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【题目】阅读后面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” ——Henry David Thoreau

Everything about my future was ambiguously assumed. I would get into debt by going to college, then I would be forced to get a job to __ __that debt, while still getting into more and more debt by buying a house and a car. It seemed like a never-ending cycle that had no place for the ____ of a dream.

I want more—but not necessarily in the material ____ of personal wealth and success. I want more out of life. I want a passion, a conceptual dream ____ wouldn’t let me sleep out of pure ____. I want to ____ out of bed in the morning, rain or shine, and have that passion for life that seemed so intrinsic(固有的) in early childhood.

We all have a dream. It might be defined or just a (n) ____ idea, but most of us are so stuck in the muck of insecurity and self-doubt that we just ____ it as unrealistic or too ____to pursue.

We become so ____ with the life that has been planned out for us by our parents, teachers, traditions, and social norms that we feel that it’s stupid and ____ to risk losing it for the small hope of achieving something that is more __ _.

Taking a risk is ____ a risk. We can, and will, fail. Possibly many, many, many times. But that is ____ makes it exciting for me. That uncertainty can be span>viewed negatively, or it can empower us.

Failing is what makes us grow, it makes us stronger and more ____ to the aspects of life we have no control ____. The fear of failure, ____, is what makes us stagnant（停滞不前） and sad. So ____ I couldn’t see the future as clearly as before, I took the plunge in hopes that in the depths of fear and failure, I would ____ feel more alive than ever before.

If you feel lost, just take a deep breath and realize that being lost can be ____ point of finding out who you truly are, and what you truly want to do.

【1】A. pay back B. pay off C. pay for D. pay out

【2】A. possibility B. application C. necessity D. change

【3】A. effect B. feeling C. sense D. practice

【4】A. what B. where C. which D. when

【5】A. disappointment B. nervousness C. sadness D. excitement

【6】A. wrestle B. sleep C. wake D. spring

【7】A. real B. vague C. random D. actual

【8】A. look B. regard C. think D. sever

【9】A. difficult B. easy C. simple D. meaningless

【10】A. complicated B. conventional C. comfortable D. controversial

【11】A. unsafe B. unusual C. uncommon D. uncertain

【12】A. challenging B. fulfilling C. confusing D. surprising

【13】A. always B. seldom C. never D. still

【14】A. when B. that C. which D. what

【15】A. avoidable B. available C. adaptable D. accessible

【16】A. in B. of C. about D. oer

【17】A. however B. instead C. therefore D. furthermore

【18】A. so long as B. in case C. as though D. even though

【19】A. gradually B. eventually C. definitely D. deliberately

【20】A. beginning B. top C. turning D. ending

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】C

【5】D

【6】D

【7】B

【8】B

【9】A

【10】C

【11】A

【12】B

【13】D

【14】D

【15】C

【16】D

【17】A

【18】D

【19】C

【20】C

【解析】文章为文体，主要讲述了迷失自我或许能成为人生的转折点，让你发现真正的自己，并让你知道自己想真正成为怎样的人。

【1】B 考查动词短语辨析及语境理解 A项表示“偿还”强调动作；B项是“还清”强调结果；C项是“付款买…”；D项是“出钱”之意。此处表示的是“还清债务”故选B。

【2】A 考查名词词义辨析 A项表示“可能性”；B项是“申请，运用”之意；C项是“必需品”而D项表示“成功”。此处表示的是“实现梦想的可能性”，故选A.

【3】C 考查名词词义辨析 A项表示“影响，效果”；B项是“感情，情感”；C项表示“感官，…感”；D项是“实践”之意。此处表示“物质性的需求”故C项适合。

【4】C 考查关系代词 此处为一定语从句，先行词为“dream”要用关系代词which/that，且在从句中做主语，故选C项。

【5】D 考查名词词义辨析 A项表示“失望”；B项是“紧张不安”的意思；C项表示“伤心，难过”而D项表示“激动，兴奋”。此处表示的是“要有一能让我不会空怀纯粹的兴奋入睡的梦想”，故选D项适合。

【6】D 考查动词词义辨析 A项表示“吹口哨”；B项是“睡觉”的意思；C项指“醒来”而D项是“涌出，跃起”之意。此处依据后面的语境表示的是“早晨一跃而起”，故选D。

【7】B 考查形容词词义辨析 A项表示“真实的”；B项是“模糊的”；C项指“随意的”而D项是“事实上的”。依据前面的“just be defined”判断此处表示的是“明确的目标还是模糊的主意“，故选B。

【8】B 考查动词词义辨析 A项表示“看”；B项是“认作为”；C项是“想”而D项表示“服务”。此处需要与“as”搭配构成“视作为，当作为”之意，故用B项适合。

【9】A 考查形容词词义辨析 A项表示“困难的”；B项是“容易的”；C项表示“简单的”而D项是“有意义的”。依据上下文此处表示的是“很难去实现”故选A。

【10】C 考查形容词词义辨析 A项表示“复杂的”；B项是“传统的”；C项是“舒适的”而D项表示的是“有争议的”。依据上下文此处表示的是“我们变得满足于父母、老师、传统及社会规条为我们营造的安逸生活”，故C项适合。

【11】A 考查形容词词义辨析 A项表示“不安全的”；B项是“不寻常的”；C项是“不普遍的”；D项表示“不确定的”。此处结合上下文以及前面的“stupid”一词可以判断选A项。

【12】B 考查形容词词义辨析 A项表示“具有挑战性的”；B项是“富足的”；C项表示“令人困惑的”而D项表示“令人惊讶的”。此处表示的是“为了那一点点能够为生活变得更充实的希望去冒险”之意，故B项适合。

【13】D 考查副词词义辨析 A项表示“总是”；B项是“很少”；C项表示“从未”而D项是“仍然，始终”。此处表示的是“冒险始终还是有风险”，故选D。

【14】D 考查连接词辨析 此处为表语从句，从句中缺少主语成分故要用“what”，所以选D。

【15】C 考查形容词词义辨析 A项表示“可避免的”；B项是“可获得的”；C项是“可适应的”D项是“可靠近的”。此处表示的是“失败能让我们成长，让我们更强大，让我们更能适应生活中难以控制的各个方面”，故选C项。

【16】D 考查介词词义辨析 依据上下文与“control”一词的介词搭配为D项的“over”表示“对某事物的掌控”，故选D。

【17】A 考查连词辨析 依据上下文的意思此处表示的是转折之意，故选A项适合。

【18】D 考查副词短语辨析 A项表示“只要”；B项是“以防”；C项是“好像”；D项表示“即使”。此处表示的是“尽管不能清晰地看见未来…”引导让步关系，故选D。

【19】C 考查副词词义辨析 A项表示“逐渐地”；B项是“最终地”；C项表示“绝对地”而D项是“故意地”。此处表示的是“我也将活得更有生命力”之意，故选C，增强语气。

【20】C 考查名词词义辨析 A项表示“开始”；B项是“顶部”；C项表示“转折”；D项是“结束”之意。此处表示的是“迷失或许能成为你人生的转折点”，回归主题，故选C项适合。