2023年新高考全国II卷
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In April last year, I saw a post on the PNP(Pilots N Paws)website from a family in Topeka. They had to move to Virginia but they were on a very tight 41 . They could not afford to pay for 42 for their dog, Tiffy, and 43 wanted to take her with them.
It just 44 that I was planning another PNP flight with another pilot, Karen, who 45 to take Tiffy from Kansas City to Virginia. What I was to do was fly to Topeka to 46 Tiffy.
When I met Tiffy’s owners, they seemed very 47 . George, the husband, was trying to be calm, but I could tell this was 48 for him, having to leave his dog to a 49 and trust that everything would 50 .
After some goodbyes, I asked George and his wife to help me 51 Tiffy into the plane. I promised to take care of Tiffy and 52 them as soon as we got to Kansas City.
The flight was 53 , and Tiffy was a great passenger. The next day, she 54 with Karen and made it back to George in Virginia within a few days. He was so 55 and sent me a nice e-mail with pictures. It felt great to know that I had helped bring this family together again.
41. A. turn B. budget C. schedule· D. connection
42. A. food B. shelter C. medicine D. transportation
43. A. desperately B. temporarily C. secretly D. originally
44. A. appeared B. proved C. happened D. showed
45. A. waited B. offered C. hurried D. failed
46. A. see off B. look for C. hand over D. pick up
47. A. confused B. nervous C. annoyed D. curious
48. A. hard B. fine C. common D. lucky
49. A. coworker B. passenger C. stranger D. neighbor
50. A. speed up B. work out C. come back D. take off
51. A. feed B. follow C. change D. load
52. A. call B. join C. leave D. serve
53. A. unnecessary B. unexpected C. unavoidable D. uneventful
54. A. returned B. fought C. flew D. agreed
55. A. thankful B. generous C. proud D. sympathetic
答案及解析：
41. B. budget
根据上下文，这家人不得不搬到弗吉尼亚州，但是他们预算紧张，无法支付某种费用。budget(预算)在这里是最合适的选项。
42. D. transportation
这家人无法支付的是他们狗的交通费用，因为他们想带上狗一起搬家。transportation(交通)是正确的选项。
43. A. desperately
desperately(绝望地)表示这家人非常想要带上他们的狗，这与他们预算紧张的情况相符合。
44. C. happened
happened(发生)在这里表示作者计划另一趟PNP飞行，这正好与需要帮助Tiffy的情况相符合。
45. B. offered
Karen主动提出帮助将Tiffy从堪萨斯城带到弗吉尼亚州，所以offer(提供)是正确的选项。
46. D. pick up
作者的任务是从托皮卡接走Tiffy，所以pick up(接)是正确的选项。
47. B. nervous
根据上下文，Tiffy的主人看起来很紧张，因为他们要将宠物交给一个陌生人。nervous(紧张的)是正确的选项。
48. A. hard
对于George来说，将他的狗留给一个陌生人并且相信一切都会顺利是很困难的。hard(困难)是正确的选项。
49. C. stranger
George不得不将他的狗留给一个陌生人，所以stranger(陌生人)是正确的选项。
50. B. work out
George希望一切都能顺利解决，所以work out(解决)是正确的选项。
51. D. load
作者请求George和他的妻子帮助将Tiffy装上飞机，所以load(装载)是正确的选项。
52. A. call
作者承诺一到堪萨斯城就会给他们打电话，所以call(打电话)是正确的选项。
53. D. uneventful
航班没有发生任何特别的事情，Tiffy是一个很好的乘客，所以uneventful(平淡无奇的)是正确的选项。
54. C. flew
Tiffy第二天和Karen一起飞回弗吉尼亚州，所以flew(飞)是正确的选项。
55. A. thankful
George对作者帮助将Tiffy安全送回非常感激，所以thankful(感激的)是正确的选项。
