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(2020·石家庄模拟)A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on stress management.As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class __1__ they would be asked the “halfempty or halffull” question.__2__， that was not the case.With a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How much do you think this glass of water __3__？”
Answers called out __4__ from eight to twenty ounces (盎司)．
She quieted the students down and then replied, “The absolute weight doesn't __5__.But it counts how long you hold it.If I hold it for a minute, it is OK.If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my __6__.If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb.In each case, the __7__ of the glass of water doesn't change, but the __8__ I hold it, the heavier it becomes.Why？”
Lost in __9__， all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.
“Our stresses and __10__ in life are like that glass of water.If we __11__ our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even unable to __12__.”
__13__ you have to do is put all your burdens down, as __14__ in the evening as possible.Don't carry them through the evening into the night；by doing this, we can get __15__ next morning and are __16__ to move forward.
More often than not, life gets terrible when we __17__ too much.And the moment you __18__ your burdens, you'll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.
So rather than being upset and feeling __19__ for yourself, start doing something about it.After all, life is too short to __20__ yourself to anything that is not making you happy.
[语篇解读] 本文通过女教授让学生观察一杯水的重量的事例告诉读者：我们只有卸下压力和负担，才能活得更轻松。
1．A.wondered B．expected
C．agreed D．argued
解析：B [由With a smile on her face，she asked the students，“How much do you think this glass of water weighs？”可知，每个人都预料会被问到“杯子是半空还是半满”的问题。然而，教授面带微笑问道：“这杯水有多重？”]
2．A.However B．Meanwhile
C．Anyhow D．Therefore
解析：A [由后面that was not the case可知是转折。]
3．A.pays B．looks
C．smells D．weighs
解析：D [教授面带微笑问道：“这杯水有多重？”]
4．A.ranged B．replied
C．read D．exchanged
解析：A [根据下文from eight to twenty ounces.可知喊出的答案在8到20盎司内变动。]
5．A.exist B．change
C．matter D．increase
解析：C [由But it counts how long you hold it.可知这杯水的实重并不重要。是否觉得水重，取决于你花多长时间端着这杯水。]
6．A.head B．arm
C．leg D．stomach
解析：B [由If I hold it for a day，my arm will feel numb.可知此处指的是胳膊会疼。]
7．A.shape B．position
C．weight D．size
解析：C [在不同情况下，这杯水的重量并没有改变，但是“我”举的时间越长，它就会变得越重。]
8．A.better B．deeper
C．longer D．further
解析：C [在不同情况下，这杯水的重量并没有改变，但是“我”举的时间越长，它就会变得越重。]
9．A.fantasy B．thought
C．dreams D．discussion
解析：B [由all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.可知此处句意为学生们都陷入了沉思，lost in thought陷入沉思，是固定短语。]
10．A.doubts B．joys
C．surprises D．worries
解析：D [我们生活中的压力和担心就像那杯水。空格前stresses and 是提示。]
11．A.cover B．carry
C．hide D．show
解析：B [如果我们一直背负着这样沉重的负担，迟早，我们会感到筋疲力尽，甚至无法继续下去。后文Don't carry them through the evening into the night是提示。]
12．A.pick up B．work out
C．carry on D．catch on
解析：C [如果我们一直背负着这样沉重的负担，迟早，我们会感到筋疲力尽，甚至无法继续下去。]
13．A.Something B．All
C．Nothing D．Anything
解析：B [你所需要做的就是卸下全部的压力。]
14．A.eagerly B．naturally
C．quickly D．early
解析：D [由Don't carry them through the evening into the night 可知尽可能早地卸下压力，不要拖得特别晚，甚至到深夜。]
15．A.refreshed B．entertained
C．depressed D．amazed
解析：A [通过这样做，我们第二天早上可以重新振作精神，继而能继续前行。]
16．A.able B．anxious
C．passive D．ambitious
解析：A [通过这样做，我们第二天早上可以重新振作精神，继而能继续前行。be able to 能够做某事，是固定用法。]
17．A.fear B．think
C．rest D．get
解析：B [通常，我们想得太多时，生活会变得很糟糕。]
18．A.catch up with B．look down on
C．let go of D．put up with
解析：C [你松手放开压力的那一刻，你会发现自己是如此地放松。]
19．A.happy B．sorry
C．disappointed D．greedy
解析：B [所以不是要感到烦恼或遗憾，而是要开始做一些事情。feeling sorry for oneself为……感到遗憾；同情……，是固定用法。]
20．A.help B．treat
C．drive D．abandon
解析：D [人生苦短，不要使自己沉浸在让自己不开心的事情中。abandon oneself to沉湎于、放纵于，是固定用法。]
Cloze 2
(新题预测)A comfort zone，particularly for students in high school，serves as a nonrisk，nonfailure and nonrejection zone.It __1__ that most teenagers are not __2__ to extend themselves or take risks in their life and they __3__ want to escape from their parents.
