問題詳情：
Some dreams take longer to come true than others, but with the help of 21st-century social media and her great-grandson, at the age of 110, one British woman is 1 hers at long last.
At the end of World War I, Amy Hawkins was a 7-year-old child who loved nothing more than to 2 . As a teen, Hawkins set her 3 on becoming an entertainer. Hawkins was on her way, touring the country with a dance troupe ( 歌舞團 ) — until her ambition was 4 by her mom, who didn’t see it as a respectable 5 for a young lady.
All these years later, the 110-year-old lady lives at home in Monmouth, South Wales, surrounded by her loved ones. The four-generation family unit includes her granddaughter, Hannah Freeman, and Freeman’s 14-year-old son, Sacha. Even though she’s no longer doing it 6 , Hawkins has never stopped singing.
“She’s like a clock, once you wind her up she won’t stop,” Freeman said in an interview. “She just keeps asking, ‘Would you 7 another one?’.”
On Hawkins’ 110th birthday, Sacha 8 his great-gran singing one of her favorite WWI tunes. When Freeman jokingly suggested Sacha post it to TikTok, neither of them could have 9 the overwhelmingly positive response it would receive, reaching 100,000 views and a large number of emotional praises in just days.
Some journeys take longer than others. Sometimes, we’re detoured ( 繞路 ) along the way. Dreams can and do come true every day. While it’s been a long time coming, Amy Hawkins is 1 0 a whole new generation of fans.
1 ． A ． reflecting B ． realizing C ． recalling D ． researching
2 ． A ． sing B ． study C ． paint D ． film
3 ． A ． values B ． limits C ． sights D ． hands
4 ． A ． cut back B ． cut in C ． cut through D ． cut short
5 ． A ． method B ． grade C ． level D ． occupation
6 ． A ． nervously B ． professionally C ． reasonably D ． secretly
7 ． A ． bring B ． have C ． like D ． read
8 ． A ． caught B ． videoed C ． reported D ． remembered
9 ． A ． imagined B ． noticed C ． missed D ． suspected
1 0 ． A ． entertaining B ． becoming C ． representing D ． inviting
【回答】
1 ． B
2 ． A
3 ． C
4 ． D
5 ． D
6 ． B
7 ． C
8 ． B
9 ． A
1 0 ． A
【分析】
這是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章主要講述了 Amy Hawkins 從小喜歡唱歌並立志當一名藝人，卻不被媽媽看好，直到她 110 歲時還在堅持歌唱夢想的故事。
1 ．考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：有些夢想要比其他的更久才能實現，但在 21 世紀的社交媒體和她曾孫的幫助下，一位 110 歲的英國女*終於實現了自己的夢想。 A. reflecting 反思，反*； B. realizing 實現，意識到； C. recalling 回憶； D. researching 研究。根據上文 “Some dreams take longer to come true than others” 可知，空後的 “hers” 指代的就是 dream“ 夢想 ” 。因此這裏要用 realizing 。故選 B 項。
2 ．考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：第一次世界大戰結束時，艾米 · 霍金斯還是個 7 歲的孩子，她最喜歡的就是唱歌。 A. sing 唱歌； B. study 學習； C. paint 畫畫； D. film 電影，攝製電影。根據下文 “Hawkins was on her way, touring the country with a dance troupe ( 歌舞團 )” 和 “Hawkins has never stopped singing.” 可知，霍金斯最喜歡唱歌。故選 A 項。
3 ．考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：霍金斯十幾歲時就立志要成爲一名藝人。 A. values 價值； B. limits 限制； C. sights 視力，景象，眼界； D. hands 手。根據本句結構可知，這裏是短語 set one’s sight on“ 力求，立志於 ” 。由此可見，十幾歲時的霍金斯立志要當一個藝人。故選 C 項。
4 ．考查動詞短語辨析。句意：霍金斯當時正在路上，她和一個舞蹈團在全國巡迴演出，直到她的夢想被她的母親終止了，她的母親認爲這不是一個年輕女士應該做的體面職業。 A. cut back 削減，修剪； B. cut in *嘴，超車； C. cut through 刺穿，抄近路走過； D. cut short 縮短，打斷。根據下句 “who didn’t see it as a respectable 5 for a young lady” 可知，霍金斯的媽媽認爲當藝人不體面，由此可判斷出是不贊同她去走這條路的，因此霍金斯的雄心被中斷了。故選 D 項。
5 ．考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：霍金斯當時正在路上，她和一個舞蹈團在全國巡迴演出，直到她的夢想被她的母親終止了，她的母親認爲這不是一個年輕女士應該做的體面職業。 A. method 方法； B. grade 年級，分數； C. level 水平； D. occupation 職業。根據上文中的 “Hawkins set her 3 on becoming an entertainer.” 以及 “until her ambition was 4 by her mom” 可判斷出，霍金斯長大了想把當藝人當成一份工作，但是被媽媽不認同，因爲她媽媽認爲藝人是一個不受尊重的職業。故選 D 項。
6 ．考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：儘管霍金斯已經不再是職業歌手，但她從未停止過唱歌。 ously 焦慮地； B. professionally *地； C. reasonably 合理地； D. secretly 祕密地。根據第二段第三句 “until her ambition was 4 by her mom, who didn’t see it as a respectable 5 for a young lady.” 可知，霍金斯由於媽媽的阻撓，沒有從事唱歌這個職業，因此就有了，她不是職業歌手，但是從未停止唱歌。故選 B 項。
7 ．考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：她一直在問，你想再聽一首歌嗎？ A. bring 帶來； B. have 有； C. like 喜歡； D. read 讀。根據上文中的 “She’s like a clock, once you wind her up she won’t stop,” Freeman said in an interview.” 可知，老婦人唱起歌來就停不下來，總是會問要不要再聽一首歌曲， would like 想要，故選 C 項。
8 ．考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：在霍金斯 110 歲生日那天，薩夏拍下了他曾祖母唱她最喜歡的 WWI 歌曲之一的視頻。 A. caught 抓住； B. videoed 錄製； C. reported 報告； D. remembered 記得。根據第五段第二句 “When Freeman jokingly suggested Sacha post it to TikTok” 可知，此處是把錄製的視頻發佈到抖音上去。故選 B 項。
9 ．考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：他們倆誰也沒有想到它會在短短几天內得到如此壓倒*的積極迴應，點擊量達到了 10 萬次，還有大量的情感讚揚。 A. imagined 想象； B. noticed 注意到； C. missed 想念； D. suspected 懷疑。根據空後 “neither of them could have 9 the overwhelmingly positive response it would receive, reaching 100,000 views and a large number of emotional praises in just days.” 可知，錄製的視頻發佈到網上以後有很大的相應，這很難想象的到。故選 A 項。
1 0 ．考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：在漫長的等待之後，艾米 · 霍金斯迎來了新一代的粉絲 A. entertaining *，招待； B. becoming 成爲； C. representing 代表； D. inviting 邀請。根據空前一句 “While it’s been a long time coming” 可知，由於母親的原因霍金斯沒有從事歌唱事業，但是在 110 歲的時候一舉成名迎來了自己的第一批粉絲。故選 A 項。
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