork意为“团队合作”。故选B项。
14．C 钢琴家的善举使得他更显人的伟大之处。mark...out as意为“使……看上去
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脱颖而出成为……”，符合语境。故选C项。
15．D 根据下文可知，每个人都遇到过帮与不帮别人的问题，由此可推测，本句应是探讨帮助别人的原因。故选D项。
16．A 根据下文And ________ of us only think“If I help them, what will happen to me？”可知，我们都曾遇到过类似的情况。come across意为“偶遇；邂逅”，符合语境。故选A项。deal with意为“处理；处置”；adapt to意为“适应”；think of意为“想起；想到”。
17．D 根据语境可知，此处应指我们大多数，故选D项。
18．C 根据上句可知，大多数人是在想帮助别人对自己的影响，而伟大的人却想如果不帮助别人对他人有什么影响。great意为“伟大的”，符合语境。故选C项。
19．B 根据上文的“If I don't help them, what will happen to them？”可知，他们是在考虑别人，不求(expecting)回报。故选B项。
20．A 根据最后一段可知，伟大的人不求回报地去帮助别人，他们之所以这么做，是因为他们感觉这是正确的事情。因此，设空处表原因，引导原因状语从句。故选A项。
四、单句改错
1．After his death, his children will certainly carry out his career. _____________________________________________________ 答案：out→on carry on “继续；坚持”。
2．It didn't occur to me he would refuse my invitation. _____________________________________________________
答案：me后加that It didn't/doesn't occur to sb. that “某人没有想到”。 3．If you fail to delivery the goods according to the agreed time, you should be fined.
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答案：delivery→deliver fail to do sth. “没有做某事”，deliver the goods “送货”，delivery是名词。
4．You should refer this matter with our teacher for a decision. _____________________________________________________ 答案：with→to refer sth. to sb. “把某事交给某人(解决)”。
5．We fear that local students would look down at and bully our children. _____________________________________________________ 答案：at→on/upon look down on/upon “瞧不起；看不起”。
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五、七选五
When high temperatures are around the country，some things also go up.Here are four things expected to rise along with our desire to stay indoors and beat the heat.
1．Sales of goods that keep you cool
Malls are high on the list of places where people often go for free air conditioning outside home in summer.__1__ Goods related to keeping cool，like air conditioners，fans or sun care items，are very popular.
2．__2__
Pests like stink bugs(椿象)grow fast during summer heat waves，and many agriculture experts are expecting a repeat of last year's outbreak that harmed fruit and crops，particularly on the East Coast.
3．Energy bills
__3__ With all those air conditioners and fans working，it makes sense that energy bills will be higher than average.__4__ “Not only are people going to have extremely high energy bills for July，it will also put increased stress on power plants，and we're going to see more air pollution because of it，” says Angela Fritz.
4．Violence
Heat waves may cause violence，right? “Not necessarily，”says Richard Larrick，a researcher.He took a unique look at the relationship between violence and heat through baseball.Larrick and his research team examined 57,294 Major League Baseball games taking place between 1962 and 2017 and found that while heat may increase violence，there always has to be a motive.“__5__ Instead，heat affects a specific form of violence，” he said.
A．Air pollution B．Pest population
C．Rising heat is the expected response in any summer. D．Heat does not directly lead to more violence in general. E．More and more people are worried about their expenses. F．As more energy is used，air quality problems may occur. G．So it's not a surprise that some sales jump during heat waves. 【解题导语】本文介绍了伴随高温天气会出现的一些事件。
1．G 空前一句提到购物中心是夏天人们外出经常去的地方之一，空后一句提到与制冷有关的商品，如空调、风扇等都很受欢迎，结合本段小标题可知，G项“因此一些(制冷商品的)销售量在酷暑期猛增就不足为奇了”与此处匹配。
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2．B 根据空处所在位置可知，空处为本段小标题。根据空后的“Pests like stink bugs(椿象)grow fast during summer heat waves”可知，本段主要是说害虫的数量在酷暑期也会快速增长，故B项与此处匹配。
3．E 根据段落小标题Energy bills可知，本段和费用有关，空后又提到(电)风扇和空调的运行会使能源费用高于平均水平，故空处应讲人们对高温天气下使用这些电器的花费的担忧，所以E项符合语境。
4．F 上文提到能源费用增加，下文提到由此会造成更多的空气污染。由此可推知，F项“随着更多的能源被消耗，空气质量问题可能会出现”与此处匹配。
5．D 根据空后一句可知，高温影响一种特定形式的暴力，且由“Instead”可知，空处与下文呈转折关系，再结合上文的“Not necessarily”可知，D项“总的来说，高温不会直接导致更多的暴力”与此处匹配。
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