My first __4__ of being thrown out of my comfort zone was in my high school.Many of my friends in the first year had started to __5__，regardless of the results，with alcohol, drugs or other __6__ things.For them，it was __7__ to care more about alcohol，parties or girlfriends/boyfriends rather than their __8__，study or other friends.That was not the case with me.None of my friends had the determination to __9__ their risky behavior，including pressure in the new group and the new comfort zone of going along with new friends.__10__，they simply replaced one comfort zone with another riskier one with potentially severe results.Those had little __11__ for me.
I considered myself to be smarter than my old friends and was trying to develop __12__ and diverse interests.I threw myself into my __13__ and spent a long time in the library.I took an active part in community service.I gained confidence and the rewards of my study __14__ my old friends wandered in school，with little thought or concern for their __15__.Could they support themselves in the future？Because of our __16__ opinions，interests and values，the only __17__ of our friendship，we chose to end it.I couldn't __18__ their group just to be accepted.
__19__，I went through a high school student's worst experience—having no peer(同龄人)group.
A quote from the television series Boy Meets World __20__ my personal experience with peer groups：“Lose one friend，lose all friends，but don't lose yourself.”
[语篇解读] 本文主要讲了作者在读高中时，自己的很多朋友都沾染了不健康的习惯，作者不能仅仅是为了被接受，而附和他们，所以作者独自过着积极健康的校园生活。最终，作者和自己的老朋友们结束了友谊。作者认为失去一个朋友也好，失去了所有的朋友也罢，唯独不能迷失了自我。
1．A.reflects B．allows
C．notes D．determines
解析：A [它反映出了大多数青少年不愿意拓展他们自己或者在生活中冒险，他们甚至想要摆脱他们的父母。]
2．A.open B．willing
C．proud D．devoted
解析：B [be willing to do sth.愿意做某事。]
3．A.already B．yet
C．still D．even
解析：D [根据句意此处存在递进关系。]
4．A.game B．grade
C．experience D．example
解析：C [我第一次被抛出我的舒适区的经历是在读高中时。]
5．A.compare B．adjust
C．experiment D．fight
解析：C [由regardless of the results，with alcohol，drugs or other __6__ things.可知我朋友中的许多人在第一年就开始尝试。]
6．A.painful B．powerful
C．strange D．unhealthy
解析：D [由alcohol，drugs可知都是不健康的东西。]
7．A.cool B．wise
C．unique D．rare
解析：A [更多地去关心喝酒、聚会、男朋友和女朋友，而不是他们的家人、学习和其他的朋友，在他们看来很酷。]
8．A.holidays B．families
C．projects D．businesses
解析：B [rather than而不是。]
9．A.exhibit B．admit
C．plan D．stress
解析：B [ 我的朋友中没有人有决心承认他们的危险行为。]
10．A.Unfortunately B．Surprisingly
C．Hopefully D．Interestingly
解析：A [不幸的是，他们简单地用一个可能会有很严重后果的另外一个区域去取代舒适区。]
11．A.danger B．regret
C．doubt D．appeal
解析：D [那些对我完全没有吸引力。上文That was not the case with me.是提示。]
12．A.popular B．strong
C．new D．close
解析：C [由I considered myself to be smarter than my old friends可知我努力发展新的、多种多样的兴趣。]
13．A.discovery B．habit
C．study D．memory
解析：C [由and spent a long time in the library.可知我投身于学习中。]
14．A.if B．because
C．though D．while
解析：D [我获得了信心和学习的回报，然而我的老朋友们却在学校里闲逛。前后构成对比，故用并列连词while。 ]
15．A.future B．journey
C．friendship D．wealth
解析：A [他们不思考或是关心自己的未来。]
16．A.legal B．different
C．poor D．public
解析：B [根据上文内容可知，我和我的老朋友们有不同的观点、兴趣和价值观。]
17．A.system B．trend
C．basis D．design
解析：C [观点、兴趣和价值观是我们友谊的唯一基础，既然不同，那么我们选择结束它。]
18．A.make up for B．keep away from
C．look down on D．go along with
解析：D [我不能仅仅是为了被接受，而附和他们。go along with附和；陪同一起前往。]
19．A.By no means B．On the contrary
C．As a result D．In addition to
解析：C [结果，我遭遇了一名高中学生最糟糕的经历——没有同龄人群体。]
20．A.enjoys B．explains
C．sends D．gathers
解析：B [由“Lose one friend，lose all friends，but don't lose yourself.”可知这个引用解释了我的个人经历。]
Cloze 3
Isn't it amazing how you never have to water your weeds or nurture(培育) them and they still give you an unwanted crop?
I can remember as a young boy my grandfather showed me how to __1__ this annoying weed called Bermuda grass.It was __2__ stuff and it would really __3__ if you didn't get it out by the __4__.
