四、先通读文，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
I was rather excited about the London Olympics and wanted to be part of it. I would do whatever the event wanted me to do — dancing, 1 visitors, or even cleaning. Searching online, I thought they might need 2. Thinking there would be thousands of applicants (申请者), I never 3 to hear back.
Yet, weeks later, I was invited to a two-day 4 at the London Swimming Centre. It was 5 — there were knockout stages (淘汰赛阶段) and you only got one chance. In the first round, the ones who 6 to reach the bottom of a 3-metre-deep pool were cut. Followed were skill exams and theory (理论) tests. When I finally passed, I felt 7.
Some people 8 volunteer work to be the easiest work, but Olympians valued us and sometimes even helped us. I once got a Team GB swimming cap. You could be a top surgeon (外科医生), 9 if you don't know how to pull somebody out of water correctly, you may cause harm. And 10 did happen. I remembered helping a (n) 11 who swam headfirst into the wall.
There were some moments when I saw my dream sports stars, but I needed to be 12 when I was on duty. I had to forget about the stars because I was 13 checking each movement to see if there were some risks.
Not 14 was shown on TV. Guarding pools was the work going on behind the scene. But our silent preparation showed the Games' spirit — every role, however 15, mattered.
I will keep this memory in my mind. It will inspire me to value the chances to help people.
() 1. A. pointing
B. guiding
C. seeing
D. trusting
() 2. A. players
B. coaches
C. volunteers
D. interviewers
() 3. A. expected
B. forgot
C. offered
D. forced
() 4. A. race
B. training
C. trip
D. test
() 5. A. dangerous
B. easy
C. challenging
D. free
() 6. A. failed
B. tried
C. jumped
D. recommended
() 7. A. embarrassing
B. unbelievable
C. disappointed
D. unlucky
() 8. A. considered
B. admired
C. discovered
D. supported
() 9. A. so
B. or
C. and
D. but
() 10. A. wonders
B. changes
C. accidents
D. events
() 11. A. athlete
B. coach
C. actor
D. director
() 12. A. scared
B. painful
C. nervous
D. serious
() 13. A. turning on
B. focusing on
C. signing up
D. making up
() 14. A. everybody
B. somebody
C. something
D. nothing
() 15. A. strange
B. comfortable
C. small
D. sweet

1—5 BCADC 6—10 ABADC 11—15 ADBAC

【解析】
1. 考查动词词义辨析。A. pointing指向；B. guiding引导；C. seeing看见；D. trusting信任。结合语境，作者想参与奥运会志愿工作，“引导游客”是合理的工作内容，故选B。
2. 考查名词词义辨析。A. players运动员；B. coaches教练；C. volunteers志愿者；D. interviewers面试官。后文提及“volunteer work”，可知作者认为奥运会可能需要志愿者，故选C。
3. 考查动词词义辨析。A. expected期待；B. forgot忘记；C. offered提供；D. forced强迫。根据“there would be thousands of applicants”，作者没期待收到回复，“expect to do sth.”表示“期待做某事”，故选A。
4. 考查名词词义辨析。A. race比赛；B. training训练；C. trip旅行；D. test测试。后文提到淘汰赛、技能考试和理论测试，可知作者被邀请参加两天的测试，故选D。
5. 考查形容词词义辨析。A. dangerous危险的；B. easy容易的；C. challenging有挑战性的；D. free自由的。根据“there were knockout stages and you only got one chance”，可知测试极具挑战性，故选C。
6. 考查动词词义辨析。A. failed失败；B. tried尝试；C. jumped跳；D. recommended推荐。根据“were cut”（被淘汰），可知未能到达3米泳池底部的人被淘汰，“fail to do sth.”表示“未能做某事”，故选A。
7. 考查形容词词义辨析。A. embarrassing尴尬的；B. unbelievable难以置信的；C. disappointed失望的；D. unlucky不幸的。作者最终通过严苛的测试，应感到难以置信，故选B。
8. 考查动词词义辨析。A. considered认为；B. admired钦佩；C. discovered发现；D. supported支持。“consider sth. to be...”表示“认为某物是……”，此处指有些人认为志愿工作很简单，故选A。
9. 考查连词词义辨析。A. so因此；B. or或者；C. and和；D. but但是。前文说“你可能是顶级外科医生”，后文说“若不懂正确救人可能造成伤害”，表转折关系，故选D。
10. 考查名词词义辨析。A. wonders奇迹；B. changes改变；C. accidents事故；D. events事件。根据后文“swam headfirst into the wall”，可知这类事故确实发生了，故选C。
11. 考查名词词义辨析。A. athlete运动员；B. coach教练；C. actor演员；D. director导演。在奥运会相关场景中，作者帮助的是撞到墙的运动员，故选A。
12. 考查形容词词义辨析。A. scared害怕的；B. painful痛苦的；C. nervous紧张的；D. serious严肃的。根据“on duty”及后文需专注工作，可知值班时要严肃认真，故选D。
13. 考查动词短语辨析。A. turning on打开；B. focusing on专注于；C. signing up报名；D. making up编造。作者需要专注于检查每个动作是否有风险，故选B。
14. 考查不定代词辨析。A. everybody每个人；B. somebody某人；C. something某事；D. nothing没什么。根据“Guarding pools was the work going on behind the scene”，可知不是所有事都会在电视上展示，故选A。
15. 考查形容词词义辨析。A. strange奇怪的；B. comfortable舒服的；C. small小的；D. sweet甜的。根据“every role...mattered”，可知无论多小的角色都很重要，故选C。
【答案】
1—5 BCADC 6—10 ABADC 11—15 ADBAC
【知识点】
词义辨析、连词用法、动词短语辨析
【点评】
本文讲述了作者申请伦敦奥运会志愿者并通过严苛测试参与幕后工作的经历，题目侧重考查学生对词汇、短语的词义辨析能力及上下文语境的理解能力，需结合逻辑与词汇含义综合判断。
【难度系数】
0.6