2023年新高考I卷
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
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。
On Oct. 11, hundreds of runners competed in a cross-country race in Minnesota. Melanie Bailey should have 41 the course earlier than she did. Her 42 came because she was carrying a 43 across the finish line.
As reported by a local newspaper, Bailey was more than two-thirds of the way through her 44 when a runner in front of her began crying in pain. She 45 to help her fellow runner, Danielle Lenoue. Bailey took her arm to see if she could walk forward with 46 . She couldn’t. Bailey then 47 to let Lenoue climb onto her back and carried her all the way to the finish line, then another 300 feet to where Lenoue could get 48 attention.
Once there, Lenoue was 49 and later taken to a hospital, where she learned that she had serious injuries in one of her knees. She would have struggled with extreme 50 to make it to that aid checkpoint without Bailey’s help.
As for Bailey, she is more 51 about why her act is considered a big 52 . “She was just crying. I couldn’t 53 her,” Bailey told the reporter. “I feel like I was just doing the right thing.”
Although the two young women were strangers before the 54 , they’ve since become friends. Neither won the race, but the 55 of human kindness won the day.
41. A. designed B. followed C. changed D. finished
42. A. delay B. chance C. trouble D. excuse
43. A. judge B. volunteer C. classmate D. competitor
44. A. race B. school C. town D. training
45. A. agreed B. returned C. stopped D. promised
46. A. courage B. aid C. patience D. advice
47. A. went away B. stood up C. stepped aside D. bent down
48. A. medical B. public C. constant D. equal
49. A. interrupted B. assessed C. identified D. appreciated
50. A. hunger B. pain C. cold D. tiredness
51. A. worried B. ashamed C. confused D. discouraged
52. A. game B. problem C. lesson D. deal
53. A. leave B. cure C. bother D. understand
54. A. ride B. test C. meet D. show
55. A. secret B. display C. benefit D. exchange
答案解析：
41. 根据后文内容，Melanie Bailey因为帮助另一位跑者而晚于预期完成比赛，所以这里应该是她本应该早点“完成”比赛。故选D "finished"。
42. 根据上下文，Melanie Bailey的晚到是因为她帮助了另一位跑者，所以这里的“迟到”应该是因为她的“延迟”。故选A "delay"。
43. 根据下文，Melanie Bailey帮助的是一起参加比赛的跑者，所以这里应该是指她帮助了一位“竞争对手”。故选D "competitor"。
44. 根据上下文，这里指的是Melanie Bailey在参加越野赛跑的过程中帮助了他人，所以应该是她在“比赛”中。故选A "race"。
45. 根据上下文，Melanie Bailey在比赛中停下来帮助Danielle Lenoue，所以应该是她“停下来”帮助。故选C "stopped"。
46. 根据上下文，Melanie Bailey试图看看Danielle Lenoue是否能够借助她的帮助前进，所以应该是她是否能走路所需的“帮助”。故选B "aid"。
47. 根据上下文，Melanie Bailey弯下身子让Danielle Lenoue爬到她的背上，所以应该是她“弯下身子”。故选D "bent down"。
48. 根据上下文，Danielle Lenoue在比赛结束后需要医疗救助，所以应该是她可以得到“医疗”关注。故选A "medical"。
49. 根据上下文，Danielle Lenoue在比赛后被评估了伤情，并被送往医院，所以应该是她被“评估”。故选B "assessed"。
50. 根据上下文，如果没有Bailey的帮助，Lenoue将会因为膝盖的严重伤害而极度痛苦，所以应该是她会经历极端的“疼痛”。故选B "pain"。
51. 根据上下文，Bailey对于为什么她的行为被认为是一件大事感到困惑，所以她应该是“困惑的”。故选C "confused"。
52. 根据上下文，Bailey认为她只是做了正确的事情，但她帮助他人的行为被认为是一件大事，所以应该是一个“大的交易”。故选D "deal"。
53. 根据上下文，Bailey说她无法离开正在哭泣的Lenoue，所以应该是她“不能离开”她。故选A "leave"。
54. 根据上下文，两人在比赛前是陌生人，所以应该是他们在“比赛”中相遇。故选C "meet"。
55. 根据上下文，尽管两人都没有赢得比赛，但是人类善良的“展现”赢得了那天。故选B "display"。