When my wife and I bought our first home about 8 years ago，what I had to do with is this certain patch of weeds __5__ to the Bermuda grass，which would also spread wildly.
After getting the inside of our home __6__，it was time to work on the outside.On my hands and knees I __7__ attacked the weeds with a small hand spade getting each one __8__ by the roots.
Just this spring I realized that one particular weed was no longer __9__ but another one was in full __10__.So again，I got down on my hands and knees and got to work __11__ them from my yard.When I was __12__，my yard was better off.
Sometimes our life can be so similar.We all have weeds in our life.These weeds can be challenges，setbacks，or __13__ beliefs，and the list can be __14__.
When dealing with these weeds of __15__，the __16__ is to get to the root of them and remove them one by one out and eventually you will __17__ this round.And when another crop of weeds __18__，deal with them directly __19__ they spread，because now that you know what to do with them by getting to the root of it，it will give you more courage and __20__ the next time a problem arises up.
[语篇解读] 作者将生活中的困难和挫折比作杂草，处理生活中的杂草要连根拔起。
1．A.eat up B．dig up
C．break up D．put up
解析：B [我还记得，在儿童时期我祖父向我展示如何挖出这些烦人的杂草。后文get it out是提示。]
2．A.powerful B．poisonous
C．sensitive D．terrible
解析：D [ 这些真是糟糕的东西，并且如果你不连根拔起的话它真的会蔓延。前文annoying是提示。]
3．A.spread B．succeed
C．withdraw D．compromise
解析：A [这些真是糟糕的东西，并且如果你不连根拔起的话它真的会蔓延。后文spread是提示。]
4．A.leaves B．hands
C．spades D．roots
解析：D [这些真是糟糕的东西，并且如果你不连根拔起的话它真的会蔓延。后文roots是提示。]
5．A.attractive B．similar
C．fundamental D．unknown
解析：B [当我和我的妻子在大约8年前买了我们的第一套房子时，我要处理的是那些跟狗牙相似的杂草。similar to与……相似，是固定搭配。后文also是提示。]
6．A.counted B．mended
C．appreciated D．settled
解析：D [家里面的杂草处理完之后，是时候处理外面的了。it was time to work on the outside是提示。]
7．A.energetically B．unsuccessfully
C．curiously D．thankfully
解析：A [我跪在地上用一把铲子积极地把每一棵草连根拔起。]
8．A.inside B．out
C．off D．across
解析：B [我跪在地上用一把铲子积极地把每一棵草连根拔起。前文get it out是提示。]
9．A.useful B．dynamic
C．different D．common
解析：D [就在今年春天，我意识到这种特殊的杂草已经不再存在了，但是另一种杂草又来势汹汹。句中but是提示。]
10．A.force B．length
C．detail D．vain
解析：解析：A [就在今年春天，我意识到这种特殊的杂草已经不再存在了，但是另一种杂草又来势汹汹。in full force用全力，发挥充分，是固定搭配。]
11．A.collecting B．attending
C．ridding D．distinguishing
解析：C [所以再一次的，我跪在地上开始把这些杂草从院子中除去。again是提示。]
12．A.wornout B．accustomed
C．finished D．introduced
解析：C [当我完成时，院子就好多了。finished adj.完结的，完成的。]
13．A.familiar B．religious
C．past D．negative
解析：D [这些杂草可能是挑战、挫折或者消极的想法。并列连词or和前面的challenges，setbacks是提示。]
14．A.reasonable B．endless
C．normal D．uncertain
解析：B [这些杂草可能是挑战，挫折或者消极的想法，并且可能会无穷无尽。]
15．A.life B．school
C．house D．factory
解析：A [当处理生活中的这些杂草时，解决办法是到达它们的根部，一棵一棵拔出来。]
16．A.progress B．solution
C．disadvantage D．permission
解析：B [当处理生活中的这些杂草时，解决办法是到达它们的根部，一棵一棵拔出来。dealing with是提示。]
17．A.interrupt B．memorize
C．conquer D．recognize
解析：C [当处理生活中的这些杂草时，解决办法是到达它们的根部，一棵一棵拔出来，最终你会征服它们。]
18．A.shows up B．shows off
C．takes up D．takes
解析：A [当另一拨杂草出现时，直接在它们蔓延之前就处理它们，因为你已经知道怎么做了。]
19．A.unless B．even if
C．before D．so that
解析：C [当另一拨杂草出现时，直接在它们蔓延之前就处理它们，因为你已经知道怎么做了。]
20．A.impression B．motivation
C．wisdom D．satisfaction
解析：C [当另一拨杂草出现时，直接在它们蔓延之前就处理它们，因为你已经知道怎么做了，它将会给你更多勇气和智慧。并列连词and和courage是提示。]
Cloze 4
Like most young couples，my husband and I didn't have money for luxurious gifts on our first wedding anniversary.We were __1__ to have a meal and watch a romantic movie at home.Simply being able to enjoy each other's __2__ was enough.No gift on earth could come close to __3__ our love for one another.
