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 ( 歌舞团 ) — 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 ( 绕路 ) 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

答案

1 ． B

2 ． A

3 ． C

4 ． D

5 ． D

6 ． B

7 ． C

8 ． B

9 ． A

1 0 ． A

【分析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了 Amy Hawkins 从小喜欢唱歌并立志当一名艺人，却不被妈妈看好，直到她 110 岁时还在坚持歌唱梦想的故事。

1 ．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有些梦想要比其他的更久才能实现，但在 21 世纪的社交媒体和她曾孙的帮助下，一位 110 岁的英国女性终于实现了自己的梦想。 A. reflecting 反思，反射； B. realizing 实现，意识到； C. recalling 回忆； D. researching 研究。根据上文 “Some dreams take longer to come true than others” 可知，空后的 “hers” 指代的就是 dream“ 梦想 ” 。因此这里要用 realizing 。故选 B 项。

2 ．考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一次世界大战结束时，艾米 · 霍金斯还是个 7 岁的孩子，她最喜欢的就是唱歌。 A. sing 唱歌； B. study 学习； C. paint 画画； D. film 电影，摄制电影。根据下文 “Hawkins was on her way, touring the country with a dance troupe ( 歌舞团 )” 和 “Hawkins has never stopped singing.” 可知，霍金斯最喜欢唱歌。故选 A 项。

3 ．考查名词词义辨析。句意：霍金斯十几岁时就立志要成为一名艺人。 A. values 价值； B. limits 限制； C. sights 视力，景象，眼界； D. hands 手。根据本句结构可知，这里是短语 set one’s sight on“ 力求，立志于 ” 。由此可见，十几岁时的霍金斯立志要当一个艺人。故选 C 项。

4 ．考查动词短语辨析。句意：霍金斯当时正在路上，她和一个舞蹈团在全国巡回演出，直到她的梦想被她的母亲终止了，她的母亲认为这不是一个年轻女士应该做的体面职业。 A. cut back 削减，修剪； B. cut in 插嘴，超车； C. cut through 刺穿，抄近路走过； D. cut short 缩短，打断。根据下句 “who didn’t see it as a respectable 5 for a young lady” 可知，霍金斯的妈妈认为当艺人不体面，由此可判断出是不赞同她去走这条路的，因此霍金斯的雄心被中断了。故选 D 项。

5 ．考查名词词义辨析。句意：霍金斯当时正在路上，她和一个舞蹈团在全国巡回演出，直到她的梦想被她的母亲终止了，她的母亲认为这不是一个年轻女士应该做的体面职业。 A. method 方法； B. grade 年级，分数； C. level 水平； D. occupation 职业。根据上文中的 “Hawkins set her 3 on becoming an entertainer.” 以及 “until her ambition was 4 by her mom” 可判断出，霍金斯长大了想把当艺人当成一份工作，但是被妈妈不认同，因为她妈妈认为艺人是一个不受尊重的职业。故选 D 项。

6 ．考查副词词义辨析。句意：尽管霍金斯已经不再是职业歌手，但她从未停止过唱歌。 A.nervously 焦虑地； B. professionally 专业地； C. reasonably 合理地； D. secretly 秘密地。根据第二段第三句 “until her ambition was 4 by her mom, who didn’t see it as a respectable 5 for a young lady.” 可知，霍金斯由于妈妈的阻挠，没有从事唱歌这个职业，因此就有了，她不是职业歌手，但是从未停止唱歌。故选 B 项。

7 ．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她一直在问，你想再听一首歌吗？ A. bring 带来； B. have 有； C. like 喜欢； D. read 读。根据上文中的 “She’s like a clock, once you wind her up she won’t stop,” Freeman said in an interview.” 可知，老妇人唱起歌来就停不下来，总是会问要不要再听一首歌曲， would like 想要，故选 C 项。

8 ．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在霍金斯 110 岁生日那天，萨夏拍下了他曾祖母唱她最喜欢的 WWI 歌曲之一的视频。 A. caught 抓住； B. videoed 录制； C. reported 报告； D. remembered 记得。根据第五段第二句 “When Freeman jokingly suggested Sacha post it to TikTok” 可知，此处是把录制的视频发布到抖音上去。故选 B 项。

9 ．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们俩谁也没有想到它会在短短几天内得到如此压倒性的积极回应，点击量达到了 10 万次，还有大量的情感赞扬。 A. imagined 想象； B. noticed 注意到； C. missed 想念； D. suspected 怀疑。根据空后 “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，录制的视频发布到网上以后有很大的相应，这很难想象的到。故选 A 项。

1 0 ．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在漫长的等待之后，艾米 · 霍金斯迎来了新一代的粉丝 A. entertaining 娱乐，招待； B. becoming 成为； C. representing 代表； D. inviting 邀请。根据空前一句 “While it’s been a long time coming” 可知，由于母亲的原因霍金斯没有从事歌唱事业，但是在 110 岁的时候一举成名迎来了自己的第一批粉丝。故选 A 项。