(2018·全国卷Ⅰ)During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department was offering a “free”course，called Thinking Chess，for three credits.I41.jumped at the idea of taking the class because，after all，who doesn't want to 42 a few dollars？More than that，I'd always wanted to learn chess.And，even if I weren't 43 enough about free credits，news about our44.instructor was appealing enough to me.He was an international grandmaster，which45.meant I would be learning from one of the game's 46 .I could hardly wait to47.meet him.
42．A.waste B．earn
C．save D．pay
43．A.excited B．worried
C．moved D．tired
46．A.fastest B．easiest
C．best D．rarest
[思路分析] 根据第一句的a“free”course可知课程是免费的，我欣然接受，毕竟谁不想节省几美元呢？故42空选 C ；根据44空后面的appealing可知，即使我对自由学分不感兴趣，可是关于这门课程教师的消息却对我有足够的吸引力，故43空选 A ；根据45空前的an international grandmaster可知他是一位国际大师，这意味着我将师从最佳国际象棋选手之一，故46空选 C 。
(2018·江苏高考)Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their wrong investment.Their savings had been 36 to pay lawyers' fees.To make matters worse，Moth was diagnosed(诊断)with a 37 disease.There was no 38 ，only pain relief.
Failing to find any other way out，they decided to make a 39 journey，as they caught sight of an old hikers'(徒步旅行者)guide.
36．A.drawn up B．used up
C．backed up D．kept up
37．A.mild B．common
C．preventable D．serious
38．A.cure B．luck
C．care D．promise
39．A.business B．walking
C．bus D．rail
[思路分析] 根据36空后面的to pay lawyers' fees可知，为了支付律师的费用，他们的积蓄都用光了，故36空选 B ；根据38空后面的only pain relief可知，只能缓解疼痛，没法治愈，这说明疾病很严重，故37空选 D ，38空选 A ；根据39空后面的an old hikers'(徒步旅行者)guide可知，他们决定作一次徒步旅行，故39空选 B 。