So when the mailman knocked on the door.I was very __4__ to see a mediumsized package from my mother.Both eager and curious to see what was awaiting us in the package，I __5__ tore open the box and immediately my eyes were filled with tears.Inside the box was a __6__ folded quilt my mother had made by hand.It was white with rose __7__ and gold thread.The backing __8__ beautiful tiny purple flowers.
Accompanying the quilt was a __9__ from my mother：
“Happy Anniversary! __10__ is a quilt.The purple was your wedding colour and the gold thread __11__ the golden rings you two exchanged on your wedding day.May this quilt keep you warm when times are cold and __12__ you of the day you said your vows—Love，Mom.”
I was touched __13__ words.I knew my mom surely had sacrificed to be able to afford this.The time alone to sew such a detailed quilt was __14__ to me.I just __15__ my mother coming home from a long day at work and staying up __16__ the early hours of the next morning delicately __17__ the quilt together.We both knew a part of my mom's __18__ was sewn right into the quilt.How could any gift ever compare to such a genuine gift?
Many years have passed since our first anniversary，but neither of us has __19__ the beautiful quilt.My husband always jokes that the best anniversary __20__ I have ever received wasn't from him but from my mother，and I agree.
[语篇解读] 文章讲述了作者在第一个结婚周年纪念日收到了母亲送的礼物——一床被子，让作者感受到了浓浓的母爱。
1．A.eager B．discouraged
C．content D．upset
解析：C [be content to对……很满足。句意：在家吃顿饭，看一场浪漫的电影就很满足了。]
2．A.concentration B．company
C．comfort D．reliance
解析：B [根据上下文可知，有彼此的陪伴就足够了。]
3．A.expressing B．explaining
C．declaring D．describing
解析：A [这里指表达爱，故用express love。句意：没有任何礼物能表达我们对彼此的爱。]
4．A.depressed B．disappointed
C．scared D．surprised
解析：D [根据上文No gift on earth could come close to __3__ our love for one another.可知，看到包裹她很惊讶。]
5．A.carelessly B．slowly
C．quickly D．casually
解析：C [根据前句Both eager and curious to see what was awaiting us in the package可知，都非常急切和好奇包裹里是什么，故迅速地撕开盒子。]
6．A.roughly B．neatly
C．messily D．totally
解析：B [根据上下文可知，新被子肯定被叠得整整齐齐。盒子里是一床妈妈亲手做的叠得整整齐齐的被子。]
7．A.patterns B．smells
C．shapes D．colors
解析：A [这里指被子上的玫瑰图案。它是白色的，有玫瑰图案和金线。]
8．A.consisted of B．made up
C．turned into D．took up
解析：A [根据句意可知，这里是被子背面的组成。背面由美丽的紫色小花构成。]
9．A.bill B．check
C．poster D．note
解析：D [根据下文可知，里面是一张便条。随着被子，有一张我母亲写的便条。]
10．A.Donated B．Attached
C．Purchased D．Sewn
解析：B [这是一个倒装句，正常语序应为a quilt is attached。结婚纪念日快乐，附着一床被子。]
11．A.represents B．combines
C．fastens D．bears
解析：A [根据句意可知，这里指金线所代表的含义。金线代表了你俩在婚礼上交换的戒指。]
12．A.inform B．warn
C．remind D．convince
解析：C [短语remind sb.of sth.使某人想起……。让你想起那天你说过的你的誓言——爱。]
13．A.in B．beyond
C．between D．without
解析：B [beyond words 无法用语言表达。我感动得无法用语言表达。]
14．A.unimaginable B．improper
C．dissatisfying D．unfair
解析：A [根据句意可知对作者来说，一个人缝一床被子是难以想象的。]
15．A.saw B．found
C．pictured D．heard
解析：C [picture在此作动词，表示想象之意。我正好想象我母亲每天工作一天回家的情景。]
16．A.before B．after
C．since D．until
解析：D [这里指直到第二天凌晨。熬夜直到第二天凌晨。]
17．A.wrapping B．piecing
C．gathering D．piling
解析：B [这里指拼接被子。精致地缝着被子。piece v．拼合、凑合或组装某物。]
18．A.attention B．interest
C．hobby D．love
解析：D [根据上下文可知，这里是指妈妈的爱。我们都知道妈妈的一部分爱缝在被子里。]
19．A.remembered B．abandoned
C．forgotten D．missed
解析：C [根据上下文可知，这里指都不会忘记漂亮的被子。但是，我们谁也不会忘记漂亮的被子。]
20．A.ring B．rose
C．ceremony D．present
解析：D [这里是指最好的结婚周年礼物。我丈夫总开玩笑说，我收到最好的周年礼物不是来自他的，而是来自我母亲的。]
Close 1
(2020·石家庄模拟)A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on stress management.As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class __1__ they would be asked the “halfempty or halffull” question.__2__， that was not the case.With a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How much do you think this glass of water __3__？”
Answers called out __4__ from eight to twenty ounces (盎司)．
She quieted the students down and then replied, “The absolute weight doesn't __5__.But it counts how long you hold it.If I hold it for a minute, it is OK.If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my __6__.If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb.In each case, the __7__ of the glass of water doesn't change, but the __8__ I hold it, the heavier it becomes.Why？”
Lost in __9__， all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.
