38. A A. still仍然；B. also也；C. yet然而，还没；D. just刚刚，仅仅。 由Damaged
but not defeated可知Mille虽然受伤了，但却不会被打败，作者认为Miller仍然是最强的，故选A。
39. D A. challenged挑战；B. cured治愈；C. invited邀请；D. admired敬佩，赞赏，
欣赏。 此处是说，作者认为自己敬佩Miller是对的，故选D。
40. B A. healthier更健康的；B. bigger更大的，更重要的，更成功的；C. cleverer更
聪明的；D. cooler更酷的，更凉的。从那天起，作者长大了许多，更重视自己的存在了，故选B。 【技巧点拨】
完形填空的具体解题技巧：
【技巧一】利用逻辑关系词，定位相关选项。 逻辑关系词指表示各种逻辑意义的连句手段，主要有：
(1)词(包括连词、副词和少数介词)，如and, but, or, because, though, however, therefore, otherwise, despite等；
(2)短语，如in other words, or rather, in addition, as a result, so that, on the contrary, instead of等；
(3)分句和独立结构，如that is to say, what is more, all things considered等。逻辑关系词对准确理解语篇意义能够起到很强的提示作用。完形填空中很多题目都围绕它们而设。考生在解题时要充分利用这些逻辑关系词，找到与文中某些词、短语有密切关系的选项，如其同义词、近义词或反义词等，有时这些词、短语甚至复现在文中。 【技巧二】通晓上下文意，注意习惯搭配。
词汇的习惯用法或固定搭配，特别是动词、名词、形容词、介词等的搭配在完形填空题中出现的比例很大。如果考生在备考时对常用的习惯用法或固定搭配能牢固地掌握，并在解题时灵活运用，就能达到事半功倍的效果。 【技巧三】明确文章语境，搞清词语差异。
高考完形填空选项的设置一般均属于同一词类，有的甚至在意义上也非常接近。为了顺利解答此类问题，考生在平时记忆单词时，要在例句中把握其用法，并能在考试中结合语境，比较四个选项的细微差别，推敲什么是最佳答案。 【技巧四】探究前后逻辑，确定连接词汇。
连接词是构成语篇的纽带，也是相关语句信息的结合点。命题人常在这些＂关节＂上设置题目，考查学生的运用能力。因此，考生在解题时，要仔细分析，推理前后的逻辑关系，确定最佳选项。 高考试题二 题型 阅读理解 体裁 记叙文 题材 拼装玩具与创造力 词数 300 难度 ★★★☆☆ 建议时间 7′ (2016·新课标全国卷II阅读理解B篇)Five years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student, and said: ＂Make something out of the Tinkertoys. You have 45 minutes today—and 45minutes each day for the rest of the week.＂
A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see what the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of their own imaginations.
Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time. His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect(感染) other students.
Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside. I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking. Without fail one would declare, ＂But I’m just not creative.＂
＂Do you dream at night when you’re asleep?＂ ＂Oh, sure.＂
＂So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.＂ The student would tell something wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. ＂That’s pretty creative. Who does that for you?＂ ＂Nobody. I do it.＂
＂Really — at night, when you’re asleep?＂ ＂Sure.＂
＂Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?＂
25. The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to ________. A. know more about the students exciting
C. raise the students’ interest in art about toy design
26. What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3? A. He liked to help his teacher. alone.
C. He was active in class.
D. He was imaginative.
B. He preferred to study
D. teach the students
B. make the lessons more
27. What does the underlined word ＂downside＂ in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Mistake.
D. Burden.
B. Drawback.
C. Difficulty.
28. Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams? A. To help them to see their creativity. B. To find out about their sleeping habits. C. To help them to improve their memory. D. To find out about their ways of thinking.
