【1】“When you face the sun,” wrote Helen Keller, “the shadows always ________ you.”

【2】In the days ________ our meeting he'll jot down subjects he wants to be sure he remembers to talk to me about while we are together.

【3】After a month, Mr. McAyley called me and said that they have to ________ it ________ to two candidates, and I was one of them.

【4】Only human beings have come to a point where they ________ know why they exist. They don’t use their brains and they have forgotten the secret knowledge of their bodies, their senses, or their dreams.

【5】Not only can I ________ some of the mystery books she has recommended, but I’ve begun to find out more about what good mystery does to the intellectual energy of the human mind.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】BB

【4】A

【5】E

【解析】

【1】考查动词短语。短语fall behind落后，该词在句中做谓语动词。句意：Helen Keller说当你面对太阳的时候，阴影总是落在你的后面。使用要填fall behind。

【2】考查形容词短语。形容词短语prior to在…前；本句中该词做定语修饰名词the days。句意：在会议前几天，他快速写下他记得要和我们一起谈论的话题。所以要填prior to。

【3】考查动词短语。短语narrow down减少，缩小；句意：一个月以后，Mr. McAyley打电话给我说他们不得不把候选人缩小至两人，我是其中之一。所以要填narrow down.

【4】考查副词。副词短语no longer不再。句意：只有人类到了他们不再知道为什么他们会存在的地步。

【5】考查动词短语。短语peek into窥视，了解；我不仅了解了她推荐给我的科幻书籍，而且我开始查找更多这些神秘的故事对人类的智力会带来什么样的影响。该词在句中做谓语动词，且与上下文句意一致。所以要填peek into。