“Our stresses and __10__ in life are like that glass of water.If we __11__ our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even unable to __12__.”
__13__ you have to do is put all your burdens down, as __14__ in the evening as possible.Don't carry them through the evening into the night；by doing this, we can get __15__ next morning and are __16__ to move forward.
More often than not, life gets terrible when we __17__ too much.And the moment you __18__ your burdens, you'll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.
So rather than being upset and feeling __19__ for yourself, start doing something about it.After all, life is too short to __20__ yourself to anything that is not making you happy.
[语篇解读] 本文通过女教授让学生观察一杯水的重量的事例告诉读者：我们只有卸下压力和负担，才能活得更轻松。
1．A.wondered B．expected
C．agreed D．argued
解析：B [由With a smile on her face，she asked the students，“How much do you think this glass of water weighs？”可知，每个人都预料会被问到“杯子是半空还是半满”的问题。然而，教授面带微笑问道：“这杯水有多重？”]
2．A.However B．Meanwhile
C．Anyhow D．Therefore
解析：A [由后面that was not the case可知是转折。]
3．A.pays B．looks
C．smells D．weighs
解析：D [教授面带微笑问道：“这杯水有多重？”]
4．A.ranged B．replied
C．read D．exchanged
解析：A [根据下文from eight to twenty ounces.可知喊出的答案在8到20盎司内变动。]
5．A.exist B．change
C．matter D．increase
解析：C [由But it counts how long you hold it.可知这杯水的实重并不重要。是否觉得水重，取决于你花多长时间端着这杯水。]
6．A.head B．arm
C．leg D．stomach
解析：B [由If I hold it for a day，my arm will feel numb.可知此处指的是胳膊会疼。]
7．A.shape B．position
C．weight D．size
解析：C [在不同情况下，这杯水的重量并没有改变，但是“我”举的时间越长，它就会变得越重。]
8．A.better B．deeper
C．longer D．further
解析：C [在不同情况下，这杯水的重量并没有改变，但是“我”举的时间越长，它就会变得越重。]
9．A.fantasy B．thought
C．dreams D．discussion
解析：B [由all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.可知此处句意为学生们都陷入了沉思，lost in thought陷入沉思，是固定短语。]
10．A.doubts B．joys
C．surprises D．worries
解析：D [我们生活中的压力和担心就像那杯水。空格前stresses and 是提示。]
11．A.cover B．carry
C．hide D．show
解析：B [如果我们一直背负着这样沉重的负担，迟早，我们会感到筋疲力尽，甚至无法继续下去。后文Don't carry them through the evening into the night是提示。]
12．A.pick up B．work out
C．carry on D．catch on
解析：C [如果我们一直背负着这样沉重的负担，迟早，我们会感到筋疲力尽，甚至无法继续下去。]
13．A.Something B．All
C．Nothing D．Anything
解析：B [你所需要做的就是卸下全部的压力。]
14．A.eagerly B．naturally
C．quickly D．early
解析：D [由Don't carry them through the evening into the night 可知尽可能早地卸下压力，不要拖得特别晚，甚至到深夜。]
15．A.refreshed B．entertained
C．depressed D．amazed
解析：A [通过这样做，我们第二天早上可以重新振作精神，继而能继续前行。]
16．A.able B．anxious
C．passive D．ambitious
解析：A [通过这样做，我们第二天早上可以重新振作精神，继而能继续前行。be able to 能够做某事，是固定用法。]
17．A.fear B．think
C．rest D．get
解析：B [通常，我们想得太多时，生活会变得很糟糕。]
18．A.catch up with B．look down on
C．let go of D．put up with
解析：C [你松手放开压力的那一刻，你会发现自己是如此地放松。]
19．A.happy B．sorry
C．disappointed D．greedy
解析：B [所以不是要感到烦恼或遗憾，而是要开始做一些事情。feeling sorry for oneself为……感到遗憾；同情……，是固定用法。]
20．A.help B．treat
C．drive D．abandon
解析：D [人生苦短，不要使自己沉浸在让自己不开心的事情中。abandon oneself to沉湎于、放纵于，是固定用法。]
Cloze 2
(新题预测)A comfort zone，particularly for students in high school，serves as a nonrisk，nonfailure and nonrejection zone.It __1__ that most teenagers are not __2__ to extend themselves or take risks in their life and they __3__ want to escape from their parents.