文章大意：本文属于记叙文，作者通过让学生拼装玩具发现并鼓励学生的创造性和想象力。
25. A 推理判断题。根据文章第二段可知当我把拼装式玩具放在学生面前的时候，有些学生
犹豫着在等着看别人如何行动，有一些学生查看了使用说明并根据模型做出了一些东西。而另外一些学生则根据自己的想象做出了一些东西。通过观察我对不同的学生的性格有了不同的理解。故A正确。
26. D 推理判断题。文章第三段第一句中提到的这个男孩在空闲时间拼装这些玩具，而且他
的作品堆满了艺术教室的架子，家里的卧室里也有很多。第三段倒数第二句＂Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work＂说明他是一个很有想象力和创造性的人。
故D项正确。
27. B 词义猜测题。根据画线单词后一句＂I ran the risk of losing those students who
had a different style of thinking.＂可知我冒着失去那些有不同思维方式的学生的危险。说明我的这种教育方法也有不足之处。故画线词意为＂drawback缺点＂。故B正确。
28. A 推理判断题。根据文章最后七段中的对话内容可知作者鼓励孩子们说出最有趣的有创
造性和想象力的梦，并鼓励他们在白天的课堂里把梦的内容做出来。作者这样做的目的就是为了让他们看到自己的创造性和想象力。故A正确。
【名师点睛】
第27小题属于词义猜测题。后一句＂I ran the risk ...thinking.＂中的＂risk＂说明我的教育方法也有不足之处，故画线词意为＂drawback缺点，不足＂。本题属于典型的利用上下文语境推测词义题。
近几年高考阅读中词义猜测题的考查方法呈多样化，其中根据上下文语境推测词义将会越来越多。有时短文中出现一个需猜测其意义的词或短语，后文接着会出现其定义、解释或例子，这就是判断该词或短语意义的主要依据。
除此之外，我们还可以根据转折或对比关系进行判断：根据上下句的连接词，如but，however，otherwise等就可以看到前后句在意义上的差别，从而依据某一句的含义，来确定另一句的含义。另外，分号(；)也可以表示转折、对比或不相干的意义。还可以根据因果关系进行判断：俗话说，＂有因必有果，有果必有因＂。根据原因可以预测结果，根据结果也可以找出原因。 高考试题三 题型 阅读理解 体裁 记叙文 题材 心肺复苏术救人 词数 360 难度 ★★★☆☆ 建议时间 8′ （2017·北京卷）It was a cold March day in High Point, North Carolina. The girls on the Wesleyan Academy softball were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice, stamping their feet to stay warm, Eighth-grader Taylor Bisbee shivered(发抖) a little as she watched her teammate Paris White play. The two didn’t know each other well — Taylor had just moved to town a month or so before.
Suddenly, Paris fell to the ground, ＂Paris’s eye rolled back,＂ Taylor says. ＂
She started shaking. I knew it was an emergency.＂
It certainly was, Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure. Without immediate medical care, Paris would die. At first no one moved. The girls were in shock. Then the softball coach shouted out, ＂Does anyone know CPR?＂
CPR is a life-saving technique. To do CPR, you press on the sick person’s chest so that blood moves through the body and takes oxygen to organs. Without oxygen the brain is damaging quickly.
Amazingly, Taylor had just taken a CPR course the day before. Still, she hesitated. She didn’t think she knew it well enough. But when no one else came forward, Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR, ＂It was scary. I knew it was the difference between life and death,＂ says Taylor.
Taylor’s swift action helped her teammates calm down. One girl called 911. Two more ran to get the school nurse, who brought a defibrillator, an electronic devices(器械) that can shock the heart back into work. Luck stayed with them: Paris’ heartbeat returned.
＂I know I was really lucky,＂ Paris says now. ＂Most people don’t survive this. My team saved my life.＂
Experts say Paris is right: For a sudden heart failure, the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quickly.
Today, Paris is back on the softball team. Taylor will apply to college soon. She wants to be a nurse. ＂I feel more confident in my actions now,＂ Taylor says. ＂I know I can act under pressure in a scary situation.＂ 56. What happened to Paris on a March day?
A. She caught a bad cold.
B. She had a sudden heart problem. C. She was knocked down by a ball. D. She shivered terribly during practice