Over the last nine years, Luther takes a six — mile ____ every day to visit his wife in the hospital. He always stays by her side, encouraging her, showering her with ____, and their daily kiss. Luther could get a ride or even take the bus, but he ____ to walk the whole journey to help clear his mind and to ___everything about his wife. Passersby often recognize Luther and stop to offer him a ride, but he __ their kindness. His daily walk is __ of how much he loves his wife.

Luther's daughter hoped he could ___accept rides, especially on extremely hot and snowy days, but Luther __ walking himself so she just lets him have it his way.

__ walking six-miles each day in the heat and snow would be too much, when you've walked through ____ with someone, what's another six miles? Luther is always ____ to leave his love before returning home, but he knows that each tomorrow, ___the weather, he will be on his way again. He can't bear to live a single day without ___his wife.

【1】A.reportedB.imaginedC.advisedD.thought

【2】A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.InsteadD.Besides

【3】A.driveB.walkC.rideD.flight

【4】A.reliefB.trustC.loveD.sympathy

【5】A.agreesB.hesitatesC.failsD.prefers

【6】A.recallB.suspectC.ignoreD.discover

【7】A.dislikesB.correctsC.declinesD.considers

【8】A.motivationB.proofC.trialD.origin

【9】A.actuallyB.graduallyC.finallyD.occasionally

【10】A.insists onB.turns toC.sets aboutD.takes up

【11】A.BecauseB.IfC.WhileD.Until

【12】A.lifeB.growthC.marriageD.adulthood

【13】A.gratefulB.sadC.eagerD.guilty

【14】A.thanks toB.rather thanC.apart fromD.regardless of

【15】A.supportingB.mentioningC.seeingD.calling

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【6】A

【7】C

【8】B

【9】D

【10】A

【11】C

【12】A

【13】B

【14】D

【15】C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。Luther的妻子患有癌症，医生说她只剩五年时间，但是夫妻俩很坚强。Luther九年如一日的坚持每天步行去医院看妻子，展现了Luther对妻子深深的爱。

【1】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的妻子九年前患了癌症，医生认为她只剩五年时间了。A. reported报告；B. imagined想像；C. advised建议；D. thought 认为。妻子患癌症，医生的诊断认为（think）她只能活五年。故选D。

【2】考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，这对夫妇很坚强。A. However然而；B. Therefore因此；C. Instead反而；D. Besides除此以外。空白前后是转折关系，应该用然而（However）。故选A。

【3】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在过去九年，Luther 每天走六英里去医院看妻子。A. drive驾驶；B. walk走路；C. ride骑车；D. flight飞行。下文but he __5__ to walk the whole journey说明是走路（walk）去医院。故选B。

【4】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他总是陪在她身边，鼓励她，让她沐浴在爱和他们每天的亲吻中。A. relief释放；B. trust信任；C. love爱；D. sympathy同情。下文His daily walk is ___8___ of how much he loves his wife.说明是他对妻子的爱（love）。故选C。

【5】考查动词词义辨析。句意：Luther可以搭便车或者坐公共汽车，但是他更喜欢走完全程，来帮助帮他理清思路，回忆他妻子的一切。A. agrees同意；B. hesitates犹豫；C. fails失败；D. prefers更喜欢。与搭便车或坐公交相比，他更喜欢（prefer）走路。故选D。

【6】考查动词词义辨析。句意：Luther可以搭便车或者坐公共汽车，但是他更喜欢走完全程，来帮助帮他理清思路，回忆他妻子的一切。A. recall回忆；B. suspect怀疑；C. ignore忽视；D. discover发现。妻子生病住院，丈夫只能在去看望妻子的路上回忆（recall）以前的事情。故选A。

【7】考查动词词义辨析。句意：路人经常认出Luther，停下来要载他一程，但他拒绝了他们的好意。A. dislikes不喜欢；B. corrects纠正；C. declines拒绝；D. considers考虑。前文Luther takes a six — mile _3_every day to visit his wife in the hospital说明他没搭车，所以是拒绝（decline）了别人。故选C。

【8】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他每天走路证明了他是多么爱他的妻子。A. motivation动机；B. proof证明；C. trial审判；D. origin起源。根据上下文，丈夫九年如一日地走路去医院看妻子，是爱妻子的证明（proof）。故选B。

【9】考查副词词义辨析。句意：Luther的女儿希望他偶尔能接受乘车，尤其是在非常热和下雪天，但是Luther坚持自己走，所以她让他按自己的方式去做。A. actually实际上；B. gradually逐渐地；C. finally最终；D. occasionally偶尔地。下文especially on extremely hot and snowy days说明是偶尔（occasionally）坐车，故选D。

【10】考查动词短语辨析。句意：Luther的女儿希望他偶尔能接受乘车，尤其是在非常热和下雪天，但是Luther坚持自己走，所以她让他按自己的方式去做。A. insists on坚持；B. turns to转向；C. sets about开始；D. takes up从事。女儿希望他偶尔坐车，但Luther还是九年都自己走，是在坚持（insist on）。故选A。

【11】考查连词词义辨析。句意：如果每天在热天和雪地里走六英里都太多了，那当你一生都跟某个人一起走，还有另一个六英里吗？A. Because因为；B. If如果；C. While然而；D. Until直到。根据语境，空白处意为“如果”（if），符合语境。故选C。

【12】考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果每天在热天和雪地里走六英里都太多了，那当你一生都跟某个人一起走，还有另一个六英里吗？A. life一生、生活；B. growth成长；C. marriage婚姻；D. adulthood成年。语境是将每天走六英里和走一辈子对比，life意为“一辈子、一生”。故选A。

【13】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：回家前，要离开他的爱，Luther 总是很难过，但他知道，每个明天不管天气怎样，他都会再一次上路。A. grateful感激的；B. sad难过的；C. eager渴望的；D. guilty内疚的。下文He can't bear to live a single day without ___15___ his wife.说明，离开妻子时，他会难过（sad）。故选B。

【14】考查介词短语辨析。句意：回家前，要离开他的爱，Luther总是很难过，但他知道，每个明天不管天气怎样，他都会再一次上路。A. thanks to由于；B. rather than而不；C. apart from除了；D. regardless of 不管。前文Over the last nine years, Luther takes a six — mile ___3___ every day to visit his wife in the hospital.说明Luther没有间断，所以不管（regardless of）天气如何，都会去。故选D。

【15】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他不能忍受一天不见妻子。A. supporting支持；B. mentioning提到；C. seeing看见；D. calling打电话。根据前文Luther is always _13__to leave his love before returning home可知，离开妻子会难过，因此看不见（see）她也一样让人难以忍受。故选C。