My first __4__ of being thrown out of my comfort zone was in my high school.Many of my friends in the first year had started to __5__，regardless of the results，with alcohol, drugs or other __6__ things.For them，it was __7__ to care more about alcohol，parties or girlfriends/boyfriends rather than their __8__，study or other friends.That was not the case with me.None of my friends had the determination to __9__ their risky behavior，including pressure in the new group and the new comfort zone of going along with new friends.__10__，they simply replaced one comfort zone with another riskier one with potentially severe results.Those had little __11__ for me.
I considered myself to be smarter than my old friends and was trying to develop __12__ and diverse interests.I threw myself into my __13__ and spent a long time in the library.I took an active part in community service.I gained confidence and the rewards of my study __14__ my old friends wandered in school，with little thought or concern for their __15__.Could they support themselves in the future？Because of our __16__ opinions，interests and values，the only __17__ of our friendship，we chose to end it.I couldn't __18__ their group just to be accepted.
__19__，I went through a high school student's worst experience—having no peer(同龄人)group.
A quote from the television series Boy Meets World __20__ my personal experience with peer groups：“Lose one friend，lose all friends，but don't lose yourself.”
[语篇解读] 本文主要讲了作者在读高中时，自己的很多朋友都沾染了不健康的习惯，作者不能仅仅是为了被接受，而附和他们，所以作者独自过着积极健康的校园生活。最终，作者和自己的老朋友们结束了友谊。作者认为失去一个朋友也好，失去了所有的朋友也罢，唯独不能迷失了自我。
1．A.reflects B．allows
C．notes D．determines
解析：A [它反映出了大多数青少年不愿意拓展他们自己或者在生活中冒险，他们甚至想要摆脱他们的父母。]
2．A.open B．willing
C．proud D．devoted
解析：B [be willing to do sth.愿意做某事。]
3．A.already B．yet
C．still D．even
解析：D [根据句意此处存在递进关系。]
4．A.game B．grade
C．experience D．example
解析：C [我第一次被抛出我的舒适区的经历是在读高中时。]
5．A.compare B．adjust
C．experiment D．fight
解析：C [由regardless of the results，with alcohol，drugs or other __6__ things.可知我朋友中的许多人在第一年就开始尝试。]
6．A.painful B．powerful
C．strange D．unhealthy
解析：D [由alcohol，drugs可知都是不健康的东西。]
7．A.cool B．wise
C．unique D．rare
解析：A [更多地去关心喝酒、聚会、男朋友和女朋友，而不是他们的家人、学习和其他的朋友，在他们看来很酷。]
8．A.holidays B．families
C．projects D．businesses
解析：B [rather than而不是。]
9．A.exhibit B．admit
C．plan D．stress
解析：B [ 我的朋友中没有人有决心承认他们的危险行为。]
10．A.Unfortunately B．Surprisingly
C．Hopefully D．Interestingly
解析：A [不幸的是，他们简单地用一个可能会有很严重后果的另外一个区域去取代舒适区。]
11．A.danger B．regret
C．doubt D．appeal
解析：D [那些对我完全没有吸引力。上文That was not the case with me.是提示。]
12．A.popular B．strong
C．new D．close
解析：C [由I considered myself to be smarter than my old friends可知我努力发展新的、多种多样的兴趣。]
13．A.discovery B．habit
C．study D．memory
解析：C [由and spent a long time in the library.可知我投身于学习中。]
14．A.if B．because
C．though D．while
解析：D [我获得了信心和学习的回报，然而我的老朋友们却在学校里闲逛。前后构成对比，故用并列连词while。 ]
15．A.future B．journey
C．friendship D．wealth
解析：A [他们不思考或是关心自己的未来。]
16．A.legal B．different
C．poor D．public
解析：B [根据上文内容可知，我和我的老朋友们有不同的观点、兴趣和价值观。]
17．A.system B．trend
C．basis D．design
解析：C [观点、兴趣和价值观是我们友谊的唯一基础，既然不同，那么我们选择结束它。]
18．A.make up for B．keep away from
C．look down on D．go along with
解析：D [我不能仅仅是为了被接受，而附和他们。go along with附和；陪同一起前往。]
19．A.By no means B．On the contrary
C．As a result D．In addition to
解析：C [结果，我遭遇了一名高中学生最糟糕的经历——没有同龄人群体。]
20．A.enjoys B．explains
C．sends D．gathers
解析：B [由“Lose one friend，lose all friends，but don't lose yourself.”可知这个引用解释了我的个人经历。]
Cloze 3
Isn't it amazing how you never have to water your weeds or nurture(培育) them and they still give you an unwanted crop?
I can remember as a young boy my grandfather showed me how to __1__ this annoying weed called Bermuda grass.It was __2__ stuff and it would really __3__ if you didn't get it out by the __4__.
When my wife and I bought our first home about 8 years ago，what I had to do with is this certain patch of weeds __5__ to the Bermuda grass，which would also spread wildly.
After getting the inside of our home __6__，it was time to work on the outside.On my hands and knees I __7__ attacked the weeds with a small hand spade getting each one __8__ by the roots.
Just this spring I realized that one particular weed was no longer __9__ but another one was in full __10__.So again，I got down on my hands and knees and got to work __11__ them from my yard.When I was __12__，my yard was better off.
Sometimes our life can be so similar.We all have weeds in our life.These weeds can be challenges，setbacks，or __13__ beliefs，and the list can be __14__.
When dealing with these weeds of __15__，the __16__ is to get to the root of them and remove them one by one out and eventually you will __17__ this round.And when another crop of weeds __18__，deal with them directly __19__ they spread，because now that you know what to do with them by getting to the root of it，it will give you more courage and __20__ the next time a problem arises up.
[语篇解读] 作者将生活中的困难和挫折比作杂草，处理生活中的杂草要连根拔起。
1．A.eat up B．dig up
C．break up D．put up
解析：B [我还记得，在儿童时期我祖父向我展示如何挖出这些烦人的杂草。后文get it out是提示。]
2．A.powerful B．poisonous
C．sensitive D．terrible
解析：D [ 这些真是糟糕的东西，并且如果你不连根拔起的话它真的会蔓延。前文annoying是提示。]
3．A.spread B．succeed
C．withdraw D．compromise
解析：A [这些真是糟糕的东西，并且如果你不连根拔起的话它真的会蔓延。后文spread是提示。]
4．A.leaves B．hands
C．spades D．roots
解析：D [这些真是糟糕的东西，并且如果你不连根拔起的话它真的会蔓延。后文roots是提示。]
5．A.attractive B．similar
C．fundamental D．unknown
解析：B [当我和我的妻子在大约8年前买了我们的第一套房子时，我要处理的是那些跟狗牙相似的杂草。similar to与……相似，是固定搭配。后文also是提示。]
6．A.counted B．mended
C．appreciated D．settled
解析：D [家里面的杂草处理完之后，是时候处理外面的了。it was time to work on the outside是提示。]
7．A.energetically B．unsuccessfully
C．curiously D．thankfully
解析：A [我跪在地上用一把铲子积极地把每一棵草连根拔起。]
8．A.inside B．out
C．off D．across
解析：B [我跪在地上用一把铲子积极地把每一棵草连根拔起。前文get it out是提示。]
9．A.useful B．dynamic
C．different D．common
解析：D [就在今年春天，我意识到这种特殊的杂草已经不再存在了，但是另一种杂草又来势汹汹。句中but是提示。]
10．A.force B．length
C．detail D．vain
解析：解析：A [就在今年春天，我意识到这种特殊的杂草已经不再存在了，但是另一种杂草又来势汹汹。in full force用全力，发挥充分，是固定搭配。]
11．A.collecting B．attending
C．ridding D．distinguishing
解析：C [所以再一次的，我跪在地上开始把这些杂草从院子中除去。again是提示。]
12．A.wornout B．accustomed
C．finished D．introduced
解析：C [当我完成时，院子就好多了。finished adj.完结的，完成的。]
13．A.familiar B．religious
C．past D．negative
解析：D [这些杂草可能是挑战、挫折或者消极的想法。并列连词or和前面的challenges，setbacks是提示。]
14．A.reasonable B．endless
C．normal D．uncertain
解析：B [这些杂草可能是挑战，挫折或者消极的想法，并且可能会无穷无尽。]
15．A.life B．school
C．house D．factory
解析：A [当处理生活中的这些杂草时，解决办法是到达它们的根部，一棵一棵拔出来。]
16．A.progress B．solution
C．disadvantage D．permission
解析：B [当处理生活中的这些杂草时，解决办法是到达它们的根部，一棵一棵拔出来。dealing with是提示。]
17．A.interrupt B．memorize
C．conquer D．recognize
解析：C [当处理生活中的这些杂草时，解决办法是到达它们的根部，一棵一棵拔出来，最终你会征服它们。]
18．A.shows up B．shows off
C．takes up D．takes
解析：A [当另一拨杂草出现时，直接在它们蔓延之前就处理它们，因为你已经知道怎么做了。]
19．A.unless B．even if
C．before D．so that
解析：C [当另一拨杂草出现时，直接在它们蔓延之前就处理它们，因为你已经知道怎么做了。]
20．A.impression B．motivation
C．wisdom D．satisfaction
解析：C [当另一拨杂草出现时，直接在它们蔓延之前就处理它们，因为你已经知道怎么做了，它将会给你更多勇气和智慧。并列连词and和courage是提示。]
Cloze 4
Like most young couples，my husband and I didn't have money for luxurious gifts on our first wedding anniversary.We were __1__ to have a meal and watch a romantic movie at home.Simply being able to enjoy each other's __2__ was enough.No gift on earth could come close to __3__ our love for one another.
So when the mailman knocked on the door.I was very __4__ to see a mediumsized package from my mother.Both eager and curious to see what was awaiting us in the package，I __5__ tore open the box and immediately my eyes were filled with tears.Inside the box was a __6__ folded quilt my mother had made by hand.It was white with rose __7__ and gold thread.The backing __8__ beautiful tiny purple flowers.
Accompanying the quilt was a __9__ from my mother：
“Happy Anniversary! __10__ is a quilt.The purple was your wedding colour and the gold thread __11__ the golden rings you two exchanged on your wedding day.May this quilt keep you warm when times are cold and __12__ you of the day you said your vows—Love，Mom.”
I was touched __13__ words.I knew my mom surely had sacrificed to be able to afford this.The time alone to sew such a detailed quilt was __14__ to me.I just __15__ my mother coming home from a long day at work and staying up __16__ the early hours of the next morning delicately __17__ the quilt together.We both knew a part of my mom's __18__ was sewn right into the quilt.How could any gift ever compare to such a genuine gift?
Many years have passed since our first anniversary，but neither of us has __19__ the beautiful quilt.My husband always jokes that the best anniversary __20__ I have ever received wasn't from him but from my mother，and I agree.
[语篇解读] 文章讲述了作者在第一个结婚周年纪念日收到了母亲送的礼物——一床被子，让作者感受到了浓浓的母爱。
1．A.eager B．discouraged
C．content D．upset
解析：C [be content to对……很满足。句意：在家吃顿饭，看一场浪漫的电影就很满足了。]
2．A.concentration B．company
C．comfort D．reliance
解析：B [根据上下文可知，有彼此的陪伴就足够了。]
3．A.expressing B．explaining
C．declaring D．describing
解析：A [这里指表达爱，故用express love。句意：没有任何礼物能表达我们对彼此的爱。]
4．A.depressed B．disappointed
C．scared D．surprised
解析：D [根据上文No gift on earth could come close to __3__ our love for one another.可知，看到包裹她很惊讶。]
5．A.carelessly B．slowly
C．quickly D．casually
解析：C [根据前句Both eager and curious to see what was awaiting us in the package可知，都非常急切和好奇包裹里是什么，故迅速地撕开盒子。]
6．A.roughly B．neatly
C．messily D．totally
解析：B [根据上下文可知，新被子肯定被叠得整整齐齐。盒子里是一床妈妈亲手做的叠得整整齐齐的被子。]
7．A.patterns B．smells
C．shapes D．colors
解析：A [这里指被子上的玫瑰图案。它是白色的，有玫瑰图案和金线。]
8．A.consisted of B．made up
C．turned into D．took up
解析：A [根据句意可知，这里是被子背面的组成。背面由美丽的紫色小花构成。]
9．A.bill B．check
C．poster D．note
解析：D [根据下文可知，里面是一张便条。随着被子，有一张我母亲写的便条。]
10．A.Donated B．Attached
C．Purchased D．Sewn
解析：B [这是一个倒装句，正常语序应为a quilt is attached。结婚纪念日快乐，附着一床被子。]
11．A.represents B．combines
C．fastens D．bears
解析：A [根据句意可知，这里指金线所代表的含义。金线代表了你俩在婚礼上交换的戒指。]
12．A.inform B．warn
C．remind D．convince
解析：C [短语remind sb.of sth.使某人想起……。让你想起那天你说过的你的誓言——爱。]
13．A.in B．beyond
C．between D．without
解析：B [beyond words 无法用语言表达。我感动得无法用语言表达。]
14．A.unimaginable B．improper
C．dissatisfying D．unfair
解析：A [根据句意可知对作者来说，一个人缝一床被子是难以想象的。]
15．A.saw B．found
C．pictured D．heard
解析：C [picture在此作动词，表示想象之意。我正好想象我母亲每天工作一天回家的情景。]
16．A.before B．after
C．since D．until
解析：D [这里指直到第二天凌晨。熬夜直到第二天凌晨。]
17．A.wrapping B．piecing
C．gathering D．piling
解析：B [这里指拼接被子。精致地缝着被子。piece v．拼合、凑合或组装某物。]
18．A.attention B．interest
C．hobby D．love
解析：D [根据上下文可知，这里是指妈妈的爱。我们都知道妈妈的一部分爱缝在被子里。]
19．A.remembered B．abandoned
C．forgotten D．missed
解析：C [根据上下文可知，这里指都不会忘记漂亮的被子。但是，我们谁也不会忘记漂亮的被子。]
20．A.ring B．rose
C．ceremony D．present
解析：D [这里是指最好的结婚周年礼物。我丈夫总开玩笑说，我收到最好的周年礼物不是来自他的，而是来自我母亲的。]
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